Advancing the Legacy of Mendez and Brown

Welcoming Remarks

Sheryll Cashin, Philip Tegeler

Opening Plenary:

Framing Brown and Mendez in Contemporary Context: Policy Progress and Prospects
Damon Hewitt, James Ferg-Cadima, Seth Galanter, Dianne Piche, Sharon Davies

Plenary:

Supporting Pro-Integration Leaders in Diverse and Demographically Changing Schools
Erica Frankenberg, Del Burns, Melissa Krull, Dr. Demond Means, John Brittain

Workshops:

• Building Community Partnerships and Effectively Conveying Our Messages
  Elizabeth Horton Sheff, Martha McCoy, Donna Nevel, Brenda Shum
• Enforcement Priorities at the Office of Civil Rights and at the DOJ Civil Rights Division
  Anurima Bhargava, Randolph Wills, Elizabeth Haddix, Joshua Civin
• Promoting Cross-Racial Contact and Awareness Outside of School
  Jaime-Jin Lewis, Jessy Molina, Ken Tanabe, Bill Tobin, Susan Eaton
• Designing and Funding High Quality, Diverse Magnet Programs
  George Coleman, Bruce Douglas, Marilynn Smith, Genevieve Siegel-Hawley
• It’s Complicated: Untangling the Discourse about Neighborhood Schools and Diversity
  Mary Filardo, Lisa Donlan, Jennifer Jellison Holme, Myron Orfield, Lia Epperson
• Beyond Black and White: Advocating for Integration in Latino and Asian American Communities
  Quyen Dinh, Patricia Gandara, David Hinojosa, Jamie Lew, Khin Mai Aung, James Ferg-Cadima

Plenary:

Parallel Movements: Incorporating School Integration into School Reform Agendas
Richard Kahlenberg, Deborah Vagins, Derek Black, Roberto Rodriguez, James Forman Jr.

Breakout Sessions:

• Increasing Cultural Competence, Proficiency and Equity in Integrated Schools
  Dr. Josephine Bowens Lewis, Dr. Eric Cooper, Dr. Willis Hawley, Dr. Julie Kailin, Leticia Smith-Evans
• Diverse Charter Schools: an Emerging Model
  Julie Mead, Allison Kell, Halley Potter, Rachel Godsil
• Truth, Reconciliation, and Healing: Acknowledging Experiences with Court-Ordered Desegregation
  Donna Bivens, Meghan Doran, Jacqui Lindsay, Vanessa Siddle Walker, David Tipson
• Design and Implementation of School Assignment Plans Post-PICS
  Michael Alves, Dena Dossett, john powell, Jocelyn Samuels, Dennis Parker
• Diversity in Early Education
  Jeanne Reid, Ed.D., Josephine DiPietro-Smith, Erin Hardy, Dr. Jerlean Daniel, Lauren Hogan

Plenary:

The Future of School Integration: A Dialogue
Gary Orfield, john powell, David Hinojosa, Tanya Clay House, James Ryan