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2013-VASSP VDOE-Prog Shaping leadershipSuccessful Solutions The 86th Annual Virginia Middle and High School Principals Conference and Exposition The Homestead - Hot Springs, Virginia June 23-26, 2013 Cosponsored by the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals and the Virginia Department of Education ConferenCe at a GlanCe Daily Schedule and Major Conference Activities reGistration Hours tuesday, June 25 school law Clinic registration 7:00 a.m. VASSP exhibit show opens Sunday 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 Sunday Noon - 1:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Third General Session Conference registration Professional Practice symposium Sunday Noon - 4:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Learning Labs Monday 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tuesday 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Learning Labs Wednesday 7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Visit exhibits Golf outing Lunch & Prize Drawings Sunday 1:00 p.m. 1:15 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. Roundtable Discussions 2:40 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Visit Exhibits VASSP Bookstore Sponsored by Rowman & Littlefield Education Prize Drawings Monday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Ice Cream Social Tuesday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sponsored by Complimentary morning coffee provided daily for all Conferees by Lifetouch Old Dominion University 5:00 p.m. Exhibits Close ConferenCe ScheDule 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Annual Conference Party Sponsored by Herff Jones sunday, June 23 1:00 p.m. Golf Outing Wednesday, June 26 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. School Law Clinic 7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Fourth General Session Breakfast (Meal ticket required) 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. School Data As a Leadership Tool 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Fifth General Session 11:00 a.m. Conference Adjournment Monday, June 24 Grand Prize Drawing 8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Annual VASSP Business 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. Learning Labs 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Learning Labs 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Conference Entertainment 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 18 Roundtable Discussions 18 Ice Cream Social & Conference Party 23 Fourth General Session Breakfast 23 Fifth General Session 23 Graduate Credit for Participation 24 Conference Evaluation Form 25 Conference Sponsor and Exhibitor Directory 27 4 Hotel floor Plan Hotel Hotel f loor Plan Hot Springs, Virginia GROUND FLOOR HELPFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS BLUE RIDGE REGENCY BALLROOM WEST Allegheny Outfitters/ Outdoor Activities . 57760 10TH FLOOR Babysitting . 57956 PIEDMONT REGENCY BALLROOM W, E RO INDO FOYER OTTAG GRAND BALLROOM A, C B & TO SP SCLU N SPA Bell Stand . 57571 WEST KID TAVER O EAD'S Spa Salon SAM SN R POOL Fitness Center Bowling Center . 57548 APPALACHIAN REGENCY BALLROOM Spa Treatments EAST GRAND Cascades Golf Club . 57994 FORMAL NG BALLROOM I ’S GARDEN W FOYER T M # O Casino Sports Shop . 57943 WESRO 75 - 99 BOWLING LOBBY Central Activities . 53860 GRAND BALLROOM EAST Concierge. 57741 STAIR THE WINE HUNT Convention Services . 57515 DINING ROOM ROOM ROOM DOMINION Dining Reservations . 57989 ROOM TO CASINO LAWN Equestrian . 57990 LOBBY GROUP SALES 5 Falconry . 57773 OFFICE TOW THE 9 ER 1766 CO 4 GRILLE Front Desk . 57755 EMPIRE THEAT RE COMMONWEALTH ROOM ROOM RR STRATFORD 8 ID IO O T Housekeeping . 57758 R 3 PA MT. 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THE HOBBY HORSE 15 - 25 Shaping Successful Leadership Solutions Welcome We are not sure 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 employ. We do know, however, that for 86 consecutive years this important meeting – jointly sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education and VASSP (and in recent years 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, in its ninth decade, continues as we examine policies, study best practices, and entertain new initiatives conducive to these expectations. Not every principal has to lead in the same way, but all principals who are effective will most certainly need to lead in ways that maximize their ability to shape successful solutions to the challenges which face us in education. Indeed, change is the one constant in education. In the public school, there is usually one leader with ultimate responsibility for driving a specific change initiative. This individual 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 affect changes as expeditiously, smoothly, and efficiently as possible. Our 2013 Summer Conference theme, S3 – Shaping Successful Solutions, addresses the school principal’s need to constantly administer and foster success in schools in an era of unprecedented, high stakes accountability. Dedicated to growing the school leaders of today and tomorrow, the conference aims to help current and emerging leaders discover and employ the best of who they are. The Old Dominion and its public schools are much different, of course, in this second decade of the millennium than during Governor Byrd’s 1920s era. Over many years, strategies and techniques have constantly changed in public school education improvement, yet the values and ideals which have guided this conference from its beginning remain steadfast. The Summer Conference Planning Committee works diligently to bring speakers and topics of universal interest and current import to school principals and assistant principals. This year, it is our goal to equip you with the tools we need to meet the challenges and changes which lie ahead. We encourage you to enjoy over fifty presentations, widespread social networking opportunities, and, most importantly, the chance to shape successful solutions for your schools. The conference education topics continue to emphasize the role of the principal in increasing student achievement through the following strands: SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, Administration, AND Management SOL/Curriculum AND Instruction/Remediation SOA/Accountability NCLB/NCLB Waivers/AyP/Teacher Quality/LEP/Special Education Assessment AND Data ANALySIS Instructional Technology STUDENT Services AND Programs (E.G., school safety, discipline, dropout PREVENTION) Personal (E.G., stress management, TIME management, health AND fitness awareness) Educational Law AND POLICy Welcome As always, we thank you for your continued support of the Conference and your efforts to move the school principalship toward a stronger and increasingly viable leadership role in the education of Virginia’s youth. 2013 Summer Conference Planning Committee Shaping Successful Leadership Solutions 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 2013-2014 dues Updating your membership information Registering your e-mail address Checking out our national affiliate — NASSP Picking up your complimentary VASSP lapel pin (members only) Picking up your Monday luncheon ticket ervices Center ervices s Center Hours Mount Vernon Foyer Sunday, June 23 — Noon - 4:00 p.m. Monday, June 24 — 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. P Membership P Membership Tuesday, June 25 — 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 26 — 7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
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