MASC/MASS 2015 Joint Conference: Schedule of Events

sortDayStart TimeEnd TimeEventRoomPresentersEvent Category
1 Wednesday 11:00am   Registration Desk Open Lobby   Registration 1
2 Wednesday 11:00am 3:00pm Delegate Registration Ballroom   MASC Delegate Assembly
3 Wednesday 12:30pm 1:40pm Regional School: Operations Update Cape Cod Perry Davis, Christine Lynch, Ellen Holmes, Mindy Kempner, Barbara Ripa, Stephen Hemman Panel Session 1
4 Wednesday 12:30pm 1:40pm Work/Life Balance: How to Manage Both Hyannisport West Devin Sheehan, Mary Czajkowski, Wendy Rua, Todd Gazda Panel Session 1
5 Wednesday 12:30pm 1:40pm Difficult Conversations Hyannisport East Jim Hardy Panel Session 1
6 Wednesday 12:30pm 1:40pm Coordinated Services for Children Barnstable I Geoffrey Swett, Kimberly Shaver-Hood, Judith Styer, Beverly Hugo Panel Session 1
7 Wednesday 12:30pm 1:40pm What School Committees Should Ask from their School Business Officer Barnstable III Brian Allen, Tracy Novick, Allen Himmelburger Panel Session 1
8 Wednesday 12:30pm 1:40pm Bringing Global Citizenship to Local Middle/High Schools Centerville Nadine Ekstrom, Karen Molnar, Diane Tucceri, Bennett Milliner, Steven Pacheco, Elinor Martinez Panel Session 1
9 Wednesday 12:30pm 2:30pm Chapter 70: Where We Are, Where We Need to Go Ballroom David Tobin, Patrick Francomano, Luc Schuster, David Verdolino, Brian Allen Featured Panel
10 Wednesday 1:50pm 3:00pm Defining Engagement: The Impact on Alternative and Special Education Orleans Keith Wortzman, Thomas Anderson, Maria Lopes, Thea Stovell Panel Session 2
11 Wednesday 1:50pm 3:00pm Creating Space for Teacher Leadership Together Cape Cod John D'Auria, Jill Berg Panel Session 2
12 Wednesday 1:50pm 3:00pm School Committee Self-Evaluation Hyannisport West Dorothy Presser, Nick deKanter Panel Session 2
13 Wednesday 1:50pm 3:00pm Smart Succession Planning / Smooth Transitioning Hyannisport East Joan Connolly, Mary DeLai, Margaret Kane, Bonny Gifford, Chris Oliver Panel Session 2
14 Wednesday 1:50pm 3:00pm Virtual Schools of the Future Barnstable III Carl Tillona, Christina Powell, John Lunt, Daryl Essensa, Ruth-Ellen Verock-O'Loughlin Panel Session 2
15 Wednesday 1:50pm 3:00pm Future Search: Engaging the Community for Vision, Commitment and Action Centerville Judith Paolucci, Tyler Keenan Panel Session 2
16 Wednesday 3:30pm   MASC Resolutions Clinic Ballroom   MASC Delegate Assembly
17 Wednesday 3:00pm   Exhibit Hall Open Exhibit Hall   Exhibit Hall
18 Wednesday 3:25pm 4:30pm Global STEM Education Programs: Programs, Policy, Funding Outcomes. Cape Cod Isa Zimmerman, Brian Carey, Carol Woodbury, Michael Fitzpatrick, Joseph Hall, Larisa Schelkin Panel Session 3
19 Wednesday 3:25pm 4:30pm Basics of Policy Bass River Mike Gilbert Panel Session 3
20 Wednesday 3:25pm 4:30pm Effective Use of School Foundations Barnstable I Paulette Van der Kloot, Ed Hill, Rick Iacobucci Panel Session 3
21 Wednesday 3:25pm 4:30pm Cost Savings and Efficiencies: Best Practices Barnstable III David Verdolino, Gary Costin, Sandra Guryan Panel Session 3
22 Wednesday 3:30pm 3:55pm Emergency Response Plan for School Districts (CrisisGo) Centerville Chuck Pirello, Jim Spicuzza Partner Presentations
23 Wednesday 3:30pm 3:55pm E-rate 2.0: A new game with new rules and more funding for ALL schools (TECedge) Orleans Marcia Kaplan Partner Presentations
