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State Leaders’ Summit:
Dynamic Strategies for Student Outcomes: Preparing 21st Century Learners
April 21 - 23, 2010
Harrah’s Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs, Iowa
2010 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT AND INFORMATION
( Post Conference Downloadable Documents & Presentations )
Conference Mission and Purpose:
The Mission of the National Summit on Deaf Education is to promote and advance knowledge and leadership through professional and parent stakeholder partnerships that result in collaborative state education systems and improved outcomes for children and youth who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The National Summit on Deaf Education joins leaders in education and administration with parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing for the purpose of designing educational systems and services that will successfully launch every deaf or hard of hearing student from birth to young adulthood to his/her highest academic and social potential.
The theme for this year’s Summit showcases an opportunity for state teams to learn strategies for using current research and effective strategies to make decisions for improvement as they are applied to accountability for student outcomes in deaf education. This activity provides the states with an opportunity to apply the information presented toward addressing the goals of the National Agenda.
Onsite Schedule (Draft)
(Central time)
April 21 – Kick-off at 5:00 p.m.
April 22 – 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
April 23 – 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Expected Outcomes of the Summit:
- Participants will connect with others across the country and will leave with ideas and information that they’ve learned from interactive conversations.
- States will have formed or strengthened their stakeholder teams that include parents, and state department of education, state school, and regional program leaders, individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, higher education representatives, and other critical players.
- Participants will identify current research and effective strategies to be used for improvement planning and selection of improvement strategies/programs as they are applied to accountability for student outcomes in deaf education.
- State teams will leave with an updated action plan, including review of critical team members, actions needed to ensure a functional team, and steps for moving forward with improvement planning.
- Teams will assess their state’s progress in meeting the goals of the National Agenda.
- Conference Agenda:
The agenda for the 2010 State Leaders’ Summit is being finalized and will be posted as soon as it is available.
Who Should Attend?
The Summit is dedicated to creating an environment where vested parties work together. This unique conference provides the opportunity for planning within states, as well as shared-problem solving across states. To effectively plan, it is essential that key stakeholders are at the table including, at a minimum, representation from:
- Parents (Note: those with a non-parental professional role cannot be considered as the parent representative)
- State Department of Education
- State (or other) Special Schools and Programs for the Deaf
Additional team members to consider include representatives from higher education, early childhood deaf education, local programs, or others who have a vested interest and potential influence in improving educational outcomes for children and youth who are deaf or hard of hearing.
To address the Summit goals, states will be required to register as a team with at least these three entities represented. Exceptions may be made in cases where a state has attended fewer than three Summits and is still in the process of building internal commitment to change aligned with the National Agenda. A second exception is for individuals representing relevant national organizations or agencies who are not part of a state team. All exceptions must be verified before registering.
State teams are strongly encouraged to participate on-site in the Summit, whenever possible. An option for remote access for those teams unable to travel is being explored and will be shared when it is confirmed.
Post Conference Downloadable Documents & Presentations
For additional information, please contact Marcia Kolvitz at Marcia.kolvitz@pepnet.org.