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Recent legislation provides for full ADM funding for full-day kindergarten for all Oregon students in the 2015-2016 school year.

This statewide summit will inform district teams of superintendents, principals, teacher leaders, and partners as they develop their implementation plans.

State and district leaders will apply recent research and current policy and resources available to support this important transition.

Featured Speakers:

• Nancy Golden, Chief Education Officer, Oregon Education Investment Board
• Rob Saxton, Deputy Superintendent, Oregon Department of Education
• Jada Rupley, Oregon's Early Learning System Director
• Maryalice Russell, Superintendent, McMinnville SD
• Jon Peterson, Superintendent, Pendleton SD
• Karen Twain, K-3 Literacy Director, Oregon Department of Education
• Senator Mark Hass, Oregon State Legislature

Breakout Sessions:

• 40-40-20 Begins in All Day Kindergarten: Considerations When Developing an All Day Kindergarten Program (David-Douglas SD)
• Building a Solid Foundation:  Our Journey to Closing the Gap (Tigard-Tualatin SD)
• Early Learning in McMinnville (McMinnville SD)
• Full-Day Kindergarten Scheduling and Collaboration with Families to Prepare their Young Students (Morrow County SD)
• Impacts of All Day Kindergarten with High Poverty Students (Bend-La Pine SD)
• One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Adaptive All Day Kindergarten Programs to Meet the Needs of Diverse Title 1 Schools (Corvallis SD)
• Setting the Stage for a Strong Start to School (Portland SD)
• The Key Components of an All Day Kindergarten Program (Woodburn SD)

Agenda:

8:30 - Welcome, Maryalice Russell-Moderator

• Rob Saxton, Deputy Superintendent, Oregon Department of Education
• Karen Twain, K-3 Literacy Director, Oregon Department of Education
• Maryalice Russell, Superintendent, McMinnville SD and Jon Peterson, Superintendent, Pendleton SD
• Panel of Teachers and Principals
• Jada Rupley, Oregon's Early Learning System Director
• Senator Mark Hass, Oregon State Legislature
• Nancy Golden, Chief Education Officer, Oregon Education Investment Board

12:00-1:00 - Lunch (provided)
1:00-2:15 - Round I Breakouts (4 options)
2:15-2:30 - Break
2:30-3:45 - Round II Breakouts (4 options)
3:45 - Team Planning Time
             Conference Adjourns

Resources:

• Kindergarten Full-day Sample Schedule
• Leading Eearly Learning Childhood Communities: What Principals Should Know and Be Able to Do (Executive Summary)
• Half-Day and Full-Day Kindergarten: Key Factors That Make a Difference in the Reading Achievement of Struggling Readers Receiving Literacy Intervention
• Crisis in the Kindergarten: Why Children Need to Play in School
• Research and Evidence-based Practice That Advance the Profession of Education Administration
• Reclaiming Kindergarten: Part I. Questions about Theory and Practice
• Reclaiming Kindergarten: Part II: Questions About Policy