Connecticut Governor's Forum: Linking Ready Kids to Ready Schools

Forum Speakers
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Forum Welcome and Introduction of Governor M. Jodi Rell
Dr. Sterling K. Speirn, President & CEO, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Forum Welcome
Governor M. Jodi Rell
Federal and State Opportunities and Challenges
Dr. Janice Gruendel, CT Governor's Senior Policy Advisor, Children & Youth and Co-Chair, CT Early Childhood Education Cabinet
Keynote Presentation
Dr. Robert Pianta, Dean, Curry School of Education and Director, Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, University of Virginia
Summary Presentation
Roger Sampson, President, Education Commission of the States

Conversation: PK-3 Transitions and Alignment: Federal, National and Connecticut Perspectives on Research, Policy and Practice

  • Moderator: Anthony Berkley, Deputy Director for Education and Learning, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
  • Panelist: Dr. Robert Pianta, Dean, Curry School of Education and Director, Center for Advanced Teaching and Learning, University of Virginia
  • Panelist: Fasaha Traylor, Senior Program Officer, Foundation for Child Development
  • Panelist: Dr. Andrew Lachman, Executive Director, Center for School Change
  • Panelist: Dr. David Title, Superintendent, Bloomfield Public School
Closing Response and Next Steps
Dr. Mark McQuillan