Welcome!
Thank you for your interest in presenting at Pave the Way! We encourage proposals for dynamic presentations that engage attendees in the conference themes and objectives. Content highlighting policies, best practices, and programs designed to address the opportunity gap and promote educational attainment for undeserved students throughout the P-20 educational system in Washington are welcome. Examples of possible topic areas are below:
- Equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts in schools and higher ed
- High school completion
- College/career awareness, exploration and readiness
- Transitions to college
- Financial literacy and affordability
- Postsecondary retention and completion
- Re-engaging adult/non-traditional students
- Rural and urban school support
- Cross-sector collaboration
- Community and business engagement (collective impact)
- Use of data and technology
- Parent and family engagement
CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
- Share effective policies and strategies for educational success among the state’s most disenfranchised and underrepresented student populations.
- Mobilize, inspire, and engage P-20 educational partners in Washington through meaningful professional development.
- Engage P-20 educators and advocates in the intersect of policy, practice and implementation to increase progress toward the state’s educational attainment goals.
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DETAILS
Conference Date: October 19, 2017
Location: Central Washington University--Ellensburg, WA
Deadline to submit proposal: August 11, 2017
Notification of selections: September 15, 2017
Breakout session length: 75 minutes
Please note: At any point in the application process, you may save progress and continue at a later time. You will receive a confirmation email upon successful completion. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office via email at
events@wsac.wa.gov.
Thank you!
-Pave the Way Conference Planning Committee