2019 VIRGINIA EDUCATION SUMMIT Joint Meeting of the Senate Education & Health and House Education Committees PROGRAM BOOK AGENDA Joint Meeting of the Senate Education & Health and House Education Committees Welcome! We extend our sincere appreciation to George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College for their support and the use of their beautiful facilities for the 2019 Virginia Education Summit. Follow @Hunt_Institute on Twitter for live updates & join the conversation at: #VAEDSummit 2 2019 VIRGINIA EDUCATION SUMMIT | Program Joint Meeting of the Senate Education & Health and House Education Committees AGENDA MONDAY GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY ALAN AND SALLY MERTEN HALL DECEMBER 9, 2019 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM Registration and Lunch (Lunch for members and presenters) MERTEN 1204 12:45 PM – 1:00 PM Welcome and Opening Remarks MERTEN 1201 Laura Fornash, Board Member, The Hunt Institute, Senior Vice President, McGuireWoods Consulting, LLC Senator Steve Newman, Senate District 23, Virginia State Senate, Chairman, Senate Education & Health Committee Delegate Richard Bell, House District 20, Virginia House of Delegates, Vice Chairman, House Education Committee Anne Holton, Interim President, George Mason University 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Early Childhood | Ensuring Quality and Access for All MERTEN 1201 There is considerable consensus among education, business, and political leaders about the strong returns that come from early childhood investment, and Virginia’s policymakers are taking steps to increase access and quality of early childcare and education services throughout the Commonwealth. In this session, legislators will have the opportunity to engage with members of the Governor’s Executive Leadership Team on School Readiness, as session participants review and discuss the Team’s recommendations and talk about the early childhood investments the legislature should continue and/or start in the 2020 session. Introduction: Delegate Roslyn Tyler, House District 75, Virginia House of Delegates First Lady Pamela Northam, Commonwealth of Virginia Moderator: Kelly Chopus, President and CEO, Robins Foundation Resource Experts: Marica Cox Mitchell, Director, Early Learning, Bainum Family Foundation Jenna Conway, Chief School Readiness Officer, Office of the Governor of Virginia Higher Education | Strategies and Pathways to Support 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MERTEN 1201 Postsecondary Completion To help students earn their postsecondary degrees in a timely and cost-efficient manner, state leaders and institutions must create the conditions to support students in that goal. This session will highlight work underway in the Commonwealth, such as the Passport Initiative and NOVA Advance, to help students transfer previously-earned credits with ease. Session participants will also discuss the role state policymakers can play in supporting strategies to help more of the Commonwealth’s students earn postsecondary degrees and be prepared for the workforce. Resource Experts: Dr. Michelle Marks, Vice President for Academic Innovation & New Ventures, George Mason University Peter Blake, Director, State Council for Higher Education in Virginia 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Break 2019 VIRGINIA EDUCATION SUMMIT | Program 3 AGENDA Joint Meeting of the Senate Education & Health and House Education Committees 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM Higher Education | A Conversation on College Access and Affordability MERTEN 1201 College access and affordability is a topic that has dominated headlines throughout the country for several years, and with good reason. This is an issue that state legislatures continue to grapple with, and as the Commonwealth’s public colleges cap their tuition rates for the coming academic year, it is worth asking what approaches other states are taking to make their colleges more affordable for current, incoming, and prospective students. In this session, legislators will engage with resource experts on strategies that can help make the Commonwealth’s colleges more affordable; legislators will also look at steps being taken by other state legislatures in this effort. Introduction: Delegate David Bulova, House District 37, Virginia House of Delegates Resource Experts: Mamie Voight, Vice President of Policy Research, Institute for Higher Education Policy John R. Broderick, President, Old Dominion University Classroom Innovation | Using Technology to Redefine 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM MERTEN 1201 How Students Learn When graduating high school, students should be equipped with the skills, knowledge, and tools to have a rich learning experience and be prepared for postsecondary education and the workforce. The Commonwealth has made great strides in expanding broadband into schools in recent years, but the question now boils