Agenda and Videos for the National Forum
Linking Ready Kids to Ready Schools: Building Policy on State and Community Successes
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
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Ballroom, National Press Club
529 14th Street NW, 13th Floor |
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| 8:30 a.m. |
Networking Breakfast
First Amendment Lounge and Holeman Lounge |
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| 9:30 a.m. |
Welcome and Remarks
Gregory Taylor, Vice President for Programs, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Click here to view the Community Innovations video from Gwinnett County, Georgia |
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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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| 12:15 p.m. |
Networking Break
First Amendment Lounge |
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| 12:45 p.m. |
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
Click here to view the Community Innovations video from Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania |
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| 1:35 p.m. |
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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| 3:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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