Guest Parking
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Available in the Mustang Parking Center; overflow parking in Moody Parking Center
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8:00 a.m.
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Guest Check-in
Location: Bush Institute Foyer
Breakfast Available
Location: Cross Hall
(Seating available in Hall of State)
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9:00 a.m.
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Opening Remarks
Location: Auditorium
Stephanie Knight
Dean, Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, SMU
Anne Wicks
Director of Education, The George W. Bush Institute
Frank Hernandez
Annette and Harold Simmons Centennial Chair, Education Policy and Leadership, Associate Dean, Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, SMU
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| 9:15 a.m. |
Morning Keynote Address
Welcoming Communities Initiatives: Visualizing Equity in Dallas
Mary Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira
Director, Office of Welcoming Communities and Immigrant Affairs, City of Dallas
Theresa O'Donnell
Chief Resilience Officer, City of Dallas
Introduced by: Frank Hernandez
Annette and Harold Simmons Centennial Chair, Education Policy and Leadership Associate Dean, Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, SMU
Location: Auditorium
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10:00 a.m.
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Transition to Breakout I
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10:15 a.m.
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Breakout I Begins
Student Collective Action in Age of Unrest
Dominique Baker
Assistant Professor, Education Policy and Leadership, Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, SMU
Location: Auditorium
A Safe Place to Learn: Transforming Transgender Experiences in Education
Johnny Jonte Boucher
Teacher, Eduardo Mata Elementary School, Dallas ISD
Location: Salon A, Hall of State
The Value of Cultural Intelligence in Higher Education
Maria Dixon Hall
Senior Advisor to the Provost, Campus Cultural Intelligence Initiatives, SMU
Location: Salon B, Hall of State
Panel: Religious Diversity in K-12 & Higher Education
Moderator: Paula Dobbs-Wiggins
Adjunct Associate Professor, Pastoral Care, Perkins School of Theology, SMU
Location: Live Oak
Panelists
Sadaf Ahmed
Teacher, Riverside Elementary, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Jill DeTemple
Associate Professor, Undergraduate Program Advisor, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, SMU
Samia Siddiqui
Director of Advising and Recruitment, Teaching and Learning, Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, SMU
Christian Watkins
Minister, Activist and Graduate Student, Perkins School of Theology, SMU
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11:15 a.m.
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Transition to Breakout II
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11:30 a.m.
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Breakout II Begins
The New Segregation: How Poverty, Gentrification and Displacement Affect Our Schools and Communities
James Armstrong III
President/CEO, Builders of Hope CDC
Meredith Richards
Assistant Professor, Education Policy and Leadership, Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, SMU
Location: Auditorium
Students Experiencing Homelessness
Alex Pavlakis
Assistant Professor, Education Policy and Leadership, Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, SMU
Location: Salon A, Hall of State
The Legacy and Future of Universities Established to Educate Students of Color
Chris Dowdy
Vice President of Academic Affairs, Paul Quinn College
Location: Salon B, Hall of State
Panel: Moving from Zero Tolerance Policies to Restorative Practices
Moderator: Sherril English
Clinical Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning, Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, SMU
Location: Live Oak
Panelists
Martha Bujanda
Principal, Thomas C. Marsh Prep-Academy, Dallas ISD
John Gasko
Dean, School of Education, UNT Dallas
Stephanie Jimenez
Principal, Vivian Field Middle School, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Miguel Solis
President, Board of Trustees, Dallas ISD
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12:30 p.m.
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Transition to Auditorium
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| 12:45 p.m. |
A Head, Heart, Hands Experience
Alejandro Perez, Jr.
Creative Artist and Multi-disciplinary Educator
Journeyman Ink
Will Richey
Spoken Word Artist, Educator, Creative Director
Journeyman Ink
Location: Auditorium
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1:00 p.m.
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Lunch
Location: Hall of State
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2:15 p.m.
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Afternoon Keynote Address
The STEM Challenge: Are Demography and Geography Destiny?
William F. Tate
Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Vice Provost for Graduate Education
Washington University in St. Louis
Introduced by: Stephanie Knight
Dean, Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, SMU
Location: Auditorium
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3:20 p.m.
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Visualizing Equity
Journeyman Ink
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3:45 p.m.
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Closing Remarks
Frank Hernandez
Annette and Harold Simmons Centennial Chair, Education Policy and Leadership, Associate Dean, Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, SMU
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Conference Concludes
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