Wednesday, August 23, 2006
9:00 am to 2:30 pm

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Training Seminar for School Board Members

How does a school board member ensure that schools are improving student achievement? By implementing rigorous scientifically-proven curricula, using test results effectively, following school improvement models that work, understanding the keys to union negotiations, and eliminating student discipline problems.

The Pacific Research Institute will present an all-day training seminar on these topics for school board members on Wednesday, August 23 at the University of the Pacific School of Business (Weber Building, Room 102). The seminar will include workshops on effective testing and curricula, closing the achievement gap between white and minority students, how to negotiate with unions successfully, and implementing school discipline polices that are proven to work. Workshop trainers include leading education experts and successful education practitioners. A gasoline stipend of $50 will be paid to each attendee.

To register for the seminar, please contact Cindy Chin at (415) 955-6110 or cchin@pacificresearch.org

AGENDA

I. 9:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
UOP Business School, Weber Building, Room 102

II. 9:30 am Welcome and Introduction
Lance Izumi, director of Education Studies, Pacific Research Institute

III. 10:00 am Workshop 1: Effective Curriculum and Testing
Bill Lucia, former Executive Director,
California Board of Education
Pat Duckhom,
Sacramento County Office of Education

IV: 11 :00 am Workshop 2: Closing the Achievement Gap
Leslie Peterson Schwarze, Chair, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
Yolanda Falkenberg, Principal,
Jacobs Middle School, Dixon, CA

V. 12:00 pm Lunch: Union Negotiations (Grace Covell Dining Hall)
Mllce Spence, West Covina School Board

VI. 1:30 pm Workshop 3: School Discipline
Jorge Lopez, Principal, Oakland Charter Academy