Supts Memo #107, April 25, 2008

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120

SUPTS. MEMO NO. 107
April 25, 2008
INFORMATIONAL

TO: Division Superintendents
FROM: Billy K. Cannaday, Jr.Superintendent of Public Instruction
SUBJECT: Principal and Central Office Personnel:Preview Meeting on Effective Schoolwide Discipline in Virginia
In the spring 2005, the Virginia Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Instructional Services initiated a series of meetings for principals to introduce Effective Schoolwide Discipline (ESD), a statewide initiative to support positive academic and behavioral outcomes for all students. Virginia’s ESD Project is based on accumulated research on positive behavioral supports. To date, one hundred three (103) schools have participated in statewide ESD training.

The Department’s commitment to build capacity among Virginia schools has prompted this invitation for additional schools to participate in ESD training in the 2008/2009 school year. In August/September 2008, the Virginia Department of Education will offer preview meetings for principals and central office staff in the following eight superintendents regions at which time discussion will focus on the ESD Project and upcoming training.

At this ESD Preview Meeting, principals and central office staff will receive an ESD Readiness Packet that contains all the necessary information and timelines to apply for the next round of training in ESD.

The meetings in each region have been scheduled as follows:

Region 1 (Register Here)/ Region 8 (Register Here)
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
John Tyler Community College
13101 Jefferson Davis Highway
Chester, Virginia 23832
Registration Deadline: July 25, 2008

Region 2 (Register Here)/ Region 3 (Register Here)
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Omni Newport News Hotel
1000 Omni Blvd.
Newport News, Virginia 23606
Registration Deadline: August 1, 2008

Region 4 (Register Here)
Monday, August 18, 2008
Prince William George Mason University Campus – Verizon Auditorium
10900 University Blvd.
Manassas, Virginia 20110
Registration Deadline: August 1, 2008

Region 5 (Register Here)
Wednesday, August 13, 200 8
Courtyard Marriott Charlottesville – University Medical Center
1201 West Main Street
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
Registration Deadline: August 1, 2008

Region 6 (Register Here)
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center
110 Shenandoah Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24016
Registration Deadline: August 29, 2008

Region 7 (Register Here)
Monday, August 25, 2008
Martha Washington Inn
150 West Main Street
Abingdon, Virginia 24210
Registration Deadline: August 8, 2008

If you decide that the ESD Project would meet a need in your school division, please encourage principals and central office staff to register online at http://www.ttac.odu.edu/esd. Each person who registers will receive a confirmation notice.

You will find additional information on the Effective Schoolwide Discipline Project at http://www.ttac.odu.edu/esd/overview.htm. The Web site includes a booklet entitled An Introduction to Effective Schoolwide Discipline in Virginia and a description of Virginia’s ESD Project, both of which are in a printable PDF file.

For further information, please contact Irene Walker-Bolton (Irene.walker-bolton@doe.virginia.gov), educational specialist, Office of Special Education Instructional Services at (804) 225-2709.

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