2010 Leadership for Equity & Excellence Forum

 Reinvest in Equity:

Building Bridges and Tearing Down Walls

 February 16 & 17, 2010

Phoenix, Arizona
Questions marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.

We welcome you to the 2010 Leadership for Excellence and Equity Forum, the next generation of the NCCRESt Forums you enjoyed in Denver, CO and Washington, DC. Educators, policy makers, students, parents, advocacy groups, and community members will gather to share current research and best practices related to building and strengthening systems of educational equity. This equity forum will provide the opportunity for several potential areas of focus, including civil and educational rights, disproportionality in special education, school-family partnerships, organizing schools for inclusive education, and more.

Session proposals that cover the range of expertise from presentations of research to presentations of promising practices are welcome.  Proposals can be for presentation/discussions, workshops, panels, and roundtables. Sessions should be of interest to a wide range of educators, students and families, policy makers, and researchers.  We anticipate that about one third of the sessions will focus on current research, while two thirds will highlight best practices.

Note: The Equity Alliance at ASU, continuing the work of  the National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems, and the National Institute for Urban School Improvement, supports the capacity of state and local school systems to provide high-quality, effective opportunities to learn for all students, and to reduce disparities in academic achievement.

General Information:  Each presenter of each session must be listed on this form, and each is expected to pay registration. Presenters are also expected to print their own session handouts, and will be given the total needed in the confirmation. We will be accepting for review ONLY those proposals submitted electronically by October, 2009 by 5:00 pm MST. Preference will be given for presentations that are accessible to all audience members, including those with dis/abilities or linguistic differences.
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* Session Title: (Sessions are 75 minutes. Session Titles should be 10 words or less.)
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* Session Focus: (Choose one)
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* Session Style: 
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* Session Abstract: (100 words or less):  Please proofread your abstract and limit to 100 words or less. This abstract will appear written in the conference program. In addition to providing a basic description of the session, abstracts must reflect the focus area and participant outcomes.
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* Tell us about your session (about 450 words ). Proposals will not be accepted if this section is not completed.

Provide clear information to allow reviewers to rate the proposal fairly. The summary will be rated in three areas: 1) clarity and organization, 2) research-base and methodology, and 3) quality of participant outcomes. Proposals that do not present a research study should describe the theoretical and/or research base for the proposed presentation. Include any special efforts to make your session accessible to all audience members.
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* Audiovisual Equipment Needs: Please request only what is going to be used. Requests made on the day of the presentation will not be honored. We cannot provide computers and we have a limited number of projectors for powerpoint presentations.
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* Name of Lead Presenter. The lead presenter must serve as a contact to the Equity Alliance at ASU and communicate with other presenter(s).
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Presenter Three: 

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Presenter Four: 

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Additional presenters/contributors:
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Please describe any special considerations or needs that organizers should be aware of to accommodate your presentation.

Please review your responses before submitting. You will not be able to change your proposal after clicking submit.