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Sessions
Opening | Keynote:
Student Achievement | Case Consultation | Keynote:
Partnerships for Risk | Open Space | Policy
Forum | Partnership Work
Opening: Susan
Castillio, Oregon State Superintendent of Public Instruction,
and Richard
Laine, Director of Education Programs, The
Wallace Foundation
Keynote:
"Leadership Toward Student Achievement," Pedro
Noguera, Judith K. Kimon Professor of Communities and
Schools, Harvard
Graduate School of Education
Case
Consultation Groups

"Selecting
Potential Leaders within the District," Jefferson County
Public Schools, Fort Wayne Community Schools, Bank Street
College of Education & Southern Regional Education Board.
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"Using
Data-Driven Decision Making to Close the Achievement
Gap," Providence Public Schools, Springfield Public Schools,
MA. (Denise Gudger, facilitating)
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"School
Board Leadership," Eugene School District 4J, Trenton
Public Schools.
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Richard
Laine meets with LEAD Project directors.
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"Changing
Systems - Superintendents Who Lifted Student Achievement
in Large Districts," Association of School Administrators.
(Betsey Sheppard, facilitator)
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"Data-Driven
Decision Making to Improve Student Learning," Eugene
School District 4J, Peter Tromba presenting.
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"Evaluation
Tools for Instructional Leaders," Eugene School District
4J, Hartford Public Schools."
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Principal,
Laurie Moses, explains how the Eugene
School District 4J collaboration with the
University of Oregon
resulted in the leadership iimprovement plan.
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But
learning and processing wasn't limited to theformal Case
Consultation Group sessions - it also occured in spontaneous
conversations.
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Opening | Keynote:
Student Achievement | Case Consultation | Keynote:
Partnerships for Risk | Open Space | Policy
Forum | Partnership Work
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Keynote: "Building Partnerships: How to Take Risks," Jennifer
James, Urban Cultural Anthropologist and retired
professor, University of Washingto

Kay
Mehas, Wallace Grant Director for Eugene, introduces
the keynote speaker, Jennifer James.
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Jennifer
James surprised the audience with her informality and
insights from a cultural anthropoligist's view.
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Open
Space (discussion groups on requested
topics)

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the picture to view the topics offered.
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Tim
Rochholz, principal from Eugene, co-facilitates one of
the discussions.
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Many
administrators were eager for the opportunity to discuss
ideas with Jennifer James.
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Kay
Mehas and Tom Henry from Eugene were among Jennifer James'
audience.
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Policy
Forum: "Beyond the Pipeline: Getting the Principals We
Need Where They Are Needed
Most," George
Russell, Superintendent, Eugene School District 4J,
Peter McWalters, Rhode Island Commissioner
of Education,
Paul Hill, Director Center on Reinventing Education,
University of Washington, Linda Kaboolian, Lecturer
in Public Policy,
Harvard University,
principal representative from Summershare
Partnership
Work Sessions
Opportunity
was provided for state-district collaboration
in meeting the trailblazing challenge presented at the
conference. Partnership groups:
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Connecticut,
New Jersey, Delaware
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Virginia,
Georgia, Kentucky
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Illinois,
Indian, Iowa
- Oregon,
Montana, Missouri
- Rhode
Island, Vermont
- Massachusetts,
New York
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Representatives
from Oregon, Montana, and Missouri meet to share ideas,
resources and commitments.
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Opening | Keynote:
Student Achievement | Case Consultation | Keynote:
Partnerships for Risk | Open Space | Policy
Forum | Partnership Work
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