Keynote
Speakers
Dr. Joyce Epstein is Director of the
Center on School, Family and Community Partnerships;
Principal Research Scientist and Co-Director of the
School, Family, and Community Partnership Program of
the Center for Research on the Education of Students
Placed At Risk (CRESPAR) and a Professor of Sociology
at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Epstein has over 100
publications on the effects of school, classroom, family,
and peer environments on student learning and development,
with many focusing on school and family connections.
Her newest book, School, Family, and Community Partnerships:
Your Handbook for Action, guides schools, districts,
and states in developing and maintaining programs of
partnership. All of her work demonstrates her interest
in the connections between research, policy, and practice.
Dr.
Rachel Salas, formerly of Texas A & M University-Corpus
Christi, is a professor and researcher at the University
of North Carolina-Greensboro where she teaches undergraduate
and graduate courses in reading. As a classroom teacher
and bilingual educator, she taught in East Los Angeles
and in Southeast Washington, D.C. Her research focuses
on the literacy needs of English language learners (ELLs)
and on how best to prepare preservice teachers for a
culturally and linguistically diverse student population.
The
SERVE Forum on School Improvement is an annual
three-day learning event designed to bring educators together
from across the Southeast to share experiences and expertise,
forge new networks, and re-examine and strengthen plans
for improving local schools.
Since 1996,
the SERVE Forum has been an excellent opportunity for
individuals and teams from schools, districts, and other
education entities to grow professionally through participation
in strands and sessions in areas such as Early Childhood
Education; Assessment, Accountability, and Standards;
Curriculum and Instruction; Professional Development and
Teacher Leadership; Reading; School Improvement and Reform;
and Technology in Learning.
For more information,
please contact: Rebecca Rhoden Ogletree or Cynthia Robertson
at SERVE, 1203 Governor's Square Blvd., Suite 400, Tallahassee,
FL 32301; 800-352-6001 (phone); 850-671-6020 (fax).
