COMMONWEALTH
OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION
P.O.
BOX 2120
RICHMOND,
VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 14
January 21, 2005
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TO: |
Division Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Jo Lynne DeMary Superintendent of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
A Title I Technical Assistance Institute: Implementing the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: Successful Practices from National, State, and Local Perspectives |
The Department of
Education is pleased to announce a No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
(NCLB) policy and practice institute entitled Implementing the No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001: Successful Practices from National, State, and
Local Perspectives. The institute will
be held on March 1-2, 2005, at the Richmond Sheraton Park South. Included among the topics will be Title I
School Improvement requirements (public school choice, supplemental educational
services, and corrective actions); highly qualified teachers and
paraprofessionals requirements; Title I Schoolwide Program planning,
coordination of school and division improvement plans, addressing the academic
needs of the NCLB subgroups; and parental involvement.
The institute will
focus on the above topics through an examination of current implementation
models and strategies from three different perspectives: 1) national
implementation models presented by the U. S. Department of Education and by
regional educational laboratories or other established educational
organizations or experts; 2) examples of successful implementation practices
researched or observed by the Virginia Department of Education; and 3)
successful models and practices presented by local school divisions.
In addition, Dr. Joseph F. Johnson will
provide the keynote address on the first day of the institute. As director of
compensatory education programs at the U.S. Department of Education from July
2000 to July 2002, Dr. Johnson was instrumental in defining NCLB policy during
the legislations infancy. He now leads
the policy council at the Ohio Department of Education as a special assistant
to the superintendent.
Dr. Johnson is also a noted author of
numerous articles, reports, chapters, and books that describe lessons learned
from the study of successful schools.
All school divisions are invited to bring
teams composed of the superintendent (or designee), the Title I coordinator,
and principals of schools in Title I School Improvement.
The institute will begin on Tuesday, March 1,
2005, at 8:30 a.m., and conclude at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2, 2005. Registration will be managed by the Outreach
Program Services at Virginia Tech.
Materials, meals, and breaks will be provided. Participants are asked to be present for all meal functions. For those in need of lodging, a block of
rooms at the state government rate has been reserved until February 15,
2005. Please make your reservation
directly with the hotel at 804-323-1144.
When making reservations, please refer to the DOE NCLB Institute in
order to secure the single or the double occupancy rate of $74 plus taxes. Lodging and travel costs to and from the
institute will be the responsibility of the attendees; however, these related
institute expenses are authorized activities and can be charged to your local
Title I budget, pending availability of funding.
Attachment A
contains a registration form to be returned by fax on or before February 15,
2005, to Nancy Rakes, conference registrar, Outreach Program Services at
Virginia Tech. Her fax number is
540-231-3306. If for any reason your
attendance plans change, please cancel your reservations with the hotel, and
contact Nancy Rakes (nancyr@vt.edu) at
Virginia Tech. Hotel directions may be
found at www.sheraton.com/hotelparksouth.
If you have
questions about the content of the institute, please contact Doris (Gabie)
Frazier (Gabie.Frazier@doe.virginia.gov),
Title I specialist, at 804-225-2907.
For registration information, please contact Nancy Rakes (nancyr@vt.edu), conference registrar with
Virginia Tech, at 540-231-5182.
JLD/BAS/hmt
Attachment
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2005/inf014a.doc