Agenda at a Glance: July 9, 2019

7:00 am Conference Registration Opens Morning Plenary Session – Grand Ballroom Dr. James Lane Welcome Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commonwealth of 8:00 am Virginia is for ALL Learners ‐ Meeting the Needs of ALL Students The Honorable Atif Qarni Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Virginia Remarks Virginia is for ALL Learners ‐ Valuing ALL Cultural Perspectives Diane Atkinson, Vice President Virginia Board of Education Virginia is for ALL Learners ‐ Resourcing ALL Schools Equitably Mr. Rodney Robinson Keynote 8:30 am National Teacher of the Year Address Economic and Cultural Equity Matters!!! Ms. Leah Dozier Walker Virginia Director of Equity and Community Engagement, VDOE 9:30 Equity From Talking the Talk to Walking the Walk ‐ Equity and Opportunity in Walk Virginia 10:30 Transition to Breakout Sessions Break Out Session A Room Dr. Andrew Daire, Dean Can We Have Culturally Inclusive Practice Without Cultural E‐10 AB VCU School of Education Inclusion? Rebecca Dovi Computer Science for All ‐ Bridging the Opportunity Gap E‐10 CD Code Virginia 10:45 – Melissa Cuba An Intersectional Analysis of Disproportionality of English E‐11 AB 11:45 VCU School of Education Learners in Special Education in Virginia Cherice Hopkins, Esq. Obtaining Education Equity for Girls of Color by Disrupting the E‐21 AB Rights4Girls Abuse to Prison Pipeline Kim Dupre Virginia Tiered Systems of Supports Research and Implementation Center Virginia Tiered Systems of Supports (VTSS) through the Lens of (VTSS‐RIC), VCU Social Emotional Learning and Equity: Creating the System to Grand Dr. Anna Hebb Ballroom Support All Students VTSS‐RIC, VCU C Chidi Uche Office of the Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Service 11:45 Transition to Lunch – Visit Vendor Tables and Virginia is For Learners Photo Booth 12:00 Lunch is served – Grand Ballroom The Honorable Robert C. “Bobby” Scott 12:15 Remarks U.S. House of Representatives, VA‐03 Chairman, Committee on Education and the Workforce Mr. Tiyale T. Hayes, MBA Luncheon Sr. VP Black Entertainment Television (BET) 12:30 Keynote: Bias and the Media: Leveraging Empathy to Drive Deeper Understanding of Diversity The Honorable Ralph Northam 1:15 Remarks Governor of Virginia 1:30 Transition to Breakout Sessions Break Out Session B Room Tiyale T. Hayes, MBA Supporting the Needs of LGBTQ+ Students in Education Grand Ballroom BET Network Settings C Dr. Derrick Alridge UVA, Center for Race and Education in the South Teachers in the Movement: What Can We Learn From Them? E‐10 AB Dr. Danielle Wingfield‐Smith UVA, Center on Race and Education in 1:45 – 2:45 the South Dr. Ingrid Colón Construyendo/Building Collaborative Relationships between E‐10 CD New America Recently Arrived Parents and Educators Moderator: Dr. Jamelle Wilson Member, Virginia Board of Education Dr. Amy Cashwell, Superintendent, Henrico County Superintendents’ Panel Discussion: Dr. Francisco D. Durán The Impact of Poverty on Education In Virginia, a Rural and E‐21 AB Chief Equity Officer, Fairfax County Urban Lens Member Virginia Board of Education Dr. Keith Perrigan, Superintendent, Bristol City Early Childhood Mini Institute: Working towards Equity in a Jenna Conway, MBA Unified Early Childhood System (Extended Two Hour Session B E‐11 AB Chief School Readiness Officer & C) School Board Member Mini Institute: Local Policy Levers The Honorable Atif Qarni Governor’s Advancing Equity for Virginia Students (Invitation only: Virginia Secretary of Education Room Extended Two Hour Session B & C) 2:45‐3:00 Transition to Breakout Sessions 2:45‐3:00 Transition to Breakout Sessions Break Out Session C Room Dr. Derrick Alridge UVA, Center for Race and Education in the South Teachers in the Movement: What Can We Learn From Them? E‐10 AB Dr. Danielle Wingfield‐Smith UVA, Center for Race and Education in the South Dr. Ingrid Colón Improving Access and Equity Across the P‐20 Pipeline for New America E‐10 CD Latina/o/x Students in the Commonwealth 3:00 ‐ 4:00 Dr. Cristóbal Rodríguez Howard University Building Partnerships with Schools, Families, and Communities Dr. Paula Johnson to Ensure Equitable Educational Opportunities for All Children Hector Bojorquez Grand (IDRA EAC‐South: Federally Funded TA Available to Virginia Ballroom Dr. Stephanie Garcia School Divisions) C IDRA ‐ Equity Assistance Center (EAC) Dr. Janice Underwood 5 Amazing Secrets About Culturally Affirming Classroom ODU, Institutional Equity & Diversity E‐21 AB Management Every Teacher Should Know Johnnie Underwood WJCC Public Schools Early Childhood Mini Institute: Working towards Equity in a Jenna Conway, MBA Unified Early Childhood System (Extended Two Hour Session B E‐11 AB Chief School Readiness Officer & C)

School Board Member Mini Institute: Local Policy Levers The Honorable Atif Qarni Governor’s Advancing Equity for Virginia Students (Invitation only: – Virginia Secretary of Education Room Extended Two Hour Session B & C)

Please join us for a Conference “Social” from 5:30‐8pm at Vagabond.