down to how districts can best use high-speed internet to bring innovative learning approaches, like modernized assessments and competency-based education, to the classroom. This session will cover work being done nationally to help schools leverage the advantages that come from access to high-speed internet, focusing on work that has been done in the Commonwealth in using internet and technology to empower educators and students. Introduction: Delegate Glenn Davis, House District 84, Virginia House of Delegates Resource Experts: Dr. James Lane, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Virginia Department of Education Maria Worthen, Vice President for State and Federal Policy, Aurora Institute 5:15 PM – 5:30 PM Transition to Reception & Dinner GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY 5:30 PM – 6:15 PM Reception CENTER FOR THE ARTS 6:15 PM – 7:30 PM Dinner | Increasing Attainment in the Modern Economy Over dinner, legislators will engage with America Achieves Chairman and CEO Jon Schnur on roles state leaders can play in increasing educational attainment to develop a strong workforce and engaged citizenry. Schnur will talk about the importance of postsecondary goals and highlight best practices seen throughout the country in helping students attain the degrees and credentials necessary for workforce readiness. Welcome: Anne Holton, Interim President, George Mason University Introduction: Laura Fornash, Board Member, The Hunt Institute, Senior Vice President, McGuireWoods Consulting, LLC Keynote Speaker: Jon Schnur, Chairman and CEO, America Achieves 4 2019 VIRGINIA EDUCATION SUMMIT | Program Joint Meeting of the Senate Education & Health and House Education Committees AGENDA TUESDAY NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ANNANDALE CAMPUS, FORUM, DECEMBER 10, 2019 RICHARD J. ERNST COMMUNITY CULTURAL CENTER 7:15 AM – 8:00 AM Breakfast (Breakfast for members and presenters) PRESIDENT’S DINING ROOM 8:00 AM – 8:15 AM Welcome and Reflection FORUM Dr. Javaid Siddiqi, President & CEO, The Hunt Institute Senator Steve Newman, Senate District 23, Virginia State Senate, Chairman, Senate Education & Health Committee Delegate Richard Bell, House District 20, Virginia House of Delegates, Vice Chairman, House Education Committee 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM Teacher Preparation | Creating Pathways to Excellence Terrace LoungeFORUM Research and experience show that effective, well-prepared teachers are the most influential in-school determinants of student achievement, particularly for disadvantaged students. This session will cover the state of teacher preparation programs throughout the Commonwealth, focusing on effective approaches to prepare teachers for the K-12 system and how to expand those practices. Introduction: Delegate Schuyler VanValkenburg, House District 72, Virginia House of Delegates Resource Experts: Peggy Brookins, President & CEO, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Sandi Jacobs, Principal, EducationCounsel Dr. Mark Ginsberg, Dean, College of Education and Human Development, George Mason University 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM Teacher Compensation | Pay and Recruitment FORUM Teachers across the country have been advocating for increased pay, and state legislatures have responded by making this issue a top budgetary priority. In 2019, Virginia’s legislature passed the largest teacher pay increase the Commonwealth has seen in over a decade, but questions remain on what next steps should be taken to bring teacher pay closer to the national average. This session will provide legislators the opportunity to draw lessons from neighboring states in this effort, focusing on the impact bringing pay closer to the national average has on teacher recruitment. Introduction: Delegate Roxann Robinson, House District 27, Virginia House of Delegates Moderator: Secretary Atif Qarni, Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Virginia Resource Experts: Dr. Dietra Trent, Chief of Staff, Office of the President, George Mason University Dr. Josh McGee, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Break 2019 VIRGINIA EDUCATION SUMMIT | Program 5 AGENDA Joint Meeting of the Senate Education & Health and House Education Committees Professional Perspectives | Attracting and Retaining 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PRESIDENT’S DINING ROOM Top Teaching Talent Following educator-centered policy discussions, legislators will engage with principals and superintendents to get an on-the-ground perspective of how certain factors, including compensation, impact their work in recruiting teachers for their schools and districts, especially in hard-to-staff positions. Moderator: Dr. Javaid Siddiqi, President & CEO, The Hunt Institute Resource Experts: Dr. John B. Gordon III, Superintendent, Suffolk City Public Schools Dr. Shawn Green, Principal, Colonel Fred Cherry Middle School, Suffolk City Public Schools Dr. Maria