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Promoting District Priorities Through Master Scheduling Part 1: Expanding Access for College and Career Readiness
Thursday, August 8, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by Steven Gering, Former Chief Academic Officer, Spokane Public Schools; and Amy Filsinger, Head of School Success, Abl
Sponsored by Abl
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Districts are increasingly focused on college and career readiness goals for every student. Leaders now have the difficult task of creating strategies that help schools prioritize readiness and build access to advanced coursework.
Watch the first edWebinar in our two-part series on “Promoting District Priorities Through Master Scheduling.” This edWebinar covers both theory and practical case studies that demonstrate how to put into action the strategies to achieve your readiness goals. Also learn how you can support your schools in developing master schedules for college and career readiness.
In part one of this series, “Expanding Access for College and Career Readiness,” learn:
- Why the master schedule is a fundamental tool to enable college and career readiness
- What strategies can stimulate access to the rigorous coursework
- How your team can use school, student, and course data to promote readiness
This recorded edWebinar will be of particular value to school and district leaders at the middle and high school levels.
About the Presenters
Steven Gering is a former Chief Academic Officer for Spokane Public Schools and veteran educator. During his service in school districts, he was an award-winning principal, received the Golden Apple Award in Washington State, and has presented at local and national conferences all over the United States. Steven entered education through Teach for America in the Rio Grande Valley where he was named Teacher of the Year for his school and district. After teaching and coaching in Texas, he attended graduate school at Harvard and got his doctorate from the University of Washington. He is currently a member of the School Success Team at Abl.
Amy Filsinger leads the School Success Team at Abl, which provides expert scheduling guidance to secondary schools around the country. Amy is an experienced educator fascinated by school redesigns aimed at eliminating the achievement gap. Prior to joining Abl, Amy was Principal of Rocketship Brilliant Minds—a public charter school in the San Francisco Bay Area. She also served as a teacher in the Teach For America Metro-DC Corps and was a teacher leader for Rocketship Education. Amy holds a degree in foreign service from Georgetown University and is an alumna of Relay GSE’s National Principal Fellowship.
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Abl helps district leaders implement solutions to improve the student experience by maximizing resource efficiency, optimizing teaching & learning and increasing equity & access. Through a combination of data analysis, coaching, and software that complements the district SIS, Abl assists district and school leaders to align time and resources to their strategic priorities.