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2022 Educational Leadership Summit

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Event Check-In and Buffet Breakfast

 

9:00 - 9:15 AM

Welcome Remarks 

Watson COE Dean, Chinaka DomNwachukwu

9:15 – 9:20 AM 

University Welcome

CSUSB Provost, Rafik Mohamed 

9:20 – 9:25 AM 

Land Acknowledgement

Dr. Enrique Murillo 

9:25 – 9:55 AM 

The Role of the US Congress in Fostering Educational Leadership and Voice in the Current Context of Change and Uncertainty in our Educational Landscape 

Morning Keynote Speaker - Representative Mark Takano 

9:55 – 10:10 AM 

Entertainment from Comedian and Emmy Winning Producer

Ron G.

10:10 – 10:35 AM 

Voices in Education 

Dr. Cherina Betters 

10:35 – 10:45 AM 

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union 

Alexis McCall-Gayle 

10:45 – 11:00 AM  

Break

 

11:00 – 11:50 AM 

Panel Discussion: Education Pipelines 

Facilitator: Dr. Cuauhtémoc Avila – Superintendent, Rialto Unified School District 

Panelists: 

- Julia Vergara - Puente Project Executive Director 

- Alexandra Cavallaro – Assistant Professor  and Director of the Center for the Study of Correctional Education, CSUSB 

Joseph R. Williams – Trustee on the San Bernardino Community College District Board of Trustees 

- Dr. Marcus Funchess – Assistant Superintendent Human Resources, San Bernardino City Unified School District 

11:50 AM – 1:00 PM 

Lunch

 

1:00 – 1:30 PM 

Award Presentation 

Dean Chinaka DomNwachukwu

1:30 – 1:55 PM 

Afternoon Keynote Speaker 

Superintendent Ted Alejandre 

1:55 – 2:20 PM 

The State of Education in the Inland Empire

Carlos Ayala

2:20 – 2:30 PM 

Paper Presentation Protocol & Agenda Review 

Strands: 

1) Ethnic Studies and the 21st Century Educational Landscape 

2) Innovative Practices in the 21st Century Education 

3) Education Pipelines - improving college attainment for minority students. 

4) Voices in Education

Dr. Becky Sumbera 

2:30 – 4:55 PM 

Paper Presentations 

 

4:55 – 5:00 PM 

Closing Remarks 

Dean Chinaka DomNwachukwu