White House Convening

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White House

Convening

Measurement, Mobilization, Moving Forward:

Strengthening School Counseling and College Advising

November 2-4, 2015

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First Lady Michelle Obama

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Carolyn Stone is a professor of counselor educator at the University of

North Florida. Prior to becoming a counselor educator in 1995, she spent

22 years with Duval County Public Schools in Jacksonville, Florida where

she served as a middle school teacher, elementary and high school

counselor and supervisor of guidance. She was the 2006 president of the

American School Counselor Association (ASCA) and is in her 14

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their ethics chair. She has delivered over 500 workshops in all 50 states

and 22 countries. She has authored six books, dozens of journal articles

and serves the courts as an expert witness in cases involving school

counselors.

Cheryl Fountain

is the executive director of the Florida Institute of

Education, a statewide research center located at the University of

North Florida. Fountain has over 30 years of experience in collaborating,

designing, implementing and assessing initiatives focused on improving

learning outcomes for at-risk children and youth. She served the

chancellor of the Florida State University System as assistant for

education policy, leading three statewide initiatives involving universities,

public schools and school readiness coalitions. She has been PI or CoPI

for over 35 externally-funded, practice-focused research projects

involving multiple educational agencies at levels from preschool to

college.

The National Consortium for School Counseling

and Postsecondary Success Members

Joyce Brown, retired director of secondary counselors, Chicago Public Schools

and president and CEO of Joyce V. Brown Consulting Group

Trish Hatch, professor and director of school counseling, San Diego State University

Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, vice provost for faculty affairs and professor of counseling

and human development, Johns Hopkins University

Judith Lorimer, deputy director, Goddard Riverside Community Center’s Options Center

Patricia J. Martin, former assistant vice president, College Board, NOSCA, independent

consultant and guest lecturer, Johns Hopkins University

Jasmine McLeod, past school counseling specialists, Baltimore City School System

Laura Owen, assistant professor of school counseling, San Diego State University

Mandy Savitz-Romer, senior lecturer and faculty director of prevention science

and practice program, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Convening Partners

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Day 1 - Measurement

Monday, November 2

Joe Garcia is the lieutenant governor of Colorado,

elected in 2010 as the running mate for Governor John Hickenlooper. Garcia’s passion for education and public service are exemplified in his

appointments as Rocky Mountain States

Representative for the Department of Housing and Urban Development during the Clinton

Administration, president of Colorado State University—Pueblo, co-chair of the Governor’s P-20 Education Task Force, and chair of the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education. Garcia currently serves as the executive director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education in addition to his role as lieutenant governor.

Eric Waldo is executive director of First Lady Michelle

Obama’s Reach Higher Initiative and wishes to inspire all students in the U. S. to take charge of their future by completing a postsecondary education program. Previously, Waldo was deputy chief of staff at the Department of Education during

President Obama’s investment of $100 billion in education funding via the Recovery Act. Waldo also helped manage the Department of Defense global K-12 schools system as the co-chair of the Advisory Council for Dependents’ Education, which advises and oversees Department of Defense schools.

7:00 – 8:00

Registration/Breakfast

8:00 – 9:00

Stage Setting: Welcome

Carolyn Stone, professor, UNF College of Education and Human Services, Leadership, School Counseling and Sports Management

Cheryl Fountain, professor, executive director, Florida Institute of Education at the University of North Florida

John A. Delaney, president, University of North Florida

Eric Waldo, executive director, First Lady Michelle Obama’s Reach Higher Initiative, U.S. Department of Education

9:00 – 10:00

Keynote - Joe Garcia, lieutenant governor of Colorado

10:15 – 11:30

Panel: Postsecondary Metrics that Impact Student Outcomes

Moderator - Eric Waldo, executive director of First Lady Michelle Obama’s

Reach Higher Initiative

Panelists - Jorge Aguilar, associate superintendent for equity and access, Fresno Unified

School District, Fresno, Calif.

Alexandra Chewning, vice president of research and evaluation, uAspire Jim Larimore, chief officer for the advancement of underserved learners, ACT Peter Tamayo, chief information officer, Information Technology Services - Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), WA

11:30 – 12:00

Team Time (Introductions/Work Sharing Template)

12:00 – 1:00

Lunch

1:00 – 2:45

BREAKOUT SESSIONS Block #1: City, Regional and National Measurement Models

Riverside County Office of Education, Riverside, Calif. Fresno Unified School District, Fresno, Calif.

Austin, Texas Buffalo, N.Y. ACT

National College Access Network

3:00 – 4:45

Team Planning (Room Assignments by States)

5:00 – 7:00

Welcome Reception: Featuring the UNF Jazz Trio

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Day 2 - Mobilization and Collaboration

Tuesday, November 3

Danette Gerald Howard is vice president for policy

and mobilization at Lumina Foundation, the largest U.S. private foundation focused on increasing student access and success in postsecondary education. Howard oversees several of Lumina’s key strategies to increase attainment of postsecondary degrees and credentials and leads the foundation’s efforts to mobilize key actors with a stake in postsecondary attainment. Prior to joining Lumina, Howard served as secretary of higher education in Maryland. As secretary, she led the Maryland Higher Education Commission, oversaw the statewide financial aid program, and advised the governor and legislators on higher education policies and initiatives.

