July 21-23, 2010
Boston, MA
The YouthBuild USA Education Department is excited to announce the fifth annual Instructional Leadership Institute (ILI). For the past four years, YouthBuild USA has conducted the ILI as a training activity to respond to the most pressing needs of instructional leaders – principals/education managers, lead teachers and program directors. The ILI remains an integral part of ongoing whole school improvement efforts to improve student learning/development related to secondary education completion and postsecondary readiness and completion.
YouthBuild sites participating in the National Schools and Postsecondary Education Initiatives are focusing necessary time and attention on the core instructional relationships between students and educators to improve the academic content knowledge, skills and behaviors that YouthBuild students need to complete postsecondary education and obtain meaningful career credentials. Both initiatives support efforts to ensure relevant instruction which integrates occupational and core academic content, provides opportunities for experiential learning, incorporates technology throughout the curriculum, deepens critical thinking skills, establishes a strong culture of reading, writing and numeracy and aligns well with college entry requirements.
The Instructional Leadership Institute is designed to support your efforts in creating a school climate and culture which promotes these ambitious teaching and learning objectives. The Institute will highlight effective and promising instructional leadership practices being implemented by YouthBuild schools across the country and by external experts and practitioners achieving impressive student learning results in other alternative high school settings.
Who Should Attend
In keeping with our commitment to conduct role-alike meetings which enable us to delve deeper into the work and decrease the travel burden for site staff to attend all education initiative gatherings, we are inviting Principals/Education Managers and Instructional Leaders/Lead Teachers to attend this conference. Given our focus on numeracy and literacy, math/English teachers are also welcome to attend the event. We hope that each site will send at least two representatives (principals/program director and lead teacher) from your site if possible.
2010 Institute Focus
This year’s Institute focuses on strengthening and building upon our collective background knowledge and experiences as we continue to raise the bar and place success within the reach of all our students and staff.
Throughout the Instructional Leadership Institute, attendees can choose from two concurrent sessions to participate in the conversation which best fits their learning interests and needs during each block of time. Programs sending multiple instructional leaders are encouraged to consider splitting up during blocks of time to ensure that staff can collectively learn about the broadest possible range of content presented during the conference.
Leadership Strand: The breakout sessions in this strand will focus on leadership, partnership and program capacity building strategies for principals and instructional leaders.
Instructional Strand: The breakout sessions in this strand will focus on deepening teachers’ implementation and understanding of instructional strategies for increasing student achievement levels and postsecondary readiness.
We believe that each of these sessions will directly address areas of potential growth across NSI and PSE schools and programs. We look forward to seeing principals and instructional leadership staff during these 2.5 days of important peer learning and sharing.
Leadership Strands:
Instructional Walk-Through/Rounds Model Strategies
Larry Myatt, Northeastern University, & Newton Miller, Principal, Crispus Attucks Charter School
Building School Culture and Professional Development Communities
NSI/PSE Coaches: Edith Miller, Mike Sack and Inez Cohen
Understanding and Implementing Restorative Justice Practices
Bob Costello, Director of Training, International Institute for Restorative Practices
Building Postsecondary Partnerships that Work
Massasoit Community College & YouthBuild Brockton
Instructional Strands:
Critical Thinking as an Instructional Model
Michelle Piso, Assistant Director for Professional Development, LaGuardia Center for Teaching and Learning
Literacy Strategies for Student Learning and Readiness
Bill Diehl, Executive Director, Diploma Plus
Rudy Cuevas, Principal, YouthBuild Charter School of California
Effective Numeracy Practices for Student Learning
Angela McIver, Founder and CEO, Math Foundations
Aligning Instruction with Postsecondary Learning Expectations
Early College High School Initiative
Keynote Speaker:
Baruti K. Kafele, Educator, award-winning author and motivational speaker
Registration is now closed.
Event Location
Courtyard Marriott Boston Downtown/Tremont
275 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02116
Tel: 1-617-426-1400
The Courtyard Marriott Boston Downtown Tremont hotel is centrally located in the Theater District, this Back Bay Boston Hotel is adjacent to the Wang Theater and New England Medical Center. Whether looking to shop on Boston's ritzy Newbury Street or at the Copley Place mall, or to cheer on your favorite sports team at Fenway Park or the TD BankNorth Garden, the Courtyard Marriott Boston Downtown/Tremont is the ideal place to stay on your Boston business trip or vacation. In addition to its downtown Boston location, this downtown Boston hotel also offers hotel packages and first-rate amenities. Champion’s restaurant, valet parking, a car rental desk and a tour desk are just some of the added features at this Boston, MA hotel.
