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| Time | Description | Location | Guest Speakers/Presenters |
| 8:00 - 8:45 a.m. | Registration, Continental Breakfast, Expo Booths Open | Foyer | |
| 8:45 - 9:00 a.m. | Welcome by Mayor Julia Pirnack | Ballroom | |
| 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. | Keynote: Glen Hiemstra | Ballroom | |
| 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Local Overview: Local experts address the current and future state of Pre-K through 20 education and adult non-institutional learning | Ballroom | Dr. Randy Zila, 2007 Colorado Superintendent of the Year, St. Vrain Valley School District Dr. Tina Ludutsky-Taylor, Vice-President of Front Range Community College |
| 10:30 a.m. | Overview of the Day | Ballroom | |
| 10:45 a.m. | Break | Foyer | |
| Breakout Sessions: | |||
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Early Childhood Education Desired Outcome: The Longmont community and families will be engaged and aware of the importance of early care and education, have opportunities for diverse enrichment activities and have comprehensive school readiness programs available which develop and improve cognitive, language and social/emotional skills that result in young children being ready to learn and ready for life. |
South Fairview | Dr. Elena Bodrova, Principal Researcher, Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning Karen Rahn, Co-Chair Boulder County Early Care & Education Council |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Preparation for Life and Career Exploration - K-5 |
North Fairview | Dave Benson, Organizational Consultant Connie Syferd, Executive Director of Elementary Schools, Saint Vrain Valley School District |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Preparation for Life and Career Exploration - 6-12 Desired Outcome: All students will receive a high quality, in-depth and comprehensive education designed to achieve the knowledge, skills and confidence necessary to succeed as positive, productive and engaged citizens in the 21st century, thus having a significant impact in their community, state, nation and world. |
Silverthorne | John Hefty, Executive Director, Colorado Association of School Executives Dr. Chuck Luna, Co-Director, Rocky Mountain Intercultural Institute Don Haddad, Assistant Superintendent of the Saint Vrain Valley School District |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Preparation for Life and Career Exploration - Higher Education Desired Outcome: All community members are fully informed regarding post-secondary learning options and are not limited from pursuing these options due to a lack of knowledge, proximity or resources. Community members are assisted to effectively transition into post-secondary study, regardless of the need. Organizations that offer post-secondary options are divers, abundant, high in quality and focused on the needs of the Longmont community in relation to the changing world. |
Arapahoe | Bruce Vandal, Director of Post secondary Education and Workforce Development Institute, Education Commission of the States David Longenecker, Executive Director, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Bill Husson, Vice-President of Regis University |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Adult Retraining/Continuous Education/Re-inventing Retirement Desired Outcome: In order to improve and sustain their quality of life, without limitation, citizens can envision their life goals and realize how learning can enrich and revitalize their future and improve their employability. They are constantly aware of and have access to educational opportunities - they know how to learn and access readily available resources to work class educational opportunities in Longmont. Employers are drawn to Longmont as a result of the quality and diversity of the workforce and Longmont's reputation as a lifelong learning culture. |
Apache | Michele Waite, Manager Senior Services Rosemary Williams, Boulder County Aging Services |
| 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. | Lunch, Expo Booths Open | ||
| 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. | Large Group Session Experts from the breakout sessions and a small group representative will report their findings to the whole group as well as common themes and action steps needed in order to obtain the desired outcome |
Ballroom | |
| 3:30 - 4:15 p.m. | Community Mobilization Activity Participants will circulate around the room to sign up for Community Action Teams |
Ballroom | |
| 4:15 - 4:30 p.m. | Closing Comments by Mayor Julia Pirnack | Ballroom |
