2012 ELT SUMMIT PROGRAM—Citizen Schools 6”x9” (trimmed & folded) Prepared by: Thom Barbour 401-743-0441

July 13–14, 2012Microsoft NERD CenterCambridge, Massachusetts

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2 AGENDA 2012 ELT Summit detailed agenda

5 WELCOME LETTER Letter from Eric Schwarz, Citizen Schools Co-Founder and CEO, & Emily McCann, Citizen Schools President

6 PARTICIPANTS Speakers & Panelists

Participating Schools

Participants

18 CITIZEN SCHOOLS AT A GLANCE School Partnership Health Rubric

Our Expanding ELT footprint

21 PRESS RELEASES Education Week: Expanding Learning to Narrow the Achievement Gap

Santa Fe New Mexican: Middle Schools’ Academic Affix

NBC News Education Nation: At Citizen Schools, Volunteers Make STEM Relevant Through Web Design

24 NOTES & REFLECTIONS Space for notes, observations and reflections

July 13–14, 2012Microsoft NERD CenterCambridge, Massachusetts

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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12:00-2:00 OPENING LuNCHEON & REMARkS: Building Powerful Partnerships Room: MAiN CONFERENCE ROOM Emcees: Emily McCann, President, Citizen Schools Lucy Castillo, Executive Director, Citizen Schools New JerseyRemarks: Eric Schwarz, Co-Founder & CEO, Citizen Schools Pete Gorman, Senior Vice President, News Corp

Opening Speaker: Governor Deval Patrick, Massachusetts

2:00-3:30 SESSION 1: MAxIMIZING WHAT CITIZEN SCHOOLS BRINGSRoom: Main Conference Room Facilitator: MelissaRouette,ChiefProgramOfficer,CitizenSchoolsPanelists: Mike Sabin, Principal, Dever-McCormack K-8 School, Boston, MA Moriska Selby, Managing Director of Program, Citizen Schools MA Megan Webb, Citizen Schools Campus Director, Dever-McCormack, Boston, MA

This session will articulate the history, mission, and vision of Citizen Schools as an expandedlearningtimepartnerandthebenefitsofinclusioninCitizenSchools’ELTnetwork. The session will also explore, in detail, the Citizen Schools Core Program Model and its contribution to school turnaround efforts. Finally, the panelists will engage in a discussion on how schools can support and leverage a second shift of educators to drive student achievement.

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3:45-5:30 CONCuRRENT SESSIONS–BLOCk 1SESSION A: DISTRICT TuRNAROuND EFFORT: Emerging Lessons from Boston/MassachusettsRoom: MANNFirestarter: Leo Flanagan, Principal, Edwards Middle SchoolFacilitator: Pat Kirby, Executive Director, Citizen Schools MassachusettsPanelists: GeorgeChu,ChiefOperatingOfficer,CitizenSchools Michael Goar, Deputy Superintendent, Boston Public Schools Erika Alvarez Werner, MA Dept of Elementary Secondary Education Kristin McSwain, Executive Director, Boston Opportunity Agenda PerryChen,ChiefofStafftotheSuperintendent,OaklandUnifiedSchoolDistrict

This session will help participants understand the opportunities and challenges involved in scaling ELT across a critical mass of schools in a district. The panel will discuss the conditionsnecessarytoexpandandfinanciallysustainELTwithbothpublicandprivatefunds and examine the Citizen Schools value proposition as a district turnaround partner.

SESSION B: STEM & COMMuNITy VOLuNTEERS IN ExPANDED LEARNING TIME Room: SAMPSONFirestarter: Aurora Martinez, Citizen Schools Campus Director, Patrick Henry, Houston Facilitator: Tonya Horton, Executive Director, Citizen Schools North CarolinaPanelists: ClaudiaAlfaro,ChiefCivicEngagementOfficer,CitizenSchools Mike Kubiak, Director of Research & Evaluation, Citizen Schools Melissa Dunlap, Principal, Martin Luther King, Jr., Charlotte

The panelists will discuss how Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) focused apprenticeships and learning opportunities can foster interest in STEM careers and instill the academic and 21st century skills to advance towards those careers. School leaders will understand how STEM apprenticeships are an excellent tool to engage students, drive academic success and close the opportunity and achievement gap.

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5:30-7:30 COCkTAILS, APPETIZERS & PANEL DISCuSSIONRoom: 10th FLOOR COMMONS Firestarter: Sheila Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President, Fidelity investments Moderator: Omar Wasow, Assistant Professor, Department of Politics, Princeton Panelists: MichaelYudin,PrincipalDeputyAssistantSecretaryfortheOfficeofElementary & Secondary Education Carol Johnson, Superintendent of Boston Public Schools Chris Maher, Vice President of Field Engagements, School Turnaround Strategy Group, Mass insight

The panel will examine the role high quality ELT can play in their efforts to reform failing schools and districts. Panelists will discuss multiple dimensions of the issue, including partnership with external providers, like Citizen Schools, funding for a longer school day and the opportunities and challenges of scaling ELT across a district and state landscape.

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9:00-9:15 OPENING & FIRESTARTERRoom: MANN Firestarter: Roberto Padilla, Principal, West Prep Academy, New York

9:15-10:45 CONCuRRENT SESSIONS–BLOCk 2SESSION A: TEACHER COLLABORATIONRoom: MANNFacilitator: Sorby Grant, Managing Director of Program, Citizen Schools New YorkPanelists: Sara Shackel, instructional Coach, McKinley institute of Technology, CA Amanda Glenn, Citizen Schools Campus Director, McKinley institute of Technology, CA Chrystina Russell, Principal, Global Tech Prep, New York Meg Lembo, Citizen Schools Campus Director, Global Tech Prep

This session will share best practices in collaboration among master teachers and Citizen Schools frontline staff in two of our ELT sites. Participants will learn about models and systemsschoolshaveusedtopromotecommunicationandteamworkamongfirstandsecond shift educators.

SESSION B: LEVERAGING DATA Room: SAMPSON Facilitator: Mike Kubiak, Director of Research & Evaluation, Citizen Schools Panelists: Kamar Samuels, Principal, Bronx Writing Academy, New York Jessi Brunken, Citizen Schools Campus Director, Bronx Writing Academy, NY

Special Presentation: Macy Parker, Director of Professional Development, Citizen Schools CaliforniaThis session will explore how ELT partners leverage data across a school day to drive studentachievement.Specifictopicswillincludeuseofinterimassessmentstodrivestudent mastery and the incorporation of data-to-action techniques in joint school-Citisne Schools planning time.

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11:00–12:45 CONCuRRENT SESSIONS–BLOCk 3SESSION A: ELT 3.0: Peer Consulting for Partnerships in their 3rd+yearRoom: SAMPSONFirestarter: Kendra Engels, Citizen Schools Campus Director, De Vargas, Santa Fe Facilitator: GeorgeChu,ChiefOperatingOfficer,CitizenSchools NicoleMurray,ChiefFieldManagementOfficer,CitizenSchools

This session will be a peer consulting session for school and instructional leaders in their third plus year of partnership. Participants will have an opportunity to consult, discuss and get feedback on ideas from colleagues across the network on areas they would like to take to the next level in their partnership.

