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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. Tuesday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Ice Cream Social 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 Hotel Floor Plan
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4 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
Center Hours Mount Vernon Foyer Sunday, June 23 — Noon - 4:00 p.m. Monday, June 24 — 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 25 — 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 26 — 7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. ervices Center S ervices P Membership ASS V
6 Shaping Successful Leadership Solutions 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. Eric Brent Shirley Booker Michael Davidson Executive Assistant to VASSP Immediate Past President VASSP Past President VASSP Board of Directors VASSP Board of Directors VASSP Board of Directors the Superintendent VASSP Board of Directors VFEL Officer, Board of Trustees Prince William Division Amelia Division Smyth Division Virginia Department Chesapeake Division Franklin County Division of Education
David Ellena, Ed.D. Abe Jeffers Janice Koslowski Lawrence Lenz Brian Matney, Ph.D. Michelle Morgan VASSP President-Elect VASSP Board of Directors VASSP Board of Directors VASSP Past President VASSP Board of Directors VASSP Board of Directors Chesterfield Division VFEL Faculty VFEL Project Coordinator VFEL Faculty Virginia Beach Division Bedford Division Fairfax County Division Loudoun Division VFEL Officer, Board of Trustees Conference Planning Committee
Keith Perrigan, Ed.D. Sharon Pope Carol Robinson, Ed.D. Richard Turner, Ed.D. Donald Vale John Word, Sr., Ed.D. VASSP President VASSP Board of Directors VASSP Past President VASSP Past President VASSP Past President VASSP Board of Directors Washington Division Henrico Division VFEL Faculty Member Roanoke County Division VFEL Officer, Board of Trustees Arlington 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.
Shaping Successful Leadership Solutions 7 General Information
Conference Registration Conference Breakfast The Conference Registration Desk is located in the Mount The Fourth General Session is the conference breakfast to Vernon Foyer. Registration hours are: be held Wednesday, June 26 from 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. The featured speaker is Dr. Belle Wheelan, President of the Sunday, June 23 Tuesday, June 25 Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission Noon - 4:00 p.m. 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Colleges, Atlanta, Georgia. The breakfast requires the purchase of an admission ticket. Please pick up your ticket Monday, June 24 Wednesday, June 26 from the Conference Registration Desk by noon on Tuesday. 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
To reach the registration desk via house phone, call 2013 VASSP Exhibit Show The demands of VASSP members have resulted in the extension 57487. For calls from outside of the hotel, attraction of many companies that will display the latest please dial (540) 839-7487. products and services for middle and high school educators. These exhibitors from state and national companies will Name Badge gather under one roof to create one of the finest educational Your name badge is your entry ticket to all conference trade shows seen by Virginia’s school principals. One of the presentations, receptions, and the Exhibit Show. Please wear major prizes will be given at the Ice Cream Social in the Exhibit it at all times. Complimentary name badges for spouses Hall on Tuesday afternoon. Our exhibitors are proving to be and children are available at the Conference Registration instrumental in keeping our conference registration costs Desk; however, due to the size of our conference, attendance down. We urge you to visit their booths and take advantage at breakout sessions is restricted to those paying the full of this opportunity to acquaint yourselves with these fine registration fee. Spouses not registered as conference professionals and their products. Children in the Exhibit Hall participants may only participate in the Exhibit Show, general must be accompanied by an adult at all times. The VASSP sessions, and conference receptions. Spouses who are also Exhibit Show is located in the Grand Ballroom (Exhibit Hall). school administrators will need to register for the conference The Exhibit Show hours are: and pay the registration fee. Children are not permitted in the Exhibit Show without a parent. Tuesday, June 25 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Ribbons All conference refreshment breaks on Tuesday will be held VASSP members give unselfishly of their time and energy in the Exhibit Hall. A continental breakfast for all registered to make the Association successful. Those individuals who participants will be available in the Exhibit Hall at 7:00 a.m. are serving on boards and committees are wearing ribbons on Tuesday. Many hotels and corporations have contributed attached to their name badges. Please take a moment to prizes which will be given away during the refreshment thank them for their efforts on behalf of Virginia’s middle and breaks. You can register for additional prizes at the booth of high school administrators. many participating exhibitors in the Exhibit Hall. (The grand prize drawing will be held on Wednesday, June 26 at 11:00 VASSP Awards a.m. during the Fifth General Session.) One of the highlights of the Summer Conference is the presentation of the annual awards, including Outstanding VASSP Bookstore High School Principal of Virginia, Outstanding Middle School The VASSP Bookstore is sponsored by Rowman & Littlefield Principal of Virginia, Outstanding Secondary School Assistant Education — a leading national publisher of educational Principal of Virginia, and Frank E. Flora Lamp of Knowledge leadership books. The Bookstore is located in the Mount Award. Vernon Room. Bookstore hours are: Monday, June 24 Tuesday, June 25 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. Wright to be held on Monday, June 24 from 11:45 a.m. to 2:00 Business Center p.m. For assistance with faxes, copies and computer services, go This luncheon is included in your conference fee; however, to the Business Center, located across from the Hotel Front you must pick up your ticket in advance. Please pick up your Desk. luncheon ticket when you register. General I nformation General
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Conference Receptions Recertification Points Eye-opener coffee receptions are sponsored every morning The Virginia Middle and High School Principals Conference by Lifetouch from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the Mount & Exposition qualifies for 15 recertification points – five per Vernon Foyer. Balfour of Virginia will be featuring The Mike day – according to the Virginia Recertification Manual. The Lucci Band, a Chicago-style rockin’ rhythm and blues band, on Pre-Conference School Law Clinic and the Pre-Conference Monday evening from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The Exhibitor’s School Data as a Leadership Tool Workshop for Principals Ice Cream Social, sponsored by Old Dominion University, will qualify for an additional five recertification points each. If be held in the Exhibit Hall on Tuesday afternoon from 2:40 you are making a conference presentation, you qualify for 15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Herff Jones will be hosting the Annual points per topic presentation. For more information, please Conference Party on Tuesday evening from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 refer to the recertification manual and consult your employing p.m. These events are open to all conferees and guests. educational agency.
