Conference Programs

Conference at a Glance Daily Schedule and Major Conference Activities

Registration Hours Thursday, June 28 School Law Clinic Registration 7:00 a.m. VASSP Exhibit Show Opens Tuesday Noon - 1:00 p.m. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast School Data As a Leadership Tool Available in Exhibit Hall for Exhibitors and Conference Registrants only Tuesday Noon - 1:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Third General Session Conference Registration Professional Practice Symposium Tuesday Noon - 4:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. -10:30 a.m. Major Session Wednesday 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Thursday 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Major Session Friday 7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Repeated 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Cash Lunch in Exhibit Hall Golf Outing Visit Exhibits Tuesday 1:00 p.m. Prize Drawings

VASSP Bookstore Sponsored by Rowman & Littlefield Education 1:15 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. roundtable Discussions Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 2:40 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Visit Exhibits Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Prize Drawings

Complimentary morning coffee provided daily for all Conferees by Lifetouch Entertainment Ice Cream Social Conference SchedULE 5:00 p.m. Exhibits Close 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Conference Party Tuesday, June 26 Sponsored by Herff Jones 1:00 p.m. Golf Outing 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. School Law Clinic Friday, June 29 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. School Data As a Leadership 7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Fourth General Session Tool Breakfast (Meal ticket required) 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Fifth General Session Wednesday, June 27 11:00 a.m. Grand Prize Drawing 8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Annual VASSP Business Conference Adjournment Meeting, Awards, and Election of Officers 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Opening General Session 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Second General Session Luncheon (included in conference fee) Department of Education Colloquium 2:15 p.m. -3:15 p.m. Major Concurrent Sessions 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Major Concurrent Sessions Repeated 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Entertainment in Pitchers Grill Sponsored by Balfour of Virginia Table of Contents

Hotel Floor Plan 4

Welcome Message 5

VASSP Membership Services Center 6

Conference Planning Committee 7

General Information 8

VASSP Bookstore 8

Pre-Conference Law Clinic 10

Pre-Conference School Data as a Leadership Tool Workshop 10

VASSP Annual Business Meeting 11

Opening General Session 11

Second General Session Luncheon 11

Department of Education Colloquium 12

VASSP Exhibit Show 14

Continental Breakfast 14

Third General Session 14

Professional Practices Symposium 15

Cash Lunch and Prize Drawings 17

Roundtable Discussions 18

Ice Cream Social & Conference Party 22

Fourth General Session Breakfast 23

Fifth General Session 23

Graduate Credit for Participation 24

Conference Evaluation Form 25

Conference Sponsor and Exhibitor Directory 27 Hotel Floor Plan

Williamsburg, Virginia First Floor

Second Floor loor Plan Hotel F Hotel

4 Charting Your Course in a Sea of Change Welcome

We don’t know if Governor Harry F. Byrd, Sr. established the Virginia Middle and High School Principals Conference & Exposition in 1927 by an executive order, other edict, or “friendly persuasion” as he was often known to do, but for 85 consecutive years this important meeting – jointly sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education and VASSP (and in recent years also with the Virginia Foundation for Educational Leadership) – has been vital to the growth and prosperity of secondary education in the Commonwealth. Under Governor Byrd this annual conference began a professional expectation for “state and local leaders to annually review with Virginia’s secondary school principals, the principals’ roles and responsibilities and to discuss how effective school leadership can be best developed and supported.” This tradition is in its ninth decade, and we continue to examine policies and best practices, and entertain new initiatives conducive to these expectations. One thing has remained constant all of these years. In the education profession, there is usually one leader with ultimate responsibility for driving a specific change initiative in the school. This person is the school principal and could well be called the “Change Champion.” Are you and your faculty prepared for continued change? All schools – whether rural, suburban, urban, small, medium, or large – share the same need to effect changes as quickly, smoothly, and efficiently as possible. The 2012 Summer Conference theme, Charting Your Course in a Sea of Change, addresses the complexity of change preparation. The Conference is designed for Change Champions who see the value of involving faculty members in preparing for change, along with openly communicating what it will take for effective implementation. There are five rudimentary principles commonly used to chart a course to help you get from where you are now to where you want to be. Look Ahead – Obviously, having a sense for where you want to go is imperative. Charting a course for improved performance and productivity begins by having a clear purpose – a mission and vision – about your final destination. Look Around – Before you can set your course, you must have a clear understanding of where you are at this moment in time. This acknowledgement is critical. Chart Your Course – Developing a plan for improving performance and productivity is critical for success. Planning involves developing strategies that are linked to your vision for change and setting measurable goals that help turn vision and strategy into reality. Set the Sails – Setting the sails involves making strategic decisions, on an ongoing basis, which will move you in the direction you want to go. Success and achievement will result from making tactical decisions and taking deliberate actions – every day. Adjust Your Course – The one thing that is absolutely certain… things change. As the conference theme exemplifies, wind changes, sea swells change, and there are ships that come and go that will causeyour ship to temporarily alter its original course. Course corrections are just a reality of good navigation. Many things change between the time you chart your course and the time you set sail. The problem isn’t will things change; the issue is when will they change? As Change Champions all of us must always expect change and be prepared to react to it. The Commonwealth and its public school education system are much different, of course, in this second decade of the millennium than they were during Governor Byrd’s 1920s era. Over the many years the information, strategies and techniques have constantly changed in public school education improvement, but the values and ideals that guided this conference from its beginning remain steadfast. The Summer Conference Planning Committee works hard to bring speakers and topics applicable to universal subjects of interest and current issues important to school principals and assistant principals. This year it is our goal to equip you with the tools to cope with the challenging changes that lie ahead. Enjoy over fifty presentations, the statewide social networking opportunities, and most importantly, always remember to be charting your course in a sea of change.

Thank you for your continued support of the Summer Conference and our efforts to move the school principalship toward a Welcome stronger and increasingly viable leadership role in the education of Virginia’s youth.

