Agenda
Wednesday-Thursday, April 17-18, 2002
The Venetian Hotel, Venetian A
3355 Las Vegas Blvd, South
Las Vegas, NV
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Wednesday, April 17, 2002
Morning Session
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7:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast served in Venetian A |
8:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Statement |
8:30 a.m. |
Expert testimony on effectiveness of current practices at the local and state level in closing the educational achievement gap for Hispanic Americans |
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Dr. Steve Murdock, Professor, Department of Sociology, Texas A&M
Terri Flack, Deputy Commissioner of Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's Higher Education Public Awareness and Motivational Campaign |
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9:15 a.m. |
Commissioner Q&A period for panelists |
10:00 a.m. |
Break |
10:15 a.m. |
Expert testimony on best practices for increasing, sustaining and measuring the effectiveness of Hispanic parental involvement |
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Costanza Eggers-Piérola, Project Director for the Center for Children and Families Education Development Center, Inc. in Newton, Massachusetts
David Valladolid, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE) |
11:00 a.m. |
Commissioner Q&A period for panelists |
11:45 a.m. |
Lunch Break |
Afternoon Session
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| 1:00 p.m. |
Expert testimony on the appropriate role of Federal agencies' education programs in helping Hispanic parents successfully prepare children for post-secondary education |
1:45 p.m. |
Commissioner Q&A period for panelists |
2:15 p.m. |
Break |
2:30 p.m. |
Briefing by Families Working Group -
Items to be discussed include status of agenda, focus and timeline |
3:00 p.m. |
Full Commission deliberation and Q&A |
3:30 p.m. |
Briefing by Educators Working Group -
Items to be discussed include status of agenda, focus and timeline |
4:00 p.m. |
Full Commission deliberation and Q&A |
4:30 p.m. |
Recess |
Wednesday, April 17, 2002 (continued)
Evening Town Hall Session
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5:30 p.m. |
Depart for town hall meeting - Rancho High School, Las Vegas, NV (Transportation will be provided) |
6:00 p.m. |
Reception (light refreshments) and welcome |
6:30 p.m. |
Town hall commences |
8:00 p.m. |
Depart for hotel (Transportation will be provided) |
Thursday, April 18, 2002
Morning Session
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7:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast served in Venetian A |
8:00 a.m. |
Briefing by Community Working Group - Items to be discussed include status of agenda, focus and timeline |
8:30 a.m. |
Full Commission discussion and Q&A |
9:00 a.m. |
Depart for School/Community Visits |
9:30 a.m. |
School/Community Visits - One representative from each group will be assigned to write a brief presentation on the school/community organization they visited. These briefs will be distributed one week after the visits to the entire group. (Transportation will be provided) |
11:15 a.m. |
Depart School Sites (Transportation will be provided) |
Afternoon Session
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11:45 a.m. |
Working Lunch - Briefing by Government Working Group -
Items to be discussed include status of agenda, focus and timeline.
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12:15 p.m. |
Full Commission discussion Q & A |
12:45 p.m. |
Break |
1:00 p.m. |
Deliberation on presentations, findings and next steps |
1:30 p.m. |
Adjourn |
