| 2005 Summer Institute Program News: Three top-notch general session speakers are scheduled for the 2005 Summer Institute bringing messages of student achievement, advocating for children, and connecting the mind and heart.
The Institute will run from July 11-14 at the Desert Springs J.W. Marriott Resort & Spa in Palm Desert, Calif. (Another article on the Institute site is elsewhere on this website.)
“ We have brought together a trio of speakers who are nationally recognized and will bring us information that Partnership principals have sought,” said Dr. James Garvin, senior consultant, The Principals’ Partnership. “These speakers not only have important information to share, they are highly motivational and entertaining.”
Dr. Pedro Noguera, professor, Steinhardt School of Education, New York University, will be the first general session speaker Tuesday morning, discussing “Creating Conditions that Promote Student Achievement.” Noguera, who also directs the Center for Research on Urban Schools and Globalization, focuses his work on ways schools are influenced by social and economic conditions in the urban environment. He has written two books and more than 100 research articles and monographs.
Kati Haycock, director, The Education Trust, will speak on “Raising Achievement and Closing Gaps Between Groups” during the second general session Tuesday afternoon. One of the nation’s leading child advocates, Haycock was formerly executive vice president of the Children’s Defense Fund and founded The Achievement Council in California, an organization that assists principals and teachers in predominately minority schools. Her current organization advocates for young people and assists urban school districts and universities in working together to improve student achievement.
The Thursday general session speaker, Mark Scharenbroich, helps audiences see how simple acts can have a large impact on their professional and personal lives when their minds and hearts are connected. He has traveled more than twomillion travels speaking throughout the world during the past 25 years; earned an Emmy for his ABC television special, “Doing Great,”; and won awards from the National Education Film Festival and the U.S. Industrial Film Festival. He will speak on “Building Connections.”
Principals should look for registration materials,which they will receive both electronically and through regular mail, around the beginning of April. Past News Items: Union Pacific Foundation Recieves Award- 2/05 Summer Institute News - 1/05 Senior Partner News- 9/04 Senior Partner Program Announced - 7/04 2004 Principals' Partnership Summer Institute!-5/04
Principals' Partnership Lead Team Meets with Texas Education Leaders- 4/04 Union Pacific Recognized by Chicago Principals for Partnership - 3/04 Partnership Consultant Receives
Gruhn-Long-Melton Award- 2/04 Ursula Harrison Named Wyoming High School Principal of the Year- 11/03 2003 Summer Institute A "Home Run!" Summer Leadership Institute in Portland, Oregon, July 14-17, 2003 Chicago Principals Focus on Instruction - 10/02 Summer Institute 2002 - 7/02 Educational Leaders to Speak at First Summer Institute- 4/02 | 
