2025 Early College Summit

2025 Early College Summit

8:00am EDT

Pre-Summit Study Visits Winston 1 Foyer

3:00pm EDT

Summit Pre-Registration Winston 1 Foyer

5:00pm EDT

Pre-Summit Meet & Greet Incendiary Brewing Company

8:00am EDT

Registration & Breakfast Winston 1 Foyer

9:00am EDT

Opening Session & Keynote Address Winston BallroomDr. De McKenzie • Donovon Livingston

10:45am EDT

Developing Partnerships with 9-14 Pathways Winston 1BAaron Mabe • Dr. Jennifer McLean • Dr. Mary Olvera Launch The Year with Student Leadership Salem 1BStuart Gordon • KeJuan Weaver Place-Based Education: Fostering Engagement, Community, Connections, and Character Winston 3AKrista Hensley • Janet Boyle How to Reduce Financial Aid Confusion So Your Students Can Go To College Winston 1AKathy Hastings Preparing NYC Public School Students for Careers: From College Now to Career-Connected Learning Winston 3BRaisa Schwanbeck • Aneal Helms Unlocking the Potential of Early College Programs: Strategies for District-Level Leadership Salem 1ADr. Frank McKay • Dr. De McKenzie Bridging the Gap: Enhancing First-Generation College Students’ Access Through an Early College Application Support Model Winston 1CDr. Xavier King Personalized Pathways: How to Bridge Student Needs through High School Partnerships Winston 3CMeghan Paquette

12:00pm EDT

Networking Lunch & Team Time Winston Ballroom

1:15pm EDT

From OWL CON to OWL FEST: How CECHS Integrates Durable Skills Salem 1BDr. Marlow Artis NYU’s Approach to Launching Equitable Pathways for College & Career Success Winston 3BAlly Margolis • Dr. Candice Clawson Challenging Concepts of the 'Most Capable': Rethinking Selection Criteria for Early College Winston 1BConnie Bracewell • Felicia Beddingfield Early College on the Transcript: Representation, Perception, and Impact Winston 3AAmie Capodanno Using Early College to Build Post-Secondary Success Winston 3CDanielle Wheeler • Chinna Mapp Small School PLCs: Engaging Singleton Teachers in Meaningful Collaboration to Impact Student Learning Salem 1CCaroline Sanchez • Angela Williams Leaving and Staying in the Early College: Research and Implications Winston 1AJulie Edmunds Every Mind Matters, Creating Workplaces and Communities Where Every Person Thrives Winston 3CNora Plambeck Seminar: An Approach to Academic Support and Social Emotional Learning Winston 1CKatie Rainey

2:30pm EDT

Counselors & College Liaisons Networking Session Winston 1CIvy Mack Higher Education, District Leaders, & Community Partners Networking Session Winston 1ADr. De McKenzie Humanities Teachers & Instructional Coaches Networking Session Winston 3ATodd Campbell Principals & School Leaders Networking Session Winston 1BDr. Frank McKay STEM Teachers & Instructional Coaches Networking Session Winston 3BNicole Mills

4:00pm EDT

Team Time Winston Ballroom

4:30pm EDT

Networking Mixer Winston 1 Foyer

8:00am EDT

Registration & Breakfast Winston 1 Foyer

9:00am EDT

Opening Session: Building Bridges to Brighter Futures Winston BallroomDr. De McKenzie

10:00am EDT

Systemic SEL for Early Colleges Winston 3ALogan Macon • LaTrayl Adams Using an Instructional Framework to Anchor School Improvement Salem 1BTodd Campbell • Amelia Massengill-McLeod Connected Campus: Building Bridges Through Relationships Salem 1ADr. Glasher Robinson • Pamela Scott • Melanie Vann • Michael Kinkead • Kenyetta Ward STOP! Collaborate and Listen Winston 1ATiffany Huffman Level-Up Staff P.D. with Leadership Activities Winston 1BStuart Gordon • KeJuan Weaver STEM-ovation: Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration for Real-World Learning Winston 3CAlisha Whicker Ramsey • Heather Jones STOP! Collaborate and Listen Winston 1ATiffany Huffman Unlock the Power of Social Emotional Learning in Next Generation Early Colleges Winston 3BDr. Beth Rice • Anne Nixon Using Mindfulness-based Strategies and Approaches to Promote Student and Educator Wellbeing with a Promising Program for Early Colleges Winston 1CDesiree W. Murray • Beverly Rudolph

11:45am EDT

Networking Lunch & Team Time Winston Ballroom

12:45pm EDT

AI is not a Tool, AI is a Teammate Salem 1CRichard Boyd Empowering Students to Collaborate Effectively Salem 1AKymberlie Hare • Dr. Heather Seawell Experiential Science Course: Science & Engineering (SEPs) in Practice Winston 1CAndrea Midgette Leveraging AI: 'Amplifying Intelligence' for Early Colleges Winston 3ADr. Lane Freeman • Aaron Mabe A Network of Networks: Collaborating to Implement Early College in Rural High Schools Winston 3CKrista Hensley • Janet Boyle A Network of Networks: Collaborating to Implement Early College in Rural High Schools Winston 3CKrista Hensley • Janet Boyle The Power of Partnership: Transforming Education and Careers Winston 1BHilary Lucas • Matthew Berg • Ricky Meadows Experiences of Early College Students: Extracurricular Participation & Classroom Activities Winston 3BDr. Elizabeth Glennie • Marieke Visser Rigorous Instruction to Increase Academic College Readiness: Results from Early College Evaluations in Multiple States Winston 1ADr. Nina Arshavsky

2:00pm EDT

Closing Session Winston BallroomDr. De McKenzie