MarcoPolo Update

[Judy Gardner <jdagardner@NETSCAPE.NET>]

I wanted to share this email from Rusty Sinclair that was posted to the EDTECH 
discussion list.  I am sure many of you who use MarcoPolo are a little apprehensive 
about its future based on the bankruptcy of WorldCom.  I contacted Rusty after 
receiving this message and asked his permission to share his email with all of you 
on LM_NET.  He replied in the affirmative so I hope this information will bring you 
up-to-date on the future of MarcoPolo.  As he suggests, if you have any questions, 
do not hesitate to contact him.

From: Rusty Sinclair <rsinclai@tenet.edu>
   >
   >Being a state administrator for MarcoPolo in Texas as well as one of the cadre
   >trainers that MarcoPolo sends to do train-the-trainer sessions for school
   >districts, I am aware of some of the misinformation that is currently
   >traveling around the Internet about MarcoPolo.
   >
   >In a nutshell, MarcoPolo is alive and fairly well in its new setup as the
   >MarcoPolo Education Foundation, a public charity.  All that is necessary for
   >the continuation of the project is the securing of funds to cover the expenses
   >of the project.  You may rest assured that the founder of the project, Caleb
   >Schutz, and his staff are working mightily to secure funding.
   >
   >Meanwhile, all 50 states are developing plans to take care of all requested
   >training sessions through September.  By, the end of September, it is hoped
   >that funding will be in place to resume operations as usual.
   >
   >The new url for the MarcoPolo project is:
   >
   >http://www.marcopolo-education.org/
   >
   >All of you please contact me or the state administrator in your state if you
   >need any information about MarcoPolo.  I would be more than happy to send any
   >of you the contact information for your state administrator.
   >
   >Rusty Sinclair
   >TCEA Training Director
   >MarcoPolo State Administrator
   >MarcoPolo Cadre Trainer
   >Austin, TX
   >800-282-8232
   >


--
Judy Gardner
Library/Media Specialist
Lebanon High School
Lebanon, PA
VRD Information Network Specialist



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