Summit Recap
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BREAKOUT SESSIONS
- "Business Partnerships: Enhancing Career + College Connections"
"Linking Learning to Earning" Presented by Eileen Drake, PCC Structurals and Amy Parkhurst, Worksystems Inc.
"Corporate Internship Program" Presented by Mike Jacobsen and Chris Frazier, De La Salle North Catholic
"Career Connections" Presented by Nick Knudsen, Open Meadow and John Hancock, Junior Achievement
- "Supporting Youth Beyond the School Day"
Presented by:
Diana Hall, Multnomah County
Lua Masumi, IRCO
Cherie Davis and James Broadous, SEI
Nicole Maher, NAYA
Nate Waas-Shull, Portland Schools Foundation and
Ninth Grade Counts
- "Beyond High School: Post-Secondary Access and Success"
Presented by:
Kristin Watkins, PCC
Greg Darnieder, U.S. Dept. of Education
4C the Future Program
Angela Nusome, Centennial Learning Center
Lori Ellis, ASPIRE
- "Families, Teachers and Caring Adults: Fostering Supportive Relationships"
Presented by:
Mark Jackson, REAP Inc.
Gloria Wiggins, El Programa Hispano/Catholic Charities
Hanif Fazal, Open Meadow, StepUp
- "Engaging the Whole Community" Presented by Joshua Todd, Multnomah County Commission on Children, Families and Community
About the 2010 Summit
If Portland is to be a great city, "sustainability" must go beyond our infrastructure, transit and green space. It must be the cornerstone of our education system. We want to be known not just as the "greenest" city in America, but the most educated. To create a sustainable system of education, we must work together both inside--and outside the classroom to keep our kids in school. An educational cooperative is the only way that we can achieve that goal.
To that end, we are assembling a two part Education Summit with two nationally renowned speakers to help us achieve that goal:
THE COMMUNITY TOWN HALL
Saturday, April 10th, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Thanks to additional financial support from Leaders Round Table, Portland State University, and United Way, this event is FREE and open to the public
Location Parkrose High School (Map)
Keynote Speaker Michael Geisen
LEARN more about the state of our youth and the actions underway to increase graduations rates and access to post-secondary education
PROVIDE YOUR VOICE to what actions will best benefit our youth, families and educational system
GET INVOLVED in efforts to support our youth
RECEIVE resource information
Click here to view the Town Hall Agenda (PDF)
THE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
Monday, April 12th, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
$15 Registration fee. Click to purchase tickets
Location Oregon Convention Center
Keynote Speaker Greg Darnieder
Click here to view the Leadership Agenda (PDF)
Community leaders in business, education, non-profit, and government as well as frontline practitioners will attend the Leadership Summit to engage in a review of the dropout crisis and the Education Cabinet's proposed strategies. This is a time to learn, share, and commit to collective action toward securing a more promising future for our youth.
The breakout strands roughly mirror the Cabinet's four strategies PLUS a broad community engagement strand:
- Business Partnerships: Enhancing Career + College Connections
- Supporting Youth Beyond the School Day
- Beyond High School: Post-Secondary Access & Success
- Fostering Supportive Adult Relationships: Families, Teachers and Caring Adults
- Engaging the Whole Community
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