Mayor’s Education Summit
Anchorage Hilton
Tuesday, November 15
8:00 Continental breakfast
8:30 Registration
9:00 Welcome and Introductory Comments
Participant Check-in
Trends and changes that have Shaped K-12 in Anchorage
11:15 Break
11:45 Panel One: Creating a World Class Educational System
Presentation, then dialogue in small groups and in plenary
Includes working lunch
Panelists:
Kati Haycock, President, The Education Trust
Samuel Abrams, Visiting Scholar, Teachers College, Columbia University
2:15 Break
2:45 Panel Two: Ensuring Every Child learns to the Best of their Ability
Presentation, then dialogue in small groups and in plenary
Panelists:
Joe Willhoft, Executive Director, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
Dr. Peter Gorman, Senior Vice President, News Corporation; Former Superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, North Carolina;
4:45 Break
5:15 Panel Three: Alternatives to Traditional Education
Presentation, then dialogue in small groups and in plenary
Includes working dinner
Panelists:
Dr. Mike Feinberg, Co-Founder of the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) and Superintendent, KIPP Houston
Dr. Stuart Butler, Distinguished Fellow and Director, Center for Policy Innovation, Heritage Foundation
Dr. Patrick Wolf, 21st Century Endowed Chair in School choice, Department of Education Reform, University of Arkansas
Wrap-Up
8:00 (Latest) Adjourn for the evening
Wednesday, November 16
8:30 Continental breakfast
9:00 Reflections on Day One
Looking Ahead: What is Needed to Create a World Class Education System?
Identifying Key Values for Scenario Development
(Presentation, then work in small groups and in plenary; includes break)
12:15 Development of Scenarios for Community Conversations
(In large groups and plenary; includes working lunch)
Checkout by Participants
Closing Comments and Next Steps
5:00 Adjourn