CONFERENCE INFORMATION

RAISING ACHIEVEMENT AND CLOSING GAPS CONFERENCE

CONFERENCE XIII

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The thirteenth Raising Achievement and Closing Gaps Conference will be held March 30 - April 1, 2009 at the Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons/Joseph S. Koury Convention Center.

Mark your calendar and plan to have your school, school district, and community represented at this conference on best practices. We suggest that schools be represented by a team to include the principal, teachers, parents, and business or community representatives, though, individual participants are welcome. Superintendents and other district office staff are also encouraged to attend to facilitate district-wide efforts to improve student achievement.

The 2009 conference will emphasize:

• preparing globally competitive students;
• supporting 21st century professionals to create a culture of continuous improvement;
• improving academic growth for high performing students;
• developing healthy and responsible citizens;
• providing ways to assist all subgroups to make adequate yearly progress (AYP); and implementing the recommendations of the NC Advisory Commission on Raising Achievement and Closing Gaps;

We look forward to seeing you at the 2009 conference.

• Invitation Letter
  (pdf, 5.6mb)
  
  
• Online Registration and Call for Proposals
  Conference registration is still available
  
  
• Conference Goals
  (doc, 27kb)
  
  
• 12 Recommendations
  (pdf, 122kb)
  
  
• Sheraton Reservation Form
  (doc, 115kb)
  
  
• Conference Agenda
  (pdf, 1.4mb)
  
  
• Concurrent Sessions Tuesday, March 31
  (pdf, 108kb)
  
  
• Concurrent Sessions Wednesday, April 1
  (pdf, 85kb)
  
  
• Focus Sessions
  (pdf, 29kb)

STUDENT INVOLVEMENT

• Student Oratorical Presentation Winners
  (pdf, 131kb)
  
  
• Student Oratorical Presentation Invitation
  The Student Oratorical Presentation Committee is seeking students in grades 3 through 12 who would like to present a speech at the Raising Achievement and Closing Gaps Conference.
  (doc, 242kb)
  
  
• Student Oratorical Presentation Request to Participate Form
  Students must complete the Request to Participate form and submit it, along with a typed copy of the speech and a videotape or DVD of his/her presentation, by Wednesday, February 25, 2009. Please contact Teresa Smith at tsmith@dpi.state.nc.us or 919.807.3820 for more information.
  (doc, 51kb)
  
  
• Student Oratorical Presentation Request to Participate Sample
  (doc, 57kb)
  
  
• Student Oratorical Presentation Rubric
  (doc, 55kb)