Raleigh, North Carolina | November 6-7, 2013

Regional Institute 2013

The Southeast Comprehensive Center (SECC) and the Texas Comprehensive Center at SEDL are hosting a regional institute, Supporting Sustainability Efforts in School Turnaround, in Raleigh, North Carolina, November 6-7, 2013. This meeting is by invitation only for educators at the state level who are engaged in School Improvement Grants and school turnaround work. Each state has been invited to send five participants to the institute.

The purpose of this institute is to provide the opportunity for state educators working in school turnaround to network with their counterparts from other states, engage in conversations with experts in the field, and meet with nationally recognized educators and researchers on critical topics related to this work that were identified by participating states.

Outcomes

  • Increase understanding of initiatives and practices for supporting, monitoring, evaluating, and sustaining school turnaround efforts
  • Enhance knowledge regarding recruiting and maintaining turnaround leaders, building local education agency capacity, implementing extended learning time, and creating healthy learning environments
  • Engage with national experts around state-specific turnaround issues and network with other professionals whose work involves issues relating to supporting and sustaining school turnaround


  • Robin Jarvis, Program Director, SEDL

    Robin Jarvis, Program Director, SEDL

  • Beth Howard-Brown, Project Director, SECC

    Beth Howard-Brown, Project Director, SECC

  • Carlas McCauley, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE)

    Carlas McCauley, Group Leader, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, ED

  • Winsome Waite, Senior Consultant, AIR

    Winsome Waite, Senior Consultant, American Institutes for Research

  • Coby Meyers, Senior Researcher, American Institutes for Research

    Coby Meyers, Senior Researcher, American Institutes for Research

  • Barbara Sims, Associate Director, National Implementation Research Network

    Barbara Sims, Associate Director, National Implementation Research Network

  • Stephanie Benedict, Client Relations Director, ADI

    Stephanie Benedict, Client Relations Director, Academic Development Institute

  • William Robinson, Executive Director, Darden/Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education (PLE), University of Virginia

    Debra Meibaum, Program Associate, SECC, William Robinson, Executive Director, Darden/Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education, University of Virginia

  • Laura Middleton, Senior Director for School and District Support, National Center on Time and Learning

    Laura Middleton, Senior Director for School and District Support, National Center on Time and Learning

  • Anthony Muhammad, Educational Consultant, New Frontier 21

    Anthony Muhammad, Educational Consultant, New Frontier 21

  • Sheryl Turner, Senior Research Associate, RMC Research Corporation

    Sheryl Turner, Senior Research Associate, RMC Research Corporation

  • Carlas McCauley in breakout session

    Carlas McCauley, Group Leader, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, ED in breakout session

  • Robin Jarvis, Program Director, SEDL

    Robin Jarvis, Program Director, SEDL

  • Group with Coby Meyers

    Debra Meibaum, Program Associate, SECC, Coby Meyers, Senior Researcher, American Institutes for Research, Winsome Waite, Senior Consultant, American Institutes for Research

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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Time Event/Location

8:30-9:00 a.m.

Registration
Location: Governor's I Hallway

Crystal Darby, Administrative Assistant, Southeast Comprehensive Center (SECC)

9:00-9:15 a.m.

Welcome | Logistics | Remarks
Location: Governor's I

Beth Howard-Brown, Project Director, SECC
Robin Jarvis, Program Director, SEDL

9:15-10:00 a.m.

Sustaining Turnaround and Rapid Improvement
Location: Governor's I

Presenter: Carlas McCauley, Group Leader, Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education (OESE), U.S. Department of Education (ED)

Facilitator: Beth Howard-Brown, Project Director, SECC

10:00-10:05 a.m.

Transition Time

10:05-10:35 a.m.

Networking with our Neighbors: Role-Alikes
Location: Governor's I

Facilitator: Glenda Copeland, Program Associate, SECC

10:35-10:50 a.m.

Home-Office Connection | Break

10:50-11:55 a.m.

Recruiting and Maintaining Turnaround Leaders
Location: Governor's I

Presenter: Coby Meyers, Senior Researcher, American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Facilitator: Dale Lewis, Project Director, Texas Comprehensive Center (TXCC)

11:55 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Transition Time

Conversations with Experts: Round I

12:00-12:30 p.m.

