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.

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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

4F-Beyond Change Packages: Strategies for Creating Dynamic, Silo-busting Resource Hubs Full

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

High Tech High Room 105

Join HTH GSE’s CARE Network team and their design partner, Friday, as they challenge us to acknowledge the drawbacks of PDF change packages and the benefits of a digital approach. Together, you’ll dive into the principles of atomic design, explore the benefits of consistent messaging structures, and consider how filtering and tagging strategies can break down silos between district, school, and classroom teams. Lessons will be grounded in their own work to build a more dynamic resource hub, efforts you’ll be invited to join as we work together to spread and scale improvement routines and change ideas.

We cannot improve what we can’t measure: Share your feedback on this session.

Speakers

Daisy Sharrock

Director, CARE Network, HTH GSE

Elizabeth Cameron

Co-founder & Partner, Friday

Elizabeth has over 10 years of experience partnering with mission-driven organizations to develop brands and communications that match the magic of what they do. She excels at seeing the big picture, defining the steps and strategy needed to get there, and bringing others along to... Read More →

Tuesday April 1, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High Room 105

Sessions

Strand Leadership and Field Building
Areas of Focus On-track to graduate K-12, Scale or spread practices
Target Audience County or state level leaders, District leaders, Network leaders, Technical assistance providers

9:00am PDT

4I-Hidden in Plain Sight: Illuminating a Pernicious Equity Issue in a Large Urban District

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

High Tech High International Room 222

In this session, participants will hear the story of the College Ready on Track (CRoT) hub team’s effort to set up and run a networked improvement community dedicated to providing Long Term Multilingual Learner students in Denver Public Schools high schools with the conditions to be successfully prepared for college, career, and life. Presenters will share learnings about the power of data in helping the CRoT team go from identifying an equity problem to improve, fostering collaboration across central office teams to successfully launching a network in two month’s time.

We cannot improve what we can’t measure: Share your feedback on this session.

Speakers

Caitlin Osugi

Teacher, Senior Team Lead, Denver Public Schools

A public school math educator passionate about cultivating positive math identities and supporting strong conceptual understanding and language skills in math classrooms.

Jeremy Cooper

Program Manager, Improvement Networks, Denver Public Schools

Jeremy has more than 20 years of experience in the field of education. A lifelong learner, Jeremy brings systems thinking, curiosity, and creativity to his work with educators. In his many years with Denver Public Schools, Jeremy has taught High School Language Arts, supported teachers... Read More →

Marc Stein

Executive Director, Improvement Colaboratory, Improving Education

Tuesday April 1, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High International Room 222

Sessions

Strand Leadership and Field Building
Areas of Focus On-track to graduate K-12, Routines and structures for social learning
Target Audience District leaders, Network leaders