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This conference is

designed

specifically for

New

Jersey school

superintendents

to address issues

regarding scientifically-based research,

professional development evaluation,

adequate yearly progress requirements,

and sanctions.In addition,the status

of New

Jersey’s

assessment tools

and databases will

be discussed as

well as resources

available to New

Jersey schools.

The purpose of this conference

is to address key issuesconfronting N

ew Jersey school

superintendents related to theN

o Child L

eft Behind

assessment

and accountability requirements.

Under the new

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ehind

Actof 2001 schools are expected to

show stronger accountability for

results,increase flexibility and local

control,expand options for parents,

and utilize teaching methods that have

been proven to work.M

any educators

are challenged with the task of

understanding

and enacting

these

requirements.

Registration

Form

Nam

e

Address

City

StateZip

PhoneFax

E-mail address

School Affiliation

Registration ends D

ecember 13,2002

Mail/Fax this com

pleted form to:

NC

LB

- Princeton Conference

Education R

esearch Section,Princeton University

Firestone L

ibraryPrinceton,N

J 08544FA

X(609) 258-2907

For more inform

ation,please call(609) 258-7835

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xit 9(N

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signs for Trenton (R

oute 18north,then R

oute 1 south).T

ake the first right after tollbooths,up the ram

p and onto to 18 north.Im

mediately,

shift to lane second from left and,less than half a m

ile fromentry point,exit left (over R

oute 1 overpass).Stay in rightlane —

the exit to Route 1 south is on the right just beyond

the overpass.Follow signs on R

oute 1 to PrincetonU

niversity.

From

the New

Jersey Turnpike heading N

orth -T

ake Exit 8

(Hightstow

n),and follow signs R

oute 133/Princeton.Take

Route 133 to end and exit onto R

oute 571 west,follow

ingstraight across R

oute 1 and into Princeton.

From

Interstate 95 heading North from

DC

/Philadelphia -

Exit at either R

oute 206 north or Route 1 north.Follow

ingR

oute 206 north,pass through Law

renceville to Princeton,or,follow

ing Route 1 north,exit at A

lexander Road and

follow signs for Princeton.

Note:D

etailed instructions for driving to Princeton are

available by telephone.For a recorded message,call

609-258-2222 using a touch-tone telephone.

Detailed instructions for traveling by train or bus can be

found on the Princeton University w

ebsite atw

ww.princeton.edu/pr/adm

ission/u/visit.html.

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who have pre-registered.O

nce your registration is received,you w

ill receive a confirmation by return m

ail or email.T

heconfirm

ation will include your parking pass and a m

ap ofthe Princeton

University cam

pus,indicating the availablelot.Shuttle service w

ill be available from the assigned lot to

Robertson H

all;times and locations w

ill be indicated onyour confirm

ation.

A lim

ited number of on-street m

etered parking spaces areavailable on Prospect A

venue,which runs parallel to

Robertson H

all.

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Friday, January 10, 2003

Princeton U

niversity

Sponsored byT

he Education R

esearch Section,T

he Program

in Law

and Public A

ffairs,and the W

oodrow W

ilsonSchool of P

ublic andInternational A

ffairs, Princeton U

niversity

Education Research SectionPrinceton UniversityFirestone LibraryPrinceton,NJ 08544

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he impact of the N

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ew Jersey’s T

itle 1 schools.

WH

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: Friday,January 10th,20038:30am

-4:30pm

WH

ER

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Dodds A

uditorium,R

obertson Hall

on the campus of Princeton U

niversityin Princeton,N

J

SPO

NSO

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The E

ducation Research Section

The Program

in Law

&P

ublic Affairs

The W

oodrow W

ilsonSchool

of Public and

InternationalAffairs

Princeton University

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Keyn

ote Speaker: G

.Thom

as Houlihan

Executive D

irectorC

ouncil ofChiefState School O

fficers

Speakers: D

avid C.B

loomfield,E

sq.A

ssociate Professor ofE

ducational Adm

inistrationand PolicyB

rooklyn College,C

UN

Y

JoAnn B

artoletti E

xecutive Director

NJ P

rincipals and Supervisors Association

Drew

Gitom

er Senior V

ice-President

Research and D

evelopment

EducationalT

esting Service (ET

S)

Jeff Osow

ski,Ph.D

.V

ice President,E

ducation PolicyN

ew Jersey State C

hamber ofC

omm

erce

Cecilia R

ouse P

rofessor ofEconom

ics and Public A

ffairsD

irector,Education R

esearch SectionP

rinceton University

Richard T

en Eyck

Assistant C

omm

issioner for Educational P

rograms

and Assessm

entN

J Departm

ent ofEducation