Unity 2011 Program Summary |
Unity 2011 Annual Conference
October 7 & 8
CONFERENCE PROGRAM SUMMARY
Thursday, Oct. 6
6:30 pm Welcome Reception
Guest of Honor-- Dr. Randolph Ward, Supt, San Diego County Office of Education
Co-Hosted by the American GI Forum; a Latino military veterans civic organization
9 pm - 11 pmNetworking Social
Co-hosted by the CLSBA President and Stone & Youngberg LLC
Friday, Oct. 7
8 am Registration, Hearty Continental Breakfast &Exhibitor Table visits
9 am - 10 am General Assembly; Welcome by CLSBA & CCBSBM Presidents
Guest of Honor: Lupita Cortez Alcala, Deputy Director, State Superintendent of Schools
10:15 am - 11:30 amMorning Breakout Sessions
1) The Latino Achievement Gap -- Factors & Fallacies
Dr. Mike Madrid, Dr. Christina Luna
Handout: The_Latino_Achievement_Gap.pdf
2) Racial Inequity in Special Education -- Disproportionate Identification?
Karen Gilyard, Esq.
Atkinson Andelson Loya Ruud & Romo, Attorneys at Law
Handout: RacialInequityInSpecialEd.pdf
3) New Laws, Bad Budgets & Other Headaches -- Now What?
Rick Pratt, Erica Hoffman, Brian Rivas
CSBA Administration & Staff
4) Long Term English Learners -- Policy, Programs & Practice
Elizabeth Jimenez, Californians Together
Resource: Reparable Harm Executive Summary
Resource: Reparable Harm Full Report
11:30 am Exhibitor table visits
12:15 pm Lunch Program
Guest of Honor: Vernon Billy, CSBA Executive Director
1:45 pm - 3 pm Afternoon Breakout Sessions
5) Closing the Achievement Gap -- A Case in Point
Dr. Sandra Thorstenson, Supt; Dr. Ralph Pacheco, Trustee
Whittier Union High School District
Handout: Closing-the-Achivement-Gap.pdf
6) Effective Parental Engagement -- A Takes a Village...
Dr. Maria Quezada, Maria Villa
California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE)
7) General Fund & Capital Fund Dollars -- Yes You Can Find More!
J. Manuel Herrera, Trustee, East Side Union High School District
Greg Coxsom & Tricia Wilhite, Chevron Energy Solutions
Bonnie Jean von Krogh, The Lew Edwards Group
8) Irrational & Inequitable: How Our School Finance System Fails Our Students
Dr. Arun Ramanathan, Executive Director, The Education Trust--West
6:30 pm - 8:30 Reception Honoring New Trustees & Superintendents
Guest of Honor: Assemblyman Luis Alejo (Watsonville) and Assemblyman V. Manuel Perez (Coachella)
Co-Hosted by Dr. Susan Heredia, Dana Tom, Sara Wilkens; CSBA Directors-at-Large
In Partnership with De La Rosa Inc.
9 pm - 11 pm Networking Social
Co-hosted by the CCBSBMA President & Presence TeleCare LLCSaturday, Oct. 8
Saturday, Oct 8
8:00 am Registration, Sumptuous Continental Breakfast & Exhibitor table visits
9 am General Assembly; Welcome, CLSBA & CCBSBMA Presidents
Guest of Honor: Hon. Nora Campos, California State Assembly
plus 2 student speakers, Puente Project, University of California
10:15 am - 11:30 am Morning Breakout Sessions
9) Youth Leadership Symposium
Facilitators, Dolores Marquez & Esau Ruiz Herrera
10) Common Core Standards -- ¿Y Qué Pasa con los ELL’s?
Dr. Susan Heredia, Dr. Barbara Flores, Dr. Gilbert Garcia, Dr. Joe Bishop
Handout1: DrBishop-CCSS.pdf
11) Juvenile Justice / Foster Care Children -- Whose Educational Challenge?
Dr. Cheryl Whittle, Social Work Field Assignment Coordinator, Fresno State Univ.
Hon. Dr. George King, CA State Assembly
I’Dell Smith, Vice President, CA State Foster Parent Association
12)Achievement Gap?? -- Then Think Outside the “Books”
Jaime Ortiz, Bond Program Manager, Sweetwater Union High School District.
13) Boards, Blogs and The Brown Act -- Friends on FaceBook?
L. Carlos Villegas, Esq., Greg Rodriguez, Esq.
Fagan Friedman Fulfrost, Attorneys at Law
11:30 am Exhibitor table visits
12:15 pm - 1:30 Lunch Program
Guest of Honor: Hon. Roger Hernandez, California State Assembly
plus 2 student speakers, Puente Project
1:45 pm - 3 pm Afternoon Breakout Sessions
14)Recovering Unrestricted Revenue for Your District -- Sí Se Puede!
Robert Lopez, Medical Billing Technologies15) The Puente Project -- The Achievement Gap Narrowed
15)The Puente Project -- The Achievement Gap Narrowed
Frank Garcia, Executive Director, Puente Project, University of California
Josefina E. Canchola, Associate Director, Puente Project Regional Centers
Handout: PuenteProject.pdf
16) Latinos on School Boards -- New Research, New Challenges
Dr. Belinda Reyes
Handout: Latinos-on-School-Boards.pdf
17) Serving Undocumented Students -- Not Just a DREAM
Ricardo Silva, Esq., Darren Kameya, Esq.
Lozano Smith, Attorneys at Law
3:30 pm CLSBA Membership Meeting & Election of Officers
6:30 pm Networking Social Hour
7:30 pm - Dinner & Awards Banquet
In Partnership with NECA-IBEW
Keynote Speaker, Dr. Duneen DeBruhl, Trustee, Victor Valley High School District
8:30pm-11pm DJ Dance & Continuing Networking
Sunday, Oct. 9
9:30 am - 11:30 am Breakfast Buffet, including menudo (breakfast of champions)
compliments of the CLSBA, all conference attendees and family are welcome
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