Superintendent’s Memo #115-12
COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
Department of Education
May 4, 2012
TO: Division Superintendents
FROM: Patricia I. Wright, Superintendent of Public Instruction
SUBJECT: K-12 English Language Arts Standards of Learning Institutes
The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is pleased to announce the K-12 English Language Arts Standards of Learning (SOL) Institutes to be held in July-August 2012 at eight sites throughout the Commonwealth. These are professional development opportunities provided by the state.
The K-12 English Language Arts SOL Institutes will provide training that focuses on the major changes made between the current 2002 K-12 English Language Arts SOL and those of the newly-adopted 2010 K-12 English Language Arts SOL. Registration is limited to four participants from each school division. Participants should include English Language Arts supervisors, elementary, middle school, and high school teachers. Participants will attend a general session and have a choice of four different breakout sessions with either an elementary or secondary focus. Concurrent sessions spotlight strands in the 2010 English Standards of Learning: writing, reading nonfiction, research, and media literacy.
Registration – The Office of Continuing and Professional Education at Virginia Tech will manage registration. The registration process can be completed online at http://www.cpe.vt.edu/reg/esoli/.
Institute Sites
July 10 |
Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center |
July 11 |
Hotel Roanoke Conference Center |
July 18 |
Charlottesville Doubletree Hotel |
| July 19 | Institute For Advanced Learning and Research 150 Slayton Avenue Danville, Virginia 24540 Online registration will end July 5, 2012. |
| July 25 | Holiday Inn Koger Conference Center 1021 Koger Center Boulevard Richmond, Virginia 23235 Online registration will end July 11, 2012. |
| July 26 | Hospitality House 2801 Plank Road, Central Park Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401 Online registration will end July 12, 2012. |
| August 6 | Waterside Sheraton Hotel 777 Waterside Drive Norfolk, Virginia 23510 Online registration will end July 23, 2012. |
| August 7 | The National Conference Center 18980 Upper Belmont Place Leesburg, Virginia 20176 Online registration will end July 24, 2012. |
Lodging – School divisions are encouraged to cover lodging and travel expenses for division participants for the training institutes, as the cost is not assumed by the VDOE.
Directions – Site directions may be found as follows:
- Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center - http://www.swcenter.edu/
- Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center, Roanoke - http://www.hotelroanoke.com/contact/index.php
- Charlottesville Doubletree Hotel - http://doubletree1.hilton.com/en_US/dt/hotel/CHOSHDT-DoubleTree-by-Hilton-Hotel-Charlottesville-Virginia/directions.do
- Institute for Advanced Learning and Research - http://www.ialr.org/
- Holiday Inn Koger Conference Center - http://www.holidayinnkoger.com/Directions_maps.aspx
- Hospitality House- http://www.fredericksburghospitalityhouse.com/directions/
- Waterside Sheraton Hotel- http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=171&language=en_US
- The National Conference Center- http://www.conferencecenter.com/contact/index.cfm
Questions regarding registration should be directed to Ann Brown, assistant director, Office of Continuing and Professional Education at Virginia Tech, by e-mail at browna@vt.edu or by telephone at (540) 231-7966. Questions regarding the K-12 English Language Arts SOL Institutes should be directed to Tracy Fair Robertson, English coordinator, Office of Standards, Curriculum, and Instruction, by e-mail at Tracy.Robertson@doe.virginia.gov or by telephone at (804) 371-7585; or Thomas Santangelo, elementary English and reading specialist, Office of Standards, Curriculum, and Instruction, by e-mail at Thomas.Santangelo@doe.virginia.gov or by telephone at (804) 225-3203.
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