SunJun28

=Sunday, June 28, 2009=

7:13 a.m. I'm planning on attending the "Fighting Dragons with Authentic Assessments" session in the Porter's closet of the Hyatt at 9:00 a.m. I'll let people know how it was -- Dan
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 **Pre-Conference Gameplan**

Opening remarks by Bill Daggett. I took away the following highlights: -Glenn
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 * the opening slide show (maybe good for an opening day staff meeting?).
 * Working towards efficient and effective education
 * Integrate academics with the arts and CTE
 * Relevance makes Rigor possible
 * Stimulus money - Short term funding should be used for long term improvement.
 * Spend the money to change the system now.
 * How much are we in debt to China?
 * Top 1% tax payers pay 40% of taxes, what happens if they leave this country.
 * Excellence vs Equity - they conflict, but we try and do both.
 * Want change, empower your staff.
 * Eliminate Department Chairs
 * Loop 8th to 9th grade
 * Give students electives their freshman year.

Long day getting here, good company, Hotlanta. Monique


 * Post Conference Reporting**