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    “All Students College and Word Ready:

    What will it take to close the gap?”

     The following are presentation from the 2nd Biennial Education TrustWest Conference. These presentations require Microsoft PowerPoint to view.

     

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    Plenary Sessions

     

     

     

     

     

    Closing Gaps in California, Once and For All: What will it take?

    Opening Plenary and Dinner, Sunday April 2, 2006

     

    Russlynn Ali, Director, The Education Trust--West

     

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    “Raising Expectations”

    Morning Plenary, Monday April 3, 2006

     

    Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, California

     

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    “Transforming Public Education for the 21st Century”

    Gubernatorial Democrat Primary Candidates Forum I

     

    Steve Westly, State Controller

     

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    Gubernatorial Democrat Primary Candidates Forum II

     

    Phil Angelides, State Treasurer

     

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    Igniting a Passion for Student Success

    Morning Plenary, Tuesday April 4, 2006

     

    Henry Escobar, Superintendent, Livingston Union School District

     

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    Luncheon Plenary, Tuesday April 4, 2006

     

    Roy Romer, Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District

     

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    Choosing to Improve: Lessons from Schools and Districts on the Performance Frontier

    Closing Plenary, Tuesday April 4, 2006

     

    Kati Haycock, Director, The Education Trust

     

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    Concurrent Sessions

     

     

     

     

     

    What is Standing in the Way of College and Work Readiness for All? - Pre Conference Workshop

     

    Linda Murray, Superintendent in Residence, The Education Trust—West

    Diane Campbell, Director of Accountability and Evaluation, Woodland Joint Unified School District

    Anna Cabrera, Senior Associate- Practice, The Education Trust—West

     

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    Gaining Traction-Gaining Ground: A report on schools getting better than expected results with low performing ninth-grade students – Pre Conference Workshop

     

    Stephanie Robinson, Principal Partner, The Education Trust

     

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    School Counselors’ Role in Bringing Rigor to the Curriculum– Pre Conference Workshop

     

    Vicki Brooks-McNamara, Consultant, The Education Trust

     

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    State and Federal Policy Developments: What You Need to Know- Session 3

     

    Elisabeth Cutler, Data & Policy Analyst, The Education Trust-West

    Ross Wiener, Principal Partner, The Education Trust

     

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    What It Really Means to Lead for Instructional Improvement- Session 6

     

    Stephen Fink, Executive Director, Center for Educational Leadership, College of Education, University of Washington, Seattle

    Amy Vattuone, Language Arts Teacher, Odyssey-The Essential School, Highline Public Schools, SeaTac, WA

    Max Silverman, Director of School Improvement, Highline Public Schools, SeaTac, WA

     

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    African-American Students are Disappearing from Universities: What Do We Do About It? – Session 7

     

    Phyllis Hart, Director of Special Initiatives, University of California, Los Angeles

    Jonli Tunstall, Coordinator of Vice Provost Initiative for Pre-College Scholars (VIPS), University of California, Los Angeles

    Casey Hunter, Mentor, University of California, Los Angeles

    Sheretha Thomas, Mentor, University of California, Los Angeles

    Robyn Charles, Mentor, University of California, Los Angeles

     

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    Data Pioneers: Building a Data-Driven Culture- Session 13

     

    Marcy Lauck, Supervisor, Continuous Improvement Programs, San Jose Unified School District

    Michael Hathaway, Math Teacher, Pioneer High School, San Jose

    Patrick Bernhardt, Math Teacher, Pioneer High School, San Jose

     

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    The College Access Project- Session 15

     

    Gail Kaufman, Director, School/University Partnerships, Center for Educational Partnerships, University of California, Berkeley

    Tracy Hanna, Graduate Student Researcher, Career Academy Support Network, University of California, Berkeley

    Juan Sanchez, University of California, Office of the President- Student Affairs

    Janine Sohn, SLC Leader, Tennyson High School, Hayward, CA

     

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    The Puente Project: High Expectations for All Students through Sustained Teacher Support- Session 21

     

    Lauren Klaffky, High School Teacher Coordinator, Puente Project, UCOP

    Claudia Canizales, High School Counselor Coordinator, Puente Project

     

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    Latino Achievement in California- Session 25

     

    Hector Sanchez, Policy and Community Liaison, The Education Trust

     

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    Recruitment for High-Need Subject Areas: Best Practices from TNTP- Session 29

     

    Layla Avila, Partner, The New Teacher Project

     

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    Stakeholder Collaboration: Project STEM- Session 32

     

    Ron Williams, Curriculum Coordinator, San Bernardino County Schools

     

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    American Diploma Project- Session 33

     

    Matt Gandal, Executive Vice President, Achieve, Inc.

     

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    Teacher Quality Matters- Session 38

     

    Heather Peske, Senior Associate, The Education Trust

     

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    “Catching Up”: What High Schools Do to Get Better than Expected Growth with Low-Performing Ninth-Grade Students- Session 40

     

    Rob Roberts, Principal, Los Altos high School

    Tami Peterson, Assistant Principal- Instruction, Los Altos High School

     

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    Communicating About the Achievement Gap- Session 43

     

    Fredreka Schouten, Director of Public Outreach, The Education Trust

    Meg Villarreal, Communications Associate, The Education Trust-West

     

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