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Education Task Force: Arizona Forum Agenda

Renewing Our Schools, Securing Our Future

A High Quality Teacher for Every Classroom: Hiring, Supporting, Retaining and Assigning Them Equitably

Audience Agenda for Arizona

November 19, 2004
Lowell Elementary School
Phoenix, Arizona

9 – 9:25                      Welcome and Introductions

  • Robert Borosage, President, Institute for America’s Future
  • Delia Pompa, DMP Associates and former Director, Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs, United States Department of Education
  • The Honorable Janet Napolitano, Governor, State of Arizona

9:25 – 10:15                Panel Presentations

  • John Wright, President, Arizona Education Association
  • Ronald Marx, Dean, College of Education, University of Arizona
  • Steve Ybarra, Principal, Carl Hayden Community High School
  • Fred Jones, Educational Consultant, Fredric H. Jones and Associates, Inc.
  • Gaynor McCown, Executive Director, The Teaching Commission

10:15 – 10:45               Panel Dialogue with Task Force Members

Panelists and Task Force members will engage in dialogue on the importance of teacher quality.  Task Force members will learn about community challenges related to this issue, as well as local initiatives to ensure a highly qualified teacher in every classroom.

10:45 – 11:00               Teacher Perspectives

Teachers will have an opportunity to share their personal experiences and discuss the challenges they face.

11:00 – 11:30               Audience Participation

Task Force members and panelists will turn to the audience to hear more about teacher quality issues in Arizona and to take questions.

Participating Task Force Members

  • John Buchanan, Former Congressman, State of Alabama
  • Louis Caldera, President, University of New Mexico
  • Margaret McKenna, President, Lesley University
  • The Honorable Janet Napolitano, Governor, State of Arizona
  • Delia Pompa, DMP Associates and former Director, Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs, United States Department of Education
  • James Pughsley, Superintendent, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools, Charlotte, N.C.
  • Chauncey Veatch, 2002-2003 National Teacher of the Year, Coachella Valley High School, Calif.
  • Roger Wilkins, Professor of History and American Culture, George Mason University