Family and Community Engagement:

Successful and Sustainable Models for Immigrant and Minority Communities

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Agenda - September 30, 2005

Crowne Plaza Conference Center, Warwick, Rhode Island

8:00 - 8:30 Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45 Welcome
  Dr. Mary-Beth Fafard, Executive Director of the Northeast and Islands Regional Educational Laboratory (LAB), a program of The Education Alliance at Brown University
  Dr. Maria F. Pacheco, Director of the New England Equity Assistance Center (NEEAC), a program of The Education Alliance at Brown University
8:45 - 9:45 Keynote Address: Dr. James Comer
9:45 - 9:50 Transition
9:50 - 10:50 Panelist Response
  Facilitator/Moderator: Sara Smith, The Education Alliance at Brown University
  1. Joseph Le, Vietnamese community, Executive Director of SEDC, Providence, RI
  2. Ahmed Hassan, Somali community, Parent/Community Specialist, Portland Public Schools, Portland, ME
  3. Janet Pichardo, Latino/a community, Facilitator for Family Community, Providence Public Schools, Providence, RI
  4. Dr. Mator Kpangbai, Liberian community, President of Liberian Community of RI, Providence, RI
  5. Anna Cross, Community-at-large, Director of Family Support Programs, Framingham, MA
10:50 - 11:25 Book signing by Dr. James Comer
  "Leave No Child Behind: Preparing Today's Youth for Tomorrow's World"
11:25 - 11:30 Transition
11:30 - 12:30 Voices from the Communities
  Facilitator/Moderator: Maria L. Wilson-Portuondo, The Education Alliance at Brown University
  1. Ahmed Hassan, Somali community, Parent/Community Specialist, Portland Public Schools, Portland, ME
  2. Janet Pichardo, Latino/a community, Facilitator for Family Community, Providence Public Schools, Providence, RI
  3. Pirun Sen, Cambodian community, Home-School Coordinator/Parent Trainer, Portland Public Schools, Portland, ME
  4. Dr. Mator Kpangbai, Liberian community, President of Liberian Community of RI, Providence, RI
  5. Anna Cross, Community-at-large, Director of Family Support Programs, Framingham, MA
12:30 - 1:40Lunch
  Fran Collignon, Managing Specialist, The Education Alliance at Brown University
  Speaker: Dr. Grace Ibanez Friedman, Presentation Title "Models for family engagement: There are no ugly babies!"
1:45 - 3:00 Models - Breakout
 
  1. Jane Feroli, Specialist for Parent Involvement, Brockton School Registration and Parent Information Center, Brockton Public Schools, Brockton, MA
  2. Marguerite MacDonald, Multilingual Program Coordinator, Office of Multilingual and Multicultural Programs, Portland Public Schools, Portland, ME
  3. Kendra Hughes, Equity Associate, Equity Assistance Center, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Portland, OR
  4. Jerry Spicer, Principal, Sheridan Preparatory Academy, Albany, NY and Dorinda Davis, Principal, Schuyler Achievement Academy, Albany, NY
3:00 - 3:15 Transition/Break
  Melissa Torres, Equity Coordinator, The Education Alliance at Brown University
  Speaker: Dr. Karen Mapp, Presentation Title "The Why, What, and How of School, Family and Community Partnerships"
3:50 - 4:00 Closing Remarks
 Dr. Maria F. Pacheco, Director of the New England Equity Assistance Center (NEEAC), a program of The Education Alliance at Brown University
4:00 Feedback