| Agenda
and Speaking Faculty |
| Day
One: May 19, 2004 |
| 8:00 |
Registration
and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 |
Keynote
Address: Where We are: A Look at the Current Status of the No Child
Left Behind Act
While many educators have shown great reluctance to NCLB,
all must face the fact that it is here and in effect. The reforms
and scope of this new law is sweeping and ambitious. The Act is
based on four basic principles: stronger accountability for results,
increased flexibility and local control, expanded options for parents
and an emphasis on teaching methods that have been proven to work.
Attend this keynote session to obtain a current briefing on the
status of the law and funding for programs implemented to achieve
the basic principles of NCLB. Identify federal funding levels for
education programs for FY04 and how programs necessary under NCLB
will be affected.
Arnold Fege, Public Education Network |
| 9:30 |
AYP
Panel Discussion: Issues Related to the Ultimate Goal of Achieving
Adequate Yearly Progress
No Child Left Behind aims to achieve a lofty goal that no society
has ever attempted: a quality education for all of our students
by the 2013-2014 school year. To meet the 100% proficiency goal,
each state must define Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), a set of
performance goals that establishes the minimum levels of improvement,
based on student performance on state standardized tests that schools,
local education agencies and the State as a whole must achieve within
time frames specified in law. Now that academic standards have been
determined, tests and AYP benchmarks must be appropriately aligned
with the stipulated student standards. Achieve academic expectations
by strictly following your improvement timeline. Join us for this
interactive question and answer session to help you better identify
strategies for meeting AYP.
• Establish a Starting Point; Analyze Data and Set Your AYP
Targets
• Implementing Successful School Improvement Strategies to
Get Back to AYP
• Integrate Practices that Measure Student Progress Annually
Ethan Cancell, Special Assistant to the Secretary
of Education, Pennsylvania Department of Education
Charlotte Harris, Development/Title I
Director, Boston Public Schools
Sheila Evans-Tranumn, Assoiciate Commissioner, New
York State Education Department |
| 11:00 |
Break
& Refreshments |
| 11:15 |
The
Impact of NCLB on LEP Students
Recent studies show that the US has the highest percentage of non-english
speaking students in the history of the country. The government
has recently relaxed some of the policies relating to limited-english
students making AYP goals more attainable. Discover the effect this
law has had and will have on schools, school divisions, and states
in the areas of assessment, professional development, qualified
personnel, and parental involvement.
Roberta
Schlicher, ESL Specialist, Virginia Department of Education |
| 12:15 |
Networking
Luncheon |
| 1:30 |
Improving
NCLB Implementation in Rural Schools
Identify recent policy and implementation developments in compliance
with No Child Left Behind in rural areas. The session will focus
on issues for rural schools in areas related to fully-qualified
teacher provisions, paraprofessional qualification, school choice
and supplemental services.
Tom Luna, Executive Director, Rural Education
Task Force, US Department of Education |
| 2:30 |
Implementation of NCLB: Lessons from the States
As implementation of NCLB enters its third year, states and local
school districts are facing significant difficulties in implementing
the legislation. Challenges include funding, meeting AYP targets,
defining standards, and developing strong data collection and reporting
systems. However, in spite of the challenges, states have also made
significant progress in implementing the legislation. Drawing from
a national database on NCLB implementation, this session will discuss
the status of NCLB in schools, districts, and states across the
nation.
Dewayne Matthews, Senior Advisor
to the President, Education Commission of the States |
| 3:30 |
Break
& Refreshments |
| 3:45 |
Requirements
for Parent Notifications & Choices
Elevating the mandates into an effective marketing and engaging
strategy is a challenge facing schools today. Identify the tools
necessary to build a systemic infrastructure to support parents
and educators as collective partners. Learn the requirements for
notifying parents in your school district of the services available
to them.
Charlotte Harris, Development/Title
I Director, Boston Public Schools |
| 4:45 |
Adjourn |
|
Day Two: May 20, 2004 |
| 8:30 |
Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 |
NCLB
- “Federal Christmas Tree for Education”
Looking for federal education grants? Most of them are part of No
Child Left Behind. This session will teach you about all the grants
funded under NCLB's ten titles including:
• Names and nature of each grant
• Amounts appropriated for this year that are available for
school districts
• Probability of funding so you can put your grant writing
effort where it will get the best pay off for your district
Charlotte Harris, Development/Title I Director,
Boston Public Schools |
| 10:00 |
The Reading First Program Under NCLB: Past, Present and
Future
In the U.S. today, approximately six million adolescents read “below
basic” levels. Since no student with low literacy skills can
graduate from high school prepared for college or a career, the
Alliance for Excellent Education recommends that the president and
Congress expand on the Reading First program under NCLB. Reading
First will distribute $5 billion over five years to states to establish
comprehensive reading instruction for students in kindergarten through
third grade, but which will not help middle or high school students.
