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Wednesday, October 10
12:00 pm-5:00 pm	NASBE Board of Directors meeting (Board Members Only)
3:00 pm- 5:00 pm	Registration and Information
6:00 pm- 7:30 pm	Board of Directors Welcome Reception (Open)
Thursday, October 11
7:00 am-5:00 pm	Registration and Information
8:30 am - 5:00 pm	National Council of State Boards of Education Executives (NCSBEE) Annual Meeting (Members Only)
8:30 am-5:00 pm	National Council of State Education Attorneys (NCOSEA) Annual Meeting (Members Only)
9:00 am-10:15 am	Finance Committee Meeting (Members Only)
9:00 am-10:15 am	Government Affairs Meeting (Members Only)
10:30 am-12:00 pm	Area Meetings and Election of Area Directors (Members Only)
12:15 pm-2:00 pm	Opening Conference Luncheon ‰Tomorrow Is Too Late‰ Speaker: Deb Delisle, Assistant Secretary for Elementary & Secondary Education, US Department of Education Sponsored by AdvancED
2:15 pm-3:30 pm	‰The Core of the Matter: Examining Opportunities Presented by the Common Core‰ Introducer: Patrick Guida (RI) Interviewer: Kristan Ishmael, Student Advisory Council for IL Panelists: David Coleman, Student Achievement Partners Christopher Koch, Illinois Superintendent of Schools Jean-Claude Brizard, Chicago Public Schools Sponsored by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
3:45 pm-5:00 pm	Panel on Assessments Moderator: Jane Goff (CO Speakers: Pat Forgione, ETS Stanley Rabinowitz, WestEd Doug Sovde, Achieve Sponsored by The Wallace Foundation
3:45 pm-5:00 pm	‰Leadership Matters: Improving State Systems Today for the School Leaders of Tomorrow‰ Moderator: Steve Pound (ME) Speakers: Claudia Bach, Massachusetts Department of Education Steve Gering, Chicago Public Schools Laura Hamilton, RAND Kyla Wahlstrom, Center for Applied Research and Education Improvement Sponsored by the Wallace Foundation
6:00 pm-8:00 pm	Illinois State Night Willis Tower, 99th Floor
8:00 pm -10:00 pm	VP Debate Watch Party Lakeshore Ballroom West
Friday, October 12
7:00 am-4:00 pm	Registration and Information
7:30 am-8:30 am	Policy Leader of the Year Breakfast Honoring Gaston Caperton, President, The College Board
8:30 am - 1:30 pm	NCSBEE Annual Meeting (Members Only)
8:30 am-5:00 pm	NCOSEA Annual Meeting (Members Only)
8:45 am-9:45 am	The Whole Child: Three Critical Issues in Student Health Moderator: Brenda Gullett (AR) Speakers: Karen McAvoy, Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children Lisa Sharma Creighton, NEA Health Information Network Ruchi Gupta, Northwestern University Sponsored by Mylan
10:00 am-11:00 am	Taking Action in Student Health Moderator: Brenda Gullett (AR) Sponsored by Mylan
10:00 am-11:00 am	“Creating A Conmprehensive System for Evaluating & Supporting Effective Teaching” Moderator: Jim Kohlmoos A chat with Linda Darling-Hammond
11:00 am-11:15 am	Break Sponsored by Zaner-Bloser Publishing
11:15 am-12:30 pm	Breakout sessions
11:15 am-12:30 pm	A New Vision for Supporting Students in Summer Learning Programs Speakers: Catherine Augustine, RAND Jeff Smink, National Summer Learning Association Kathryn LeRoy, Duval County (FL) Schools Sponsored by The Wallace Foundation
11:15 am-12:30 pm	School Discipline Joint Session with NASBE/NCOSEA Moderators: Mark Oettinger (VT) Stephanie Jones (IL) Micki Moran (IL) Sponsored by The College Board
12:45 pm-2:00 pm	Keynote Luncheon: Supercharging the Education Profession by Reigniting the Power of One Speaker: Rebecca Mieliwocki, 2012 National Teacher of the Year Sponsored by ACT
2:15 pm-4:30 pm	Annual Business Meeting (Members Only)
6:00 pm-7:00 pm	Leadership Reception
7:00 pm-9:30 pm	NASBE Annual Leadership Banquet Presentation of 2012 Distinguished Service Awards and Friend of Education Award DSA Recipients: Elizabeth Bauer (MI), Steven Pound (ME), Peter Herschend (MO); Friend of Education: The Skillman Foundation-Carol Goss
Saturday, October 13
7:30 am-11:00 pm	Registration and Information
8:00 am-9:15 am	Topical Breakfast - NeCap - ESEA Waivers - Evidence-Based Policymaking - Collaborative Partnerships with the Business Community - Role of Charter Schools in Education Reform Sponsored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
8:30 am - 1:30 pm	NCSBEE Annual Meeting (Members Only)
8:30 am-12:00 pm	NCOSEA Annual Meeting (Members Only)
9:30 am-10:30 am	On the Cutting Edge with Digital Learning Moderator: Nancy Perkins (ME) Speakers: Gov. Bob Wise, Alliance for Excellent Education John Bailey, Digital Learning Now! Sponsored by Wireless Generation
10:45 am-11:45 am	Connecting to the Future The Report of the NASBE Study Group on the Role of Technology in Schools & Communities Speaker: Nancy Perkins, Maine State Board of Education Sponsored by Pearson Foundation
12:00 pm-1:30 pm	Presidents Luncheon (Passing of the Gavel) Presenters: Jim Kohlmoos, Executive Director, NASBE Gayle Manchin, President, NASBE Patrick Guida, President-Elect, NASBE Sponsored by CTB/McGraw-Hill