North Carolina Action Plan for High School Innovation Conference

Description:
The North Carolina State Board of Education and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and many other key partners invite you to the North Carolina Action Plan for High School Innovation Conference – December 2, 2004 at the North Raleigh Hilton in Raleigh and December 3, 2004 at the Adams Mark Hotel in Charlotte.

The North Carolina Action Plan for High School Innovation will provide short and long-term strategies for high school reform, and will be distributed at two meetings - one in Raleigh on Thursday, December 2, for the eastern portion of the state and the second on Friday, December 3, for the western portion of the state.

In addition to unveiling the Action Plan for High School Innovation, Dr. Bill Daggett, nationally-know education speaker, will discuss "Economic Imperative for Change" and "Proven High School Reform Strategies."

Launching the vision for innovative high school restructuring will also include a call to action for every community in our state and will impact positively on all communities and education entities.

Special Features:
Dr. Bill Daggett will discuss "Economic Imperative for Change" and "Proven High School Reform Strategies."

Willard Daggett, Ed.D.
President of the International Center for Leadership in Education, is recognized worldwide for his proven ability to move education systems towards more rigorous and relevant skills and knowledge for all students. He has assisted a number of states and hundreds of school districts with their school improvement initiatives, many in response to No Child Left Behind and its demanding adequate yearly progress (AYP) provisions. Dr. Daggett has also collaborated with education ministries in several countries and with the Council of Chief State School Officers, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Governors Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Apple Computer, and many other national organizations.

Before founding the International Center for Leadership in Education in 1991, Dr. Daggett was a teacher and administrator at the secondary and postsecondary levels and a director with the New York State Education Department, where he spearheaded restructuring initiatives to focus the state's education system on the skills and knowledge students need in a technological, information-based society.

Registration:
Pre-registration has closed. You are welcome to register (pdf, 48k) on-site at the cost of $45/person. Make checks payable to New Schools Project. Please call 919.781.6833 x 124 if you have any questions.

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