February 2, 2007

Information from the Department of Education

• Additional information added to the agenda for the Indiana State Board of Education meeting on February 7, 2007.
• A summary of the remaining data collections for the remainder of the 2006-2007 school year.
• Information on Kindergarten entrance law and process for establishing an appeal process.
• Instructions for electronically filing 2006-07 Language Minority/Immigrant Student Enrollment (DOE-LM) data.
• The Indiana Department of Education invites you to participate in the Visiting Teacher from Spain Program.
• A registration flyer for the upcoming Cultural Proficiency Conference"Moving Toward Cultural Proficiency Using Data."
• An invitation to participate in the Indiana High School Project Lead the Way Student Conference
  scheduled for March 5, 2007, at Valparaiso University.

Information from Other Organizations

• Information about Annual Scholarship Fair for all northwest Indiana sophomores, juniors, and seniors to be held in Gary, Indiana.
• Stickers available to help inform students and parents of the free Homework Hotline's free tutoring.
• The Coalition for Community Schools is now accepting applications for its second annual awards program.
• The Military Child Education Coalition’s™ Supporting Children of the National Guard and Reserve Institute© is a professional development program for educators and professionals to reach out in a support network to the children and families of the National Guard and Reserve.