U.S. Department of Education
Perspectives - Mississippi
Location: Magnolia II

Presenter: Carlas McCauley,
Group Leader, Office of
Elementary and Secondary
Education, ED

Facilitator: Debra Meibaum,
Program Associate, SECC

Building Policymaker
Capacity to Support School
Turnaround - Georgia
Location: Governor's I North

Presenters: Winsome Waite,
Senior Consultant, AIR; and
Jayne Sowers, Senior
Consultant, AIR

Facilitator: Glenda Copeland,
Program Associate, SECC

Monitoring and Evaluating
Turnaround Efforts -
South Carolina
Location: Governor's I South

Presenters: Barbara Sims,
Associate Director, National Implementation Research Network (NIRN); and Stephanie Benedict, Client Relations Director,
Academic Development Institute (ADI)

Facilitator: Don Doggett
Program Associate, SECC

SEA's Role in Building Local Education Agency Capacity - Texas
Location: Magnolia I

Presenter: William Robinson,
Executive Director, Darden/Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education (PLE), University of Virginia (UVA)

Facilitator: Heidi Wagner,
Program Associate, TXCC

Planning and Implementing
Extended Learning Time -
North Carolina
Location: Willow Oak North

Presenter: Laura Middleton,
Senior Director for School and District Support, National
Center on Time and Learning
(NCTL)

Facilitator: Shirley Carraway,
Consultant, SECC

Creating Healthy Learning
Environments -
Alabama
Location: Willow Oak South

Presenter: Anthony
Muhammad, Educational
Consultant, New Frontier 21

Facilitator: Heidi Goertzen,
Program Associate, SECC

12:30-2:00 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

Conversations with Experts: Round II

2:00-2:30 p.m.

U.S. Department of Education Perspectives - Georgia and Texas
Location: Magnolia II

Presenter: Carlas McCauley,
Group Leader, Office of
Elementary and Secondary
Education, ED

Facilitator: Heidi Wagner,
Program Associate, TXCC

Building Policymaker
Capacity to Support School
Turnaround - Mississippi
Location: Governor's I North

Presenters: Winsome Waite,
Senior Consultant, AIR; and
Jayne Sowers, Senior
Consultant, AIR

Facilitator: Debra Meibaum,
Program Associate, SECC

Monitoring and Evaluating
Turnaround Efforts -
North Carolina
Location: Governor's I South

Presenters: Barbara Sims,
Associate Director, NIRN; and
Stephanie Benedict, Client
Relations Director, ADI

Facilitator: Shirley Carraway,
Consultant, SECC

SEA's Role in Building Local Education
Agency Capacity - Alabama
Location: Magnolia I

Presenter: William Robinson, Executive Director, Darden/Curry Partnership for Leaders
in Education, UVA

Facilitator: Heidi Goertzen, Program Associate, SECC

Planning and Implementing Extended
Learning Time - South Carolinaa
Location: Willow Oak

Presenter: Laura Middleton, Senior Director for
School and District Support, NCTL

Facilitator: Don Doggett, Program Associate, SECC

2:30-2:35 p.m.

Transition Time
Conversations with Experts: Round III

2:35-3:05 p.m.

U.S. Department of Education Perspectives - South Carolina
Location: Magnolia II

Presenter: Carlas McCauley,
Group Leader, Office of
Elementary and Secondary
Education, ED

Facilitator: Don Doggett,
Program Associate, SECC

Building Policymaker
Capacity to Support School
Turnaround - Alabama
Location: Governor's I North

Presenters: Winsome Waite,
Senior Consultant, AIR; and
Jayne Sowers, Senior
Consultant, AIR

Facilitator: Heidi Goertzen,
Program Associate, SECC

Monitoring and Evaluating
Turnaround Efforts - Texas
Location: Governor's I South

Presenters: Barbara Sims,
Associate Director, NIRN; and Stephanie Benedict, Client
Relations Director, ADI

Facilitator: Heidi Wagner,
Consultant, TXCC

SEA's Role in Building Local
Education Agency Capacity - Georgia
Location: Magnolia I

Presenter: William Robinson,
Executive Director,
Darden/Curry PLE, UVA

Facilitator: Glenda Copeland,
Program Associate, SECC

Planning and Implementing
Extended Learning Time -
Mississippi
Location: Willow Oak North

Presenter: Laura Middleton,
Senior Director for School and
District Support, NCTL

Facilitator: Debra Meibaum,
Program Associate, SECC

Creating Healthy Learning
Environments -
North Carolina
Location: Willow Oak South

Presenter: Anthony
Muhammad, Educational
Consultant, New Frontier 21

Facilitator: Shirley Carraway,
Consultant, SECC

3:05-3:15 p.m.

