Private School Students Under Title I of the NCLB Act

A 90-Minute Interactive Audio Conference -- Tuesday, January 27, 2004 * 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time Hosted by Thompson Publishing Group, publisher of The New Title I: The Changing Landscape of Accountability, The New Title I: Balancing Flexibility With Accountability, School Administrator's Guide to ESEA Formula Grants, Title I Monitor and Title I Handbook. To register, please visit www.thompson.com/sp012704 or call 1-800-925-1878. Be sure to mention your code FMMD 89512. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Highlights of the speakers' presentations will cover issues including: -- Districts' responsibilities for providing Title I services to private school students, including determining allocations for private school students -- School, district and state obligations under NCLB's enhanced consultation requirements -- Private schools and the new NCLB requirements for highly qualified teachers, professional development, supplemental educational service providers, assessment and accountability, and parent involvement -- New U.S. Dept. of Ed. guidance on serving private school students under Title I Plus, time will be set aside for an interactive Q&A session after the presentation. Listen in and get the chance to ask your specific questions! SPEAKERS: Kristen Tosh Cowan, Esq., is a partner with the national education law firm, Brustein & Manasevit in their San Francisco, CA, office. While Ms. Cowan's experience extends to all the firm's practice areas, she has primarily focused her work on audit issues within elementary and secondary education programs, particularly the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, the Improving America's Schools Act, Goals 2000, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technologies Program. She advises state and local education agencies on compliance with these programs, as well as the administrative requirements of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA), the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) and all applicable OMB rules, including OMB Circulars A-21, A-87, and A-133. Since passage of the No Child Left Behind Act, Ms. Cowan has spoken to schools, districts, states and administrators across the nation on its implementation. She also assists clients with garnering additional federal funds by working with them to develop plans and applications for categorical and discretionary grants. Ms. Cowan represents institutions of higher education in appeals of adverse findings concerning the schools' administration of the student financial assistance programs. She has worked with post-secondary institutions, foreign medical schools, and state postsecondary review entities on compliance with Title IV of the Higher Education Act. Ms. Cowan represents state agencies and institutions of higher education in litigation before the Administrative Law Judges at the U.S. Department of Education (USDE). In an effort to more productively manage these adversarial proceedings, she has also been significantly involved in the development of USDE's audit resolution strategy - the Cooperative Audit Resolution and Oversight Initiative (CAROI). Through CAROI, Ms. Cowan has assisted clients in successfully resolving large liabilities and gaining tremendous flexibility in administering federal programs. She regularly speaks at national conferences on audit and compliance issues and frequently conducts training workshops and seminars for state and local education agencies on complicated administrative issues, such as time distribution, consolidated administration, consolidated planning, and school wide programs. Ms. Cowan has co-authored comprehensive books both on the 1994 reauthorization of Title I, entitled "Great Expectations - Understanding the New Title I," and on the 2001 reauthorization, entitled "The New Title I: Balancing Flexibility with Accountability." In addition, she writes a bimonthly article for the "Title I Monitor" and has written pieces for the "Title I Handbook" and the "Single Audit Information Service," all publications of the Thompson Publishing Group. Claire de Winter, Esq., is the lead attorney in Brustein & Manasevit's growing legislative practice in Washington, D.C. In this position, Ms. de Winter assists clients with federal legislative, regulatory, and budget and appropriations matters. Through strong ties with legislative and federal agency staff, as well as regular attendance at congressional and U.S. Department of Education hearings, Ms. de Winter provides clients with current information about federal education policy, with a particular focus on elementary and secondary education issues; advises clients on the substantive and procedural implications of congressional and federal agency activity, and works with clients to achieve their goals; and provides comprehensive analyses of education legislation, policy, and law on a regular basis. Ms. de Winter also acts as a federal liaison for clients, establishing relationships and communicating with White House officials, U.S. Department of Education staff, and members of congress. Ms. de Winter has tracked the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 from its inception, and has advised schools, districts, states and administrators around the country on understanding and implementing the new legislation. Her substantive knowledge also extends to other elementary and secondary education programs, and will be focused on the upcoming reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Ms. de Winter co-authored an article in the December, 2001 issue of the Title I Monitor. She has also been published in "The Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy" and "Legal Medicine." While in law school, Ms. de Winter served as Senior Executive Editor of "The Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy" and as a research assistant to Professor William Kaplin, a nationally known education law scholar. To register, please visit www.thompson.com/sp012704 or call 1-800-925-1878. Be sure to mention your code FMMD 89512. HOW DOES AN AUDIO CONFERENCE WORK? An audio conference is like a large conference call, but in a more controlled program-like environment. Simply dial a preassigned telephone number from your phone, enter a conference ID number/password, and you're connected! Enjoy the presentation and join in the lively Q&A segment following the conference. Best of all, your ENTIRE staff/department can attend for ONE low registration price -- just $249 -- per listening site -- no matter how many people are in the room. WHO SHOULD REGISTER FOR THIS AUDIO CONFERENCE:-- Private and Public School Teachers, Principals and Administrators -- District Superintendents -- State and District Level Title I Administrators AUDIO CONFERENCE DATE: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 TIME: 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Conference will run for approximately 90 minutes which includes time after the presentation for a Q&A session.) LOCATION: Your office or conference room COST: $249 per company site (not the per-person cost). Your registration includes: access to the 90-minute call for as many people as you can fit in a room with a speakerphone downloadable presentation handouts made available 24-hours in advance live Q&A following the presentation *** Presentation background handouts will be available no earlier than 24 hours before the day and time of the audio conference. CAN'T MAKE THE DATE, BUT WISH YOU COULD ATTEND? CDs of the audio conference will be available for $249. To order, please visit www.thompson.com/sp012704 or call 1-800-925-1878. Be sure to mention your code FMMD 89512.