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Fall Conference
Past Fall Conferences
2022
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Task Force Meeting on Black and Latina Young Women and Girls
Below are the presentations from the Conference Sessions (All Presentations will not be available)
You've Got a Friend in Me: Welcoming and Supporting Newcomer Students to Urban Schools- Welcoming Newcomer Refugee Students in Metro Nashville Public Schools
- Rethinking Service to Newcomer Population in Fresno Unified School District
A Friend Like Me: Addressing Achievement Gaps with Effective Tutoring Practices
- Teens as Tutors- Duval County Public Schools
- High Dosage Tutoring and University Partnerships- Guilford County Schools
A New Hope: Mental Health and Trauma Care Responses From Our Great City Schools
- Managing the Message: Strategies to Destigmatize Mental Health Servies- School District of Palm Beach County
A Spoonful of Sugar: Sweetening The School Offerings For Urban Students
A World of Laughter, A World of Tiers: Grounding Urban School Instruction Within an MTSS Framework
- Don’t Remediate, Accelerate: Using Frontloading Strategies to Reduce Achievement Gaps for Underrepresented Students - Orange County
- Accelerating into the Future - Leveraging ESSER Funding for Student Success - Palm Beach
Big Hero: Developing Innovative Professional Development Opportunities to Turnaround Urban Student Performance
Brave: Creating Safe and Supportive Learning and Work Environments in Our Great City Schools
- Social Emotional Learning in EBRPSS - East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools
- ReTHINK - Memphis - Shelby County
Circle of Life: Navigating the Ongoing Budget and Procurement Process in Urban Public Schools
Communities Assemble: Creating Stronger Communications With Urban School Stakeholders
- Reframing the Dialogue: Navigating Crises, Rebuilding Trust, and Improving Stakeholder Perception - Houston Independent School District
Do You Want to Build a Snowman: Boosting Urban Student Performance Through Outdoor Learning
- Outdoor Learning and its Impact on Student Achievement in an Urban School District - Albuquerque Public Schools
Heigh-Ho, Its Off to Work We Go: Improving Urban School Facilities and Operations
Hocus Pocus: Using Data to Enhance Urban School Instruction
Honor Us All: Increasing Civic Engagement Among Urban Students
- Closing the (Voting) Gap: One District's Approach to Fostering Civic Engagement - Guilford County Schools
I Just Can't Wait to Be King: Identifying Future School Leaders in Our Great City Schools
Its a Small World After All: Promoting Dual Language Programs in Urban Schools
- Dual Language Immersion Program Expansion in Fresno Unified School District - Fresno Unified School District
Jedi Training: Intention and Equitable Practices That Support Exceptional Urban Students
Jumping into Hyperspace: Developing Interoperability Practices in the Great City Schools
- Improving cross-functional decision-making and successfully implementing technology-related initiatives - Council of the Great City Schools
Just Keep Swimming: Wraparound and Student Support Systems to Aid and improve Student Success
Let it Go: Replacing Outdated Models With Equity Focused Leadership Strategies in our Great City Schools
Lightyear: Ensuring Stem Opportunities for All Urban Students
- Scaling STEM Education as a part of a PK-20 College and Career Readiness Continuum - Fort Worth Independent School District
Love and Thunder: Using Diversity and Partnership to Advance Urban Learning
- It's a Marathon - Not a Sprint - How we Improved Teacher Staffing to 99% in 2022 - Cleveland Metropolitan School District
- Diversifying the Teaching Profession Through AmeriCorps Service: City Year’s Teacher Pathway Initiative - City Year
One Jump Ahead: Infusing Equity and Conclusion into Urban school Culture
One Little Spark: Effective Literacy Strategies for Young Readers in Urban Schools
- Building Data Visualizations in support of Early Literacy Gaps - Baltimore City Public Schools
- WINN-What I Need Now: A Saint Paul Public Schools Initiative to Improve Literacy Achievement - Saint Paul Public Schools
Onward and Upward: Impacting Urban Performance Through Enhanced Professional Development
- Combating the Opportunity Myth: Equipping All Teachers to Deliver Standards-Aligned, Grade-Level Instruction - Duval County Public Schools
- MTSS PD/PL (Multi-Tiered Systems of Support in Professional Development/Professional Learning) - Saint Louis Public Schools
Part of Your World Recruiting and Retaining Urban School Teachers
- Proven Strategies for Increasing Teacher Retention - Arlington Independent School District
- Finding, Attracting and Keeping Foreign Language Teachers - Dallas Independent School District
Remember the Titans: Using Coaching Models to Drive Success
- Developing and Implementing School-wide Instructional Coaching Systems - Orange County Public Schools
- Student Success Coaches: Building Partnerships that Accelerate Achievement - City Year
Spirit : Urban District Approaches to Multilingual Learning
- TK-12 STARSS (support tutoring, acceleration and reclassification for student success) L.A. Unified Leadership Cadre - Los Angeles Unified School District
Submarine Voyage: A Deep Dive into Strategic Planning in Urban Schools
The Force Awakens: How Urban School Districts are Addressing Educator Shortages
- Using Higher Education Partnerships to Build Teacher Pipelines: Lessons from Ft. Worth ISD - Fort Worth Independent School District
The Incredibles: Creating Access to Advanced Coursework for All Urban Students
- Bilingual Education Programs are the Conduits of Increasing Student Access to Advanced Coursework and Closing the Achievement Gaps - School District of Palm Beach
The Rescuers: Best Practices in Research to Deliver Results in Urban Schools
- Integrating District Systems to Make All Those Partner/Vendor/Research Requests Work for You - Jefferson County Public Schools
To Infinity and Beyond: Strategic Planning and Decision-Making Processes Moving Urban education into the Future.
