Spring 2019

Joint GEPP EPAAC Conference

Dates: March 28-29

Hilton Peachtree City & Atlanta Conference Center

2443 Highway 54 West, Peachtree City, GA 30269 US

Reservations:  770-487-2000

DRAFT program for our Spring 2019 Conference

(Suggestions for the New EPP Leaders’ Lunch & Orientation, scheduled for 3/28/19 from 12-3, follow the draft program)

Conference Theme:  New Leadership, New Challenges, New Opportunities

Program Outcomes: Understanding the impact of political, policy, and university/system leadership

Thursday, MARCH 28, 2019

12:00 – 3:00 Working Lunch and Orientation for New Deans & Associate Deans

12:00 – 1:30 GAICTE Board meetings

  1:30 – 3:00 GACTE Board Meeting

  3:00 – 3:15 Welcome and Overview of the Conference

• Marti Venn, USG

 3:15 – 5:00 EPAAC (USG / Independent EPP Leaders)

 5:00 – 5:30 Greetings from PSC and USG Leadership Changes:

• PSC Executive Director
• USG Associate Vice Chancellor of Educator Preparation and Policy

Welcome Reception: New Leadership PSC and USG

(Dinner on Your Own)

Friday, MARCH 29, 2019

 7:00 – 8:30 Registration and Breakfast

 8:30 – 8:45 Welcome and Overview of the Day

• Dee Greer, President GACTE

 8:45 – 9:45 Turnaround Schools: The Role and Opportunities for EPPs – If Not Us, Then Who?

• Dr. Eric Thomas, Chief Turnaround Officer,
• Ashley Harris, Director of Partnership and Community Engagement

(Presentation and Work/Brainstorming Session:  How to Support Work in all selected schools.)

  9:45 – 10:00 Break

10:00 – 10:30 Policy Updates and Future-thinking from GaDOE

• Caitlin Dooley, Deputy Supt. Teaching and Learning

10:30 – 11:30  Panel: What We Know, and What We Know We Don’t Know: Planning for Political/Policies Updates

• Jimmy Stokes, GAEL
• Stan DeJarnett, Vision Project
• Steve Dolinger GPEE
• Craig Harper, PAGE
• Charlotte Booker, GAE

11:30 Lunch—GACTE Business Meeting

• Presiding:  Dee Greer, President GACTE
• Recognition of 2018-19  Officers/Board Members  
• Legislative Update – Tom Koballa and Joyce Many, Legislative Co-Chairs
• Days on the Hill (GA and US)
• Legislative Priorities 2018-19
• Research Committee Plans
• State-wide ‘concerns’ about grads ability to teach reading
• Discuss/develop a systematic way of getting conference topics input from members
• Table Input Opportunity to PSC, USG, DOE

12:45 – 2:00  Impact of Changes and Expectations: 

1. Changes and changing expectations:  Collaborative efforts in reporting systems, accreditation updates, rules, etc.
2. State of GA Enrollment/Retention numbers.  What is the GA plan to address these recruitment/retention issues?
3. Plans to support IHEs in efforts to Meet Enrollment Challenges (innovative programs, online, competition with for-profits, alternative cert programs, etc.)       

• Penney McRoy & Angie Gant, GaPSC
• Cindy Saxon, GaDOE
• Marti Venn, USG                            

2:00 Closing and Adjourn

Suggested Ideas for New EPP Leaders Orientation

Invitation / Identification of:  New EPP Leaders

Definitions

• New– Three years or less in position OR if person know s/he will be taking adm role in July
• EPP Leaders– Deans, Dept Chairs, Directors, etc.

Presenters:  USG, PSC, DOE, GACTE

Some Suggested Topics (not limited to these):

• Roles of Each—USG, PSC, DOE, GACTE
• Certification / Ed Prep Rules
• Partnerships / Partnership Work
• Working with Turn Around Schools Initiative

Selection of Mentors

Developing the Program:  Topics suggested from Deans’ Meeting on 2/9/2018 and 2018 GACTE Survey

Topics / Survey Results:

• Need for IHE Changes to Meet Enrollment Challenges (online, competition with for-profits, alternative cert programs, etc.)
• Update GA Plan for Recruitment, Preparation, Retention of Teachers
• ESSA—Higher Education Role
• Partnerships (Prof Organizations)
• State Leadership Academy
• Work time—capturing innovative work (GA and beyond)
  • CAEP/Accreditation—meeting the standards
  • Validity and Reliability of Instruments
• Input Sessions to PSC/DOE/USG
  • Update on Rules—PSC
  • Policy Reviews for P&T
  • New Course Development