October 17 - 21, 2012Council of the Great City Schools

56th Annual Fall Conference

Hosted by Indianapolis Public Schools

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PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE: Meeting the Challenge of Making Complex Text Accessible for All Students

Common Core State Standards emphasize students reading complex text on grade level and above. This institute will focus on how to acutally take this work to the classroom level and support teachers to enable this shift to take place. Registration is $100. No late fee will be incurred if registering after October 1st.Tuesday, October 168:30 am - 4:00 pm Wednesday, October 178:30 am - 12:00 pm

56th Annual Fall Conference October 17 - October 21, 2012 • Indianapolis, IN

7:00 am - 5:00 pm Fall Conference Registration8:00 am - 9:00 am Continental Breakfast8:00 am - 4:00 pm Urban Schools Resource Room/Internet Cafe11:00 am - 12:00 pm New Member & Newcomer’s Orientation12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Buffet Lunch1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Task Force Meetings (All Conferees are welcome to attend) v Joint Achievement/Professional Development3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Task Force Meetings vJoint School Finance/Leadership, Governance and Management vEnglish Language Learners and Bilingual Education5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Blue Ribbon Corporate Group Meeting6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Welcome Reception at Indiana State Museum 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm Hospitality Suite

7:00 am - 5:00 pm Conference Registration7:30 am - 4:00 pm Urban Schools Resource Room/Internet Cafe7:30 am - 9:00 am General Session A: Breakfast and Address from Chair of the Board 9:00 am - 12:15 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS ON BEST PRACTICES12:30 pm - 2:00 pm General Session B: Lunch and Speaker: Marc Morial2:15 pm - 5:30 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS ON BEST PRACTICES4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Executive Committee Meeting6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Cocktail Reception7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 23rd Annual Richard R. Green Awards Banquet (Semi Formal Evening Attire)10:00 pm - 12:00 am Hospitality Suite

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2012

PRE-CONFERENCE SYMPOSIUM

The Center for Reform of School Systems (CRSS) will offer a ½-day symposium, The Media: Best Friend or Worst Enemy, on Wednesday, October 17. The session will address how positive media relations are an important aspect of reform governance and how school leaders should respond when news is bad. It is designed to be very interactive and will feature an original CRSS case study, governance scenarios, and small group activities. Symposium faculty will be CRSS President Cathy Mincberg and Drive

West Communications Chairman Terry Abbott. Individual board members, district administrators, and district teams are encouraged to participate. Regis-tration is $85. No late fee will be incurred if registering after October 1st. Visit www.crss.org or call Faith Edwards at 713-682-9888 for more information.Wednesday, October 178:30 am General Session11:30 am Working Lunch12:00 pm General Session

Marc Morial CEO, National Urban League

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012

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Name Badges Should Be Worn At All Events And Are Not Transferable.

7:00 am - 5:00 pm Conference Registration7:30 am - 4:00 pm Urban Schools Resource Room/Internet Cafe7:30 am - 9:00 am General Session C: Breakfast and Speaker: America Ferrera9:00 am - 12:30 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS ON BEST PRACTICES12:30 pm - 2:00 pm General Session D: Lunch and Speaker: Thomas Friedman2:30 pm - 4:00 pm General Session E: Town Hall Meeting4:15 pm - 5:00 pm Great City Colleges of Education General Meeting6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Reception at the NCAA Hall of Champions

8:00 am - 9:00 am Buffet Breakfast8:30 am - 12:00 pm Urban Schools Resource Room/Internet Cafe8:30 am - 12:00 pm Board of Directors Meeting12:00 pm - 2:30 pm Legislative Directors Lunch and Meeting (Council Members Only)12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Fall Conference Planning Lunch and Meeting5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Farewell Event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

8:30 am - 11:30 am General Session F: Breakfast and Closing Session11:30 am ADJOURN

Who Should Attend?

• Urban School Superintendents• School Board Members• Deans of Colleges of Education• Senior School District Administrators

The Council of the Great City Schools brings together the nation’s largest urban public school systems in a coalition dedicated to the improvement of education for children in the inner cities. The Council and its 67 member school districts work to help our schoolchildren meet the highest standards and become successful and productive members of society.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2012

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2012

America Ferrera Actress, Education Advocate

Thomas Friedman Columnist, Author

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2012

Albuquerque, Anchorage, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Bridgeport Broward County (Ft. Lauderdale), Buffalo, Caddo Parish (Shreveport), Charleston County, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Chicago, Cincinnati, Clark County (Las Vegas), Cleveland, Colum-bus, Dallas, Dayton, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, Duval County (Jacksonville), East Ba-ton Rouge, Fort Worth, Fresno, Guilford County (Greensboro, N.C.), Hillsborough County (Tampa), Houston, Indianapolis, Jackson, Jefferson County (Louisville), Kansas City, Little Rock, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami-Dade County, Milwaukee, Minneapo-lis, Nashville, Newark, New Orleans, New York City, Norfolk, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Orange County (Orlando), Palm Beach County, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, Providence, Richmond, Rochester, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Ana,Seattle, St. Louis, St. Paul, Toledo, Washington, D.C., and Wichita

What’s Included in Your Registration ?

