Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals
Invites you to attend the
2008 Annual Principals Conference
"Principalship: Preserving the Legacy"
November 12-14, 2008
The Homestead ~ Hot Springs, VA
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FEATURING KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
JIM GRANT, an internationally renowned educator and popular author. Fellow educators regard him as one of America’s most passionate advocates for children. He is the founder and executive director of Staff Development for Educators, the nation’s leading provider of professional development training for educators. Jim’s mission began more than three decades ago when he served as both a principal and a classroom teacher in New Hampshire. It was then that his life goal became STOP SCHOOL FAILURE. His unique style and energy have made Jim Grant one of the country’s most sought-after education speakers. A former New Hampshire governor has referred to Jim as “a cross between Buffalo Bill and Mother Teresa.”
DR. DIANE HODGES has a passion for education – everything we want it to do and everything it is designed to do. An authority on improving education at many levels, she is also an irresistibly upbeat, polished and professional speaker on those issues that matter most – in your school. Diane is a national expert on staff dynamics, development and training. Like educators everywhere, she is all too aware that staff recruitment and retention are critical issues facing school districts today. Her latest book and presentation series - Looking Forward to Monday Morning - is packed with ideas you can use immediately to make your school the kind of place where you and your colleagues want to be – and stay! Over a period of five years, with the help of fellow educators nationwide, she compiled hundreds of simple, fun, low-cost ways to give staff members what it turns out they want most – simple recognition and appreciation for a job well done! The results across the nation have been nothing less than astonishing!
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STEPHEN PETERS is a VISIONARY and has extraordinary ideas and a wonderful gift of inspiring those around him. He created the Gentlemen’s Club, a fast growing program for at-risk and borderline males in public schools, which will save the lives of countless children who will then have a profound impact on the world and those around them. In his book, Inspired to Learn: Why We Must Give Children Hope, Stephen not only outlines his vision for the children in our schools he goes on to share how he and his staff turned their vision into operational strategies. His second book “Do You Know Enough About Me To Teach Me” is being used throughout the U.S. as an effective tool for reaching disadvantaged and at-risk children. He is also a contributing author for the newly released book “Engaging Every Learner” which is deemed the soul of educational leadership. Mr. Peters latest book “Teaching to Capture and Inspire all Learners” (published by Corwin Press) will serve as a catalyst for changing and sustaining school culture. Stephen has been a classroom teacher, assistant principal, and principal and has been involved in education for over twenty years. Most of his experiences have been in schools that made significant growth in short periods of time thus, resulting in both National and State Blue-Ribbon distinction. His revolutionary mentoring and self-empowering program, The Gentlemen’s Club, has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
AND MUCH MORE...
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Concurrent Sessions
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Networking opportunities
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Educational Exhibition
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Licensure Renewal Credits
Conference registration information:
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Please complete a separate registration for each individual attending.
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You will receive a confirmation by fax.
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Please note this registration is only for attendance at the conference, not hotel or travel arrangements.
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Please complete the Homestead Group Reservation Request Form and return it to The Homestead by mail: Group Reservations, P.O. Box 2000, Hot Springs, Virginia 24445 or by fax: 540.839.7922. Reservations by fax or mail only, no phone calls please. The basic, pre-tax room rate for single or double occupancy is $134. Meal plans are available for an additional cost. Cut-Off date for the group rate is October 10, 2008. The phone number for the Homestead is 800.838.1766.