Agenda

Day One: February 25, 2009

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.   Registration

8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.   Welcome and Opening Remarks     Beatriz Ceja,   Program Lead   School Leadership Program   U.S. Department of Education     Peggi Zelinko,   Director   Teacher Quality Programs   U.S. Department of Education     Margo Anderson,   Associate Assistant Deputy   Office of Innovation and Improvement   U.S. Department of Education

8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.   A Conversion Starting Point: The 2008 Funded Project     A brief overview of the 2008 funded projects: their goals, expectations, and proposed outcomes.     Facilitator:     Beatriz Ceja   U.S. Department of Education

9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.   Reaching Across Education Discourse: Principal Quality     Since 2000 the Wallace Foundation has supported a range of efforts aimed at significantly improving student learning by strengthening the standards, the training, and the performance of education leaders. How can we collaborate to scale up models that work?     Keynote Speaker:     Richard Laine,   Director of Education   The Wallace Foundation

10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.   Break

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.   The Changing Roles and Responsibilities of School Leaders: Evaluation, Advocacy, and Practice     A discussion of the role and activities of national organizations to support school leaders and the programs that prepare them.     Panel Facilitator:     George P. White   Professor and Coordinator   Educational Leadership   Lehigh University   Bethlehem, PA     Panelists:     Michael Schooley   Chief Advocacy and Membership Officer   National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)   Alexandria, VA     Honor Fede   ELCC Coordinator   Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC)   Reston, VA     Margaret Terry Orr   Co-Chair   UCEA/LTEL-SIG Taskforce on the Evaluation of Leadership Preparation Programs   Bank Street College   New York City, NY

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.   Scaffolding On Lessons Learned: Challenes, Lessons, and Progress     An overview of the 2005 School Leadership Program funded projects: lessons learned, performance outcomes, and emerging trends.     Presenter:     Aaron Pinter-Petrillo   Education Management and Program Analyst   School Leadership Program   U.S. Department of Education     Panel Discussion-Sharing What We’ve Learned     An opportunity to hear from colleagues about their project goals, outcomes and the selection and utilization of partners.     Panelists:     Ann O’Doherty   Clinical Assistant Professor   The University of Texas at Austin Principalship Program   The University of Texas at Austin   Austin, TX     Peter Kannam   Executive Director   New Leaders for New Schools Maryland   Baltimore, MD

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.   Lunch On Your Own

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.   The Changing Roles of School Leaders: Standards and Practice     A panel discussion on statewide efforts in Tennessee and Arkansas to align standards with the preparation, and practice of school leaders.     Panelists:     Kathy O’Neill   Director, SREB Learning Center Program   Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)   Atlanta, GA     Debbie Davis   Director   Arkansas Leadership Academy   Fayetteville, AR

3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.   Break

3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.   Think, Pair, Share: From Project Application to Implementation, and Evaluation     Grantees will discuss their funded project and evaluation designs, activities, challenges encountered, and next steps.     Facilitator:     Beatriz Ceja   U.S. Department of Education

4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.   From Project Design to Implementation to Evaluation: Using Formative and Summative Evaluation to Share Outcomes     A facilitated discussion about the value and use of project evaluation. How outcome data from each project can be collected and aggregated in a way to inform the Federal School Leadership Program and the national discussion on principal quality.     Facilitator:     Maggie Barber   Assistant Professor   Lehigh University   Bethlehem, PA

5:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.   Closing Remarks     Beatriz Ceja   U.S. Department of Education

Day Two: February 26, 2009

8:35 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.   Welcome Back: Day’s Outlook     Beatriz Ceja   U.S. Department of Education     Announcements: News You Can Use     An overview of upcoming funding opportunities from the Teacher Quality Programs Offices and an opportunity to hear about the latest initiative by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.     Julie Shively   Teacher Ambassador Fellow   U.S. Department of Education

8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.   The Changing Roles of School Leaders: Charter Schools     An opportunity to hear about charter schools. As the number of charter schools increase, what are the credentials needed for the principals who will lead them?     Dean Kern   Director   Office of Parental Options and Information   U.S. Department of Education

9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.   Break

9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.   Reporting Requirements: GPRA Measures     The FY 2008 cohort of grantees are responsible for reporting data on new GPRA measures and indicators. The presenter will discuss the expectations and proposed strategies for reporting the required data     Presenter:     Ann Webber   Senior Study Director   Westat   Rockville, MD

10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.   Break

11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.   Reporting Requirements Beyond GPRA: Aligning Project Objectives and Measures to Report Outcomes   Logic Mode Worksheet     The Center for Evaluation and Education Policy completed an analysis of each School Leadership Program funded application to determine clarity, relevance, applicability, focus, and measurability of each applicant’s proposed project objectives. During this session CEEP staff will provide grantees with an overview of their findings.     Jonathon A. Plucker   Director   Center for Evaluation and Education Policy   Bloomington, IN

12:15 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.   Closing Remarks     Beatriz Ceja   U.S. Department of Education

1:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.   Individual Project Meetings (Previously Scheduled)