Refreshments and cash bar offered courtesy of Vagabond. 700 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219 www.vagabondrva.com Agenda at a Glance: July 10, 2019

Morning Plenary – Grand Ballroom Dr. Andrew Daire, Dean, School of Education 8:30 Virginia Commonwealth University am Welcome Dr. Tomikia LeGrande, Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management, Virginia Commonwealth University Dr. Cristóbal Rodríguez, Director of Graduate Studies in the School of 8:45 Keynote Education at Howard University am Address … And Excellence for All: Systemic and Cultural Transformations for Equity Virginia is for Learners Special Announcement 10:00 Meet Mrs. Peake 10:30 Transition to Breakout Sessions Break Out Session D Room Dr. Jeffery Wilson Educational Equity Through Cultural Responsiveness Dr. Emiola Oyefuga E‐10 AB 10:45 ‐ VCU School of Education Using the “Cultural Proficiency Continuum Dialogic Protocol” to Dr. Dwayne Ray Cormier E‐10 CD 11:45 Explore Educators’ Cultural Competence VCU School of Education Building Partnerships with Schools, Families, and Communities to Dr. Paula Johnson Ensure Equitable Educational Opportunities for All Children (IDRA Hector Bojorquez Grand EAC‐South: Federally Funded TA Available to Virginia School Ballroom Dr. Stephanie Garcia Divisions) C IDRA ‐ Equity Assistance Center (EAC) Opening the Gates: Practical and Philosophical Considerations for Dr. Andrew Armstrong E‐21 AB School and Division Personnel to Close the AP Equity Gap Goochland County Schools Dr. Andrene Jones Castro Closing the Teacher Equity Gap: Hiring Practices in the Context of E‐11 AB VCU School of Education Shortages 11:45 Transition to Lunch – Visit Vendor Tables and Virginia is For Learners Photo Booth 12:00 Lunch is served – Grand Ballroom Meeting the Diverse Needs of ALL Virginia Students Moderators: Jesse Rodriguez and Kendal Swartzentruber VDOE’s Training & Technical Assistance Center (T/TAC) at Students: Student Voices Lauren Anema, I’m Determined 12:15 Joi Coleman, Girls for a Change Panel Traleya Eley, I’m Determined Shentelle Harris, I’m Determined Azaria Lewis, Girls for a Change Cayden Stump, I’m Determined Chloe Sutterfield, I’m Determined

1:30 Transition to Breakout Sessions Break Out Session E Room Dr. Samantha Viano School Resource Officers and School Discipline: How to Work With E‐10 AB Law Enforcement To Protect Students from Inequitable Treatment

1:45 – Dr. Sandy Curwood Director of School Nutrition E‐10 CD 2:45 School Nutrition: A Foundation to Achieving Educational Equity Claire Mansfield No Kid Hungry Virginia Data‐Informed Mini Institute: No BS: Using Good Data, Thoughtful Grand Dr. Ivory Toldson Analysis and Compassionate Understanding to Maximize the Ballroom Howard University Potential of All Students (Part 1) C Sophia Farmer Virginia Tiered Systems of Supports VTSS Mini Institute: Virginia Tiered Systems of Supports (VTSS) is for Research and Implementation Center ALL Learners: Building Equitable Systems through a Tiered E‐11 AB (VTSS‐RIC), VCU Framework. (Extended Two Hour Session E & F) Dr. Charlome Pierce VTSS‐RIC, VCU 2:45 Transition to Breakout Sessions Break Out Session F Room Dr. Risha Berry Dr. Tomika Ferguson Counted Out: Centering Black Girls in Public Schools E‐10 AB Dr. Danielle Apugo VCU School of Education 3:00 – Dr. Sandy Curwood 4:00 Director of School Nutrition E‐10 CD School Nutrition: A Foundation to Achieving Educational Equity Claire Mansfield No Kid Hungry Virginia Data‐Informed Mini Institute: Why We Believe: Developing Positive Grand Dr. Ivory Toldson Instructional Practices to Maximize the Potential of Black Students Ballroom Howard University (Part 2) C Sophia Farmer Virginia Tiered Systems of Supports VTSS Mini Institute: Virginia Tiered Systems of Supports (VTSS) is for Research and Implementation Center ALL Learners: Building Equitable Systems through a Tiered E‐11 AB (VTSS‐RIC), VCU Framework. (Extended Two Hour Session E & F) Dr. Charlome Pierce VTSS‐RIC, VCU