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Sunday July 7, 2019 TBA
Riverwalk Golf Club1150 Fashion Valley Rd San Diego, CA, 92108-1102
Recognizing the value of a biliterate citizenry and the need to prepare students for college and career, the Oxnard Elementary School District has embarked on a journey to ensure equity and access for students by restructuring with a focus on strengthening linguistic and cultural identity through a school wide biliteracy approach. The district offers 50/50 one-way Spanish Dual Language Programs as well as 80/20 two-way Dual Language Programs in ten of its twenty-one schools.
Dr. Anabolena DeGenna was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and moved to the United States at the age of seven. Entering the U.S. school system as an English Learner has been instrumental in her role as an advocate and educator for immigrant children. Her educational background includes... Read More →
Director Teaching and Learning, Oxnard School District
Dr. Aracely Fox is currently the Director of Dual Language Programs for the Oxnard School District, where she has served for the past eighteen years. Her professional roles include classroom teacher, teacher on special assignment, school principal, and district administrator. Her... Read More →
Learn how Riverside Unified School District and the Riverside City Teachers Association have collaborated to create a professional growth system to improve the quality of teaching at all levels. We provide systematic, personalized, job-embedded support to all teachers new to our District and to permanent teachers referred by their principals, to ensure that all our students have access to great teachers. Also, learn how this system is emulated to provide systematic support to new and early career principals. Find out how Support Teachers and Support Principals coach participating teachers and principals, and what systems are in place to evolve and monitor our program. Leave with plans to develop any or all of the components of our Professional Growth Systems to increase teaching and leadership efficacy at your district.
Coordinator, EL K-12, Riverside Unified School District
I would love for other educators to talk to me about their successes on increasing the achievement of English Learners; and about Equity in their districts.
Join The Education Trust-West to learn about our most recent research on promising practices for advancing college/career readiness access and success for students of color, low-income students, and for emerging bilingual students. We will share examples from California where districts, schools, and educators are creating the conditions necessary for students to graduate college and career ready.
Education Trust-West, Associate Director of Educator Engagement / Directora Asociada de Participación de Educadores, Education Trust-West
Dr. Mayra A. Lara began her career in education as an English teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District. While in the district, he worked to create meaningful and lasting relationships with students and families. She brings her love of teaching and the young people she worked... Read More →
This three-year commitment to chronicle the West Contra Costa USD story of making steady annual student achievement progress will highlight the "big picture" and identified strategic systems that are developed, communicated and implemented in the process. Having implications on Educational Services, School Office, Support Services, Instructional Technology, Special Education, Human Resources, Communications, and Business Operations the systems that have and will be developed will be shared , with impact on student achievement gains documented.
Associate Superintendent, West Contra Costa Unified School District
Dr. Gracie Guerrero currently serves the community of Richmond, California as Associate Superintendent-Chief Academic Officer in the West Contra Costa Unified School District. She has been an educator for twenty-four years, mostly in the Houston, Texas area. She taught Bilingual/ESL... Read More →
“Educational Equity Requires Transformative Leaders.” This presentation will provide attendees with an outline for putting leadership and cultural proficiency theory and concepts into practice towards not just improving but changing school systems. Leaders need to recognize and understand how to challenge institutional status quo and educator perspectives that create an unlevel playing field for a majority- minority student demographic.This presentation will introduce transformative leadership and explain how the concepts and tools of cultural proficiency can generate praxis. Equity is action towards creating a more inclusive and equitable organization to improve educator effectiveness, positive student outcomes, and increased parent engagement. We will also present an outline for building capacity and sustainability for school transformation. Our schools need leaders who recognize it is not “business as usual.” That what is needed “is a critical approach to leadership grounded in Freire’s (1970) fourfold call for critical awareness or conscientization, followed by critical reflection, critical analysis, and finally, for activism or critical action...hence it begins with awareness -- of self, of the strengths, weaknesses, and challenges of our society, and of our school system” (Shields, 2018, p.11). In summary, true Equity requires transformative leaders who know how to change TK-12 learning systems not just improve them.