Home-Office Connection | Break

3:15-4:15 p.m.

Promoting Positive Cultures for Turnaround Efforts
Location: Governor's I

Presenter: Anthony Muhammad, Educational Consultant, New Frontier 21
Facilitator: Beth Howard-Brown, Project Director, SECC

4:15-4:30 p.m.

Reflections and Previews
Location: Governor's I

Facilitator: Dale Lewis, Project Director, TXCC

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Time Event/Location
Conversations with Experts: Round IV

8:30-9:00 a.m.

Building Policymaker
Capacity to Support School
Turnaround - South Carolina
Location: Magnolia II

Presenters: Winsome Waite,
Sen. Consultant, AIR; and Jayne Sowers, Sen. Consultant, AIR

Facilitator: Don Doggett,
Program Associate, SECC

Planning and Implementing Extended Learning Time - Texas
Location: Willow Oak

Presenter: Laura Middleton,
Senior Director for School and District Support, NCTL

Facilitator: Heidi Wagner,
Program Associate, TXCC

SEA's Role in Building LEA
Capacity - Mississippi and
North Carolina
Location: Magnolia I

Presenter: William Robinson,
Executive Director,
Darden/Curry PLE, UVA

Facilitator: Shirley Carraway,
Consultant, SECC

Monitoring and Evaluating Turnaround Efforts - Alabama
Governor's I North

Presenter: Barbara Sims, Associate Director, NIRN

Facilitator: Heidi Goertzen, Program Associate, SECC

Monitoring and Evaluating Turnaround Efforts - Georgia
Location: Governor's I South

Presenter: Stephanie Benedict, Client Relations Director, ADI

Facilitator: Glenda Copeland, Program Associate, SECC

9:00-9:05 a.m.

Transition Time

9:05-10:15 a.m.

Sustaining Effective Turnaround Processes and Programs with Reduced Funding
Location: Governor's I

Presenter: Sheryl Turner, Senior Research Associate, RMC Research Corporation

Facilitator: Dale Lewis, Project Director, TXCC

10:15-10:25 a.m.

Home-Office Connection | Break
Conversations with Experts: Round V

10:25-10:55 a.m.

Monitoring and Evaluating
Turnaround Efforts -
Mississippi
Location: Magnolia II

Presenters: Barbara Sims,
Associate Director, NIRN; and
Stephanie Benedict, Client
Relations Director, ADI

Facilitator: Debra Meibaum,
Program Associate, SECC

Planning and Implementing Extended Learning Time - Alabama and Georgia
Location: Willow Oak

Presenter: Laura Middleton,
Senior Director for School and District Support, NCTL

Facilitator: Heidi Goertzen,
Program Associate, SECC

SEA's Role in Building Local
Education Agency Capacity - South Carolina
Location: Magnolia I

Presenter: William Robinson,
Executive Director,
Darden/Curry Partnership for
Leaders in Education, UVA

Facilitator: Don Doggett,
Program Associate, SECC

Building Policymaker Capacity to Support School Turnaround - North Carolina
Location: Governor's I North

Presenter: Winsome Waite, Senior Consultant, American Institutes for Research

Facilitator: Shirley Carraway, Consultant, SECC

Building Policymaker Capacity to Support School Turnaround - Texas
Location: Governor's I South

Presenter: Jayne Sowers, Senior Consultant, American Institutes for Research

Facilitator: Heidi Wagner, Program Associate, TXCC

10:55-11:00 a.m.

Transition Time

11:00-11:15 a.m.

Pulling It All Together
Location: Governor's I

Facilitator: Beth Howard-Brown, Project Director, SECC

11:15-11:30 a.m.

Evaluation | Reimbursement | Adjournment
Location: Governor's I

Laura Costello, Evaluator, SECC and TXCC
Jack Lumbley, Consultant, SECC and TXCC
Crystal Darby, Administrative Assistant, SECC
Beth Howard-Brown, Project Director, SECC