EdSource 2015 Symposium Agenda
in partnership with
The California State PTA
"Serving California's High Needs Students: New Strategies for Student Success"
7:30 AM – 8:40 AM

Eye Opener Breakfast

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

OPEN AND WELCOME
Louis Freedberg, Executive Director, EdSource
Ken Hall, President, EdSource Board of Directors
Colleen A.R. You, President, California State PTA

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

KEYNOTE:
Pedro Noguera, Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education, NYU
"Closing the Opportunity Gap: What's Working -- and What's Not"

9:30 AM -10:00 AM

BUDGET OVERVIEW
Mac Taylor, Legislative Analyst, State of California
“What is the Outlook for State and Education Funding?”

10:05 AM – 10:55 AM PANEL: Common Core: How Will it Best Serve High Needs Students?
Moderator: Louis Freedberg, Executive Director, EdSource
Panelists:
José Banda, Superintendent, Sacramento City USD
Shannan Brown, President, San Juan Teachers Association
Ramona Bishop, Superintendent, Vallejo City USD
Gabriela Mafi, Superintendent, Garden Grove USD
11:00AM - 11:40 AM PANEL: LCAPS as Drivers of Change: What Interventions are Emerging?
Moderator: John Fensterwald, Editor-At-Large, EdSource Today
Panelists:
Michael Kirst, President, California State Board of Education
Karen Monroe, Superintendent, Alameda County Office of Education
Ryan Smith, Executive Director, The Education Trust – West
Socorro Shiels, Superintendent, Santa Rosa USD
11: 45AM - 12:25 PM PANEL: Closing the Opportunity Gap: What New Reforms Are Needed?
Moderator: (not confirmed)
Panelists:
Kim Pattillo Brownson, Director of Educational Equity, Advancement Project
Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommun Professor of
Education, Stanford University Graduate School of Education
Pedro Noguera, Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education, NYU
12:25 PM

CLOSING REMARKS:
Harold Levine, Dean, School of Education, UC Davis

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