Fall 2008 Student Support Conference
October 6, 2008
DCU Conference Center, Worcester
The objective of this second annual coordinated statewide conference was to inform participants of the various state and federally funded Student Support programs within our unit, share promising strategies, and engage grant recipients (and potential recipients) in a coordinated effort to increase partnerships across programs.
Conference Overview
| 9:00 Grant Sessions |
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| Grant Programs/Overviews | Fund Code(s) | Room |
  Academic Support | (632/625, 596/597, 598/593, 619/592, 627/626) | Grand Ballroom |
Alternative Education | (790) | A |
Community Service-Learning | (354, 355) | C |
McKinney-Vento Homeless Education | (310) | E |
Safe & Supportive Learning Environments | (791) | A |
21st Century Community Learning Centers | (647) | Jr. Ballroom |
| 10:45 Welcome & Keynote (Grand Ballroom - North) |
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- Associate Commissioner John L.G. Bynoe, III
- Commissioner Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D.
- Keynote ~ Dr. Donald Deshler, "Successful Strategies for Struggling Students"
- PowerPoint available upon request: email achievement@doe.mass.edu
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| 12:00 Lunch (Grand Ballroom - South) |
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| 12:30 Coordination & Collaboration - Promising Practices |
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- Rachelle Engler Bennett, Director of Student Support
- Janice Rotella, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Wareham
- Andrew O'Leary, Director of Federal & State Programs, New Bedford
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| 1:00 Content Specific Breakout Sessions |
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The Creation, Collaboration and Execution of a Transitional Support Programs for Students from the Middle School to the High School Level (North Adams & Framingham) - PowerPoints  : 1 (North Adams) [1.2MB] & 2 (Framingham) Growing Community CONNECTIONS: Accessing, developing and sustaining the potential of partnership (Holyoke) Accessibility to Algebra and Geometry for ALL Students (Carol Hynes) Mission Possible: When there's a will, there can be a way! (North Central Charter Essential School) - PowerPoint [1.1MB] Engaging Students in Academic Support Summer Programs through Community Service Learning (Pittsfield & Central Berkshire) Serving Youth with Intensive Needs: Learner-friendly teaching routines and how to help them get on a meaningful and motivated track (Dr. Donald Deshler)
- PowerPoint available upon request: email achievement@doe.mass.edu Building a Collaborative Website for Project Based Learning
- Website is now live
| | 2:20 Regional Coordination/Collaboration Strategy Sessions |
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Regional Session Overview |
Strategic Action Plan Template |
Regional Room Locations:
Room A (Greater Boston) | Room C (West) | Room E (Northeast) | Jr. Ballroom (Southeast/Cape) | Grand Ballroom - South (Central) |
last updated: December 16, 2008
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