Thursday, February 8th
RFK UCLA Community School Site Visit (12:00 pm – 4:00 pm)
12:00pm-12:30pm
Lunch
12:30pm-1:00pm
Welcome by Leyda Garcia, Principal, RFK UCLA Community School, and Karen Hunter Quartz, Director, UCLA Center for Community Schooling
1:00pm-2:00pm
Student-led School Tours
- Group 1 – Michael, 11th grade student
- Group 2 – Lesley, 10th grade student
- Group 3 – Brenda, 12th grade student
- Group 4 – Eduardo, 8th grade student
- Group 5 – Alberto, 10th grade student
- Group 6 – Wendy, 12th grade student
- Group 7 – Jenny, 12th grade student
- Group 8 – Sunshine, 11th grade student
2:00pm-2:40pm
Panel Conversation: How This All Began, Stories by Parents, Students, Teachers, and UCLA Partners.
Facilitator: Queena Kim, Founding Teacher and Assistant Principal, UCLA Community School
Panelists:
- Eduardo, 8th grade student, UCLA Community School
- Claudia Garcia, Parent, UCLA Community School
- Io McNaughton, Founding Elementary Bilingual Teacher, UCLA Community School
- Yun Jung Park, Parent, UCLA Community School
- Jody Priselac, Associate Dean for Community Programs, UCLA Graduate School
- Beth Trinchero, Founding High School English Teacher, UCLA Community School
2:45pm-3:45pm
Discussion Groups: Partnership Activities that Transform Teaching and Learning.
Facilitated by Teachers, UCLA Partners, Students, and Parents (3 20-minute rotations)
Discussion 1: The Senior Internship Program as the Culminating Experience
Presenters:
- Jeremiah, 12th grade student, UCLA Community School
- Lesly, 12th grade student, UCLA Community School
- Rebecca Flynn, Senior Internship Teacher, UCLA Community School
- Karen Hunter Quartz, Director, UCLA Center for Community Schooling
Discussion 2: Preparing the Next Generation of Community School, STEM Teachers
Presenters:
- Janice Chow, Science Lead Teacher, UCLA Community School
- Janet Lee-Ortiz, Math and Science 6th-grade Teacher, UCLA Community School
- Art Li, Resident Teacher, UCLA IMPACT Urban Teacher Residency Program
- Adrian Lizardo, Resident Teacher, UCLA IMPACT Urban Teacher Residency Program
Discussion 3: The Multigenerational After-school Arts Program (MASA)
Presenters:
- Jeff La Haie, Assistant Principal, UCLA Community School
- Raymundo Baltazar, Community Engagement Coordinator, UCLA VAPAE Program
- Rebecca Bautista, Parent, UCLA Community School
- Eduardo, 8th grade student, UCLA Community School
Discussion 4: Supporting Our Immigrant Students During Uncertain Times
Presenters:
- Claire Keating, Social Studies Teacher, UCLA Community School
- Marco Murillo, Postdoctoral Scholar, Graduate School of Education at UC Berkeley
- Sheikh, 11th grade student, UCLA Community School
- Jahlani, 12th grade student, UCLA Community School
Discussion 5: Capturing Linguistic Diversity Using Formative Assessments
Presenters:
- Janet Cerda, Graduate Student Researcher, UCLA
- Nancy Garcia, 2nd-3rd grade Lead Teacher, UCLA Community School
Discussion 6: Reimaging Bilingualism and Multiculturalism for 6-12 Grade Classrooms
Presenters:
- Karla Rivera-Torres, Graduate Student Researcher, UCLA
- Wendy Fierro, Social Studies Lead Teacher, UCLA Community School
Discussion 7: College for All: Inspiring Dreams, Creating Supports, Tracking Success
Presenters:
- Beth Trinchero, Founding High School English Teacher, UCLA Community School
- Aurora Martinez, College Counselor, UCLA Community School
- Sidronio Jacobo, Graduate Student Researcher, UCLA
- Brian, 12th grade student, UCLA Community School
- Brenda, 12th grade student, UCLA Community School
3:45pm-4:00pm
Closing Address: High School Senior Sumaiya
4:00pm-5:00pm
Bus Ride from School to UCLA
Luskin Conference Center – Reception (6:00 pm – 8:00 pm)
6:00-6:30pm
Poster Session: Research-Practice Partnership Storyboards
- Learning With and From Kids Through Play, Storyboard by the Bruin Club Team
- Developing a Dynamic TK-12 Bilingual Program: Capturing Linguistic Diversity Using Formative Assessment, Storyboard by Janet Cerda, Nancy Garcia and Karla Rivera-Torres
- Developing a Dynamic TK-12 Bilingual Program: Dual Language Immersion Program Articulation, Storyboard by Janet Cerda and Karla Rivera-Torres
- The Promise of Community Schooling: Reimagining Neighborhood Schools in Urban Communities, Storyboard by Rebecca Cooper Geller
- Sustaining a College-going Culture to Support Students To and Through College, Storyboard by Sidronio Jacobo
- Designing Equitable Technology Practices by Creating Infrastructures for Participatory Design, Storyboard by Ung-Sang Lee
- Promoting Transformative Teaching through School-University Partnership, Storyboard by Shanté Stuart McQueen
- Supporting Our Immigrant-Origin Youth and Families, Storyboard by Marco A. Murillo
- Promoting Student Success through Integrated Supports and Enrichment Programs, Storyboard by Evelyn Wang
6:30-6:40pm
Student Performance: YOUTHphonics
6:40-7:30pm
Roundtable Conversation: How can university partners participate in solving the most pressing problems facing community schools?