SESSION B: CREATING A STRONG CuLTuRE Room: MANNFirestarter: Alicia Nance, Citizen Schools Campus Director, Cesar Chavez Academy, Chicago Facilitator: Alissa Farber, Director of Program Leadership, Citizen SchoolsPanelists: Lisa Nelson, Principal, isaac Newton Middle School, New York Seth Miran, Citizen Schools Campus Director, New York Nadine Kellogg, Assistant Principal, isaac Newton, New York

This session will highlight best practices and explore the power of aligned culture and classroom managementplansbetweenthefirstandsecondshift.Thediscussionwillfocusontrade-offsand implications of alignment/misalignment and strategies to secure adequate planning time for Principals and Campus Directors.

12:45-2:45 LuNCH & STRuCTuRED PLANNING TIME Room: REGiONAL ROOM ASSiGNMENTS

Principals, School Leaders and Citizen Schools Campus Directors compare, in regional groups, theirreflectionsandkeylessonslearnedfromthisyear’ssummit.Together,teamscanengageinplanning on an issue of their choice, including culture systems, data management, staff integration, etc. Citizen Schools regional Executive Directors and Managing Directors of Program will provide coaching and assistance.

3:00-4:00 CLOSING WORkSHOP & kEyNOTE ADDRESS Room: MAiN CONFERENCE ROOMReflections: LucyCastillo,ExecutiveDirector,CitizenSchoolsNewJersey Emily McCann, President, Citizen SchoolsClosing Speaker: Jeremy Beard, National Director of Programs, Blueprint Schools

SATuRDAy (cont.’d)

ELT Summit Champion SponsorCisco

THANk yOu

National Leadership PartnersAmeriCorpsBank of AmericaCognizantFidelityGoogleNational Science Foundation

ELT Impact FundersFord FoundationWallace FoundationEdna McConnell Clark Foundation

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July 13, 2012

Welcome to the second annual Expanded Learning Time (ELT) Summit, organized by Citizen Schools and sponsored by the Microsoft NERD center, Cisco, and the Ford Foundation.

We gather together—200 educators strong from 16 schools districts across nine states—at a challenging time in American education, in which there is declining investment for the first time in almost a century, a widening class-based achievement gap, and falling performance of u.S. students relative to peers around the world. But it is also a hopeful time, full of innovation and with emerging success stories that demonstrate that even the poorest students in the poorest neighborhoods can achieve at high levels when they are inspired and have sufficient time with high-quality educators. We are collectively developing a new, effective model for 21st Century American schools. Ours are the schools that provide children from some of America’s lowest income neighborhoods with more time to practice their academic skills, more chances to be successful, and more chances to work with the community’s most accomplished adults on real-world projects that connect school to college and career. And we are seeing results, proving that this ELT model can lift student proficiency, increase engagement in learning, provide all children with a more well-rounded education, and boost high school, college, and ultimately career success.

The Citizen Schools ELT model is a work in progress, informed by more than 25 excellent school principals, by visionary district, state, and federal education leaders; by our corporate and community partners; and by the talented, dedicated staff of Citizen Schools. This weekend, we will examine our efforts to date, share best practices and lessons learned, and re-inspire each other for the year(s) ahead.

With this program, you have received Expanding Opportunities, a report that examines in depth the implementation of Citizen Schools expanded learning time in 10 schools. The report cites four critical success factors for these ELT partnerships:

1. Leadership, particularly from the school principal2. Teamwork among strong school-day teachers and a talented “second shift” of AmeriCorps

members and other educators, including volunteers, mobilized by Citizen Schools3. Data collection and sharing with all school educators to foster individualized instruction for students4. Strong planning, especially in the months leading to ELT launch and in advance of every new

school year

When these conditions are in place, schools with ELT can make significant leaps in student engagement and performance. Our flagship partnership, the Edwards School in Boston, used ELT to pivot from the lowest performing middle school in Boston to the highest performing, as measured on standardized tests and parent demand. Orchard Gardens, a Boston turnaround school that just finished its second year of ELT, is making even faster progress. When measured by student growth in the 2010-11 school year, these two ELT schools outperformed Boston’s high-flying charter schools. We are realizing similar gains in other districts; sites in New york, Texas, and California have all posted impressive gains.

We acknowledge that not all ELT schools have launched powerfully; this has catalyzed a deeper analysis and refinement of our selection criteria and planning process to help ensure healthy, robust partnerships. In a small number of cases, our district partners have exited ELT partnerships for financial or leadership reasons; but on average the 10 ELT sites examined in the attached report—and the 19 ELT sites we supported this year—are making strong academic gains, attracting parents and students, and becoming beacons of hope for their districts.

At Citizen Schools we want to help teachers and schools by providing all of our children more time to learn, and more chances to be successful with the community’s most accomplished adults. We are confident that with this wind at their backs, our students will soar. Thank you for your partnership in this bold effort.

Warmest regards,

Eric Schwarz, Co-Founder and CEOEmily McCann, President

WELCOME

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Emcees Ç

Lucy Castillo, Executive Director, Citizen Schools New Jersey Lucecita “Lucy” Castillo was born and raised in Jersey City, NJ, a small urban center east of Newark. After graduating from Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ 1995, Lucy joined Teach for America and taught fourth andfifthgradesinCommunitySchoolDistrictSixinNewYorkCity.Lucywas active on several school and district committees while a teacher and pioneered an after school math camp and coached the cheerleading team. This experience set Lucy on a lifelong path of advocacy for children and education. AfterfinishingathreeyearteachingtenurewithTFA,Lucyheldleadershippositions with a number of exceptional institutions, including the New York StateEducationDepartment,TeachforAmerica’sNewYorkOfficeasitsfirst

Alumni Director (under current Newark Superintendent, Cami Anderson) and CORO NY as a Director of Community Programs. in 2001, she earned her Master’s in Public Administration from Baruch College, where she was a National Urban Fellow.

in 2004, Lucy shifted from the education reform sphere to one of New York’s most venerable instructions, theMetropolitanTransportationAuthority,wheresheservedasaleaderintheOfficeofOrganizationalDevelopment and Training. in this role, she was responsible for creating and implementing performance management, competency design, leadership development and succession planning processes. Previous, Lucy served as a Senior Development Associate in Program Development at CUNY School of Professional Studies. She managed the development and delivery of custom learning programs for several government agenciesandnonprofitpartners.ShemanagesthedevelopmentanddeliveryofcustomlearningprogramsforseveralgovernmentagenciesandnonprofitpartnerssuchastheNewYorkCityHousingAuthority,theNewYorkStateAuthoritiesBudgetOfficeandtheNewYorkCityBoardofElections,consultingcloselywithorganizations to assess their needs and design customized strategies to help them attain their learning goals. And perhaps most impressively, Lucy remains a deeply engaged member of her community, serving as a volunteerandBoardmembersforseverallocalnon-profitandfaith-basedorganizations.Lucybeganhertenurewith Citizen Schools in July of 2011.

Emily McCann, President, Citizen Schools Emily McCann is the President of Citizen Schools and oversees general direction,long-termplanningandstrategy,aswellastop-levelfinancial,technology, human resources, evaluation and administrative support for the organization. Emily has served in various roles, including Chief Financial Officer,ChiefOperatingOfficerandInterimExecutiveDirectoroftheBostonregion, since joining the organization in 2003.

