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PRE-CONFERENCE MEETINGS |
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(By invitation) |
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14 |
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10:00 AM – 12:00 noon |
International Advisory Committee |
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SATURDAY, November 15 |
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3:30 – 5:30 PM |
Kettering Initiative |
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6:00 – 7:00 PM |
Welcome Reception for LEFs |
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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE |
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16 |
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Theme of the Day: Defining the Issues – What Shaped LEFs? |
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9:00 AM – 12:30 PM |
PEN Board of Directors Meeting |
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1:00 – 2:30 PM |
OPENING PLENARY: Susan Berresford,
Immediate Past President, Ford Foundation |
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3:00 – 4:30 PM |
MINIPLENARIES: Influences on Children and Families
Over 25 Years |
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Politics & the Economy: Bob Greenstein,
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities |
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Public Opinion: Celinda Lake, Lake Research |
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Trends in Racial Achievement Gaps: Ron Ferguson,
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University |
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Community Issues: Ira Harkavy, Netter Center
for Community Partnerships, University of Pennsylvania |
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Research on LEFs: Jolley Christman, Research for Action;
William Miles, National Education Association Foundation |
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4:30 – 5:30 PM |
ANNUAL MEMBERS MEETING |
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6:30 – 9:30 PM |
25th ANNIVERSARY GALA (reception and dinner)
& Crossing the River Jordan Award
Contemporary Jewish Museum |
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17 |
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Theme of the Day: Strategic Interventions That Will Have the Greatest Impact |
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8:00 – 8:30 AM |
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Welcome: Carlos Garcia, Superintendent, San Francisco Unified School District |
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Announcing a Major Initiative on College Access: Pamela P. Flaherty, President and Chief Executive Officer, Citi Foundation |
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8:30 – 10:00 AM |
BREAKFAST PLENARY – Global Challenges and International Assessments: Andreas Schleicher, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
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10:30 AM – 12:00 noon |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
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Making News: How One LEF Is Affecting Statewide Education Policy Through a News Website
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Alan Gottlieb, Public Education and Business Coalition |
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Tony Lewis, Donnell-Kay Foundation |
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Moderator: Rosann Ward, Public Education and Business Coalition |
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Open the Doors to Extended Learning Opportunities
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Gregory L. Hall, Strategic Alternatives |
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Susan Kurland, former Principal, City Schoolhouse |
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Applying Early Indicators Research in Boston: Supporting Use of Data with Composite Learning Index
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Jennifer Amigone, Boston Plan for Excellence |
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Ellen Guiney, Boston Plan for Excellence |
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College Access: Preparation and Opportunity
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Sandy Weinbaum, Academy for Educational Development |
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Gilberto Ramon, San Antonio Education Partnership |
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Dan Challener, Public Education Foundation |
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Vivian Figueredo, OMG Center for Collaborative Learning |
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Deb Vaughn, Hamilton County / Chattanooga Public Education Foundation |
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Turning Tough Times into Opportunity: Finding the Resources We Need to Build Teacher Quality and Close the Achievement Gap
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Karen Hawley Miles, Education Resource Strategies |
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Career and Technical Education Models of Innovation in New York City
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Gloria Rakovic, New Visions for Public Schools |
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Jennie Soler-McIntosh, New Visions for Public Schools |
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Danielle Salzbert, New Visions for Public Schools |
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Moderator: Ron Chaluisan, New Visions for Public Schools |
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Ensuring Equity and Excellence – Making Good on a Promise
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Paul Reville, Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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12:00 noon – 2:00 PM |
LUNCH PLENARY: Carol Gilligan, Professor of Humanities and Applied Psychology, New York University; Writer and Novelist |
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2:00 – 3:30 PM |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
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New Relationships with Schools: Local Education Funds and Conversation-Based Community Engagement
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Carolyn Akers, Mobile Area Education Foundation |
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Hugh Vasquez, San Francisco Education Fund |
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Craig Evans, Foundation for Orange County Public Schools |
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Monica Martinez, KnowledgeWorks Foundation |
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Moderator: David Moore, Collaborative Communications Group |
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Grass Roots Community Organizing for School Reform
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Rosie Grant, Paterson Education Fund |
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Lauren Wells, New Jersey Education Organizing Collaborative |
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Moderator: Elizabeth E. Lee, Communities for Public Education Reform |
