ANNUAL NAFEPA CONFERENCE - Washington DC
April 13-16, 2008—Omni Shoreham Hotel
Foundation for Success: Using Data to Enhance Student Achievement
www.NAFEPAconference.com
20 Reasons Why You Need to be at the 2008
NAFEPA Conference
By Rick Carder,
NAFEPA Vice President
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You
are a federal education program director, manager, coordinator; you are a
superintendent, or district office administrator who works with research,
grants, personnel, professional development or training; you are a school
site principal or vice principal; OR you are a site or district employee who
is funded from Title I or another programs under No Child Left Behind (NCLB).
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You know that you need to stay on top of what is happening with the
reauthorization of the NCLB law.
- You are searching for up-to-date research about effective practices
for improving academic achievement.
- You are looking for new ways to help reluctant learners and students
who do not perform as well as they should.
- You want to make sure you are ready for federal audits and
compliance reviews which will be coming up in the near future.
- You have specific audit questions related to difficult issues that
need to be resolved, and you need answers.
- You want to know more about No Child Left Behind and previous laws
under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
- You want to find out what other states are doing in regard to No
Child Left Behind implementation.
- You want to increase your professional learning and be able to
communicate with colleagues across the nation.
- You want to find someone who can answer all your questions, because
you are the only NCLB person in your district .
- You are anxious to know more about changes in NCLB expectations and
practices.
- You want to be on top of the latest NCLB issues, because your
district and community expect you to respond to questions.
- You have want to get more parents involved with their children’s
education.
- You need to know more about adequate yearly progress, assessments,
and how to minimize achievement gaps.
- You have problems to resolve with finding highly qualified teachers
in hard to fill content areas.
- You want to improve the status and training of paraprofessionals in
your district.
- You are following the political aspects of NCLB and its
reauthorization, and you want to know more about the next steps.
- You want to have your district seen as a leader in NCLB and the
improvement of student achievement.
- You truly expect that all students in your district can be
proficient in math and reading.
- You want to make sure that all your students receive a high school
diploma and are prepared for college and careers.
About the Conference - Conference Chair: Rick Carder, NAFEPA Vice President
The annual NAFEPA conference draws hundreds of professionals who work with
federal education programs at the school, district, and state level. Keynote and
session speakers are nationally recognized experts in the education field who
bring new information and perspectives to discussions of federal education
programs. Note about presentations: (All speakers for this
conference have been confirmed.)
Who Should Attend?
School, district, state, and federal programs staff
Staff of county offices of education, and those of state and federal programs
School Board Members
Principals and building level staff
Teachers funded from federal programs
Anyone interested in learning more about state and federal programs
Program Schedule:
Sunday, April 13, 2008 – Registration and Pre-conference Sessions
Closing the Achievement Gap – District Support through Leadership,
Organization and Program Services; Terry Larsen, Alhambra Unified School
District, California
Legal Issues With Federal Programs; Sheara Krvaric, Associate, Brustein &
Manasevit
New Members Training and Reception
Monday, April 14, 2008
Opening Session: Doug Reeves, Founder of the Leadership and Learning Center;
Leadership at Every Level: Making a Difference from the Board Room to the
Classroom
Annual NAFEPA Board Meeting
Breakout Sessions – U. S. Department of Education
Tuesday, April 15, 2007
General Session:
Jack Jennings, CEO, Center on Education Policy; The No Child Left Behind Act and
the Future
Legislative Committee Update
Visits to Capitol Hill
Keynote Presenter and Awards
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
General Session: Stan Collender, Managing Director, Orvis Communications;
Budgets
General Session: Kristen Tosh Cowan, Partner, Brustein & Manasevit; Federal
Issues
October 15, 2007 Registration Opened—go to
www.nafepa.org
March 14, 2008 Last date to cancel with refund
April 13, 2008 NAFEPA Conference begins in Washington DC
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