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~ October 12, 2012 11:00 am – 12:15 pm D-2 CONCURRENT SESSIONS D (continued) Room Location Michelangelo Progressing from Prepared to Ready: Mentoring the Next Generation of Successful Leaders This session will focus on the role that mentors play in building individual and organizational capacity. Successful leaders must recognize their knowledge, skill, and attitudinal strengths and improvement needs and know how to build capacity in themselves and their organization. Learn successful coaching techniques for assisting individuals in leading with their strengths and managing their areas for improvement. Explore the differences in feedback and praise and the role that each plays in individual development. Agenda Presented by: Dick Flanary, Senior Director Leadership Programs & Services NASSP Reston, Virginia D-3 The Condition of College and Career Readiness of Hispanic Students Escorial College and career readiness among 2011 Hispanic U.S. high school graduates who took the ACT test shows slow but steady improvement, particularly in the key areas of math and science. This occurred as the number of Hispanic test-takers continues to dramatically increase. This session will review the findings of the newly released 2012 report and discuss the changes from the 2011 report. Policies and practices that states, districts and schools can implement to systematically increase the percentage of their students who are ready for college-level work will be presented as well as best practices from both secondary and postsecondary institutions. Presented by: Juan M. Garcia, Assistant Vice President Steven Triplett, Senior Consultant ACT, Inc. Iowa City, Iowa D-4 Alhambra Building a Parent/Student Portal and Introducing it to an Urban Community Denver Public Schools (DPS) built a custom Parent/Student Portal to help parents be more involved with their student’s academic progress and overall school performance. The goal of the tool is to empower parents to support student achievement and make the information accessible to our linguistically and economically diverse populations. The tool is designed to present a variety of student data using graphic displays and a parent-friendly user interface, and it presents this information in six different languages. A major aspect of the project is to increase accessibility to the Internet and increase computer literacy among our parent population. This was done by strategically placing computer kiosks throughout the community and building partnerships with local organizations that provide support with computer training and computer access. The Parent/Student Portal is set to pilot in eight (8) DPS schools beginning in the fall of 2012 with plans to expand district wide over the coming years. Presented by: Megan Marques, Director Academic Product Management Juan Pablo Parodi, Parent/Student Portal Product Manager Katie Palm, Parent/Student Portal Outreach Coordinator Denver Public Schools Denver, Colorado 36 ALAS Summit on Hispanic Education 

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of ALAS Summit on Hispanic Education 2012

ALAS Summit on Hispanic Education 2012
Table of Contents
About ALAS / Our Mission / Special Events
ALAS Board of Directors
General Information
Venue Floor Plans
Table Top Booth Assignments
Summit At-A-Glance
Keynote Speakers
Summit Detailed Agenda
Round Table Sessions
Lifetime Achievement Award
Webinars

ALAS Summit on Hispanic Education 2012

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