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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