The 2010 Middle States Regional Forum promises to be better than ever! Thanks to member feedback, we’re excited to offer a variety of program enhancements, including:
- Tailored sessions, specific to your professional focus
- More panel discussions, offering a variety of perspectives on key topics
- More opportunities to network, both with peers and cross-sector colleagues
New Features
Resource Center Information Sessions
Come to the Resource Center to discuss your school’s issues and get answers to your important questions.
Hands-on Computer Lab:
Featuring hands-on sessions for users of College Board programs and resources. Come to learn, apply, and master your toolset.
See Session Listing below for scheduled Resource Center Information Sessions, Computer Lab Classes and more opportunities to network.
All Sessions
Pre-Conference:
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010
8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
PF1. The College Counselor Toolbox: Strategies to Prepare Your Students for College Success CEU
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
PF2. SAT® Workshop for Test Center Supervisors CEU
Main Conference Program
Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010
8:00–9:15 a.m.
1. Conference Welcome Breakfast
9:30–10:45 a.m.
2. Federal Stimulus and State Efforts: Competition, Collaboration and the Race for Funding
3. Aligned for Success: Creating Vertical Teams in Grades 6-12 CEU
4. Virtual Learning for Students and Parents: How to Reach our Audiences CEU
5. Welcome Home: Creating More Veteran-Friendly Campuses CEU
6. Understanding the SAT®: Best Practices for Presenting to Students and Parents CEU
DOUBLE SESSION
9:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Other Offerings at 9:30 a.m.:
- Hands-on Computer Lab: DOUBLE SESSION, AP 101®
- Resource Center Information Session: CollegeEd®, Dean Richburg, Andrew Masters, Meg Ventura
11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
8. Education: Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem?
9. Students and Educators Speak: The People, Policies and Programs That Made a Difference
10. Without the Scores, How Do you Select Your Class? CEU
11. Flying Blind: College Admissions After the Economic Downturn
12. Collaborating for College Readiness: The District Reform Partners Initiative
Other Offerings at 11:00 a.m.:
- Hands-on Computer Lab: AP 101® (continued from 9:30 am)
- Resource Center Information Session: Fee Waivers
12:15–1:45 p.m.
13. CollegeKeys™ Compact Innovation Awards Luncheon
2:00–3:15 p.m.
14. Develop Data-Driven Policies: Learn How to Access the Data Sources You Need CEU
15. Assessing College Readiness: Using ACCUPLACER® for Targeted Academic
Intervention CEU
| DOUBLE SESSIONS |
| 2:00–4:45 p.m. |
Other Offerings at 2:00 p.m.:
- Hands-on Computer Lab: Student Search Service® 101
- Resource Center Information Session: Pathways: Readistep™, PSAT/NMSQT®, SAT®
3:30–4:45 p.m.
19. Score Choice™ A Year in Review from a Variety of Perspectives
20. Now You See It, Now You Don’t: Focusing on Financial Aid Beyond the First Year CEU
21. Succeeding with SpringBoard®: Effective Models for Improving College Readiness CEU
Other Offerings at 3:30 p.m.:
- Hands-on Computer Lab: My College QuickStart™ and AP Potential™
- Resource Center Information Session: SSD, Services for Students with Disabilities, Donna Zanolla
5:00–7:00 p.m.
22. Educational Partners Networking Reception
7:00 p.m. - on
23. Topic Dinner Groups: Carry Over Your Cross-Sector Discussions
Friday, Feb. 12, 2010
7:30–8:45 a.m.
24. Joint Assembly Meeting and Breakfast
9:00–10:15 a.m.
26. Expanding Access: Strategies to Increase Academic Achievement for Underperforming and Underrepresented Students CEU
27. Inside the Admissions Process: Best Practices for Advising and Representing Your Students CEU
28. Test Optional: Exploring Outcomes and Challenges
29. Speaking Financial Aid: Improving Financial Aid Literacy Across the Higher Ed Community
30. Influencing Federal, State and Institutional Policy: From Papers to Action
Other Offerings at 9:00 a.m.:
- Hands-on Computer Lab: Enrollment Planning Service 101
- Resource Center Information Session: Financial Aid Resources
10:30–11:45 a.m.
31. Delivering Online Professional Development: What Works, What Doesn’t and Where Do We Go From Here? CEU
32. Close the Achievement Gap: Strategies for Creating a College-Going Culture in Your School CEU
33. Face to Facebook: Exploring Best Practices in Social Networking
34. Financial Aid at the Crossroads: the Strategic Role they Play in Ensuring College Access and Success
35. PROFILE Goes Global: Your Source for Data on International Students
Other Offerings at 10:30 a.m.:
- Hands-on Computer Lab: Counselor Resource Center
- Resource Center Information Session: SpringBoard®
12:00–2:00 p.m.
37. Keynote Luncheon and Awards Presentations
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Conference Attendees
The following is a partial list of 2009 Middle States Regional Forum attendees:
- Guidance counselors
- College counselors and advisers
- Deans/directors/associate directors of admissions
- Deans/directors/associate directors of financial aid
- Directors of college counseling or guidance
- Principals
- Vice presidents of enrollment management
- Professors
- Deans of enrollment
- Deans of students
- Presidents
- Teachers