Director, Leadership Development, Monterey County Office of Education
Roberto Núñez, Ed.D., is a K-12 Administrator and Educator, having served over 20 years as a high school, middle school, and elementary school principal. Roberto most recently finished the last six years opening up the new Monte Bella Elementary, in the Alisal Union School District... Read More →
Director of Student Services, Santa Maria Joint Union High School District
K-12 Administrator/Educator, transformative leader, and social justice advocate for diversity, equity, and access. Presented at the International Cultural Proficiency Institute, facilitated at the Institute for Equity in Education, and co-facilitated cultural proficiency training... Read More →
As we move up the career ladder, we must continue to pay it forward. Sponsorship and Mentorship is an opportunity for executive leaders to build capacity and opportunities for growing new talent. Learn the differences between mentorship and sponsorship and see how you can make a difference in the careers of others.
Come hear how superintendents make intentional decisions to diversify their team and the overall impact on the health and success of the district. The session will include time for the panel to respond to questions posed by a moderator as well as audience participants.
Deputy Superintendent, San Bernardino City Unified School Distr
CALSA board member for region 6— Inland Empire, San Diego County and Orange County. If you work in region 6 please contact me. We are looking to grow our region and starting innovative ways to stay connected.
In June 2016, South San Francisco Unified School District (SSFUSD) and ENGIE collaborated to launch the District’s first-ever Summer of STEM program, demonstrating the District’s commitment to being a leader in STEM disciplines to foster student success in high school, college, and 21st century careers. The program has been incredibly impactful, focusing on serving students in Grades 3-8, providing hands-on STEM activities, real-world relevance, and project-based learning experiences. As we know there is an incredible learning gap that occurs throughout the summer months. This gaps occurs due to (1) limited language supports during summer intervention and (2)limited opportunities for our underserved students, in particular English Learners and low socio-economically disadvantaged students, to access STEM learning opportunities. For this reason, our summer program was developed to support STEM through the language lens.
Students in Grades 3-8 participate in a four-week program to gain exposure to building energy transformation machines, engineering solar ovens, designing and testing wind turbine blades, and conducting classroom energy audits. included building Rube Goldberg machines, designing circuit mazes, and designing, building, and testing efficient homes. We proud to say, for three straight years, the Summer of STEM program has brought meaningful educational enhancement to over 900 students, 50 teachers, and over 500 families across our District. Our STEM program has been awarded the Golden Bell award from the California School Board Association.
Our district found a program that can simultaneously meet the needs of underserved students while exposing them to the much STEM standards that will prepare them for the 21st century.
We hope our presentation can provide you with an overview of our program and the tools necessary to replicate this program that is helping us move the needle for success of our underserved students.
Telling the story of your district has never been more important. If you aren’t taking the lead, then someone else is. Whether it’s a community misinformed or an unhappy parent, rumors can often spread like wildfire, flooding social media, quickly making it very difficult to keep up with negative perceptions and mistruths. You know better than anyone how many amazing things are going on in your schools every single day. The best way to convince your community of the great work is by highlighting it, by telling your story. Hundreds of schools and districts have taken the leap and created videos that exemplify the programs that address the needs of all students, the excellent teaching and learning going on in classrooms and skills students are learning that are preparing them for the next step in their lives to be college and career ready. What’s holding you back? Leave this session inspired with tools and of ideas that will leave you wondering which program(s) in your organization you want to highlight first.
Pomona Unified School District, in partnership with First 5 LA, UCLA, and the City of Pomona, has embarked on a collaborative endeavor to improve the quality of children’s early learning experiences by probing the relationship between population-wide vulnerabilities and children’s developmental outcomes. PUSD's implementation of the Early Development Instrument (EDI) provides a community-level understanding of trends and patterns in child development that can inform stakeholders where to equitably focus efforts and resources. This session will highlight PUSD's journey using EDI results to inspire educators, community and policymakers to take decisive action to improve the life trajectories of young children.
