Programs

April 6, 2000 Symposium, Sacramento

Schools as Centers of Community Symposium
Overview: The Foundation Consortium, New Schools * Better Neighborhoods, California Business for Educational Excellence (CBEE), the Cities, Counties, Schools Partnership (CCS) and possibly the California School Boards Association (CSBA) are co-sponsoring a symposium focussing on schools as community centers. The discussion will center both on smart growth? how should communities plan and build facilities that address neighborhood concerns and needs, and also examine the benefits and challenges of joint use of facilities between school districts, cities and communities. Best practices and case studies will be highlighted.

Program Morning Session
8:30 a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast Capitol Building, Room 447
9:00 a.m.	Welcome Introductions: David Abel and Jay Schenirer California Assembly Speaker-Elect Robert Hertzberg Video Remarks by U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley
9:20 a.m.	The Promise: New Schools, Better Neighborhoods, More Livable Communities Presenters: Paul Hernandez, Ex. Director, New Schools / Better Neighborhoods Jay Schenirer, Foundation Consortium Nick Bollman, The James Irvine Foundation/California Center for Regional Leadership Responders: Long Beach Mayor Beverly O’Neill John Mockler, Executive Director, State Board of Education Burt McChesney, California Business for Educational Excellence (CBEE)
10:05 a.m.	Challenges & Opportunities – Three Panel Breakout Panels Moderators: David Abel, New Schools o Better Neighborhoods Jay Schenirer, Foundation Consortium Steven Bingler, Concordia, Inc. Joint Use / Community as Client Don Benninghoven, CCS Jane Adams, Executive Director, California Park & Recreation Society Doug Otto, City of Long Beach Planning Commission David Tokofsky, Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education Kathi Littman, LAUSD Facilities Environmental Review Jennifer Hernandez, California Center for Land Recycling Robert Garcia, Environmental Defense Barbara Coler, Department of Toxic Substances Control DOE Representative Peter Weiner, Coalition for Adequate School Housing Nick Bollman, California Center for Regional Leadership Bond Funding Burt McChesney, CBEE Bruce Hancock, State Allocation Board Molly Munger, the Advancement Project John Mockler, Ex. Dir. State Board of Education Lisa Presta, State Treasurer’s Office – California School Finance Authority
11:05 a.m.	Two Case Studies - (Pilots to Policy) and a Panel of Feds Sacramento City / School Project Moderator: Davis Campbell, Executive Director, California School Board Association Presenters/Panelists: Jim Sweeney, Superintendent – Sacramento Unified School District Ralph Pettingill, Recreation Manager, Sacramento Department of Recreation Andrea Ball, Dir. Of Gov. Affairs for Long Beach Unified School District Diane Frankel, The James Irvine Foundation Healthy Schools: Elizabeth Learning Center Moderator: Nick Bollman, CCRL. Presenters/Panelists: Dr. Neil Halfon, UCLA et al; Kim Belshe’, The James Irvine Foundation Federal Resources for School Modernization and Construction Moderator: Karen Hobbs, White House Task Force for Livability Federal Agency Panelists: Department of Education Department of Energy Department of Health & Human Services* U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Federal Emergency Management Agency Department of Energy Justice Department* Department of Agriculture
12:00 p.m.	Working Lunch Featured Speaker re the Question: Is the Promise Unrealistic?: Senator Dede Alpert, member of the State Senate and State Allocation Board Responders Peter Schrag, The Sacramento Bee Michael Ricketts, Gov. Davis’ Deputy Secretary for Fiscal Policy State Board of Education Members: Connie Rice, The Advancement Project* John Mockler, Ex. Director, State Board of Education
Afternoon Session
1:15 p.m.	Breakout Panels Regulatory and Planning Issues - Can we Overcome the Obstacles? Presenters: Assemblymembers Marco Firebaugh* and Alan Lowenthal* Moderator: Lillian Kawasaki, L.A. City Department of Environmental Affairs Panelists: Robert Pernell, California Energy Commission Phil Shearer, State Office of Public School Construction Duwayne Brooks, State Department of Education Steve Castellanos, State Architect* State Department of Toxic Substances Control* Doug Otto, City of Long Beach Planning Commissioner
2:00 p.m.	Closing Remarks: Assemblyman Darrell Steinberg Jay Schenirer David Abel
	Reception to follow * Invited but not confirmed For more information, please contact Paul Hernandez at (213) 629-9019.