Learning Begins at Birth: The Larger Education Conversation California Association for Family Child Care A WATER COOLER* CONFERENCE AGENDA Bringing the needs of California’s youngest children into the larger education conversation Welcoming preschool, zero to three, prenatal to five, birth to eight, K‐12, P‐16 and higher education teachers, providers, administrators, parents, activists, advocates, philanthropists, and policy‐makers and their staffs. March 24 and 25, 2009 Sheraton Grand Sacramento 1230 J Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Learn: How other states—and nations—are advancing early education, and the results they are seeing so far What some of California’s top political leaders are thinking about the future of early education here How changes at the federal level may impact early education policy opportunities How K‐12, preschool, childcare, and early education advocates, teachers, providers and administrators are narrowing their differences to envision a policy path for early education in California How California business and labor leaders see the issues to resolve and how to move forward How early education fits into the priorities of California voters and what political strategists see ahead * The Water Cooler is a collaborative effort by the Advancement Project, the California Community Foundation, Children Now, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, First 5 California, Preschool California, and many other organizations including those shown here, to advance early care and learning for California’s children birth to five. DRAFT AGENDA **Yellow highlighting indicates that the speaker has been confirmed TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2008 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. REGISTRATION 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. RECEPTION (Hosted Refreshments and Ample Hors d’oeuvres) Welcoming Remarks: The Honorable Karen Bass, Speaker of the California State Assembly The Honorable Darrell Steinberg, President Pro Tem of the California State Senate A Salute to Head Start and the Power of Early Childhood Investments Susan A. Buffett, Chairman, The Sherwood Foundation, The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, and The Buffett Early Childhood Fund Mark Shriver, President and CEO, Save the Children Recollections of My Father:, Sargeant Shriver and the Founding of Head Start Susan Wernert, President, California Head Start Association Ed Zigler, PhD, professor emeritus of Yale University, one of the original planners of the federal Head Start program, researcher, first director of U.S. Office of Child Development, now known as the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, and former chief of the U.S. Children's Bureau WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2008 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. REGISTRATION 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. WORKING BREAKFAST Introductions by Kris Perry, Executive Director, First 5 California Acknowledgements of Conference Co‐Conveners and Philanthropic Partners Welcome and Introductory Thoughts from Susan A. Buffett, The Buffett Early Childhood Fund Brain Development and the Rewards of Early Investment Lynn Karoly, Ph.D., Senior Economist, Rand Corporation Matthew E. Melmed, Executive Director, ZERO TO THREE Jack Shonkoff, PhD, Julius B. Richmond Professor of Child Health, Harvard University Moderator: Harriet Myer, President, Ounce of Prevention Fund 10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. BREAK, Refreshments Available 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Progress Internationally, in Other States, and at the Federal Level: Possible Lessons and Openings for California Libby Doggett, President, Pre‐K Now Cornelia Grumman, Vice President, The Ounce of Prevention Fund, Directing the First Five Years Fund J. Ronald Lally, Co‐Director, Center for Child & Family Studies, WestEd: Other Nations Dan Pedersen, Founding President, Buffett Early Childhood Fund: Other States Moderator: Catherine Atkin, President and Executive Director, Preschool California 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 a.m. Early Childhood and K‐12 Collaborations and Linkages Welcome, “Collaboration Between Early Care and Education and K‐ 12 on Behalf of Young Children” by Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Gloria Corral, Deputy Director, First 5 San Francisco Whit Hayslip, Los Angeles Unified School District, Assistant Superintendent of Early Childhood Education Denise Meek, Executive Director, Early Education Programs and Services, San Diego County Office of Education Charles Weis, Ph.D., Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools Moderator: Assembly Member Julia Brownley, Chair, Assembly Education Committee 12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. BREAK and WORKING LUNCH Public Awareness and Priorities: How Well Do Voters Understand Early Education and Where Does It Fit in the Education Mix? New California Opinion Research presented and discussed by: Mark Baldassare, President, Public Policy Institute of California Lee Ann Buchanan, Lee Ann Buchanan and Associates Bob Cherry, Hein, Cherry & Attore, Inc. Scott Day, Political Manager, California Teachers Association John Hein, Hein, Cherry & Attore, Inc. Jan van Lohuizen, Voter Consumer Research, Inc. Moderated by: Ted Lempert, President, Children NOW 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Narrowing Policy Differences and Creating a Pathway to Success: Status Reports by Water Cooler Workgroups on Policy Recommendations 10 Minute Presentation; Questions After Report 1:30 p.m. Workgroup # 1: Revenue, Taxation, Proposition 98, and Sequencing/Priorities Co‐Chairs: Ted Lempert and Adonai Mack 1:55 p.m. Workgroup #2: Critical Issues Within the Existing System Co‐Chairs: Debby Armstrong and Nina Buthee 2:20 p.m. Workgroup #3: Quality Rating and Improvement, Tiered Reimbursement, Curriculum, and Delivery System Co‐ Chairs: Meera Mani, Giannina Perez, and Ginger Swigart Moderated by: Kris Perry, First 5 California 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. BREAK, Refreshments Available 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. How Parents, Business, and Labor See the Challenges and Opportunities Pam Brady, President, California State PTA Jim Wunderman, President and CEO, Bay Area Council David A. Sanchez, President, California Teachers Association Blair H. Taylor, President and CEO, Los Angeles Urban League Allan Zaremberg, President and CEO, California Chamber of Commerce Moderator: Molly Munger, Co‐Director, Advancement Project 4:10 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. Narrowing Policy Differences and Creating a Pathway to Success: Status Reports by Water Cooler Workgroups on Policy Recommendations 10 Minute Presentation; Questions after Report 4:10 p.m. Workgroup #4: Access Gaps and Facilities Co‐Chairs: Sharon Scott Dow and Nancy Strohl 4:35 p.m. Workgroup #5: Workforce Development and Certification Co‐Chairs: Toni Campbell, Sarah Neville‐Morgan, and Marcy Whitebook Moderated by: Kris Perry, First 5 California 4:50 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. BREAK, Refreshments Available 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Forum with Key Elected and Opinion Leaders: An Eye to 2010 The Honorable Edmund G. Brown, California Attorney General Tom Campbell, former Congressman, former Dean of Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley The Honorable John Garamendi, California Lieutenant Governor The Honorable Bill Lockyer, State Treasurer The Honorable Gavin Newsom, Mayor, City of San Francisco The Honorable Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction The Honorable Steve Poizner, California Insurance Commissioner The Honorable Gloria Romero, Chair, Senate Committee on Education, California State Senate The Honorable Tom Torlakson, Member of Assembly Committee on Education, California State Assembly The Honorable Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor, City of Los Angeles Meg Whitman, former President and CEO of EBay Moderator: Peter Schrag, Sacramento Bee 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT RECEPTION with Forum Participants .