Before Citizen Schools, Emily worked in Business Planning & Development for the Walt Disney Company where she was responsible for strategic planning and resource allocation for the Walt Disney World theme park and

resort and was selected for the Walt Disney World Partner in Excellence lifetime achievement award. Prior, she worked in Mergers & Acquisitions for J.P. Morgan & Company, advising top executives from leading international chemical companies. During her tenure, her advisory group became the second leading chemicals dealmaker on Wall Street.

Emily has been tapped to speak on executive leadership and social entrepreneurship by numerous organizations, including Bridgespan and Harvard Business School. She earned a B.A. from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Emily is a 5-time marathoner and lives in Needham, MA with her husband Sean, and their four children.

SPEAkERS & PANELISTS

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Opening Remarks Ç

Eric Schwarz, Citizen SchoolsEric Schwarz is the Co-Founder and CEO of Citizen Schools. Schwarz has been tapped to speak about education reform and Expanded Learning Time at numerous conferences across the country. He has served as a member of the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Task Force on 21st Century Skills, the Center for American Progress working group on Expanded Learning Time, the transition team of Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and the Social Entrepreneur Advisory BoardfortheNewProfit,Inc.GatheringofLeaders.Heistheauthor of Realizing the American Dream: Historical Scorecard,

Current Challenges, Future Opportunities, a widely cited essay examining social change efforts and the role of social entrepreneurs, and co-editor of The Case for Twenty-First Century Learning. Schwarz wrote a chapter, “Calling All Citizens,” in the recently published best-selling book, Waiting for Superman: How We Can Save America’s Failing Public Schools.

Previously, Schwarz served as a Public Service Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, as Executive Director of City Year Boston, and as a Vice President at City Year. He also served as national student director for Gary Hart’s 1984 Presidential campaign and as a journalist and columnist at The Oakland Tribune and The Patriot Ledger, where he won two national awards and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Schwarz earned his B.A. at the University of Vermont and his Masters in Education at Harvard University.

Dr. Peter C. Gorman Senior Vice President of Education Services, News CorporationPeter C. Gorman brings more than two decades of experience in education to his role as senior vice president of Education Services for News Corporation. He began his career as a second-grade teacher in Orlando, Florida. He worked as a teacher, principal and district-level administrator in Orange, Seminole and Osceola counties in Florida before becoming superintendent of schools in Tustin, California. in 2006, he became superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina. Under his

leadership, the district won the 2011 Broad Prize in Urban Education, which recognizes increases in student achievement and closing of achievement gaps. The book Within Reach Leadership Lessons in School Reform by Tim Quinn and Michelle Keith chronicles the work in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Gorman graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. He also holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and a Master’s and Doctorate in Education Leadership from the University of Central Florida.

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Governor Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick was reelected to a second term as Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in November 2010, renewing his commitment to expanding opportunity and prosperity in Massachusetts. Governor Patrick’s life has charted a path from the South Side of Chicago to the U.S. Justice Department, Fortune 500 boardrooms, and now the Massachusetts State House. in each of these capacities, Governor Patrick has been guided by the advice of his grandmother: hope for the best and work for it.

First elected in 2006 on a platform of hope and change, Governor Patrick enteredofficepropelledbyanunprecedentedgrassrootscampaign.Despiteachallengingeconomicenvironment,the Patrick administration maintained or expanded the state’s investment in critical growth sectors while delivering timely budgets and cutting state spending. Governor Patrick funded public education at the highest levels in the history of the Commonwealth and its school reform initiatives earned Massachusetts the top spot in the national Race to the Top competition. And through targeted initiatives that play to the Commonwealth’s unique strengths, like his landmark 10-year, $1 billion program to promote the state’s life sciences industry, the Governor has positioned the state as a global leader in biotech, bio pharmaceuticals and iT, and as a national leaderincleanenergy,includingmakingMassachusettshometothecountry’sfirstoffshorewindfarm.

PatrickcametoMassachusettsin1970attheageof14.Amotivatedstudentdespitethedifficultcircumstancesof poor and sometimes violent Chicago schools, he was awarded a scholarship to Milton Academy through A Better Chance, a Boston-based organization. From that time forward, it has been Massachusetts people, schools, and institutions that have given Governor Patrick the opportunity to excel. He sees his service as governor as pay-back for the opportunities the Commonwealth has given him.

GovernorPatrickisagraduateofHarvardCollege,thefirstinhisfamilytoattendcollege,andofHarvardLaw School. After clerking for a federal judge, he led a successful career in the private sector as an attorney and business executive, rising to senior executive positions at Texaco and Coca-Cola. in 1994, President Clinton appointed Patrick as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, the nation’s top civil rights post.

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Michael k. yudin Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondary EducationMichael K. Yudin was named Acting Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education in July 2011. in this role, he oversees the administration oftheOfficeofElementaryandSecondaryEducation(OESE),comprisedof approximately 275 employees and charged with implementation of over 50 grant programs designed to promote academic excellence and enhance educational opportunities for elementary and secondary school students. Yudin leads efforts to help ensure equal access to services leading to improved outcomes for all children, particularly educationally disadvantaged children. in addition, he is committed to building partnerships with state and local

leaders and ensuring they have the necessary technical assistance and support to improve the quality of teaching and learning in America’s classrooms.

Yudin joined the U.S. Department of Education in June 2010 as the deputy assistant secretary for policy and strategic initiatives, where he served as a key advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education on the formulation and development of policy related to student achievement and school accountability, academic improvement and teacher quality, math and science, high school reform, early childhood initiatives, and indian education.

Prior to joining the Department, Yudin spent nine years in the United States Senate, serving as legislative

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director for Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, senior counsel to Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico, and HELP Committee counsel to Senator Jim Jeffords of Vermont.

Before joining the Senate, Yudin served as an attorney at the Social Security Administration and at the U.S. Department of Labor for nearly ten years. in these positions, he provided legal advice on various policy initiatives, including social security, disability, employment, and welfare reform.

Dr. Carol R. Johnson Superintendent, Boston Public SchoolsDr. Carol R. Johnson has been Superintendent of the Boston Public Schools since August 2007, having been appointed by a unanimous vote of the Boston School Committee after a national search. As Superintendent of the 57,000-student district in the capital city of Massachusetts, she also serves a cabinet member for Mayor Thomas M. Menino. Under her leadership, the district has focused on closing achievement and access gaps as well as graduating all students prepared for college and career success. Boston Public Schools currently has its lowest dropout rate in over two decades, the graduation rate has increased for four years in a row, and BPS students outperformed their urban peers in math on National Assessment of Educational Progress

(NAEP). in 2010, BPS was recognized as one of the most improved school districts in the world by McKinsey and Company.

Dr. Johnson has a wealth of experience in public education as a teacher, principal, and district administrator. Prior to her appointment in Boston, Dr. Johnson was Superintendent in Memphis, TN and Minneapolis, MN. She also led the St. Louis Park, Minnesota school district located in suburban Minneapolis. She was named Minnesota Superintendent of the Year, recognized by the Tennessee Parent Teachers’ Association, received the Communicator of the Year Award from the Memphis Chapter, Public Relations Society of America, and received the National Alliance of Black School Educators Superintendent of the Year Award. in Boston, she has received the Dimock Center’s Hearts of Giving Award, Cayl institute’s Early Education Award and was recognized for her efforts to promote and expand arts education.

