Welcoming RemarksWendy Reynoso, Head of SchoolThe Children’s StorefrontChristine LaSala, President, Board of TrusteesThe Children’s Storefront

Keynote SpeakerPedro Antonio Noguero, Ph. D.Sponsored by The Children’s Storefrontan independent, tuition-free school in Harlem

ObjectivesTo bring together private, public and charter school teachers, administrators and graduate students in education; to add a fresh voice to the national conversation on education; to define keys to academic success; and to create a network in which to exchange practical ideas that work.

Keynote Address Pedro Antonio Noguera, Ph.D.Pedro Noguera is the Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education at New York University. He holds tenured faculty appointments in the departments of Teaching and Learning and Humanities and Social Sciences at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Development and in the Department of Sociology at New York University. He is also the Executive Director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education and the co-Director of the Insti-tute for the Study of Globalization and Education in Metropolitan Settings (IGEMS).

He is the author of The Imperatives of Power: Political Change and the Social Basis of Regime Support in Grenada (Peter Lang Publishers, 1997), City Schools and the American Dream (Teachers College Press 2003), Unfinished Business: Closing the Achievement Gap in Our Nation’s Schools (Josey Bass, 2006) City Kids, City Teachers with Bill Ayers and Greg Michie (New Press 2008), and his most recent book is The Trouble With Black Boys…and Other Reflections on Race, Equity and the Future of Public Education (Wiley and Sons, 2008). Noguera has also appeared as a regular commentator on educational issues on CNN, National Public Radio, and other national news outlets.

The Children’s StorefrontFourth Annual Urban Education Symposium “Responding to theChanging Educational Landscape”

Thursday, October 28, 2010Baruch College,151 East 25th Street, 7th Floor, New York City8:30 AM to 2:30 PM

Agenda8:30 – 9:15 Registration and Continental Breakfast9:15 – 9:30 Welcome, Wendy Reynoso and Christine LaSala9:45 – 11:00 Workshops – Session 111:15 – 12:30 Workshops – Session 212:45 – 1:30 Lunch1:30 – 2:00 Keynote Address2:00 – 2:30 Closing Forum

A Mission and Money: Understanding Your School’s Business Model Regardless of size or sector, all schools rely on mul-tiple revenue streams and various financial structures to fulfill their missions and meet both short-term and long-term needs. This workshop will show how school leaders can better understand and strategically approach their school’s business model, and panelists from three different schools will reflect on how their schools fund the mission.

Panelists:Jessica LaBarbera, Nonprofit Finance FundMichele Sola, Manhattan Country SchoolDorian Brown, The Children’s Storefront

BThe Case Against Summer Vacation: Innovative Strategies to Reduce the “Summer Slide”Panelists will share their strategies to provide high quality summer learning opportunities for students with the goal of stemming summer learning loss while providing fun, engaging summer experiences.

Moderator: Ashley Stewart, National Summer Learning AssociationPanelists:Megan Demarkis,Harlem RBI & DREAM Charter SchoolChristina Oliver, Classroom, Inc.Shreya Malena-Sannon, Sadie Nash Leadership Project

WorkshopsC The Challenges of Higher Education: College Readiness, Access, and PersistenceThis panel discussion will feature representatives from secondary school and higher education envi-ronments detailing the challenges around college readiness, access, and persistence among low income, first generation students of color. We will address the realities of higher education access and success for these students and examine strategies to help them reach the college finish line.

Moderator: Sarah Brean Boldin,Young Women’s Leadership NetworkPanelists:Dion Reid, The CollegeBound InitiativeMarcia Y. Cantarella, PhDConsultant in Higher EducationRuth Genn, New Visions for Public SchoolsBlanca Vega, Marymount Manhattan College

DTurn Down the Volume: Turning Confrontations into Teachable MomentsHow do you empower students to resolve conflicts independently without using aggression or violence? How does a conflict resolution curriculum impact a school community? Listen to panelists share strate-gies that build communication skills, vocabulary, and understanding of emotions.

Panelists:Michael Williams, The Children's StorefrontElizabeth Marek, PhDThe School at Columbia University

E Securing the Future: A Fresh Look at Fundraising for Schools Has a changed economic climate affected fundrais-ing, and how can schools move forward in strength? Hear about current trends in non-profit fundraising, followed by reflections from three different schools about their current fundraising challenges, successes, and strategies.

