RTI Workshop - November 18, 2009

Our fourth successful RTI (Response to Intervention) workshop is complete. We had fifteen educators from Lee, Lunenburg, Grayson, and Buchanan counties in Virginia attend. These educators learned how to implement an effective RTI action plan in their schools. Here are some quotes from the attendees about the workshop; "great strategies were given", "I can use the tools in middle school", "I loved the templates and hand-outs". Hilda Stevens, trained RTI consultant, led the workshop. Thanks to all who attended!

Virginia PTA Conference

Thanks to all of the wonderful Virginia PTA members who stopped by our booth on Friday and Saturday during the annual Virginia PTA (Parent/Teacher Association) conference. We enjoyed sharing our interactive parental involvement resources with everyone.

Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals

We exhibited at the annual Virginia Assocation of Elementary School Principals conference in Williamsburg, Virginia on November 4-5, 2009. We met a lot of great administrators from all regions of Virginia. We were privleged to meet several key professionals connected to the VAESP. Thanks to the support of Tom Shortt, Executive Director of VAESP, Mark Allan, Virginia Department of Education Laison, Sherman LaPrade, Souther Zone Director of VAESP, and Vincent Darby, Urban School Representative of VAESP.

National Black Child Development Institute Conference

We attended the National Black Child Development Institute conference in Atlanta, Georgia on October 25-27, 2009. We had over 100 educators stop by our booth to learn more about our interactive parental involvement resources. We also were privileged to attend a prestigious luncheon on Monday, October 26th with Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan. He spoke on "The Perfect Storm for Reform" and preparing students to succeed in college. We were also blessed to greet the little children of Premier Academy Inc. of Atlanta in the exhibit hall.

Women's Leadership Council

Joined the Women's Leadership Council of the United Way of Central Virginia to promote philanthropy, leadership, and community activism with the goal of making a positive change in our community. We are proud to have partnered with CEO, Marie Martin, of WLC.

NCaeyc Conference

Exhibited at the NCaeyc in Raleigh, North Carolina on Thursday, October 1st through Saturday, October 3rd. Thanks to all of the early childhood educators that stopped by our booth to learn more about our interactive parental involvement resources.

Learning to Lead the Competition

Attended a marketing seminar in Richmond, Virginia this week with guest speaker Michael Tate. Less travel this week too...visited local educators in Charlottesville and Roanoke, Virginia and did some "grass roots" marketing of our parental involvement resources.