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Friday, March 15, 2013 · 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Power Rogers and Smith Ceremonial Courtroom
25 East Pearson Street, 10th Floor
Chicago, IL
Co-sponsored by
The Illinois State Board of Education,
The Illinois Resource Center/Early Childhood Professional Development, and
Loyola University Chicago ChildLaw and Education Institute
This symposium discussed the components involved in creating a high-quality early childhood program and offer legal and financial strategies for building a seamless system between preschool and school. The presenters detailed the social and economic benefits of supporting high-quality early childhood education and focused on how to form effective partnerships and collaboration in providing preschool for all children.
Agenda
8:30 am -
9:00 am |
Breakfast, Registration and Welcome
- Michael Kaufman, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
- Brian Michalski, Illinois Resource Center: Early Childhood Professional Development
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9:00 am -
9:45 am |
Opening Session: Overview of Early Childhood Education in Illinois
- Cindy Zumwalt, Early Childhood Education Division, Illinois State Board of Education
- Rhonda Clark, Early Childhood Principal Consultant, Illinois State Board of Education
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9:45 am -
11:00 am |
Panel #1: The Educational, Social and Economic Benefits of Early Childhood Education
- Sara Mead, Principal, Bellwether Education Partners
- Milagros Nores, Assistant Research Professor, National Institute for Early Education Research
- Patte Barth, Director of the Center for Public Education, National School Boards Association
- Moderator: Hillary Weis Coustan, Adjunct Faculty, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
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11:00 am -
11:15 am |
Break
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11:15 am -
12:30 pm |
Panel #2: Ingredients of High-Quality School Readiness Programs
- Karen Haigh, Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education, Columbia College Chicago
- Adam Kennedy, Assistant Professor, Loyola University Chicago School of Education
- Moderator: Michael Kaufman, Dean of Academic Affairs, Professor of Law, and Director of ChildLaw and Education Institute, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
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12:30 pm -
2:00 pm |
Luncheon and Presentation: What Success Looks Like—Effective Public-Private Early Childhood Education Collaborations
- Introductions: Miranda Johnson, Assistant Director of ChildLaw and Education Institute, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
- Bela Moté, Vice President, Educare Development, The Ounce of Prevention Fund
- Sara Watson, Director and Co-Founder of ReadyNation and Executive Vice President for National Partnerships, America’s Promise Alliance, and former Senior Officer of the Pew Charitable Trusts
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2:00 pm -
3:30 pm |
Panel #3: Implementing the Vision: Strategies for Creating Lawful, High-Quality, and Cost-Effective Early Childhood Collaborations
- Kathy Villano, Project Director, Early Childhood Developmental Enrichment Center, Illinois Resource Center for Early Childhood
- Carolyn Newberry Schwartz, Executive Director, Collaboration for Early Childhood Care and Education
- Maureen Hager, Adjunct Faculty, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, former Illinois School Superintendent and Member of the Board of the Community Family Center
- Kathleen Hirsman, Faculty, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
- Moderator: Amy Kosanovich Dickerson, Associate, Franczek Radelet P.C.
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3:30 pm -
4:00 pm |
Networking Reception
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