2012 Summer Conference Planning Committee

Charting Your Course in a Sea of Change 5 Be sure to visit the VASSP Membership Services Center

Larry W. Buchanan — VASSP Past President and VASSP Field Consultant

Experience the statewide VASSP Leadership Learning Network by:

Joining VASSP/NASSP

Enrolling your school in the Virginia Student Councils Association and/or Virginia Association of Honor Societies

Paying your 2012-2013 dues

Updating your membership information

Registering your e-mail and FAX number

Checking out our national affiliate — NASSP

Picking up your complimentary VASSP lapel pin (members only)

Picking up your Wednesday luncheon ticket

Center Hours Promenade Tuesday, June 26 — Noon - 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 27 — 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Thursday, June 28 — 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday, June 29 — 7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. ervices Center S ervices P Membership ASS V

6 Charting Your Course in a Sea of Change Conference Planning Committee

The Steering Committee is chaired by Robert A. Bracey, III, VASSP senior associate, with Randy D. Barrack, executive director, and Patricia I. Wright, superintendent of public instruction, representing the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals and the Virginia Department of Education, respectively. Robert Bracey, Ed.D. Randy Barrack, Ed.D., Ph.D. Patricia Wright, Ed.D.

Robert Almond Carolyn Bernard Kevin Bezy, Ph.D. Shirley Booker Michael Davidson David Ellena Virginia Department VASSP President VASSP Past President VASSP Board of Directors VASSP Board of Directors VASSP Board of Directors of Education VASSP Board of Directors VFEL Board of Trustees Amelia Division Smyth Division NASSP Board of Directors Chesapeake Division Franklin County Division Chesterfield Division

Scott Habeeb Abe Jeffers Janice Koslowski Lawrence Lenz Brian Matney, Ph.D. Michelle Morgan VASSP Board of Directors VASSP Board of Directors VASSP Board of Directors VASSP Past President VASSP Board of Directors VASSP Board of Directors Salem Division Fairfax County Division Loudoun Division VFEL Board of Trustees Virginia Beach Division Bedford Division Conference Planning Committee

Keith Perrigan, Ed.D. Carol Robinson, Ed.D. Richard Turner, Ed.D. Donald Vale John Word, Sr., Ed.D. VASSP President-Elect VASSP Past President VASSP Immediate Past President VASSP Past President VASSP Board of Directors VASSP Board of Directors VASSP Board of Directors VFEL Board of Trustees Arlington Division Washington Division Roanoke County Division Harrisonburg Division

MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals, Inc. is to support school principals and assistant principals in providing leadership to their schools and communities for the purpose of improving the education of Virginia’s youth. VISION STATEMENT The vision of the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals, Inc. is to be the Commonwealth’s foremost authority on school leadership for Virginia’s youth.

Charting Your Course in a Sea of Change 7 General Information

Conference Registration 2:00 p.m. This luncheon is included in your conference fee; The Conference Registration Desk is located in the Promenade however, you must pick up your ticket in advance. Please next to the Presidents Ballroom. Registration hours are: pick up your luncheon ticket from the VASSP Membership Services Center located in the Promenade. Tuesday, June 26 Thursday, June 28 Noon - 4:00 p.m. 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Conference Breakfast The Fourth General Session is the conference breakfast Wednesday, June 27 Friday, June 29 to be held Friday, June 29 from 7:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. The 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. featured speaker is Dr. Robert Holsworth, a political analyst and media commentator. The breakfast requires the purchase To reach the registration desk via house phone, call of an admission ticket. Please pick up your ticket from the extension 5680. For calls from outside of the hotel, Conference Registration Desk by noon on Thursday. please dial (757) 259-5680. 2012 VASSP Exhibit Show Name Badge The demands of VASSP members have resulted in the Your name badge is your entry ticket to all conference attraction of many companies that will display the latest presentations, receptions, and the Exhibit Show. Please wear products and services for middle and high school educators. it at all times. Complimentary name badges for spouses These exhibitors from state and national companies will and children are available at the Conference Registration gather under one roof to create one of the finest educational Desk; however, due to the size of our conference, attendance trade shows seen by Virginia’s school principals. One of the at breakout sessions is restricted to those paying the full major prizes will be given at the Ice Cream Social in the Exhibit registration fee. Spouses not registered as conference Hall on Thursday afternoon. Our exhibitors are proving to be participants may only participate in the Exhibit Show, general instrumental in keeping our conference registration costs sessions, and conference receptions. Spouses who are also down. We urge you to visit their booths and take advantage school administrators will need to register for the conference of this opportunity to acquaint yourselves with these fine and pay the registration fee. Children are not permitted in the professionals and their products. Children in the Exhibit Hall Exhibit Show without a parent. must be accompanied by an adult at all times. The VASSP Exhibit Show is located in the Presidents Ballroom (Exhibit Ribbons Hall). The Exhibit Show hours are: VASSP members give unselfishly of their time and energy to make the Association successful. Those individuals who Thursday, June 28 are serving on boards and committees are wearing ribbons 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. attached to their name badges. Please take a moment to All conference refreshment breaks on Thursday will be held thank them for their efforts on behalf of Virginia’s middle and in the Exhibit Hall. A continental breakfast for all registered high school administrators. participants will be available in the Exhibit Hall at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday. Many hotels and corporations have contributed VASSP Awards prizes which will be given away during the refreshment breaks. One of the highlights of the Summer Conference is the You can register for additional prizes at the booth of many presentation of the annual awards, including Outstanding participating exhibitors in the Exhibit Hall. (The grand prize High School Principal of Virginia, Outstanding Middle drawing will be held on Friday, June 29 at 11:00 a.m. during the School Principal of Virginia, Frank E. Flora Lamp of Fifth General Session.) Knowledge Award, and Gavel of Authority Award. New this year will be the presentation of the Virginia Student Councils VASSP Bookstore Administrator of the Year Awards. VSCA is the oldest state The VASSP Bookstore is sponsored by Rowman & Littlefield student councils association in the nation. It was founded Education – a leading national publisher of educational by a high school principal in the Albemarle Division and is leadership books. The Bookstore is located in Rooms A & B. sponsored by VASSP. Bookstore hours are: Wednesday, June 27 Thursday, June 28 Luncheon Session 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The Second General Session is the annual luncheon featuring State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Patricia I.

