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$450 October 14 - 16 Membership / Registration Special Team / Group Rates Available S U M M I T General Remarks by: 2010 On Hispanic Education Hyatt Hotel Reston, Virginia (Near Washington, D.C.) United States Supreme Court Keynote Speakers to include: Justice Sonia Sotomayor Interactive general session on time critical issues • Computer Adaptive Assessment • Responding to Changing Demographics in U.S. Schools • Defining Essential Technologies of the 21st Century Classroom • Using Technology to Bridge the Achievement Gap • The Value of Support Services in Helping Your School District Achieve its Vision and Mission • Strategies for enhancing ELL Student Achievement • The Power to Transform Education • Math instructional strategies for 21st Century learners • Measuring Success: How do you know a program is working? • The Superintendent’s role in the development and support of principals • Social Media: The New Frontier • Models of ELL Student Achievement • Video Communications • Transforming the Learning Environment • Mentoring Latino Leaders to a Higher Level of Influence • Beating the Odds: Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships The Key to Success at Low-Income Hispanice Middle Schools Latino Education in the U.S.: Crisis or Opportunity • Roberto Rodriguez – Special Assistant to President Obama on Education • Juan Sepúlveda – Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans • Dr. Dan Domenech – Executive Director of AASA • Michael Casserly - Executive Director, Council of the Great City Schools US Department of Education Update • Dr. Thelma Melendez, Assistant Secretary for Education, USDOE Call to Action – Closing the Achievement Gap • Dr. Elizabeth Morgan Molina - Superintendent of Schools Washington County Public Schools The New Alliance for Public Safety: The Intersection between Education and the Juvenile Justice System • Leticia Van de Putte, Texas State Senator • Tony Cárdenas, Los Angeles City Councilman Breakout Sessions to include: • Developing the Next Generation of Hispanic Leadership • Hispanic Students at Risk • Common Myths and Facts about ELLs: Research, Practice and Policy • Enhancing Home-School Connection via Parent Portal • Intensive School Reform: How to get from a D rating to an A rating • All You Ever Wanted to Know About Being a Superintendent • The U.S. Federal Legislation and USDOE Impact on Hispanic Education • National Foundations • A Culturally Proficient Society Begins in School: Leadership for Equity • Predictor Variables of Hispanic Student Academic Achievement in Texas • Succeeding with English Language Learners in Saint Paul Public Schools • Spreading the Call of Urgency for Policy Change in the K-20 Continuum • Extreme Makeover: Blending State and Federal (Title I) Funds to Support School Change • Cold as I.C.E.: How Not to Get Burned by the National Immigration Debate on Your Campus • Professional Associations-Shelters in a Storm -NAESP, CGCS, NASB, CCSSO and AASA Sponsors to Date: TOWN HALL EXTRAVAGANZA! Saturday, October 16, 2010 • 11 a.m. - 12 noon Enter to win two complimentary Summit passes and hotel accommodations for the 2011 Summit on Hispanic Education! Other exciting prizes. Learn more by visiting us online at www.alasedu.net For more information on the Summit or Membership, contact ALAS at (508) 486-4536 or visit us online at www.alasedu.net http://www.alasedu.net http://www.DistrictAdministration.com http://www.alasedu.net http://www.alasedu.net

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - October 2010

District Administration - October 2010
Contents
From the Editor
Letters
News Update
Curriculum Update
Facilities Update
District Profile
Administrator Profile
Conversations
The Price of a Good Education
Dividing Arizona
Making Your School Future-Proof
Connecting Curriculum with Community
A Small District’s Big Innovator
New Books
New Products
Product Focus
Tech Disruptions
Superintendent’s Insights
Online Edge
Professional Opinion

District Administration - October 2010