• An examination of the literacy crisis in America
• Explanation of the Alliance’s Adolescent Literacy
Initiative, which would expand upon the Read First Program to include
grades 4-12
• The necessity of a federal partnership in adolescent literacy
Iris Bond, Policy Associate, Alliance for Excellent
Education |
| 11:00 |
Break
& Refreshments |
| 11:15 |
Success
Story: Revitalizing a School “In Need of Improvement”
Identify how one school improved and met their AYP.
• Implement tutoring and after-school programs that promote
student competency
• Apply performance and assessment strategies to measure student
progress
• Identify resources for implementing standards at all school
levels
• Design and implement accountability systems
• Use data appropriately to improve student and school performance
Dr. Linda J. Boyd, Director, School Improvement
Initiatives, Maryland State Department of Education
Rose Tasker, Principal, Van Bokkelen Elementary
School, Anne Arundel County Maryland |
| 12:30 |
Networking
Luncheon/ Conference Adjournment |
| 1:30 |
Post-Conference Application Workshop
A:
Implementation Strategies for Developing & Retaining Quality
Teachers Since NCLB
By 2005-06, states must have “highly qualified” teachers
in all their public school classrooms where core academic subjects
are taught. Your school district must take certain steps now to
ensure that this goal is met. Attend this interactive application
workshop and apply the recruiting, retaining and teacher certification
methods and best practices that will help your districts’
schools meet the NCLB teacher qualification provisions. Evaluate
and implement teacher improvement plans to best fit your district/state’s
needs.
•
Certifying and retaining “highly qualified”
teachers and paraprofessionals since NCLB
•
Identify funding opportunities and flexibility to provide
a quality teacher in every classroom
•
Strategies for meeting teacher qualifications
Robert Weil, Deputy Director, Educational
Issues Department, American Federation of Teachers
|
| 4:15 |
Adjourn |
| Post-Conference
Workshop : May 21, 2004 |
| 8:30 |
Continental
Breakfast |
| 9:00 |
Post-Conference
Workshop B: Achieve the NCLB Mission: Procure Grants that Affect
Every Student
Since the passing of No Child Left Behind in 2001, new requirements
and opportunities for federal funding have been established. Identify
the major changes in federal education programs and how these initiatives
transfer money for your school or district. Learn to aggressively
approach the NCLB law by implementing an assignment of responsibilities
and training for needs assessment and ensure appropriate management
of grants. Join us for this interactive workshop on how to establish
a strategic plan and set priorities that you can take back and implement
in your school district.
•
Develop a Strategic Plan for Winning Grants
•
Understand Accountability Standards and How to be Compliant
•
Capitalize on States’ and School Districts’ Increased
Local Flexibility
Gail Vertz, Executive Director, Grant Services
Inc. |
| 12:00 |
Adjourn |
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Or
by calling us at
703-894-0481 |
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| Venue |
The
2004 No Child Left Behind Symposium will
be held at the Performance Institute in Arlington, Virginia. The
Performance Institute is located one block east of the Courthouse
Metro stop on the Orange Line and situated just minutes from the
Quality Courthouse and Virginia Suites hotels.
There is a public parking garage located inside the building that
opens at 8:00 a.m. All-day parking in the garage costs $6.00 if
arriving before 9:00 a.m. and $8.00 if arriving after 9:00 a.m.
Continental breakfasts and
catered lunches will be provided for all delegates. The Performance Institute
1515 N. Courthouse Rd.
Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22201
703-894-048 |
Hotel |
A limited number of rooms
have been reserved at the Quality Courthouse Inn at a discounted
rate of $115. Rooms have also been reserved at Virginian Suites
at a discounted rate of $95 for a studio suite and $115 for a
one bedroom suite. Please contact the hotel with the number provided
to make reservations. Be sure to ask for the Performance Institute
conference rate when calling to reserve your room. The hotel will
ensure that your conference experience is comfortable and enjoyable.
For additional information on accommodations and a variety of
area attractions, please contact:
Virginian
Suites
1500 Arlington Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 703-522-9600
Quality Courthouse
1200 N Court House Rd,
Arlington, VA 22201
Tel: 703-524-4000 |
| Tuition |
| Tuition
rates for the 2004
No Child Left Behind Symposium
are:
| Conference
Only: |
$1,095 |
| Workshop: |
$395 |
|
| Group
Discounts |
Reduced tuition rates for delegates who attend in groups of three
or more are available by calling James Simpson at 703-894-0481,
or email him at [email protected].
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| Administrative Note:
A 10% cancellation fee on registration will be charged for cancellations
received less than three weeks from the date of the conference.
As speakers are confirmed six months before the event, some speaker
changes or topic changes may occur in the program. The Performance
Institute is not responsible for speaker changes, but will work
to ensure a comparable speaker is located to participate in the
program. |
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