Dr. Johnson earned a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, and master’s and doctorate degrees from the University of Minnesota. She has also been awarded two honorary degrees from Lemoyne Owen College and Rhodes College, both in Memphis, Tennessee.

Chris MaherVice President of Field Engagements, School Turnaround Group, Mass Insight

Chris Maher is the Vice President of Field Engagements for the School Turnaround Group at Mass insight Education.Inadditiontoexperienceasanonprofitandschooldistrictexecutive,Chrishasservedasaprincipal,teacherandpublicschooladvocate.PriortojoiningtheSTG,ChriswastheDeputyChiefAcademicOfficerofFriendship Schools in Baltimore, Maryland. Chris has a M.P.A from New York University, and a Graduate CertificateinSupervisionandAdministrationfromtheJohnsHopkinsUniversitySchoolofEducation.Hereceived his B.A. from the College of Wooster.

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Omar Wasow Assistant Professor, Department of Politics, Princeton Omar Wasow, 41, is a Ph.D. candidate in African-American studies and Government at Harvard. in addition to his graduate work, Omar is the co-founder of BlackPlanet.com and an on-air technology analyst. Under Omar’s leadership BlackPlanet.com became the leading site for African Americans, reaching over three million people a month. Omar also works to demystify technology issues through regular TV and radio segments on NBC’s Today Show, CNN’s American Morning and public radio’s Tavis Smiley Show. Similarly,OmartutoredOprahWinfreyinherfirstexplorationoftheNetinthe 12-part series ‘Oprah Goes Online’.

Omar’ssuccessasacredibleandfriendlyguidetotheInternetledNewsweektonamehimoneofthe“fiftymostinfluentialpeopletowatchincyberspace,”andPeoplemagazinetocallhimthe“SexiestInternetExecutive.”Successful Meetings Magazine named him one of the “21 Top Speakers for the 21st Century.”

in 1999, as a result of his active participation in a number of social issues, particularly the charter school movement, Omar was selected to be a fellow in the Rockefeller Foundation’s Next Generation Leadership program. in fall 2003, a K-8 charter school that Omar helped found opened in his hometown of Brooklyn. in 2007, in recognition of the promise of his academic research, the National Science Foundation selected him for a Graduate Research Fellowship. Most recently, the Aspen institute selected him for their Henry Crown Fellowship that recognizes emerging leaders. He received his BA in Race and Ethnic Relations from Stanford University. He can be reached at owasow@gmail.com.

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Jeremy Shaka Beard National Director of Programs, Blueprint Schools NetworkJeremy Beard is currently the National Director of Programs for Blueprint Jeremy Beard is currently the National Director of Programs for Blueprint Schools Network, working to help school districts across the nation implement strategies in high-need schools to close the achievement gap.

in 2010, he helped lead the Apollo 20 School Project in Houston independent SchoolDistrict.AstheApollo20SchoolImprovementOfficer,heworkedwith HiSD, The Education innovation Laboratory at Harvard University, and Blueprint Schools Network to work with low performing middle and high

schools in order to turn them around. in year one of the Apollo 20 Project, 100% of mainstreamed seniors were accepted to a 2-4 year college; math passing rates increased by 9% and science passing rates increased by 4%; attendanceimprovedsignificantlyatthemajorityofschools,whilereferralsandsuspensionsdecreased.

Prior to arriving in Houston, Jeremy Beard served for 5 years as principal of iDEA College Preparatory, in Donna, Texas, a 6-12 campus. in 2009, Beard received the Peter Jennings Award for Civic Leadership for his work at iDEA. The Jennings award is presented annually to one out of over 20,000 Teach For America alumni whoseworkhasledtofar-reachingsystemicchangeinthatgivenyearwithsignificantandmeasurableimpactin addressing an issue of critical importance to closing the achievement gap. in 2005, iDEA outperformed all other middle schools and high schools in overall state-assessment passing rates in the Rio Grande Valley, while maintaining high passing and commended rates in all content areas since becoming the leader of his school. in hisfirstyearasprincipalhehelpedleadIDEAfromanacceptableTEASchoolReportCardratingin2005toarecognized rating in 2006 and a TEA Exemplary rating in 2007.

Beard joined iDEA in 2002, as an English teacher then later a Director of College Counseling, and Assistant Principal, after serving for three years as the Program Director for Teach For America – Baltimore.Beard enteredthefieldofeducationviaTeachForAmericaasa1995LosAngelescorpsmemberandtaughtfifthgrade ESL, in a Special Education inclusion class for four years in Long Beach, California. He holds a B.A. in English and a B.A. in African-American Studies from the University of Maryland and completed his M.Ed. in Organizational Leadership from Columbia Teachers College in August of 2006.

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CALIFORNIA

Campbell Middle School–Campbell, CACitizen Schools partner since 2006

Cesar Chavez Academy–East Palo Alto, CA ELT partner since 2011

Elmhurst Community Prep–Oakland, CA ELT partner since 2010

Lionel Wilson Prep Academy–Aspire Public Schools Citizen Schools partner since 2008Converting to ELT in 2012

Mckinley Institute of Technology–Redwood City, CA Citizen Schools partner since 2004 Converting to ELT in 2012

united for Success Academy–Oakland, CA Citizen Schools partner since 2008 Converted to ELT in 2010

ILLINOIS

Cesar Chavez Academy–Chicago, ILNew ELT partnership, 2012

Walsh Academy–Chicago, ILNew ELT partnership, 2012

MASSACHuSETTS

Dever-McCormack–Boston, MA Citizen Schools partner since 1995 Converting to ELT in 2011

Edwards–Boston, MA Citizen Schools partner since 2003 Converted to ELT in 2006

Joseph Lee–Boston, MA New ELT partner 2012

Normandin Middle School–New Bedford, MACitizen Schools partner since 2006

Irving–Boston, MA Citizen Schools partner since 1997 Converted to ELT in 2011

Orchard Gardens–Boston, MA ELT partner since 2010

NORTH CAROLINA

Neal–Durham, NC Citizen Schools partner since 2011

Lowe’s Grove–Durham, NCCitizen Schools partner since 2008

Martin Luther king Jr.–Charlotte, NC Citizen Schools partner since 2006

Ranson–Charlotte, NCProspective partner in future

NEW JERSEy

13th Ave Renew School–Newark, NJ New ELT partnership, 2012

Louise A. Spencer School–Newark, NJELT partner since 2011

Eagle Academy–Newark, NJNew ELT partnership, 2012

NEW MExICODe Vargas–Santa Fe, NM Citizen Schools partner since 2008 Converted to ELT in 2011

Mescalero Apache School–Mescalero,NM ELT partner since 2011

NEW yORk

Global Tech Prep–Harlem, Ny ELT partner since 2010

Isaac Newton–Harlem, Ny Citizen Schools partner since 2008 Converted to ELT in 2011

MS 331–Bronx, Ny ELT partner since 2010

Bronx Writing Academy–Bronx, Ny ELT partner since 2011

West Prep Academy–Manhattan, Ny New ELT partnership, 2012

TExAS

Patrick Henry–Houston, Tx Citizen Schools partner since 2011 Converting to ELT in 2012

Fondren–Houston, Tx New partnership, 2012

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

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PARTICIPANTS (alpha by first name)