Presentation PowerPoints & Handouts Graduate Credit for Participation An easily accessible website contains all presenter handouts Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and PowerPoint presentation slides. The site is available for is offering for the 14th consecutive year all conferees at www.vassp.org/2013_presentations. graduate credit – one (1), two (2), or three (3) graduate hours - structured to enable you to take advantage of self-guided VASSP Membership Services Center learning while participating in the annual conference. (Please The Membership Services Center is located in the Mount see page 24.) Contact information, curriculum requirements, Vernon Foyer. Visit the Center to (1) join VASSP/NASSP, (2) costs, and registration materials are available at the VCU update your membership information, including your current Course Registration Desk in the Mount Vernon Foyer. e-mail address, (3) pay your 2013-2014 dues, (4) receive information about association benefits, products and services, Concierge desk (5) receive your conference press release, (6) pick up your For assistance with hotel amenities, sightseeing, area reserved meal tickets, and (7) pick up your complimentary attractions and restaurant reservations, visit the Concierge VASSP pin. The Center is open during conference registration Desk, located in the Great Hall. hours. Cell Phones Press Room As a courtesy to your colleagues, please silence cell phones Media representatives are requested to report to the during all conference sessions. Conference Registration Desk upon arrival. A complimentary conference press release is available at www.vassp.org/2013_ presentations. Conference Evaluation To assist us in evaluating your conference experience, please take time to complete the evaluation form in the back of your Recycling Name Badges program. Those turning in completed evaluations by 11:00 Please help protect the environment by recycling your name a.m. on Wednesday morning will be entered into a drawing badge at the completion of the conference. Deposit your to win the Grand Prize, a complimentary two-night stay at name badge in the recycling bin located at the Conference The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia. Please return your Registration Desk after the conference. evaluation form to the Conference Registration Desk. Each conferee will be given a drawing ticket in exchange for the Social Media completed form. The Conference Planning Committee values Do you have a Twitter account? your input! Make sure that you are tweeting General I nformation from your sessions at VASSP/VDOE to keep all of our participants informed on what you are learning and what Your satisfaction and enjoyment is happening at the conference. Use #VASSP2013 to tell us are our highest priorities! what session you are in and what great ideas you are getting If you have a problem or concern, please let us know so we to take back to your school. If you are not on Twitter, there is may help. VASSP staff is available to answer questions, an hour long session and a roundtable session on how to set troubleshoot problems, or address concerns. Ask any staff up your own Personal Learning Network and get started! member at the Conference Registration Desk, or call extension 57487 if you need assistance.
Shaping Successful Leadership Solutions 9 Sunday, June 23
Pre-Conference Programs
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Registration Conference Registration Desk — Mount Vernon Foyer
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. School law clinic Qualifies for 15 recertification points or one VCU graduate credit hour Regency Ballroom West
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. What the Secondary Principal Needs to Know about Special Education Law Ms. Kathleen S. Mehfoud, Esq. Attorney-At-Law Partner, 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 and Professor, Lynchburg College Faculty Member, Virginia Foundation for Educational Leadership
4:10 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Workplace Issues with Teachers and Principals Ms. Dena Rosenkrantz, Esq. Senior Staff Attorney Virginia Education Association
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. School Data as a Leadership Tool Workshop Qualifies for 15 recertification points or one VCU graduate credit hour Regency Ballroom East
Ms. Annie Harman Faculty Member Virginia Foundation For Educational Leadership Ms. Beverly Rabil Priority Schools Coordinator Virginia Department of Education Pre-Conference Programs Pre-Conference
10 Shaping Successful Leadership Solutions Monday, June 24
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration 2013 Outstanding High School Principal of the Year Coffee available 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Mrs. Gracie R. Agnew Courtesy of Lifetouch Magna Vista High School Henry Division Mount Vernon Foyer
8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Annual VASSP Business Meeting, Awards, and Election of Officers 2013 Outstanding Secondary School Assistant Principal Stratford Room of the Year Dr. Paula X. Johnson Landstown High School 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. VASSP Bookstore Open Virginia Beach Division Mount Vernon Room
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. opening General Session Grand Ballroom West introduction Ms. Tina Turner Presider Assistant Principal, Hidden Valley High School Dr. Keith S. Perrigan Roanoke County Division President Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals Speaker Principal, Patrick Henry High School Washington Division Dr. Steven Douglas Psychologist and Professional Speaker Welcome Dr. Randy D. Barrack “Coping with Life’s Thorniest Problems” Executive Director Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals
Greetings 11:45 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. second General Session Mr. David M. Foster, Esq. Luncheon President Commonwealth Room Virginia Board of Education Presider Dr. Keith S. Perrigan Award Presentations President 2013 Frank E. Flora Lamp of Knowledge Award Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals Mr. Leonard A. Gereau Retired Franklin County Superintendent and Former Virginia Department of Education Speaker Office of School Improvement Liaison Dr. Patricia I. Wright Superintendent of Public Instruction Virginia Department of Education 2013 Outstanding Middle School Principal of the Year Commonwealth of Virginia Mr. Steven D. Parker Cedar Lee Middle School
Fauquier Division Monday S essions
Shaping Successful Leadership Solutions 11 Department of Education Colloquium Monday, June 24, 2013
2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Learning Labs GROUP 3. Teacher Effectiveness for Language Sessions will repeat at 3:30 p.m. Learning Chesapeake Room Group 1. Mathematics Standards of Learning Instructional and Assessment Update Presider Appalachian Room Mrs. Carole A. Kihm Principal,Longfellow Middle School Presider Fairfax Division Mr. Timothy McClung Presenter 2012 Outstanding Middle School Principal of the Year Principal, Central Academy Middle School Dr. Lisa A. Harris Botetourt Division Specialist for Foreign Languages Virginia Department of Education Presenter Evaluating teacher effectiveness in foreign language Mr. Michael Bolling classrooms is a continuing challenge for administrators. Mathematics Coordinator This session will provide a connection between the national Virginia Department of Education Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning (TELL) Project This session will provide information on the implementation and the Virginia Standards for the Professional Practice of of the 2009 Mathematics Standards of Learning and the Teachers (VSPPT). The TELL Project tools include classroom impact on instruction and assessment. Included in the walk-through and observation protocols to support discussion will be dialog concerning resources available to instruction, descriptions of observable behaviors, and a support school-level administrators and teachers. plan for the professional development of foreign language teachers. Handouts will provide a crosswalk between the TELL Project and the VSPPT elements. Group 2. The Virginia Tiered System of Supports in Middle and High Schools Blue Ridge Room Group 4. Improving Outcomes for Students with Disabilities within Virginia’s Accountability System Presider