Assistant Secretary Posny to Address OSEP Project Directors Conference; 1,000 Expected


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Event Date 1: July 18, 2011 08:30 am - 10:30 am
Event Date 2: July 19, 2011 08:30 am - 10:30 am

Assistant Secretary Alexa Posny, who oversees programs that serve America's 6.8 million children with disabilities as head of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, will deliver opening remarks at the 2011 Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Project Directors Conference Monday in Washington. Posny will give remarks on the importance of early intervention, families and communities, personnel preparation, college-and-career readiness and partnerships for children and youth with disabilities, as well as discuss budget priorities.

On Tuesday, OSEP Director Melody Musgrove will discuss her priorities for OSEP and recognize contributions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part D investments to improving results for children and youth with disabilities.

More than 1,000 project directors, state special education leaders and disability community representatives are expected for the three-day event which annually brings together recipients of discretionary grants managed by OSEP’s Research to Practice division.


Event 1
Who : Assistant Secretary Alexa Posny, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education
What : Opening remarks at the 2011 Office of Special Education Programs' Project Directors Conference
When : 8:30 a.m. EDT Monday, July 18, 2011
Where : Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Salon II & III
2660 Woodley Road N.W., Washington, D.C.
Event 2
Who : Director Melody Musgrove, Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education
What : Remarks to the 2011 OSEP Project Directors Conference
When : 8:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Where : Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Salon II & III
2660 Woodley Road N.W., Washington, D.C.
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