Vision for Children - Summit Overview

St. Louis Metropolitan Children's Summit 2007

Developing the Whole Child: Community Strategies for Meeting the Developmental, Educational & Health Needs of Our Children

Presented by the St. Louis Metropolitan Children?s Agenda, an initiative of Vision for Children at Risk

Thursday, November 15, 2007
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency St. Louis at Union Station

Featuring:
? Keynote address by nationally recognized education reform activist Dr. Pedro Noguera, New York University
? Update and discussion of regional strategies for addressing priority needs of area children
? Informative breakout sessions on children?s initiatives and education issues

Lead Sponsor
Deaconess Foundation

Gold Sponsor
SSM Cardinal Glennon Children?s Medical Center

Silver Sponsors
St. Louis Children?s Hospital
First Bank
St. Louis Mental Health Board

Registration Price - $75 Regular/ $20 Student
(Includes copy of 2007 Children of Metropolitan St. Louis report)

Register and pay online or Print and mail registration form

Speaker and Breakout Information

Program Schedule
UPDATED MONDAY, NOV. 12

7:30 ? 8:30
Registration & Continental Breakfast

7:45 ? 8:15
Orientation to the St. Louis Metropolitan Children?s Agenda (Optional Session)

8:30 ? 9:15
General Session I
- Welcome ? Lora Gulley, St. Louis Children?s Agenda Co-Chair
- Rev. Jerry Paul, President & CEO, Deaconess Foundation
- Richard Patton, Executive Director, VCR
? ● Presentation of the 2007 Children of Metropolitan St. Louis report
? ● St. Louis Metropolitan Children?s Agenda Update
? ● Introduction to the St. Louis Area Children?s Information Clearinghouse

9:30 ? 10:45
General Session II
Challenging Racial Inequality In Our Schools
Dr. Pedro Noguera, New York University

11:00 ? 12:15
Morning Breakout Sessions: Strategic Initiatives Addressing the Needs of St. Louis-Area Children, Youth & Families

12:30 ? 1:45
Luncheon
?- Robbyn Wahby, Office of the Mayor, City of St. Louis
?- Mary J. Armstrong, President, AFT St. Louis, Local 420
?- Dr. Diana Bourisaw, Superintendent, St. Louis Public Schools
?- Awards Presentations
? ?● Children?s Champion Awards
? ?● Special Achievement Awards
? ?● Invest in Kids Award
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2:00 ? 3:00
General Session III
Framework for School Improvement in Metropolitan St. Louis
Dr. Robert Taylor, School Improvement Supervisor for Metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education

3:15 ? 4:30
Afternoon Breakout Sessions: Critical Educational Issues in Metropolitan St. Louis

4:30
Closing Reception and Networking Session

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Registration Price - $75 Regular/ $20 Student
(Includes copy of 2007 Children of Metropolitan St. Louis report)

Register and pay online or Print and mail registration form

Speaker and Breakout Information

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