Upcoming Events

05/20/08

Improving the Transition from Middle Grades to High Schools: Promising District Initiatives in Coaching and Planning:This forum is the final presentation in the series on “Improving the Transition from Middle Grades to High Schools.” The forum will showcase how Lowndes County Schools in Georgia are implementing the state’s Middle and High School Graduation Coach Initiative to help students transition successfully from the middle grades to high school. With respect to planning, the forum will highlight the use of a new course for incoming freshman, called Keystone - The Freshman Experience, in Duval County, Florida to help high school students to become career-focused while learning how to make effective decisions about their futures.(Forum)

06/05/2008- 06/06/2008

Exploring the State-District Roles & Responsibilities in Building and Using Longitudinal Data Systems

This field trip will provide participants the opportunity to experience the many facets of creating and using a longitudinal data system by visiting schools and meeting with leaders of promising efforts in Virginia. ( Field Trip)

06/13/08

Building a Better Bridge: Helping Young Adults Enter and Succeed in College A partnership between the Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation (CHLDC) and The New York City College of Technology (NYCCT) of CUNY was created to develop and implement a college access and success program for young people who are overage, under-credited, or have dropped out of high school. This forum will describe the successes and challenges of the partnership and lessons learned on how to help formerly disconnected youth access postsecondary education. Speakers will include Peter Kleinbard and Vivian Vazquez of the Youth Development Institute, New York City, Bonne August, Provost of New York City College of Technology, and a representative of the Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation. (Forum)

06/27/08

Improving Long-Term Labor Market Prospects for Youth: Evidence from Career Academies Career Academies are one of the most popular and lasting school-to-work transition and high school reform strategies. This forum will feature the release of a new report from MDRC which includes findings from eight years of post-high school data and should prompt a useful discussion of the findings’ potential policy significance and implications for school reform and youth programming. Speakers will include James Kemple, Director of K-12 Education Policy at MDRC, J.D. Hoye, President, National Academy Foundation, and Charles Dayton, Director of the Career Academy Support Network.

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