August 20, 2003

Reading First Session with LEAs

North

A G E N D A

9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks

Irma Hernandez-Larin, Director, Operations and R-TACs

Reading First California Technical Assistance Center

§ Overview of Upcoming Events

§ Master Plan for Technical Services in 2003-04

§ Update of Budgets – Department of Finance

9:15 a.m. LEA Introductions

§ Key Activities from the Summer

§ Key Activities for the Fall

§ “Leading Concerns”

10:15 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. Presentation: “Key Aspects of the WORK of Reading First”

Betsy Eaves, Associate Chief Administrative Officer and Director of LEA Support Services, Reading First California Technical Assistance Center

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. Presentation: “Guidelines for the Reading First Internal Evaluation Reports”

Bob Carlson, Evaluation Consultant, Reading First California Technical Assistance Center

1:45 p.m. Overview of the Reading Coaches Institutes

Alice Furry, Chief Administrative Officer, Reading First California Technical Assistance Center

§ RF Reading Coaches (Funding)

§ Reading Coaches Program for 2003-04

2:00 p.m. Reading Certificate Program for Reading Coaches

Linda Gibboney, Director, UCLA Education Extension

§ Overview of the 2-year Program: 13 semester units

§ Requirements for an Application of the Reading Certificate Program

§ Content of the Program and Faculty

§ Faculty for the Program

2:30 p.m. Responses to the “Leading Concerns” of Reading First LEAs

California Technical Assistance Center Staff

Regional Technical Assistance Center Staff

3:30 p.m. Adjournment

Next Session: North LEAs, December 3, 2003

Sacramento – Hilton Arden West

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