Volume 10,
Issue 1
January -
February 2008
Dear NAFEPA Members:
We recently lost one of the greatest
explorers of our time, Sir Edmund Hillary.
Over the years we have heard so much about
Sir Hillary reaching the summit of Mount
Everest, but he was not alone on the morning
of May 29, 1953. Along with Sir Hillary was
his guide, Tenzing Norgay. Norgay was a
native Nepalese climber who had participated
in five previous Everest trips. Many believe
it was because of his knowledge and guidance
that Sir Edmund Hillary was able to reach
the summit.
In many ways, I feel the members of NAFEPA
are much like Tenzing Norgay. You are always
willing to share your knowledge and guide
others as we all reach for the summit of
accomplishing the goals of No Child Left
Behind.
I am asking each of you who read this to
seriously consider attending the 34th annual
NAFEPA conference on April 13-16, 2008, at
the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.
Our theme, “Foundation for
Success…Understanding and Using Data to
Enhance Student Achievement,” embodies
NAFEPA’s goal of providing professional
development and assisting members as they
disseminate exemplary programs and
successful practices to improve student
achievement. Rick Carder, Vice
President/Conference Chairperson, and the
Conference Committee have done an
outstanding job of planning and organizing
this conference. You will hear from
outstanding presenters such as Doug Reeves,
Jack Jennings, Stan Collender, and Kristen
Tosh-Cowan and staff members from the U.S.
Department of Education. You will have many
opportunities to talk with federal education
program administrators from across the
country who are always willing to share
their knowledge and experiences. You will
also have the opportunity to share your
expertise as well.
A special time each year during the
conference is the trip to Capitol Hill for
the “Hill Visits.” Conference attendees are
encouraged to make appointments with their
members of Congress, representatives and
senators, to share with them or their staff
members the successes and challenges with
the implementation of No Child Left Behind.
It is important that you make appointments
prior to your DC trip so that you can visit
your representatives.
Inside this newsletter edition you will find
additional information about the conference
and the 2008 NAFEPA Position Paper on No
Child Left Behind legislation and
reauthorization. See you in Washington DC!
Bobby Burns
President, NAFEPA
At the Omni Shoreham Hotel
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION CAN BE FOUND AT THIS WEB PAGE:
www.nafepaconference.com
We are very pleased with the early registrations
for our 34th annual Washington DC conference, and it appears
that we will be having a record amount of conference attendees.
If you are planning to attend, get your registration in as soon
as possible to make sure that we still have room for you. Here
are the steps to follow:
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First of all, register for the conference if
you have not already done so. If you are an up to date
NAFEPA member, you can pay the registration fee. If you are
overdue or up for renewal before April 16, you will need to
pay the membership amount in addition to the conference
registration fee. Check the mailing address on this
newsletter if you are not sure of your status. You will make
arrangements for your hotel reservation with your conference
registration.
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The next thing you will want to think about
is connecting with others from your state who are attending
the conference. Check with your representative on the NAFEPA
Board of Directors to see who else from your state is
attending. The contacts are on page 8 of this newsletter,
and you can also find them on the NAFEPA web page (www.nafepa.org).
Your NAFEPA representative will be able to tell you if
visits to Capitol Hill have been scheduled for folks from
your state and what your role might be if you are a new
member.
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If you are from a state that does not have
affiliate status with NAFEPA, feel free to make your own
appointments with your members of Congress —Senators as well
as Representatives. Keep in mind that you may have two
important people in the House of Representatives if you live
in an urban area—the person who represents where you live
and the one who represents the area where your school
district is located. You can find these on the
www.senate.gov and
www.house.gov as well as
other web pages. If you happen to have direct contact with
your legislator’s home office, feel free to work with them
in setting up your appointment.
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The conference day scheduled for Hill visits
is Tuesday afternoon, April 15. However, sometimes you have
to take an appointment whenever you can get it. Do not be
dismayed if you are not able to meet with your Senator or
Representative. Most often, the meetings are set up with
staff members, and that is just fine as they are usually
very knowledgeable.
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If Tuesday does not work for your visit,
schedule it whenever you can. The Omni Shoreham Hotel is
close to the Metro, and you can be at Capitol Hill very
quickly. As a last resort, there are always cabs available.