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Travel
Institute begins on: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 1:30PM sharp
Institute concludes on: Friday, July 23, 2010 1:30PM
Book your air travel to arrive into Logan International Airport (BOS). To insure better rates, begin to arrange travel immediately. Attendees should arrive on July 21, 2010 (before 12PM) and depart on July 23, 2010 (after 2PM). Travel may be covered with funds from your NSI and/or PSE grant and counted as travel for professional development.
Directions:
Please note that this hotel does not provide shuttle service. Hotel direction: 4 miles W. Subway service fee is $2.00 one way and estimated taxi fare is $35.00 one way. From other surrounding airports and train stations, please go directly to the hotel website.
Subway Directions: Take the Blue Line Inbound to the State Street stop. Transfer to the Orange Line toward the New England Medical stop.
Driving Directions: Follow Ted Williams Tunnel to Exit 25-South Boston. Stay to the right, at the end of ramp turn right onto Congress St. At 1st light, turn right onto D St. At 2nd light, turn right onto Summer St. At 4th light, turn left onto Surface Artery Way. Follow Surface Artery Way to end and take right onto Kneeland St. At 4th light, turn left onto Tremont St. Hotel is 100 yards on the right.
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Lodging
Funds from your NSI and/or PSE grant may be used to pay for the cost of lodging and counted as professional development. Our YouthBuild group rate is $129.00 single occupancy per night.
Please remember that attendees will not need to make their own reservations. The Education Department will provide the hotel with a rooming list of all attendees and maintain communication with the hotel on behalf of participants. However, all attendees will be responsible for all room incidentals and will need to provide the hotel with a credit card at check-in. Attendees should review their bill at check-out.
Hotel Check-in time: 3:00 pm
Hotel Check-out time: 12:00 pm
For NSI sites only: As in our past conferences, YouthBuild USA will pay for the cost of lodging for the second attendee per school/program. The site must cover the cost of the first/primary attendee. If a site should only send one attendee, this person would be considered the first/primary attendee and funds from your NSI grant should be used to pay for the cost of lodging.
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Guest Services
Parking:
The hotel provides Valet Parking at a daily rate of $38. For lower rates please check surrounding garages.
Wi-Fi Access:
All guest rooms have complimentary internet access.
Special Request
We do our best to serve foods that are acceptable to everyone. There will always be a vegetarian option for meals and pork will be limited to breakfast menus only. If your diet requires us to make special arrangements, please send an e-mail to sauguste@youthbuild.org.
If you have any physical limitations or require specific housing accommodations in order to make your stay more comfortable, please send an e-mail to tmurphy@youthbuild.org.
Education Department Registration policies
Early Departure Fee
In the event a guest who has reserved a room within our block checks out prior to the guest’s reserved check out date, the hotel may charge an early departure fee. If this happens and that guest is on the YouthBuild USA master bill, YouthBuild USA will charge the school/program that fee post the conference. To avoid an early departure fee, guests should advise the hotel before or upon check-in of any change to their departure date.
Late Check-In Fee
In the event a guest who has reserved a room within our block checks in after the guest’s reserved check in date, the hotel will still charge that guest the full room rate, which will be added to that guest’s account. The hotel may also cancel that guest’s entire registration if they are not advised before check-in. If this happens and that guest is on the YouthBuild USA master bill, YouthBuild USA will charge the school/program any additional charges post the conference. To avoid any additional charges or risk a room reservation cancellation, please contact the hotel directly at least 24 hours in advance.
Cancellation Policy
If you need to cancel your registration and attendance, you must notify the Education Department at tmurphy@youthbuild.org and also contact the hotel within 24 hours of your scheduled arrival date.
If you have any additional questions or concerns about your registration or this gathering, please contact:
Sarcha Auguste (NSI) at 617-741-1272 sauguste@youthbuild.org
Tiffany Murphy (PSE) at 617-741-1290 tmurphy@youthbuild.org
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