• All Scheduled Meals• Participation in the nation’s premier conference on model programs and reforms that work in urban schools• Keynote Speakers• Breakout sessions on urban school achievement, professional development, leadership and governance, finance, bilingual, immigrant & refugee issues, and others• Resource area with member district materials on what works in urban education• Newly published Council reports• Networking with the nation’s leading urban school superintendents, school board members, college of education deans, research directors, legislative directors and others• Awards Dinner• Transportation to and from off-site evening events• Conference bag and gift items

Council of the Great City Schools Member Districts

Hotel InformationThe headquarter hotel for the conference is the:

Indianapolis Marriott Downtown 350 West Maryland Street Indianapolis, IN 46225 (317) 822-3500 (317) 405-6066 (Fax)

THIS HOTEL IS SOLD OUT!

*Here is a list of nearby hotels. These hotels will not offer a discount rate for Council conferees.

1. The Westin Indianapolis 50 S. Capitol Ave. 317-262-8100, 800-WESTIN-1

3. JW Marriott Indianapolis 10 S West St. 317-860-5800

5. Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Indianapolis601 W. Washington St.317-822-9029

Transportation: Indianapolis Marriott Downtown is eight miles and 20 minutes from the India-napolis International Airport. A taxi from the airport to the hotel is $30-$35. You may also contact Carey Limo Share a ride which is $18-$20 + tip and reservations need to be made in advance at: www.careyindiana.com. You may also use Go Express Travel, a new express, nonstop bus service from the Indianapolis International Airport to downtown. Buses will run twice an hour on the half-hour.Fares to and from the airport are $10 per ride.Service runs from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Passengers board the express at Zone 1 outside the airport’s Ground Transportation Center

2. Omni Severin Hotel 40 W. Jackson Pl. 317-634-6664, 800-THE-OMNI

4. Courtyard by Marriott at the Capitol 320 N. Senate Ave. 317-684-7733, 800-321-2211

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REGISTRATION FEESComplete the registration form for each person and send with payment. Checks should be made payable to the Council of the Great City Schools. Full registration payment is due by October 1, 2012. A late registration fee of $150.00 will be charged for registrations received after October 1, 2012. Pre-registration Refund and Cancellation Policy: Refund requests, cancellations or substitutions must be made in writing. A full refund will be given for cancellations received on or before September 7th, and a 50% refund if received from September 7th - September 30th, 2012. No refund given after September 30th. Cancellations or no-shows on October 17th will not receive a refund and will be billed the full amount. Purchase orders will not be accepted for those registering on-site. Additional $250 fee for on-site registration will be charged.

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To register online, go to http://www.cgcs.org/FallConference (Your e-mail address must be in our system for online registration)

56th Annual Fall Conference Registration Form

MEMBERSqWAIVED Superintendent/Board Representative (no proxies)q$175 for Council School District member (see list of members) q$175 for Council College of Education memberq$85 to attend Pre-conference Symposium onlyq$260 to attend Pre-conference Symposium and Fall Conference ($175 plus $85)q$150 additional late fee $100 to attend Pre-conference Institute (Common Core) only $275 to attend Pre-conference Institute (Common Core) and Fall Conference ($175 plus $100)COMPANIES (Wednesday - Saturday)qWAIVED Pre-designated Sponsor(s) (See sponsor’s form)q$775 for Additional Attendee from Sponsorq$1,500 if company not sponsoringq$150 additional late fee (registering after October 1st) OTHERSq$375 for Non-member school districts or nonprofit associationsq$150 for Evening Events Spouse - Name:_______________q$150 additional late fee (registering after October 1st)q$200 to attend Pre-conference Institute (Common Core) onlyq$575 to attend Pre-conference Institute (Common Core) and Fall Conference ($375 plus $200)

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Payment Information

1. MAIL registration form with payment to: Council of the Great City Schools 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 702 Washington, D.C. 20004 (If you pay by check, you must indicate 56th Annual Fall Conference) (If you pay by credit card, use Mastercard, Visa, Discover or American Express)

2. FAX registration form with credit card/or purchase order payments to: (202) 393-2400 Complete registration form and fax before mailing the payment

3. ONLINE registration at http://www.cgcs.org/FallConference Your e-mail address must already be in our system to be able to register online. Use e-mail address of attendee only to log in.

Council of the Great City Schools1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.Suite 702Washington, D.C. 20004

56th Annual Fall Conference Indianapolis, IN

October 17 - October 21, 2012

For questions, contact Anna Barrera or Terry Tabor

at (202) 393-2427

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