JOIN US! 2009 Education Technology Site Visit
March 21, 2009
Greetings Colleagues,
I would like to extend a personal invitation to you and other technology leaders in your organization to join us for a very special showcase of school district technology best practices. Many of these best practices have been developed over the years as our school district and leaders have been active members of NSBA TLN, ISTE, and CoSN and grown in knowledge and depth as we learned from their programs, projects, initiatives, and other key leaders.
Each year the National School Board Association (NSBA) selects three districts to showcase technology leadership. To be selected, a school district must have demonstrated leadership in educational technology and an implementation of proven best practices. The Calcasieu Parish Public School system in Lake Charles, Louisiana is honored to host one of these site visits on April 26 – 28, 2009.
The National School Board Association has developed a program where school principals, school board members, school superintendents, and district administrators can visit recognized school districts and view real-life strategies in action. The focus is on educational technology and how hardware, software, services and professional development can impact student learning. The goal of the visits is for key school and school district decision makers to see proven strategies and then return to their districts with fresh perspectives and new ideas that can be implemented to meet their educational challenges.
The NSBA Technology Leadership Network (TLN) sponsors visits to member districts to showcase innovative technology implementation. These meetings give participants an unmatched opportunity to see how various solutions and strategies function for faculty, students, and the district as a whole. We are inviting you to join us for this event. You will have an opportunity to see, first-hand, some of the exciting innovations we have in place, in addition to networking with principals, school board members, superintendents and technology leaders from around the country. We hope you will join us and bring other school and school district leaders with you!
The events include two full days in schools, classrooms and district offices. On April 26, your first evening in Cajun Country, you will enjoy a fabulous seafood and cocktail party. Lunches on April 27 and 28 will be catered on site at the schools. On the afternoon of April 27 you will be attending a cocktail reception and tour the fabulous Gray Estate mansion on beautiful Lake Charles while you listen to the sounds of local school jazz bands. Participants will leave the Gray Estate and enjoy a tour around the lake by Jean Lafitte’s pirates. Boats will bring you back to the dock of L’Auberge du Lac Casino Resort where you will be met by the Mardi Gras Revelers. Upon arriving into the hotel you will find an open bar, Cajun buffet, a Cajun/country band and dance lessons by the famed Cajun Dance Music Association. An exciting learning experience and
fabulous fun is awaiting you in Lake Charles.
We encourage you to register NOW and make your hotel reservations ASAP, as there is limited space for the visit and a limited block at the site visit hotel, the wonderful L’Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles. All meals are included with this registration – so you have no additional costs! Many of our colleagues in Texas should be able to just drive in. You will find all of the information needed to register at http://www.nsba.org/sitevisits/CalcasieuParish.htm
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions at 337.217.4100 x1001 or email sheryl.abshire@cpsb.org We look forward to seeing you April 26 -28 in Lake Charles as we share our “Calcasieu Technology Treasures”.
Sincerely,
Dr. Sheryl R. Abshire
CoSN Immediate Past Chair
ISTE Standards and Practices Committee
Sheryl Abshire, Ph.D.
Chief Technology Officer
Calcasieu Parish Public Schools
“Advancing Quality Education with Technology”
Calcasieu Parish Public Schools
600 South Shattuck Street
Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601
337.217-4100 ext. 1001
337.217-4101 fax
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