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Preconvention
Workshop
Charter Schools: A National Perspective
Tom Hutton, Staff
Attorney, NSBA |
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Friday General
Session
Cultural intelligence: Education bridges the past and the future
Dr. Jennifer James |
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Friday
Lecture
A Legal Look at Religion in Schools
Dr. Steven Green, Associate Professor of Law and Center for Law Director, Willamette University College of Law |
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Friday
Council of School Attorneys
School Law: A National Update, Session I
Tom Hutton, Staff
Attorney, NSBA |
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Friday
Council of School Attorneys
School Law: A National Update, Session II
Tom Hutton, Staff
Attorney, NSBA |
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Saturday
Lecture
School Finance: A National View of the Adequacy Debate
Tom Hutton, Staff
Attorney, NSBA |
Keynote
& Lecture Speakers
 Friday General
Session
Cultural intelligence: Education bridges the past and the future
Dr. Jennifer James
In the face of change it is hard to give up old ideas about the way things “ought to be.” Accepting a changing community requires education and cultural intelligence – the ability to observe and understand our own culture and the cultures of others. Take a step beyond your present boundaries and explore where we are, where we are going – and gain some optimism about the future.
Dr. Jennifer James, noted cultural anthropologist, lecturer and writer, is well known around the world for her thought-provoking ideas. Her books include Windows, Success Is the Quality of Your Journey, and Thinking in the Future Tense. She has written more than 50 academic articles and penned a newspaper column for the Seattle Times for 18 years. James has filmed two PBS specials, “Thinking in the Future Tense” and “A Workout for the Mind.”
 Friday
Lecture
A Legal Look at Religion in Schools
Dr. Steven Green, Associate Professor of Law and Center for Law Director, Willamette University College of Law
School prayer, public funding of religious institutions, public religious displays, religious discrimination and freedom of speech are among the legal issues in the church-state debate. Explore how religious diversity impacts schools, common myths and how the law impacts policy on classrooms, religious holidays, student clubs, release time, athletic events, assemblies, graduations, student distributions – even evolution. Presenter: Dr. Steven Green, Associate Professor of Law at Willamette University and an expert in First Amendment law.
 Saturday General
Session
Professional learning communities
Dr. Rick DuFour [Web
Site]
Is there an essential culture gap in our schools that allows some students to fail? How do we respond to students who learn differently? The concept of professional learning communities focuses on creating a collaborative culture that supports continuous improvement in all students.
Dr. Rick DuFour was named one of the nation’s top 100 school administrators by Executive Educator Magazine. He is the only school leader in Illinois to receive his state’s highest award as both a principal and superintendent. DuFour is an expert in creating “professional learning communities” and sustaining school improvement and collaboration. He has conducted workshops and consulted with school districts throughout the U.S and Canada.
 Saturday
General Session
Charting the Course of Public Education: Listening, Learning & Leading
Anne Bryant, NSBA
Executive Director
As executive director of the National School Boards Association, Anne L. Bryant heads a federation of state and territorial organizations dedicated to advancing education through citizen governance of public schools. The federation reaches over 14,700 school districts involving 95,000 school board members.
A native of greater Boston, Massachusetts, Bryant is an experienced association executive and brings to NSBA a strong background in education. She has written widely on K-12 education, volunteer-staff leadership issues, and the role of the federal government in education.
She directs a 130 person staff in Alexandria, Virginia, implementing policies to help the state associations and local school boards provide leadership for today’s children in order to develop tomorrow’s leaders.
 Saturday
Lecture
School Finance: A National View of the Adequacy Debate
Tom Hutton, Staff Attorney, NSBA
An update on school funding issues and the adequacy lawsuits that have occurred in states across the nation will include the history and national context of school finance, expenditure patterns and policy by state, progress made in finance litigation, equity vs. adequacy and a discussion of what “adequacy” really means. Highlights of current state cases, state reactions across the country, including choice and local control, will be discussed. What does it all mean for local districts?
 Sunday General
Session
Public education sets the stage for success
Katie Harman
Celebrate one of Oregon’s success stories. The road from Centennial High School in Portland to Miss America included lessons on achieving personal goals – and the power of having shared goals. Everyone has the power to affect change through purposeful service – and that is the essence of serving on a school board.
Katie Harman, Miss America 2002 (and former student rep on the Centennial School Board) is known for her disarming wit and charm. At 25, she has become an accomplished speaker. She will share how public education has been the cornerstone of her success, from having good teachers to serving on the board and becoming a champion for cancer research.
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