General I nformation General Wright to be held on Wednesday, June 27 from 11:45 a.m. to

8 Charting Your Course in a Sea of Change General Information (Continued)

Conference Receptions Graduate Credit for Participation Eye-opener coffee receptions are sponsored every morning Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is again offering by Lifetouch from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the Promenade. graduate credit – one (1), two (2), or three (3) graduate hours Balfour of Virginia will be featuring Kayce McGehee on - structured to enable you to take advantage of self-guided Wednesday evening from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The learning while you participate in the annual conference. Exhibitors’ Ice Cream Social will be held in the Exhibit Hall (Please see page 24.) Contact information, curriculum on Thursday afternoon from 2:40 p.m. to 5:00 p.m with requirements, costs, and registration materials are available entertainment by The Mike Lucci Band—a Chicago-style at the VCU Course Registration Desk in the Promenade. rockin’ rhythm and blues band. Herff Jones will be hosting the Conference Party on Thursday evening from 8:00 p.m. to Business Center 11:00 p.m. These events are open to all conferees and guests. For assistance with faxes, copies and computer services, go to the Business Center, located near the Auditorium. Presentation PowerPoints & Handouts An easily accessible website contains all presenter handouts Concierge desk and PowerPoint presentation slides. The site is available for For assistance with hotel amenities, sightseeing, area all conferees at www.vassp.org/summer_conference. attractions and restaurant reservations, visit the Concierge Desk, located in the main lobby of the hotel. VASSP Membership Services Center The Membership Services Center is located in the Promenade Cell Phones near the Exhibit Hall. Visit the Center to (1) join VASSP/ As a courtesy to your colleagues, please turn off cell phones NASSP, (2) update your membership information, including during all conference sessions. your current e-mail address, (3) pay your 2012-2013 dues, (4) receive information about association benefits, products and services, (5) receive your conference press release, Conference Evaluation (6) pick up your reserved meal tickets, and (7) pick up To assist us in evaluating your conference experience, please your complimentary VASSP pin. The Center is open during take time to complete the evaluation form in the back of conference registration hours. your program. Those turning in completed evaluations by 11:00 a.m. on Friday morning will be entered into a drawing to win the Grand Prize, a complimentary two-night stay at Press Room The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia. Please return your Media representatives are requested to report to the evaluation form to the Conference Registration Desk. Each Conference Registration Desk upon arrival. A complimentary conferee will be given a drawing ticket in exchange for the conference press release is available at the VASSP completed form. The Conference Planning Committee values Membership Services Center. your input!

Recycling Name Badges Please help protect the environment by recycling your name Your satisfaction and enjoyment badge at the completion of the conference. Deposit your are our highest priorities! name badge in the recycling bin located at the Conference If you have a problem or concern, please let us know so Registration Desk after the conference. we can help. VASSP staff is available to answer questions, troubleshoot problems, or address concerns. Ask any staff Recertification Points member at the Conference Registration Desk, or call extension General I nformation The Virginia Middle and High School Principals Conference & 5680 if you need assistance. Exposition qualifies for 15 recertification points – five per day – according to the Virginia Recertification Manual. The Pre- Conference School Law Clinic and the Pre-Conference School Data as a Leadership Tool Workshop qualify for an additional five recertification points each. If you are making a conference presentation, you qualify for 15 points per topic presentation. For more information, please refer to the recertification manual and consult your employing educational agency.

Charting Your Course in a Sea of Change 9 tuesday, June 26

Pre-Conference Programs

Noon - 1:00 p.m. Registration Conference Registration Desk — Hotel Promenade

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. School law clinic Auditorium

1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. What the Secondary Principal Needs to Know about Special Education Law Mr. Jason Ballum Attorney-At-Law Reed Smith LLP

2:25 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Top Legal Issues for the Virginia School Principal Dr. Roger E. Jones VASSP Past President Director, VASSP Center for Educational Leadership at Lynchburg College Professor, Lynchburg College Faculty Member, Virginia Foundation for Educational Leadership

4:10 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Can Do’s and Do Not’s of Physical Contact with Students Dr. Henry I. Willett, Jr. 2005 Frank E. Flora Lamp of Knowledge Award Associate Professor Emeritus of Education Administration in Residence, George Washington University

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. School Data as a Leadership Tool: Working with T tHe New teacher evaluation guidelines Amphitheater

Ms. Annie Harman Educational Consultant Faculty Member, Virginia Foundation For Educational Leadership

Ms. Beverly Rabil Associate Director of Instruction Franklin City School Division Pre-Conference Programs Pre-Conference

10 Charting Your Course in a Sea of Change wednesday, June 27

7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration Award Presentations Coffee available 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. 2012 Outstanding Middle School Courtesy of Lifetouch Principal of Virginia Promenade Mr. Timothy A. McClung Central Academy Middle School Botetourt Division 8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Annual VASSP Business Meeting, Awards, and Election of Officers 2012 Outstanding High School Principal of Virginia Amphitheater Mrs. Antonia M. Fox York High School 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. VASSP Bookstore Open York Division Sponsored by Rowman & Littlefield Rooms A & B introduction 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. opening General Session Ms. Sharon Pope Principal, H.F. Byrd Middle School Auditorium Henrico Division Presider Mrs. Carolyn F. Bernard Speaker President Dr. Scott Sheperd Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals Author, Speaker & Coach Principal, Grassfield High School Chesapeake Division “Powerful People Create Powerful Organizations…Let’s Rekindle the Spirit” Welcome Dr. Randy D. Barrack Executive Director Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals 11:45 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. second General Session Luncheon Greetings Presidents Ballroom Mr. David M. Foster Presider President Mrs. Carolyn F. Bernard Virginia Board of Education President Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals Award Presentations 2012 Frank E. Flora Lamp of Knowledge Speaker Award Dr. Patricia I. Wright Dr. James Sellers 2006 Frank E. Flora Lamp of Knowledge Award Faculty, Virginia School Leaders Institute 2004 VASSP Gavel of Authority Award Virginia Tech

Superintendent of Public Instruction Wednesday S essions Virginia Department of Education 2012 VASSP Gavel of Authority Award Commonwealth of Virginia Mrs. Eleanor B. Saslaw Immediate Past President, Virginia Board of Education “Charting Your Course in a Sea of Change”

Charting Your Course in a Sea of Change 11 Department of Education Colloquium Wednesday, June 27, 2012

2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Major Concurrent Sessions GROUP 3. Economics and Personal Finance—Virtually Sessions will repeat at 3:30 p.m. Room 15