The Latino population in the United States reached nearly 58 million in 2016 and has been the principal driver of U.S. demographic growth, accounting for half of national population growth since 2000. Nonetheless, the number of Latinos serving as educators and role models for Latinos is not keeping pace with the Latino population growth. It goes without saying that diversity in the workplace is critical because it enables individuals to work effectively in cross-cultural/generational situations and promotes respect and understanding of diverse cultures/social groups.
Latino leadership in education and its potential for positively impacting children of color is critically important to closing opportunity gaps. When committed educational leaders provide essential supports to Latino children they can perform better, achieve their goals, and contribute significantly to the betterment of their communities. Re-examining the role of the school administrator during our current age of redefined communication and massive information consumption. This session will focus on leadership lessons learned while working in Public Educational Administration, including strategies used to be successful despite hurdles and stereotypes in the age of the iGeneration. Topics will include the use of technology to boost and not bust your career, social media in education, best practices, and successful strategies including but not limited to distributed and inclusive leadership, shared decision making, norms of professional conduct, building relationships and networking, political savvy, cultivating a sponsor, and balancing work and home!
Dr. Rosa E. Coronado is a Senior Level Administrator with over 15 years of experience including site/district/county office roles. She received her BA in U.S. History (Women’s Studies minor) and an MA in Urban High School Leadership from San Jose State University. Dr. Coronado... Read More →
Learn how Garden Grove Unified School District addressed inequities for its majority Latinx students via intensive reform (including placement guidelines, grading guidelines and student equity initiatives) and student empowerment via the establishment of a district-wide and school-based Latinos Unidos organization/club.
Dr. Gabriela Mafi is beginning her seventh year as Superintendent of Garden Grove Unified School District, a high-performing, diverse, urban California district serving nearly 43,000 students. Prior to being appointed Superintendent, Dr. Mafi served the district as Assistant Superintendent... Read More →
How a program that set out to prepare future bilingual teachers built capacity and has left a legacy of educational leadership by impacting and touching lives of former migrant, immigrant students who are now successful leaders in education for equity and social justice. Come hear the stories and discussion on what can be done to emulate this success!
English learner students continue to have some of the widest achievement and opportunity gaps in our state across multiple measures. Last year, more than 85% of English learner students across all grades in California did not meet English and math standards. And yet, the various and diverse needs of this non-monolithic group continue to go unmet.This session will share the strategies and lessons learned by establishing the Consortium for English Learner Success-- a group of over 70 educators, civil rights, research, philanthropy, and community-based groups working to improve educational access, quality, and outcomes for English Learner students in Los Angeles County and California through policy and legislative advocacy. This session will discuss the development of an aligned approach to improve the conditions that allow districts and schools to be successful through state and local policy change. Led by the California Community Foundation, the Consortium is part of a larger strategy to support English Learner success in L.A. County that includes supporting a set of school improvement networks.
EL Roadmap, Research publications, Multiple Pathways to Biliteracy, Long Term English Learners, The State Seal of Biiteracy, Accountability and ELs, Bilingual Teacher Shortabe
Each and every student deserves to be college prepared and career ready. Strategic systems and structures provide opportunities for intervening, accelerating and enriching students' high school experiences. Equitable outcomes for students start by designing student-centered master schedules. Learn how to maximize your largest and most valuable resource - your teachers.
In High Performing Education Systems around the world, equity is defined as ALL people getting what they need to meet high standards. Building equitable practices into every facet of your system is critical to ensuring equity for All. To that end, this session is designed to provide a snapshot of data from these systems so that lead learners can use this information as a basis for beginning to frame how their systems (school and district level)
CA State Coordinator, National Institute for School Leadership
Our non-profit organization partners with Districts and County Offices of Education to initiate and sustain system redesign. Our 30 years of research on high performing systems around the world offers a foundation upon which school leaders and work to ensure that ALL students meet... Read More →
Participants will examine cases of successful school transformation achieved through a systemic approach. Presenters will share practical examples and tools that can be utilized to replicate key practices in their own work settings.
