Message from
VAFEPA President

What a great response we had from Virginians at the NAFEPA conference in Washington, D.C. last month! We had about 18 participants and were able to go on Capitol Hill to meet with representatives for both of our Senators and two of our Representatives in the House. We shared with them some of the great things going on in Virginia schools as well as some concerns we have, based on the proposed federal budgets. For those of you unable to attend this year, I strongly encourage you to try to attend next spring. The dates are March 1-4, 2009 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.

The VAFEPA conference will be held October 27-29, 2008 at The Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke, Virginia. This year’s theme is Building Home & School Connections To Close The Achievement Gap. We have contracted with Dr. Leonard Sax and Dr. Paul Slocumb to provide a whole day of training on October 28, 2008. We also invited Leigh Manasevit back to provide additional information about NCLB as it begins its reauthorization process. Many of you have heard him at past conferences as well as participating in his workshop held in Washington, D.C. each spring. He always provides a very informative perspective on the law and what it really means to us as practitioners. (continue)