Meetings School Readiness Ready Schools National Conference November 3-4, 2005 Atlanta, Georgia The Ready Schools National Conference expanded the school readiness initiative by emphasizing transition and alignment principles in high poverty communities. The conference provided practices that help schools and communities reach out to all children and families. In depth knowledge was gained from researchers and practitioners on the establishment of effective community and school partnerships. The conference provided a forum to assist state education agencies in the development of processes to analyze early learning standards, curriculum and assessment to address alignment. Ninety-eight attendees, representing school improvement coordinators, Title I specialists, early childhood educators, parents, community advocates, and staff from state education agencies and local education agencies from 13 states, participated in the conference. Meeting Materials Agenda Presentations Overview, CCSSO Ready Schools Project CCSSO Ready Schools Project – Indiana Role of Partnerships in Transition to Kindergarten Indicators of a Ready School Transition and Alignment in Early Childhood Maryland’s Leadership in Action Program Analyzing Alignment: A Provisional Guide Concluding Thoughts Resource List Ready Schools Conference April 18-19, 2005 St. Louis, Missouri Ready Schools Conference participants gained in-depth knowledge of policies and practices that are supportive in implementing the principles of ready schools through presentations, panel discussions, data analysis and team brainstorming on table topics. The meeting provided an opportunity for states, districts and schools to learn more about improving the readiness of their schools in high poverty communities to support the transition of children from early childhood settings and to identify how principles of ready schools could link to school improvement plans. Thirty-one attendees, representing state education agencies, districts, schools and community organizations from six states, participated in the conference. Meeting Materials Agenda Participant List Speaker Presentations Transition Planning and Ready Schools: Framework, Policies and Practices Ready Schools Assessment: Results from the Pilot Study Resource List Working Tool Ready Schools Conference October 12-13, 2004 Portland, Oregon Ready Schools Conference participants engaged in presentations, a panel discussion, and a workshop designed to deepen their understanding of what makes schools ready to receive all children, provide strategies for working across agencies to achieve positive results for children and families, learn about what actions other states have taken to prepare their schools for children, and explore an assessment tool used to gauge the readiness of schools. Forty-two attendees, representing state education agencies, school districts, and community organizations from six states and one territory, participated in the conference. Meeting Materials Agenda Participant List Speaker Presentations Ready Schools, Research and Best Practices, Sharon Rosenkoetter Vermont's "Ready Schools" Assessment, David Murphey Ready Schools: The North Carolina Story, Bobbie Rowland  Ready Schools: Achieving Results through Effective Interagency Collaboration, Phyllis Brunson Leadership at All Levels: Characteristics of Successful Leadership in Advancing PreK, Vicki Phillips All Together Now: State Experiences Using Community-based Child Care to Provide Pre-kindergarten, Rachel Schumacher Culturally Appropriate Reading Curriculum, Denny Hurtado Place Matters: Addressing the Needs of Special Populations for School Readiness, Charles Bruner Early Learning & Low-Income Children: Lessons from Research, Jane Knitzer Ready Schools Assessment, Polly Neill Resource List Working Tool

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