Group 1. Mathematics Standards of Learning Presider Instructional and Assessment Update Dr. Keith Perrigan Rooms 2 & 3 VASSP President-Elect Principal, Patrick Henry High School Presider Washington Division Dr. Kevin G. Bezy Presenter 2001 Outstanding Secondary School Assistant Principal of Ms. Cheri Kelleher Virginia Virtual Schools Program Coordinator VASSP Past President Virginia Department of Education Principal, The Gereau Center Franklin County Division Participants will be introduced to the Economics and Personal Finance course developed by the Virginia Department of Presenters Education with support from Virginia 529 College Savings Plan Mr. Michael Bolling and the Virginia Bankers Association Education Foundation. Mathematics Coordinator and The fully interactive, media-rich course is available to school Mrs. Donna Meeks divisions as a fully online or blended course and may also be Assessment Coordinator used as a supplement to traditional classroom instruction. An Virginia Department of Education overview of the content, interactives, and assessment tools This session will provide information on the implementation will be provided. of the 2009 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) and the impact it had on instruction and assessment. Roles of Group 4. Science Standards of Learning Instructional building-level leaders in quality mathematics instruction will and Assessment Update be discussed. The relationship between quality instructional Room 11 practices and the new SOL tests will also be explored. Presider Group 2. Interpreting and Using Postsecondary Data Mr. Donald D. Vale Center Lounge VASSP Past President Officer, Virginia Foundation for Educational Leadership Presider Principal, Thomas Harrison Middle School Ms. Shirley Booker Harrisonburg Division VASSP Board of Directors Presenter Principal, Amelia County Middle School Amelia Division Mr. Eric M. Rhoades Science Coordinator Presenter Virginia Department of Education Dr. Nathan Carter Information on the implementation of the 2010 Science Research Analyst Standards of Learning (SOL) and its impact on instruction for Virginia Department of Education full implementation in 2012-2013 will be discussed. Included Virginia’s Postsecondary Education Reports provide invaluable in the presentation will be information on the revision to information about students’ postsecondary enrollment and the accompanying assessments including the Technology achievement. Division and school leaders need to be able Enhanced Items (TEI). to understand the longitudinal data contained within these reports to recognize places where improvement is needed and implement changes that address critical areas of concern. This presentation will provide an overview of Virginia’s postsecondary education reports and offer guidance on how to interpret and act on the data currently available. Wednesday S essions Wednesday

12 Charting Your Course in a Sea of Change 13 GROUP 5. Update on Changes to the Virginia states to apply for waivers from certain requirements of the Assessment Program Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as Room H amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), in exchange for advancing education reforms specified by Presider Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Participants will learn about the available waivers and Virginia’s approach to apply Mr. Lawrence W. Lenz VASSP Past President for the flexibility. Officer, Virginia Foundation for Educational Leadership GROUP 8. The Sea Change in Teacher, Principal and Presenter Superintendent Evaluations Ms. Shelley Loving-Ryder Room 18 Assistant Superintendent for Student Assessment and School Improvement Presider Virginia Department of Education Dr. Richard A. Turner This session will provide an overview of the changes to the VASSP Immediate Past President Virginia Assessment Program including a demonstration of Principal, William Byrd High School the Technology-Enhanced Items (TEI) that have been added Roanoke County Division to the mathematics, reading, writing, and science Standards Presenter of Learning tests. Ms. Patty S. Pitts Assistant Superintendent, Division of Teacher Education and GROUP 6. College and Career Ready: An Initiative for Licensure Everyone Virginia Department of Education Room D The Virginia Board of Education approved revised Guidelines Presider for the Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Teachers in April 2011. In February 2012, the Dr. John A. Word, Sr. Board approved Guidelines for the Uniform Performance VASSP Board of Directors Principal, Kenmore Middle School Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Principals. A statewide Arlington Division work group is currently in the process of developing and recommending performance standards, as well as evaluation Presenter criteria for superintendents. This presentation will provide Ms. Marianne Moore an overview of the revised teacher and principal performance Special Education and Student Services standards. An update on the work of the superintendent Virginia Department of Education performance standards will also be discussed. Students need to prepare for postsecondary life earlier than in the past and must possess more than solely academic GROUP 9. Effectively Utilizing Your School Counselors skills. Academic and career development is a process for all to Support Efforts for College and Career Readiness students, K-12. This session will provide multiple resources Room J for school personnel to use as they work with all youth to prepare them for college and careers. School administrators Presider will better understand how to assist staff as they prepare Dr. Brian Matney youth for success in the 21st Century global economy. VASSP Board of Directors 2006 Outstanding High School Principal of Virginia Principal, Landstown High School GROUP 7. Elementary and Secondary Education Act Virginia Beach Division Flexibility—Impact on Virginia’s Accountability System Presenter Room 8

Mr. Joseph Wharff Wednesday S essions Presider School Counseling Connections Specialist Mrs. Elizabeth “Bet” Neale Virginia Department of Education Director of Government Relations and Lead Lobbyist Comprehensive school counseling programs include support Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals for students in K-12 with academic, career, and psycho- Presenter social development. This session will discuss utilizing your school counselors to support instruction and better prepare Dr. Kathleen Smith all students for college and future careers. Best practices Director, Office of School Improvement in school counseling will be highlighted and will include Virginia Department of Education information on career clusters, pathways, academic and In September 2011, the U.S. Department of Education invited career planning, and early academic and career development.

13 Charting Your Course in a Sea of Change 13 GROUP 10. English Standards of Learning Instructional Update Thursday, June 28 Amphitheater 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Presider Exhibits Open / Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Mr. Ronnie Collins Principal, Virginia High School 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast Bristol Division Available to conference registrants and exhibitors only. Presenter Exhibit Hall / Presidents Ballroom Ms. Tracy Fair Robertson English Coordinator 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration Virginia Department of Education Promenade This session will provide information on the 2010 English Standards of Learning (SOL) and impact on instruction for full implementation in 2012-2013. Information pertaining to the 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. VASSP Bookstore Open SOL Online Writing Assessment and Technology-Enhanced Sponsored by Rowman & Littlefield Items (TEI), the Enhanced Scope and Sequence, English Rooms A & B College and Career-Ready Performance Expectations, the English Capstone Course, and upcoming SOL Institutes will be included as well. 8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. third General Session Auditorium

Presider Mrs. Carolyn F. Bernard President Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals Department of Education Colloquium award presentations 2012 Virginia Student Councils Association 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. High School Administrator of the Year Major Concurrent Sessions Repeated Ms. Susan A. Ross, Principal Loudoun Valley High School, Loudoun Division 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Entertainment in Pitchers Grill 2012 Virginia Student Councils Association Balfour of Virginia presents Middle School Administrator of the Year Kayce McGehee Ms. Sherron P. Gladden, Principal Harmony Middle School, Loudoun Division