Our leadership team and teachers have worked together to create a culture of change at De Anza Middle School. Every member of our staff is dedicated to give whatever it takes to provide the best education for our students. Through project based learning our team has developed systems... Read More →
California principals need professional development to build their leadership capacity not only during principal preparation but throughout their leadership career. School districts have a responsibility to provide professional development to principals and they are lacking in their development and implementation of a system of support (Honig, Copland, Rainey, Lorton, & Newton, 2010; Kearney, 2010; Manna, 2015; Sun, 2011). This session will share results from an examination of what California school districts are doing to supervise and provide principal professional development that is aligned to standards, and effective professional development constructs. The findings share promising practices, tools and models that can be used to support school districts and principal supervisors in their quest to provide optimum principal supervision and professional development.
School Administration and Social Work Expert, Robson Forensic, Inc.
Research Areas & Interests: Principal Professional Development, Leadership Development, Human Capital Management,Educational Equity, Organizational Management, Instructional Leadership, Principal Pipelines, Discipline Literacy, Online Learning.Background: Over 13 years as school... Read More →
Dr. Rob Martinez, “Resiliency Guy,” will be presenting on the topic of “Powerful Leadership with Resilience.” Dr. Rob will share ideas and strategies to transform yourself into a Powerful Leader, while focusing on the importance of resilience for everyone in your sphere of influence. He will engage you to build skills to connect with your staff, use positivity, and be thoughtful in your process and practices, in order to build supportive environments no matter where you work. Dr. Rob will help you to reflect on the skills you have, take steps to advance your personal commitment to use them, choose a path to add and develop new skills, and then chart a course to build develop the resilience of everyone in your environment. Dr. Rob truly seeks to “Lead with Resilience” in his heart, mind, soul and actions. #LeadWithResilience #LWR
Assistant Superintendent Human Resources, Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District
I am the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources for the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District. I am focused on assisting every person I meet with increasing their personal resilience, and in building learning environments where all of our children may grow and learn in pe... Read More →
This presentation will provide a brief overview of health and wellness; strategies to develop, maintain, and sustain trusting relationships (as this is an integral component of wellness); and cover practices that promote and increase mindfulness habits for leaders to thrive in their work environment. Participants in this workshop session will get an opportunity to practice the strategies presented, leaving refreshed and empowered with social emotional methodologies to thrive as leaders.
Dr. Rebeca Andrade has 22 years of public school experience, ranging from classroom teaching to central office administration. Her service also includes early education and expanded learning, two systems that provide a human developmental and social emotional focus in grades PreK-8... Read More →
With the rapid rise of digital learning resources comes the rising need for easy, fast, and equitable access for all students, no matter the resource and no matter the device. But how do you ensure access for all without sacrificing security?
Join Merced Union HSD Asst. Supt. of Ed Services, Dr. Constantino Aguilar, and ClassLink’s VP of Instructional Technology, Nichole Smith, as they share some of the ways he accomplished this balancing act while providing fast, secure, and equitable technology access for all. From single sign-on and rostering to communication and training empowered by usage analytics, enable the keys to unlocking ed tech’s potential. Find out how you can do it too.
ClassLink provides OneClick single sign-on into web and Windows applications, and instant access to files at school and in the cloud. Accessible from any computer, tablet or smartphone, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives.
For decades, we’ve talked about the Opportunity Gap in education ... but what about the Resource Gap? Do inequitable outcomes reflect inequitable inputs? Education finance is more than just spreadsheets and budget hearings — it is a civil rights issue. The quality and availability of educational resources have a direct impact on student outcomes.
This workshop will explore the relationship between the Resource Gap and the Achievement Gap, with specific considerations for addressing the needs of Latinx students. Despite being publicly available, education finance data is often cloaked in mystery because the presentation of budget and spending data is complex and difficult to comprehend. Through a Q&A-style reflection on lessons learned and best practices, participants will discover how districts can modernize financial data systems and processes to make the budgeting process more strategic, collaborative, and equitable.
