National Summit on Improvement in Education 2025: Full Schedule

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9:00am PDT

4E-Transforming a Large Urban High School to a Culture of Improvement: Lincoln High School

Tuesday April 1, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT

High Tech High Room 109

Discover how Lincoln High School transformed its culture and dramatically improved student success through evidence-based changes and the power of continuous improvement. Once facing a reality where 60% of 9th graders were off-track and credit recovery was commonplace, Lincoln embarked on a bold journey to reimagine its approach. By shifting from a culture of blame to one of collective ownership, the school empowered teachers to unleash their problem-solving potential and tackle systemic challenges.

Through the use of data-driven strategies and PDSA cycles, Lincoln reduced its off-track rate by over 20 percentage points, with even greater gains among Black students. This session will provide a deep dive into their inspiring story—how they moved from a narrative of underperformance to one of collaboration and sustained improvement. Join us to explore actionable insights and tools you can use to create meaningful change in your own context.

Improvers 💜 data: Complete the Session Survey.

Speakers

Stephanie Brown

Principal, Lincoln High School

I am deeply passionate about creating educational environments where all students, especially those from historically marginalized communities, can thrive. With over 20 years of experience in high-needs public schools, I’ve dedicated my career to leading transformative school initiatives... Read More →

Juli Coleman

Chief of Improvement, School Networks, CORE Districts

Juli Coleman is the Chief of Improvement, School Networks, for The CORE Districts. She leads a multi-district network of 45 high schools across eight large urban districts focused on improving 9th grade on-track rates.With over 25 years of experience in education, Juli has served... Read More →

Tuesday April 1, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High Room 109

Sessions

Strand Improvement for Impact Stories
Areas of Focus On-track to graduate K-12
Target Audience District leaders, Network leaders, Teachers, School leaders, County or state level leaders, Technical assistance providers

9:00am PDT

4O-Just and Equitable Educator Preparation in the California State University System

Tuesday April 1, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT

High Tech High International Room 127

Leaders and campus improvement team representatives from the Center for Transformational Educator Preparation Programs (CTEPP) will share artifacts and lessons learned as part of a three-year,10-campus effort to transform educator preparation in the California State University System.Participants will hear about the vision behind CTEPP; the how and why particular components were employed to support this transformation work. Team reps will give a brief overview of their biggest learning and most compelling artifact or improvement tool. Participants will then be invited to ‘dig in’ with a team for a ‘table talk’, ask questions and engage with the artifact.

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Speakers

Catherine Lemmi

Assistant Professor of Education, California State University, Chico

Shannon Panfilio-Padden

Virginia Adams Simon

Data and Improvement Coach, Educator Quality Center, CSU Office of the Chancellor

Bre Evans- Santiago

Associate Dean, College of Education and Co-Director of The Center for Transformational Education Prep Programs, Cal State Long Beach and the CSU

Elizabeth Miller

Mimi Coughlin

Professor, Sacramento State University, Sacramento State

Mimi Coughlin, PhD is a Professor in the College of Education at Sacramento State University where her focus in on teacher preparation and professional development. Before entering higher education, Dr. Coughlin worked in various K-12 settings as a history-social science teacher... Read More →

Alexandria Hollett

Assistant Professor at California State University, Northridge

Tuesday April 1, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High International Room 127

Sessions

Strand Improvement for Impact Stories
Areas of Focus System transformation, Postsecondary innovation
Target Audience Higher education faculty or administrators, Teachers, District leaders, Community stakeholders

9:00am PDT

4P-Sustaining Improvement Practices in the NYC Multi-year Journey to Improve Student Literacy

Tuesday April 1, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT

High Tech High International Room 120

Experience the Bilingual Bicultural Mini School’s multi-year improvement story as a window to the power of highly effective instructional leadership teams (ILTs) to increase student outcomes. This systems-thinking approach leverages ILTs as engines for school-wide and district-wide change. In this workshop, participants will be introduced to two mental models that were instrumental in quickly building ILT capacity to shift literacy outcomes for all students at this site, and will work through how to apply these generalizable models to high quality Tier 1 instruction.

Improvers 💜 data: Complete the Session Survey.

Speakers

Chad Vignola

Kami Lewis Levin

Chief Learning Officer, Literacy Design Collaborative

Tuesday April 1, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High International Room 120

Sessions

Strand Improvement for Impact Stories
Areas of Focus Literacy, System transformation, Leadership actions
Target Audience District leaders, Network leaders, School leaders, Teachers, Community stakeholders, Researchers