Big Sky, Montana

July 23-25, 2006

Sunday,

July 23, 2006

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Orientation for Team Members New to P-16 State Network

Presenter:

Kati Haycock, Director, The Education Trust

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Sunday,

July 23, 2006

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Opening Plenary:  Redesigning Key Undergraduate Courses to Improve Student Success

Presenter:

Carol Twigg, President and CEO, National Center for Academic Transformation

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Monday,

July 24, 2006

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM

Plenary:  Aligning Across High School and College.  What Are the Key Policy Elements and How Can We Get It Done Politically?

Presenters:

Mike Cohen, President, Achieve, Inc., DC
Fredreka Schouten, Senior Associate & Director of Public Outreach, The Education Trust, DC

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Monday,

July 24, 2006

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM

Cross-State Work Session (Round 1):

Ready for College and Work:  Engaging the Business Community

Presenters:

Daniel Furman, The Fund for Colorado’s Future, CO

Sue Pimentel, Standards Work, NH

As business leaders rapidly increase their expectations for today’s workforce, we are confronted with mixed and sometimes conflicting messages about the knowledge and skills our state buisness leaders need for entry level employees.  How can we engage them in a campaign for aligning expectations P-16?  Colorado will share their approach.

Monday,

July 24, 2006

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM

Cross-State Work Session (Round 1):

Building Broad Public Understanding and Support for a Universal College Ready Standard:  Taking a Proactive Role with the Media

Presenter:

Fredreka Schouten, Senior Associate and Director of Public Outreach, The Education Trust

Some system leaders won’t wait to think about a media strategy until every element of their policy agenda is in place.  And they won’t simply delegate this task to their communications staff.  Rather, they’ll think hard about how to generate coverage of the problems for which alignment is the solution, and about how to mobilize a broad range of “champions” to help argue the case.  This session will help system leaders to think through their roles in the development of a strategy to build public understanding and support.

 
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Monday,

July 24, 2006

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM

Cross-State Work Session (Round 1):

Lining Up Policy:  Putting Aligned Standards into Action

Presenters:

Dianne Bazell, Assistant VP for Academic Affairs, Council on Postsecondary Education, KY

Susan Bodary, Executive Assistant, Education & Workforce, Office of the Governor, OH

Chistine Tell, Director, American Diploma Project, Achieve, Inc.

What are we learning from states that are moving ahead about ways we can incorporate new college/work ready standards into high school and college course requirements and assessments?  What about the role of ‘default’ curricula policies, new college placement strategies, incentives for students and role of end of course assessments in quality assurance?

Monday,

July 24, 2006

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM

Cross-State Work Session (Round 1):

What About Students Who Arrive Behind – in High School or College?

Presenters:

Denny Gulick, Professor of Mathematics, University of Maryland, MD

Wandra Polk, North Carolina State Department of Education, NC

Both high schools and colleges are seeking more effective strategies to accelerate learning and help students who arrive behind to catch-up.  What are some of the new approaches emerging in our states and what are we learning about their impact on student success?  We will hear from Maryland about a new approach to remediation in college Math and from North Carolina about new work in readiness for high school.

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Monday,

July 24, 2006

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM

Cross-State Work Session (Round 1):

New Roles for States to Help School and District Leaders Work Through The Delivery Issues in Getting Students College/Work Ready, Part A:

Presenters:

Linda Murray, Superintendent in Residence, The Education Trust-West, CA

Marilyn Crawford, Consultant, The Education Trust, KY

In this session, participants will learn about a new set of tools to help high school and district leaders assess opportunities in their schools for all students to be college and work ready.  These tools include analyses of high school transcripts, teacher assignments and a variety of other ways to open eyes to inequities within schools.

Monday,

July 24, 2006

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM

Cross-State Work Session (Round 1):

Course Redesign, Part A:  Implementation Lessons from Participating Campuses

Presenters:

Joe Benson, Professor & Associate Dean, University of Alabama, AL

Ron Henry, Provost and VP for Academic Affairs, GA State University, GA

Following on the opening plenary, this session will provide an opportunity to learn more about how campuses are approaching course redesign.  Speakers from two universities engaged in redesign will share what they are learning about the tough issues, and about key elements for success.

