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Texas Reading First Initiative—2008 Leadership Summit
Navigating With Purpose: Continuing Your Journey to Success
September 8-10, 2008
Thank you to all who participated in the Leadership Summit! Below are materials and resources presented at the Summit.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Michael Fullan (presentation)
The Texas Education Agency Sustainability Panel
- Dahlinda Alaniz, Audit Manager, Division of Financial Audits,
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/school.finance/index.html#audit - Cory Green, Senior Director, Division of NCLB Program Coordination,
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/nclb/ - Brent Pitt, Manager, Division of IDEA Coordination,
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/ - Chris Caesar, Program Manager, College and Career Readiness Initiatives, State Initiatives,
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/ed_init/ - Petra Brittner, Director of RtI, Division of Curriculum<
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/RtI/index.html/li> - Kelly Callaway, Director, Advanced Academics/Gifted Education, Division of Curriculum,
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/gted/ and http://www.tea.state.tx.us/reading/ - Georgina Gonzalez, Director, Bilingual Education,
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/biling/
Analyzing Data Session
Direct questions about the CD-ROM or the printed data graphs to Angie.Durand@times.uh.edu.
Breakout Sessions
- Leaders Talking to Leaders, Felicia Adams, Karen Nelson, Drs. Kathy Stewart, Waynel Sexton, Greg Roberts & Coleen Carlson
- Leading for Reading First Success: Enhancing Instructional Leadership for Reading First Principals, Anneta Buenger
- English Language Learners: The Past, the Present, the Future, Drs. Elsa Cardenas Hagan & Coleen Carlson (Presentation Forthcoming)
- Continuing the Commitment: Sustaining Reading First Outcomes, Vanessa Cortez, Eduardo Correa, & Mary White
- Why RTI? Enhancing Outcomes for All Students, Dr. Jack Fletcher
- The Culture of Success, Pathways to Instructional Leadership, Al Garcia
- Socio-Cultural Aspects of Literacy Development: Implications for Instructional Leadership, Dr. Shernaz Garcia
- Strategies for School Leaders for Differentiating Instruction, Rita Garza & Michelle Lambert
- Connecting with Community: An Assets-Based Approach to Teaching and Learning, Drs. Francisco Guajardo & Miguel Guajardo
- Improving Achievement and Closing Gaps Between Groups, Kati Haycock
- Continuing the Commitment: Sustaining Reading First Outcomes, Tina Herrington
- Effective Meeting Design: Fostering Collaboration and Reflection to Enhance Student Achievement, Daryl Michel
- Comprehension . . . The Ultimate Goal, Lilia Montelongo, Kari Espinosa & Sally Porter
- Leadership: Going from Good to Great, Jim Nelson
- Cultivating Effective Leadership: Valuing the Work Teachers Do, Dr. Thea Woodruff
Again, thank you for tremendous efforts to improve success in Reading!
Texas Reading First Partnership
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