Hunt Room Dr. Clara J. Scott Principal, Adult Career Development Center Presider Richmond City Division Ms. Shirly Booker Presenters VASSP Board of Directors Principal, Amelia County Middle School Dr. Cynthia A. Cave Amelia Division Director of Student Services, Virginia Department of Education and Presenter Ms. Regina Pierce Ms. Samantha Marsh Hollins VTSS Coach/Consultant, Educational Consultant Director, SPED Program Improvement The Virginia Tiered System of Supports (RtI) has been Virginia Department of Education working with divisions as they move from the elementary This session will focus on data and resources related to level to middle and high school. The principles remain, but determining performance and outcomes of students with the practices change. The practicalities of laying a system’s disabilities. The Office of Special Education Program foundation will serve as a guidepost for implementation, with Improvement serves as a link between Special Education consideration of how the process looks different at the upper and Student Services and the Office of School Improvement levels. The VTSS “tool box” will be shared. and is able to offer access to targeted training, resources and technical assistance aimed at improving performance of students with disabilities. Monday S essions Monday
12 Shaping Successful Leadership Solutions 13 GROUP 5. Understanding Federal Accountability: This session will provide information, instruction and Revised Annual Measurable Objectives assessment on the 2010 English Standards of Learning (SOL). Lexington Room Information on SOL Reading and Writing Resources and classroom “look-fors” will be included. Presider Mr. Lawrence W. Lenz GROUP 8. Examining Best Practices in Academic and VASSP Past President Career Planning and Industry Credentialing Officer, Virginia Foundation for Educational Leadership Tower Suite Presenter Mr. Christopher Kelly Presider Education Coordinator Dr. Richard A. Turner Virginia Department of Education VASSP Past President Principal, William Byrd High School Under provisions of Virginia’s approved plan for flexibility Roanoke County Division from certain requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), all schools and subgroups Presenter of students must now meet revised annual measurable Mr. Joseph Wharff objectives (AMOs) in reading and mathematics, as well as School Counseling Career Connections Specialist meet the federal graduation indicator (FGI). Participants will Virginia Department of Education learn about the methodology used to establish revised AMOs, The Academic and Career Plan (ACP) and Industry the ways a school or subgroup can meet AMOs, and how Credentialing requirement will take effect for 9th grade AMOs are applied to identify schools needing extra support. students in 2013-2014. Both requirements will be examined and explained. Data, resources, and best practices for GROUP 6. Science Standards of Learning Instructional implementation will be shared with participants. Assessment Update Piedmont Room GROUP 9. Virginia’s Model Teacher Evaluation System Presider Theatre Ms. Kimberly Davis Ringstaff Principal, Richlands High School Presider Tazewell Division Mr. Michael A. Davidson Presenter VASSP Board of Directors Mr. Eric M. Rhoades Principal, Marion Senior High School Director, Office of Science and Health Education Smyth Division Virginia Department of Education Presenter The session will provide information on the implementation of Mr. Mark R. Allan the 2010 Science Standards of Learning (SOL) and associated Director, Office of Licensure and School Leadership instructional resources. Included in the presentation will be Virginia Department of Education a discussion of the accompanying assessments including the In April 2011, the Board of Education approved Guidelines technology enhanced items. for the Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Teachers that went into effect on July 1, 2012. This GROUP 7. Secrets to Success with the English presentation will provide an overview of the revised teacher Standards of Learning performance standards with a focus on Standard 7 – Student Academic Progress. Stratford Room
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Mrs. Elizabeth “Bet” Neale Monday S essions Director of Government Relations and Lead Lobbyist Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals Presenter Ms. Tracy Fair Robertson English Coordinator Virginia Department of Education
13 Shaping Successful Leadership Solutions 13 GROUP 10. Strengthening Educator Preparation and Licensure Requirements – Proposed Changes Tuesday, June 25 Empire Room 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Presider Exhibits Open / Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Dr. David S. Ellena VASSP President-Elect 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast Principal, Tomahawk Creek Middle School Available to conference registrants and exhibitors only. Chesterfield Division Exhibit Hall / Grand Ballroom Presenter Ms. Patty S. Pitts 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration Assistant Superintendent for Teacher Education and Licensure Virginia Department of Education Mount Vernon Foyer Coffee available 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. in the Exhibit Hall The Virginia Board of Education began the process to revise the Regulations Governing the Review and Approval of Education 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. VASSP Bookstore Open Programs in Virginia and the Licensure Regulations for School Sponsored by Rowman & Littlefield Personnel. This presentation will provide an overview of proposed revisions to the regulations that are designed to Mount Vernon Room strengthen educator preparation and licensure requirements. 8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. third General Session Regency Ballroom West
Presider Dr. Keith S. Perrigan President Department of Education Colloquium Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals
Introduction 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Learning Labs Repeated Ms. Carolyn F. Bernard Groups 1 - 10 VASSP Immediate Past President Principal, Grassfied High School 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Chesapeake Division Conference Entertainment in the Great Hall speakers Balfour of Virginia presents Mr. Anthony F. Markel The Mike Lucci Band Markel Corporation
Mr. James E. Ukrop New Richmond Adventures
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14 Shaping Successful Leadership Solutions Professional Practices Symposium Tuesday, June 25, 2013
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Learning Labs GROUP 13. Curriculum Alignment: How Does a Sessions will be presented one time only. Non-repeating Principal Know the Curriculum is Aligned? [One session only. Non-repeating.] GROUP 11. A Small School Division’s Approach to Chesapeake Room Multi-Tiered Intervention Presider [One session only. Non-repeating.] Appalachian Room Mr. Donald Vale VASSP Past President Presider Officer, Virginia Foundation for Educational Leadership Principal, Thomas Harrison Middle School Mr. Robert Almond Harrisonburg Division Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Virginia Department of Education Presenter Presenters Dr. Kathleen M. Smith Director, Office of School Improvement Mr. Jeffery Smith Virginia Department of Education Superintendent and Ms. Linda Minor As SOL content standards are changed, principals are often Director of Instruction told that the curriculum has been re-aligned to the new West Point Division standards. Teachers often insist that they have aligned their teaching to the new standards, yet scores on the SOL Participants will be provided with an overview of a division- assessment are lower than previous years. This session will wide multi-tiered instructional model and its framework examine practical ways for principals to check for alignment for teaching and learning. Participants will become of the written, taught, and tested curriculum. knowledgeable of how the multi-tiered system has impacted student achievement outcomes. Additionally, participants will become familiar with how a multi-tiered system provides a systematic approach to providing interventions and helping 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Learning Labs students to overcome barriers to learning. Sessions will be repeated at 10:45 p.m.
