Press Release - Sept 14, 2007
OFFICE OF GOV. BILL RITTER, JR.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY, SEPT. 14, 2007
CONTACT
Evan Dreyer, 720.350.8370
GOVERNOR'S P-20 EDUCATION COUNCIL MEETS MONDAY
AT COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
Gov. Bill Ritter's P-20 Education Coordinating Council will meet Monday, Sept. 17, at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden. This is the second meeting of the P-20 Council since its first gathering in August.
The meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Ben E. Park Student Center, 1600 Maple St., Golden. Click here for a campus map.
Gov. Ritter convened the P-20 Council to serve as the vehicle for statewide education reform. The panel's goal is to align Colorado's education systems from pre-school to grad school so they serve as a cohesive pipeline that produces a highly skilled and well-educated workforce for the 21st century.
For more information, visit the Governor's website at www.colorado.gov/governorand click on the P-20 Council link at the top of the page.
Here is the agenda for Monday's meeting:
9 to 9:15 a.m. Welcome
Bill Scoggins, president, Colorado School of Mines
Cindy Stevenson, superintendent, Jefferson County Schools
9:15 to 10:15 a.m. K-12 Reform in Colorado: Connecting Systems and Expectations
Michael Bennet, superintendent, Denver Public Schools
John Covington, superintendent, Pueblo City Schools
John Barry, superintendent, Aurora Public Schools
Facilitator: Dwight Jones, Colorado Commissioner of Education
10:30 to 11:15 a.m. P-20 Alignment: Approaches and Successes in the States
Sandy Boyd, Achieve Inc.
Dolores Mize, Western Interstate Commission on Higher Ed
11:15 to 11:45 a.m. P-20 Data Systems
Patrick Kelly, Nat'l Center for Higher Education Management Systems
Noon to 1:15 p.m. Lunch break
1:15 to 1:45 p.m. Innovation American: The National STEM Agenda and
Colorado's STEM Grant
Meghan Groome, National Governors Association
Dane Linn, National Governors Association
Robert Reichardt, University of Colorado at Denver & HSC
2 to 3:30 p.m. Presentation of Subcommittee Progress & Discussion
3:30 to 4 p.m. Public Comment and Adjournment