Closing the Achievement Gap Conference

The Third Annual

Closing the Achievement Gap Conference

Presentations Update: April 10, 2006

Tentative Schedule

Below is a draft list of those presenters and presentation titles that will be featured at the 2006 Closing the Achievement Gap Conference. Please be sure to check this website often, as new information will be posted regularly.

~Keynote~

Dr. Robert Barr

“Education in a World of Change”

~Featured Speakers~

Dr. Donna Beegle

“Working with Students From Poverty”

Dr. Cathy Fromme

“The Importance of Trust in School and District Improvement Efforts”

Topic Designation

1 / Family Involvement / 5 / Managing Student Transitions (Pre-K thru Post Secondary)
2 / Data-Informed Planning / 6 / Leadership
3 / Using Technology to Bridge the Gap / 7 / Other
4 / Techniques for Teaching Diverse Students

Note: To sort the following two tables by a particular topic of interest, highlight all columns, click on “Table” (above), scroll down to “Sort,” pull up the column of interest in the pop-up window, and click on, my list has—“Header Row.”

FRIDAY PRESENTATIONS

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / Wkshp
# / Room
# / Presentation Description
X / X / I / 1 / Gary English & Jessica Bogli, Oregon Department of Education
Inge Aldersebaes, Department of Human Resources
Healthy Kids Learn Better
Using a Coordinated School Health Approach to Improve Students Potential to Learn
X / X / I / 2 / Mary Jean Knoll & Mary Bork
Lane ESD
Using Evidence Based Programs to Engage Families: Families and Schools Together ( FAST)
X / X / X / I / 3 / John O’Neill Jr., Karen Robinson & Leonard Terrible
ForestGroveHigh School, ForestGroveSchool District
Closing the Achievement Gap at the High School Level (award winner)
X / I / 4 / Marty McCall
Northwest Evaluation Association
The Growth Gap in Achievement
X / X / I / 5 / Shirley Rosenberg & Dee Carlson
BeavertonSchool District
BeavertonSchool District: A Model for College Readiness
X / X / I / 6 / Donna M. Beegle
Communication Across Barriers
Interrupting Generational Poverty Barriers or Breaking Barriers- Concrete Tools
for Working with Students from Poverty
X / X / X / I / 7 / Nellie Edge
NW Coalition for Excellence in Kindergarten and Early Literacy
Multi Sensory, Meaning Centered Instruction (Part I)
X / I / 8 / Maureen Shaw &
Four Staff from Engineering and Skilled Trades
Portland General Electric
Meet the real McCoy: Preparing Students for Engineering and Skilled Trades Careers (Part I)
X / I / 9 / Teresa Ferrer
Oregon Education Association (OEA)
Education for all: Diversity Training Overview
X / I / 10 / Terry Kneisler, ReynoldsSchool District Superintendent
Serena Cruz Walsh, MultnomahCounty Commissioner
Connecting Families to Schools: An Assessment Tool for Educators Working with
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse
X / II / 1 / Elaine Hultengren
Oregon Department of Education
What the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Data Can Tell Us About Closing the Achievement Gap
X / X / II / 2 / Steffen Saifer & Lilia Doni
Northwest Regional Educational Lab
Classroom to Community and Back: Culturally Responsive, Standards Based Teaching
X / X / II / 3 / Carmen X. Urbina
EugeneSchool District 4J
Engaging Parents, Family and Community in the Education of Their Children
by Engaging Communities of Faith
X / II / 4 / Jennifer Doolittle & Dianna Carrizales
Oregon Department of Education
Alternative Assessments: Options in Oregon for Students with Disabilities
X / X / X / II / 5 / Russ Sweet
Oregon Department of Education
Dismantling the Bell Curve, Closing the Achievement Gap with Reading First
X / X / II / 6 / Donna M. Beegle
Communication Across Barriers
Interrupting Generational Poverty Barriers or Breaking Barriers- Concrete Tools
for Working with Students from Poverty (Repeat)
X / X / X / II / 7 / Nellie Edge
NW Coalition for Excellence in Kindergarten and Early Literacy
Multi Sensory, Meaning Centered Instruction (Part II)
II / 8 / Maureen Shaw &
Four Staff from Engineering and Skilled Trades
Portland General Electric
Meet the real McCoy: Preparing Students for Engineering and Skilled Trades Careers (Part II)
X / X / II / 9 / Judee K. Axelsen
Vision Into Reality
Making Reading Purposeful and Successful for High School Students
Results That Work—Low Performing Schools That Are No Longer …Gettingto AYP…PDQ
X / X / II / 10 / Sherrie Barger & Derek Edens
DavidDouglasSchool District
From the Bottom Up: Teacher leaders meet the challenges of using technology
to collaborate and align curriculum
X / X / X / III / 1 / Maxine Proskurowski
EugeneSchool District 4J
The Changing Demographics of America: Building Culturally Competent Programs in the 21st Century for Refugee, Immigrant and Migrant Children and Youth
X / III / 2 / Mary Bork & Marti Templeton
Lane ESD
Using Evidence-Based Curriculum in High School-Reconnecting Youth
X / III / 3 / LaTonya Burrage
National PTA
Closing the Achievement Gap: How to Make Family, School, Community Partnerships Work