GROUP 12. Creating and Expanding Your Personal GROUP 14. Transformational Leadership: Practical Learning Network Lessons for 21st Century Administrators [One session only. Non-repeating.] Empire Room Blue Ridge Room Presider Presider Dr. Glenn L. Koonce Mr. James Persons 1990 Outstanding High School Principal of the Year Principal, Stone Bridge High School VASSP Past President Loudoun Division Associate Dean & Chair Presenter Education Leadership Programs Regent University School of Education Dr. David S. Ellena VASSP President-Elect Presenter Principal, Tomahawk Creek Middle School Dr. Marcus J. Newsome Chesterfield Division Superintendent, Chesterfield County During this session, the presenter will provide information Conferees will examine transformational leadership that on creating your own “Personal Learning Network.” You will galvanizes support and buy-in, and guides organizations to learn how to leverage social media to create an endless and T
unprecedented success. They will also get a glimpse of future uesday S essions constantly renewing source of professional development trends that will impact education and society. Participants will resources. Learn to create, manage and develop your PLN. leave this session with new hope, optimism, and strategies This session includes demonstrations and instruction on to face social, political, and economic challenges that impact how to use Twitter, Delicious, and other apps to maximize student achievement. your PLN.
Shaping Successful Leadership Solutions 15 GROUP 15. How Effective Leaders Get Results critiques, self-reflections, portfolios, and Habits of Heart and Lexington Room Mind, results in a culture of leadership, relationships, beautiful work, and deeper learning. Implementing these best practices Presider allows learning leaders to create innovative opportunities for Mr. E. G. Bradshaw students to develop academic, college, and career success. 2009 Outstanding High School Principal of the Year Principal, Eastern View High School GROUP 17. The Administrator’s “A” Game: Strong, Culpeper Division Tall, and Confident Presenters Stratford Room Mr. Steven D. Parker 2013 Outstanding Middle School Principal of the Year Presider Principal, Cedar Lee Middle School Dr. Mark Makovec Fauquier Division Principal, Northside Middle School Mrs. Gracie R. Agnew Norfolk Division 2013 Outstanding High School Principal of the Year Presenter Principal, Magna Vista High School Henry Division Dr. Marjorie Stealey Dr. Paula X. Johnson 2010 Outstanding High School Principal of the Year 2013 Outstanding Secondary School Assistant Principal 2013 MetLife Foundation–Breakthrough Schools Award of the Year (only ten schools in the country received this award) Assistant Principal, Landstown High School Principal, Norview High School Virginia Beach Division Norfolk Division The role of the school administrator has expanded with How does a school administrator develop strength to endure increasing demands at a time when financial and human the challenges of accountability, stay above negativity, and resources are diminishing. The difference between successful develop a confident sense of purpose? Developing the skills and unsuccessful administrators is not determined by how of becoming mentally strong, learning how to not doubt many hours a day they have to perform their responsibilities. yourself, and having the confidence to take risks are the Rather, it is a function of how effectively they use the resources answers. A principal of twenty years will share how you can they have at their disposal. The panel presentation by this move a school to excellence. year’s award-winning leaders in public school education in the Commonwealth will focus on tactics and strategies they GROUP 18. The Results Are In: Now What? use effectively to achieve quality results. Theatre
GROUP 16. Shaping Learning Leaders in the Twenty- Presider First Century Ms. Consuella K. Woods Piedmont Room VASSP Past President Assistant Professor of Education Presider Randolph College Mr. Eric V. Brent Presenter VASSP Board of Directors Ms. Peyton P. White Principal, Forest Park High School Educational Manager, The College Board Prince William Division Duluth, Georgia Presenters This interactive session will enable school personnel to clarify Dr. James Thornton and effectively use the results of the PSAT/NMSQT’s free Superintendent tools such as the “Summary of Answers and Skills Report,” Ms. Karla Gravitt and “AP Potential” to identify qualified students for rigorous Ms. Laura Pittard courses; and the “My College QuickStart” website for students Ms. Sandra Boswell and to access individualized skill practice, along with career and Ms. Heather Tuck college information. With these programs, stakeholders can: Instruction Coordinators determine academic strengths and weaknesses; recognize Mecklenburg Division alignment to the VA Standards of Learning; and, formulate Learning leaders share the transformation of best practices concrete “next steps” in instruction geared to focus upon skill through Project-Based Learning. Administrators, teachers, improvement. and students learn collaboratively through active exploration, authentic experiences, real-world connections, and twenty-
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16 16 Shaping Successful Leadership Solutions GROUP 19. General Assembly 2013 Update: Changes 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Learning Labs in Virginia School Law Sessions will be presented one time only. Non-repeating Tower Suite
Presider GROUP 21. Making Our Schools Safe, One Hero Ms. Carolyn F. Bernard at a Time VASSP Immediate Past President [One session only. Non-repeating.] Principal, Grassfied High School Appalachian Room Chesapeake Division Presider Presenter Mr. Larry W. Buchanan Mrs. Elizabeth “Bet” Neale VASSP Past President Director of Government Relations and Lead Lobbyist VASSP Field Consultant Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals Presenters In recent years an increasing amount of legislation has been Dr. Keith Perrigan introduced at the Virginia General Assembly that directly VASSP President affects the role of the school principal. Consequently, many Principal, Patrick Henry High School hours are spent in Richmond at the Capitol formally testifying, Mr. Gary “Bo” Catron cajoling, persuading, listening, promoting, and protecting the Supervisor of Secondary Education and interests of middle level and high school principals, assistant Dr. Barry D. Yost principals, and Virginia’s schools. This session will review the Middle School & CTE Supervisor 2013 laws passed at this year’s General Assembly and the Washington Division educational issues that are likely to be on the agenda for the 2014 session. VASSP’s president was a member of the Governor’s Taskforce on School and Campus Safety. This presentation GROUP 20. Virginia’s Model Principal Evaluation will highlight the Taskforce’s report. In addition, the new System safety campaign launched by the Washington Division Commonwealth Room last fall will be addressed. The program entitled “Say What You See, Tell What You Know” is a community effort Presider to encourage all stakeholders to make our schools and Dr. Kevin G. Bezy communities safe. The program encompasses technology 2001 Outstanding Secondary School Assistant