- Leveraging the Strategic Direction through American Rescue Plan Resources - Saint Paul Public Schools
Up: The Significant Strides that urban Schools are Making to Reset Discipline and Restorative Practices
We're All in This Together: Building Inclusive and Supporting Programs for Urban Students with Disabilities
2019
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View the videos from the 63rd Annual Fall Conference in Louisville, October 23-27, 2019
- National Town Hall Meeting on the 2020 Census
- Rodney Robinson, 2019 National Teacher of the Year
- Valerie Jarrett, Former Presidential Adviser
- Jon Meacham, Presidential Historian and Author
All of the breakout sessions and materials can be viewed on the Fall Conference Mobile app at: https://crowd.cc/s/3d7gE
Council Chair Eric Gordon welcomed conferees to the Fall Conference. Read his remarks.
2018
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Click here to view videos from the 2018 Fall Conference in Baltimore, October 24-28, 2018
- National Town Hall Meeting on Students Speak Out Ahead of Elections
- JIll Biden, Professor and Former Second Lady
- Michelle Alexander, Civil Rights Advocate and Author of The New Jim Crow
- Khizr Khan, Constitutional Advocate
- Larry Feldman, Chair of the Council
- Queen Smith Award Recipient
All of the breakout sessions and materials can be viewed on the Fall Conference Mobile app at: https://crowd.cc/s/233c0
2017
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View videos from the 2017 Fall Conference in Cleveland- Bill Gates, philanthropist
- Van Jones, political commentator
- Darienne Driver, Council chair and Milwaukee superintendent
- National Town Hall Meeting on the Urban Education and the Presidential Campaign moderated by Van Jones
All of the breakout sessions and materials can be viewed on the Fall Conference Mobile app at: https://crowd.cc/s/10iZK
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View videos from the 2016 Fall Conference in Miami, October 19-23, 2016
- Dan Rather, Broadcast Journalist
- Sal Khan, Founder and CEO of the Khan Academy
- 27th Annual Green-Garner Award Banquet
All of the breakout sessions and materials can be viewed on the Fall Conference Mobile app at:https://event.crowdcompass.com/cgcs2016
2015
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View videos from the 60th Annual Fall Conference in Long Beach, Calif. October 7-11, 2015- National Town Hall Meeting on Urban Students Speak Out at Town Hall on Education, Race and Their Futures
- Fareed Zakaria, CNN Host
- Jose Fernandez, Former Astronaut
- George McKenna, Educator
- Khizr Khan, Constitutional Advocate
- Richard Carranza, Chair of the Council
- Green-Garner Award Ceremony
- Queen Smith Award Recipient
All of the breakout sessions and materials can be viewed on the Fall Conference Mobile app at: https://event.crowdcompass.com/cgcs2015
- Download the 11-page agenda-at-a-glance conference program for the Fall Conference in Long Beach.
- Download the 45-page conference program for the Fall Conference in Long Beach.
2014
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View the videos from the 59th Annual Fall Conference in Milwaukee, October 22-26, 2014
- National Town Hall Meeting on Testing moderated by NPR Reporter Claudio Sanchez
- Valeria Silva, Council Chair Address
All of the breakout sessions and materials can be viewed on the Fall Conference Mobile app at:https://event.crowdcompass.com/cgcs2014
Download the abbreviated 16-page Agenda-at-a-glance from the Fall Conference Program. Download the 47-page Conference Agenda, including information on all of the conference sessions.
2013
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View videos from the 57th Annual Fall Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico October 30-November 3, 2013
- Tony Dungy, Author and Football Coach
- Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch, Leadership Expert
- David Gergen, Political Analyst
- Valeria Silva, Council Chair Address
Town Hall Meeting Video on Race, Language and Culture, hosted by Harvard Professor Charles Ogletree
2013 CGCS Conference Mobile App
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the sessions.
2012
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View videos from the 56th Annual Fall Conference in Indianapolis October 17-21, 2012
- National Town Hall Meeting on How to Prevent Student Bullying
- Thomas Friedman, New York Times Columnist
- America Ferrara, Actress and Education Advocate
- Marc Morial, CEO of the National Urban League
- Candy Olson, Chair of the Council
2011
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View videos from the 55th Annual Fall Conference in Boston, October 26-30, 2011
- National Town Hall Meeting on Students Speak Out Ahead of Elections
- Wes Moore, Author
- Tony Plana, Actor
- Michael Casserly, Council Executive Director Gives the State of Urban Education Address
- Interviews with Nominees for the Green-Garner Award
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