DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 236
November 9, 2007
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Billy K.
Cannaday, Jr. Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Technical
Assistance WebEx for Reporting the Title I School
Improvement Data Required Under No
Child Left Behind Act of 2001 |
The Virginia
Department of Education is pleased to announce a technical assistance WebEx meeting designed for school divisions implementing
Title I School Improvement sanctions for 2007-2008. Section 1111(h)(4)(F)
of the No Child Left Behind Act of
2001 requires school divisions with schools in Title I School Improvement to collect
data related to local implementation of School Improvement sanctions. These data are collected through the annual School
Improvement Implementation Survey (SIIS).
The Web-based technical assistance opportunity will focus on the data
collection elements required for Year 1 through Year 6 schools and the procedures
for reporting the data in SIIS.
The technical
assistance WebEx will be offered on Tuesday, December
11, 2007, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.; and again on Wednesday, December 12, 2007,
from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. To register your school division for one of the
sessions, please complete the attached form and return it to Veronica Tate at veronica.tate@doe.virginia.gov
or fax it to (804)371-7347 by Friday, November 30, 2007. Participating school divisions are asked to
assemble representatives at one location with a speakerphone and a computer
that supports the WebEx application. It
is recommended that the Title I coordinator, SES coordinator, and student
record collections personnel be present for the presentation.
Directions
for participating in the WebEx meeting are as follows:
1. At the
date and time of the presentation for which your division is registered, go to http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/profdev.html
and select eMeeting/Webinar Sessions (September 2007-to-date). Locate the
session (Title I School Improvement Data Reporting) and select Join Now. Enter
your name and e-mail address. Enter the
password siis0708 when prompted.
2. Dial (800)
337-3137 to connect to the teleconference portion of the WebEx. Enter the pass code 2869 when prompted.
Please
contact Becky Marable at (804) 371-0044 or rebecca.marable@doe.virginia.gov;
or Veronica Tate at (804) 225-2904 or veronica.tate@doe.virginia.gov
with any questions.
BKCJr/VT/bm
Attachment
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2007/inf236a.pdf