During this session, participants will hear about equity concerns surrounding the practices central to shaping interactions between children and adults in early learning classrooms. Presenters will provide district guidance for implementing research-based instructional practices that inform teaching and learning in a systematic manner. Finally, presenters will assist participants in establishing guidance on providing evidence-based resources and practices for increasing family participation in ways that are culturally responsive and that span PreK to grade 3.
Join principal Mónica Ruiz for an interactive session as she shares her experience implementing an innovative math program at Montgomery Elementary in Chula Vista. Through a balance of competency-based online instruction, data-driven math talks, and targeted interventions, teachers at Montgomery were able to provide students with an unprecedented level of personalized support and challenge.
Montgomery is a Title I school where 97% of students qualify for free and reduced lunch, and 62% are English Learners. In the first year of implementation, 4th grade CAASPP growth for Montgomery’s economically disadvantaged Latino Students reached 190% of the state average, with growth for English Learners reaching 240% of the state average.
Levered is a comprehensive system for upper elementary math instruction, enabling rapid, scalable implementation of data-informed teaching. When you partner with us, every 3rd-5th grade student benefits from best instructional practices, whether their teacher has been in the classroom... Read More →
Student Success relies heavily on having the right tools for an effective & equitable engagement plan, knowing how to use them is even more important. Parenting and educating are synonyms for growing great kids and your whole community has to be engaged. ALL means ALL! Learn how to best share principles, collaborate, streamline and be sure all is secure, accessible and measurable are a few of the topics to be explored.
You will leave this workshop with a new perspective on how effective parent engagement has a direct impact on student success and actionable items to bring back to your district.
As Senior VP of Sales at ParentSquare, Jay Klanfer has worked with hundreds of districts across the United States, helping them enable great school-home communications for their communities by rationalizing and modernizing their technology. Jay has a Bachelor's degree in Political... Read More →
To be a great leader, certainly skills are essential, but what is often missing, is Experience. Experience implies the ability to use good judgment in even the most complex situations and to have the Resilience to handle the blowback that is sure to follow. Like a Flight Simulator, Leadership SIMS enable leaders to gain realistic Experience without putting real students in danger. Leaders have the opportunity to gain critical experience in a risk free context.
During the workshop, the facilitators will introduce the concept of Simulation and how we can effectively deploy meaningful experience and then have the participants actually play a Sim to experience it for themselves and see how the exercise can be both developmental and an opportunity for team building and collaboration.
David De Jong, Ed.D., is an Assistant Professor and Superintendent Program Coordinator in the Division of Educational Leadership in the School of Education at the University of South Dakota. He teaches graduate online and hybrid courses and chairs doctoral dissertation committees... Read More →
Join a discussion to learn about a comprehensive certification that empowers today’s leaders to facilitate better conversations, foster innovation, and guide decisions around critical innovation and technology initiatives. Digital Equity, LCAP, Data Privacy, School Safety, Energy Savings, and 1 to 1 can crossover multiple departments, stakeholders, and budgets. These projects require innovative leadership strategies to support both the digital teaching and learning transformation.
Panelists include EIA Alumni including Carmen Beck Chief Academic Officer Inglewood, Mary McNeil Superintendent Needles USD, Frank Miranda Asst Sup Business Services Colton, Amanda Corrigan Asst Supt Business Services, EIA CEO - Founder Tim Watrous
Dr. Mary McNeil Is in her 10th year as the Superintendent of the Needles Unified SD. She was CA Administrator of the Year twice in her career, 2018 CA Superintendent of the Year and 2012 CA Central Office Admin or the Year. In addition she was Chair of the ACSA Small School District... Read More →
Leading Equitably is an incredible challenge, but absolutely doable if you are willing to take a stand for establishing systems that ensure student success! This session is all about one Latina Superintendent’s relentless journey to set up systems to ensure her 3,700 students thrive and become college and career ready because #ALLmeansALL! This session will give you tips to understand the importance of establishing the following key systems and approaches: Starting with your WHY, Communication is Key!, Supt/Board relations, Importance of Networking, Building Your Team, Positive Relationships with Union Leaders, Parent Community connections and Presence, Community Relations with City and partners, Ed Services Leadership with Staff and PD Delivery, Know Your Community Issues, Facilities, Constructions and Bonds...oh my!, Know your Budget and Be Strategic, First Year Toughness, and The Love for your Role as Superintendent! This session is intended to share lessons learned that will help you plan for your first year as a superintendent.
