Who Should Attend?
All who work on behalf of children and youth.

 

Pre-Conference Institutes

On Wednesday, March 7, 2007, six intensive, one-day pre-conference institutes will be offered by leading experts in the field.

The all-day institutes will begin at 10:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. Registration check-in for the pre-conference institutes begins at 8:30 a.m.

Pre-registration for the institutes is required. Please indicate your first and second choices on the conference registration form. There is no fee to attend the pre-conference workshops. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.

For a brief description of the institutes to help you make your selection, please click here.

 

The 2007 Promising Practices-Proven Strategies Conference

The 2007 Promising Practices-Proven Strategies Conference will begin on Thursday, March 8, 2007 with registration check-in from 8:00 AM until 9:00 AM. A continental breakfast and opening session will begin at 9:00 AM followed by concurrent workshops, luncheon with keynote speaker and two afternoon workshop sessions until 5:00 pm. Friday morning will begin with a general session at 8:00 AM followed by two morning workshop sessions and concluding with a luncheon and closing remarks from 1:00 - 2:00 PM.

To view the 2007 Promising Practices-Proven Strategies agenda-at-a-glance, please click here.

 

Register Now!
There is no fee to attend this conference or the pre-conference institutes. Pre-registration is required for all events. Participants are responsible for their lodging, travel and any meals not included in the conference. To register, please click here.

 

Meals
Continental breakfast, breaks and lunch will be provided on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

 

Lodging and Hotel Information
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Harrisburg until February 1, 2007. The room rate is $114 per night, singe or double occupancy. Please make your reservations as soon as possible due to limited accommodations. Overnight lodging availability for the evening if March 6th is extremely limited at the Hilton Harrisburg.  Lodging for the evenings of March 7th and March 8th remains plentiful at this time.

After February 1, 2007, rooms may not be available or rates may be higher. To make room reservations, please call the Hilton Harrisburg at 1-800-HILTONS. Be sure to identify yourself as a participant in the 2007 Promising Practices-Proven Strategies conference. Or you may book a reserveration online at www.hilton.com; Group code is PPP.

Note: You must enter the Group Code (under Special Accounts heading) , PPP, in order to recieve the special rate of $114 per night.

Hilton Harrisburg, One North Second Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101-1601
Telephone: 717-233-6000

For those needing overnight accommodations for the evening of March 6th the following nearby overflow hotels are offering the following:

Crowne Plaza, 23 South 2nd Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101
Telephone: 717-234-5021--Ask for the Promising Practices Proven Strategies conference rate of $104 (parking is additional.)

Radisson Penn Harris Hotel,1150 Camp Hill Bypass,
Camp Hill, PA 17011 Telephone: 717-763-7117--
Ask for the Promising Practices rate of $85 (hotel parking is complimentary).

Act 48 Credits:

The Center for Schools and Communities, as a division of the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit, is now offering Act 48 for select workshop attendance. Participants must attend workshops from beginning to end to receive credit. A facilitator will distribute the Record of Attendance form at the beginning of the workshop and collect the required information upon completion of the workshop.

 

For more information or questions, please contact:

Marilyn Bradley, Program Coordinator
Phone: 717-763-1661 ext. 191
Email: mbradley@csc.csiu.org

 

Conference Sponsored By:

Pennsylvania Department of Education in partnership with the
Center for Schools and Communities