AGENDA Supporting Sustainability Efforts in School Turnaround Raleigh, North Carolina November 6 7, 2013 Outcomes Increase understanding of initiatives and practices for supporting, monitoring, evaluating, and sustaining school turnaround efforts Enhance knowledge regarding recruiting and maintaining turnaround leaders, building local education agency capacity, implementing extended learning time, and creating healthy learning environments Engage with national experts around state-specific turnaround issues and network with other professionals whose work involves issues relating to supporting and sustaining school turnaround Wednesday, November 6, 2013 8:30 9:00 a.m. Registration Hallway Crystal Darby, Administrative Assistant, Southeast Comprehensive Center () 9:00 9:15 a.m. Welcome Logistics Remarks Beth Howard-Brown, Project Director, Robin Jarvis, Program Director, SEDL 9:15 10:00 a.m. Sustaining Turnaround and Rapid Improvement 10:00 10:05 a.m. Transition Education (OESE), U.S. Department of Education (ED) Facilitator: Beth Howard-Brown, Project Director, 10:05 10:35 a.m. Networking with our Neighbors: Role-Alikes Facilitator: Glenda Copeland, 10:35 10:50 a.m. Home-Office Connection Break 10:50 11:55 a.m. Recruiting and Maintaining Turnaround Leaders 11:55 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Transition Presenter: Matthew Clifford, Senior Research Specialist, Center on Great Teachers and Leaders/American Institutes for Research (AIR) Facilitator: Dale Lewis, Project Director, Texas Comprehensive Center (TXCC) 4700 Mueller Blvd., Austin, TX 78723 800-644-8671 www.sedl.org secc.sedl.org txcc.sedl.org
Supporting Sustainability Efforts In School Turnaround Wednesday, November 6, 2013 (continued) 12:00 12:30 p.m. U.S. Department of Education Perspectives Mississippi I Conversations with Experts: Round I Turnaround Georgia North Turnaround Efforts South Texas Darden/Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education (PLE), University of Virginia (UVA) Facilitator: Glenda Copeland, Extended Learning North Carolina North District Support, National Center on and Learning (NCTL) Consultant, Associate Director, National Implementation Research Network (NIRN); and Stephanie Benedict, Client Relations Director, Academic Development Institute (ADI) Facilitator: Don Doggett Creating Healthy Learning Environments Alabama South Presenter: Anthony Muhammad, Educational Consultant, New Frontier 21 12:30 2:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own) 2:00 2:30 p.m. U.S. Department of Education Perspectives Georgia and Texas I Conversations with Experts: Round II Turnaround Mississippi North Turnaround Efforts North Carolina South Consultant, 4700 Mueller Blvd., Austin, TX 78723 800-644-8671 www.sedl.org secc.sedl.org txcc.sedl.org 2
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 (continued) Supporting Sustainability Efforts In School Turnaround Conversations with Experts: Round II 2:00 2:30 p.m. Education Agency Capacity Alabama Extended Learning Interim Executive Director, Darden/Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education, UVA Program Associate, Senior Director for School and Program Associate, 2:30 2:35 p.m. Transition 2:35 3:05 p.m. ED Perspectives I Conversations with Experts: Round III Turnaround Alabama North Turnaround Efforts Texas South Georgia Darden/Curry PLE, UVA Facilitator: Glenda Copeland, Extended Learning Mississippi North Consultant, TXCC Creating Healthy Learning Environments North Carolina South Presenter: Anthony Muhammad, Educational Consultant, New Frontier 21 Consultant, 3:05 3:15 p.m. Home-Office Connection Break 3:15 4:15 p.m. Promoting Positive Cultures for Turnaround Efforts Presenter: Anthony Muhammad, Educational Consultant, New Frontier 21 Facilitator: Beth Howard-Brown, Project Director, 4:15 4:30 p.m. Reflections and Previews Facilitator: Dale Lewis, Project Director, TXCC 4700 Mueller Blvd., Austin, TX 78723 800-644-8671 www.sedl.org secc.sedl.org txcc.sedl.org 3
Supporting Sustainability Efforts In School Turnaround Thursday, November 7, 2013 8:30 9:00 a.m. Turnaround I Conversations with Experts: Round IV Extended Learning Texas SEA s Role in Building LEA Capacity Mississippi and North Carolina Sen. ; and Jayne Sowers, Sen. Darden/Curry PLE, UVA Consultant, Turnaround Efforts Alabama North Presenter: Barbara Sims, Associate Director, NIRN Program Associate, Turnaround Efforts Georgia South Presenter: Relations Director, ADI Facilitator: Glenda Copeland, Program Associate, 9:00 9:05 a.m. Transition 9:05 10:15 a.m. Sustaining Effective Turnaround Processes and Programs with Reduced Funding Presenter: Sheryl Turner, Senior Research Associate, RMC Research Corporation Facilitator: Dale Lewis, Project Director, TXCC 10:15 10:25 a.m. Home-Office Connection Break 10:25 10:55 a.m. Turnaround Efforts Mississippi I Conversations with Experts: Round V Extended Learning Alabama and Georgia Darden/Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education, UVA 4700 Mueller Blvd., Austin, TX 78723 800-644-8671 www.sedl.org secc.sedl.org txcc.sedl.org 4
Thursday, November 7, 2013 (continued) Supporting Sustainability Efforts In School Turnaround Conversations with Experts: Round V 10:25 10:55 a.m. Capacity to Support School Turnaround North Carolina North Capacity to Support School Turnaround Texas South Presenter: Winsome Waite, Senior Consultant, American Institutes for Research Consultant, Presenter: Consultant, American Institutes for Research Program Associate, TXCC 10:55 11:00 a.m. Transition 11:00 11:15 a.m. Pulling It All Together Facilitator: Beth Howard-Brown, Project Director, 11:15 11:30 a.m. Evaluation Reimbursement Adjournment Laura Costello, Evaluator, and TXCC Jack Lumbley, Consultant, and TXCC Crystal Darby, Administrative Assistant, Beth Howard-Brown, Project Director, Copyright 2013 by SEDL. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from SEDL or by submitting an online copyright request form at http://www.sedl.org/about/copyright_request.html. 4700 Mueller Blvd., Austin, TX 78723 800-644-8671 www.sedl.org secc.sedl.org txcc.sedl.org 5