Credits

Wesley A. Hoover, Ph.D.
President and CEO

Joyce S. Pollard, Ed.D.
Director, Office of Institutional Communications

Leslie Asher Blair, M.A.
Editor

SEDL Letter is the institutional magazine of the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL), a private, not-for-profit education research and development corporation based in Austin, Texas. The credits for this issue are as follows:

Jane Thurmond (Austin, Texas) designed the print version of SEDL Letter while Shaila Abdullah, SEDL web design specialist, designed the online version. The photo on this page is © 1999, Comstock, Inc. The photo accompanying "Study Circles Stave Off Crises for Two Arkansas School districts" is © 1999, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, photographer Karen Vandonge. The photo on the first page of "The Community is the Key to Engaging Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families" and the photos accompanying the "Parents are Partners" story were taken by Las Cruces, New Mexico freelance photographer Pamela Porter. The photo of Suzanne Ashby and Cris Garza was taken by SEDL Communications Specialist Kathleen Trail.

SEDL Letter complements and draws upon work performed by the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory under a variety of funding sources, including the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Government. The publication is not supported with direct program funds related to any SEDL programs or projects. SEDL Letter does not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Government or any other source. You are welcome to reproduce SEDL Letter and distribute copies at no cost to recipients; please credit the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory as publisher and respect the copyrights of designated illustrators, designers, and contributors. SEDL is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to affording equal employment opportunities for all individuals in all employment matters. Available in alternative formats.