Attention PAESSP Members:
You Can Win a Valuable Scholarship to Attend an Important Seminar

   If you register for any of the four upcoming PAESSP Workshops (May Workshop in two locations: "Principals' Guide to Hiring: Attracting the Best" or either of the Principals' Leadership Academies, Part I or Part II) by April 30, 2003, your name will be placed in a drawing to win one of 10 scholarships to attend an upcoming "Dr. Larry Lezotte" seminar.

   This two-day seminar (a $150 value), "Continuous Improvement Based on Effective Schools Research that Leaves No Child Behind," is sponsored by the Capital Area Intermediate Unit and is scheduled for May 20-21, 2003 at Central Pennsylvania College in Summerdale, Pa.

   The "No Child Left Behind" legislation has set this unambiguous mission every school in America. The public education system has not reached this goal in the past, is currently not reaching it, and is not likely to reach it by the deadline without systemic change and strong leadership.

   Clearly the mission of public education changed with the passage of this new legislation. We know that whatever the aim or function of a system changes, the form must also change. The current system of public education was never designed or even intended to successfully teach all students to a proficient standard.

   The scholarship will include speaker fees, materials and meals ($150 value), but the individuals are responsible for their own travel expenses, including hotel accommodations.

   For more information, please contact the PAESSP office at (717) 732-4999. Scholarship winners will be notified after April 30th by telephone.

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Workshop Presenters:

Dr. Lawrence W. Lezotte
Educational Consultant & Commentator

Dr. Lawrence Lezotte has develoted his career to assisting schools in their efforts to assure that all students learn. He was a member of the original team of effective schools researchers who identified the characteristics of effective schools -- schools where all students learn.

Dr. Lezotte earned his doctorate from Michigan State University in 1969, joining the faculty there that same year. During his 18-year tenure at MSU, he served in various capacities, including chair of the Department of Educational Administration; associate director, with Ron Edmonds, of the Center for School Improvement in the College of Education; and chairman of the Urban and Metropolitan Studies in the College of Urban Affairs. He is currently an educational consultant and commentator with Effective Schools Products, Ltd., Okemos, Mich.

Dr. Lezotte is known as the preeminent spokesperson for effective schools research and implementation. As a consultant, he conducts workshops and conferences around the country, touching the lives of thousands of educators and tens of thousands of students each year.

John O'Connell
Educational Consultant & Commentator

Dr. John O'Connell has been the "point person" primarily responsible for successful Effective School implementation in several locations over the last 16 years. John begin his involvement with the Effective Schools research and approach and his working relationship with Dr. Larry Lezotte in 1986, while serving as director of that effort in Prince George's County, Md., and the Advanced Leadership and Pre-Leadership Training program associated with the implementation.

Dr. O'Connell's application of the Effective Schools research and approach demonstrable improvements in student achievement/outcomes in varying locations with diverse demographics, as assistant superintendent in Calvert County, Md., and as area superintendent in Baltimore and as superintendent in Allegany County, Md.