2009 OTL Summit: Conference Schedule
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| 4:00 pm-8:00 pm | Conference Registration Open |
| 6:30 pm-8:30 pm | OPENING RECEPTION TOWN HALL Every Child’s Right to Learn: A Town Hall Discussion on Closing the Opportunity Gap SPEAKERS Stephanie Elam (Moderator), Correspondent, CNN Congressman Chaka Fattah, Representative, 2nd District of Pennsylvania, United States House of Representatives Kris Gutiérrez, Education Research Scholar, President-Elect, American Educational Research Association Dr. Jeannie Oakes, Director of Education and Scholarship, Ford Foundation John Stocks, Deputy Executive Director, National Education Association |
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| 7:00 am-7:00 pm | Conference Registration Open |
| 8:00 am-9:00 am | Networking Breakfast |
| 9:00 am-9:30 am | WELCOME PLENARY Why Opportunity to Learn Can't Wait SPEAKER Dr. John H. Jackson, President and CEO, Schott Foundation for Public Education |
| 9:30 am-11:15 am | PLENARY Building a Movement to Close the Opportunity Gap SPEAKERS Andrew Gillum (Moderator), City Commissioner, Mayor Pro Tem City Commission, City of Tallahassee Honorable Russlynn Ali, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, United States Department of Education Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommon Professor of Education, Stanford University Carlos Loumiet, Partner, Hunton & Williams LLP and Board Chair, New America Alliance |
| 11:30 am-12:45pm | Workshops I: Levers To Close The Opportunity And Achievement Gap IA. Seize the Moment: Opportunities and Obstacles in Federal Policy SPEAKERS Scott Palmer (Moderator), Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Denise Forte, Director of Education Policy, Congressman George Miller Wade Henderson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Daniel Losen, Senior Education Law and Policy Associate, The Civil Rights Project Jan Resseger, Minister for Public Education and Witness, Justice and Witness Ministries IB. Rethinking Rodriguez: Legal Strategies to Attain Educational Equity SPEAKERS Dr. Cassie Schwerner (Moderator), Senior Vice President of Programs, Schott Foundation for Public Education Anurmina Bhargava, Director of Education Practice, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. David Hinojosa, Education Staff Attorney, MALDEF SW Regional Office Molly Hunter, Director, Education Justice, Education Law Center IC. Voters in Action: Moving from Engagement to Accountability SPEAKERS Ann Beaudry (Moderator), Vice President, Schott Foundation for Public Education; Author, Winning Local & State Elections Jeremy Lahoud, Executive Director, Californians for Justice, Long Beach Giovanna Negretti, Executive Director, ¿Oíste? Massachusetts Latino Civic Education Initiative, Inc. Zakiyah Shaakir-Ansari, Organizer, NYC Coalition for Educational Justice/Alliance for Quality Education Beth Sullivan, President, Education Voters of America |
| 12:45 am-2:30 pm | LUNCH WITH KELLOGG Education, Opportunity and Achieving Racial Equity SPEAKERS Rinku Sen (Moderator), President and Executive Director, Applied Research Center Dr. Gail Christopher, Vice President for Programs, WK Kellogg Foundation john a. powell, Executive Director, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity Dr. Sherece West, President and Chief Executive Officer, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation |
| 3:00 pm-4:30 pm | Workshops II: Opportunity to Learn Resources, Metrics and Accountability IIA. First Steps to Equity: Early Childhood Education and Leveling the Playing Field SPEAKERS Linda Landsman (Moderator), Vice President, Rauch Foundation Anne Mitchell, President, Early Childhood Policy Research Marta Rosa, Senior Director, Government Relations and Civic Engagement, Wheelock College IIB. Every Child, Every Teacher: Ensuring Prepared and Effective Teachers Are Where They Are Needed Most SPEAKERS Dr. Fred Frelow (Moderator), Education and Scholarship Program Officer, Ford Foundation Dr. Leslie Fenwick, Dean, School of Education, Howard University Dr. Sharon Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education O’Cynthia Williams, Parent Leader, Coalition for Educational Justice IIC. College Preparatory Curriculum for All SPEAKERS Joe Scantlebury (Moderator), Senior Policy Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Marco Nuñez, Director of Organizing, Padres y Jovenes Unidos Dr. Charity Fleming Smith, Assistant Commissioner, Arkansas Department of Education |
| 4:30 pm-6:00 pm | Networking Break |
| 6:00 pm-7:00 pm | HOT SCHOTT Reception |
| 7:00 pm-10:00 pm | HOT SCHOTT AWARDS GALA & DINNER WELCOME Greg Jobin-Leeds, Co-Founder & Chair, Schott Foundation for Public Education AWARDEES Education Law Center, Public Policy Award Jonathan Kozol, Lifetime Achievement Award National Women’s Law Center/MALDEF, Race and Gender Equity Award ONE Massachusetts, Grantee of the Year Award Reverend John Vaughn, Change Agent Award VOYCE (Voices of Youth in Chicago Education), Youth Activist Award |
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| 7:00 am-12:00 pm | Conference Registration Open |
| 7:30 am-8:30 am | Networking Breakfast |
| 8:30 am-9:30 am | MORNING PLENARY Boom Boom Pow: Youth Leaders Connecting Local Movements to Make a National Impact SPEAKERS Askari Gonzalez, Californians for Justice, Long Beach Branch Dylan Torres, Padres y Jovenes Unidos Zakia Royster, Philadelphia Student Union Yashira Cividanes, Urban Youth Collaborative Brandi Wilson, Kenwood Oakland Community Organizationo |
| 9:30 am-10:45 am | PLENARY State Action Campaigns: Education, Influence and Building Public Will SPEAKERS Candace Bell (Moderator), Program Officer, Children, Youth and Families, William Penn Foundation John Affeldt, Managing Attorney, Public Advocates Senator Joyce Elliott, State Senator, Arkansas State Legislature Yawu Miller, ONE Massachusetts Project Director, The Public Policy Institute Sandra Zelno, School Reform Associate, Education Law Center (PA) |
| 10:45 am-11:00 am | Networking Break |
| 11:00 am-12:30 pm | Workshops III: State and Local Action Strategies IIIA. Framing The Message: Values, Revenue and Using New Media SPEAKERS Dr. Tiffany Manuel (Moderator), Research Director, Frameworks Institute Noah Berger, Executive Director, Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center Shireen Mitchell, Executive Officer, Digital Sisters, Inc. IIIB. Youth Working Session: What Needs to Be Done and What We Need To Do It |
| 12:30 pm-2:30 pm | CLOSING LUNCHEON The Opportunity of a Lifetime: Closing the Gap Now for Every Child SPEAKERS Billy Easton, Executive Director, Alliance for Quality Education Charles Ogletree, Jesse Climenko Professor of Law; Director, Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, Harvard University Wendy Puriefoy, President, Public Education Network Dr. Jerry Weast, Superintendent of Schools, Montgomery County Public Schools |
