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5 thAnnual Connecticut Data ConferenceStories of Success –Closing the Achievement Gap D 2 Thd Apil 29 2010 D ay 2 Ap il 29 , 2010 School/Instructional PerspectiveHoliday Inn, Waterbury Keynote Speaker: Kati Haycock President The Education Trust Keynote Speaker: Kati Haycock - , The Education Trust Sponsored by the Connecticut Kati Haycock Pidt Th Edti Tt P res Th e Ed Kati Haycock is one of the nation's leading child advocates in the field of Education. She currently serves as President of The Education Trust. Established poor or members of minority groups The Trust also provides hands on assistance poor or members of minority groups . The Trust also provides hands - to urban school districts and universities that want to work together to improve student achievement, kindergarten through college.Before coming to The Education Trust, Haycock served as Executive Vice President of the Children's Defense Fund, the nation's largest child advocacy organization. Ke note : Im p rovin g Ga p s Between Grou p s: A Native Californian, Haycock founded and served as President of The Achievement Council, a statewide organization that provides assistance to teachers and principals in predominantly minority schools in improving student achievement. Before that, she served as Director of the Outreach and Student Affirmative Action programs ypggpp Lessons From Schools and Districts on the Performance Frontier.Haycock will review national data on student achievement patterns, with a special focus on low-income students and students of color. She will talk about some of the problems that are clear in the data, and share lessons from the schools and districts that are tackling those problems head on and getting results. Agenda7:30 am–8:30 –9:00 Welcome –10:1 note: Kati Ha y cock 9 5 –10:45 Break/Vendors–11:45 Morning Breakout Sessions–1:00 –2:00 Principals’ Panel 2:15 pm

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3:15 pm Afternoon Breakout Sessions 2:15 pm – Afternoon Breakout Sessions Morning Breakout SessionsA. Closing the Gap, A Building Perspective Closing the Gap, A Building Perspective B AdvicetoSchoolLeadersForTheSuccessfulImplementationofBestPracticesAdvicetoSchoolLeadersForTheSuccessfulImplementationofBestPractices B . . Advice C. Shared D. CFA’sCFA’s: A Teachers Guide to Standards Based Assessment Development: A Teachers Guide to Standards Based Assessment DevelopmentE. How How SRBI and Data Teams Intersect: Meeting the Instructional Needs of Individual SRBI and Data Teams Intersect: Meeting the Instructional Needs of Individual F. F. Using Using Data to Bridge the Achievement GapData to Bridge the Achievement Gap G IltiIlti Diti/PitiP(SRBI)StillDiti/PitiP(SRBI)Still Th RlitRlit G . . mp ng a Di agnos S y agnos S y e ea R Afternoon Breakout SessionsH. Restructuring Restructuring a Middle School to Engage and Empower Studentsa Middle School to Engage and Empower StudentsEmpowering Administration/Teachers to Understand DataAdministration/Teachers to Understand Data CCfSCCCCfSCC . Tier Tier I: C ritical omponents o f a S trong ore omponents o f a S trong ore K. Using Using Multiple Data Sources in Effective Response to Intervention (SRBI) Assessment in Multiple Data Sources in Effective Response to Intervention (SRBI) Assessment in Tiered Tiered Intervention Intervention ProgramsL. School/Grade School/Grade Level Data Teams: Our Story Level Data Teams: Our Story --Successes & ChallengesSuccesses & ChallengesM.Early For Event and Breakout Session detail please see complete online brochure at http://www.casciac.org/scripts/shownews.cgi?story=918Register online at http://registereastconn.org/ds_10/new_index.php For registration questions, please contact Jackie Stetson at the EASTCONN Conference Office at 860)455-1561.