I will be delivering workshops in Richmond, Virginia on July 14th and 15th. There will be two breakout sessions dealing with “Helping Students Graduate: Tools and Strategies to Keep Students in School” on July 14th. At the luncheon on July 15th, I will be presenting a session on “Building America’s Global Competitiveness: From The Schoolhouse to The Workplace.” President Obama addressed both issues in his address in Washington, DC.
This event is a statewide conference hosted by the Virginia Department of Education., Each of the state’s 132 school divisions have invited each to bring teams of teachers/administrators to the institute to learn about /discuss/plan efforts to improve their graduation rates. The institute will be held in Richmond, Virginia.