Introduction Dr. Lynnell T. Gibson 2005 Outstanding Secondary School Assistant Principal of Virginia Principal, Lake Taylor Middle School Norfolk Division

speaker Dr. Mel Riddile Associate Director of Professional Programs National Association of Secondary School Principals 2005 Outstanding High School Principal of Virginia 2006 MetLife/NASSP National High School Principal of the Year hursday S essions hursday

T “Virginia’s Third Wave: Leading Change in Your School”

14 Charting Your Course in a Sea of Change Professional Practices Symposium Thursday, June 28, 2012

21st 9:30 Century a.m. to 10:30School” a.m. Major Concurrent Sessions GROUP 13. Dealing with Difficult Teachers

Sessions will repeat at 10:45 a.m. Room 15 Presider GROUP 11. Teacher Improvement: Developing a Plan Mr. Michael Davidson of Assistance VASSP Board of Directors Room 3 Principal, Marion Senior High School Smyth Division Presider Presenter Dr. Clara James Scott Ms. Vicki Sanderson Principal, Adult Career Development Center Educational Consultant, Author & Speaker Richmond City Division Dallas, Texas Presenter Improving classroom instruction has become a focal point Dr. Roger E. Jones of public school accountability. The principal’s role within VASSP Past President the instructional setting of a school has always been Director, VASSP Center for Educational Leadership at paramount, but that role has become more important and Lynchburg College diversified requiring the evaluating, coaching, remediating, Professor, Lynchburg College and dismissing of teachers who fail to meet the standards Faculty Member, Virginia Foundation for Educational of the school, state and federal government. This session Leadership will provide principals and assistant principals with proven As school divisions implement revised teacher evaluation techniques to deal with difficult teachers. plans, greater emphasis will be placed on teacher performance. As a result, there may be an increase in the number of teachers GROUP 14. How Effective Leaders Get Results who are placed on plans of assistance. This session will focus Room 11 on developing a plan which leads to improved performance, while providing a foundation for summative assessments. Presider Dr. Carol C. Robinson GROUP 12. Factors and Actors Involved in Improving VASSP Past President Your School Culture Faculty Member, Virginia Foundation for Educational Center Lounge Leadership Presenters Presider Mrs. Antonia M. Fox Mr. David Ellena 2012 Outstanding High School Principal of Virginia VASSP Board of Directors York High School NASSP Board of Directors York Division Principal, Tomahawk Creek Middle School Chesterfield Division Mr. Timothy A. McClung 2012 Outstanding Middle School Principal of Virginia Presenter Central Academy Middle School Mr. Richard Flanary Botetourt Division Senior Director, Leadership Programs & Services The role of the school administrator has expanded with National Association of Secondary School Principals increasing demands at a time when financial and human Based upon the research of leading experts in the field, this resources are diminishing. The difference between successful presentation is designed to provide participants with ideas for and unsuccessful administrators is not determined by how

effective strategies to increase parental engagement in Title I many hours a day they have to perform their responsibilities, T middle and high schools. Participants will also be encouraged rather, it is a function of how effectively they use the resources hursday S essions to share strategies that have increased parental involvement they have at their disposal. The panel presentation by this in their schools. year’s award-winning leaders in public school education in the Commonwealth will focus on tactics and strategies they use effectively to achieve quality results.

Charting Your Course in a Sea of Change 15 GROUP 15. General Assembly 2012 Update: Changes GROUP 17. Principal Evaluation - Expectations in Virginia School Law Beginning 2013 Room H Room 8

Presider Presider Mr. Abe Jeffers Mr. William Boatwright VASSP Board of Directors Principal, A.G. Wright Middle School Principal, Robert E. Lee High School Stafford Division Fairfax County Division Presenter Presenter Dr. Kathleen Smith Mrs. Elizabeth “Bet” Neale Director, Office of School Improvement Director of Government Relations and Lead Lobbyist Virginia Department of Education Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals The Virginia Board of Education adopted guidelines last In recent years an increasing amount of legislation has been February that will direct the evaluation of school principals introduced at the Virginia General Assembly that directly effective July 1, 2013. These guidelines are more stringent affects the role of the school principal. Consequently, many and will hold principals highly accountable for their leadership hours are spent in Richmond at the Capitol formally testifying, performance. This session will provide an overview of the new cajoling, persuading, listening, promoting, and protecting the guidelines that will be required in the evaluation of principals. interests of middle level and high school principals, assistant principals, and Virginia’s schools. This session will review the 2012 laws passed at this year’s General Assembly and the GROUP 18. STEM: The Root of Academic Equality educational issues that are likely to be on the agenda for the Room J 2013 session. Presider Mrs. J. Page Bagley GROUP 16. From Nicety to Necessity: Technology and Principal, Deep Creek High School Classroom Instruction Chesapeake Division Room D Presenters Presider Dr. Brian Matney VASSP Board of Directors Mr. Scott Habeeb 2006 Outstanding High School Principal of Virginia VASSP Board of Directors Principal Assistant Principal, Salem High School Mr. Lavell White Salem Division School Counselor and Technology Academy Liaison and Presenter Ms. Lisette Diehl Dr. Mel Riddile Academy Coordinator Associate Director of Professional Programs Landstown High School and Technology Academy National Association of Secondary School Principals Virginia Beach Division 2005 Outstanding High School Principal of Virginia Through a collective vision and collaboration, Virginia Beach 2006 MetLife/NASSP National High School Principal of the City Public Schools has launched a program which provides Year economically challenged high school juniors and seniors Integrating technology into the standard curriculum gives with a unique opportunity to prepare them for a future in students a sense of power, but also allows for more advanced Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). learning among broad topics. Technology contributes to global In partnership with Opportunity Inc. and Norfolk State development and diversity in classrooms and helps expand University, students are able to earn a 3 hour transferrable upon the fundamental building blocks needed for students to elective college credit via a distance learning STEM 101 course. achieve more complex ideas. This session will address what Students immerse themselves in weekly STEM modules while principals should know to ensure their faculty are providing getting a first-hand glimpse into academic college life. the necessary technological tools for effective instruction in the classroom. hursday S essions hursday T

16 16 Charting Your Course in a Sea of Change GROUP 19. Using Digital Teaching Tools from a Principal’s Perspective Professional Practices Symposium Room 18 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Presider Major Concurrent Sessions Repeated Mr. Roger Sites Principal, Fauquier High School 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Fauquier Division Visit Exhibits, Cash Lunch & Prize Drawings Presenter Presidents Ballroom/Exhibit Hall Mr. Patrick Larkin 2012 NASSP Digital Principal Award Principal, Burlington High School Massachusetts Today’s students depend on technology to live, work and play and are the most communicative generation ever. They use communications, media, and digital technologies that affect their perspectives differently than previous generations. As learners, students need both new and traditional teaching skills. Technology enhanced tools for sharing learning are available to help schools change their instructional methods and improve student achievement. This session will feature an award winning principal’s commitment to sharing learning, and his numerous platforms for that sharing that have attracted followers from across the globe.

10:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. — SPECIAL SESSION GROUP 20. Teacher Evaluation—Expectations Beginning on July 1st Amphitheatre

Presider / Trainer Ms. Janice Koslowski VASSP Board of Directors Faculty Member, Virginia Foundation For Educational Leadership Principal, Potomac Falls High School Loudoun Division Presenters / cadre of trainers Mr. Eric Brent Principal, Forest Park High School Prince William Division Mr. Lawrence W. Lenz VASSP Past President Officer, Virginia Foundation for Educational Leadership Mr. John L. Porter

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Faculty Member, Virginia Foundation for Educational hursday S essions Leadership The Virginia Department of Education has trained a cadre to provide training throughout the state in July on the new guidelines for teacher evaluation. Four members of the cadre will highlight the training in this special two hour segment that will address the seven teacher performance standards.

Charting Your Course in a Sea of Change 17 Roundtable Discussions Thursday, June 28, 2012

1:15 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. common assessments, VDOE resources, administrative Presidents Ballroom/Exhibit Hall involvement, focus on instructional practices, and professional development. Identified strategies were based on interviews The following topics will be presented as roundtable with faculty, administrators, and content specialists. discussions in the Exhibit Hall. Presenters will make three 25-minute presentations to groups of approximately ten people, with five-minute breaks between each presentation, 24. How to Become a Green Ribbon School allowing participants to hear three different presentations. Presenter Mr. Eric M. Rhoades 21. Treatment of Anaphylaxis in the School Setting: Science Coordinator Responding to the EpiPen Law Virginia Department of Education The session will offer participants an overview of the Presenter United States Department of Education (USED) Green Dr. Cynthia Cave Ribbon Schools program and the process Virginia used to Director, Office of Student Services select state nominees. The USED Green Ribbon Schools Virginia Department of Education program recognizes schools where staff, students, officials, Conferees will gain an understanding of the implication of and communities have worked together to produce energy the bill passed in the 2012 General Assembly requiring all efficient, sustainable and healthy school environments. school divisions to write and implement policies for the These schools have also ensured the sustainability and administration of epinephrine to students believed to be having environmental literacy of graduates. an anaphylactic reaction. Sample forms for documentation of training, recording use of epinephrine, sample policies, 25. Principals’ Use of a Foreign Language Professional and sample standing orders will also be reviewed during this session. Development Plan Presenter 22. Increasing Parental Involvement in Schools Dr. Lisa Harris Specialist for Foreign Languages Presenter Virginia Department of Education Ms. Becky Marable Participants will review a prototype professional development Title I Coordinator framework based on the Virginia Standards for the Professional Virginia Department of Education Practice of Teachers and the Teacher Effectiveness for Based upon the research of leading experts in the field, this Language Learning Project (TELL). The prototype will presentation is designed to provide participants with ideas for assist school divisions in designing effective professional effective strategies to increase parental engagement in Title I development plans for foreign language teachers. This middle and high schools. Participants will also be encouraged developmental framework can be used as a tool for teacher to share strategies that have increased parental involvement self-assessment and professional growth, as well as inform in their schools. administrator observations of language teachers.

23. Developing Practices for Achieving Success in 26. Fulfilling the Economic and Personal Finance Mathematics Graduation Requirements

Presenter Presenter Mr. Michael Bolling Ms. Judith P. Sams Mathematics Coordinator Business and Information Specialist Virginia Department of Education Virginia Department of Education Attendees will discuss strategies utilized by schools and This session will focus on the implementation of the graduation school divisions that were attributed to higher levels of student requirement for one credit in Economics and Personal Finance. success on the Fall 2011 Test Administration of Mathematics Courses that fulfill the requirement, professional development End-of-Course Standards of Learning tests. Strategies and resources available for instruction will be discussed, in found to have a positive impact on student achievement addition to the impact on Career and Technical Education include: analysis of the Standards of Learning and Curriculum (CTE) complete status reporting. Time will be allotted for hursday S essions hursday Framework, linked curriculum guides, teacher collaboration, answering questions from the roundtable participants. T

18 18 Charting Your Course in a Sea of Change 27. Legal Aspects of Special Education Disagreements 30. Infusing English Language Proficiency (ELP) into the Curriculum Presenters Mr. Ronald P. Geiersbach Presenter Coordinator of Due Process Services and Ms. Judy Radford Ms. Kathleen Harris English as a Second Language Coordinator Complaint Specialist Virginia Department of Education Virginia Department of Education This session will provide an overview of the 2012 edition of These attorneys will provide an overview of dispute resolution the WIDA ELP Standards. With this edition, language and in special education. The session will explore the complaints content teachers can more readily co-develop plans for process, mediation, and due process procedures. More student learning, differentiate language instruction, and create specifically, the session will incorporate discussion of (i) classroom language assessments. In addition, administrators steps to avoid disputes; (ii) effective negotiation of practices; and school leaders can support teachers in their efforts to (iii) what to expect from the mediation process; (iv) the role infuse academic language across the curriculum and be of the school administrator in the various dispute resolution advocates for English Learners and their families. processes; and (v) resources for dispute resolution. The session will also emphasize the value and process for resolving issues at the local level, if at all possible, and encourage 31. Creating an Inspirational School Culture complainants and school divisions to work together to reach Presenter a mutual understanding of special education concerns. Mr. Scott Habeeb VASSP Board of Directors 28. Building Better Citizens for America Assistant Principal, Salem High School Presenter Salem Division

