Into the Second Century: Continuing SSA’s Tradition of Improving Urban Education
Symposium Agenda
November 15, 2008
SSA Building Lobby
Light Breakfast and Registration
8:00 to 8:30 am
Opening Address
8:30 to 8:50 am
Session 1: Building Social Supports, Identity, and Resilience
9:00 to 10:30
Chair: Charles Payne
- Margaret Beale Spencer, Professor, University of Pennsylvania and Professor, University of Chicago
- Bryan Samuels, Chief of Staff, Chicago Public Schools
- Paul Fagen, Office of High School Programs, Chicago Public Schools (SSA Graduate)
- Jen Loudon, Chicago Public Schools, Office of Specialized Services (SSA Graduate)
- Sybil Madison-Boyd, Director, Elementary School Partnerships, Urban Education Initiative of the University of Chicago
Break
10:30 to 10:45 am
Session 2: Emerging Models for School Social Work Practice
10:45 to 12:15
Chair: Michael Woolley
- Sarah Duncan, Coordinator, Community Schools Program at SSA
- April Porter, Director, School Social Work Programs at SSA (SSA Graduate)
- Lo Patrick, School Social Worker, Donoghue Elementary (SSA Graduate)
- Michael Kristovic, School Social Worker, Perspectives Charter Schools
- Vivian Loseth, Executive Director, Youth Guidance
Lunch
12:15 to 1:30 pm
Session 3: Creating Transformational Communities
1:30 to 3:00 pm
Chair: Tim Knowles
- Barbara Crock, Director, Woodlawn High School
- Shayne Evans, Assistant Director, Carter G. Woodson Middle School
- John Horan, George W. Collins High School
- Jane Quinn, Assistant Executive Director of Community Schools, The Children’s Aid Society
- Greg Mooney, Executive Director, Gary Comer Youth Center
Break
3:00 to 3:15 pm
Session 4: Pathways to the Future
3:15 to 4:45 pm
Chair: Melissa Roderick
- Ted Christians, Umoja Student Development Corporation
- Lila Leff, Umoja Student Development Corporation
- Greg Darnieder, CPS Office of Postsecondary Education and Student Development
- Margaret Small, Young Women’s Leadership Charter School
- John Fanning, Counselor, Jones College Preparatory School (SSA Graduate)
Closing Remarks
4:45 to 5:00 pm
Reception
5:00 to 6:00 pm
Light refreshments and time for unstructured discussions among panel members and attendees.
