NAFEPA Conference

March 25-28, 2012



Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington DC

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Message from NAFEPA
President Rick Carder

On behalf of the NAFEPA Board of Directors we hope you are having a very successful 2011-12 school year. With the increased information being released out of Washington, D.C. in regard to federal waivers and reauthorization, it is extremely difficult to know who is really on first base.

The NAFEPA Board of Directors had a very successful workshop in September with the primary focus on how NAFEPA can provide timely, ongoing and pertinent professional development opportunities and guidance to NAFEPA members who are responsible for implementing federal programs. Topics the Board is considering are federal audits, reauthorization, effective programs, and federal waivers.

The Board is looking at a variety of way that we cam provide professional development, and we will be working very closely with our NAFEPA partners, the Brustein & Manasevit law firm and Thompson Publishing. The featured article in our newsletter is provided by Leigh Manasevit, founding partner of the Brustein & Manasevit law firm. Leigh’s article very timely addresses the recent release of the NCLB federal waiver from the Department of Education and an introduction to the recent Senate Bill released by Senator Harkin, (D), Iowa and Senator Enzi, (R), Wyoming. We are working on providing professional development guidance using our partners via webinars and regional conferences as well as taking advantage of the advanced technology we can access.

Our outstanding Vice-president, Debra Baros, is once again constructing our annual conference that will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., March 25-28, 2012. Debra and her conference committee have confirmed the following keynote presenters: Leigh Manasevit, David DeSchryver, Vice-president of White Board Advisors, and Noelle Ellerson, Policy Analyst, American Association of School Administrators.   (continue)