PCW & BTAP

October 2008-May 2009 Workshop Information

Location

Breakfast will be served Buffet style from 7:30-8:15 a.m. each day

Enrollment:

·         Enrollments will be taken up to 5 days before a workshop.  Contact  Cheryl Zimmer to make enrollments at aelpdc@yahoo.com

·         If there is a cancellation within 5-10 days prior to a workshop, a participant from the wait list will be contacted and added.

·         Up to 40 participants will be enrolled on a first come, first serve basis.

Lodging:

Check In:  3:00 p.m.                        Check Out:  11:00 a.m.

• Lodging will be provided for Friday and Saturday nights by the MAEL-PDC for those who live outside the Columbia area. 

• The participant or the AEL director should call the hotel to reserve the hotel room with a credit card.  A block of rooms are set aside for AEL, please mention that you will be attending the NCMC workshop for AEL teachers.

·         Reservations can be made any time prior to the workshop and must be made up to 5 days before the workshop.  After this day, the rooms will be released back to the hotel.

• Lodging will be paid by the PDC.  Participants will go on the direct bill list after checking into the hotel.  Billing charges are limited to payment for room rate and taxes only.  All telephone calls, room service, restaurant charges, movie rentals and any other charges besides room rate and taxes must be paid in full by the participant prior to checking out.

Cancellations:

• If a participant’s enrollment needs to be cancelled, then please remember to cancel the lodging reservation.  Contact Beth Gross to cancel a participant’s enrollment, contact the hotel to cancel the lodging reservation.
• If the lodging reservation is not cancelled, the charge will be placed on the credit card used to reserve the room.  The hotel needs a 72 hour notice for cancellation.
• If a teacher is a “no show” for the workshop, the local program will be billed for expenses incurred, approximately $50.

Meals:

• Breakfast for both days and lunch for the first day will be provided by the PDC.
• Be sure to mark if there are dietary requests and note that information on the enrollment form.
• Participants may bring in their own coffee and snacks.

Temperature:

Controlling the temperature in meeting rooms to meet all participants’ comfort levels is often difficult.  We encourage participants to bring a light jacket and dress in layers.

Late Arrivals:

Please help your teacher arrive on time, plan ahead, check for highway construction, weather conditions, and time to travel.  In the event that a participant will not arrive on time, please call the hotel and leave a message for Jana Skopec.  The participant also needs to call the local program director to let him/her know the participant will be late.  Although 100% attendance is required for PD credit, a 20 minute grace period for the first day for participants driving in is allowed if there is notice to the presenters.  The PDC Director and the local program director will be in communication about the situation.

Directions

From the:

 Hotel Phone :  573-445-8511