Principal to conveniently and anonymously report safety concerns. of the Year VASSP Past President GROUP 22. Taking School Improvement to the Next Officer, Virginia Foundation for Educational Leadership Level Principal, The Gereau Center [One session only. Non-repeating.] Franklin County Division Blue Ridge Room Presenter Presider Mr. Mark R. Allan Director, Office of Licensure and School Leadership Mrs. Hilda Kelly Virginia Department of Education Director, AdvancED Virginia - Southern Association of Colleges and Schools In February 2012, the Board of Education approved Guidelines Presenters for the Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria Mr. Mike Sturgill for Principals that goes into effect on July 1, 2013. This Principal, Chilhowie High School and presentation will provide an overview of the revised principals Mr. Samuel Blevins performance standards with a focus on Standard 7 – Student Assistant Principal, Chilhowie Middle School Academic Progress. Smyth Division T Measuring student achievement in reliable and variable uesday S essions 10:45 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. Learning Labs Repeated ways is extremely important, but is not enough. AdvancED’s systematic process has many benefits for Groups 14 - 20 schools. The well-defined process and research-based standards provide a framework for schools to achieve in every area of the schools’ operations. This session will address the advantages of SACS accreditation and the many instrumental tools available to member schools.
Shaping Successful Leadership Solutions 17 GROUP 23. Fidelity of Implementation Programs of intervention, including programs to increase [One session only. Non-repeating.] the reading level of students, increase attendance, decrease Chesapeake Room behavior interventions, provide an increase in the number of CTE completers, and many others require the principal Presider to monitor the fidelity of program implementation. Lack of the fidelity of implementation is often linked to results that Mr. C. Michael Newman VASSP Past President were less than what was expected. In this session, simple Principal, Goochland High School implementation processes are discussed. This model Goochland Division explores how a principal can easily monitor a program’s inputs, processes, and outcomes. Don’t be caught in the Presenter black hole of “no fidelity of implementation” – find out how Dr. Kathleen Smith to make a good program better and effect better results. Director, Office of School Improvement Virginia Department of Education
11:55 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Visit Exhibits, Cash Lunch & Prize Drawings Grand Ballroom/Exhibit Hall
Roundtable Discussions Tuesday, June 25, 2013
1:15 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. 25. Student Assistance Team Grand Ballroom/Exhibit Hall Presenter The following topics will be presented as roundtable Mr. Craig B. Reed discussions in the Exhibit Hall. Presenters will make three Principal, Prince Edward County High School 25-minute presentations to groups of approximately ten Prince Edward Division people, with five-minute breaks between each presentation, In order for all students to be successful, schools must allowing participants to hear three different presentations. establish support systems to reach students at various levels. The Student Assistance Team is a support system that 24. Creating a Culturally Responsive Classroom regularly analyzes individual student data to produce high gains in student achievement. Presenter Ms. Velma S. Briggs 26. Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff – Discipline More Regional Principal, J.T. Mastin High School Positively Powerful! Department of Juvenile Justice This session will provide an overview of school climate, discuss Presenter reasons for student disengagement, apply the concepts of Mr. Daniel Hand school climate to engaging and educating students and provide Educational Consultant tools such as scenarios, games and books for implementation Principals: Encourage your teachers to make more time for at the division, school and/or classroom level. Participants the “big stuff,” a positive learning environment and student will examine the impact of classroom culture on students’ achievement. This session will highlight dynamic classroom learning and school connectedness, as well as gain strategies management practices that head off problems before they for developing more positive relationship with staff. escalate or end up at your office door. These classroom management strategies can be taught to secondary students, in order to reduce classroom disruptions and decrease office referrals. uesday S essions uesday T
18 18 Shaping Successful Leadership Solutions 27. Literacy at the Secondary Level: The Forest Park 30. Myths and Legends Demystified in Year One of Initiative Principalship
Presenters Presenter Ms. Susan Elliott Mr. Doug Fulton Assistant Principal and Principal, Freedom High School Ms. Lisa Manikas Loudoun Division Librarian, Forest Park High School Participants will become more comfortable about being the Prince William Division face of the school through the discussion of the following To excel academically, students must be able to read and topics: leaders on your leadership team, communicating with comprehend text. They must be able to synthesize, analyze, all stakeholders, instructional leaders vs. instructional mouth and evaluate information. Reading comprehension is increased piece, your health, and leading through modeling. through active engagement with text. When students read often they become better readers. This session will present a 31. Schoolwide Scientific Investigation six-year literacy initiative employed by Forest Park High School which has impacted pedagogical practice across content area Presenter and has resulted in an increase of student performance on a Dr. Kevin G. Bezy standardized reading assessment. VASSP Past President Officer, Virginia Foundation for Educational Leadership 28. Keeping It Real: Teaching Math Using Real-World Principal, The Gereau Center Franklin County Division Topics All students at The Gereau Center participate in an activity Presenter involving inquiry-based and problem-based learning. A Mr. Karim Kai Ani schoolwide theme of wellness was developed with input Founder of Mathalicious, LLC from the faculty, community, and students to help focus the research students would conduct. Students are grouped Many students see math as a list of random steps to memorize based on self-selected sub-themes which are health and regurgitate, and ask, “When will I use this?” Do you want to wellness, lifestyle, environmental, travel, relationships, help your teachers make math more engaging, meaningful and recreational, global, psychological, technological, emergency, relevant? We’ll explore how real-world lessons help teachers and financial. This weekly activity lasts the duration of increase rigor, improve student outcomes, and foster critical a semester while focusing the students’ investigations thinking. Standards of Learning are addressed in lessons such under the mentorship of a faculty member and results in a as: “Is Wheel of Fortune Rigged?” & “Should people with feet presentation of the students’ findings and conclusions. pay less for shoes?”