Zandra Jo Galvan serves as Superintendent of the Greenfield Union School District since August 2017 and has worked in public education since 1993. She is passionate about serving communities and breaking students free from the cycle of poverty. She is a design-thinker and successfully... Read More →
Join us for this participant driven workshop. We will explore some of the themes regarding female leadership presented in the book "Lean In" by Sheryl Sandberg. We will then push the conversation to a deeper level as to whether these themes are the same or different for women of color? Come join your colleagues for this thought provoking and interactive session to further women of color in leadership!
Dr. Batista completed her doctoral work in the area of Latino Parent Engagement and has been speaking across the country regarding how to empower and engage Latino parents to create a true school home collaboration. Dr. Batista used many of her ideas and strategies in her own school... Read More →
Mellissa Gallegos represents and advises California school districts, community college districts, and county offices of education in all education and employment law matters, including employee evaluation, discipline and dismissal, reasonable accommodation, interactive meetings... Read More →
Salvador Holguín, Jr. represents public and private employers in labor and employment law matters, which include collective bargaining, investigations, employee discipline, and defending employers against discrimination claims and contract grievances. His fluency in Spanish greatly... Read More →
As the inequality in education for low- vs. high-income students continues to perpetuate cyclical poverty, we must disrupt patterns of inequity by equipping our teachers with more than academic tool-kits and build their social and emotional capacity so they can model and effectively develop the SEL of their students. The Leader in Me approach targets a persistent driver of the equity gap: the limiting paradigms of low-SES students and their teachers. During this high-energy, interactive session, we will engage in meaningful discussion focused on how to disrupt patterns of inequity and create a holistic approach to developing the social and emotional leadership of students and staff. A local educator (Tobie Pace) will share how that system has helped empower EL students and assisted in closing the achievement gap at her school.
Instructional Support Officer-ELO, San Diego Unified
I'm grateful to support the San Diego Unified School District as the ISO for Extended Learning Opportunities. Our goal as an ELO team is to facilitate engaging, equitable, academic and enrichment opportunities to all district students.
This interactive, activity-based session focuses on utilizing collaborative writing activities that provide opportunities for English Learners (ELs) to find their voice in the classroom. Join us as we practice strategies to bridge ELs’ cultural connection, empower them, and explore the impact of Social Emotional Learning (SEL)-focused activities to engage them.
Leaders will learn how to facilitate meetings, delegate effectively, conquer time, and secure input. These four power management tools will increase ability to focus on leading.
Renee Hill is a pioneer in leadership development for attainment of organizational goals with a method that respects human centered design and tends to the aspirations of both the individual and the organization. She collaborates with system leaders to analyze the current state of... Read More →
Learn from four innovative, equity driven Superintendents on how to become a successful superintendent in accomplishing the goal of transforming the lives of all students by creating equitable opportunities in order to prepare our students to be college and career ready. Engage with and be inspired from our panel and walk away with a better understanding of the totality of the Supe position. Learn from 4 dynamic Superintendents: Dr. Mary McNeil, Dr. Patrick Sweeney, Dr. Roxane Fuentes, and Jose L. Manzo
As a public-school educator for nearly 25 years, Dr. Roxane Fuentes has served as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, principal, Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services, and Interim Superintendent, before becoming the first Latina Superintendent of the Berryessa Union... Read More →
Dr. Mary McNeil Is in her 10th year as the Superintendent of the Needles Unified SD. She was CA Administrator of the Year twice in her career, 2018 CA Superintendent of the Year and 2012 CA Central Office Admin or the Year. In addition she was Chair of the ACSA Small School District... Read More →