Aaron ShadwellFilmmakeraaronshadwell@gmail.com

Aaron Bothner1�th Ave Renew School (NJ)Campus Directoraaronbothner@citizenschools.org

Abby PoatsMcKinley Institue of Technology (CA)Deputy Campus Directorabbypoats@citizenschools.org

Aimee SargentCitizen Schools, MADirector of Developmentaimeesargent@citizenschools.org

Alex MolinaProvidence After School AlllianceDeputy Directoramolina@mypasa.org

Alicia NanceCesar Chavez Academy (IL)Campus Directoralicianance@citizenschools.org

Alison HarrisRanson (NC)Principalalison.harris@cms.k1�.nc.us

Alissa FarberCitizen SchoolsDirector of Program Leadershipalissafarber@citizenschools.org

Alyssa Rulf FountainAbt AssociatesAssociatealyssa_rulf_fountain@abtassoc.com

Amanda GlennMcKinley Institute of Technology (CA)Campus Directoramandaglenn@citizenschools.org

Amanda McBeeCitizen Schools, ILManaging Director of Programamandamcbee@citizenschools.org

Amy HoffmasterCitizen SchoolsManager of Program Designamyhoffmaster@citizenschools.org

Amy QuickCampbell Middle School (CA)�th Grade Teacheraquick@campbellusd.org

Ann StoneThe Wallace FoundationSr. Officer - Research and Evaluationastone@wallacefoundation.org

April MoutonCampbell Middle School (CA)Principalamouton@campbellusd.org

Arlene GibsonUnited Way Southeastern MichiganDirector of High School Successarlene.gibson@liveunitedsem.org

Arthur unobskeyIrving (MA)Principalaunobskey@boston.k1�.ma.us

Ashley GreenFondren (TX)Academic Traineragreen11@houstonisd.org

Ashley JohnsonPatrick Henry (TX)Deputy Campus Directorashleyjohnson@citizenschools.org

Aurora MartinezPatrick Henry (TX)Campus Directorauroramartinez@citizenschools.org

Ava ArsagaThe Parent Cortical Mass BlogFounder/Editorava@parentcorticalmass.com

Avis keenLowe’s Grove (NC)Assistant Principalavis.keen@dpsnc.net

Ben RockoffOrchard Gardens (MA)Middle School Directorbrockoff@boston.k1�.ma.us

Benjamin RobersonLowe’s Grove (NC)Assistant Principalbenjamin.roberson@dpsnc.net

Brandy FranklinBronx Writing Academy (NY)Teacherbfrankl@schools.nyc.gov

Brenda McLaughlinBrenda McLaughlin ConsultingConsultantbmclaughlin.consulting@gmail.com

Brian kwobaDever-McCormack (MA)Deptuy Campus Directorbriankwoba@citizenschools.org

Bryce BowmanCitizen Schools, ILExecutive Directorbrycebowman@citizenschools.org

Bryon AdamsCitizen SchoolsCurriculum Managerbryonadams@citizenschools.org

Callie kozlakCitizen SchoolsDeputy Director of Growth & Policycalliekozlak@citizenschools.org

Calvin FreemanNeal (NC)Assistant Principalcalvin.freeman@dpsnc.net

Carland WashingtonWest Prep Academy (NY)Assistant Principalcwashington�@schools.nyc.gov

Carlen ArimaIrving (MA)Deputy Campus Directorcarlenarima@citizenschools.org

Carolyn RoscoeCitizen Schools, MACivic Engagement Managercarolynroscoe@citizenschools.org

Carolyn TarrGlobal Tech Prep (NY)Teachermstarr@globaltechprep.com

Charles FoustFondren (TX)Principalcfoust@houstonisd.org

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Cheryl LoiselleCitizen SchoolsNational Evaluation Managercherylloiselle@citizenschools.org

Christi CarpenterUnited for Success Academy (CA)Teacher, �th Grade ELAchristi.carpenter@unitedforsuccess.org

Christin DriscollCitizen SchoolsExecutive Director of Public Policy and Communicationschristindriscoll@citizenschools.org

Christina HildebidleBELLGovernment Relations Directorchristina.hildebidle@experiencebell.org

Christopher WilliamsUnited for Success Academy (CA)Deputy Campus Directorchristopherwilliams@citizenschools.org

Chrystina RussellGlobal Tech Prep (NY)Principalmsrussell@globaltechprep.com

Cidalia CostaWest Prep Academy (NY)Magnet Specialistccosta@ms��1.org

Clare RokElmhurs Community Prep (CA)Campus Directorclarerok@citizenschools.org

Claudia AlfaroCitizen SchoolsChief Civic Engagement Officerclaudiaalfaro@citizenschools.org

Colin LacyCitizen SchoolsSpecial Asst. to the CEOcolinlacy@citizenschools.org

Colin StokesCitizen SchoolsDirector of Marketing & Communicationcolinstokes@citizenschools.org

Curtis MonetteCesar Chavez Academy (CA)Deputy Campus Director curtismonette@citizenschools.org

Danielle GroetzingerDe Vargas (NM)Deptuy Campus Directordaniellegroetzinger@citizenschools.org

Danielle SharonCitizen SchoolsChief of Staff and Director of Operationsdaniellesharon@citizenschools.org

Dara RoseThe Wallace FoundationSenior Program Officer - Learning and Enrichmentdrose@wallacefoundation.org

Derek CoenFilmmakerderek@washingtoncoenmedia.com

Derek CollinsDever-McCormack (MA) Deputy Campus Directorderekcollins@citizenschools.org

Diane Garcia PiroDe Vargas (NM)Principaldgarcia@sfps.info

Ed SmithMS ��1 (NY)Technology Teacheresmith1�@schools.nyc.gov

Edith WalkerMescalero Apache School (NM)Middle School Teacherewalker@mescaleroas.org

Eleanor CampisanoBronx Writing Academy (NY)Deputy Campus Directorelliecampisano@citizenschools.org,

Elizabeth WardCitizen SchoolsContent Marketing Managerelizabethward@citizenschools.org

Elliot EwertCitizen Schools, MAOperations Managerelliotewert@citizenschools.org

Emily McCannCitizen SchoolsPresidentemilymccann@citizenschools.org

Emily RaineNational Center on Time and LearningState Director, MAeraine@timeandlearning.org

Emily Schneider-krzysCitizen SchoolsDirector of Training and Supportemilyschneiderkrzys@citizenschools.org

Emily StainerCitizen SchoolsDirector of Program Leadershipemilystainer@citizenschools.org

Eric SchwarzCitizen SchoolsCo-Founder & CEOericschwarz@citizenschools.org

Frances McLaughlinEducation PioneersChief Operating Officerfrances.mclaughlin @educationpioneers.org

Fred FrelowFord FoundationProgram Officerf.frelow@fordfoundation.org

Gabrielle LondonRanson (NC)Class of �01� Administratorgabrielle1.london@cms.k1�.nc.us

George ChuCitizen SchoolsChief Operating Officergeorgechu@citizenschools.org

Hanna St. MarieLionel Wilson Prep Academy (CA)�th Grade ELA Teacherhannalangstmarie@gmail.com

Hannah HoskinsUnited Way Southeastern MichiganVolunteer Education ManagerHannah.hoskins@liveunitedsem.org