Monday,

July 24, 2006

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM

Cross-State Work Session (Round 1):

Standards in College, Too

Presenters:

Nancy Shapiro, Assoc Vice-Chancellor, Academic Affairs, University System of MD

Linda Braddy, East Central University, OK

This session will share information on efforts to be clear about standards for college entry level courses.  It will include lessons from an effort in Maryland to agree on standards for what a “C” paper looks like in introductory English courses, across 2- and 4-year colleges.  We will also hear about deliberations emerging from state alignment work in Oklahoma about the need to have clear and consistent expectations and assessments in introductory college mathematics courses.

To access the matrix discussed in this presentation, please visit the OK State Regents for Higher Education website:  www.okhighered.org/student-center/transfer-stdnts/

Monday,

July 24, 2006

11:15 AM – 12:30 PM

Cross-State Work Session (Round 2):

Are the Alignment Issues Relevant for Open Access Institutions, Particularly Community Colleges, and the Students Who Attend Them?

Presenters:

Gloria McCall, Vice Chancellor, KY Community & Tech College System, KY

Weaver Rogers, Education Policy Adviser, NC Community College System, NC

Presenters from two community college systems will share how they think about the relationship between open access and work on alignment.  They will provide concrete examples of high level requirements to enter community college programs, particularly in high demand fields.  They also offer their perspective on dual enrollment and industry workforce preparation. 

 
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Monday,

July 24, 2006

11:15 AM – 12:30 PM

Cross-State Work Session (Round 2):

Preparing Principals for Instructional Leadership

Presenter:

Jim Foran, Executive Director, Maryland State Department of Education, MD

New standards based improvement requires new knowledge and skills for school leaders.  Maryland is one of the leading states in providing professional training for principals and in putting in place systematic succession planning.  The presentation will describe the state’s Instructional Leadership Succession Planning deals directly with the leadership shortage and adds a framework for succession planning.

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Monday,

July 24, 2006

11:15 AM – 12:30 PM

Cross-State Work Session (Round 2):

Resources You Can Use to Get Folks Moving

Presenters:

Daria Hall, Senior Policy Analyst, The Education Trust

Eli Pristoop, Data Analyst, The Education Trust, DC

Jason Weedon, Dir of Finance, Operations & Special Projects, Achieve, Inc., DC

This session will introduce a number of different resources that you can use to help motivate people to act.  These will include both the Ed Trust’s College Results and Dispelling the Myth web tools, as well as new case making materials from Achieve.

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Monday,

July 24, 2006

11:15 AM – 12:30 PM

Cross-State Work Session (Round 2):

Thinking Differently About Public Reporting and Accountibility:  Measures of College/Work Readiness That Might Be Included

Presenters:

Christine Tell, Director, American Diploma Project, Achieve, Inc., DC

Jan Somerville, Senior Associate, NASH, The Education Trust, DC

This session will explore available data for broadening the way we look at and recognize improvement in high schools, especially around readiness issues and post-high school success.  Presenters will discuss new analyses of state high school report cards and college feedback reports and explore the role of State P-16 Councils in rethinking approaches to accountability at the high school transition point.

Monday,

July 24, 2006

11:15 AM – 12:30 PM

Cross-State Work Session (Round 2):

New Roles for States to Help School and District Leaders Work Through the Delivery Issues in Getting Students College/Work Ready, Part B

Presenters:

Marilyn Crawford, Consultant, The Education Trust, KY

Linda Murray, Superintendent in Residence, The Education Trust-West, CA

This session will build on the earlier session on tools that states can use.  It will focus primarily on the high school Master Schedule, and how both time and teachers can be better utilized in pursuit of the all kids college ready goal.

Monday,

July 24, 2006

11:15 AM – 12:30 PM

Cross-State Work Session (Round 2):

Course Redesign, Part B:  What Data and Analyses Do We Need to Decide Whether to Head Down This Path…and What Would Success Look Like?