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Mayors, Schools, and Citizens for Educational Excellence: Building On Five Years of Engagement with the Corpus Christi Community
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Janice Sykora, Citizens for Educational Excellence |
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Scott Elliff, Superintendent, Corpus Christi Independent School District |
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JoAnn Hooks, Education Initiatives, City of Corpus Christi |
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Moderator: Andrew O. Moore, Institute for Youth, Education, and Families, National League of Cities |
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Publishing: Pushing Large Scale Transformation Through Powerful Texts
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Suzanne Plaut, Public Education and Business Coalition |
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Rosann Ward, Public Education and Business Coalition |
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Leading: New Leaders for Houston's Public Schools
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Scott Van Beck, Houston A+ Challenge |
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Siva Kumari, K-12 Initiatives, Rice University Education Entrepreneurship Programs |
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Sharon Koonce, Professional Development Services, Houston Independent Schools |
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Moderator: George Grainger, Houston Endowment |
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Learning from the Community: Civic Index Polling
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Lisa Villarreal, San Francisco Community Foundation |
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Hugh Vasquez, San Francisco Education Fund |
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Promoting Courageous Resource Conversations: Learning from the Field
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Karen Hawley Miles, Education Resource Strategies |
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4:00 – 5:30 PM |
POLICY CONVERSATIONS |
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Equity and Access
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Goodwin Liu, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley |
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Advancing School Reform in a Community:
The Role of Public Advocacy
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Jamienne Studley, Public Advocates, Inc. |
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What Does It Mean to Lead for Equity?
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LaShawn Routé Chatmon, Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools |
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Chinyelu Martin, Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools |
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Missed Opportunities: Learning from Our Past to Build Our Future
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Luis Fraga, University of Washington |
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Public Engagement and Public Education Reform
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John Rogers, Institute for Democracy, Education & Access, University of California Los Angeles |
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 |
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Theme of the Day: Practice |
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8:00 – 9:30 AM |
FEDERAL BRIEFING: Christopher Cross, Chairman of Cross and Joftus, LLC; senior fellow, Center for Education Policy; former executive director, Council for Basic Education |
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10:00 – 11:30 AM |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
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Rolling Out The Red Carpet: Leveraging Partnership Between District and Local Education Fund to Develop a Data Driven System of Support for New Teachers in the Boston Public Schools
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Ila Deshmukh Towery, Boston Plan for Excellence |
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Kenneth Salim, Boston Public Schools |
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Garret Virchik, Boston Public Schools |
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Building Community Partnerships so All Students Have a Post High School Plan
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Susan Doherty, Achieve!Minneapolis |
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Carolyn Roby, Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota |
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Kent Pekel, Consortium for Postsecondary Academic Success, University of Minnesota |
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Darlyne Bailey, University of Minnesota |
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Moderator: Catherine Jordan, Achieve!Minneapolis |
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Beyond the Theory of Action: From Public Engagement to Sustainable Reform
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Carolyn Akers, Mobile Area Education Foundation |
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Jeremiah Newell, Ramp Project Coordinator |
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Sam Covert, Alabama Power |
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Teacher Action Research for Equity in the Classroom and Promoting a Teachers Voice in Education Policy
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Tanya Friedman, San Francisco Community School, SFUSD |
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Susan Gold, Presidio Middle School, SFUSD |
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Debra Russell, Life Learning Academy High School, SFUSD |
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Moderator: Jeff Issenberg, San Francisco Education Fund |
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What Will the Future Hold for Public Education?
Introducing the Map of the Future
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Marge Hiller, Bridgeport Public Education Fund |
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Monica Martinez, KnowledgeWorks Foundation |
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Moderator: Barbara Diamond, KnowledgeWorks Foundation |
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Urban Teacher Residencies: New Solutions for Public Schools
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Andra Brill, Boettcher Teachers Program |
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Karen Lowenstein, Boettcher Teachers Program |
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Katie Kramer, Boettcher Foundation |
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Mark Hinson, Adams 12 Five Star Schools |
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Moderator: Jesse Solomon, Boston Teacher Residency |
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11:30 AM – 12:00 noon |
Break |
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12:00 noon – 2:00 PM |
CLOSING PLENARY: Rudy Crew, nationally renowned public education leader and reformer; author; 2008 AASA National Superintendent of the Year; PEN Board Member |
