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Journalism Fellowships in Child and Family Policy
One Washington Circle Hotel
Washington, D.C.
202-872-1680-hotel
202-361-2759-program
December 4-7, 2005
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4
Meridian Room (Buffet breakfast available)
8:45 a.m. Greetings and Welcome Back!
9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Covering Children in Immigrant Families and Communities – A Roundtable with Ethnic and Mainstream Media
Juana Ponce de Leon, Editor, “Voices That Must Be Heard,” Independent Press Association-NY
Pueng Vongs, writer and editor, Pacific News Service
Mary Sanchez, syndicated columnist, Knight Ridder Tribune
Paul Cuadros, freelance journalist
Daniel Munoz, Editor, La Prensa San Diego
Veena Merchant, Editor, India New-Times
11:30 – 1:45 p.m.
Covering Early Education – A Working Lunch/Discussion
Linda Jacobson, Assistant Editor, Education Week
Bill Graves, Reporter, The Oregonian
Joe Williams, Staff Writer, New York Daily News
Clive McFarlane, Columnist, Worcester Telegram & Gazette
2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
“Seven Paths and an Eighth Way to Story,” a writing workshop
Jacqui Banaszynski, Knight Chair in Editing at the University of Missouri School of Journalism
Crescent Room
6:30 p.m. Dinner with Members of the Journalism Fellowships in Child and Family Policy Advisory Board
David Hage, Editorial Writer, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Carol Guensburg, Founding Director, Journalism Fellowships in Child and Family Policy
Peggy Girshman, Assistant Managing Editor, National Public Radio
Barbara Vobejda, Deputy Projects Editor, The Washington Post
Judy Havemann, Food Editor, The Washington Post
Joan Walsh, Editor-in-Chief, Salon magazine
After dinner discussion there will be, a presentation of “Feet in Two Worlds: Immigrants in a Global Society,” a Public Radio collaboration with ethnic press first broadcast on WNYC Public Radio, New York, in May, 2005 – with introduction and commentary by contributor Cindy Rodriguez, WNYC reporter
MONDAY, DECEMBER 5
Meridian Room (buffet breakfast available)
9 a.m. to noon
Connecting Pre-K with the Early Grades: Good Models of Integrated School Systems that Align Systems and Engage Communities in Quality Early Childhood Education
Vincent Ferrandino, Executive Director, National Association of Elementary School Principals
Kyle Dodson, Principal, Lee Academy, Boston
Carol Miller, Principal, McFerran Elementary School, Louisville
Christine Frude, Principal, Paradise Valley Elementary School, Casper, Wyoming
Sheena Tuckson, Principal, Stoddert Elementary School, Washington, D.C.
Chris Drape, Principal, New School @ South Shore, Seattle
Noon to 1 p.m. – LUNCH in Meridian Room
1 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Impact of No Child Left Behind on Diverse Learners in Early Education
Kathleen Leos, Asst. Deputy Secretary and Director, Office of English Language Acquisition, Department of Education
Roberto Rodriguez, Senior Education Advisor, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Xavier Botana, Director, NCLB Accountability, Chicago Public Schools
Patty Sullivan, Director, Center on Education Policy
Miriam Calderon, Manager, Early Childhood Education Policy Project, National Council of La Raza
3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Creating Policies to Support Immigrant Children and Families
Margie McHugh, former director, New York Immigration Coalition
Delia Pompa, Vice President, Educational Programs, National Council of La Raza
Crescent Room
6:30 p.m. Dinner
How Neuroscience Can Guide Good Early Childhood Policy and How Good Policy Can Improve Disparities in School Readiness and Achievement
Jack P. Shonkoff, Chair, National Scientific Council
on the Developing Child and
Gingold Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, Brandeis University
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6
Buffet Breakfast will be available outside Meridian Room
7:30 a.m. - Board bus outside hotel lobby for all-day field trip to Montgomery County, Md.,
“Early Success” program: Beginning in 1999, the Montgomery County Public Schools embarked on an ambitious plan of system-wide reform. Despite the district’s overall success, groups of students consistently were being left behind and their numbers were growing. As the school system increased in size and diversity, with an emerging urbanized core of poverty, it faced the prospect of becoming a district split in two—one of haves and have-nots. The district transformed the way it thinks and works as it took on the task of addressing the achievement gap. All the strategic initiatives that the district was developing to “raise the bar and close the gap” converged in a key area that launched the comprehensive reform effort—early childhood education.
