9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Registration

9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Welcome
Joann La Perla-Morales, President, Middlesex County College

9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Opening Remarks
Casey Crabill, President, Raritan Valley Community College
Rochelle Hendricks, Acting Deputy Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Education

10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Framing the Conversation

Learning That Works for America
Kim Green, Executive Director, National Association of State Directors of Career and Technical Education Consortium

The Adverse Consequences of our Misaligned Systems
Katherine Hughes, Assistant Director for Work and Education Reform Research, Community College Research Center, Columbia University

System Building Across Secondary and Postsecondary Education
Betsy Brand, Executive Director, American Youth Policy Forum

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Break

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Panel Discussion/Q&A Session
Moderator:
Marie Barry, Director, Office of Career and Technical Education, New Jersey Department of Education
Panelists:
Kim Green
Kathy Hughes
Betsy Brand
Susan Schurman, Dean of College Community, Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations
Peter Contini, President, Salem Community College
Bari Erlichson, Director, Office of Education Data, New Jersey Department of Education

12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Breakout Work Sessions

Group A: Aligning Curriculum and Assessments
for College and Career Readiness
How can NJ use the Common Core State Standards to enhance student success?
What are factors to consider related to a multi-state common assessment system?
How can secondary and postsecondary educators work to ensure alignment?
Facilitator: Kim Green

Group B: The Importance of Data for Informing and Driving Change
What are considerations as NJ embarks upon a longitudinal data collection system?
How can secondary and postsecondary partner in this work?
What other data do we need to collect in order to drive change?
Facilitator: Katherine Hughes

Group C: Strategies and Opportunities to Enhance Successful Transitions for Students
How can CTE programs of study contribute to the success of students?
What opportunities are there for developing statewide articulation agreements?
How can NJ enhance opportunities for dual enrollment courses?
Facilitator: Betsy Brand

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Report In and Closing Remarks