October 4 we had a conference meeting via Polycom with the external review team from the University of Iowa. Our team on-site included our researchers (4 of 5 available), Mary, Dan, and myself. Nadene was in Washington DC for a P21 meeting. We are also missing a Department of Education representative. We will continue these meetings each Monday at 8 am. Mid-December is our deadline to have a draft of the initial research findings compiled.
Then Mary sat with Dan and I and shared the vision, ideas, and questions as well as some direction for each of us in the coming days. We may just be on the right path at the right time. Energized by Mary's comment, "If we get this right, Iowa will be leading the nation." WOW!
I also now have a new email address: stacey.snyder@uni.edu
I am anxious to hear more. This sure seems to have potential!
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