Arrive: Harmony Hills Elementary School, Silver Spring, Md.
8:30am: Arrival- Coffee and Refreshments
· Welcome to Montgomery County Public Schools : Janine Bacquie
· Greetings/Remarks Overview: Dr. Frank Stetson
· Welcome to Harmony Hills: Robin Weaver
· MCPS Early Success Overview: Janine Bacquie
9:15am: Rotating Schedule: 30 minute classroom observation visits: (Pre-k, Head Start, Kindergarten, and First Grade)
11:20am: Computer Lab- IMS Presentation- Robin Weaver (Technology Supported Accountability)
11:45: Break
12:00pm: Lunch and Panel Discussion: (MCPS-Various Early Success Partners)
· Janine Bacquie-Division Of Early Childhood Programs and Services (Early childhood services- birth through age 5 and county wide Early Childhood Initiative)
· Betsy Brown- Department Of Curriculum and Instruction (Aligned Assessments and Curriculum- scientifically- based research- grades Prek- Grade 2)
· Ann Bedford- Department of Curriculum and Instruction (Using Technology to streamline assessments and access data in real time- Mclass 3d demonstration)
· Karen Woodson- Division of ESOL/Bilingual Programs (ESOL identification and instruction for young learners, density of ESOL students in grades prek- 3)
· Jane Butler- Division of Family and Community Partnerships (Parental and community involvement that supports youngest learners- engages parents and provides them with necessary tools to access the system.
· Felicia Piacente- Division of Preschool Special Education (Success for all students, collaboration in training and inclusive practices-PEP/Prek )
· Robin Weaver –principal Harmony Hills (Key Components for results-oriented local schools that support early childhood education)
12:45pm: Superintendent’s Address:
· Remarks: Dr. Weast (Followed by Questions and Answer period)
1:30pm: Teacher Focus Group Discussion
· Prek/Kindergarten teachers and mentors (Focus: components of quality early childhood education classrooms, success in an environment of diversity, and building a strong foundation for early learning- into kindergarten and beyond, etc.)
2:20pm: Remarks: Jody Leleck Associate Supt. Curriculum and Instruction (Supporting teaching and learning in MCPS and early childhood education)
2:30pm: Questions and Answer/Interview Period:
· Principals, teachers, MCPS staff, administrators, and mentors
3:20pm: Closing Remarks: Janine Bacquie
4:00pm: Journalists Board Bus and return to DC
FREE EVENING!
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 7
Meridian Room (breakfast buffet available)
8:30—1O a.m. – Physical and Mental Health Risks and Resiliencies in Immigrant Children
Mary Lou de Leon Siantz, Director, Milagros: The Center of Excellence in Migrant Health
Heng Lam Foong, Program Director, PALS for Health, Los Angeles
Greg Greicius, Senior Vice President, Educational Initiatives, Turnaround for Children
10:15 – 12 noon
Family Involvement and Influences on Children in Early Education
Eileen Wasow, Deputy Executive Director, CentroNia, Washington DC
Florence Hu, Parent and Child ESOL (PACE), Howard County (Md.) Public Schools
Barbara Fox-Mason, Executive Director, Child and Family Network Centers, Alexandria, Va.
Oscar Barbarin, Preyer Distinguished Professor for Strengthening Families
School of Social Work, UNC, Chapel Hill
Noon – 12:45 p.m.
LUNCH in the Meridian Room
12: 45 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Preview of 2005 State Preschool Yearbook
W. Steven Barnett, Director, National Institute for Early Education Research
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