Facilitator: Pedro Noguera, Distinguished Professor, UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
Panelists:
- Leyda Garcia, Principal, RFK UCLA Community School
- Elaine Ikeda, Executive Director, California Campus Compact
- Marcelo Suarez-Orozco, Wasserman Dean, UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
Friday, February 9th
Luskin Conference Center
7:30am-8:30am
Breakfast
8:30am-9:30am
Opening Plenary Session: University-Assisted Community Schools: An Expanding Global Movement
- Keynote Presentation by Ira Harkavy, Associate Vice President and founding Director of the Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships University of Pennsylvania
- Reading: Introduction and Chapter 10, Knowledge for Social Change
- Facilitated Small Group Discussions by John Rogers, Professor, UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
9:40am-10:35am
Breakout Session A
A1: Preparing and Supporting Community Teachers for Community Schools
- Chair: Annamarie Francois, Executive Director, UCLA Center X
- Panelists:
- Darin Earley, Director, Loyola Marymount University Family of Schools
- Wendy Fierro, Lead Teacher and Mentor, UCLA Community School
- Rachel Gonzalez, Director of Training and Capacity Building, Families in Schools
- Lorena Guillen, Assistant Professor, UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
- Queena Kim, Assistant Principal, UCLA Community School
A2: Connecting University and Community School Social Supports and Programs
- Chair: Jody Priselac, Associate Dean for Community Programs, UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
- Panelists:
- Carol Hill, Executive Director, SF Beacons Initiative
- Allison Korn, Assistant Dean for Experiential Education , UCLA School of Law
- Gustavo Morales, Director of Community Schools, L os Angeles Educational Partnership
- Antonio Plascencia, Director of Civic Engagement, Los Angeles Unified School District
A3: Research-Practice Partnerships: Using Theories and Evidence to Solve Problems Together
- Chair, Karen Hunter Quartz, Director, UCLA Center for Community Schooling
- Panelists:
- Katherine Hayes, Program Evaluation and Research Coordinator, Los Angeles Unified School District
- Rebekah Kang, Teacher, UCLA Community School
- Jane Margolis, Senior Researcher, UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
- Jorge Ruiz de Velasco, Associate Director, John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, Stanford University
10:45am- 11:40am
Breakout Session B
B1: Democratic Devolution: The Role of Partners in Ensuring Local Autonomy and Self-Governing Community Schools
- Chair, Rosa Jimenez, Teacher, RFK UCLA Community School
- Panelists:
- Daniel Barnhart, Secondary Vice-President, United Teachers Los Angeles
- Barnett Berry, Executive Director, Center for Teaching Quality
- Jeanne Fauci, Executive Director, Center for Powerful Public Schools
- Frank Worrell, Professor and Faculty Director, CAL Prep, UC Berkeley
B2: Everyone Learns: Creating Programs and Courses that Extend P-20 Student Learning
- Chair, Marisa Saunders, Project Scientist, UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
- Panelists:
- Cory Bowman, Associate Director, Netter Center for Community Partnerships University of Pennsylvania
- Marjorie Faulstich Orellana, Professor, UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
- Kevin M. Kane, Director, Visual and Performing Arts Education Program, UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture
- Joann Weeks, Associate Director, Netter Center for Community Partnerships University of Pennsylvania
B3: To and Through College: Creating P-20 Systems To Support College Access and Completion
- Chair: Cecilia Rios-Aguilar, Associate Professor and Director of UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute
- Panelists:
- Zoe Corwin, Associate Research Professor, Pullias Center for Higher Education, University of Southern California
- Gail Kaufman, Senior Adviser to the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Educational Partnerships, Center for Educational Partnerships, UC Berkeley
- Marco A. Murillo, Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Berkeley
- Jesse Noonan, Chief Academic Officer, Youth Policy Institute
12:20pm-1:20pm
Closing Plenary: Bridging Movements: Community Schooling and Higher Education Civic Engagement.
- Keynote Presentation by José Muñoz, Director, National Coalition of Community Schools
- Panelists:
- Andrea Bustamante, Executive Director, Community Schools Student Services, Oakland Unified School District
- Wendy, High School Senior, RFK UCLA Community School
- Orlando Johnson, Principal, Mann UCLA Community School
- Hugh “Bud” Mehan, Professor Emeritus, University of California, San Diego
1:20 to 1:30
Student Performance: Mann UCLA Community School Drumline