National Forum Agenda
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
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Ballroom, National Press Club
529 14th Street NW, 13th Floor
Washington, D.C.
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| 9:30 a.m. |
Welcome and Remarks
Gregory Taylor, Vice President for Programs, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
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Opening Remarks
Sterling Speirn, President and CEO, W.K. Kellogg Foundation |
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Introduction of Roger Sampson
Gregory Taylor, Vice President for Programs, W.K. Kellogg Foundation |
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School Readiness: A Two Way Street: A Key Part of Early Learning
Roger Sampson, President, Education Commission of the States |
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Remarks and Introduction of Secretary Arne Duncan
Sterling Speirn, President and CEO, W.K. Kellogg Foundation |
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Education Insights: Comments from the Secretary
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, U.S. Department of Education |
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Community Connections:
Part One of: The Next Wave of Innovation in Early Childhood Policy 0-8 (click here to download part two of the presentation)
Moderator: Joan Lombardi, Director, The Children's Project
Featuring:
- Miami, Florida – Valtena Brown, Assistant Superintendent for the Bureau of Curriculum and Instruction, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Canton, Ohio – Chet Lenartowicz, Principal, Youtz Elementary, Canton City Schools
- San Antonio, Texas – Elizabeth Garza, Superintendent, Edgewood Independent School District
- Hilo, Hawaii – Shelby Nahalea, Director of Ka Umeke Kaeo, a cultural immersion elementary school
Dialogue with audience
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The Chicago Partnership: One City’s Story
Barbara Bowman, Early Education Expert and Advocate; Chief Officer, Office of Early Childhood Education, Chicago Public Schools; Co-founder, Erikson Institute |
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Lunch
Ballroom |
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Introduction of Lunch Program
William Bentley, President and CEO, Voices for America’s Children |
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New Partnerships for Children’s Learning
James Barnett, Rear Admiral (Ret.), Mission: Readiness
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Introduction of Sharon Lynn Kagan
Marc Tucker, President, National Center on Education and the Economy |
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Linking Early Learning to Early Grades: A Policy Overview
Sharon Lynn Kagan, Associate Dean for Policy at Teachers College, Columbia University; Professor Adjunct, Yale University Child Study Center
Moderator: Linda Jacobson, Former Assistant Editor, Education Week
State Policy Discussants:
- Harriet Dichter, Deputy Secretary, Office of Child Development and Early Learning, Pennsylvania Department of Education and Public Welfare
- Janice Gruendel, Senior Policy Advisor on Children and Youth, Office of Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell
- Alicia Leatherman, Director of Early Care and Education for Turnaround Ohio, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
- Karabelle Pizzigati, Chair of the Board of Directors, Parents as Teachers National Center; Member, Maryland State Board of Education
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Closing
Anthony Berkley, Deputy Director for Education and Learning, W.K. Kellogg Foundation |
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