Greetings from the HEC and Happy New Year!

Now that the new HEC Online is up and running, we will be beginning monthly emails on the first Monday of the month.  You can look forward to these emails to provide information about HEC opportunities and seminars and also new resources and links being added to HEC Online.

New this month on HEC Online:

3 Featured Resources links on the home page include:

-Searchlight
-The Florida Center for Reading Research
-The Texas Building RTI Capacity website

Recent news items added to the home page include:

-Links to past Reading First Webcasts provided to districts, Reading First Coaches, ESCs, and Reading First Reading Technical Assistance Specialists
-Welcome information about Erica Simon, Ph.D., a new Project Coordinator for HEC
-State Review panel information
-and much, much more

This month be sure to log in and update your profile.  While you are logged in feel free to add your own news items or use the new search feature to get in touch with other HEC members.

Tomorrow will be Heather Haynes' last day on the HEC project.  As many of you know, Heather will be leaving us to attend the University of Kansas.  She has been awarded the RTI Leadership Doctoral Fellowship for the next 4 years.  She will miss her friends and family in the HEC and hopes that everyone will keep in touch.  Her new email is heatherhaynes@ku.edu


We wish you the best as your Spring semester begins,

Marty, Erica, Jin, Eric and Heather



Reminder: The next HEC seminar is schedule for May 27-28 in Austin.  Heather will be back and present a pre-seminar symposium on Wednesday, May 26th on LETRS.  Watch for more information!