NJ Community Schools Coalition 3rd Convening
Moving the Community Schools Model Forward in NJ
Friday, October 20, 2017
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy of Rutgers University
8:45-9:30 Sign in, Coffee/Light Fare
9:30-9: 50 Welcome/Keynote
9:50-10:15 Convening Address: The Community Schools Model in Other States
Mary Kingston Roche, Director of Public Policy, Coalition for Community Schools
10:15-10:35 Convening Address 2: The Current Environment for Community Schools in NJ
10:35-10:50 Break-- Coffee
10:50-11:40 Legislative Support & Strategy
Moderator: Jennifer Keyes-Maloney, Assistant Director of Government Relations, NJ Principals & Supervisors Association
NJ State Senator Teresa Ruiz, 29th Legislative District; Chair, NJ Senate Education Committee; Member, Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee; Member, Select Committee on School Funding Fairness
NJ Assemblywoman Marlene Caride, 36th Legislative District; Chair, NJ Assembly Education Committee
NJ Assemblywoman Mila Jasey, 27th Legislative District; Chair, Higher Education Committee; Member, Assembly Education Committee; Member, Joint Committee on the Public Schools
NJ Assemblywoman Angela McKnight, 31st Legislative District; Member, Assembly Education Committee
NJ Assemblywoman Patricia Egan Jones, 5th Legislative District; Member, Assembly Education Committee
11:40-12:30 Social Justice
Dr. Keith Benson, President, Camden Education Association
Ronsha A. Dickerson, National Organizer, Journey for Justice Alliance and Co-Founder, Camden Parents Union
12:30-1:00 Lunch/Networking
1:00 - 2:00 Breakout Session (choose one)
Evaluation & the Most Appropriate Use of Data
Andrea Hetling, Associate Professor and Director, Program in Public Policy, Rutgers University
Stuart Roe, Associate Professor and Department Chair, Counselor Education, The College of New Jersey
Healthy Schools
Moderator: Jerell Blakeley, Campaign Organizer Healthy Schools Now Coalition and Work Environment Council of New Jersey
Diana Crowder, Industrial Hygiene Consultant, NJ Work Environment Council
Deborah Cornavaca, Field Representative in Organizational Development, New Jersey Education Association
Michael Rollins, Organizational Development Consultant, New Jersey Education Association
Parent & Community Involvement
Gilman Choudhury, Community Outreach & Special Projects Coordinator, Department of Family & Community
Engagement, Paterson Public Schools
2:00-2:15 Break-- Coffee
2:15-3:15 Funders' Perspective: Community Schools as Component of Placemaking and Community Development Moderator: Bryan Murdock, Director, Center for Community Engagement, Montclair State University
Mateus Baptista, Program Officer, Victoria Foundation
Diane Hagerman, Deputy Director of Programs, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's NJ Health Initiatives Program
Melissa Litwin, Program Officer, The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation
Liz Warner, Director, K-12 Education Initiatives, Co-Director, School Culture and Climate Initiative, Convener, New Jersey School Health and Climate Coalition, United Way of Northern New Jersey
3:15-3:30 Break
3:30-4:00 Next Steps for Community Schools in NJ
4:00-5:00 Networking over wine & cheese