Convening Agenda

The Agenda is subject to change.

Wednesday, September 13 - Friday, September 15

Wednesday, September 13
Welcome Event from 5:30-7:30 pm - Join us at the Marriott StateView Hotel for a welcome event with music, buffet dinner, and cash bar.

Thursday, September 14
Located at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation
Bus or walk from the StateView Hotel to the Friday Institute

8:30 - 9:00 → Coffee and pastries, sign in
9:00 - 10:15 → Opening and Welcome
Dr. Maria Coady Convening Goals and Logistics
Dr. Paola Sztajn, Dean, NC State College of Education (Introduce Keynote)
Ms. Montserrat Garibay, Director, US Department of Education Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) (Keynote)
10:15 - 10:25 → Break
10:25 - 12:00 → Co-LAB with Bess de Farber
12:00 - 12:45 → Lunch
12:30- 12:55 -> Immigrant integration and rural communities: Cristina España, Deputy Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion for Governor Roy Cooper
1:00 - 2:00 → Panel 1: State of Research with confirmed panelists: Dr. Julie Sugarman (Migration Policy Institute), Dr. Karen Eppley (Penn State/ Journal of Research in Rural Education), Dr. Nidza Marichal (Research Associate, University of Florida), and Dr. Mayra Puente (Assistant Professor, UC Santa Barbara) Facilitated by Dr. Shuzhan Li
2:00 - 2:10→ Break
2:10 - 2:50 → Table Discussion with Guiding Questions
2:50 - 3:30 → Key Takeaways and Overview of Day 2
5:45 → Dinner pickup at 5:30 from Stateview Hotel for Carmen's Cuban Cafe


Friday, September 15
Located at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation
Bus or walk from the StateView Hotel to the Friday Institute

8:30 - 9:00 → Coffee and pastries, sign in
9:00 - 9:15 → Re-opening and Welcome
9:15 - 10:15 → Panel 2: Educator Perspectives and Testimonios with confirmed panelists: Alisha Das (ESL Lead & ESL Teacher, Harnett County Schools), Grisel Cuadrado (Principal) (Coats Elementary School, NC, Harnett County Schools), Dr. Micheal Palmer (ESL Lead, Chatham County Schools) Facilitated by María Heysha Carrillo
10:15 - 10:40 → Small group Q&A
10:40 - 10:50 → Break 
10:50 - 11:50 → Panel 3: Advocacy and Community Perspectives with confirmed panelists Robin Lewy (Rural Women's Health Project), Jordyne Krumroy (Welcoming America), Michelle Underhill (State of NC Libraries), Molly Hayes (El Futuro) Facilitated by Jennifer Mann
11:50 - 12:15 → Table Discussion
12:15 - 1:00 → Lunch
1:00 - 1:45 → Developing a Path Forward: Policies, Practices, Research
1:45 - 2:30 → Tying it All Together and Steps Forward
2:30-2:40 -> Break
2:40-3:30 -> Closing

Small to large group discussion with facilitation and graphic recording by Caryn Sterling