X / X / X / III / 4 / Cathy Fromme
Trustworks
The Importance of Trust in School and District Improvement Efforts
III / 5 / Andrea Morgan
Oregon Department of Education
Rigorous Courses for All Students: Pre-Advanced Placement and Advanced Placement Program Possibilities
III / 6 / Rob Hess & Jeff Mather
Springfield Public Schools
Increasing Student Achievement for All Students through Innovation,
Technology, Staff Development and Priority Leadership
III / 7 / Literacy Coaches
BeavertonSchool District
Implementing the Literacy Coaching Model
X / X / III / 8 / Ricardo Marquez, Angie Navarro & Tammy Myers
Trost Elementary, CanbySchool District
TitleIA School Wide Implementation- Connecting with families
& Dual Language Immersion(award winner)
X / III / 9 / Karanja Crews
Speak Life Education and Consulting
Cultural Competence: Teaching Higher Order Reading Skills using Hip Hop Music
X / III / 10 / Judee Axelsen
Vision Into Reality
To Close the Achievement Gap: Instructional Leadership is the Difference
X / X / IV / 1 / Pheobe Mae
Coalition of Advocates for Equal Access for Girls
Gender Responsive Approaches with Girls(a focus on Latina middle and high school girls)
X / IV / 2 / Michelle Jensen
Oregon Department of Education
The Big Picture on Family Involvement: What Schools and Districts Should Know
X / X / IV / 3 / Michael Fridley, Oregon Department of Education
SharonMorgan, OregonAlliance for Arts Education
Achievement Equity and Access Through the Arts.
X / X / X / IV / 4 / Cathy Fromme
Trustworks
The Importance of Trust in School and District Improvement Efforts (Repeat)
X / X / X / IV / 5 / JaneWaite & JohnnyLake
Lane ESD U/O
What’s the Difference between a White Kid and a Black Kid? Examining how Discipline,
Educator Awareness, and Expectations Effect Learning Environment and Student Achievement
(Part I)
X / X / IV / 6 / Carla Randall, Petrea Hagen Gilden & Steve Isaacson
Tigard-TualatinSchool District & PortlandStateUniversity
Using School Wide Diagnostic Screening to Design Interventions for Struggling Secondary Readers
X / X / IV / 7 / David Oppeman & Dawn Hofsted
Forest Grove HS, ForestGroveSchool District
Closing the Achievement Gap at the High School Level (focus on math) (Award winner)
X / X / X / IV / 8 / Marilyn Rengert & Shirley Pate
OregonSchool Counselors Association
Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Programs: Serving Each and Every Student
X / X / IV / 9 / Mary Beth Munroe, Southern Oregon ESD
Liz Wicklander, Umatilla-Morrow ESD
Penny Grotting, Malheur ESD
… and many, many more from ESDs throughout Oregon!!!
School Improvement Through Best Practices Using the Surveys of Enacted Curriculum as a tool
X / X / IV / 10 / Thomas Drummond, Heather McHam Schneider, Judie Drummond, Monet Talty and more…
College Dreams
College Dreams….Leveling the Playing Field for at-risk Youth
X / X / V / 1 / Sherrilynn Rawson & Cadence Holley
Nellie Muir Elementary, WoodburnSchool District
Are we “developed” yet? Into, Through and Beyond the Black Box of Professional Development
X / X / V / 2 / Gustavo Baldares, Kathi Robinson & Susie Luther
HillsboroSchool District
Data Driven Decision Making—District Wide
X / V / 3 / Charles McGee, Antwaun Spencer & Johnell Bell
Black Parent Initiative, Multnomah CountyDSCP
Non Traditional Ways of Engaging Black Families in the Education of their Children
X / X / V / 4 / Dave Collins, Chris Doabler, Ruth Simon,Theresa Broughton & Jana Rogers
DouglasGardens, SpringfieldPublic Schools
Technology, Early Interventions & After School Programs Lead to Student Success
X / X / X / V / 5 / JaneWaite & JohnnyLake
Lane ESD U/O
What’s the Difference between a White Kid and a Black Kid? Examining how Discipline,
Educator Awareness, and Expectations Effect Learning Environment and Student Achievement
(Part II)
X / X / X / V / 6 / Scott Perry
Linn-Benton-Lincoln ESD
Strategies for Encouraging Student Attendance
X / X / V / 7 / Susanne Daggett & Cliff Brush
Oregon Department of Education
Meeting Diploma Requirement through the Credit Proficiency Program.
X / X / X / V / 8 / Cory Dunn
Linn-Benton-Lincoln ESD
Positive Behavior Supports: The State of PBS in Oregon
X / V / 9 / Greg McKenzie
Oregon School Boards Association
Unpackaging Leadership
V / 10 / Debbie Thompson & Margaret Allen
BoltonPrimary School
Early Connections: Creating Benefits That Surpass Costs

Saturday Presentations:

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / Wkshp
# / Room
# / Presentation Description
X / I / Greg McKenzie
Oregon School Boards Association
Working Relationships/Team Dynamics
X / X / X / I / John Lenssen & Keisha Edwards
Cultural Competency
Leadership for Cultural Competency
X / X / X / I / Dona Bolt & Donna Brant, Oregon Department of Education
Donna Butera, BethelSchool District
Who Wants to be a District Homeless Liaison?
X / I / Cathy Leslie
The Chalkboard Project
Running Start
X / I / Greg Bell
Michelle Jensen, Oregon Department of Education
Think-Tanking Strategies for Family Involvement

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