24 Wednesday 3:30pm   MASC Delegate Assembly Ballroom   MASC Delegate Assembly
25 Wednesday 5:00pm 6:30pm Reception with Exhibitors (Sponsored by Kopelman & Paige) Exhibit Hall   Exhibit Hall
26 Wednesday 7:00pm   Wednesday Keynote Dinner (Sponsored by Scholastic) Bass River Andre Ravenelle, John Tuttle, John D'Auria Meals
27 Wednesday 9:00pm 11:59pm Meet Your Colleagues Social w/ Musical Guest the Cape Cod Sl ackers Bogey's Restaurant   Receptions
28 Thursday 7:30am 11:30am Registration Desk Open Lobby   Registration
29 Thursday 7:30am 3:00pm Exhibit Hall Open Exhibit Hall   Exhibit Hall
30 Thursday 7:50am 8:40am Meaningful Family and Community Engagement (Scholastic) Orleans Gwendolyn Paquette Partner Presentations
31 Thursday 8:10am 8:35am Learn, Share and Partner (The College Board) Barnstable I Jenny Caccavale Partner Presentations
32 Thursday 8:10am 8:35am Fuel Your Budget and Your Students with School Breakfast (NE Dairy and Food Council) Barnstable III Dianne Kroll Partner Presentations
33 Thursday 8:10am 8:35am Keep Student Enrollments in Your Schools (Edgenuity) Centerville   Partner Presentations
34 Thursday 8:45am 10:00am Vocational Education: Best Practices Bass River Deborah Davis, John LaFleche, Judith Klimkiewicz, Gabriella White, Luis Lopes, Robert Dutch, David Aguiar, Tom Silvia Panel Session 4
35 Thursday 8:45am 10:00am Recovery High School Hyannisport West Joanne Haley Sullivan, Fran Rosenberg, Ryan Morgan, Michelle Lipinski, Susan Strong Panel Session 4
36 Thursday 8:45am 10:00am Cultural Proficiency Hyannisport East Denise Hurst, Kharis McLaughlin, Ron Walker Panel Session 4
37 Thursday 8:45am 10:00am Meeting the Needs of Students Living in Poverty Ballroom Andre Ravenelle, Margaret McKenna, Mary Bourque, Meg Mayo Brown, Melinda Boone Featured Panel
38 Thursday 10:00am 10:35am Division VIII Meeting Bass River Alcove   Division Meetings
39 Thursday 10:00am 10:35am Division IX Meeting Hyannisport East   Division Meetings
40 Thursday 10:00am 10:45am Coffee with Exhibitors Exhibit Hall   Exhibit Hall
41 Thursday 10:45am 12:00pm Making the Most of your School Breakfast Program Cape Cod Andrea Silbert, Tom Minichiello, Mary Ellen Kirrane, Julie Hackett, Julia St. Martin, Donna Lombardi Panel Session 5
42 Thursday 10:45am 12:00pm School Law 101 Hyannisport East Naomi Stonberg, Esq., Jonathan Sclarsic, Esq., David Giannotti Panel Session 5
43 Thursday 10:45am 12:00pm Board-Superintendent Relationships Barnstable III Jim Marini, Ruth Gilbert-Whitner, Robert Hayes Panel Session 5
44 Thursday 10:45am 12:00pm Strategies for Children Barnstable I Christopher Martes, Amy O'Leary, Titus DosRemedios, Laura Healey Panel Session 5
45 Thursday 10:45am 12:00pm Creating a Safe School Climate: Supporting LGBTQ Students Centerville Jeff Perrotti, Roger Bourgeois, Patrick Daly, Cyndy Taymore Panel Session 5
46 Thursday 10:45am 12:00pm Making the Most of Your Collaboratives Orleans   Panel Session 5
47 Thursday 10:45am 12:00pm PARCC/Common Core Update Ballroom Patrick Francomano, Jeff Wulfson, Christopher Malone Panel Session 5
48 Thursday 12:15pm   Buffet Networking Lunch (Sponsored by LEGO) Bass River   Meals
49 Thursday 1:00pm 2:00pm Ice Cream Social with Exhibitors Exhibit Hall   Exhibit Hall
50 Thursday 1:15pm 2:15pm Improve Teacher and Student Communication and Assessment (Microsoft) Centerville Tiffany Thompson Partner Presentations