If you go on Tuesday, NAFEPA will have buses available to
get you there and back.
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The last step on this part of your visit to
Washington DC is to decide which parts of NCLB and which
local issues you want to discuss with your Representatives.
What is working well in your district? Where are you having
problems? Come prepared to discuss these in detail with
supporting documentation if necessary.
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Be sure that your immediate supervisor knows
what you are planning to do and what you will talk about
with your legislators. Some NAFEPA members bring letters to
their Representatives from their Superintendents or from
their Boards of Education, and some even bring resolutions
to present for the good work that is being done. Take a
camera and get a photo of you with these important folks,
and then write an article for your local newspaper. Be sure
that a copy is sent back to Washington when you write your
thank you letter.
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Last, here is a most important reminder:
YOU ARE NOT A LOBBYIST.
YOU ARE THERE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO YOUR ELECTED
REPRESENTATIVES.
DO NOT PRESENT YOURSELF IN A WAY THAT COULD BE VIEWED AS
LOBBYING.
ANNUAL NAFEPA CONFERENCE -
Washington DC
April 13-16, 2008—Omni Shoreham Hotel
Foundation for Success: Using Data to
Enhance Student Achievement
www.NAFEPAconference.com
What to expect each day of the conference:
Saturday, April 12, 2008—Many conference attendees will
arrive by late afternoon—especially those that come from greater
distances. You will find many colleagues there to connect with
on Saturday.
Sunday, April 13, 2008 – We have two pre conferences
available for you. Both are presented by highly qualified
persons on topics that will have great interest to NAFEPA
members.
Topic: Closing the Achievement Gap – District Support
through Leadership, Organization and Program Services. Terry
Larsen is from the Alhambra Unified School District in
California, and he is also on the NAFEPA Board of Directors. You
will find his experiences of working with some of the NCLB
challenges inspirational and informative.
Topic: Legal Issues With Federal Programs. Sheara
Krvaric,is an Associate with our NAFEPA partner, the law firm of
Brustein & Manasevit in Georgetown. We can truly say that no one
understands the legal issues of NCLB better than this
organization, and Sheara is a great presenter who makes
complicated matters easy to understand.
Sunday Evening — A reception for all new members and
first time attendees will be held at the hotel. This event is
designed to help folks better understand NAFEPA and to help our
conference attendees get their questions about the conference
answered.
Monday, April 14, 2008—Focus on Achievement
Topic: Leadership at Every Level: Making a Difference
from the Board Room to the Classroom. If you have never heard
Doug Reeves, the founder of the Leadership and Learning Center,
you will be positively amazed at his wealth of knowledge and his
step by step explanations of how to make leadership work. If you
have heard him before, you will be pleasantly surprised at how
this presentation fits on the foundation that he provided for
you earlier.
Luncheon—This includes the Annual NAFEPA Member Meeting.
You will be able to hear from the folks who have been nominated
to serve as officers for the next term-2008-2010.
Breakout Sessions – The afternoon presenters will be
members of the U. S. Department of Education. You will be able
to choose from a variety of sessions.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008—Focus on Legislation and NCLB
Topic: To prepare us for our Hill Visits, we have invited
Jack Jennings, CEO, Center on Education Policy to tell us about
his views of the future of No Child Left Behind. Mr. Jennings, a
frequent NAFEPA presenter and one of our Honorary Members, has
no equal in Washington DC. He speaks with extreme knowledge of
all federal issues, and he will be able to give us an up to date
look at where we are heading.
Topic: Our Legislative Committee, chaired by Terry
Larsen, will review our position paper, Following that, it will
be time to head to Capitol Hill.
Evening Awards Banquet—This is when we present our annual awards
including those from individual states. We will also have a
speaker, but at the time of this writing, this has not been
finalized.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008—Focus on Programs
Topic: Budgets and NCLB. There is no better person
to help us with this difficult topic than Stan Collender,
Managing Director of Orvis Communications;, and you will enjoy
his informative and humorous take on the money issues.
