BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20191018T150000Z DTEND:20191018T220000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:2019 ABEC Annual Conference DESCRIPTION:ABEC 2019 Annual Conference\n\n \n\nArizona Student Achievement Testing:\n\nWhere Are We Going and Why Are We Going There?\n\n \n\nShould assessments be a tool for measuring student achievement and student growth? \n\nCan assessments be a tool to help in closing the achievement gap?\n\n ... in promoting student equity? \n\nAre we assessing for success? ....long term success? ...economic independence?\n\n\n\nFriday\, October 18\, 2019\n\n8:00 A.M. 3:00 P.M.\n\nDesert Willow Conference Center\n\n4340 E. Cotton Center Blvd. Phoenix\, AZ 85040\n\n8:00am Check-in/Registration/Continental Breakfast\n\n8:30am Welcome\n\nDick Foreman\, President & CEO\, Arizona Business & Education Coalition (ABEC)\n\nThe Future of Work: Will our children be prepared?\n\nTedDintersmith.com/videos\n\n8:45am Closing the Gap: Western Governors and the Future of Workforce Development\n\nJames Ogsbury\, Executive Director\, Western Governors' Association\n\n9:15am Whole Student Approaches and Accountability the Next Frontier?\n\nStephen Murphy\, Chief Assessment Officer\, Cognia\n\n9:45am Break\n\n10:00am What is the Role of Assessments?\n\nAre Arizona's Assessments Providing a Continuous Culture of Achievement for Both Students and Educators?\n\nPanel: John Arnold\, Executive Director\, Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR)\n\nCarole G. Basile\, Dean\, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College\, Arizona State University (ASU)\n\nTim Carter\, Superintendent\, Yavapai County Education Service Agency (YCESA) and former President\, State Board of Education (SBE)\n\nDavid S. Clukey\, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired)\, U.S. Army Special Forces and former U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion Commander\, Phoenix\n\nJoe Thomas\, President\, Arizona Education Association (AEA)\n\nModerator: James K. Zaharis\, Executive Vice President\, Arizona Business & Education Coalition (ABEC)\n\n11:30am Informing Community Discussions About Education in Arizona\n\nJoe O'Reilly\, Director\, Decision Center for Educational Excellence\, Arizona State University (ASU)\n\n11:50am What would you like the Decision Center and ABEC to do for you?\n\nTable discussion\n\n12:10pm Luncheon\n\n12:40pm What you don't know about assessment is killing public education!\n\nDavid Berliner\, Regents' Professor Emeritus and former Dean\, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College\, ASU\n\n1:10pm Understanding Equity: Measuring what Matters\n\nRose Owens-West\, Director of Equity Projects\, WestEd \n\n1:35pm What are assessments/testing supposed to do?\n\nAre more frequent\, high quality assessments an essential part of both student and faculty success that can help us better focus and direct precious resources as well?\n\nPanel: Toni Badone\, Regional Director\, Cognia (formerly AdvancED/Measured Progress)\n\nKarla Fisher\, Provost\, Maricopa County Community Colleges\n\nChad Gestson\, Superintendent\, Phoenix Union High School District\n\nScott Griego\, State Solutions Advisor\, State and Government Partnerships\, NWEA\n\nRandy Kimmens\, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships\, Futures\, Inc.\n\nManuel Valenzuela\, Superintendent\, Sahuarita Unified School District\n\nModerator: Darcy Renfro\, Chief of Staff\, Office of the Chancellor\, and Director of Workforce and Economic Development\, Maricopa County Community Colleges\n\n2:40pm Stick around! Get your ideas on record for follow-up action! Your table's 3 most important things from this conference.\n\nTable discussion\n\n3:00pm Adjournment X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:ABEC 2019 Annual Conference\n
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\n\nArizona Student Achievement Testing:
\nWhere Are We Going and Why Are We Going There?
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\n\nShould assessments be a tool for measuring student achievement and student growth? \;
\n\nCan assessments be a tool to help in closing the achievement gap?
\n \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \; \;... in promoting \;student equity? \;
Are we assessing for success? \;  \;....long term success? \; ...economic independence?
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\nFriday\, October 18\, 2019
8:00 A.M. &ndash\; 3:00 P.M.
\n\nDesert Willow Conference Center
\n\n4340 E. Cotton Center Blvd. Phoenix\, AZ 85040
\n\n8:00am Check-in/Registration/Continental Breakfast
\n\n8:30am Welcome
\n\nDick Foreman\, President &\; CEO\, Arizona Business &\; Education Coalition (ABEC)
\n\nThe Future of Work: Will our children be prepared?
\n\nTedDintersmith.com/videos
\n\n8:45am Closing the Gap: Western Governors and the Future of Workforce Development
\n\nJames Ogsbury\, Executive Director\, Western Governors&rsquo\; Association
\n\n9:15am Whole Student Approaches and Accountability &ndash\; the Next Frontier?
\n\nStephen Murphy\, Chief Assessment Officer\, Cognia
\n\n9:45am Break
\n\n10:00am What is the Role of Assessments?
\n\nAre Arizona&rsquo\;s Assessments Providing a Continuous Culture of Achievement for Both Students and Educators?
\n\nPanel: John Arnold\, Executive Director\, Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR)
\n\nCarole G. Basile\, Dean\, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College\, Arizona State University (ASU)
\n\nTim Carter\, Superintendent\, Yavapai County Education Service Agency (YCESA) and former President\, State Board of Education (SBE)
\n\nDavid S. Clukey\, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired)\, U.S. Army Special Forces and former U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion Commander\, Phoenix
\n\nJoe Thomas\, President\, Arizona Education Association (AEA)
\n\nModerator: James K. Zaharis\, Executive Vice President\, Arizona Business &\; Education Coalition (ABEC)
\n\n11:30am Informing Community Discussions About Education in Arizona
\n\nJoe O&rsquo\;Reilly\, Director\, Decision Center for Educational Excellence\, Arizona State University (ASU)
\n\n11:50am What would you like the Decision Center and ABEC to do for you?
\n\nTable discussion
\n\n12:10pm Luncheon
\n\n12:40pm What you don&rsquo\;t know about assessment is killing public education!
\n\nDavid Berliner\, Regents&rsquo\; Professor Emeritus and former Dean\, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College\, ASU
\n\n1:10pm Understanding Equity: Measuring what Matters
\n\nRose Owens-West\, Director of Equity Projects\, WestEd  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \; \;
\n\n1:35pm What are assessments/testing supposed to do?
\n\nAre more frequent\, high quality assessments an essential part of both student and faculty success that can help us better focus and direct precious resources as well?
\n\nPanel: Toni Badone\, Regional Director\, Cognia (formerly AdvancED/Measured Progress)
\n\nKarla Fisher\, Provost\, Maricopa County Community Colleges
\n\nChad Gestson\, Superintendent\, Phoenix Union High School District
\n\nScott Griego\, State Solutions Advisor\, State and Government Partnerships\, NWEA
\n\nRandy Kimmens\, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships\, Futures\, Inc.
\n\nManuel Valenzuela\, Superintendent\, Sahuarita Unified School District
\n\nModerator: Darcy Renfro\, Chief of Staff\, Office of the Chancellor\, and Director of Workforce and Economic Development\, Maricopa County Community Colleges
\n\n2:40pm Stick around! Get your ideas on record for follow-up action! Your table&rsquo\;s 3 most important things from this conference.
\n\nTable discussion
\n\n3:00pm Adjournment
\n