SRN LEADS/Stanford University: School Redesign Network — Leadership, Equity & Accountability in Districts & Schools

TUESDAY
June 19

WEDNESDAY
June 20

THURSDAY
June 21

FRIDAY
June 22

SATURDAY
June 23

Welcome to LEADS EPEL!

2:30–3 p.m.

Participant Registration
Please register at the SRN LEADS Registration Desk in the piazza outside the Justine Room (lobby level)

3–3:30 p.m.
Welcome and Introduction

3:30–5:30 p.m.
“Leading the Change Process for a Human Capital-Focused Organization,”
Hayagreeva Rao, Stanford GSB

5:30–7:30 p.m.
Dinner Reception

We invite you to enjoy the facilities at the hotel and around the Bay Area. Please see the hotel’s concierge for information.

8–8:30 a.m.
Breakfast

8:30–10:30 a.m.
“What Is the Nature of Your Reform?” Larry Cuban, SUSE; “Educational Systems: The Challenge of District Reform and High School Redesign,” Linda Darling-Hammond, SUSE

10:30–10:40 a.m. Break

10:40–11 a.m. Interpretation and Grounding, Larry Cuban

11–11:45 a.m.
District Work: breakouts with site team facilitators

11:45 a.m.–1 p.m.
Lunch

1–2:30 p.m.  

“Lessons Learned from District Systemic Reform,” Warren Simmons, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown

2:30–3 p.m.

Break

3–4:30 p.m.
District Work (in Triads ABC): structured conversations on issues and dilemmas

8–8:30 a.m.
Breakfast

8:30–10 a.m.
“The Acquisition of Academic Language,” Kenji Hakuta, Guadalupe Valdés, SUSE; Breakouts: “Performance Assessment” and “Windows on Conversion” (optional)

10–10:20 a.m. Break

10:20–10:40 a.m. Interpretation and Grounding, Larry Cuban

10:40–11:45 a.m.
District Work: breakouts with site team facilitators

11:45 a.m.–1 p.m.
Lunch (Role-Alike)

1–2:30 p.m. “Courageous Conversations and Tough Choices: The Role of Central Office in Creating Equitable Schools,” Steve Jubb, LaShawn Routé-Chatmon, BayCES

2:30–3 p.m. Break

3–3:45 p.m. Consultations

8–8:30 a.m.
Breakfast

8:30–10 a.m.
“Building a High- Performance Culture: Turning Knowledge into Action,” Jeff Pfeffer, Stanford GSB

10–10:20 a.m. Break

10:20–10:40 a.m.
District Task Demonstration

10:40–11:45 a.m.
District Work: breakouts with site team facilitators

11:45 a.m.–1 p.m.
Lunch

1–2:30 p.m. District Work: breakouts with site team facilitators

2:30–3 p.m. Break

3–4:30 p.m.
District Work (in Partners JKLMN): run-through of District Task presentations; probing feedback session

6–8 p.m.
Group Dinner (at Sheraton): “Literature and Leadership,” Jim March, Stanford GSB

8–8:30 a.m.
Breakfast

8:30–10 a.m.
District Work: District Task Presentations (in Triads XYZ): breakouts with site team facilitators

10–10:20 a.m. Break

10:20–11:45 a.m.
Interactions with SRN LEADS staff and others
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