Hispanics/Latinos in the Carolinas IV

March 12-13, 2002

Koury Auditorium
Kenan-Flagler Business School
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


Cosponsors
Kenan-Flagler Business School
Triangle Institute for Security Studies
University Center for International Studies
Visiting International Faculty Program (VIF)

		Tuesday, March 12
	8:00	Registration (coffee, tea)
	9:00	Welcome Associate Dean Julie Collins Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC-Chapel Hill
	9:15	Post-1990 Demographic Change in the US: Implications and Challenges for Public Education Institutions James Johnson, Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC-CH
	10:30	Break (Beverages)
	10:50	The Georgia Project: A Story of Schools, Business, and Community Working Together to Meet the Challenge of Latino Growth Judge Erwin Mitchell, Chairman, The Georgia Project
	12:15	Lunch
	1:20	Concurrent Small Group Sessions 1.  The Dalton/Whitfield Model: From Nowhere to       Somewhere      Judge Erwin Mitchell, moderator      Jo-Anne Schick, The Georgia Project      Jim Burran, Dalton State College President      Thomas Dickson, Whitfield County Superintendent      John Wilson, Southeast High School IB Director      Ana Quintana, Eastbrook Middle School Teacher      Gabby Pavon, Antioch Elementary School Teacher      Lisa Goode, Dalton Public Schools      Terry Christie, Dalton City Council      Lillian Miller, Whitfield Juvenile Court      Norberto Reyes, ACLA President 2.  Removing Barriers for Hispanics in Hoke County      Allen Strickland, moderator         Assistant Superintendent, Hoke County      Barbara Lupo, Curriculum Specialist      Maria Campbell, Sandhills Community College      Gary Hornyak, House of Raeford 3.  Templates and i + 1 = SUCCESS: How to Teach Content       to LEP Students      Claudia Haskins, ESL Teacher, Chapel Hill/Carrboro Schools 4.  Migrant Summer Enrichment: Rising to the Challenge in       Chatham County      Mary Lee Moore, Director, Federal and ELL Programs      Angie Brady Andrew, Assistant Principal      Becky Lane, First Grade Teacher      Larry Johnson, Second Grade Teacher      Heather Rutherford, Fourth Grade Teacher      Willia Mae Thompson, Migrant Recruiter      Francisco Morales, Student      Barbara Myers, Social Worker/Counselor 5.  Breaking the Language Barrier with Effective ESL/ELL       Programs      Sandy Brown, ESL Coordinator, Lincoln County Schools      Helen Styles, Director At-Risk Services, Alamance/Burlington 6.  Hillandale's Family-Centered Literacy Program      Steve Norwood, Principal, Hillandale Elementary      Ellen Macdonald-Almazán, Coordinator, Multicultural          Services, Blue Ridge Community College
	2:30	Repeat of Concurrent Sessions
	3:40	Break
	4:00	Panel: Making Public Schools Work for Hispanic Students Katie Pomerans, moderator    AgrAbility Project Coordinator, NC State University Jason Coleman, Alamance Community College Claudia Haskins Judge Erwin Mitchell Mary Lee Moore Steve Norwood
	5:15	Reception in Foyer (Food with a Latin flavor)
		Wednesday, March 13
	8:00	Coffee, Juice, and Pastries
	8:30	Comparative Educational Systems in Latin America Mary Breen, moderator    VIF Program Clema Ortiz (Colombia)    Johnston County Schools Sonia Solis (Costa Rica)    Guilford County Schools Veronica Zapata (Mexico)    Robeson County Schools Alvis Dunn    Institute of Latin American Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill
	10:00	Break
	10:20	Team Meeting on Action Plans
	11:45	Fallout from September 11: How Globalism and Terrorism are Affecting Our Classrooms Frank Crigler, Career Diplomat and Former Ambassador
	12:30	Charge and Adjournment Robert Phay, World View
	1:30	Second Seminar Starts September 11 and its Aftermath: What Do We Teach Our Students?