32. The Non Negotiables of Teaching African American 29. Got STEM? Planting the Seed for a Governor’s Male Students STEM Academy Presenter Presenter Mr. Lawrence Bolar Ms. Lisette Diehl Assistant Principal, Petersburg High School Governor’s STEM and Technology Academy Coordinator Petersburg Division Landstown High School Virginia Beach Division This roundtable discussion will focus on the research-based strategies that are imperative to the education of African Attendees will receive valuable information on the importance American male students. Checking for understanding, relevant of STEM education and how to establish a Governor’s STEM and rigorous project-based learning, and maintaining a high Academy in their division. The session will outline the process level of expectations are paramount in the education process. for determining the need for the program and the proposal Occupy the mind and decrease disciplinary infractions. process to secure approval from the Virginia Department of T
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Shaping Successful Leadership Solutions 19 33. The Digitally Savvy Principal: How Principals understanding student needs. Freshman Academy provides can use Social Media for Family Engagement and additional academic and emotional support starting the spring Professional Growth prior to freshman year that better prepares incoming students for upcoming challenges as they begin their high school Presenter journey. Dr. Travis Burns Principal, Page Middle School 37. Student Support Team – Saving One Child at a Time Gloucester Division Participants will learn how to build and make the most of a Presenters Professional Learning Network (PLN) for the purposes of Ms. Carol April family engagement and professional growth. Participants will Assistant Principal and gain a working knowledge of Twitter, Pinterest, Linkedin, and Mr. Todd Yoho WordPress. Participants will also learn how Facebook can be Assistant Principal, Gainesville Middle School used to celebrate successes, engage parents and families, and Prince William Division shape conversations about your school. During this presentation you will learn how Gainesville Middle School administration turned challenging conversations about meeting the needs of struggling students, many of whom had 34. Give Teachers More Time to Teach! failed at least two Standards of Learning, into the Student Presenter Support Team (SST). The SST is comprised of the principal, grade level administrators, counselors, and a social worker. Ms. Melanie Cecere The team meets weekly to discuss struggling students, their Assistant Principal, Poquoson Middle School progress, and to find ways to help them become successful Poquoson Division students. In this fast paced session you will learn research-based classroom management strategies that teachers can put to use immediately. These proven techniques are designed for 38. Rigor, Relevance & Relationships every grade level. Participants will learn to avoid the “debate Presenter bait,” eliminate warnings and multiple requests, increase academics, decrease discipline challenges, and gain parent Dr. Gregory Ecroyd support. Participants will be encouraged and challenged to Assistant Principal, Falling Creek Middle School implement these strategies that will result in a more positive Chesterfield Division building climate. School based professional development for new teachers ensures teachers understand division and school objectives. This presentation will address our Design for Excellence with 35. Who Do You Stand For? emphasis on Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol Presenter (SIOP), vision, mission, excellence, twenty-first century skills and technology, guiding principles, online professional Ms. Laura Hebert development (PD360), peer observation, quadrant A-D Principal, L.C. Bird High School teaching, activating prior knowledge, teacher evaluation, and Chesterfield Division building relationships. Who Do You Stand For? is an innovative program designed to help juniors and seniors who are in danger of not graduating with their class. This intensive intervention is faculty-led 39. Enriching the Experience – A Ninth Grade Transition and involves mentoring, monitoring and even some targeted Presenters cheerleading! Ms. Francine W. Hughes Assistant Principal and 36. Freshman Academy: A Successful Journey from Ms. Peggy Anderson Middle to High School Through Proactive Interventions Teacher, Western Albemarle High School Albemarle Division Presenter Not all students arrive for their first day of high school with the Mr. Michael Dufrene same academic, economic, social and cultural background. In Freshman Academy Administrator, Osbourn High School this session, we hope to share with you the nuts and bolts of Manassas City Division our LAUNCH program. This program, in its sixth year, provides Presenter will share various proactive interventions used students with necessary skills to graduate and succeed in to help meet the needs of all freshmen as they make the high school. Students develop personal integrity, responsible transition from middle to high school Through data analysis, behavior, tolerance, self-discipline and a sense of belonging to uesday S essions uesday
T a team approach is used to enhance student achievement by our school community.
