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May 1998

Fall Conference

O ne of the nation’s three 1998 Regional Conferences on Improving America’s Schools, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, will be hosted by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. To be held in Portland October 19-21, the conference will provide opportunities to learn about new programs and discuss key issues and challenges facing educators today. The Laboratory’s Comprehensive Center is coordinating the regional conference for the West.

Designed to benefit a wide range of participants—principals, teachers, superintendents, state education officials, local education officials, service pro- viders, program managers, grant administrators, and those from community and educational organizations—the Portland conference is intended to serve participants from Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau. However, people from other states also are welcome to attend.

Among the conference features are education-reform institutes on topics that include:

The conference will provide opportunities to explore comprehensive school reform with school teams. Practical implementation strategies and models for comprehensive school change and schoolwide programs will be presented.

Participants also will be able to meet with federally sponsored technical assistance providers and officials from specific U.S. Department of Education programs. Program areas will include Title I, charter schools, Indian education, special education, school-to-work, migrant education, bilingual education, magnet schools, Even Start, Impact Aid, Eisenhower Professional Development, Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities, vocational and adult education, homeless education, Technology Literacy Challenge Fund, and Goals 2000 Parent Centers. Education Department officials will be available to discuss issues affecting schools and districts, including the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education School Act.

Conference registration is being handled by the National Conference Logistics Center at the University of Oklahoma. To register, call 1-800-203-5494. Fees are $240 for individual registrations and $200 for individuals registering in groups of four or more from the same agency when they register at the same time. The conference hotels are the DoubleTree Hotels at Jantzen Beach and the Columbia River. For hotel reservations, call (503) 283-4466. The $87 conference room rate, exclusive of tax, is guaranteed until September 19; be sure to mention the name of the conference when registering.

According to a conference announcement from the Education Department, education has become the Number One policy priority in states and localities throughout the country. "The Clinton/Gore Administration has been working hard to provide the needed leadership and support at the national level through the Department’s various programs and initiatives," the announcement states. "As educators, you all have a unique opportunity to make a significant contribution to this great educational mission. By working together, communities can achieve the kind of comprehensive school reform that will keep our nation strong and competitive well into the next century. We hope you will join us for three days of learning, networking, and action planning."

Additional information can be found on the conference Web site at http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/iasconferences/.

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