There were 76 participants from the mid-Atlantic region at the conference sharing information on collaborative projects supported through the Deans and Superintendents Network of LSS. A Keynote address was presented by Dr. David Monk, Dean of the College of Education, Penn State University.  Dr. Monk talked about the challenges, potential pitfalls, and rewards of collaborative projects between school districts and colleges and universities. Dr. Monk pointed out in his keynote address that, "...different departments don't talk to each other at the university level, let alone schools of education talking to actual school districts. There has never been a history or a model for close collaboration between school districts and colleges of education."
There were presentations from teams representing the following collaborative projects: Fairleigh Dickinson University and Elizabeth City, NJ, School District Partnership; Rowan University and Glassboro, NJ, School District Partnership; University of Maryland and Prince Georges County Schools Partnership; Kean University and Hillside, Newark, Roselle, and Woodbridge, NJ, School Districts Partnerships; Howard University and Washington, DC, School District Partnership. The group appreciated the sharing of information on the various projects and the chance to network with others who are planning college/university--school district partnerships.