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8:30 am |
Breakfast and Networking |
9:00 am |
Welcome |
9:20 am |
States of Change: The Arts Leading the Way for Student Success Opening Keynote |
10:00 am |
Spotlight on the Every Student Succeeds Act Plenary Downloads: Additional Resources: To assist state education leaders and policymakers, Education Commission of the States compiled a summary of available resources related to ESSA. As part of their State Policy Pilot Program, Americans for the Arts produced a webinar about the ins and outs of the bill. General overview of ESSA, provided by the U.S. Department of Education. |
10:45 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am |
Remarks – Jeremy Anderson, President, Education Commission of the States |
11:15 am |
Local Funding Responses to State Accountability |
12:00 pm |
Lunchtime Reflection: Translating Insights into Action Speakers: Kristen Engebretsen, Cheri Sterman Download: Crayola Presentation |
1:30 pm |
Concurrent Deep Dives Round 1 Deep Dive 1: Bringing Together State Agencies for the Common Good Deep Dive 2: The Arts Inside Models for Success – A look at STEAM Deep Dive 3: Using Data to Drive Policy Resource: www.artseddata.org Deep Dive 4: Achieving the Goals of Title I through the Arts Resource: www.Title1Arts.org |
2:20 pm | Break |
2:40 pm |
Concurrent Deep Dives Round 2 (Repeat) The Role and Contribution of the Arts in State Education Policy |
3:30 pm | Snack Break |
3:45 pm |
Remarks – Mario Rossero, Senior Vice President of Education, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Download: Kennedy Center presentation |
4:00 pm |
Remarks – Robert Lynch, President and CEO, Americans for the Arts Downloads: |
4:15 pm |
Closing Plenary: Continual States of Change |
5:00 pm |