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Friday Fax

Date: April 29, 2005

From: Dr. Eugene R. Thompson
Director of Educational Leadership

To keep you updated with activities taking place through the CSPD efforts on the Navajo Nation, I am sending you a “Friday Fax” with information about current and upcoming professional development activities.

Current Events

This past week, training and technical assistance was provided as follows:

• Forty-five home-living assistants (21 west cohort and 24 east cohort) from the Ft. Defiance Agency attended the fifth and final Spec Educ 201 class (Level II) at the University of New Mexico-Gallup campus (April 23). Overall, 49 of 52 (94%) home-living assistants will have earned five-semester credits through the University of New Mexico-Gallup (3 credits for Spec Educ 201 and 2 credits for Spec Educ 204). Three home-living assistants are on tract to receive certificates.
• A follow-up on-site visit was conducted with 10 teachers and 7 assistants at the Dilcon Community School during April 25–26 regarding a teaching reading strategies class taken by the staff last semester. The follow-up included discussion of modeled teaching and strategies. The results of the follow-up visit were positive as evidence of skills learned through last semester’s reading class was observed.
• Thirty-one teachers, administrators, bus drivers, custodians, counselors, library technicians, maintenance, security officers, and residential staff, and others participated in the IDEA 2004: New Expectations for School Staff training at the Pinon Community School to inform staff about changes in the reauthorized IDEA 2004.
• Professional development plans are underway for a summer reading strategies training for teachers at the Chi Chil’tah/Jones Ranch Day School.
• Technical assistance was provided to the Western Navajo Agency office (April 28) on exploring ideas about how Title funds could be used.

Finally, you may contact us at any time regarding professional development training plans and/or activities for the current or future school years. We always look forward to hearing from you as to how we might facilitate a plan, including Project IDEAS, for your agency or school or for providing technical assistance or training above and beyond what we have currently set out to do in the present scope of work.

Upcoming Events:

May 2, 2005.

The Improving Communities of Practice will have representation at the regional hearing on NCLB in Window Rock.

May 10, 2005.

Western Navajo Agency Meeting of the Minds at the Tonalea Day School.

May 20, 2005.

UNM/NAU quarterly meeting at the Seba Dalkai Boarding School.

You may consult the CSPD Activity Calendar on the Navajo Nation on the CDD website at: http://CDD.unm.edu/cspd/ for further information. Have a great week.