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PACE 2019 Annual Conference
Putting Evidence into Action to Advance Equity in California
Friday, February 1, 2019
Kimpton Sawyer Hotel - Sacramento
9:00am – 4:00pm
The PACE 2019 Annual Conference, Putting Evidence into Action to Advance Equity in California, will be held on February 1, 2019 (9:00am-4:00pm) at the Kimpton Sawyer Hotel in Sacramento. The conference will build on the Getting Down to Facts II research released this fall, which assembled the nation’s top education scholars to investigate the current status of PreK-12 education in California in the areas of student success, governance, personnel, and finance. With this rigorous and comprehensive research as a shared evidence base, participants at this conference will engage with leaders in policy, practice, and research from across the state to discuss the priorities for the future of PK-12 education policy in California.
The conference will feature six high-leverage areas of focus:
- Early Childhood Education in California
- Approaches to Chronic Absenteeism
- Promising Practices in Local Data Use
- Supporting Continuous Improvement at Scale
- Intersegmental Issues of High School to College Transitions
- Promising Practices in Local Democratic Engagement in School Governance
Results of the latest PACE/USC Rossier poll of California voters will also be publicly released at this event.
An early bird discount will apply to those who register before the end of 2018. Registration includes access to conference plenaries and breakouts, breakfast, and lunch.
Registration Fees
| Early Bird (Before December 31, 2018) |
Standard Registration (After December 31, 2018) |
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| Student/Non-profit | $85 | $105 |
| Regular | $95 | $125 |
Please note: Conference registration fees are not refundable, but substitutions are permitted. |
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PACE 2019 Conference Agenda
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| 8:00-9:00 | Registration and Breakfast (Magnolia Hallway) | |
| 9:00-9:15 |
Welcoming Remarks (Magnolia Ballroom, second floor) Heather Hough (@hjhough), Executive Director, PACE (@edpolicyinca) |
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| 9:15-10:15 |
Opening Keynote and Q&A, Focusing on Equity in California’s Schools Ed Manansala (@edmanansala12), County Superintendent of Schools, El Dorado County Office of Education (@eldoradocoe); President, California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (@ccsesa). |
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| 10:15-10:30 | Transition to breakouts | |
| 10:30-12:00 |
Breakout #1 (choose one) A. Quality Teaching and Learning in Pre-K Classrooms: What it Takes Magnolia Ballroom, second floor What policies and practices does California need to put in place ensure quality teaching in early learning settings? Moderator: Lisa Guernsey (@lisaguernsey), New America (@newamericaed) Panelists: Deborah Stipek (@stimudd), Stanford University (@stanforded); Beth Meloy (@bethmeloy), Learning Policy Institute (@lpi_learning); Anna Arambula, Fresno Unified B. Promising Practices in Local Stakeholder Engagement in School Governance Sycamore Room, third floor How are organizations engaging a broad and diverse set of stakeholders and building their capacity to engage productively in school governance? Moderator: Julie Marsh (@julieamarsh), University of Southern California (@uscrossier) Panelists: Danny Kanga, Director of LCAP, Palmdale School District (@PalmdaleSchools); Beth Higbee, San Bernardino County Office of Education (@SBCSSCommunications); Celia Jaffe (@celiajaffe), California State PTA (@californiapta); and Geordee Mae Corpus (@gmae_c), Californians for Justice (@cal4justice). C. Promising Practices in the Development and Use of Cross-System and Cross-Sector Data Systems Alder Room, third floor How have pioneering K-12 organizations developed and used cross-system and cross-sector data systems to advance outcomes for students? Moderator: Andrea Venezia, Education Insights Center (@edinsightsctr) Panelists: Evan White, California Policy Lab (@capolicylab); Simon Kim (@AVPSimonKim), California State University Long Beach (@csulb); Marcy Lauck, Silicon Valley Regional Data Trust; and Noah Bookman (@noahbookman), CORE (@coredistricts). |
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| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch (Magnolia Ballroom and Terrace) | |
| 1:00-1:30 |
Presentation of “Californians and Public Education: Views from the 2019 PACE/USC Rossier Poll.” (Magnolia Ballroom) Presentation on key findings from the January 2019 poll of California voters on PreK, K-12, and post-secondary policy issues: “Californians and Public Education: Views from the 2019 PACE/USC Rossier Poll.” Morgan Polikoff (@mpolikoff), Associate Professor of Education, USC Rossier School of Education (@uscrossier) |
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| 1:30-1:45 | Transition to breakouts | |
| 1:45-3:15 |
Breakout #2 (choose one) A. Supporting Continuous Improvement at Scale Alder Room, third floor What does continuous improvement look like in schools and classrooms and how can it be supported at scale? Moderator: Alix Gallagher (@gallagher14), PACE (@edpolicyinca) Panelists: Yee Yang, Caroline Wenzel Elementary School (@officialSCUSD); Christine Roberts (@mathschristine), Tulare County Office of Education; and Sujie Shin (@sujieshin), California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (@ccee). B. Approaches to Reducing Chronic Absenteeism Sycamore Room, third floor What do the new Dashboard data say about school attendance, and what do we know about how to reduce chronic absenteeism? Moderator: Heather Hough (@hjhough), PACE (@edpolicyinca) Panelists: Michael Gottfried (@magottfried), UC Santa Barbara (@ucsantabarbara); Cecelia Colchico, student, Sacramento City Unified (@officialscusd); Kiarah Young, student, Sacramento City Unified (@officialscusd); Kathy Lee, Corona-Norco USD (@cnusd); and Hedy Chang, Attendance Works (@attendanceworks). C. Empowering the Intersegmental Agenda: Opportunities for Advancing Research & Policy at the State, Regional and Local Level Magnolia Ballroom, second floor What set of conditions are necessary to strengthen K-12 to post-secondary intersegmental collaborations at the local, regional, and state level? Moderator: Michal Kurlaender (@mkurlaender), UC Davis (@ucdavis) Panelists: Cecilia Rios-Aguilar (@craeduca), UCLA (@uclagseis); Joel Vargas (@JoelVargasJFF), JFF (@jfftweets); and Elisha Smith Arrillaga (@esarrillaga), EdTrust-West (@edtrustwest). |
