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

Forum Speakers
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Remarks
Dr. Gerald Zahorchak, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Education
Remarks
Gregory Taylor, Vice President for Programs, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Aligning Early Childhood Education and 3rd Grade Standards: How Does Pennsylvania Fare?
Dr. Sharon Lynn Kagan, Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor of Early Childhood and Family Policy; Co-Director of the National Center for Children and Families; Associate Dean for Policy at Teachers College, Columbia University; Professor Adjunct, Yale University Child Study Center
A Response to Aligning Early Childhood Education and 3rd Grade Standards: How Does Pennsylvania Fare?
Dr. Linda Lane, Deputy Superintendent, Pittsburgh Public Schools
A Response to Aligning Early Childhood Education and 3rd Grade Standards: How Does Pennsylvania Fare?
Sam Rotella, PA Pre K Counts Partnership Coordinator, Southern Tioga School District; Head Teacher, Warren L. Miller Elementary

Panel: Pennsylvania Community Engagement and Action on Transition from and between Early Childhood Education & Elementary Education: From Theory to Action
Donna Piekarski, Deputy Chief of Early Childhood Education, School District of Philadelphia

Panel: Pennsylvania Community Engagement and Action on Transition from and between Early Childhood Education & Elementary Education: From Theory to Action
Stephnie Thornton, Community Engagement Group Program Manager, Susquehanna County CARES
Response to the Team Report Out
Donna Cooper, Secretary, Policy and Planning, Office of Governor Edward G. Rendell
Response to the Team Report Out
Dr. Karabelle Pizzigati, President, National Association of State Boards of Education