Topic: Federal Issues and NCLB. We leave you with
these complicated issues to think about on your way home. Our
presenter is Kristen Tosh Cowan, Partner with Brustein &
Manasevit. We have been very fortunate for many years to benefit
from her expertise, and she is a valued NAFEPA friend.
Welcome to Our New NAFEPA
Members
Alabama: Hector Boeza, Susan Currey,
Leland Dishman, Karri Findley, Bambi Perrigin, Molly Steenberg,
Amanda Williams, Alaska: Laurine Domke, Linda Hessler;
Arkansas: Glenda Stagg; Colorado: Brian Bowles, Anita
Burns, Juvenal Cervantes, Don Coloroso, Nancy Connor, Cindy
Davis, Jan Marie Delay, Jeanne Findley, Marc Fortney, Mary Ellen
Good, Joy Perry, Miles Pimental, Lisa Roberts, Julie Sack,
Janell Sueltz, Grant Waaler, Florida: Christi Boortz,
Greg Espinoza, Jacquelyn Taylor-Wilson, George Valenzuela;
Louisiana: Vee Morrow; Maryland: Dan Anderson, Rayda
Barnes-Thomas, Terri Mullis, Barbara Patrick, Jodi Vallaster;
Michigan: Michelle Cook, Karen Donald, Jean Fuller, Ann
Garske, Linda Hecker, Marie Holem, Denyse Jones, Trudy Karr,
Beth Kaufman, Charlotte Koger, Jane Lerouz-Evans, Susan
MacPherson, Heather Marsh, Gail Mitchell, Michael Powell, Judy
Ross, Kristy Spann, Stephen Taylor; Minnesota: John
Alberts, Patricia Anderson, Frieda Bailey, Edrie Barton, Julie
Beddow-Schubert, Anne Marie Bergman, Linda Borgerding, Paul
Brashear, Lisa Burns, Thomas Cawcutt, Ryan Davis, Charlene
DeLawyer, Steve Dibb, Patricia Driscoll, Deb Dwyer, Patrick
Falk, Denise Garcia, Steven Geis, Jennifer Geraghty, Tom Gray,
Barb Grefe, Peter Haapala, Kathy Hartman, Becky Hicks, James
Hodny, Karen Hommerding, Melinda Jezierski, Greg Johnson, Angela
Jones, Patricia King, Julie Kolodziejczyk, Tammy Kraft, Dennis
Laumeyer, Greg Marcus, Jessie Montano, Lynn Montgomery, Tania
Montgomery, John Moorse, Wendy Moritz, Barba Muckenhirn, Rob
Nudell, David Nystuen, David Oehrlein, Kathy Radmer, Joan
Refshaw, Deanne Regstorf, Donald Schill, Leigh Schleicher,
Kristen Schroeder, Brian Shanks, Julia Skaurud, Laura Skogen,
Diane Smith, Kathy Sterk, Melody Tenhoff, Carol Thomas, Sara
Thoreson, Crystal Thorson, Sarah Urie, Michelle Weber, Paul
Weinzierl, Missouri: Allison Clemons, Darlene Teague;
Mississippi: Sandra Anglin, Zenobiaer Armstrong, Dawn Ausbon,
Ethel Bailey, Kameron Ball, Shelia Barnes, Melissa Bartel,
Timothy Benjamin, Kim Benton, Elton Bienvenue, E. E. Bingham,
George Black, Suzette Blanton, Bennie Braggs, Michael Britt,
Harvey Brooks, Anthony Brown, Margaret Bush, Caroline Byrd, John
Caraway, Earleine Carter, Lucinda Carter, Sharon Cato, Vickie
Cirino, Darlene Cole, Delois Coleman, Jimmy Coleman, Charlotte
Cornish, Jacquelin Cotton, Kenda Covington, Lynda Crawford,
Debbie Crestman, William Crockette, Scherrine Davenport, Earline
Davis, Kathy Young Davis, Irene Dearman, Nelda Degraw, Pearline
Downs, Eileen Dosing, Letha Presley Drane, Betty Duke, Mollie
Dunnigan, Tanya Durrell, Dorothy Ellard, Minola Fields, Eva
Finley, Lydia Flettrich, Marilyn Croft Gibbs, Mildred Gibson,
Jonie Gill, Walter Gonsoulin, Lillie Goodwon, Patricia Grace,
Mary Grady, Pollia Griffin, Linda Gunn, Stacy Hadley, Barbara
