Opening Plenary Session

Presiding: Dr. Joseph F. Johnson, Jr., Executive Director, National Center for Urban School Transformation

Welcome: Dr. Lionel R. Meno, Dean, College of Education, San Diego State University

Keynote:    Kati Haycock, Director, The Education Trust, Washington, DC
“Closing the Achievement Gap:  Lessons from Schools and Districts on the Performance Frontier”

Luncheon Plenary Session

Presiding: Dr. Margaret Basom, Chair, Department of Educational Leadership, San Diego State University

Welcome: Dr. Carl A. Cohn, Superintendent, San Diego City Schools

Keynote: Dr. Warren Simmons, Executive Director, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University

Morning Plenary Session

Presiding/Welcome: Dr. George Cameron, Superintendent, National School District, National City, CA

Keynote: Dr. Hugh Burkett, Director, The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement, Washington, DC  

Luncheon Plenary Session

Presiding: Dr. Lionel R. Meno, Dean, College of Education, San Diego State University

Welcome: Dr. Stephen L. Weber, President, San Diego State University

Keynote: Dr. Joseph F. Johnson, Jr., Executive Director, Executive Director, National Center for Urban School Transformation

 

Dr. Julie Hadden, Superintendent & Quoc Tran, Director of Educational Equity
Alhambra Unified School District, CA

Cathy S. Randolph, Principal
Ginter Park Elementary
Richmond Public Schools, VA

Holly Fisackerly, Principal
Hambrick Middle School
Aldine Independent School District, TX

Bonnye L. Taylor, Principal
Muller Elementary
Hillsborough County Public Schools, FL

Bob Moore, Superintendent & Dr. DeAnn Davis, Executive Director
Oklahoma City Public Schools

Nadine Kujawa, Superintendent
Aldine Independent School District
Houston, TX

Kathy Draper, Principal
Linwood Elementary
Oklahoma City Public Schools, OK

Dr. Paul Dakin, Superintendent; Dr. David DeRuosi, Principal; Ann Marie Costa, Assistant Superintendent; Dianne Kelly, Director of Mathematics; David Colella, Special Education Teacher
Revere Public Schools, MA

Jennifer White, Principal
Webster Elementary School
San Diego City Schools, CA

Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat, Principal
Whittier Elementary
Peoria Public Schools, IL

Jeannie Murphy & Ron Leon
What the Research Says About High-Performing Urban Schools,
Springboard Schools
San Francisco, CA

Cecil Hutson, Principal
Aldine Senior High School,
Aldine Independent School District
Houston, TX

Mike Neece, Principal, & Scott Lockman, AVID Coordinator
Ramona High School
Riverside Unified School District, CA

Ralph Schade, Principal; Teri Sherwood, Assistant Principal; Christy Lawrence, Fifth Grade Teacher; Becky Szymanski, Kindergarten Teacher
Walbridge Elementary
Toledo Public Schools, OH

Grace Love, Principal & Anna Kuo, Assistant Principal
Ynez Elementary School
Alhambra Unified School District,
Monterey Park, CA

Dr. Linda Skrla, Associate Dean
Texas A & M University

Laura Richane, Professional Development Director & Patricia Teichman, Head of School,
Community Day Charter Public School
Lawrence, MA

Ophelia G. Richards, Principal & Jean Parr, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction
Beacon City Schools, NY

Lisa Johnson, Principal
Taft Middle School
Oklahoma City Public Schools, OK