Michael Cohen, President, Achieve, launched the ADP Network Leadership Team Meeting by reflecting on the remarkable success of ADP states over the last six years and the significant opportunities to accelerate that success moving forward.

The annual American Diploma Project (ADP) Network Leadership Team Meeting which took place September 7-8, 2011 in Alexandria, Virginia. The goal of the annual meeting was to give states a significant opportunity to address key challenges and opportunities associated with advancing and sustaining the college- and career-ready policy agenda. More... achieve.org/adp-network-2011-leadership-team-meeting

Throughout the last six years, states across the country have made significant progress adopting and implementing key college- and career-ready reforms designed to prepare students for success after high school in postsecondary education and the workforce. During this plenary session, we will hear from several leading national voices about what they see on the horizon in states pursuing a college- and career-ready agenda and how ADP state leaders take the next steps towards helping all students be ready for college and careers.

Michael Casserly, Executive Director, Council of the Great City Schools

Kaya Henderson, Chancellor, District of Columbia Public Schools

Stan Jones, Executive Director, Complete College America

Richard Kazis, Senior Vice President, Jobs for the Future

Lillian Lowery, Secretary of Education, State of Delaware

Moderator: Michael Cohen, President, Achieve

This plenary session was part of the annual American Diploma Project (ADP) Network Leadership Team Meeting which took place September 7-8, 2011 in Alexandria, Virginia. The goal of the annual meeting was to give states a significant opportunity to address key challenges and opportunities associated with advancing and sustaining the college- and career-ready policy agenda. More... achieve.org/adp-network-2011-leadership-team-meeting

States pursuing the college- and career-ready agenda have often struggled to find concrete ways to improve students' readiness for the workforce, given the wide-ranging set of possible career pathways open to students. During this session, state leaders and national experts will discuss emerging best practices for identifying and helping students acquire the knowledge and skills critical to preparing students for the 21st century workforce.

Gary Hoachlander, President, ConnectEd

Kim Green, Executive Director, National Association of State Directors for Career and Technical Education

Paul Reville, Secretary of Education, State of Massachusetts

Robert Schwartz, Francis Keppel Professor of Practice of Educational Policy and Administration, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Moderator: Susan Bodary, Consultant, Achieve's State Leadership Team

This plenary session was part of the annual American Diploma Project (ADP) Network Leadership Team Meeting which took place September 7-8, 2011 in Alexandria, Virginia. The goal of the annual meeting was to give states a significant opportunity to address key challenges and opportunities associated with advancing and sustaining the college- and career-ready policy agenda.
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Keynote Address: Michelle Shearer, National Teacher of the Year

This was part of the annual American Diploma Project (ADP) Network Leadership Team Meeting which took place September 7-8, 2011 in Alexandria, Virginia. The goal of the annual meeting was to give states a significant opportunity to address key challenges and opportunities associated with advancing and sustaining the college- and career-ready policy agenda.
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In his keynote address, Mr. Corcoran will share his insights on the importance of the college- and career-ready agenda for America's students, GE’s commitment to districts and states as they work to improve college and career readiness, and the important role of the business community in supporting the agenda given the challenges ahead.

Keynote Address: Robert Corcoran, President, GE Foundation

This was part of the annual American Diploma Project (ADP) Network Leadership Team Meeting which took place September 7-8, 2011 in Alexandria, Virginia. The goal of the annual meeting was to give states a significant opportunity to address key challenges and opportunities associated with advancing and sustaining the college- and career-ready policy agenda.
More... achieve.org/adp-network-2011-leadership-team-meeting