Heidi SuskinJoseph Lee (MA)Campus Directorheidisuskin@citizenschools.org

Hillary SalmonsPASAExecutive Directorecollins@mypasa.org

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PARTICIPANTS (cont.’d)

Holly TrippettCitizen SchoolsPR Associatehollytrippett@citizenschools.org

Jackie MulvehillIrving (MA)Deputy Campus Directorjackiemulvehill@citizenschools.org

Janet MossMartin Luther King Jr. (NC)Assistant Principaljanet.moss@cms.k1�.nc.us

Jean SeigleCitizen SchoolsInterim Chief Talent Officerjeanseigle@citizenschools.org

Jennifer koellingCesar Chavez Academy (CA)Campus Directorjenniferkoelling@citizenschools.org

Jennifer Lee DeanMartin Luther King, Jr. (NC)Principaljennifer.dean@cms.k1�.nc.us

Jenniferr kinardEagle Academy (NJ)Campus Directorjenkin0�1�@aol.com

Jeremy BeardBlueprint Schools NetworkNational Director of Programsjbeard@blueprintschools.org

Jeremy PackmanElmhurst Community Prep (CA)coordinator of extended learningjeremypackman@yahoo.com

Jeremy RoseCesar Chavez Academy (IL)Deputy Campus Directorjeremyrose@citizenschools.org

Jessica BrunkenBronx Writing Academy (NY)Campus Directorjessicabrunken@citizenschools.org

Jessica krzesCitizen SchoolsGrants Managerjessicakrzes@citizenschools.org

Jessica RentschGlobal Tech Prep (NY)Deptuy Campus Directorjessicarentsch@citizenschools.org

Jill CorsiCitizen SchoolsTalent Operations Maangerjillcorsi@citizenschools.org

Jill HallNeal (NC)Principalmelissa.hall@dpsnc.net

Jin EllingtonLowe’s Grove (NC)Campus Directorjinellington@citizenschools.org

Joe RossCitizen Schools, CAExecutive Directorjoeross@citizenschools.org

Joel HorwichCitizen SchoolsDirector of Grant Strategy & Writingjoelhorwich@citizenschools.org

John SylvesterCitizen Schools, NCManaging Director of Programjohnsylvester@citizenschools.org

John WernerCitizen SchoolsChief Mobilizing Officerjohnwerner@citizenschools.org

Johnathan ScottJoseph Lee (MA)ELA Teacherjscott�@boston.k1�.ma.us

Jonathan youngCitizen Schools, MA�th Grade Academy Program Managerjonathanyoung@citizenschools.org

Jonathan DowningEdwards (MA)Campus Directorjonathandowning@citizenschools.org

Jon SpackSparkChief Operating Officerjspack@sparkprogram.org

José OromiHorizons NationalChief Program Officerjoromi@horizonsnational.org

Joseph O’BrienMcKinley Institute of Technology (CA)Teacher - �th Gradejobrien@rcsdk�.net

Joseph SmallBELL - Building Educated Leaders for LifeVice President of School Partnerships & Government Relationsjoe.small@experiencebell.org

Joseph WilliamsARMS Academy at Morningside Middle School (SC)Principaljoseph_williams@charleston.k1�.sc.us

Joyce MarinAllentown School DistrictCommunity Before and After School Project Managerjkmarin@ptd.net

kait RogersCitizen SchoolsChief Financial Officerkaitrogers@citizenschools.org

kala GoodwineCharleston County SchoolsPrincipalkala_goodwine@charleston.k1�.sc.us

kamar SamuelsBronx Writing Academy (NY)Principalkamarsamuels@gmail.com

karissa OgleFondren (TX)Dean of Instructionkogle@houstonisd.org

kate kinsmanCitizen Schools, MADirector of Development Operationskatekinsman@citizenschools.org

kate PreteskaMescalero Apache School (NM)Campus Directorkatepreteska@citizenschools.org

katie BrownCitizen Schools, CAManaging Director of Programkatiebrown@citizenschools.org

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katie GrassaDever-McCormack (MA)Extended Learning Time Coordinatorkgrassa@boston.k1�.ma.us

kelly BernardCitizen Schools, MA Director of Civic Engagementkellyconron@citizenschools.org

kendra EngelsDe Vargas (NM)Campus Directorkendraengels@citizenschools.org

keriana LaPazMescalero Apache School (NM)Citizen School teacherklapaz@mescaleroas.org

kim Curtis-CrowleyJoseph Lee (MA)Principalkcurtis@boston.k1�.ma.us

kimberly Mackey1�th Ave Renew School (NJ)Principalkmackey@nps.k1�.nj.us

krish MohipWalsh Academy (IL)Principalksmohip@cps.k1�.il.us

krista PurnellCitizen Schools, NJManaging Director of Programkristapurnell@citizenschools.org

kristen RobertsonCampbell Middle School (CA)Campus Directorkristenrobertson@citizenschools.org

kristina kliorysAbt AssociatesSenior Analystkristina_kliorys@abtassoc.com

Larry BaroneCitizen SchoolsCivic Engagement (Encore Fellow)larrybarone@citizenschools.org

LaTasha McZornLouise A. Spencer School (NJ)Deputy campus Directorlatashamczorn@citizenschools.org

LaTisha Vaughn-BrandonCharleston County School DistrictPrincipal on Special Assignment/Director of Education Initiativeslatisha_vaughn-brandon@charleston.k1�.sc.us

LaTonya SmithNeal (NC)Assistant Principallatonya.smith@dpsnc.net

LaToya MarcusMartin Luther King Jr. (NC)Deputy Campus Directorlatoyamarcus@citizenschools.org

Laura Hilbert Patrick Henry (TX)Deputy Campus Directorlaurahilbert@citizenschools.org

Laura ZahnBreakthrough CollaborativeDirector of Curriculum & Instructionlzahn@breakthroughcollaborative.org

Leo FlanaganEdwards (MA)Principallflanagan@boston.k1�.ma.us

Lisa NelsonIsaac Newton (NY)Principallnelson�@schools.nyc.gov

Liza Littenberg-TobiasEdwards (MA)Deputy Campus Directorlizalittenbergbrown@ citizenschools.org

Lopa ShahWalsh Academy (IL)Director of Instructionlopashah��@gmail.com

Louise MurphyNormandin Middle School (MA)Assistant Principal, �th gradelmurphy@newbedfordschools.org

Lucy CastilloCitizen Schools, NJExecutive Directorlucycastillo@citizenschools.org

Macy ParkerCitizen Schools, CADirector of Professional Developmentmacy.parker@gmail.com

Marc DucharmeDe Vargas (NM)Assistant Principalmducharme@sfps.info

Margaret Cassedy BlumBronx Writing AcademyTeachermcb�10@yahoo.com

Maria Meza-De La VegaRavenswood City School DistrictSuperintendentmdelavega@ravenswood.k1�.ca.us

Mark SamuelFondren (TX)Deanmsamuel1@houstonisd.org

Mary DillmanBoston Public SchoolsProgram Director, Data Analysis for School Improvementmdillman@boston.k1�.ma.us

