October 13th - welcome
3:00-5:00pm
Registration (4th Floor by Carolina Ballroom)
5:00-8:00pm
Welcome Reception and Networking (Carolina Ballroom)
October 14th - Day One
8:00-9:30am
Breakfast
9:30-10:45am
Morning Plenary (JW Ballroom)
The Urgency of Now: Frontloading Education Justice and Safeguarding Democracy
Moderator: John Jackson, President & CEO, Schott Foundation
Panelists:
- Evelyn DeJesus, Executive Vice President, American Federation of Teachers
- Rebecca Pringle, President, National Education Association
- Jitu Brown, National Director, Journey for Justice Alliance
- Dennis Chin, Vice President for Narrative Arts & Culture, Race Forward
- Zakiyah Ansari, Advocacy Director & New York City Director, Alliance for Quality Education
11:00-12:00pm
Morning Breakout Sessions
- Resourcing for Effective Movement Organizing and Sustainability (Rm 301)
- Lauren Hadi, Senior Vice President for Advancement, Schott Foundation
- Liz Sullivan-Yuknis, Co-Executive Director, Dignity in Schools Campaign
- Telling Your Story: Strategic Communications (Rm 302)
- Tara Conley, Ed.D, Assistant Professor of Media & Journalism, Kent State University
- Intersectional Organizing for Education Justice (Catawba Room)
- Moderator: Mark Warren, Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs, UMass-Boston, Co-founder, People’s Think Tank
- Joey Williams, Director of Organizing, California Native Vote Project
- Jamilah Prince-Stewart, Executive Director, FaithActs for Education
- Christina Cummings, Vice President of Operations, Partnership for Southern Equity
- Anika Whitfield, Co-Chair, Grassroots Arkansas
12:05-1:20pm
Lunch Plenary Session (JW Ballroom)
On-Track Systems Development: Justice-Principled Student Early Warning Indicators
Moderator: Michael Wotorson, Director OTL Network, Schott Foundation
Panelists:
- Robert Balfanz (Ph.D), Professor, Center for the Social Organization of Schools, Johns Hopkins University
- Herumakhi Mutefnout, Director of Data and Continuous Improvement,
Network for College Success, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, The University of Chicago - Nuchette Black-Burke, Chief Engagement & Partnerships Officer, Hartford Public Schools
1:30-2:30pm
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
- Tech4Good: Documenting Education Injustice (Rm 301)
- Demar Pittman, Founder & Chief Discriminologist
- Robb King, Organizing & Data Strategist
- Strategic Communications (Rm 302)
- Tara Conley (Ed.D), Assistant Professor of Media & Journalism, Kent State University
- Melissa Daar Carvajal, Director of Communications, Schott Foundation
2:30-5:00pm
Networking and Individual Meetings
3:00-5:00pm
Talk-Share Communications Working Session (Outside JW Ballroom)
- Melissa Daar Carvajal, Director of Communications, Schott Foundation
- Patrick St. John, Digital & Creative Director, Schott Foundation
7:00pm
Dinner/Social/Entertainment
October 15th - day two
8:00-9:30am
Breakfast
9:30-10:45am
Morning Plenary (JW Ballroom)
OTL Policy Commission: Informing Education Assessment & Accountability at the Federal Level
Moderator: Diallo Brooks, Senior Vice President for Programs & Advocacy, Schott Foundation
Panelists:
- Richard Gray, Deputy Executive Director, Center for Community Organizing & Engagement, NYU Metro Center
- Ashley White (Ph.D), Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education (NAACP)
- Letha Muhammad, Executive Director, Education Justice Alliance
- Jasmine Gripper, Executive Director, Alliance for Quality Education
11:00-12:00pm
Morning Breakout Sessions
- Effective Live Action Organizing (Rm 301)
- Ronsha Dickerson, National Organizer, Journey for Justice Alliance
- Maria Harmon, Executive Director, Step Up Louisiana
- Janine Carreiro-Young, Co-Director, MA Communities Action Network
- Supporting and Centering Youth Leadership in Education Justice (Rm 302)
- Moderator: Addys Castillo, Executive Director, Citywide Youth Coalition
- Krasimir Staykov, Program Coordinator, Student Voice
- Karen “KG” Marshall, Executive Director, Rethink
- Damala Denny, Girls for Gender Equity
- Sarana Nia Carter, Executive Director, CT Black & Brown Student Union
12:05-1:20pm
Lunch Plenary Session (JW Ballroom)
Where Do We Go from Here: Strategic Next Steps in the Ongoing Education Justice Fight
- Moderator: Jonathan Stith, Director, Alliance for Educational Justice
- Albert Sykes, Executive Director, IDEA
- Rosa De Leon, Senior Strategy Director, Californians for Justice
- Vatsady Sivongxay, Executive Director, MA Education Justice Alliance
- Gina Womack, Executive Director, Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children
1:30-2:45pm
Wrap Up, Closeout & Adjournment