May 16 - Opening Session    (Description/Speaker Bios)

Communities and Schools: Achieving Equity for All Students

Moderator: Deborah McKoy, Ph.D., M.P.A., Exec. Director, Center for Cities & Schools, UC-Berkeley

Panel: Anu Greenlee Cairo, Sr. Program Officer-Education, Walter & Elise Haas Fund; James Johnson, Y-PLAN Alumnus, and Richmond Youth Leader; Dr. Terry Jones, Prof. of Social Work, CSU-East Bay; Barrie Becker, JD,Cal. State Director, Fight Crime, Invest in Kids; Dr.Tameka McGlawn,Sr. Practice Assoc., Linked Learning, The Education Trust—West 

 

May 17 - Why We Are Here  

"I am the Promise of Public Education" Qari-Amir Shakur Durham, sixth grade student, RCP Schools, West Contra Costa USD

 

 "I Lead" Rodney Wilson, President, Academic Student Union, Contra Costa College

Plenary    (Speaker Bios)

Effective Engagement and Strategic Relationships

Moderated by Nicole Taylor, President and CEO, East Bay Community Foundation

 Panelists: Dr. Bruce Harter, Superintendent, West Contra Costa Unified School District; Dr. Tony Smith, Superintendent, Oakland Unified School District

 

Keynote

California K-12 Education: Challenges and Solutions

Michael W. Kirst, Ph.D.

Michael W. Kirst, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Education and Business Administration at Stanford University, and president of the California State Board of Education. He has been on the Stanford faculty since 1969.  Dr. Kirst received his Ph.D. in political economy and government from Harvard.  Before joining the Stanford faculty, Dr. Kirst held several positions with the federal government, including Staff Director of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Manpower, Employment and Poverty, and Director of Program Planning for the Elementary and Secondary Education of the US Office of Education. (Full Bio) 

Closing Plenary    (Speaker Bios)

Corporate Leadership in Education

Moderated by Andrea Bailey, Community Engagement Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, Chevron Products Company, A Division of Chevron USA

Panelists: Leah Casey, Community Relations Specialist, PG&E; Bruce Chinn, Operations Manager, Chevron Richmond Refinery; Trina Ostrander, Community Relations Manager, Bayer HealthCare

May 17 - Concurrent Presentations I and II   

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Round 1 -- 11:00 AM (Indicate selection on reg. form)

Re-Architecting Children's Advocacy: Building The Children's Movement of California

Presented by Ted Lempert, President, Children Now

   

  

ARTS EDUCATION – Enrichment as Part of Equity

Presented by Donn Harris, Executive Director and Artistic Director, Oakland School for the Arts

 

 

It Takes Leadership and Good Old Fashioned Hard Work

Panel Convened by Alicia Maldonado President, Mockingbird Communications & Senior Consultant to the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading

Panelists: Mary Ann Burke, Ed.D., Director II, Categorical & Special Projects Santa Clara County Office of Ed., City of San Jose; Laurel Kloomok, Executive Director, First 5 San Francisco; Nikolas Howard, Director, Sacramento READS!, Luis Santana, Executive Director, Reading and Beyond, (Fresno)

After the Bell Rings: Out-of-School Time

Panel Convened by Joel Mackey, Executive Director, West Contra Costa Public Education Fund (The Ed. Fund)

Panelists: Tanya Avila, Lead Education Consultant, OST Initiative, The Ed. Fund; Monroe Howard, Youth Engagement Specialist, Sacramento USD, Corey Newhouse, Founder/Principal, Public Profit; Katie Brackenridge, Sr. Director, Out of School Time Inititatives, Partnership for Children and Youth

Round 2 -- 2:15 PM  (Indicate selection on reg. form) 

Moving the Goal Line: College Access and Success Beyond High School

Panel Convened by Robert Bunce, Program Director, West Contra Costa Public Education Fund (The Ed. Fund) 

Panelists: Peter Kim, Executive Director, Glow Foundation; Katie Tremper, Program Officer, College Access Foundation; Jessica Wright-Davis, Dir. of Academic and Student Affairs, Making Waves Education Program 

 The Promise of Public Education

Presented by Derek Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer, Partners in School Innovation

 

  

 

Gateways: Cradle to Career Education and Workforce Partnership

Presented by Dr. Emily Brizendine, Director, Gateways Cradle to Career Partnership, California State University-East Bay

 

 

Linked Learning: Pathways to College and Career Success

Presented by Dave Yanofsky, Director of Media and Youth Development, ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career

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* Registration Fee:  $65.00 Early Bird (on or before April 30, 2012), $80.00 Regular (after April 30, 2012). Registration includes refreshments May 16, breakfast and lunch on May 17, and Summit materials.