Special Announcement: The Anaheim Marriott Hotel is now full. Please feel free to contact one of the overflow hotels. State rate reservations are not guaranteed. Neither Sac State nor First 5 California endorses these properties and invite attendees to solicit other venues as they feel appropriate. Attendees should check back with the Anaheim Marriott Hotel to see if/when reservations become available.

First Five California Statewide Conference

 

Day One: Thursday, May 22, 2008
 
7:30 am - 8:30 am
  REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
   
8:30 am - 10:00 am
  MORNING GENERAL SESSION
Investing in Early Childhood Development: An Economic Analysis to Guide Public Policy
Arthur J. Rolnick, Senior Vice President, Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
   
10:00 am - 10:30 am
 

BREAK AND EXHIBIT VIEWING

   
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
 

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

   
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
 

LUNCHEON AND AFTERNOON GENERAL SESSION
Learning Begins at Birth
Harriet Meyer, President, Ounce of Prevention Fund

   
1:45 pm - 3:15 pm
 

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
MINI-INSTITUTES (PART I)

  • What Does It Mean to Be Culturally Proficient in
    Multi-Cultural California?
  • Changing Policy for Kids: What Is the Role of First 5?
  • Reaching Families, Finding Children, Building Systems: Developmental Screening in Context
   
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm
 

REFRESHMENT BREAK AND EXHIBIT VIEWING

   
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
 

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
MINI-INSTITUTES (PART II)

   
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
 

EXHIBIT VIEWING AND RECEPTION

   
6:30 pm
 

ADJOURN

 
Day Two: Friday, May 23, 2008
 
8:00 am - 8:30 am
  REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
   
8:30 am - 9:45 am
  MORNING GENERAL SESSION
From the Readiness Gap to the Achievement Gap: Promoting Success for English Language Learners
Linda Espinosa, Retired Associate Professor, University of Missouri
   
9:45 am - 10:15 am
 

BREAK AND EXHIBIT VIEWING

   
10:15 am - 11:45 am
 

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

   
11:45 am – 1:15 pm
 

LUNCH AND CLOSING SESSION
First 5’s Next 5: Roadmap to Readiness Kris Perry, Executive Director, First 5 California

   
1:15 pm
  ADJOURN