NAFEPA wants to help connect members with professional education services that can be provided by NAFEPA members. In that spirit, we are initiating a new feature on our Members Only web page. If you do independent work as a consultant, or if you provide professional development for others through your school district, and you want to let your colleagues know about it, this is what you can do:

• If you want to use this service, email Elizabeth at elizabeth.pinkerton@frontiernet.net and she will send you the form to fill out or download form now.
    

• The Executive Committee will review all applications, and approve them FOR posting on our Members Only web page.
    

• It is as simple as that.
   

• When you check the Members Only page and find that you are interested in what a colleague has to offer, contact the person directly.
   

• All discussions, negotiations, and arrangements for the professional services are between two NAFEPA members.

Listing #03 August 27, 2007 Christian P. Johnson, J.D NAFEPA member from New York and the state’s representative on the NAFEPA Board of Directors Christian P. Johnson does consultant work in speaking, training, and writing on federal NCLB compliance law, regulations, and guidance. He is able to address various topics including school choice, supplemental education services, corrective action, and restructuring as well as compliance and audit issues and specific NCLB issues related to fiscal management. He is experienced in communicating with parents, faculty, central office staff and other stakeholders about school improvement and has also worked with service to private school programs to ensure their compliance with federal guidelines on services, funding, communication, and general communication among public and private schools. Although he can work with a variety of groups, his preference is district staff members, principals, school boards, and state and federal program directors. Contact Christian Johnson at xtnjohnson@gmail.com, or 250 W. 15th Street, Suite 2E, New York NY 10011. You can call him at 917-216-4566 or send him a fax at 212-446-7014. Mr. Johnson is a co-author along with Paul T. O’Neill, J. D. of the new 2007 completely revised, up-to-date second edition of the NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND COMPLIANCE MANUAL. The Compliance Manual provides a complete review of NCLB requirements, including the latest on SES, Highly Qualified Teachers, and an expanded chapter on Funding and Fiscal Requirements. The manual also covers new developments for English Language Learners, Students with Disabilities (such as the 1%, 2% and 3% assessment rules) and district accountability. The manual is designed both for NCLB novices and experienced practitioners. You can email Christian Johnson at xtnjohnson@gmail.com for more information or you can contact LRP Publishers directly at 1-800-341-7874, or under "General Education" products at www.shoplrp.com. The cost of the manual is $193.00.

Listing #02 July 18, 2007 Dr. Terry J. Larsen Consultation and Training Services Dr. Terry J. Larsen is currently the Director of Special Projects K-12 in the Alhambra Unified School District in Southern California. His responsibilities consist of state and federally funded programs including Title I, Title V, Gifted and Talented Education (GATE), California's School and Library Improvement Program and the Honors/Advanced Placement Program. Dr. Larsen earned his doctorate at the University of Colorado, Boulder, while serving as a state Title I Consultant for the Colorado Department of Education. He has a strong background in assessment and evaluation. His teaching experience includes elementary, secondary, and graduate school as an adjunct professor at California State University, Long Beach. He has had direct administrative responsibilities for federal programs since 1976 and has been a member of NAFEPA and CAASFEP for 34 years. Dr. Larsen is President Elect of the California Association of State and Federal Education Programs (CAASFEP) and represents California on the Board of Directors of (NAFEPA). Dr. Larsen serves on both boards and has received the “California State Leadership Award” on two separate occasions. While previously serving on the NAFEPA Board, Terry helped recruit three new states-Colorado, Nevada and Georgia. He chaired NAFEPA's Legislative Committee, and participated in Negotiated Rule Making with the U. S. Office of Education in the mid-1990s regarding the Improving America's Schools Act (IASA). More recently, Dr. Larsen has contributed to NAFEPA's Position Papers and has provided several testimonies to the NCLB Commission regarding the Reauthorization of the law. He is the author of several articles published in professional journals and continues to support research on effective practices. As a member of the Superintendent's Cabinet and the Superintendent's Student Achievement Task Force in his district, Dr. Larsen’s commitment and expertise have helped ensure that procedures and programs support equity and access to a high quality, standards-based education for all students, including participation in pre-Honors, Honors, and Advanced Placement classes in the district. Dr. Larsen provides consultation and training services in the areas of instructional leadership, School Effectiveness Criteria, vertical teams, Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), state and federal categorical programs, reauthorization of No Child Left Behind and compliance. A more extensive resume can be provided upon request including publications. He can be reached at 626-625-8606. His email is DRTLarsen@aol.com.

Listing #01 February 26, 2007 “Your Very Own NCLB Coloring Book” Written and illustrated by John A. Pfaff "As a child, do you remember what your favorite color was? Was it yellow? blue? orange? or maybe fuchsia? Mine was pink and black. What is your favorite color today? Has it changed? Mine did. Today it's magenta." states John Pfaff, author of his NCLB Coloring Book. What is the purpose of the NCLB Coloring Book? The book serves several purposes. Its original intent was to be used in conjunction with presentations to help educators, parents and the public better understand the various parts of the NCLB Act. By using humor, educators could release anxieties over the law and yet laugh at the portions they know need adjustments when the Act is reviewed and modified. With parents, it has the same purpose of informing families of the law and reviewing integral parts of the law parents need to know about to help assure their child receives the learning support provided in the Act. Humor helps parents better understand the segments of the law that involve them in the education of their child. Many educators have purchased the book to enhance their presentations for local staff development activities. The coloring books have been used for retirement, birthday or other gifts. Speaking and book purchases National, state, and local presentations have been numerous. John's most recent presentations center on his humorous look at NCLB. Audiences have included school board members, administrators, parents and teachers. For more information on John's presentation or to purchase his coloring book, visit his website at www.nclbcoloringbook.com, call him at 920-459-7690, or email him at jcpfaff@charter.net.