Presentations From the Eighth Annual State Academic Leaders P-16 Teams Institute 

Annapolis, MD July 24-26, 2005
Sunday, July 24, 2005 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Opening Plenary:  All Students Ready for College AND the New Economy:  A Community College Perspective Presenter: Keith Bird, Chancellor, Kentucky Community and Technical Colleges   Download
Sunday, July 24, 2005 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Cross State Working Session: Getting Clear About Our Goals for Student Learning Presenters: Christine Tell, Director ADP, Achieve, Inc., Washington, DC Jean Slattery, Director, Benchmarking, Achieve, Inc. How are states in the American Diploma Network thinking about lining up standards for high school exit with knowledge and skills required for workforce and college entry?  What approaches, data sets and tools might help alignment in our states?
Sunday, July 24, 2005 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Cross State Working Session: Making Good Decisions in High School Based on Data Presenters: Hanna Skladera, Deputy Commissioner of Accountability, Research and Measurement, Florida Department of Education, Tallahassee, FL Theresa Klebacha, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Florida Department of Education, Tallahassee, FL As high schools focus on preparing students for successin college and the workplace, how are leading states using their linked data systems to produce new high school reports that provide school leaders powerful information they can use?   Download
Sunday, July 24, 2005 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Cross State Working Session: Shoring Up Curriculum Rigor and Brining Instructional Supports to the Classroom Presenters: Linda France, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Learning and Results Services, Kentucky Department of Education, Frankfort, KY Eleanor Dougherty, Senior Associate, The Education Trust, Washington, DC What resources (e.g. course specifications, powerful replacement units, anchor assignments, benchmark assessments) can states provide to help teachers and assure greater consistency and rigor in high school and college core courses? What are useful roles for higher education?
Sunday, July 24, 2005 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Cross State Working Session: “Catching Up” the Students Who Arrive Behind Presenters: Stephanie Robinson, Principal Partner, The Education Trust, Washington, DC Carlton Jordan, Senior Associate, The Education Trust, Washington, DC Traditional remediation strategies are not working for many students. What are we learning from ‘high impact’ high schools about more powerful ‘catch up’ strategies for secondary students?   Download
Sunday, July 24, 2005 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Cross State Working Session: College-Prep Courses for All Students:  One Urban School District’s Story Presenter: Linda Murray, Superintendent in Residence, EdTrust-West, Oakland, CA What can we learn from a frontrunner city that has implemented a college ready curriculum for all students and has graduated its first class under the new policy?  How can we support other school districts to move in this direction?
Sunday, July 24, 2005 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM	Cross State Working Session: Equity for All Presenter: Estela Bensimon, Professor and Director, Center for Urban Education, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA What are we learning from engaging postsecondary faculty in taking a closer look at the inequities inside of their academic programs?  Would these approaches be useful in examining practice in high schools?   A download of this presentation is not available.  For more information about this project, please visit their website:   www.usc.edu/dept/education/CUE/
Monday, July 25, 2005 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Plenary Session: Setting Stretch Goals in Higher Education Presenter: Kati Haycock, Director, The Education Trust, Washington, DC   Download
Monday, July 25, 2005 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM	Cross-State Team Work Session: Learning From High Performing Colleges Presenters: Gary R. Brockway, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Murray State University, Murray, KY John M. Hammang, Director of Special Projects and Development, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC What can state and system leaders do to focus campuses on improving student success rates and closing gaps among groups? Learn about new findings from recent studies and join a discussion of possible next steps for collaboration within and across our states.   Download
Monday, July 25, 2005 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM	Cross-State Team Work Session: Rising to the College Challenge:  A Possible Cross-State Initiative Presenter: Kati Haycock, Director, The Education Trust, Washington, DC Join a discussion about shaping a multi-system effort aimed at closing gaps in college success.  What support would you need?
Monday, July 25, 2005 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM	Cross-State Team Work Session: Strengthening State P-16 Policy, Leadership Presenter: Kristin Conklin, Senior Policy Analyst, National Governors’ Association, Washington, DC How can we organize for the next generation of cross-sector state P-16 policymaking and leadership?  What funding is available to help accelerate state action?
