NCCRESt's 2nd Annual National Forum

Leadership for Equity and Excellence: Transforming Education

February 7-9, 2007
Washington, D.C.

Keynote presenters included:
Robert Moses, Sonia Nieto, Pedro Noguera, and Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot.

Download the conference program.

Keynote Presentations:

The Role of Leadership in Promoting Equity and Excellence in Education
by Pedro Noguera(PPT 150KB)

Preconference Presentations:

Leadership for Change
by Elizabeth Kozleski and Seena Skelton(PPT 10.6MB)

Concurrent Sessions:

A01: How to Determine if Racial Disproportionality is Based in Policy, Procedures, or Practice
by Sue Gamm, Esq. (PPT 1.5MB) (DOC 617KB)

A08: Simple Structures to Reduce the Achievement Gap
by Spencer Kagan (PDF 2MB)

A11: Reducing System-wide Racial and Gender Disproportionality in the Prevalence of Students Identified as Mentally Retarded
by Robert Hull, Linda Gaskill, and Enid Amos (PPT 463KB)

B02: Diary of a Mad Black Teacher: Preventing Disproportionate Placement of African American Learners
by Tonika Duren Green and Ovetis Duren Cooper (PPT 1.3MB)

B08: How Do We Incorporate the Social and Cultural Contributions of Family and Community Into Schools?
by Ellen Chernoff (PPT 408KB)

B09: Zero Tolerance versus Positive Behavioral Supports: An Effective School-wide Accountability System for Student Behavior that Increases Equity and Decreases Disproportionality
by Howard M. Knoff (PDF 1.8MB)

B12: A Tale of Two Cities: Disproportionality As a Change Event: What We Know and the Challenges and Results of Applying that Knowledge and Learned Experiences in a Local School District and a Parish
by James Patton (PPT 316KB)

C02: A Tale Of Two Districts: Using the Local Equity Action Development Process to Improve Schools for ALL Children
by Shana Ritter, Dr. Russ Skiba (PDF 330KB)

C10: Successful Educators of Culturally, Economically, and Linguistically Diverse Students: An Overview of Research on Culturally Relevant Instruction
by Beth Eldridge and Michael Orosco (PPT 147KB)

C10: Understanding Teachers' Lived Experiences With Diverse Learners: Narrative Perspectives of a Novice, Experienced, and Veteran Teacher
by Romy M. Allen (PPT 99KB)

D01: Assisting Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families to Become Advocates for Children with Disabilities
by Tisa Jimenez, Janeen Steel, Ines Kuperschmidt, and Victoria Graf (PPT 87KB)

D01: Empowering Families of Children with Health or Mental Health Needs to Partner with Schools
by Chandra Keller-Allen (PDF 145KB)

D01: College Bound San Diego
by Tonika Duren Green, Darlene Willis, Marsha Dodson, and Martha Parham (PPT 485KB)

D01: It Takes a Parent: Transforming Education in the Wake of the No Child Left Behind Act
by Edwin C. Darden (PPT 1.6MB)

D01: Helping Families through the Special Education Maze: Planning to Increase Non-mainstream Families Participation
by Elba I. Rohena and Anne Papalia-Berardi (PPT 96KB)

D03: Fixing a Broken Model: How to Use Significance Testing to Assess for Disproportional Representation
by Clifford Hatt and Jon Thompson (PPT 176KB) (XLS 75KB)

D04: Collaborative Planning in Middle School Mathematics: Meeting the Needs of ALL Students
by Anna McTigue (PPT 57KB)

D05: Connecting Policy, Programs, and Practice in Closing Achievement Gaps
by Linda Bacon and Denise Alston (PPT 1.9MB)

D05: Voices of Color: Using Student Voice to Transform Learning Environments and Achieve Educational Equity
by Cheryl Greene (PPT 1.2MB)

E09: Leadership to Promote Family Partnerships: Identifying and Reclaiming Lost Opportunities
by Gwen Beegle and Thomas Neuville (PPT 154KB)

E11: An Experiential Approach to Cultural Competence
by Shana Ritter (PPT 355KB)