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New Millennium: New Perspectives
2001 Administrators' Midwinter Conference on Education
January 29-31, 2001
AUGUST 2000
TO THE ADMINISTRATOR ADDRESSED:
SUBJECT: 2001 Administrators' Midwinter Conference on Education
The Administrators' Midwinter Conference on Education will be held January 29 - 31, 2001, at the Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas. The conference will officially begin Monday, January 29, 2001, at 1:00 p.m. with the opening general session. For participants who choose to arrive early we have added five professional development pre-conference sessions to this year's schedule in addition to the previously scheduled events. These events will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Monday and there is no additional fee to attend these pre-conference activities. The conference will conclude on Wednesday, January 31 at 12:00 noon. The theme of this year's conference is "New Millennium: New Perspectives."
The conference will include three general sessions and a discussion of the upcoming 77th Legislative Session. Concurrent sessions will be presented by districts/campuses which are implementing programs/practices that support the conference theme and the needs of educators. Topics that will be presented are curriculum and instruction, literacy, assessment, staff development, technology, human resources, community relations, communications, planning, and/or business and finance issues.
In addition to the regular conference schedule, A Closer Look will take place in Ballroom A on Tuesday, January 30. At this time, Agency staff will conduct facilitated roundtable discussions and provide participants with individual assistance on specific topics. Lecture demonstrations will be conducted for hands-on investigation into the use of technology.
Brochures containing the schedule of activities, program topics and conference highlights will be mailed to your district in November. Conference programs will be available at the Austin Convention Center on January 29, 2001.
A conference registration form, preliminary schedule, and housing
information are enclosed. If you need additional information
regarding the conference program, please contact Kathleen Burke, TEA
conference coordinator, at (512) 463-8306. If you have any questions
regarding registration or housing, please contact the Texas
Association of School Administrators at (512) 477-6361.
Sincerely yours,
Jim Nelson
Commissioner of Education
For further information on this topic, contact Kathleen Burke, TEA conference coordinator, at (512) 463-8306. If you have any questions regarding registration or housing, please contact the Texas Association of School Administrators at (512) 477-6361.