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| 3:15-3:30 | Transition to plenary in Magnolia Ballroom | |
| 3:30-4:00 |
Closing Keynote (Magnolia Ballroom) The California Story: the history of the state’s education policies, current conditions, and paths forward for California schools Linda Darling-Hammond ( @LDH_ed ), President and CEO, Learning Policy Institute ( @LPI_Learning ) and Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at Stanford University (@stanford). |
Conference Agenda
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PACE 2019 Annual Conference Speaker List
Opening Keynote Address, Focusing on Equity in California’s Schools
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Ed Manansala, County Superintendent of Schools at the El Dorado County Office of Education and President of the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association
Quality Teaching and Learning in Pre-K Classrooms: What it Takes
Moderator: Lisa Guernsey, Deputy Director, Education Policy Program; and Director, Learning Technologies Project at New America
Panelists:
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Anna Arambula, Fresno Language Project Coach at the Fresno Unified School District
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Beth Meloy, Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst and Co-Lead of the Early Childhood Learning team at the Learning Policy Institute
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Vickie Ramos Harris, Associate Director of Education Policy at the Advancement Project
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Deborah Stipek, Professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Education; Faculty Director at the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford; and Faculty Director of Policy Analysis for California Education
Promising Practices in Local Stakeholder Engagement in School Governance
Moderator: Julie Marsh, Professor of Education Policy at the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California and Faculty Director of Policy Analysis for California Education.
Panelists:
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Beth Higbee, Assistant Superintendent of Education Support Services at the San Bernardino County Office of Education, and Lead of the Community Engagement Initiative for the California Statewide System of Support
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Celia Jaffe, President-elect of the California State PTA
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Danny Kanga, Director of the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) at Palmdale School District
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Geordee Mae Corpus, Organizing Director at Californians for Justice
Promising Practices in the Development and Use of Cross-System and Cross-Sector Data Systems
Moderator: Andrea Venezia, Executive Director of the Education Insights Center (EdInsights) and Associate Professor in the Public Policy and Administration Department at California State University, Sacramento
Panelists:
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Noah Bookman, Executive Director of the CORE Data Collaborative
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Simon Kim, Associate Vice President, Research and Sponsored Programs at the California State University Long Beach
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Marcy Lauck, Founder and Co-Director of the Silicon Valley Regional Data Trust and Senior Director of Data Governance Strategies at the Santa Clara County Office of Education
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Evan White, Executive Director of the California Policy Lab
Presentation of “Californians and Public Education: Views from the 2019 PACE/USC Rossier Poll.”
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Morgan Polikoff, Associate Professor of Education at the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California
Supporting Continuous Improvement at Scale
Moderator: Alix Gallagher, Director of Research-Practice Partnerships at Policy Analysis for California Education
Panelists:
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Christine Roberts, Staff Development and Curriculum Specialist at the Tulare County Office of Education, and Improvement Specialist for the Central Valley Networked Improvement Community (CVNIC)
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Sujie Shin, Deputy Executive Director at the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence
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Yee Yang, Principal of Caroline Wenzel Elementary, Sacramento City Unified School District
Approaches to Reducing Chronic Absenteeism
Moderator: Heather Hough, Executive Director at Policy Analysis for California Education
Panelists:
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Hedy Chang, Executive Director of Attendance Works,
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Cecelia Colchio, student lead in the Be Here Campaign, Sacramento City Unified School District
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Michael Gottfried, Associate Professor at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, UC Santa Barbara
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Kathy Lee, Coordinator of Instructional Support at the Corona-Norco Unified School District
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Kiarah Young, student lead in the Be Here Campaign, Sacramento City Unified School District
Empowering the Intersegmental Agenda: Opportunities for Advancing Research & Policy at the State, Regional and Local Level
Moderator: Michal Kurlaender, Professor of Education Policy at the University of California, Davis and Faculty Director at Policy Analysis for California Education
Panelists:
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Elisha Smith Arrillaga, Interim Co-Executive Director of EdTrust-West, and Former Director at the Career Ladders Project at the Foundation for California Community Colleges
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Cecilia Rios-Aguilar, Associate Professor of Education and Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion, UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies; and Faculty Director of Policy Analysis for California Education
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Joel Vargas, Vice President, JFF
Closing Keynote Address. The California Story: the history of the state’s education policies, current conditions, and paths forward for California schools.
