Education Task Force: New Mexico Forum Agenda
Workforce Development: Ensuring Students Have the Tools to Succeed
Audience Agenda for New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexcio
September, 28 2004
TVI Workforce Training Center
1:00 – 1:30 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
- John Podesta, President and CEO, Center for American Progress
- Robert Borosage, President, Institute for America's Future
- Louis Caldera, President, University of New Mexico
- Honorable Bill Richardson, Governor, State of New Mexico
1:30 – 2:00 PANEL PRESENTATIONS
- Veronica Garcia, Secretary of Education, University of New Mexico
- Kathi Bearden, Chair, New Mexico Higher Education Commission
- Michael Glennon, President, Technical Vocational Institute- Workforce Training Center
- Joseph Martin, President, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
- Tony Monfiletto, Founder and CEO of the Amy Biehl Charter School
- Lorenzo Gonzales, Master Teacher, Math and Science Academy
2:00 – 2:25 DIALOGUE WITH TASK FORCE MEMBERS
Panelists and Task Force members will engage in dialogue on the importance of making investments in workforce development. Task Force members will learn about effective local initiatives, as well as, lessons learned from local and state experiences with the expansion of quality programs to prepare students for the workforce.
2:25 – 2:35 STUDENT PERSPECTIVES
Students will have an opportunity to discuss their experiences with workforce preparation programs.
2:35 – 3:00 AUDIENCE PARTICIPATIPION
Task Force members and panelists will turn to the audience to hear more about workforce development needs and experiences and to take questions.