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EIGHTEEN REPRESENTATIVES HAVE SIGNED DEAR COLLEAGUE ––
Thanks to the fast work of the writing project network, 18 Representatives have co-signed the House Dear Colleague letter as of Tuesday morning, Feb. 28. Please keep calling your Representatives and encourage them to sign the letter! A special bulletin will go out on Friday with the latest list of co-signers. The deadline for House signatures is March 10. View the letter online at http://www.writingproject.org/Resources/dc.csp, or read previous site bulletins on this subject at the link below.
http://www.writingproject.org/Resources/sites/bulletins.csp

SIX NEW SITES ADDED TO NWP NETWORK --
The National Writing Project welcomes six new sites into its network this year, bringing the number of sites to 195. The new sites are located in Connecticut, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, and two in Texas.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2291

WYOMING WP TEACHER ATTENDS SENATE ROUNDTABLE ––
In mid-February, Carrie Langston, teacher-leader with the Wyoming Writing Project and a teacher at Chugwater High School in Chugwater, Wyoming, traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in a roundtable discussion of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2286

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MARCH 6 DEADLINE FOR 2006 DIRECTORS RETREAT ––
Don’t miss the deadline to apply for this year's Directors Retreat, June 21–25, at Oglebay Park near Wheeling, WV. Read more about the retreat and submit your application online. Deadline: March 6. http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/164

DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR RSN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT RETREAT––
Member sites of the Rural Sites Network (RSN) are invited to apply to send one or two site leaders to the RSN Resource Development Retreat, July 20-24, at Oglebay Resort and Conference Center in Wheeling, West Virginia. The retreat is designed to support leaders from rural sites to craft materials that make visible the leadership and knowledge in rural sites, strengthen the RSN, and disseminate knowledge about programming and site development in rural areas across the NWP network. Deadline: March 15.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/162

APPLY FOR TECH LIAISONS ADVANCED INSTITUTE ––
Experienced technology liaisons who are teacher-consultants at their sites are invited to attend Technology Matters: An Advanced Institute, to be held in Chico, California, July 18-23. Participants will explore intersections between technology, teaching, and writing as they relate to personal and writing project site goals. Deadline: March 27.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/167

WRITING AND TECHNOLOGY: A PROFESSIONAL WRITING RETREAT ––
Writing project teacher-consultants interested in writing about their work exploring the intersections of writing, learning, and technology are invited to apply for Writing and Technology: A Professional Writing Retreat, to be held in Nebraska City, Nebraska, July 26-30. Designed to accommodate writers at any level in their development, this retreat helps participants develop pieces for a wide variety of audiences and publications, print and online. Deadline: March 27.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/168

ORDER FREE PUBLICATIONS FOR YOUR INSTITUTE BY MARCH 8 ––
Tell us how many packets of free publications you would like for your summer institute participants by taking a few seconds to complete the online form at the link below. If we don’t hear from you, we will send 30 packets. Deadline extended to March 8.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_docs/408

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DON’T MISS NWP SPRING MEETING IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ––
It is more important than ever that we have a big turnout for the Spring Meeting in D.C. on April 6-7. We need you and your teachers to help make the case for the writing project on Capitol Hill! There is no registration fee, but online registration is required. Learn more about the meeting and register online today. Deadline: March 24.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/161

REGISTER NOW FOR URBAN SITES CONFERENCE ––
The Urban Sites Network invites you to join them on April 28-29 in San Diego, California for two days of workshops, school visits, writing tours, and keynote speaker Linda Christiansen, author of Reading, Writing, and Rising Up: Teaching About Social Justice and the Power of the Written Word. Go online to download information about conference activities and registration. Deadline: April 7.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/163