Agenda:
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Morning Site Visit (Optional)
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
Remarks by:
- Reverend John P. Foley, S.J., president, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
- Paul E. Purcell, president and chief executive officer, Robert W. Baird & Co.
- Michael W. Hennessy, president and chief executive officer, The Coleman Foundation
The innovative Cristo Rey School is being replicated nationwide thanks to grants made by the Cassin Educational Initiative Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Students pursue a college-prep curriculum while job-sharing at local businesses, which pay the school roughly $25,000 per year for their services.
11:30 a.m. Arrive at The Fairmont Hotel
12:00 - 1:45 p.m. Luncheon
Welcome
- Adam Meyerson, president, The Philanthropy Roundtable
12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Achieving an Excellent Education for Every Child: Three Visions for Change
- Howard Fuller, chairman, Black Alliance for Educational Options
- Kati Haycock, director, The Education Trust
- Paul T. Hill, director, Center on Reinventing Public Education
- Bruno V. Manno, senior associate of education, The Annie E. Casey Foundation (Moderator)
2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Panel Discussions
Chicago Education Philanthropy: Successes, Failures, and Opportunities
- Janet M. Knupp, founding president, The Chicago Public Education Fund
- R. Eden Martin, president, The Civic Committee of The Commercial Club of Chicago
- Nancy S. Searle, trustee, Kinship Foundation
- Robin M. Steans, trustee, Steans Family Foundation
- Linda Lenz, editor and publisher, Catalyst Chicago (Moderator)
A Matter of Principals: The Public School Leaders Chicago Needs and How to Get Them
- Sarah Abella, principal, KIPP Chicago Youth Village Academy
- Peter Martinez, director,University of Illinois-Chicago Center for School Leadership
- Jonathan Schnur, chief executive officer and co-founder, New Leaders for New Schools
- David A. Weinberg, board chairman, Illinois Network of Charter Schools (Moderator)
3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Panel Discussions
Attracting and Training Great Teachers for Urban Schools
- Martin J. Koldyke, chairman, Academy for Urban School Leadership
- Michael Milkie, founder and principal, Noble Street Charter High School
- Michelle Rhee, chief executive officer and president, The New Teacher Project
- Ellen S. Alberding, president, The Joyce Foundation (Moderator)
Jumpstarting the Charter School Movement in Chicago
- John Ayers, executive director, Leadership for Quality Education
- Elizabeth M. Delaney, executive director, Chicago Charter School Foundation
- Kathleen Harris, executive director, Illinois Network of Charter Schools
- Greg Richmond, president, National Association of Charter School Authorizers
- Joseph L. Bast, president, The Heartland Institute (Moderator)
5:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. Plenary Session
How Chicago Can Dramatically Improve K-12 Education
- Arne Duncan, chief executive officer, Chicago Public Schools
- Tom Vander Ark, chief of education funding, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Chester E. Finn Jr., president, Thomas B. Fordham Foundation (Moderator)
6:15 p.m. - 6:20 p.m. Closing Remarks
- Stephanie Saroki, director of K-12 education programs, The Philanthropy Roundtable
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Reception