Presenters:

Joe Benson, Professor & Associate Dean, University of Alabama, AL

Ron Henry, Provost and VP for Academic Affairs, GA State University, GA

Starr Lewis, Associate Commissioner, KY Department of Education, KY

Course failures are impeding student progress in both high schools and colleges.  Is course redesign part of the solution in your system, whether K-12 or collegiate?  What data do we need in order to make that decision?  This session will provide an introduction to some analysis and tools.  Interested states will be invited to join a follow-up group.

Tuesday,

July 25, 2006

8:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Plenary Session:

Thinking Differently About Teachers

Presenter:

Kati Haycock, Director, The Education Trust, DC

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Tuesday,

July 25, 2006

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM

Cross-State Work Session (Round 3):

Addressing the Teacher Shortage, Especially in STEM Fields

Presenter:

Charles Coble, Educational Consultant, The Three Mile Group, NC

This session will report on a study of new initiatives designed to significantly scale up the number of teachers prepared in shortage areas while increasing quality, particularly in Math and Science fields.  The presentation will highlight university systems, K-12 Districts and national initiatives that are setting aggressive goals, redesigning accelerated preparation programs, and holding themselves accountable for progress.

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Tuesday,

July 25, 2006

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM

Cross-State Work Session (Round 3):

New Leaders for New Schools

Presenters:

Jacquelyn Davis, New Leaders for New Schools, DC
Ross Wiener, Principal Partner, The Education Trust, DC

The New Leaders for New Schools organization is now selecting and training principals for some of the largest urban school systems.  Through aggressive recruitment, a rigorous selection process and intensive mentoring and support, New Leaders for New Schools is addressing critical needs in leadership development.  Are there lessons in their approaches for higher education?

Tuesday,

July 25, 2006

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM

Cross-State Work Session (Round 3):

Achieving a Fairer Distribution of Teacher Talent

Presenters:

Heather Peske, Senior Associate, The Education Trust, DC

Candace Crawford, Research Associate, The Education Trust, DC

Over the past two years, the Education Trust staff has worked closely with education leaders in three Midwestern states and their three largest cities to look at issues surrounding teacher distribution.  This session will provide a look at the data they collected, along with concrete recommendations for action.

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Tuesday,

July 25, 2006

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM

Cross-State Work Session (Round 3):

Redesigning Principal Preparation

Presenter:

Ann Duffy, Director of Policy Development, GA’s Leadership Institute for School Improvement, GA

There is widespread agreement that quality principals are essential to improved student achievement.  There is also agreement that traditional principal training programs are inadequate preparation for the challenges of leading schools in a standard-based system.  This session will share Georgia’s experiences developing Academies for current principals and taking the lessons learned to embark on redesign of their principal programs.

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Tuesday,

July 25, 2006

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM

Cross-State Work Session (Round 3):

Creating a New Breed of Education Leaders in Louisiana

Presenters:

Jeanne Burns, Associate Commissioner for Teacher Ed Initatives, LA Board of Regents and Office of the Governor, LA

Nathan Roberts, Director of Graduate Studies in Education, University of LA at Lafayette, LA

Roslyn Johnson-Smith, LELN Coordinator, LA Educational Leaders Network, LA

Louisiana has developed a process that has been used by all public and private universities to redesign their education leadership preparation programs.  Faculty/staff from two of the programs will share lessons learned as they began implementation of their new programs, by involving candidates in performance-based learning activities through institutes and full-time education leadership residencies.

Tuesday,

July 25, 2006

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM

Cross-State Work Session (Round 3):

Highly Qualified Teachers:  Did Our States Miss Out on an Important Opportunity?  Is it Too Late to Do Anything Now?

Jan Kettlewell, Assoc Vice Chancellor for P-16 Initiatives, Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia

Kati Haycock, Director, The Education Trust, DC

The Highly Qualified Teacher provisions of NCLB were supposed to give states an opportunity to revisit their standards for teachers, and determine whether they were commensurate with increased standards for students.  But most states took a pass, especially for their existing teacher force.  Is it too late to get any leverage from these requirements?  If not, what action steps might help?  Join a discussion.