Wednesday, October 15
Building a Foundation of Knowledge
8:30
Breakfast
9:00
Welcome, Jack O'Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Opening Remarks, William Ellerbee, Jr., Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent, School and District Operations Branch, California Department of Education
Roundtable Purpose, Kathleen J. Moore, Director, School Facilities Planning Division, California Department of Education
Roundtable Design, Deborah McKoy, Ph.D., Executive Director, Center for Cities & Schools, University of California, Berkeley
9:30
Research Panel: Creating Powerful Learning Experiences
Chair: William Ellerbee, Jr., Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent, School and District Operations Branch, California Department of Education
- School Organizations: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Bruce Fuller, Ph.D., Professor, Education and Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley - Preparing Future Citizens and Producers
David Stern, Ph.D., Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley - Linking Learning and School Design: Responding to Emerging Ideas
George Copa, Ph.D., Director, New Designs and Learning - Linking Learning and School Design: Strategies
C. Kenneth Tanner, Ed.D., Professor, Educational Facilities, University of Georgia
10:45
Break
11:00
Large Group Discussion
Lead Discussants; Guy Mehula, Chief Facilities Executive, Los Angeles Unified School District; Laura Knauss, Architect, Lionakis Design Group; Rick Simpson, Deputy Chief of Staff, Assembly Member Bass
12:00
Lunch
1:30
Small Group Discussions: Envisioning Optimal Learning Environments from Multiple Perspectives
Facilitator: Jeff Vincent, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Center for cities & Schools, University of California, Berkeley
- A Framework for School Design Excellence
Ronald E. Bogle, President and CEO, American Architectural Foundation - Small group discussion goals are to identify (a) the importance and unique perspective of diverse stakeholders in the school design process; (b) the key components in designing optimal learning environments; and (c) how state policy can best support and inspire this work.
3:45
Break
4:00
Small Group Reports
4:30
Closing Comments
Kathleen J. Moore, Director, School Facilities Planning Division, California Department of Education
6:00
Reception and Dinner
Keynote: Space for Change: Educational Transformation and Building Schools for the Future (PDF)
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Andrew Harrison, Director, Learning and Research, DEGW
Thursday, October 16
Identifying Policy Priorities
8:30
Breakfast
9:00
Reflections and Looking Ahead
- School District Perspective (PDF)
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Bill Savidge, Engineering Officer, West Contra Costa Unified School District - State Perspective: California's Legal, Regulatory, and Policy Framework (PDF)
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Fred Yeager, Assistant Director, School Facilities Planning Division, California Department of Education
9:30
Best Practices Panel: Redefining Learning Spaces; Innovations from the Field
Chair: Mary Filardo, Executive Director, 21st Century School Fund
- Schools as Centers of Community: Concepts and Strategies
Steven Bingler, AIA, Founder and President, Concorida, LLC - Sustainability, Design, and Education
Panama Bartholomy, Adviser, California Energy Commission - Technology in Schools (PDF)
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Jeremy Roschelle, Ph.D., Director, Center For Technology in Learning, SRI International - Learning Transformation in Action
Larry Rosenstock, Chief Executive Office, High Tech High - Safe, Healthy, and Positive Environmental Design (PDF)
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Tod Schneider, Consultant,
10:45
Break
11:00
Large Group Discussion
Lead Discussants: Steve Looper, Director, Elk Grove Unified School District; Tom Blurock, FAIA, Principal, IBI/Blurock; Kathleen Chavira, Consultant, Senate Education Committee
12:00
Lunch
12:45
Action Team Discussions: Crafting Recommendations for Optimal Learning Environments in California
Facilitator: Shirl Buss, Ph.D., Design Consultant, Center for Cities & Schools
- Small group discussion goals are to (a) review key priorities for re-visioning state policy generated on October 15 and (b) develop three to five recommendations for the California Department of Education to implement such priorities.
2:00
Presentation of Recommendations by Action Teams
3:00
Concluding Remarks
Kathleen J. Moore, Director, School Facilities Planning Division, California Department of Education