Utah Education Policy Forum

November 14, 2008

Educational Excellence:
Engaging Communities in Public Education Renewal

(see below for available presenter slide shows)

Welcome and Introductions - Andrea Rorrer, Director, Utah Education Policy Center and Carol Strong, Dean, College of Education, Utah State University

Governor Huntsman's Education Priorities - Christine Kearl, Education Director

Keynote: Marilyn Cochran-Smith - Teaching for Social Justice: What's Accountability Got to Do with It?

Panel: Promoting Success in Schools

Cheryl Wright, University of Utah - Investing in Early Childhood Education

Jan Dole, University of Utah - Utah's Reading First

Yongmei Ni, University of Utah - Does Class Size Matter? The Effects of Class Size on Student Achievement and Educational Equity

Lunch Panel and Discussion Activity: Increasing and Diversifying our Teacher and Leadership Workforce

Mary Burbank, University of Utah - Expanding Teacher Preparation Pathways for Paraprofessionals: A Recruiting Seminar Series

Karen Jackson, University of Utah - Leadership and Teacher Turnover: What the Research Says About Why Teachers Leave and What Principals Can Do About It

Kyle Reyes, Utah Valley University - Latino Educators of Tomorrow

Panel: Sustaining the Educational Pipeline

Cinthya Saavedra, Utah State University - The Unforgiving Complexity of Educating Immigrant Children

William Smith & Man Hung, University of Utah - Fifth Grade Failure Syndrome?: The Impact of Mathematic Achievement and African American Enrollment Patterns

Brenda Valles, University of Utah - School Discipline Policies: Educational, Policy, and Practical Implications for Utah

Melissa Kincart, Board of Regents - Promoting High School Rigor & Relevance Through the Utah Scholars Initiative and the Regents' Scholarship

Panel: Promoting Innovative Strategies to Support Student Learning and Achievement

Paula Smith, University of Utah - Community of Caring as a Partner in School and Student Success

Ed Buendia, University of Utah - Demographic Changes in the Salt Lake Valley and the Struggle over Community

Ramona Cutri, Brigham Young University - Overcoming Deficit Theory Toward English Language Learners: Technological Possibilities and Policy Implications

Jason Burrow-Sanchez, University of Utah - Secondary Level Substance Abuse Prevention