Maya BuggNeal (NC)Campus Directormayabugg@citizenschools.org

Meg CavenAbt AssociatesSenior Analystmeg_caven@abtassoc.com

Meg LemboGlobal Tech Prep (NY)Campus Directormeglembo@citizenschools.org

Megan BirdOrchard Gardens (MA)Campus Directormeganbird@citizenschools.org

Megan WebbDever-McCormack (MA)Campus Directormeganwebb@citizenschools.org

Meghan PierceCitizen Schools, NYDeputy Director of Programmeghanpierce@citizenschools.org

Melissa DunlapMartin Luther King, Jr. (NC)Principalmelissa.dunlap@cms.k1�.nc.us

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Melissa PartridgeBoston Public SchoolsOffice of Innovation, Partnerships and Developmentmpartridge@boston.k1�.ma.us

Melissa RouetteCitizen SchoolsChief Program Officermelissarouette@citizenschools.org

Meryl kesslerDiscovering JusticeLegal Directormkessler@discoveringjustice.org

Michael GoarBoston Public SchoolsDeputy Superintendentmgoar@boston.k1�.ma.us

Michael yudinPrincipal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

Michelle CortezLionel Wilson Prep Academy (CA)Principalmichelle.cortez@ aspirepublicschools.org

Michelle VigneryCitizen Schools, NMManaging Director of Programmichellevignery@citizenschools.org

Mike kubiakCitizen SchoolsDirector of Research & Evaluationmichaelkubiak@citizenschools.org

Mike SabinDever-McCormack (MA)Principalmsabin@boston.k1�.ma.us

Monica ArandaWalsh Academy (IL)Campus Directormonicaaranda@citizenschools.org

Moriska SelbyCitizen Schools, MAManaging Director of Programmoriskaselby@citizenschools.org

Nadia k. SelbyIrving (MA)Campus Directornadiaselby@citizenschools.org

Nadine kelloggIsaac Newton (NY)Assistant Principalnkellog@schools.nyc.gov

Nell kisielCitizen SchoolsManaging Director and Chief of Staff to the Presidentnellkisiel@citizenschools.org

Nicholas GesualdiOrchard Gardens (MA)Director of Partnershipsngesualdi@duboisacademy.org

Nicole CruzWest Prep Academy (NY)Campus Directornicolecruz@citizenschools.org

Nicole JohnsonCitizen Schools, CADirector of External Affairsnicolebrown@gmail.com

Nicole MckinneyUnited Way Southeastern MichiganDirector of High School Successnicole.mckinney@liveunitedsem.org

Nicole MurrayCitizen SchoolsChief Field Management Officernicolegantzmurray@ citizenschools.org

Nikita LukichevCitizen SchoolsOperations Coordinatornikitalukichev@citizenschools.org

Nickecia Thom1�th Ave Renew School (NJ)Deputy Campus Directornickeciathom@citizenschools.org

Nina MorrisGlobal Tech Prep (NY)Teachermsmorris@globaltechprep.com

Nitzan PelmanCitizen Schools, NYExecutive Directornitzanpelman@citizenschools.org

Ogunro CharlesJoseph Lee (MA)Math Teachercogunro@boston.k1�.ma.us

Ouida WashingtonFilmmakerouida@washingtoncoenmedia.com

Pat kirbyCitizen Schools, MAExecutive Directorpatkirby@citizenschools.org

Patricia FinneganJoseph Lee (MA)ELA Teacherpfinnegan@boston.k1�.ma.us

Patrick DuhonProvidence Public Schools / Providence After School AllianceDirector of Expanded Learningpatrick.duhon@ppsd.org

Perry ChenOakland Unified School DistrictChief of Staffperry.chen@ousd.k1�.ca.us

Peter LeRoyOrchard Gardens (MA)Dean of Studentspleroy@duboisacademy.org

Priscilla CohenCitizen SchoolsDirector of Strategic Initiativespriscillacohen@citizenschools.org

Rachel JosephNormandin Middle School (MA)Teacherrjoseph@newbedfordschools.org

Rachel kernsNeal (NC)Manager of Curriculum & Instruction for Citizen Schools rachelkerns@citizenschools.org

Rachel NovackElmhurst Community Prep (CA)TSA/Administratorrachelrosennovack@gmail.com

Rachel WyleyLionel Wilson Prep Academy (CA)Campus Directorrachelwyley@citizenschools.org

Raul CervantezMescalero Apache School (NM)Mid/High School Principalrcervantez@mescaleroas.og

PARTICIPANTS (cont.’d)

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Roberto PadillaWest Prep Academy (NY)Principalrpadill@schools.nyc.gov

Rosalinda BaezaMescalero Apache School (NM)Math Coach for Grades �-1�rbaeza@mescaleroas.org

Rosemary EgerUnited for Success Academy (CA)Deputy Campus Directorrosemaryeger@citizenschools.org

Ruben BrosbeMS ��1 (NY)Campus Directorrlb1��@mail.harvard.edu

Ryan MelegaOrchard Gardens (MA)Deputy Campus Directorryanmelega@citizenschools.org

Sara ShackelMcKinley Institute of Technology (CA)Instructional Coach sshackel@rcsdk�.net

Sarah AngersNormandin Middle School (MA)Campus Directorsarahangers@citizenschools.org

Sarita ThomasIrving (MA)Dean of Students / Extended Learning Time Academic Coordinatorsthomas@boston.k1�.ma.us

Serapha CruzMS ��1 (NY)Principalscruz�@schools.nyc.gov

Seth MiranIsaac Newton (NY)Campus Directorsethmiran@citizenschools.org

Shane MorrisIsaac Newton (NY)Deputy Campus Directorshanemorris@citizenschools.org

Shannon MoreyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyGraduate Research Fellowsmmorey@mit.edu

Shelley SkinnerB�NJ Kids Deputy Directorshelley@b�njkids.org

Simone M PorteraLouise A. Spencer School (NJ)Campus Directorsimoneportera@citizenschools.org

Sofia ToméDever-McCormack (MA)Deputy Campus Directorsofiatome@citizenschools.org

Sorbriqué GrantCitizen Schools, NYManaging Director of Programsorbygrant@citizenschools.org

Stacey HarrisCitizen Schools, MAChief of Staffstaceyharris@citizenschools.org

Stacey NeeCitizen SchoolsDirector of Public Relationsstaceygilbertnee@citizenschools.org

Stacie GambleMartin Luther King Jr. (NC)Campus Directorstaciegamble@citizenschools.org

Stephanie HairstonLouise A. Spencer School (NJ)Language Arts Teachershairston@nps.k1�.nj.us

Syrus WheelerMescalero Apache School (NM)Teacher Assistantswheeler@mescaleroas.org

Tamara OsivwemuUnited for Success Academy (CA)Campus Directortamaraw@citizenschools.org

Tarquina Townsend BrownIrving (MA)Special Education Teacher/Union Repttownsend@boston.k1�.ma.us

Tarren EveretteFondren (TX)Deputy Campus Directortarreneverette@citizenschools.org

Ted ChambersEdwards (MA)Teacher and Union Building Repedwardchambers@hotmail.com

Todd LittonCitizen Schools, TXExecutive Directortoddlitton@citizenschools.org

Tonya HortonCitizen Schools, NCExecutive Directortonyahorton@citizenschools.org

Vickey DeansLouise A. Spencer School (NJ)Special Education Teacher Grades �-�vdeans@nps.k1�.nj.us

Will NourseCitizen SchoolsChief Information Officerwillnourse@citizenschools.org

Willymae SmithMescalero Apache School (NM)School Board Vice-Presidentwsmith��@matisp.net

yasmin SchwartzElmhurst Community Prep (CA)Deputy Campus Directoryasminb.schwartz@gmail.com

yoni Samuel-SiegelCitizen Schools TexasManaging Director of Programyonisamuelsiegel@citizenschools.org

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Citizen Schools’ School Partnership Health Rubric is designed to provide a diagnostic measure of school partnership health at each campus throughout each school year by assessing expectation-setting and follow through for a set of core elements, which have been honed over several years of partnership experiences and linked to increased program effectiveness and student outcomes. A companion rubric exists for principals and school leaders to make similar diagnoses in order to create clarity regarding what a successful partnership consists of, and helping Citizen Schools and school leaders prioritize and strategize together to achieve the healthiest of partnerships.

