Samoset Resort, Rockport, Maine
Monday, October 29 - Tuesday, October 30 2007
New England state and partnership GEAR UP programs joined us during a two-day conference at the Samoset Resort in the beautiful coastal town of Rockport, Maine. Speaking at the conference were Maine Department of Education Commissioner, Susan Gendron, as well as featured speakers Dr. Russell J. Quaglia, President and Founder of the Quaglia Institute for Student Aspirations, and Douglas E. Luffborough III, Executive Director of Turning the Hearts Center.
All workshops were interactive and had built-in time for Q&A. Workshops included curriculum development, parent involvement, leveraging and aligning resources within a school, building alliances in your schools, and serving students with disabilities, as well as workshops targeted for program directors and another strand for program coordinators. There was also a successful call-in for principals to share strategies used at their schools to raise aspirations and promote a college-going culture.
Check back to this site soon as we will be posting more information generated from the conference!
Featured Presenters Included:
Russ Quaglia - Raising Student Aspirations
Read more about Russ at the Quaglia Istitute - http://www.qisa.org/
Doug Luffborough - Homeless to Harvard
Read more about Doug at the GEAR UP for Excellence site, http://www.gearupforexcellence.com/speakers/doug_home.htm
or visit his non-profit, Turning the Hearts Center - http://www.turningtheheartscenter.org/