Forsyth County Schools & Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce
PROPEL: The Economics of Education Summit
September 10, 2010
8:30 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Tracy Moon
Chair
Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce
8:45 a.m.
The Economics of Education
Dr. Steve Dolinger
President
Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education
9:15 a.m.
PROPEL: From Engage Me to Challenge Me
Dr. Buster Evans
Superintendent
Forsyth County Schools
9:30 a.m.
Calculating the Graduation Rate
Sue Derison
Director of Information Systems and Support
Forsyth County Schools
9:45 a.m.
Directions for Break-Out Sessions
Dr. Donna O’Neal
Director
Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education
10:00 a.m.
Break
10:15 a.m.
Break-Out Sessions
* Community and Family Communication and Involvement
* Relevance to Life After High School
* Transitions from Elementary to Middle to High School
* Identification of At-risk Learners and Action Steps
* Student-Educator Relationships
11:30 a.m.
Reports from Break-Out Sessions
11:55 a.m.
Closing Remarks
12:00 noon
Adjourn