- Linda Darling-Hammond, President and CEO of the Learning Policy Institute and the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at Stanford University.
Conference Slides
2019 PACE Conference Slides
Opening Remarks
Heather Hough, Executive Director of Policy Analysis for California Education
Keynote Address, Focusing on Equity in California’s Schools
Ed Manansala, County Superintendent of Schools at the El Dorado County Office of Education and President of the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association
Quality Teaching and Learning in Pre-K Classrooms: What it Takes
Moderator: Lisa Guernsey, Deputy Director, Education Policy Program; and Director, Learning Technologies Project at New America
Panelists:
Anna Arambula, Fresno Language Project Coach at the Fresno Unified School District
Beth Meloy, Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst and Co-Lead of the Early Childhood Learning team at the Learning Policy Institute
Vickie Ramos Harris, Associate Director of Education Policy at the Advancement Project
Deborah Stipek, Professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Education; Faculty Director at the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford; and Faculty Director of Policy Analysis for California Education
Promising Practices in Local Stakeholder Engagement in School Governance
Moderator: Julie Marsh, Professor of Education Policy at the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California and Faculty Director of Policy Analysis for California Education.
Panelists:
Beth Higbee, Assistant Superintendent of Education Support Services at the San Bernardino County Office of Education, and Lead of the Community Engagement Initiative for the California Statewide System of Support
Celia Jaffe, President-elect of the California State PTA
Danny Kanga, Director of the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) at Palmdale School District
Geordee Mae Corpus, Organizing Director at Californians for Justice
Promising Practices in the Development and Use of Cross-System and Cross-Sector Data Systems
Moderator: Andrea Venezia, Executive Director of the Education Insights Center (EdInsights) and Associate Professor in the Public Policy and Administration Department at California State University, Sacramento
Panelists:
Noah Bookman, Executive Director of the CORE Data Collaborative
Simon Kim, Associate Vice President, Research and Sponsored Programs at the California State University Long Beach
Marcy Lauck, Founder and Co-Director of the Silicon Valley Regional Data Trust and Senior Director of Data Governance Strategies at the Santa Clara County Office of Education
Evan White, Executive Director of the California Policy Lab
Presentation of “Californians and Public Education: Views from the 2019 PACE/USC Rossier Poll.”
Morgan Polikoff, Associate Professor of Education at the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California
Supporting Continuous Improvement at Scale
Moderator: Alix Gallagher, Director of Research-Practice Partnerships at Policy Analysis for California Education
Panelists:
Christine Roberts, Staff Development and Curriculum Specialist at the Tulare County Office of Education, and Improvement Specialist for the Central Valley Networked Improvement Community (CVNIC)
Sujie Shin, Deputy Executive Director at the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence
Yee Yang, Principal of Caroline Wenzel Elementary, Sacramento City Unified School District
Approaches to Reducing Chronic Absenteeism
Moderator: Heather Hough, Executive Director of Policy Analysis for California Education
Panelists:
Hedy Chang, Executive Director of Attendance Works,
Cecelia Colchio, student lead in the Be Here Campaign, Sacramento City Unified School District
Michael Gottfried, Associate Professor at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, UC Santa Barbara
Kathy Lee, Coordinator of Instructional Support at the Corona-Norco Unified School District
Kiarah Young, student lead in the Be Here Campaign, Sacramento City Unified School District
Empowering the Intersegmental Agenda: Opportunities for Advancing Research & Policy at the State, Regional and Local Level
Moderator: Michal Kurlaender, Professor of Education Policy at the University of California, Davis and Faculty Director at Policy Analysis for California Education
Panelists:
Elisha Smith Arrillaga, Interim Co-Executive Director of EdTrust-West, and Former Director at the Career Ladders Project at the Foundation for California Community Colleges
Cecilia Rios-Aguilar, Associate Professor of Education and Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion, UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies; and Faculty Director of Policy Analysis for California Education
Joel Vargas, Vice President, JFF
