7:30am-8:30am Breakfast & Registration
8:30am-8:40am Welcome
8:40am-9:20am KEYNOTE:
- Dan Katzir, Managing Director, Broad Foundation
9:20am-10:05am Panel Discussion:
Building Achievement With Data
Takeaways:
- Keys to building consistent data best practices at every school
- New ways to leverage data you’re already collecting
- Techniques to keep district and school data users focused on achievement
Panelists:
- Mary A. Ronan, Superintendent, Cincinnati Public Schools
- Joe Kitchens, Superintendent, Western Heights Public Schools
- Dr. Jon Fullerton, Executive Director, Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard Graduate School of Education
- Dr. Kathleen St. Louis, Manager of Program Investments, Chicago Public Education Fund
Moderator: Debbie Viadero, Associate Editor, Education Week
10:05am-10:35am Networking/Coffee Break
10:35am-11:20am Panel Discussion:
Taking Accountability to the Next Level
Takeaways:
- Picking the right tools to accurately capture and analyze student learning
- New techniques for using data effectively with all types of assessments
- Innovative strategies for using data to make AYP and raise graduation rates
Panelists:
- Deb Lindsey, Director, Research and Assessment, Milwaukee Public Schools
- Dr. Jose Torres, Superintendent, School District U-46 Elgin, IL
- Dr. Doug Harris, Assistant Professor of Education Policy Studies, University of Wisconsin
- Dr. Connie Smith, Assistant Commissioner of Education for Accountability, Teaching and Learning, Tennessee Department of Education
Moderator: Dakarai Aarons, Staff Writer, Education Week
11:20am-12:35pm Working Lunch With Interactive Roundtables
12:35pm-1:15pm KEYNOTE:
- Aimee Guidera, Executive Director, Data Quality Campaign
Transforming Education into an Information-Based Sector
1:15pm-2:00pm Panel discussion:
Technology That Spurs Data-Driven Achievement
Takeaways:
- Ensuring that data systems are teacher-friendly and teacher-usable
- Latest trends in student-data management systems
- Best practices for selecting & developing student-data management systems
Panelists:
- Bruce Umpstead, Director of Technology and Data Coordination, Michigan Department of Education
- Gina Burkhardt, CEO, Learning Point
- Rob Schnieders, Director of National Engagement, Urban Education Institute
Moderator: Debbie Viadero, Associate Editor, Education Week
2:00pm-2:30pm Networking/Coffee Break
2:30pm-3:15pm Panel discussion:
Better Data, Better Teaching
Takeaways:
- Best PD practices for making teachers smart data collectors and users
- Using data to improve classroom instruction
- Tips on generating teacher buy-in
Panelists:
- Dr. Carmen Rodriguez, Assistant Superintendent, Elementary Education, School District U-46
- Lillian Valdes, Instructional Coach, Ontarioville Elementary School
- Sharon Murray, Teacher, Ontarioville Elementary School
- Ana Rascon, Teacher, Ontarioville, Elementary School
Moderator: Dakarai Aarons, Staff Writer, Education Week
3:15pm-4:00pm KEYNOTE
- Tom Vander Ark, Managing Director, Revolution Learning; Partner, Vander Ark/Ratcliff
Navigating Through The Achievement-Data Deluge
April 19, 2010: Washington, DC
7:30am-8:30am Breakfast & Registration
8:30am-8:40am Welcome
8:40am-9:20am KEYNOTE:
- Brad Jupp
Senior Program Adviser, US Department of Education
Data Use and Federal Policy Change:
Anticipating Three Challenges
9:20am-10:05am Panel Discussion:
Building Achievement With Data
Takeaways:
- Keys to building consistent data best practices at every school
- New ways to leverage data you’re already collecting
- Techniques to keep district and school data users focused on achievement
Panelists:
- Dr. Kathryn Boudett, Director, Data Wise Project at Harvard University Graduate School of Education
- Mike Casserly, Executive Director, Council of Great City Schools
- Dr. Peter Gorman, Superintendent, Charlotte-Mecklenberg Public Schools
Moderator: Caroline Hendrie, Managing Editor, Education Week
10:05am-10:35am Networking/Coffee Break
10:35am-11:20am Panel Discussion:
Taking Accountability to the Next Level
Takeaways:
- Picking the right tools to accurately capture and analyze student learning
- New techniques for using data effectively with all types of assessments
- Innovative strategies for using data to make AYP and raise graduation rates
Panelist:
- Steven Adamowski, Superintendent, Hartford Public Schools
Moderator: Dakarai Aarons, Staff Writer, Education Week
11:20am-12:35pm Working Lunch With Interactive Roundtables
12:35pm-1:15pm KEYNOTE:
- Joel Klein, Chancellor, New York City Department of Education
New York City’s Accountability Tools:
Using Data to Empower Educators
1:15pm-2:00pm Panel discussion:
Technology That Spurs Data-Driven Achievement
Takeaways:
- Ensuring that data systems are teacher-friendly and teacher-usable
- Latest trends in student-data management systems
- Best practices for selecting & developing student-data management systems
Panelists:
- Keith Krueger, CEO, Consortium for School Networking
- Michael Webb, Assistant Vice President, Jobs for the Future
- Martha Greenway, Deputy Superintendent of Organizational Advancement, Fulton County School District
Moderator: Michelle Davis, Contributing Writer, Education Week
2:00pm-2:30pm Networking/Coffee Break
2:30pm-3:15pm Panel discussion:
Better Data, Better Teaching
Takeaways:
- Best PD practices for making teachers smart data collectors and users
- Using data to improve classroom instruction
- Tips on generating teacher buy-in
Panelists:
- Jay Pearson, Principal, George C. Marshall High School
- Tim Kane, Teacher, George C. Marshall High School
- Mark Frederburg, Teacher, George C. Marshall High School
Moderator: Stephen Sawchuk, Writer, Education Week
3:15pm-4:00pm KEYNOTE:
- Rudolph F. Crew, President, Global Partnership Schools
Note: Session topics subject to change.
From Previous Education Week Leadership Forums

New York City Department of Education Chancellor Joel I. Klein.

Rudolph F. Crew, President of Global Partnership Schools, and Professor at the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education.

Long Beach Unified School District Superintendent Christopher J. Steinhauser and Vaughn Next Century Learning Center Principal Yvonne Chan.

Louisiana Recovery School District Superintendent Paul Vallas.
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