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2006 Forum for Excellence.

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

Time Content Room
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
REGISTRATION
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
SHOWCASE OF TECH PREP PROMISING PRACTICES AWARD RECIPIENTS
Illinois
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. WELCOME/INTRODUCTION
Dr. Elaine Johnson, Vice President for Instruction & Policy Studies Illinois Community College Board
Illinois
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

AGENCY UPDATES
Dr. Randy Dunn, Superintendent
Illinois State Board of Education

Dr. Judy Irwin, Executive Director
Illinois Board of Higher Education

Geoff Obrzut, President/CEO
Illinois Community College Board

Illinois
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. GENERAL SESSION
HOW TO LOBBY YOUR STATE LEGISLATOR
FEATURED SPEAKER:
Tom Ryder Legislative Counsel Illinois Community College Trustees Association
Illinois
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. BREAK
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSION I
Careers & Transitions: A Collaborative Practice Testing Day
Dr. Sharon Kennedy, Moraine Valley Community College
Larry Ehrestman, Reavis High School
Capitol
Answering Your Questions about FERPA
Dr. Brent Paterson, Illinois State University
Plaza 3
School Improvement: Aligning your Resources
Darryl Taylor, Associate Superintendent for
Charleston Community Unit School District 1
Conference Center 2
Addressing Industry Sector Needs through Community
College & Adult Education Innovation Grants

Lavon Nelson, Illinois Community College Board
Plaza 1 & 2
Easing Transitions: Increasing College Access & Career Success
Scott Vandever, NCASI; Jim Stubblefield, EFE #330
Conference Center 4
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. LUNCH Prairie
12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. GENERAL SESSION
PREPARING WORKERS FOR TODAY’S MARKETPLACE
FEATURED SPEAKER:
A. Cameron Ferguson, Director, Product Safety & Engineering Services Technology & Solutions, Caterpillar, Inc.
Prairie
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. BREAK
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSION II
Could This Be Your Life?
Aimee Julian & Lisa Matejka, Illinois Center for Specialized
Professional Support
Capitol
Degree Audit Roundtable
Dan Segebarth, Illinois Community College Board
Plaza 3
MATH PREP: How Sauk Valley Reduced its Remediation
Linley White, Virginia Johnson & Alan Pfeifer,
Sauk Valley Community College
Conference Center 2
Best Practices in Marketing through the New Look
Representatives from Southwestern Illinois College,
Black Hawk College & ICSPS
Plaza 1 & 2
Easy Development & Transition of Online Portfolios
Cathy Roberts, McLean-DeWitt Regional Vocational System
Steve Yaun, Career Cruising
Conference Center 4
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. REFRESHMENT BREAK
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSION III
Civil Rights Self-Assessment
ICCB & ICSPS
Capitol
What’s Next with Postsecondary Perkins Performance Measurement
Dr. Scott Parke, Illinois Community College Board
Plaza 3
Making Industry Meaningful in College (MIMIC)
Dorene Perez & Jim Gibson, Illinois Valley Community College
Conference Center 2
CurricUNET: Tool for Curriculum Development & Management
Steven Thyberg, Governet & Harriet Custer, IVCC
Plaza 1 & 2
College of DuPage Tech Prep Parents Website
Anne Marie Rosen & Frankie Harris, COD; Sue Doser, DAOES
Conference Center 4
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. SOCIAL RECEPTION AT EXECUTIVE MANSION


CONFERENCE SCHEDULE. . . . . WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

Time Content Room
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
SHOWCASE OF TECH PREP PROMISING PRACTICES
AWARD RECIPIENTS
Illinois
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. GENERAL SESSION
STUDENT TRANSITION INITIATIVES PANEL
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Debra Mills, Center for Occupational Research and Development
Larry Warford, League for Innovation
Facilitator: Dr. Debra Bragg, OCCRL
Illinois
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. BREAK
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. BREAKOUT SESSION IV
The Tech Prep Strategic Plan and Data Mapping
Dr. Debra Bragg & Cathy Kirby, OCCRL
Capitol
Tech Prep Data Tracking: The CATEMA® System
Dr. Sharon Kennedy, Moraine Valley Community College
Dr. Anne Cothran, Morton Regional Delivery System
Robin Carville, CATEMA® System
Plaza 3
A New Look at the 3R’s
Sean McLaughlin, Education for Employment #330
Diana Glosser, Lake Land College Tech Prep
Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support
Conference Center 2
Dual Credit & College Choice
Dr. Daniel Corr, Harper College
Plaza 1 & 2
High School Buses on the DACC campus...How Did That Happen?
Debra Mills, Center for Occupational Research and Development
Bruce Rape & Nancy Boesdorfer, Danville Area Community College
Conference Center 4
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. CLOSING SESSION
PERKINS REAUTHORIZATION
FEATURED SPEAKER:
J. Domenic Giandomenico, Director of Government Relations National Association of State Directors of Career & Technical Education
Illinois
12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. LUNCH & ADJOURN Prairie



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