20 20 Shaping Successful Leadership Solutions 40. Student Achievement Improvement Plans: “I Know The presenters will briefly explain how the Virginia Kung Fu!” Department of Education became involved in developing a model bullying prevention policy. They will review the Presenter research that undergirds the model they’ve developed and the Ms. Alaina Trott critical elements to be attended to in adopting the model for Assistant Principal for Instruction, Grassfield High School individual school division use. Ample time will be devoted to Chesapeake Division answering questions, and possibly posing new ones. Do you ever feel stuck in “the matrix” of federal, state, and local multi-dimensional and ever-changing initiatives? Learn 44. Leading Mathematics Education in Schools how to efficiently use your energy to fulfill those imminent demands and strategically meet the realistic needs of your Presenter school community. Through visionary alignment, data driven Mr. Michael Bolling decision making, and a collaborative leadership model, school Director, Office of Mathematics and Governor’s Schools administrators can “hack the code” for success and get Virginia Department of Education recharged for the new school year. Practical strategies for Attendees will discuss high-leverage leadership strategies constructing and monitoring an annual student achievement that have been attributed to higher levels of student success plan will be shared. on mathematics SOL tests. Included in the presentation will be related discussions regarding effective instruction, 41. Improving Student Achievement in Science with assessment, and observation in mathematics classrooms Virginia Initiative for Science Teaching and Achievement implementing the 2009 Mathematics Standards of Learning. (VISTA) 45. 2012-2013 Fine Arts Standards of Learning Presenters Proposed Revisions Ms. Donna R. Sterling Principal Investigator and Presenter Mr. Patrick Linehan Ms. Cheryle C. Gardner Chief Operating Officer, VISTA Principal Specialist of Fine Arts Presenters will describe VISTA focusing on the four elements Virginia Department of Education of the program: problem-based learning; student-centered Become an informed educator to better enable you to make inquiry; hands-on science; and, the Nature Of Science (NOS). responsible decisions and to take actions towards improving Presenters will also explain the incentives available to teachers your fine arts program. Learn about the Fine Arts Standards and principals. Finally, the presenters will review the emerging of Learning review process and how the proposed revisions year one program results. will impact your dance arts, music arts, theatre arts, and visual arts instructional programs. An overview of the review 42. Virginia’s Model Principal Evaluation System process, including specific changes to each of the fine arts documents will be discussed. This presentation will share Presenter available resources that educators can use to remain abreast Mr. Mark R. Allan of the latest happenings in the field. Participants are invited to Director, Office of Licensure and School Leadership participate in the discussion. Virginia Department of Education In February 2012, the Board of Education approved Guidelines 46. TeacherDirect: VDOE Support for Teachers & for the Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Educators Principals that go into effect on July 1, 2013. This presentation will provide an overview of the revised principal performance Presenter standards with a focus on Standard 7 – Student Academic Ms. Christine Harris Progress. Director, Office of Humanities and Early Childhood Education Virginia Department of Education T uesday S essions 43. Is Your Bullying Prevention Policy Up to Muster? This session will provide information on the use of TeacherDirect as a communication tool, a resources Presenters depository, and the benefits of subscribing. It will include Dr. Wayne Barry examples of instructional resources created by VDOE Student Services Specialist and staff as well as professional development, grants, and Dr. Cynthia Cave other information of special interest to teachers and their Director, Student Services students. Virginia Department of Education
Shaping Successful Leadership Solutions 21 47. Meeting the Challenge of Global Competitiveness 50. Implementing the Newly Approved Standard Diploma Credit Accommodations for Students with Presenter Disabilities Dr. Lisa A. Harris Specialist of Foreign Languages Presenters Virginia Department of Education Mr. Jeff Phenicie Preparing students to be globally competitive is a continuing SPP/APR Coordinator and challenge for all schools. Establishing direct ties to schools Ms. Marianne Moore in other countries is one way to help give students an Transition Specialist international perspective. This session will highlight the Virginia Department of Education benefits of international partnerships between schools from The 2012 General Assembly amended the Code of Virginia to Virginia and partner regions in other countries. emphasize college and workplace readiness for all students. The legislation eliminated the Modified Standard Diploma and directed the Board of Education to make provisions for 48. Improving Parental Involvement to Increase students with disabilities who previously would have been Student Outcomes candidates for the Modified Standard Diploma. Attendees will Presenter better understand how to navigate alternative pathways for students with disabilities in earning the standards and verified Mr. Henry J. Millward, Jr. credits required to graduate with a standard diploma. Coordinator of Complaints and Family Involvement Virginia Department of Education The Coordinator of Complaints and Family Involvement 51. Rebranding a School serves, in collaboration with other Special Education and Presenter Student Services staff members, to develop initiatives that will improve the involvement of all parents of students with Ms. Sharon Pope disabilities in their child’s educational process. This session VASSP Board Member will focus on ways in which central office and school level Principal, L. Douglas Wilder Middle School administrators can improve their relationship with parents of Henrico Division students with disabilities, especially when that relationship This session will give leaders who wish to rebrand a struggling has become contentious, and work toward a solution that will school or program a step-by-step guide with the elements lead to improved educational outcomes for such children. necessary in creating a more positive and productive school. Examples will be given from a middle school and high school program. Measurements of success will be included from 49. Overview and Changes to the Individual Student both the school and community levels. Alternative Education Plan Program (ISAEP) and the 2014 GED Test 52. Primal Empathy – The Best Leaders are Great Presenters Listeners Mr. Charles M. Nusbaum Adult Secondary Education Specialist and Presenter Ms. Debbie Bergtholdt Mr. David Spage State GED Administrator Director of High School Education Virginia Department of Education Department of Instruction Loudoun Division During this presentation participants will be given a brief overview and discussion of recent changes to the ISAEP In this session leaders will look at themselves as effective program and a transitional update on the 2014 GED Test empathetic listeners. They will practice practical methods which will begin January 1, 2014. to give voice to others through listening, and saying what is important through dialogue. uesday S essions uesday T
22 Shaping Successful Leadership Solutions 53. Successful Strategies in Becoming a Blue Ribbon School WEDNESday, JuNE 26
Presenters 7:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Registration Mr. Mark Dorsey Principal, and Coffee available 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Ms. Suzy Aunspach Courtesy of Lifetouch Assistant Principal, West Point High School Mount Vernon Foyer West Point Division
This session will include the data collection process, and 7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Fourth General Session Breakfast problem solving techniques used to enhance student (Meal ticket required) performances. Strategies will be discussed and procedures Commonwealth Room addressed on how West Point High School became an award winning school. Presider Dr. Keith S. Perrigan 54. The Value of Microsoft IT Academy and President Certification Credentialing Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals
Presenters Speaker Mrs. Lori Koehlinger-Troy Dr. Belle Wheelan Director, Certification Deployment, Certiport, Inc. President, Southern Association of Colleges and Ms. Amy Merrill Schools Commission on Colleges Senior Channel Manager, Microsoft Learning/IT Academy Participants will explore the advantages and benefits of the “Being a Leader Today in the Education IT Academy curriculum for Microsoft Office applications and Environment: Practicing S3” the Microsoft Technologies. The courseware and e-learning benefits of the program offer teachers a curriculum that maps directly to the certification exams. The certification exams 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Fifth General Session provide the student a validation of the skills taught through the IT Academy by earning a globally recognized credential as Grand Ballroom West they seek employment after graduation or continue to higher Presider education. Dr. Keith S. Perrigan President Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals 2:40 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Introduction Visit Exhibits / Prize Drawings / Ice Cream Social Dr. David S. Ellena Ice Cream Social Sponsored by Old Dominion University VASSP President-Elect Grand Ballroom/Exhibit Hall Principal, Tomahawk Creek Middle School Chesterfield Division
8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. annual Conference Party Speaker Sponsored by Herff Jones Dr. Jim Mahoney Grand Ballroom Professional Speaker
Nonprofit Organization Executive and Former Wednesday S essions District Superintendent
“Leading Learning in a Flat World”
11:00 a.m. Grand Prize Drawing and Conference Adjournment
Shaping Successful Leadership Solutions 23 Graduate Credit Offered in Conjunction with the Virginia Middle and High School Principals Conference & Exposition June 23-June 26, 2013
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, “S3 - Shaping Successful Solutions,” 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, $240.00.
