Policy Events

Iowa Education Strategy Academy

Agenda, December 19, 2008: All Times are Central Standard Time

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8:45am – Introduction Jim Larew (Policy Director, Office of the Governor); Joel Rogers (Director, Center for State Innovation)

9:00am to 10:00am – Early Childhood Development Presenters: Danielle Ewen (Director of Childcare and Early Education Policy, Center for Law and Social Policy), Rachel Schumacher (Senior Fellow, Center for Law and Social Policy); Resource Person: Margie Wallen (Assistant Director, Ounce of Prevention Fund)

10:00am to 10:50am - Teacher Development/Quality Presenter: Liam Goldrick (Director of Policy, New Teacher Center); Resource People: Stephanie Hirsh (Executive Director, National Staff Development Council), Sandi Jacobs (Vice President for Policy, National Council on Teacher Quality)

10:50am to 11:30am – STEM and CTE Presenter: Allen Phelps (Director, UW Center for Education and Work); Resource Person: Liam Goldrick (Director of Policy, New Teacher Center)

11:30am to 12:15pm – Adult Education Reform Presenter: Larry Good (Chairman, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce); Resource People: Laura Dresser (Assistant Director, Center on Wisconsin Strategy), Steve Ovel (The Workforce Alliance)

12:15pm to 1:00pm – Building and Using Iowa Data Systems for Student Success Presenters: Aimee Guidera (Director, Data Quality Campaign); Nancy Smith (Deputy Director, Data Quality Campaign)

1:00pm to 1:45pm – System Alignment Presenters: Joel Rogers (Director, Center for State Innovation); Resource Persons: Aimee Guidera (Director, Data Quality Campaign), Nancy Smith (Deputy Director, Data Quality Campaign), Governor Chet Culver

1:45pm to 2:15pm – Green Jobs & Education Presenter: Joel Rogers (Director, Center for State Innovation); Resource Person: Jason Walsh (Green4All) (Subject to change)

Meeting Materials

Background Materials
Presentations and Referenced Materials
Iowa Draft of Policy Recommendations
 

Presenter/Resource People Bios: All

• Joe Cullen Center for State Innovation
• Laura Dresser COWS
• Danielle Ewen CLASP
• Liam Goldrick New Teacher Center
• Larry Good Corporation for a Skilled Workforce
• Amee Guidera Data Quality Campaign
• Stephanie Hirsh NSDC
• Sandi Jacobs Vice President for Policy, National Council on Teacher Quality
• Steven OvelThe Workforce Alliance
• Allen Phelps University of Wisconsin
• Joel Rogers Center for State Innovation (CSI)
• Rachel Schumacher CLASP
• Nancy Smith Data Quality Campaign
• Margie Wallen National Policy Consultation at the Ounce of Prevention Fund

Contact Information:

• CSI, Iowa attendees, and Resource People/Presenters

CSI Partners