Haferkamp, Barbara Hall, Casper Edwin Hall, Gary Hannah, John
Harper, Cornelia Harrell, Dorothy Harris, Rosemary Harris, Lisa
Hendricks, Lisa Herrington, Florence Hill, Kathy Hill, Nikki
Holloway, Bonnie Horton, Cheryl Howard, Ilene Huguley, Georgia
Ingram, Sammie Ivy, Don Jackson, Emma Jackson, Ann Jeffcoat,
Brian Jernigan, Cynthia Johnson, Sharon Johnson, Vandora
Johnson, Gail Johnston, Angela Jones, Patricia Jordan, Ray
Kennedy, Kelly King, Tricia Lambert, Janell Langford, Israel
Lee, Laverne Leigh, Vanda Lenard, Sophornia Lockett, Dannye
Long, Rubye Lovett, Emily Lowe, Phyllis Luckett, Cynthia Mcgee,
Diane Mangus, Laretta Marks, Danny McCallum, Lisa McCartney,
William Miller, Jennifer Mock, Jerry Moore, Brenda Moss, Sandra
Moyer, Jeanne Newman, Susan Nichols, Merlinda Oliver, Pearl
Otis, Teresa Outlaw, Therese Palmertree, Nancy Parker, Robert
Peterson, Cheryl Pinkney, Pam Pomeroy, Cedell Pulley, Margie
Pulley, Don Randolph, Verna Ransom, Nanda Reed, Charlotte
Reeves, Donald Reeves, Pauline Rhodes, Claudette Richard, Teresa
Richardson, Ruth Ann Robbins, Christine Robinson, Emma Robinson,
Holly Rogers, Patricia Ross, Paul Scarborough, D. A. Smith,
Earlene Smith, Jennifer Smith, Marilyn Smith, Rob Smith, Martha
Spearman, Traci Suiter, Cecilia Tate, Linda Tate, Gladys Taylor,
Gilda Thomas, Brenda Thompson, Johnnie Thompson, Lisa Thompson,
Sharon Tindall, Martha Tomlinson, Cynthia Ward, Bertha Watts,
Carole White, Annie Williams, Irene Williams, Dennis Worley,
Sandra Young, Virginia Young; Montana: John Jay Miller,
Lisa Miller; Nevada: Patricia Herring, Tracy Hodge,
Kendall Inskip, Lauren Ohlin, Priscilla Rocha, Esther Vargas,
Bradley Waldron; New York: June Simmons Barrow; North
Carolina: Cathy Brady, Anthony Bucci, Robin Buckrham, Joe
Bullis, Audrey Bunch, Alesia Burnette, Carol Carroll., Jeannie
Caviness, Myra Cox, Lora Drum, Phyliss Dunham, Judith Dunlap,
Carolyn Foxx, Thelma Greenwall, Janice Hensley, Elisabeth
Hodges, Emma Jackson, Scott Jenkins, Jean Maness, Marsha
McLawhorn, Sylvia Mizzelle, Dian Morgan, Debbie Ogburn, Barbara
Pickarski, Cindy Price, Sherri Pridmore, Bethany Stevens, Ron
Thompson, Ann Ward, Dottie Wardsworth, Francis Williamson, John
Worley; Ohio: Paula Beha, Jackie Blosser, Bernadine
Burchett, Charlie Glasgow, Peggy Greiner, Maryanna Johnson;
Oklahoma: Maryanna Johnson, Pat Morris, Nancy Niemann;
Pennsylvania: Wendy Reisinger; Rhode Island:
Christine Spagnoli; South Carolina: Marty McGinn;
Texas: Ellen Blair, Tawana Stallworth; Virginia:
Patricia Knight, Janet Smallwood; Virginia: Joe Berman,
Chanda Epps, Wisconsin: Thomas Erdmann; Wyoming:
Roger Humphrey
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MEMBERSHIP
At this time, NAFEPA has joint membership
agreements with these states: Alabama, Arkansas, California,
Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada,
North Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. What that means is that if
you join your state association, you also become a member of
NAFEPA. States make their own decisions to have joint
membership, and those arrangements vary from state to state.
