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General information about LEADS

LEADS Summer Session
June 22-25, 2010, Stanford University

This four-day event brings together district leadership teams from new and returning districts. At the Summer Institute, district teams will:

• Develop relationships across the network with shared goals and norms

• Work with faculty from the Stanford University School of Education to build on the national and local policy context to create new opportunities for our districts and overall network

• Work with the Stanford University Institute of Design (d.school) to apply a framework of innovation to the process of strategic planning

• Utilize network practices that will set a foundation for collective support and accountability

• Produce a district action plan and set of goals that can be monitored and supported throughout the year

 

Logistics

Lodging
Out-of-town participants will stay at the Sheraton Palo Alto near campus:

625 El Camino Road
Palo Alto, California 94301
Special group rate: $159
Reservations Online
Reservations by phone: 650.328.2800. Refer to “LEADS Summer Session” for group rate.
The cut-off date to receive a discounted rate is May 31, 2010

Meals
Breakfast and lunch will be provided at the location of the various sessions each day.  One group dinner will be provided on Tuesday night. You are on your own for dinner other nights. Vegetarian options will be available at all meals. If you have special dietary needs, please let us know by June 16.  

Clothing
Dress for the program is Friday casual. You may need a sweater or light jacket in the early morning and in the evening, and perhaps in the air-conditioned meeting rooms. Dress for the group dinner is also casual. You will have opportunities to walk around the campus, comfortable shoes are recommended.

Bringing Your Laptop
If you want to bring your own laptop, we will provide guest internet access for you during the week you are here. This access will be available in all Stanford buildings. Please respect the learning time in the sessions themselves, and do not use computers to check email or do other work during sessions.

  • Parking at Stanford
    Parking is very limited on the Stanford campus. Visitor parking is available, but not easy to find. We will provide bus transportation daily between the Crowne Plaza Cabana and the Stanford campus, so driving to campus is not necessary. Detailed driving directions can be found at this link.

Stanford Campus Map

Miscellaneous

Weather: Average Temperature for June is 52-76 degrees.

Visitor Information Services for Stanford (VIS)
VIS, located in Memorial Auditorium, is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday; telephone (650) 723-2560.

Shuttle (On Campus Transportation)
Marguerite is Stanford's free public shuttle system. The shuttle lines traverse the campus seven days a week during the academic year and Monday through Friday during the summer and are wheel chair accessible. Marguerite also operates the Midnight Express, evening and weekend service from September through June, linking the campus with the Palo Alto Caltrain Station. Marguerite web site.

For more information, contact Erik Rice.

 

"Some is not a time. Soon is not a number."

— Donald Berwick, MD, President, and CEO, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (excerpted from Summer Session reading materials)

 

 

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