We extend our most sincere thanks to all who participated in the New England Board of Higher Education's conference, Bridging the Gap to Promote High School & College Alignment, held on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at the Beechwood Hotel in Worcester, MA.
We also thank the sponsors for our conference:
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You can download PowerPoint presentations and other materials exhibited at the conference below.
Bridging the Gap to Promote High School & College Alignment
Thursday, January 29, 2009
The Beechwood Hotel, Worcester MA
Opening Keynote Address: Bridging the Gap: Lessons Learned and Visions for the Future
- Charles Desmond, Chair, Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
Click here to visit the website of the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education.
Session 1: P-20 Governance and Collaboration: National and Regional Perspectives
- Jennifer Dounay, Senior Policy Analyst, Education Commission of the States
- Janet Durfee-Hidalgo, Education Policy Advisor, Rhode Island Office of the Governor
- Wanda Monthey, Team Leader and Policy Director, PK-20: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, Maine Department of Education
- Stafford Peat, Administrator of Secondary School Services, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Click here to download Jennifer Dounay's PowerPoint presentation, Improving High School to College Transitions: The Role of P-20.
Click here to visit the website of the Education Commission of the States.
Click here to visit the website of the Rhode Island Office of the Governor.
Click here to visit the website of the Maine Department of Education.
Click here to visit the website of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Session 2: Best Practices in School to College Alignment: California Early Assessment Program
- Allison Jones, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and Student Academic Support, California State University
Click here to download Allison Jones' PowerPoint presentation, Best Practices in School and College Alignment: Early Assessment Program.
Click here to visit the website of the California State University.
Session 3: Academic, Curricular and Professional Development: Strategies for Bridging the Gap
- Lynne Miller, Professor of Education Leadership and Southern Maine Partnership Director, University of Southern Maine
Click here to download Lynne Miller's PowerPoint presentation, Bridging the Gap from High School to College: For All the Community's Children.
Click here to visit the website of the University of Southern Maine.
Session 4: School to College Partnerships
- Linda Shiller, Director of Career and Education Outreach, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Joan Becker, Vice Provost for Academic Support Services, University of Massachusetts Boston
- Paul J. Lynskey, Director of Secondary School Relations, Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA)
- Kristi Pierce, Director of Local College Access Programs, TERI (The Education Resources Institute)
- Scott Power, Director of New Hampshire Scholars Initiative, New Hampshire College & University Council
Click here to visit the website of the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation.
Click here to visit the website of the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Click here to visit the website of the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority.
Click here to visit the website of TERI.
Click here to visit the website of the New Hampshire College & University Council.
