Wednesday, April 17, 2002

 8:00 AM

Welcome and Opening Statements

 8:30 AM

Expert testimony
Effectiveness of current practices at the local and state level in closing the educational achievement gap for Hispanic Americans

Dr. Steve Murdock, Professor, Department of Sociology, Texas A&M
Terri Flack, Deputy Commissioner of Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's Higher Education Public Awareness and Motivational Campaign

 9:15 AM

Commissioner Q & A period for panelists

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Expert testimony
Best practices for increasing, sustaining and measuring the effectiveness of Hispanic parental involvement

Costanza Eggers-Piérola, Project Director for the Center for Children and Families Education Development Center, Inc. in Newton, Massachusetts
David Valladolid, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE)

11:00 AM

Commissioner Q & A period for panelists

11:45 AM

Lunch

 1:00 PM

Expert testimony
The appropriate role of Federal agencies' education programs in helping Hispanic parents successfully prepare children for post-secondary education

 1:45 PM

Commissioner Q & A period for panelists

 2:15 PM

Break

 2:30 PM

Briefing by Family Working Group

 3:00 PM

Full Commission deliberation and Q & A

 3:30 PM

Briefing by Educator Working Group

 4:00 PM

Full Commission deliberation and Q & A

 4:30 PM

Recess

Town Hall Meeting

 5:30 PM

Depart for Town Hall Meeting at Rancho High School, Las Vegas, NV

 6:00 PM

Reception and welcome

 6:30 PM

Town Hall Meeting begins

 8:00 PM

Town Hall Meeting concludes

Thursday, April 18, 2002

 8:00 AM

Briefing by Community Working Group

 8:30 AM

Full Commission discussion and Q & A

 9:00 AM

Depart for School/Community Visits

 9:30 AM

School/Community Visits

11:15 AM

Depart School Sites

11:45 AM

Working Lunch

12:15 PM

Full Commission discussion Q & A

12:45 PM

Break

 1:00 PM

Deliberation on presentations, findings and next steps

 1:30 PM

Adjourn