NAFEPA provides joint membership for $50 per member for one
year. The other option for state associations is the traditional
NAFEPA membership plan which is referred to as the choice plan.
Under this plan for states, the individual members of the state
association make their own decisions about joining NAFEPA
through their state. The NAFEPA cost for this type of membership
is $85 per member. The third way to join NAFEPA does not go
through the states. It is the direct plan, which can be done as
part of conference registration or directly to NAFEPA. This type
of membership costs $100 per year. In all cases the membership
year begins when the money reaches NAFEPA, and we typically
carry members for an additional six months as overdue. CHECK
YOUR MAILING LABEL TO SEE WHAT YOUR STATUS IS AT THIS TIME!
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NAFEPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STATE REPRESENTATIVES
Alabama:
Karen Jensen: 256-852-7073;
kjensen@madison.k12.al.us
Margaret Mastin: 256-582-3171;
mastinma@marshallk12.org
Arkansas:
Anita Farver: 870-543-4236;
afarver@pbsd.k12.ar.us
Marilyn Chambers: 870-853-9851;
mchamber@hca.sesc.k12.ar.us
California:
Terry Larsen:
626-308-2251;
larsen_terry@alhambra.k12.ca.us
Linda Cook: 916-263-8258;
lcook@nssd.k12.ca.us
Colorado:
Mary McGrane: 970-352-7404;
mmcgrane@cboces.org
Florida:
Robert Pugh: 386-329-0543;
pugh_b1@firm.edu
Illinois:
JB Culbertson: 309-672-6754;
jb.culbertson@psd150.org
Louisiana:
Annette Jennings:
985-651-0969;
ajennings@stjohn.k12.la.us
Maryland:
Chrisandra Richardson:
301-230-0660;
chrisandra_richardson@mcpsmd.org
Massachusetts:
Paul Zinni:
508-588-0230; pzinni@tmlp.com
Michigan:
Glenda Virden: 734-495-0797;
virdeng@comcast.net
Marie Miller: 313-297-9600;
millerm24@comcast.net
Minnesota:
Dale Zellmer: 763-506-1120;
dale.zellmer@anoka.k12.mn.us
Mississippi:
Peggy Rogers:
662-244-5001;
drpjrogers@cs.com
Missouri:
Sandra Pettit: 816-413-5067;
sipettit@nkcsd.k12.mo.us
Nevada:
D. Terry Lizotte:
702-799-8630;
terry@interact.ccsd.net
New Jersey:
Daniel Loggi:
609-646-0109; dlogedd@aol.com
New York:
Christian Johnson:
917-710-1913;
xtnjohnson@gmail.com
North Carolina:
Helen Adams:
919-772-4009;
helenadams1@earthlink.net
Oklahoma:
Tom Sipe: 580-767-8000;
sipet@poncacity.k12.ok.us
Ohio:
Everett C. Mann III:
513-887-5000;
hasa_em@swoca.net
Pennsylvania:
Jim Sheffer:
717-309-9383; jsheffer@aol.com
Patrick Detterbeck: 987-8490-4030;
patdet@berksiu.org
Rhode Island:
Patricia Dubois:
401-767-4614;
rid25595@ride.ri.net
South Carolina:
Denise Ling:
843-899-5051;
deniseling@berkeley.k12.sc.us
Texas:
Gloria Williams: 512-414-0113;
gwillms@austinisd.org
Mitzi Doggett: 903-845-6991;
doggettm@gladewaterisd.com
Virginia:
Betsy Mierzwa: 540-946-4600;
bmierzwa@waynesboro.kl2.va.us
Washington:
Robert Harmon:
360-725-6170;
bobharmon@k12.wa.us
Wisconsin:
John Pfaff: 920-459-3596;
jpfaff@sheboygan.k12.wi.us
This newsletter was prepared by: Elizabeth Pinkerton
If you are in an unaffiliated state, contact me
elizabeth.pinkerton@frontiernet.net
if you need
additional information.
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