Panelists:Jane O’Connell, Altman FoundationDoug Evans, Grace Church SchoolKen Marks, De LaSalle AcademyRobert Sheehan, Harlem RBI

F Educating Diverse Learners: Promoting a Culture of Understanding The Educating Diverse Learners panel will provide a variety of perspectives on how schools can best serve the various needs of students in general education classrooms. Questions to the panelist will engage them in a conversation about best practices for including a wide array of students both within class-rooms and throughout the education system.

Moderator: Joshua KlarisPanelists:Advocates for ChildrenBernadette Anderson,May & Samuel Rudin Foundation, Inc.Kristen GoldMansour,GoldMansour and RutherfordAndrea Zayas, La Cima Charter School

GBridging The Achievement Gap / Defining BenchmarksBest Practices for Bridging the Achievement Gap: This will be a fully interactive workshop in which small affinity groups share their best practices for

addressing issues including: approaches to student assessment, approaches to building academic skills, dealing with differences in student motivation and engaging parents. The participants will identify the best practices from each affinity group and then share them with the group as a whole.

Moderators: Marcia Y. Cantarella, PhDConsultant in Higher EducationFretta Reitzes, 92nd Street Y

H The Crisis of Urban Males: On the edge of Promise and PerilWhat are the academic, personal and societal land-mines that urban males have to navigate? How can we transform walls of obstacles into bridges of oppor-tunities for urban males? Panelists will address the issues and challenges that prevent many urban youths from reaching their potential along with sharing strategies and programs that will allow our urban youth to transform ability into productivity.

Panelists:Kenney Robinson, Hunter College,School of EducationJabali Sawicki, Excellence Boys Charter SchoolJermaine Wright, CUNY Black Male InitiativeGess LeBlanc, School of Educationat Hunter College

Lunch and Keynote Address

Closing Forum: Responding to the Changing Educational LandscapeIn these demanding times, how do we best lead our organizations and schools and devise strategies to address the needs of our students?

Moderators:Wendy ReynosoJane O’ConnellMarcia Cantarella Rich Berlin

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The Advisory Committee includes:Bernadette Anderson,May & Samuel Rudin Foundation, Inc.

Rich Berlin, Harlem RBI

Sarah Brean Boldin,Young Women’s Leadership Network

Jane Canner, Classroom, Inc.

Marcia Y. Cantarella, PhDConsultant in Higher Education

George Davison, Grace Church School

Hal Fessenden, The Children’s Storefront

Joshua Klaris, DREAM Charter School

Ann Mellow, National Association of Episcopal Schools

Jane O’Connell, Altman Foundation

Christina Oliver, Classroom, Inc.

Kathleen Ponze,Young Women’s Leadership Network

Annette Raphel,The School at Columbia University

Fretta Reitzes, 92nd Street Y

Wendy Reynoso, The Children’s Storefront

The Children’s Storefront is celebrating its 45th year educating children in Harlem. Unique in the world of independent schools, we remain tuition-free. Since our founding we have been strongly committed to helping children who face tremendous obstacles each and every day in pursuit of their education.

Our work is grounded on the conviction that every child deserves the opportunity for an excellent educa-tion. At the Storefront, we know that a solid educa-tion will enlighten the mind, provide a sense of the broader world, create curiosity and delight and enable a child to have many options in their future education.

The Children’s Storefront was founded in 1966 as a safe haven for neighborhood children, and quickly grew into a formal preschool. In 1981, the Storefront began expanding into a full elementary school, adding one grade each year until 1989, when six students graduated from its first eighth grade class. The Storefront now serves 174 students from preschool to eighth grade.

Traveling to the SymposiumBaruch College is on the East Side of NYC, just off Lexington Avenue. Nearby subways are N or R to 23rd Street or the No. 6 to 28th Street. Parking on 24th Street between Third and Second Avenues.

For more information, please contact Daniel Brewer at 212.427.7900 ext. 224 or dbrewer@cstorefront.org

Registration Form (email to Daniel or fax to 212.348.2988)

Please check the two workshops you will attend.

You may attend one in Series A – D and one in Series E – H.

A Mission and Money: Understanding Your School’s Business Model

B The Case Against Summer Vacation: Innovative Strategies to

Reduce the “Summer Slide”

C The Challenges of Higher Education: College Readiness

Access, and Persistence

D Turn Down The Volume: Conflict Resolution and Building

a Culture of Respect

E Securing the Future: A Fresh Look at Fundraising for Schools

F Educating Diverse Learners: Promoting a Culture

of Understanding

G Bridging The Achievement Gap: Defining Benchmarks

H The Crisis of Urban Males: On the Edge of Promise and Peril

Symposium: $100. Per Person, $50. Graduate Students (100% tax deductible)

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