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2019 Ready by 21 National Meeting

7:00am PDT

Registration Spruce

7:30am PDT

The PSELI Learning Community Meeting Willow A/B

8:30am PDT

Essentials for Youth Readiness: Equity & SEL Pre-Meeting Redwood A & B

11:00am PDT

Success360 Cross-Site Pre-Meeting Aspen

3:30pm PDT

Registration Spruce

4:30pm PDT

Ready by 21 Primer TBD

5:30pm PDT

Welcome & Networking Reception 2nd Floor

6:30am PDT

Brisk Walk and a Cup of Joe Sheraton LobbyShannon Ginn Robinson • Benny Baird Morning Run Sheraton LobbyKimberly Robinson

7:30am PDT

Registration Spruce

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom

8:15am PDT

Opening Plenary: Moving towards Equity Grand BallroomMichael Lamb • Hal Smith • Karen J. Pittman

9:45am PDT

Break & Refreshments Grand Ballroom

10:00am PDT

Advancing Equity Through Career Pathways Programs SenecaMarissa Badgley • Steve Roberts Beautiful Roses Have Thorns Too: How to Help Partnerships Continue to Bloom AspenMerita Irby • Dana Zorovich Godek • Marsha Guthrie • Tammy Fields Beyond Theory of Change and Logic Models: Creatively Using Evaluation Tools to Engage Youth and Families in Defining and Improving Readiness Cedar ABLydia Jurcys • Sarah Terry • Kara Bixby Evolving Practice: Laying the Foundation for Instructional Equity in Out-of-School Time UniversityKristen Pozzoboni • Meredith Bixler • John Lewis Harnessing the Power of Genuine Youth Voice/Ohio's Story Redwood AGeorge Hicks • Holly Jacobson • Karen Lackey How to Drive Impact Through Social Media and Digital Storytelling Redwood BElly Belle • Caitlin Kawaguchi It Takes a Village: Building a Statewide Quality Improvement System that Supports Youth ColumbiaJackie Jainga Hyllseth • Nicole Rose • Juliet Taylor • Molly Branson-Thayer Making Emotional Intelligence the Way We do Business—From Youth Worker to CEO to System Leader Jefferson ABCiara Johnson • Dorothy Styles More Than Magical Thinking: The Promise of the Arts and Social & Emotional Learning Willow BCamille Farrington • Pierre Lockett • Steven Shewfelt Professional Learning in Action BorenFausto Lopez • Jennifer Peck Simple Interactions: Targeting the “Active Ingredient” of Program Quality VirginiaThomas Akiva • Annie McNamara World Café – Discussing Intentional and Inclusive Approaches to Working with Youth from Special Populations Willow AJo Ann Paanio

11:30am PDT

Networking Luncheon Grand Ballroom

12:45pm PDT

Peer Exchange Roundtables Grand Ballroom A

1:45pm PDT

Break & Refreshments Grand Ballroom

2:00pm PDT

A Quality Walkabout: Making Data Relevant, Useful and Actionable Willow BCristin Rollins • Omar Guessous • Aasha Joshi • Nikki Roe Cropp Building Lasting Support and Sustainability with The Wallace Foundation’s Summer Learning Toolkit Cedar ABMelanie Claxton • Hillary Oravec • Kathryn Vargas Coordinating Supports for SEL in OST Programs Redwood AMeredith Bixler • Tricia Maas • Dave Martineau Developmental Relationships – Creating Intentional Connections SenecaFatima Z. Muhammad Diving in with Deep Engagement: Strategies for Working With, and Within, Complicated Systems to Develop Cross-Sector Collaborations to Improve Outcomes for Youth UniversityIsaac Hammond-Paul • Telaekah Brooks • Michelle Gilliard Integrated Data Systems and Youth Voice: Co-creating Racial Equity VirginiaSue Gallagher Opportunity Index: How Data and Stories can Help Galvanize Action around Equity BorenMerita Irby • Michelle Massie Ready for SEL? From Motivation to Implementation Redwood BFausto Lopez • Deborah Moroney The Federal Family First Act: Keeping Children and Youth Protected and Connected ColumbiaAnne Heiligenstein The Key to Program Quality: Unlocking your Staff’s Potential through Coaching Jefferson ABLisa Wilson • Sophie Biddle The Power You Carry: How to Become a Brain Builder AspenMichael Lamb World Café – Discussing College and Career Readiness Willow ALaura Jahromi

3:15pm PDT

Break & Refreshments Grand Ballroom

3:30pm PDT

Afternoon Plenary: Building Adult Capacity and Commitment to Teach, Reach, Lead Grand BallroomSteve Fleischman • Camille Farrington • Valerie Kinloch • Jonathan Raymond