51 Thursday 1:15pm 2:15pm Measuring Social and Emotional Learning (Panorama Education) Barnstable I Aaron Feuer Partner Presentations
52 Thursday 1:15pm 2:15pm Why Partner with a Facilities Management Company? The Pros and Cons (Sodexo) Barnstable III BJ Mandelstam, Phil Bornstein, R.D. Partner Presentations
53 Thursday 1:15pm 2:15pm Carnegie Learning Presentation Orleans Sue Hamilton Partner Presentations
54 Thursday 2:00pm 5:00pm Registration Desk Open Lobby   Registration
55 Thursday 2:30pm 3:45pm General Session Ballroom Dr. William Pollack, Ron Walker General Session
56 Thursday 4:00pm 5:15pm Strategic Leadership in Challenging Times Cape Cod Beverly Hugo, Salvatore Menzo, Roxanne McKay Panel Session 6
57 Thursday 4:00pm 5:15pm Advancing Social/Emotional Learning in Your Community Hyannisport East Ellen Gibson, Lisa LaCava, Dan Futrel, Donna Traynham, Carol Nolan Panel Session 6
58 Thursday 4:00pm 5:15pm District Governance Program Hyannisport West Dorothy Presser, Tari Thomas, Margaret Driscoll Panel Session 6
59 Thursday 4:00pm 5:15pm Improving Early Education for All Students Ballroom Luc Schuster, David Verdolino, Christopher Martes, Tom Weber, Anthony Pierantozzi Panel Session 6
60 Thursday 4:00pm 5:15pm Planning for Success Barnstable I Carrie Conaway, Lori Likos, David DeRuosi, John Doherty, Ruth Gilbert-Whitner, Barbara Malkas, Andrew Kelley, Robert Sanborn, Chris Scott Panel Session 6
61 Thursday 4:00pm 5:15pm Impact of Policy Makers on Regional School Districts Barnstable III Ellen Holmes, Maureen Marshall, Stephen Hemman Panel Session 6
62 Thursday 4:00pm 5:15pm Rethinking the Role of the Library and Librarian in the 21st Century Centerville Geoffrey Swett, Susan Givens Panel Session 6
63 Thursday 4:00pm 5:15pm NSBA National Connection Program Bass River Alcove Mark Bonjavanni, Mike Gilbert Panel Session 6
64 Thursday 4:00pm 5:15pm How to Build Capacity in Schools to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Orleans John Hockridge, Eric Conti, Jetta Bernier Panel Session 6
65 Thursday 5:30pm 6:30pm Presidents' Reception (sponsored by Carnegie Learning) Lobby Lounge   Receptions
66 Thursday 6:30pm   Thursday Night Banquet with Guest Speaker Jack Gallagher Bass River Jack Gallagher Meals
67 Friday 7:30am 11:30am Registration Desk Open Lobby   Registration
68 Friday 7:30am 9:30am "Grab 'n Go" Breakfast (Sponsored by NE Dairy Council) Ballroom Foyer   Meals
69 Friday 8:10am 8:35am Improve Students/Teachers/Admin. thru Managed Services/Staff Augmentation (ePlus) Centerville Kelly Raymond Partner Presentations
70 Friday 9:00am 3:00pm COSCAP Fall Conference Grand   COSCAP
71 Friday 9:00am 10:15am Model Language for Knotty Problems: Do's and Don’t's of Collective Bargaining Cape Cod David Katseff, Elizabeth Valerio, Esq., Marc Terry, Esq. Panel Session 7
72 Friday 9:00am 10:15am Superintendent Evaluation Hyannisport East Dorothy Presser, Jodi Fortuna, Allyson Hay, Nick deKanter Panel Session 7
73 Friday 9:00am 10:15am Virtual Learning Academies Barnstable I Elizabeth McGonagle, Moira Rogers, Theresa Craig, Paul Zinni Panel Session 7
74 Friday 9:00am 10:15am Turnaround Work: Moving Underperforming Schools to Excellence Barnstable III Pia Durkin, Jason DeFalco, Bruce Oliveira, Josh Amaral Panel Session 7
