Dear Conference Participants,

The Early Reading First (ERF) program staff would like to thank you for attending the New Grantee Conference for fiscal year (FY) 2006 grantees. Our mission for this year’s new grantee conference was to provide new grantees with a wealth of tools and resources to assist with program implementation in accordance with ERF program requirements and funded proposals. We hope that you found the information presented during the conference both valuable and informative.

Many of you have asked for copies of the plenary session presentations and/or breakout information distributed during the conference. In order to accommodate your requests, a post-conference website has been developed to allow conference participants continued access to the information presented at the conference. This website allows conference participants to review the archived plenary session presentations, review information distributed during breakout sessions, and access information related to the administration of the ERF program and the fiduciary responsibilities of project officials.

We hope that you find the website useful. Please contact Pilla Parker if you have any questions and need additional assistance. Ms. Parker can be reached at 202-260-3710, or Pilla.Parker@ed.gov .

Sincerely,

Early Reading First Program Staff