Monday, July 25, 2005 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM	Cross-State Team Work Session: Building Local Support for a Universal College-Ready Curriculum Presenters: Paul Dugan, Superintendent, Washoe County School District, Reno, NV Ginny Jackson, President, Education Collaborative, Reno, NV How does one community build support to move ahead with a college prep curriculum for all? What is the role of data?  How can business play a role?
Monday, July 25, 2005 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM	Cross-State Team Work Session: Organizing Data to Mobilize School Improvement Presenters: Audrey Noble, Director, Delaware Research and Development Center, University of Delaware, Newark, DE Fredreka Schouten, Senior Associate & Director of Public Outreach, The Education Trust, Washington, DC How can we link district and state data to provide an honest analysis of opportunity to learn at the school level? And how can we more effectively use our findings to increase public understanding and support for change?
Monday, July 25, 2005 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM	Cross-State Team Work Session: Building and Using P-16 Indicator Systems Presenter: Jan Somerville, Senior Associate, NASH, The Education Trust, Washington, DC How can we use our technical capacity to link data systems to develop measurable goals indicators of progress for our P-16 efforts? How are P-16 leadership councils preparing to report the public? And how are we thinking about incentives for joint action?   No powerpoint presented.  Please refer to handouts in your binder.
Monday, July 25, 2005 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM	Plenary Session: Federal Support for K-16 Improvement Presenter: Susan Sclafani, Assistant Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Washington, DC    Download
Tuesday, July 26, 2005 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Plenary Session: Teacher Quality and Its Impact: A Powerful New Analysis from Illinois Presenters: Jennifer Presley, Director, Illinois Education Research Council, Edwardsville, IL Heather Peske, Senior Associate, The Education Trust, Washington, DC   Download
Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM	Cross-State Work Session: Creating Statewide Teacher Databases Presenters: Mark Pevey, Director, P-16 Data Management, Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, Atlanta, GA Ron Harrell, Assistant Director for Planning and Accountability, Arkansas Department of Higher Education, Little Rock, AR What does it take to create a statewide database on the Teacher workforce, and what kinds of analyses can you conduct with it?  And how can we meet FERPA (privacy) requirements for sharing data across agencies?   Download
Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM	Cross-State Work Session: The Effects of Teacher Preparation Programs:  Reporting to the Public Presenters: Francine Tompkins, Director, PK-16 Initiatives, UW System, Academic Affairs, Madison, WI Edward Crowe, Education Consultant, Washington, DC How can university systems report to the public on the impact of our teacher education program efforts? What are the goals for improvement? Are we committed to using reliable and valid evidence tied to student learning and academic achievement to design and assess preparation pathways? And what indicators can we draw upon?   Download (Tompkins Presentation) Download (Crowe Presentation)
Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM	Cross-State Work Session: Using Student Achievement Data to Help Understand the Effects of Teacher Preparation Programs Presenter: Jeanne Burns, Associate Commissioner for Teacher Education Initiatives, Office of the Governor/Board of Regents, Baton Rouge, LA How can we use new value added teacher effectiveness data to better understand, study and improve teacher preparation programs? Louisiana will share their progress in building and using such a system.
Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM	Cross-State Work Session: Transforming Classrooms Using Multimedia Technology Presenters: Monica Beglau, Director, eMINTS, University of Missouri System, Columbia, MO Robert Stein, Associate Commissioner, Department of Higher Education, Jefferson City, MO Enhancing Missouri’s Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies (eMINTS) has evolved into a national center providing professional development for technology-rich classrooms. Panelists will open discussion by highlighting lessons learned and evidence of improved student learning.   Download
Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM	Cross-State Work Session: State Roles in Understanding Teacher Distribution Presenters: Jennifer Presley, Director, Illinois Education Research Council, Edwardsville, IL Heather Peske, Senior Associate, The Education Trust, Washington, DC Discussion of project with three states and cities to get a better handle on the distribution of teacher talent.  What are lessons for other states and cities?

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