5:00pm PDT

Meeting Adjourn TBA

5:30pm PDT

Special Event: Reception at the Gates Foundation’s Discovery Center Gates Foundation’s Discovery Center

6:15am PDT

Morning Dance Party (a.k.a. Adult SEL Practice)Porter Eichenlaub

7:15am PDT

Networking Breakfast Grand Ballroom

8:30am PDT

Morning Plenary: Advocating and Mobilizing for More & Better Learning Opportunities: A Conversation with Youth & Adult Champions Grand BallroomHillary Salmons

9:45am PDT

Break & Refreshments Grand Ballroom

10:00am PDT

Finding your Ruby Red Slippers: A Model for Designing & Developing High Quality Systems for Youth Development Partners Redwood BJaci David • Jan Derdowski How to Create an Effective Advocacy Strategy Plan VirginiaThaddeus Ferber • Jo Ann Paanio Implementation Best Practices: Delivering Evidence-Based Youth Development Practices with Fidelity Willow AMaria Guzmán-Rocha • Stephanie Perkowski Mapping Your System’s North Star: Aligned Community and Intermediary Strategies and Measures Jefferson ABJessica Mancino • Laenne Thompson • Meg Blinkiewicz • Leah Wallace Myth-Busting: Good Ideas CAN be Scaled SenecaPriscilla Little • Avice Chambers • Kris Murray Resources for Pursuing Systems Change in Collective Impact ColumbiaLarry Pasti • Joelle Cook Social Mobility in Rural America: Insights from Communities Where Youth are Climbing the Income Ladder AspenMike Soskis • Rebecca Kelley Summer Starts in September! Planning for a Quality Summer Program BorenLeslie Gabay-Swanston Testing and Scaling SEL Implementation Supports UniversityPoonam Borah • Kiley Bednar • Aasha Joshi The Magic Behind Creating Enduring Partnerships to Support the Whole Child Willow BFahren Johnson • Gina Anstey The Problem with Attendance: Using Continuous Improvement to Tackle Root Causes of Chronic Absenteeism Cedar ABAli Holstein • Rachel Forsyth Young and Empowered: A System-Wide Approach for Advancing Civic Engagement Redwood AKrystal Cason • Milagros Ramirez

11:15am PDT

Break & Refreshments Grand Ballroom

11:30am PDT

Building and Measuring Protective and Promotive Factors in Youth: The Youth Thrive Framework Aspenlisa primus • Susan Notkin Elevating the Strengths and Building the Capacity of Leaders of Color and People of Color-Led Organizations BorenLara Davis • James Hong • Omana Imani Engaging, Empowering, Uplifting: A Systemic Approach to Success in School & Life Jefferson ABLottie Ferguson • Sarah Zyburt How Out-of-School Time Systems Support Saturation ColumbiaJohn Lewis • Priscilla Little • Sara Plachta-Elliot • Hillary Salmons Intentional Equity-Focused Leadership SenecaBernice Massiwer • Sarah McCann • Sabrina Sheikh • Francine Francis Minding the Gap: Changing Systems to Improve Program Access for Underserved Teens Cedar ABMelissa Mister Putting Data to Work for Young People Willow AJessica Donner • Ana Whitaker • Lisa Gomi Hui So You Want to Launch a Regional Initiative: the Beginnings and Middles of Best Starts for Kids VirginiaMegan McJennett • Sheila Capestany • Kristin Pace • Sarah Wilhelm Success 360 Partnership - Making a Difference for Seattle Youth UniversityKevin Wright • Jolynn Kenny • Josh Field What Works? Which Evidence? Establishing Your Decision Making Process Willow BSue Gallagher • Larry Pasti

12:45pm PDT

Break Grand Ballroom

1:00pm PDT

Luncheon Keynote: Blurring the Lines: Being Allies in the Pursuit of Readiness, Equity & Quality Grand BallroomKaren J. Pittman

2:30pm PDT

Break Grand Ballroom

2:45pm PDT

Building Sustainable School-Community Partnerships and Programs BorenAnne Arias Empowering Communities through Participatory Planning and Budgeting (PPB) Jefferson ABBenjii Bittle • Angela Boyer • Luke Sturgeon Graduation Success for Youth in Foster Care UniversityAngela Griffin • Rodney Robinson • Barbara Rockey Leveraging Nature-Based Experiences for Social and Emotional Development in Youth SenecaJosiah Downey • Poppy Potter • Stephen Stufert Using Experiential Methodologies to Enhance Social Emotional Learning Though a Trauma-Informed Lens ColumbiaScott VanderWey Ideas to Impact Super SessionPriscilla Little • Merita Irby

5:00pm PDT

Meeting Adjourn TBA