6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Reception

School leaders make country more prosperous-- Turner

Bob Turner, president, UP Foundation, told the 500 attending public high school principals that Union Pacific was “proud of the important work all of you do everyday to make our schools and country more prosperous” as he opened the 4 th annual Summer Leadership Institute of The Principals’ Partnership.

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8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. General Session
Keynote Speaker: Pedro Noguera

Pedro Noguera, who calls himself a pragmatic optimist when it comes to the reform of urban schools, challenged high school principal to focus on changing the culture of their schools to improve student achievement.

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1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. General Session
Keynote Speaker: Kati Haycock

While there still exists an achievement gap in schools across the country between white, affluent students and those of color and who are poor, there are also shining examples of schools and school systems that are decreasing that gap, according to Kati Haycock, director, The Education Trust.

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8:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.   - Assemblies

Geoffrey and Renate Caine

Dudley Flood

Todd Johnson

Alexander Platt

Salome Thomas-EL

Breakthrough Schools Assembly

Breaking Ranks Assembly

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. General Session
Keynote Speaker: Mark Scharenbroich

“We are in a business of taking away hope or giving kids way too much hope,” Mark Scharenbroich told principals at the closing general session. “And I would much, much rather do the latter.”

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