Dr. Richard A. Turner Just as school leaders encourage teachers to create engaging VASSP Immediate Past President lessons that teach content, we must also encourage them Principal, William Byrd High School to be rooted more in the things students believe about Roanoke County Division themselves and about life than in intellectual weakness. Therefore, if schools only focus on academics and do not Do you want to hear about making your students’ high actively set out to address student belief systems, they are school years more exciting? Throughout this presentation applying remedies to the wrong problem. William Byrd High School Air Force JROTC will be discussed and explored. Hear how students learn about the interesting world of Aerospace Science and are given an opportunity to 32. Professional Learning Community (PLC) Data develop their leadership skills by filling top level positions Meetings in the program. Graduation as a cadet from this program can give your students a leg up on qualifying for College or Presenters University ROTC scholarships. Additionally, the application Ms. Angela Wright process to incorporate a JROTC program at your school will Principal and be discussed. Mr. Scott Belako Assistant Principal, Caroline Middle School Caroline Division 29. Creating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Academics in Secondary Schools Biweekly data meetings are to be held and viewed as a source of support among teachers. These meetings will also Presenter hold teachers accountable for looking at data as a team and Dr. Glenn A. Anderson functioning as a PLC. Information kept in data binders and on Specialist, Agricultural Education and Related Clusters data walls exemplify that teachers have autonomy to decide

Virginia Department of Education what data is used and how to present it. T hursday S essions Did you know that over the next decade, jobs in science are projected to increase by 12 percent; jobs in technology are expected to increase by more than 17 percent; jobs in engineering are projected to increase by 11 percent; and jobs in mathematics are projected to increase by 22 percent? This session will highlight best practices in Virginia’s current STEM academies and will outline how to become a Governor’s STEM Academy.

Charting Your Course in a Sea of Change 19 33. Evaluating Principal Interns 36. Leadership 101

Presenter Presenter Dr. Glenn L. Koonce Dr. Lee V. Fowler VASSP Past President Principal, Jolliff Middle School 1990 Outstanding High School Principal of Virginia Chesapeake Division Associate Dean, School of Education You are probably not fully prepared to manage people. Regent University You probably obtained your current job in administration The University has designed an instrument to evaluate the because you excelled in the classroom or you were a strong intern in the leadership preparation program’s principal disciplinarian. You have little or no training in managing internship. The instrument contains 24 items derived from adults, but that is now the focus of your job. This presentation the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium standards addresses this necessary skill through the use of humor, that define the elements of appropriate practice for principal common sense, and anecdotes to painlessly apply leadership preparation. In an effort to gain greater alignment in the scoring lessons we need today more than ever. of the instrument a rubric has been developed. The purpose of this session is to present and discuss rubric elements making it a more effective evaluation tool. 37. Identifying—Responding—Succeeding: A Process to Intervention

34. Standards-Based Grading in Middle School: Presenters Lessons Learned in Year One Ms. Rita Simpson Principal and Presenters Ms. Melissa George Mr. D. Alex Bergren Assistant Principal, Virginia Beach Middle School Principal and Virginia Beach Division Ms. Lauren Gay Efficient and effective utilization of a systematic intervention 7th grade Science Teacher, Princess Anne Middle School process, Response to Intervention (RtI), will be discussed as Virginia Beach Division well as how this system is able to properly identify students In 2011-2012, 7th grade science teachers at Princess Anne in need of interventions. RtI is a problem-solving process Middle School implemented a standards-based grading designed to prevent long-term failure by matching instruction system. A blue print on how to utilize standards-based and interventions to students’ needs while continually grading will be discussed. An overview of the challenges and monitoring progress. Implementation is based on a three tier benefits of this program will also be included. pyramid of interventions encompassing instruction, balanced assessment, and remediation programs. 35. Setting Sail with Response to Intervention 38. English Language Learners and the On-Time Presenters Graduation Rate Ms. Sharon E. Pope Principal, Harry F. Byrd Middle School and Presenters Ms. Kimberly G. Sigler Dr. Kathryn L. Catina Principal, Pocahontas Middle School Assistant Principal and Henrico Division Ms. Julie O’Bryant Administrators establishing a pilot Response to Intervention Counselor, James River High School (RtI) program will learn how two demographically different Chesterfield Division middle schools “set sail” during the 2011-2012 school year. Learn about a program that promotes English Language This session will address how to move from the RtI theoretical Learners successfully graduating in four years. Three points framework to the actual piloting of RtI in school with 800- will be explored and discussed: program planning, course 1,000 students. Learn what we did, what worked, and what descriptions, and instructional strategies. didn’t work. A video, summary of data, and other useful facts will be included throughout the session that will assist in launching new RtI programs. hursday S essions hursday T

20 20 Charting Your Course in a Sea of Change 39. Implementing a 990 Hour Calendar in a Virginia 42. Instructional Leadership: Charting the Course with High School Powerful Professional Development Tools

Presenter Presenters Dr. Lori Watrous Ms. Ashley Ellis Principal, Lancaster High School Coordinator of License Professional Development and Lancaster Division Mrs. Antonia M. Fox Information obtained from a study of implementation of a 2012 Outstanding High School Principal of Virginia shortened school calendar, including a June session, in two York High School Virginia counties will be discussed. Firsthand experience York Division including pros and cons will be presented. Administrative and Protocols provide structure to professional conversations and teacher perceptions will be addressed. make the most of the limited time educators have to engage in professional development together. Explore, practice, and take away new protocols for looking at student work, 40. “Eagle Watch” Student-Educator Program summarizing and organizing content, and running efficient Presenters meetings. Reflect on your school’s current capacity to engage in and sustain collaborative conversation and professional Dr. Maurice Smith learning communities. Assistant Principal Mrs. Lucy Carson Principal and 43. You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: Leading and Mrs. Teresa Vance Communicating Through It All Lead Teacher, Prince Edward County Middle School Prince Edward Division Presenters “Eagle Watch” is a mentoring program initiated by Prince Ms. Betsy Overkamp-Smith Edward Middle School Principal Lucy B. Carson, after she Coordinator of Community and Public Relations and read the book Raise the Bar and Closing the Gap: Whatever It Ms. Amy C. Colley Takes by Dufour, Dufour, Eaker & Karhanek (2010). In the Director of Elementary Instruction and K-12 Professional book, the authors noted that a designated “good friend teacher Development or secretary” who will take an “intense personal interest in the York Division student” was one level of support implemented in schools School leaders face many daily disruptions and unusual for reaching the intentional non-learner. “Eagle Watch” is situations, but fundamental leadership and communication designed to improve student achievement through building strategies shouldn’t change. This session will focus on positive adult-student relationships. proven methods to navigate those times when one-of-a-kind situations might affect our judgment and actions. 41. Navigate Change with Walk-Through Observations 44. Breaking Down Virginia’s Cohort Graduation and Presenter Dropout Rates Dr. Carol C. Robinson VASSP Past President Presenter Faculty Member, Virginia Foundation for Educational Ms. Susan Williams Leadership Manager, Educational Applications Walk-through observations can be a dynamic course Virginia Department of Education of action to enhance student learning. Virginia’s new It’s a 48 Minutes Investigation of cohort calculations – Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria The Virginia On-time Graduation Rate, the Graduation/ encourages teachers to become engaged in the hallmarks of Completion Index, the Federal Graduation Indicator, and the a true professional: reflection, self-monitoring, collaborative Cohort Dropout Rate – that might tell you something new interaction, and external peer observations. During this about your school. This examination starts with student-level T session, administrators will examine pragmatic processes that data and ends with you being all the wiser. Along the way, we hursday S essions engage teachers in active data collections, in pensive dialogue break down the calculations, and show the effects of bad data. to improve knowledge and skills, and resilient strategies to This is one episode session you won’t want to miss. successfully navigate today’s sea of change.

