Presented by
Mobile Area Education Foundation
Mobile County Education Commission

The 2012 Education Summit and Region 9 STEM forum offered a variety of informative and engaging speakers and panelist on the Mobile County Public School System performance data, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education and preparing our students to be college and career ready. The featured keynote speaker was Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, President of University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

AGENDA

8:30 AM       Welcome
                     Katie Pierce, Satsuma High School
                     Quinterris Toppings, Blount High School
                     Ariel Denson, Murphy High School

8:35 AM       Special Presentation by BP America
                     Ayana McIntosh-Lee, BP America

8:45 AM       Remarks about the University of South Alabama
                     President Gordon Moulton, University of South Alabama
                   

8:55 AM       The State of Public Education: The Mobile County Education Commission
                     Martha Peek, Mobile County Public School System
                     Carolyn Akers, Mobile Area Education Foundation
                               A look at the progressive work being done in Mobile and how 
                               these efforts can be utilized to graduate 80% of our students by 
                               2020    (View presentation)

10:00 AM      Break

10:15 AM      STEM for ALL- The State of STEM Education in our Region
                      Presenters: Dr. Vic Adkison, Thomasville City Schools; Carolyn Akers, Mobile Area 
                      Education Foundation; Sam Covert, Alabama Power; Bob
                      Foley, MCPSS STEM Improvement Program; Dr. Latitia
                      McCain, Bishop State Community College; Moderator- Dr. 
                      Bree Hayes, President of The Hayes Group

11:10 AM      Introduction of Keynote Speaker
                      Dr. Richard Hayes, Dean of USA College of Education              
                      (View Presentation)

11:15 AM      Keynote Address
                      Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, President, University of Maryland,
                      Baltimore County

12:00 PM      Lunch

                      Remarks from Presenting Sponsor
                      Joel Daves, Area CEO of Regions Bank 

                      Invocation
                      Rev. Levon Manzie, President of MCPSS Board of School Commissioners

                      Conversation with Dr. Freeman Hrabowski
                      Keynote speaker address audience during the Q&A

1:10 PM        Alabama Math, Science & Technology Initiative (AMSTI) Presentation
                      Shelly Rider, AMSTI-USA Director
                      Susan Runnels, Principal of Elsanor Elementary School, BCSS
                      Marcelete Stewart, Principal of Robbins Elementary School, MCPSS
                      (View Presentation)

1:20 PM         Closing Remarks
                      Dr. Richard Hayes

1:25 PM         STEM Forum Breakout Session Introduction   
                       Dr. Bree Hayes

                      STEM Forum Breakout Sessions

                       - Changes and programs needed for postsecondary STEM teacher preparation
                          Dr. Greg Fitch, Alabama Commission on Higher Education

        - Role of business in support of next generation STEM standards
           Chester Vrocher, Alabama Technology Network

        - Policy and legislative issues related to improving and sustaining STEM 
           initiatives
           Randy McKinney, Alabama State Board of Education

        - Developing a STEM workforce
           Dr. John Johnson, Monro County Economic Development Authority 

2:30 PM         STEM Forum Breakout Session Outcomes

3:00 PM         Adjourn

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