June 2007 > Community

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	Education and Philanthropy Leaders Join Forces at College Readiness Forum
From left, Psychology Professor Rhona Weinstein, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost George Breslauer,  Mrs. Mary Catherine Birgeneau, GSE Professor and Dean David Pearson, Emery Unified School District Superintendent Tony Smith, and Academic Senate Chair William Drummond enjoyed the College Readiness for All Forum at UC Berkeley.

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Recognizing the urgent need to improve college opportunities for underserved students in California, 75 concerned leaders from public education, education nonprofit organizations and the philanthropic community — including several representatives and supporters of the California College Preparatory Academy (Early College Initiative or Cal Prep) —  participated in a UC Berkeley forum, “College Readiness for All” at the invitation of Chancellor Robert Birgeneau.

At the campus forum, held December 4, 2006, participants discussed how UC Berkeley could most effectively play a leadership role in making college readinessa reality for all students. The dialogue was shaped around four concurrent action seminars facilitated by Berkeley faculty:

“Small Schools Promise and Productivity, with Emphasis on Curriculum and Teaching”
Chair: David Stern, GSE professor and Early College Initiative faculty committee member

“Elevating the College-Going Expectations of Teachers, Students and Parents”
Chair: Genaro Padilla, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Early College Initiative faculty committee member

“Teacher and Principal Development and Support” 
Chair: GSE Dean P. David Pearson, Early College Initiative faculty committee member

“Transition from High School to College”
Chair: Angelica Stacy, Department of Chemistry professor and Early College Initiative faculty committee member

Findings were reported out and salient issues, ideas and areas for follow-up from the four discussion groups were recapped in closing remarks by Arthur Levine, president of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.

The summary report and recommendations can be downloaded here [pdf].

 

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