Johan E. Uvin is acting assistant secretary for the

Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education in the U. S. Department of Education. The Office is responsible for the Department’s adult education portfolio, including corrections and reentry education; secondary, postsecondary, and adult career and technical education; and community colleges. Prior to his appointments at the

Department, Uvin led the Rhode Island state office that oversees adult education, career and technical education, and GED testing. He also held several leadership positions in education and workforce development in the public and private sectors.

7:00 – 8:00

Registration/Breakfast

8:00 – 8:30

Stage Setting: Expectations/Overview for the Day

8:30 – 9:30

Keynote - Danette G. Howard, vice president for policy and mobilization,

Lumina Foundation

9:45 – 10:45

BREAKOUT SESSIONS Block #2: State, School District and Foundation

Models of Collaboration and Mobilization

Colorado

Duval County Public Schools, Jacksonville, Fla. Michigan

New York --The Road to Regulation Reform: A Collaborative Approach in NYS The Kresge Foundation

The Lumina Foundation

11:00 – 12:00

BREAKOUT SESSIONS Block #3: Affinity/Role Group Dialogue Sessions

Participants will meet by work roles to discuss best practices and challenges to implementing statewide metrics through mobilization and collaboration.

12:15 – 1:15

Lunch

1:15 – 2:15

Keynote - Johan E. Uvin, acting assistant secretary for career, technical,

and adult education, U.S. Department of Education

2:30 – 3:45

Round Table/Hot Topics

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Day 3 - The Way Forward

Wednesday, November 4

Madeline M. Pumariega is the chancellor of the Florida College

System, which serves more than 800,000 students in 28 colleges throughout the state. Prior to her appointment, she was president and chief executive officer of Take Stock in Children, a statewide nonprofit organization that has helped over 22,000 low-income and at-risk youth to break the cycle of poverty by completing college. Prior to joining Take Stock in Children, Pumariega served in leadership positions at Miami Dade College, the largest institution of higher education in the nation, including the position as president of the Wolfson Campus. She is known for her work in developing innovative approaches to support student academic progress and success.

7:00 – 8:00

Registration/Breakfast

8:00 – 8:30

Opening: Visioning – The Way Forward

8:30 – 9:30

Keynote - Madeline M. Pumariega, chancellor of the Florida College System

9:30 – 10:00

Iowa Panel: Cross Sector Leadership/Mobilization and Collaboration

Iowa College and Career Readiness Roadmap

Moderator - Rob Denson, president, Des Moines Area Community College Panelists - Dave Ford, Postsecondary Lead

Meredith Dohmen, student supports coordinator, Des Moines Public Schools

10:00 – 10:15

Break

10:15 - 11:15

Team Time

11:15 – 12:00

Closing: The Charge

Carolyn Stone, professor, UNF College of Education and Human Services, Leadership, School Counseling, and Sports Management

Joyce Brown, retired director of secondary counselors Chicago Public Schools and president and CEO of Joyce V. Brown Consulting Group

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John A. Delaney is the president of the University of North Florida,

overseeing a campus of 16,000 students, 600 faculty and 1,000 staff. In

the 12 years of his presidency, the University has been

recognized nationally for providing students with small class sizes,

individualized attention from faculty and staff, and transformational

learning opportunities. Delaney’s career in public service includes two

terms as mayor of Jacksonville and positions as chief assistant state

attorney, prosecutor for Northeast Florida and general counsel for the

City of Jacksonville.

Stephanie Sprow serves as the deputy director of the First Lady’s

Reach Higher Initiative at the U.S. Department of Education. In

that role, she serves as an advisor to the Office of First Lady

Michelle Obama regarding high school and post-secondary

completion. Prior to joining the Obama Administration,

Stephanie advocated on Capitol Hill for middle grades and high

school reform at the Alliance for Excellent Education, and she

worked for the chief of staff at the School District of Philadelphia

on special projects. She has also worked on a number of local

and national political campaigns.

Gregory M. Darnieder is senior advisor to the U. S. Secretary of

Education on the College Access Initiative, where he serves as a

leading voice on the President’s 2020 Goal. Darnieder began his

career in education as a middle grades teacher in St. Louis,

Missouri, and Riverdale, Maryland. He worked for 15 years as the

executive director of youth development and college access

organizations in Chicago’s Cabrini Green Housing Development.

Beginning in 1993, he oversaw the Steans Family Foundation’s

community-focused philanthropic efforts in Chicago’s North

Lawndale community. In 2003, he established the Department of

Postsecondary Education and Student Development at Chicago

Public Schools.

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