• Tuition for the 2-credit VCU graduate course, $480.00.
• Tuition for the 3-credit VCU graduate course, $720.00.
• 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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AdvancED Virginia Hand and Associates Learning Mathalicious University of Virginia Hilda Kelly & Mediation Services Ginny Stuckey Curry School of Education 604 Tyler Avenue Dan Hand 112 Fourth Street NE Karen Barnes Radford, VA 24343 6131 Westower Drive Charlottesville, VA 22902 417 Emmet Street (804) 225-2814 Richmond, VA 23225 (936) 371-0743 Charlottesville, VA 22904 (804) 479-0002 (434) 924-6939 Apex Learning Mural Mural on The Wall Melissa Sroka Herff Jones, Inc. Stacy Ridgeway Variquest Visual Learning Tools 1215 4th Avenue, Suite 1500 Chris Glasgow 1027 Sunny Glen Court Becky Smith Seattle, WA 98161 4625 W. 62nd Street Lawrenceville, GA 30043 2355 Polaris Lane North #100 (703) 466-0701 Indianapolis, IN 46268 (800) 604-5619 Plymouth, MN 55447 (860) 965-7284 (800) 328-0585 ext. 6453 Balfour of Virginia Old Dominion University Ben Smith Homestead Creamery, Inc. Tammy Dodson Virginia National Guard 8870 Cedar Springs Lane Tony Altic 406 Gornto Center Sam Burch Knoxville, TN 37923 PO Box 506 Norfolk, VA 23529 Building #316, Ft. Pickett (865) 803-9725 Wirtz, VA 24184 (757) 683-3339 Blackstone, VA 23824 (540) 420-8713 (434) 298-6431 Camcor, Inc. PLATO Learning/EdOptions Grant Hamilton Horace Mann Companies Joe Warden Virginia Academy of School P.O. Box 1899 Jack McLeod 5600 W. 83rd Street #300 Psychologists Burlington, NC 27216 10 Peach Tree Road 8200 Tower Lawrence E. Sutton Marstons Mills, MA 02648 Bloomington, MN 55437 12481 Cricket Lane Carnegie Learning, Inc. (952) 229-0293 Woodbridge, VA 22192 Regis D’Angelo Infian (703) 494-8343 437 Grant Street, Suite 918 Brian Chetelat Rowman & Littlefield Education Pittsburgh, PA 15219 2810 N. Parham Road Tom Koerner Virginia Initiative for Science (888) 851-7094 ext. 459 Richmond, VA 23294 4501 Forbes Boulevard Teaching and Achievement (804) 971-7526 Lanham, MD 20706 (VISTA) Edgenuity (Formerly (301) 459-3366 ext. 5315 Patrick Linehan Education2020) Interactive Achievement 4400 University Drive Caitlin Berkey John Oberg ScholarChip LLC MSN6C12 7303 E. Earll Drive 601 Campbell Avenue Dustin Kralle Fairfax, VA 22030 Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Roanoke, VA 24015 6 Commercial Street (703) 993-5161 (804) 517-5855 (540) 206-3649 Hicksville, NY 11801 (516) 827-5081 ext. 220 Virginia Retirement Specialists, Edmentum IT Academy/Microsoft & Inc.
Beth Krugerud Certiport Scientific Learning Cecil Ratcliff Conference S ponsor and E xhibitor Directory 5600 W. 83rd Street Lori Koehlinger-Troy Anita Baker 266 W. Main Street Bloomington, MN 55437 1276 South 820 East 300 Frank H Ogawa Plaza Abingdon, VA 24210 American Fork, UT 84003 Oakland, CA 94612 (276) 628-9532 Follett Educational Services (919) 553-9680 (757) 202-7031 Michael Roper Virginia Troops to Teachers 1433 International Pkwy. Jostens Teacher Resources Inc. Joe Wargo Woodridge, IL 60517 Kevin Armstrong R. Hetherington Old Dominion University (804) 475-0110 1255 Kings Road 45189 Research Place 113 Education Building Morgantown, WV 26508 Ashburn, VA 20147 Norfolk, VA 23529 GiveMore.com (304) 276-8818 (703) 625-1490 (757) 683-5742 Erin Curran 2500 Gaskins Road Lifetouch National School Triumph Learning – SOL Coach WHRO Education Richmond, VA 23238 Studios Chris Blaum Byron Walker (804) 921-1146 Kenny Criss 9429 Wild Rose Court 5200 Hampton Boulevard 8701 Park Central Drive, Suite Mechanicsville, VA 23116 Norfolk, VA 23508 Grand Canyon University 300 (800) 338-6519 (757) 633-8556 Delecia Eller Richmond, VA 23227 3300 W. Camelback Road (229) 669-0051 University Instructors Phoenix, AZ 85017 Tom MacDonald (202) 615-1823 102A Mactanly Place Staunton, VA 24401 (888) 826-1250 ext. 103
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