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�. Principal is a vocal and enthusiastic steward of integration and alignment between Citizen Schools and school

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�. Principal serves as an advocate for Citizen Schools within the district and larger community

tEachEr SuPPOrt & SchOOl intEgratiOn�. Teachers actively support Citizen Schools through regular communication with staff, participation in

Citizen Schools events, using shared language to talk about the expanded school day

�. At least 1-� math or ELA teachers serve as coaches/mentors to Citizen Schools staff

�. Citizen Schools Campus Director and/or campus leader is member on key school committees, such as instructional leadership team

�. Citizen Schools staff and teachers communicate academic content and student data through participation in grade level and subject meetings, professional development sessions, and on-going conversations

cOmmunity accESS & EngagEmEnt�. Citizen Schools is positioned as a key lever to increase family and community engagement within

the school

10. School leadership and faculty participate in Citizen Schools family and community engagement activities, such as potlucks, WOW!s and high school fairs

11. Citizen Schools is invited to participate in the school’s student, family and community events

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This year, we will serve 5,304 students, at 23 ELT sites (32 sites overall) in 8 states. By 2014, we will serve over 6,500 students, increasing ELT partner sites by 32% and increasing students served by nearly 45%.

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Date: August 10, 2011Publication: Education Week

Market: NationalCirculation: 45,084

Date: August 10, 2011Publication: Education Week

Market: National

Date: August 10, 2011Publication: Education WeekMarket: National

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Date: August16, 2011Publication: Santa Fe New Mexican

Market: Santa Fe, NMCirculation: 22,506

Angel Macias, an eighth-grader at De Vargas Middle School, leads an activity Monday during a Citizen Schools class. The Citizen Schools program, which its New Mexico director calls an academic ‘booster shot,’ provides classroom enrichment to lift students’ self-confidence and academic performance.

Date: August16, 2011Publication: Santa Fe New Mexican

Market: Santa Fe, NM

Date: August 16, 2011Publication: Santa Fe New MexicanMarket: Santa Fe, NM

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Date: July 27, 2011Publication: NBC News Education Nation

Market: National

GUEST BLOG: At Citizen Schools, Volunteers Make STEM Relevant Through Web Design

Citizen Schools volunteer Sean Belka teaches kids at a school in Dorchester, Mass. to be budding web designers.

There’s lots of evidence that our students are falling behind in the STEM subjects. But should we care?

As a society concerned with progress and improving the lives of our fellow citizens, we should care deeply. STEM skills are essential to the medical and technological breakthroughs that enable us to cure and manage diseases and to improving the ways people communicate and work together. Equally important, these skills are often the pathway to a fulfilling and rewarding career; enabling people to make a good living, while truly contributing to the well-being of their fellow citizens.

So what can we do about it?

I don’t pretend to have a comprehensive solution to this important issue. What I do have is my own personal experience volunteering with Citizen Schools, a national education nonprofit, as a Citizen Teacher at the Dever McCormack School in Dorchester, MA.

Our children are practical. If they don’t see the value in learning something, many are less likely to fully engage. What Citizen Schools does is enable people like me to show middle school students how they might apply STEM skills in an interesting and rewarding career. And, while it’s far-fetched for me as a middle-aged suburban guy to say it makes STEM cool, it definitely helps make STEM relevant.

My experience started with my employer, Fidelity Investments. Not only did they provide financial support to Citizen Schools, they enabled me to take time each week to be in a classroom teaching an apprenticeship.

So what did I do? Working with one of my Fidelity colleagues and a Citizen Schools staff person, we ran a web design apprenticeship. Students created their own websites. They learned how to use email, web development templates and content management tools. They thought through what they wanted their website to be and how it would reflect on them.

They learned how to work with others and on their own to build something, and then, they came to Fidelity’s Center for Applied Technology to present their work to their fellow students, their families and people from Fidelity and the community. They presented their work with obvious competence and pride. They amazed everyone, including at some level, themselves.

And I can tell you they felt that being seen as a web designer made them feel pretty cool.

So what did we accomplish?

Sure, the students learned some new skills, and that’s great. But more importantly, they now understand how STEM skills can open new worlds to them and provide them options they didn’t even know existed. Will most of these students become web designers? Not likely. But do they now see the link between fully engaging in STEM in the classroom and their own futures? Absolutely.

To me, that is the real opportunity here. Kids connected to learning in a visceral and real way—seeing it as part of their lives and their (and our!) future. Now that’s pretty cool.

Sean Belka is senior vice president, director of Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT), a unit of Fidelity Investments. He also volunteers with Citizen Schools, where he taught a workshop on web design to sixth and seventh graders in Dorchester, Mass. last spring.

Date: July 27, 2011Publication: NBC News Education Nation

Market: National

Date: July 27, 2011Publication: NBC News Education NationMarket: National

Date: July 27, 2011Publication: NBC News Education Nation

Market: National

GUEST BLOG: At Citizen Schools, Volunteers Make STEM Relevant Through Web Design

Citizen Schools volunteer Sean Belka teaches kids at a school in Dorchester, Mass. to be budding web designers.

There’s lots of evidence that our students are falling behind in the STEM subjects. But should we care?

As a society concerned with progress and improving the lives of our fellow citizens, we should care deeply. STEM skills are essential to the medical and technological breakthroughs that enable us to cure and manage diseases and to improving the ways people communicate and work together. Equally important, these skills are often the pathway to a fulfilling and rewarding career; enabling people to make a good living, while truly contributing to the well-being of their fellow citizens.

So what can we do about it?

I don’t pretend to have a comprehensive solution to this important issue. What I do have is my own personal experience volunteering with Citizen Schools, a national education nonprofit, as a Citizen Teacher at the Dever McCormack School in Dorchester, MA.

Our children are practical. If they don’t see the value in learning something, many are less likely to fully engage. What Citizen Schools does is enable people like me to show middle school students how they might apply STEM skills in an interesting and rewarding career. And, while it’s far-fetched for me as a middle-aged suburban guy to say it makes STEM cool, it definitely helps make STEM relevant.

My experience started with my employer, Fidelity Investments. Not only did they provide financial support to Citizen Schools, they enabled me to take time each week to be in a classroom teaching an apprenticeship.

So what did I do? Working with one of my Fidelity colleagues and a Citizen Schools staff person, we ran a web design apprenticeship. Students created their own websites. They learned how to use email, web development templates and content management tools. They thought through what they wanted their website to be and how it would reflect on them.

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