CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS
PENNSYLVANIA/TITLE I
IMPROVING SCHOOL PERFORMANCE CONFERENCE
The Penn Stater Hotel,
State College, PA
January 23 – 26, 2011
You are invited to submit a session proposal for the 2011 Pennsylvania/Title I Improving School Performance Conference. It will be held at the Penn Stater Conference Center in State College, PA. The conference will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday evening, January 23, 2011 and end at noon on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 (see Tentative Agenda, page 3).
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and the Pennsylvania Association of Federal Program Coordinators (PAFPC) are sponsoring this conference.
Theme: The theme of the conference will continue to be: Getting results: Increasing the numbers of students who achieve PA standards in reading, mathematics, and science at proficient or higher levels through the application of scientifically based programs within a Standards Aligned System.. This theme directly reflects the purpose of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2001, “No Child Left Behind” (NCLB) and the expectation in that law that districts and schools will use the federal funds to implement programs and practices that scientifically based research has found to be effective.