2024 Learning Renewal Summit

Time	Session	Access Link
9:30 AM	Summit Welcome *Martin Torres* Deputy Governor for Education Office of the Governor	Join Here
9:45 AM	IWERC Learning Renewal Overview *Dr. Meg Bates* Director Illinois Workforce & Education Research Collaborative *Dr. Mariana Barragian Torres* Education Research Specialist Illinois Workforce & Education Research Collaborative	Join Here
11:00 AM	Break
11:15 AM	Select a breakout session below:
Option #1	Postsecondary Transition Panel Jacqueline Moreno, Illinois Student Assistance Commission Dr. Jackie McGrath, College of DuPage Dr. Ignacio Lopez, National Louis University Dr. Elza Ibroscheva, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Student needs shifted during the remote learning period and so did the way institutions interact with their students. Hear from three different institutions on their approach to meeting changing student needs and how postsecondary transitions have evolved over the past four years.	Join Here
Option #2	Chronic Absenteeism Panel Derreck Langwith, Illinois State Board of Education Beth Crider, Peoria Regional Office of Education Kristie Hubbard, Peoria Regional Office of Education Dr. Annette Coleman, Peoria Public Schools Remote learning posed significant challenges to student engagement and attendance. Chronic absenteeism remains a barrier to successful learning renewal. In this session, we will learn about the partnership between the Peoria Regional Office of Education and Peoria Public Schools and their efforts to engage families and bring students back to the classroom.	Join Here
12:00 PM	Lunch Break
1:00 PM	Select a breakout session below:
Option #1	Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Panel Julia Strehlow, Illinois State Board of Education Crystal Newcomb, Regional Office of Education 21 Dr. Colleen Cichetti, Center for Childhood Resilience at Lurie Children’s Hospital Autumn Scott, Carl Sandburg College Caring for the social-emotional needs of students and staff was a priority statewide and across the P-20 spectrum. In this session, we will learn about two statewide K-12 programs—Resilience Education to Advance Community Healing (REACH) and the regional SEL hubs—and hear from one community college on the unique approach they took to meeting the needs of their community.	Join Here
Option #2	Academic Interventions Panel Dr. Jason Helfer, Illinois State Board of Education Dr. Tiffany Brunson, Matteson ESD 159 Dr. Anita Rice, Lincoln ESD 156 Elizabeth Freeman, District 300 In this session, learn about the variety of state and local approaches taken to facilitate learning recovery, including tutoring, summer and after-school programming, and kindergarten transition support.	Join Here
Option #3	Attracting and Retaining High Quality Educators Panel Dr. Erica Thieman, Illinois State Board of Education Dr. Tron Young, Joseph Arthur Middle School Jennifer Hamm, Galesburg CUSD 205 Mindi Ritchie, Galesburg CUSD 205 The P-20 Council has prioritized closing leaks in the educator pipeline. In this session, hear from several school districts on how they are leveraging their Teacher Vacancy Grant funding to attract and retain quality educators, and the lessons learned in developing their unique approaches.	Join Here
2:00 PM	Moving Forward Together Panel Moderator: *Robin Steans* Executive Director Advance Illinois Panel Members: *Dr. Tony Sanders* State Superintendent Illinois State Board of Education *Dr. Brian Durham* Executive Director Illinois Community College Board *Ginger Ostro* Executive Director Illinois Board of Higher Education *Eric Zarnikow* Executive Director Illinois Student Assistance Commission	Join Here