THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY WHEELOCK COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
&
THE BROOKLINE PARENTS ORGANIZATION
present:
Great School Leadership for the 21st Century:
A Colloquium in Brookline, Massachusetts
Saturday, December 7th 2019, 9:30 am – 3:45 pm
Coolidge Corner School, Brookline, MA
Our town, Brookline, is about to commence a most important process – searching for its next Superintendent of Schools. To support and inform this effort, Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education and Human Development (WCEHD) joins the Brookline Parents Organization (BPO) in sponsoring an exciting all-day Colloquium – Great School Leadership for the 21st Century. The day will include a variety of presentations and interactive discussions, featuring some of the most respected school leaders and teachers in the northeastern US.
The day begins with coffee and pastries at 9:30 am, followed by what promises to be an inspiring keynote address by Dr. Ramon Gonzalez, Obama White House Champion of Change, at 10 am. Then, attendees and participants will explore a program designed to demonstrate what great leadership means to the diverse constituencies served by the superintendent. The Colloquium will conclude with an analysis and summary of the presentations and conversations, responding to the question, “What did we learn today about great school leadership?” This summary will be presented to the superintendent search committee to inform their deliberations and will be published for the entire community.
Please note: There will be engaging, fun, and professionally supervised activities for children all day. A sit-down lunch will be provided for all attendees.
Presenters and panelists include:
Dr. Ramon Gonzalez, founding principal of the award-winning MS223, Laboratory School of Finance and Technology in the South Bronx, New York City
Karen Tarasevich, 2018 Superintendent of the Year in Rhode Island
Dr. Julie Hackett, 2018 Superintendent of the Year in Massachusetts
Jon Sills, Superintendent of Schools, Bedford, MA
Dr. David Fleishman, Superintendent of Schools, Newton, MA
Dr. Piper Smith-Mumford, Former Principal, Pierce School, Brookline, MA
Dr. Henry J. Turner, Principal, Newton North High School, Newton, MA
Dan Bresman, Director, School Within a School (SWS) at Brookline High School
Tanya Paris, Kindergarten Teacher at Pierce School, Brookline, MA
Keira Flynn-Carson, English Teacher, School Within a School (SWS) at Brookline High
John Strecker, 4th Grade Teacher, Runkle School, Brookline, MA
Other participants include Dr. Bob Weintraub, Program Director of Pre-K-12 Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Boston University WCEHD, Mary Burchenal, former English Department Chair at Brookline High School, and Dr. Jeff Young, former Superintendent of Schools in Lexington, Newton, and Cambridge, Massachusetts.
THE AGENDA: December 7, 2019
9:30 am Registration and refreshments
10:00 am The Conversazione - The Entrepreneurial Principal: “How Can a School Principal Create and Sustain a Culture of Innovation and Change?” DR. RAMON GONZALEZ, Founding Principal of MS223. Laboratory School of Finance and Technology, the Bronx, NYC
11:00 am Superintendents Panel: Balancing Two Big Ideas: Building a Great School System and Building a System of Great Schools”
KAREN TARASEVICH, JON SILLS, DR. JULIE HACKETT, and DR. DAVID FLEISHMAN
(moderated by Dr. Jeff Young)
12:15 pm Lunch and Recess
1:00 pm Principals Panel: Stories from Building-Level Leadership – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly?”
DR. PIPER SMITH-MUMFORD, DR. HENRY J. TURNER, DAN BRESMAN, and RAMON GONZALEZ
(moderated by Dr. Bob Weintraub)
2:00 pm Teacher and Parent Panel: “What do teachers and parents need from school and district leaders?”
MARY BURCHENAL, TANYA PARIS, JOHN STRECKER, KEIRA FLYNN-CARSON, DR. ADRIAN MIMS, DOROTHY CHARLES, LAUREN BERNARD, and PRIYA TAHILIANI
(moderated by Carey Goldberg)
3:15 pm Summary: “What did we learn today about great school leadership?”