Charting Your Course in a Sea of Change 21 45. Websites and Applications for Administrators 49. Identifying and Managing Concussions: Changes in State Law Presenter Mr. David S. Ellena Presenters VASSP Board of Directors Dr. Debbie Pfeiffer NASSP Board of Directors Specialist and Coordinator of State Training for Traumatic Principal, Tomahawk Creek Middle School Brain Injuries Chesterfield Division Virginia Department of Education and This session will focus on applications and websites that Ms. Sara Tonizzo administrators can use to improve work performance and Traumatic Brain Injury Trainer productivity. The presenter will focus on fifteen items including Virginia Commonwealth University’s Partnership for People five applications for the iPad and iPhone, five websites, and five with Disabilities personal apps. These items will assist administrators in doing The Virginia Board of Education distributed guidelines for day-to-day tasks and communication. The personal apps will policy on concussions in student athletes in July 2011. In this be focused on some fun things they can do with technology. session, specialists from the Virginia Department of Education and from Virginia Commonwealth University will use slides, video clips, and discussion to increase awareness regarding 46. Improving Attendance identification and management of students in the classroom Presenter following concussions. Mr. Craig Reed Principal, Prince Edward County High School 50. Successful Spring SOL Testing Schedule Preparation Prince Edward Division Presenter Attendance of students is critical for student achievement. A high attendance rate depends on a clear and precise policy; Mr. Albert Green however, attendance can also be improved by creating an Principal, Mathews High School environment in which students are excited about coming to Mathews Division school. This session will describe activities that will encourage The purpose of this session is to illustrate how careful and reward increased attendance in a school. consideration of the testing schedule will positively impact test scores. Demonstration of test schedules and “test 47. Flexible Scheduling That Works preparation sessions” prior to testing will be reviewed and discussed. Examples of benefits and positive results will be Presenters given throughout the presentation. Dr. Thomas W. Taylor Principal and Ms. Jennifer Smith 2:40 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Assistant Principal, Charlottesville High School Charlottesville Division Visit Exhibits / Prize Drawings / Ice Cream Social VASSP Exhibitors Reception Following Breaking Ranks suggestions, we have successfully Music provided by The Mike Lucci Band implemented a pedagogical “flex” schedule that blends the traditional 8 period day with A/B block and 4x4 block classes Presidents Ballroom/Exhibit Hall based on student need and research. Also, information on our student tracking and discipline management system is provided.

48. Making Sure Our Students Get it

Presenter Mr. Abe E. Jeffers VASSP Board of Directors Principal, R.E. Lee High School Fairfax County Division 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Conference Party In this roundtable we will discuss organizational and structural Sponsored by Herff Jones devices that have been utilized at Lee High School to assist Taylor Adams in managing remediation and credit recovery efforts. Please come prepared to share your ideas and experiences as we join hursday S essions hursday

T in a dialogue focusing on helping students.

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7:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Registration 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Fifth General Session Coffee available 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Auditorium Courtesy of Lifetouch Promenade Presider Mrs. Carolyn F. Bernard President 7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Fourth General Session Breakfast Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals (Meal ticket required) Adams Introduction Presider Dr. Keith Perrigan Mrs. Carolyn F. Bernard VASSP President-Elect President Washington Division Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals Speaker Speaker Colonel Arthur J. Athens USMC (Retired) Dr. Robert D. Holsworth Director, Stockdale Center for Ethical 2008 Frank E. Flora Lamp of Knowledge Award Leadership, United States Naval Academy Political Analyst & Media Commentator “Back to Basics: The Fundamentals “2012 State Politics: The Expected Impact of Leadership” for Public School Education” 11:00 a.m. Grand Prize Drawing and Conference Adjournment F riday S essions

Charting Your Course in a Sea of Change 23 Graduate Credit Offered in Conjunction with the Virginia Middle and High School Principals Conference & Exposition June 26-June 29, 2012

Take advantage of this opportunity to earn VCU credit and to grow professionally. VCU, in conjunction with the Virginia Middle and High School Principals Conference and Exposition, offers a course that easily accommodates busy schedules. In the spirit of the conference theme, “Charting Your Course in a Sea of Change,” the credit offering is structured to enable you to take advantage of self-guided learning and reflection.

Graduate Course Credit Information

• Tuition for the 1-credit VCU graduate course, $318.00.

• Tuition for the 2-credit VCU graduate course, $636.00.

• Tuition for the 3-credit VCU graduate course, $954.00.

• You must complete a VCU Course Registration Form at the conference.

• tuition payment is to be made payable to VASSP.

Note: VCU graduate topics courses (ADMS 651, Topics in Administration) are designed to be offered for special topics for variable credits and are repeatable for credit. You should consult with your university faculty advisor to determine if this course meets specific degree program requirements.

For additional information or if you have questions, contact: Professor John S. Oehler, Ed.D. 2001 Frank E. Flora Lamp of Knowledge Award Dean Emeritus, VCU School of Education E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Phone: (804) 364-2794 Fax: (804) 364-2794 (call before faxing) Graduate Credit I nformation Credit Graduate

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