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SUMMER INSTITUTE 2007
The Essentials of Small Schools:
Principles and Practices for Equity and Achievement

Miami Beach, Florida - July 9-13

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IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT PURCHASE ORDERS

If you are paying by purchase order through your district, please start the requisition process early to ensure plenty of time to get the payment disbursed. Your event registration cannot be confirmed without proof of payment.

Also, make sure your school or organization’s affiliation dues are paid in full so that you can qualify for discounts.


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Miami Beach Resort & Spa


Hotel Rates and Reservations

CUT OFF DATE FOR GROUP RATE IS June 14, 2007!
Any reservations requested after the cutoff date will be on a space and rate available basis only and at the hotel's discretion.

Miami Beach Resort & Spa
Reservations: Call (866) 767-6060
When you call, identify yourself as part of CES Summer Institute.
-OR-
Reserve online at: the resort's Group Discount Reservations Page, in which case our unique group rate code is already embedded in the form.

  • Group rates are $119 single/$149 double.
  • Although your online reservation and confirmation page will show a daily resort fee added to the rates above, you will NOT be charged this resort fee (or its taxes) upon checkout and actual payment at the hotel. As part of our group contract, we have arranged for this fee to be waived for our attendees; however, the reservations process unfortunately will not consider this waiver. Please be assured that your final bill will NOT reflect this additional fee.
  • **Important payment information**
    If your school district plans to pay by check, please note this hotel policy! Checks MUST reach the hotel ONE WEEK PRIOR to arrival! Please make sure you plan ahead. If the check has not reached the hotel upon your arrival, you will be required to give a credit card to secure payment before you may check in.
    Make your check payable to: Miami Beach Resort & Spa and send it to:
    Miami Beach Resort and Spa
    ATTN: RESERVATIONS
    4833 Collins Ave.
    Miami Beach, FL 33140
    (*Please note on the check or with an attachment for whom/what the amount covers.)
  • All reservations require a deposit of one night's room and tax by credit card to be charged upon reservation. Guests not arriving for a scheduled reservation will forfeit the one night deposit and the remainder of the reservation will be released.
  • After arrival, guests departing earlier than reserved without a 24-hour cancellation notice will be charged one night room and applicable tax.

If while making your reservations you have questions, please contact Marty Loner, Asst. Director of Convention Services, at the Miami Beach Resort. You can reach her at mloner@luxuryresorts.com or at 305-535-2750.
Airline Discount

We have arranged for a group discount on American Airlines. You must make your reservations online in order to use the discount.

1. Go to American Airlines.

2. Click on "Using a discount code?" and enter #A6577BG in the Discount Code box (near the bottom).

3. Complete your reservation.


Terms of the discount:

      • You'll receive a 5% discount on the lowest American Airlines advertised price.
      • Discount applies to flights from July 3 through July 18.
      • Discount applies to flights between any US city to all Miami area airports: Miami International, Ft. Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach.
      • You must supply the proper code or group name in order to receive the discount.
Ground Transportation
RENTAL CAR DISCOUNT

Avis is offering our attendees a 5-25% discount on rental cars. Get your discount in one of two reservation methods:

  1. Call 1-800-228-4341 and mention AWD # D006030
  2. Use this webpage to reserve. AVIS for CES SUMMER INSTITUTE Our group discount code is already embedded in the form!

Parking at Miami Beach Resort and Spa is valet only and costs $22 per day.

SUPER SHUTTLE DISCOUNT

When you arrive at the airport, look for the representative in the bright yellow shirt at the van service desk. Tell that person that you are part of the group, CES Summer Institute and you will pay $18 instead of $20 one way.
One day before your departure from the hotel, call 305-871-2000 to make a reservation, once again mentioning your group name for the discount.
Special Offer! If you are traveling with three or more, you can use an exclusive van for $55.00. It holds up to 10 passengers, so if there are 10 people with similar arrival times, each would only pay $5.50 each way! Just tell the agent that you want an "exclusive van." (Note: If you use this offer, the $2 discount no longer applies.)

DAY PASSES
>> PURCHASE TUESDAY DAY PASS NOW <<

A special one-day registration option is open to Floria educators ONLY for Tuesday, July 10th, based on available space.
The cost for this special Tuesday day-pass is $265 and includes:
  • Registration for an intensive 6-hour workshop led by experienced small schools practitioners in topics such as creating a culture of literacy; developing community, district, and union partnerships; creating professional learning communities; and designing structures that support personalization
  • Registration for a special evening Symposium and Reception
  • Breakfast, lunch, and hors d'oeuvres at the evening reception
  • Parking at the hotel

Participants interested in the Tuesday Day Pass should review Block A Workshop Descriptions and have a selection ready prior to registering.

>> PURCHASE TUESDAY DAY PASS NOW <<

For more information, please contact the CES National office at 510-433-1451 or info@essentialschools.org.
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