6:00 - 8:30 pm          Dinner
                                    Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab Restaurant     

                                    Welcome: Henry Duvall, Director of Communications
                                                        Council of the Great City Schools

              

                                    Greetings: Rodrigo Sierra, Member

                                                        Chicago Board of Education

                                    Sponsor: SchoolMessenger

                                    Speaker: Peter Cunningham, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Outreach

                                                      U.S. Department of Education 

 

SATURDAY, JULY 7

7:30 - 10:00 am        Registration (Marriott)

8:00 - 9:00 am          Breakfast (Marriot)
                                    Sponsor: Schoolwires

9:00 - 9:30 am          Welcome and Introductions

9:30 - 11:00 am        New Social Media Tools to Connect Parents and Schools

                                     Connecting with OKCPS! Launch and Usage of District's Mobile Application                                    
                                     Tierney Tinnin, Media Relations Manager
                                     Oklahoma City Public Schools

                                     Linking Advocacy, Parent Engagement and Social Media                                     

 

11:00 - Noon             Implementing a Community-Wide Anti-Bullying Campaign                                    

                                     Barbara Griffith, Senior Communications Officer
                                     Fort Worth Independent School District

 

1:00 - 2:15 pm           Engaging Parents with Limited English Skills

                                    

                                      Maestro en Casa (Teacher at Home): Helping Parents Understand the U.S. Education System 
                                      Alex Sanchez, Director of Public Relations and Multicultural Outreach
                                      Denver Public Schools

                                     

                                      Effective Communications in a Diverse District                                     

                                      Heather Sawyer, Executive Director of Communications
                                      Anchorage School District

   

2:30 - 3:30 pm            Guiding a School District Through Multiple Crises With Effective Communications                                     

                                       Keith Bromery, Director of Media Relations
                                       Atlanta Public Schools