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Teach For America North Carolina Alumni Summit

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Saturday, March 6, 2010
Hilton Durham
3800 Hillsborough Road
Durham, North Carolina

North Carolina alumni will gather together on March 6 to hear and learn from each other in addition to other leaders in education, policy, and a variety of professional arenas. The day will provide a forum for alumni to reconnect with colleagues, access skills and knowledge in specific fields of expertise, and network with hundreds of professionals who are deeply committed to our mission and education reform in North Carolina.

Get involved:
Join us as a volunteer before or on the day of the event. We'll work to match the volunteer opportunities with your time availability and your interests. Please email charlotte.phillips@teachforamerica.org to learn how you can help.

Program at a glance
12:30 p.m.	Registration
1:30 2:45 p.m.	Welcome and opening remarks With alumni running high performing schools and corps members' students consistently outperforming their peers, Teach For America's ability to make an impact in North Carolina is undeniable. The day will begin with a celebration of the impact our corps members and alumni have made across North Carolina, and a reflection on the state of our schools from a featured speaker. The morning alumni panel will explore the possibilities for our movement in North Carolina and the impact that we can have both individually and collectively as alumni.
3:00 4:15 p.m.	Breakout sessions Sessions will provide alumni the opportunity to explore topics central to closing the achievement gap and access leadership development opportunities. We will engage important, diverse perspectives - from each other and from other leaders in education, academia, politics, community activism, and beyond.
4:30 5:30 p.m.	Closing North Carolina was one of six original placement sites, and we have twenty years of successes to celebrate. At the same time, the state is still grappling with many of the same challenges that brought us here in 1990. What reforms are necessary to move our educational system forward - and quickly? Why is now a unique and critical moment in North Carolina's quest to fulfill the promise of public education? We will hear from state and local leaders about what needs to be done to ensure every child receives the opportunities they deserve, and an alumni reflection on what we as alumni can do now to make an immediate impact on the lives of students across the state.
5:30 7:30 p.m.	Reception Fellow alumni and guests will join together to network and celebrate the progress and potential of our collective impact.

Questions? Email charlotte.phillips@teachforamerica.org or lisa.guckian@teachforamerica.org.