2010 Summer Leadership Institute

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Getting the Schools We Need and Our Children Deserve [pdf]
Presenter: Kathleen A. Fitzpatrick, Ed.D., Executive Director, Leadership for Learning Alliance

How Leaders Invest Staffing Resources in Instructional Improvement and Equity: Results from a National Study [pdf]
Presenters: Marge Plecki, Mike Knapp, Tino Castañeda, Thomas Halverson, Robin LaSota, Chad Lochmiller, University of Washington Center for the Study of Teaching & Policy

Investments that can Boost Student Achievement [ppt]
Achieving Educational Equity through Allocation and Re-allocation of Resources

Reauthorizing ESEA Maybe Education Jobs Less and Less Likely [ppt]
Presenter: Bruce Hunter, Associate Executive Director, Advocacy, Policy and Communications, American Association of School Administrators

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Featured Speakers & Events

Friday, July 30
Luncheon - featuring LightSpeed Systems
This lunch is made possible by the generosity of LightSpeed Systems


Speakers Include:

Karen Cator is the director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education. She has devoted her career to creating the best possible learning environments for this generation of students. Prior to joining the department, Cator directed Apple's leadership and advocacy efforts in education. In this role, she focused on the intersection of education policy and research, emerging technologies, and the reality faced by teachers, students and administrators.

Bruce Hunter is the AASA associate executive director, advocacy, policy and communications. Hunter will speak on "Reauthorizing ESEA in Turbulent Economic and Political Times."

Keith Krueger is CEO of Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), a national nonprofit organization that serves as the voice of K-12 technology leaders. He has extensive background in nonprofit/association management. Krueger has a global reputation as a key thought leader. Krueger will moderate Saturday's superintendents' panel on social media and Web 2.0.

Julie Mathiesen is the director at Technology & Innovation in Education (TIE) as well as the program director for Education Service Agencies 6 and 7 in South Dakota. TIE is a professional development organization that assists and empowers educational communities to respond productively and responsibly in a networked global society.  Mathiesen is a former high school art and biology teacher and has taught courses at the collegiate level.  She is a Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and a graduate of the Educational Technology doctoral program at Pepperdine University. 

• Mathiesen will present "Maximizing the Impact: What School Leaders Need to Know About Technology and 21st-Century Skills." The landmark report "Maximizing the Impact: The Pivotal Role of Technology in a 21st-Century Education System" calls for a renewed emphasis on technology in education. During her presentation, Mathiesen will discuss strategies school leaders can use to align and apply recommendations in this report to the work in your district. Leaders will gain insight and information about how to support technology in the learning environment and about why this support is increasingly critical for 21st-century students.

• Tune into Dan Domenech's interview with Julie Mathieson at AASA online radio.

Elizabeth "Betty" Morgan is superintendent of Washington County, Md. Public Schools and the 2010 National Superintendent of the Year. Dr. Morgan was recognized for increasing the graduation rate and reducing the dropout rate in Washington County through the development of a student-focused strategic plan. Under her direction, test scores have steadily increased each year, particularly for minority and poverty groups, and the school system has achieved Adequate Yearly Progress in all schools and in all areas. In recent years, the district started one of the state’s few International Baccalaureate programs and spread magnet programs to all school levels.

Marge Plecki’s research and teaching expertise includes school finance, educational leadership, teaching quality, education policy evaluation, and the allocation of resources for school improvement. Plecki is a principal investigator for the Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy, a national research center at the University of Washington-Seattle. She is focused on conducting rigorous research aimed at improving education policy and instructional practice. She has also served as president of the American Education Finance Association.  Dr. Plecki is co-author of the Wallace Foundation study "How Leaders Invest Staffing Resources for Learning Improvement." 

• Plecki will present "How Leaders Invest in Instructional Improvement and Equity in Urban Schools." Her presentation focuses on results from a national study of how leaders can effectively and equitably contribute to improved student achievement, particularly in challenging school and district contexts. Based on an analyses of four urban districts and 14 schools, she describes a new way school leaders are framing their decision making about staff resource allocations. Rather than the traditional pattern of isolating a funding need and allocating resources to meet that need, leaders adopted new approaches and strategies for investing resources in coherent, effective, equitable and sustainable ways.
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Chris Trimble has dedicated the past 10 years to studying a single challenge that vexes even the best-managed corporations: how to execute an innovation initiative. The result of his study is his compelling book, Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators, on which he draws during his frequent speeches on innovation in his talks all over the world. 

Kathleen Fitzpatrick is the founding director of the Leadership for Learning Alliance, building on her 30-year career working in education with K-12 school leaders. As a consultant, she has worked with state departments of education in more than 30 states, and with regional educational laboratories and local school districts across the country. She has authored several publications on educational leadership, program evaluation, systemic reform and research-based frameworks for school and system-wide improvement focused on student learning. 

All conference sessions take place at The Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Conference attendees can reserve rooms at the conference group rate of $165/night by calling 202-737-1234. Rooms still available!

Agenda - 2010 Summer Leadership Institute