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E-mail Print Training Seminar for School Board Members - Dec. 3, 2008
PRI Seminar

Start : Wednesday, December 3, 2008 09:00 AM
End : Wednesday, December 3, 2008 02:00 PM
Location : San Diego Manchester Hyatt




School Board



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In order to be effective reformers in their districts, school board members must have the best information about policy options, strategies, and what works. The Pacific Research Institute will be hosting a school board training session on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at the San Diego Manchester Hyatt.

The seminar will address critical topics such as improving student behavior, how to better prepare K-12 students for higher education, why the business community needs education reform, and how the new State budget impacts local school districts.

Cost: No Cost for School Board Members.
A $250 hotel stipend will be available to each attendee

For questions or additional information contact:
Cindy Chin at (415) 955-6110 or cchin@pacificresearch.org




Agenda
I. 9:00am Continental Breakfast and Registration
II.9:30am Welcome
Lance Izumi
, Director of Education Studies, Pacific Research Institute
III. 9:50 am Workshop 1: Improving Student Behavior So Learning Can Take Place
Genevieve Peters, Founder of Peters Procedures
Alfonso Flores, principal at Global Education
Academy Charter School
IV.10:50amWorkshop 2: Education Reform and Accountability - The View of the Business Community
James S. Lanich, Ph.D., President of California
Business for Education Excellence Foundation
V.12:00pmLunch Will Be Provided
VI.1: 00pmWorkshop 3: How to Better Prepare K-12 Students for Higher Education
Brad Phillips, Ph.D., Founder and Executive Director of Cal-Pass
VII. 2:00pmWorkshop 4: How the new State Budget Impacts Local School Districts
Amy Rutschow
, California State Assembly Fiscal Analyst




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