75 Friday 9:00am 10:15am The New NEASC: Helpful, User-Friendly Centerville Paulette Van der Kloot, Jon Sills, Jake McCandless, George Edwards, Joel Stembridge Panel Session 7
76 Friday 9:00am 10:15am Working with DESE Orleans Charlene McEntee, Brooke Clenchy, Jass Stewart Panel Session 7
77 Friday 9:00am 10:15am Efficient Meetings: Yes, You Can Have Them Osterville A Marta Montleon, William Hawkins, Fallon Boragine, Marrisa Morrison, Collin Bulgara, Elijah Moniz, Julia Leamy Panel Session 7
78 Friday 9:00am 10:15am State and Federal Issues Update Osterville B Stephen Finnegan, Esq., Rep. Alice Peisch, Rep. Steven Ultrino, Sen. Patricia Jehlen Panel Session 7
79 Friday 10:30am 11:45am General Session Ballroom Suzanne Bump, Yong Zhao General Session
80 Friday 12:00pm 1:45pm Leadership Lunch with Rep. Jay Kaufman (Sponsored by Deutsch Williams) Bass River Jay Kaufman Meals
81 Friday 1:45pm 2:30pm Division 1 Meeting Hyannisport East   Division Meetings
82 Friday 1:45pm 2:30pm Division 2 Meeting Hyannisport East   Division Meetings
83 Friday 1:45pm 2:30pm Division 3 Meeting Hyannisport West   Division Meetings
84 Friday 1:45pm 2:30pm Division 4 Meeting Barnstable I   Division Meetings
85 Friday 1:45pm 2:30pm Division 5 Meeting Barnstable III   Division Meetings
86 Friday 1:45pm 2:30pm Division 6 Meeting Centerville   Division Meetings
87 Friday 1:45pm 2:30pm Division 7 Meeting Bass River Alcove   Division Meetings
88 Friday 1:45pm 2:15pm What Kind of Robot Could You Build in Only 6 Weeks from a Limited Box of Parts? Cape Cod   Featured Panel
89 Friday 2:30pm 3:45pm STEM Inspiration through Robotics Cape Cod Christine Miska Panel Session 8
90 Friday 2:30pm 3:45pm School Budget and Finance Hyannisport East Jim Hardy, David Verdolino Panel Session 8
91 Friday 2:30pm 3:45pm Special Education Update Barnstable I Colleen Dolan Panel Session 8
92 Friday 2:30pm 3:45pm School Law 201 Osterville B Patrick Francomano, Stephen Finnegan, Esq., Michael Long, Esq. Panel Session 8
93 Friday 2:30pm 3:45pm Less Testing. More Learning. Orleans Alain Jehlen, Julie Hackett, Sen. Patricia Jehlen, Tracy Novick Panel Session 8
94 Friday 2:30pm 5:15pm Media and Advocacy Communications Bass River Glenn Koocher, Christopher Horan, John Creed Double Sessions
95 Friday 2:30pm 5:15pm New Member Orientation: Part 1 Centerville Mike Gilbert, Jim Hardy, Pat Correira Double Sessions
96 Friday 2:30pm 5:15pm Goal Setting and Strategic Planning Osterville A Dorothy Presser, Kiersten Warendorf Double Sessions
97 Friday 4:00pm 5:15pm Monitoring and Tracking Student Activity Funds Barnstable I Jay Sullivan, David King, Joel Lovering Panel Session 9
98 Friday 4:00pm 5:15pm Promoting Positive Student Culture Orleans Shawn Armacost, Michael Case, Laurie Casna, Charlie Bradshaw Panel Session 9
99 Friday 4:00pm 5:15pm Charter School Reform Update Osterville B Patrick Francomano, Kathleen Skinner, Patrick Murphy Panel Session 9
100 Friday 4:00pm 5:15pm Difficult People: Keeping Conflict at a Minimum Grand Jim Hardy Panel Session 9
101 Friday 4:00pm 5:15pm MASC Past Presidents Council Meeting Room 104   MASC
102 Friday 4:00pm 5:15pm MASC Life Member/Award Recipients Reception Hyannisport East   Receptions
103 Friday 4:00pm 5:15pm MASC Life Member/Leadership Awards Dinner Bass River Patrick Francomano Meals
104 Saturday 9:00am 11:45am New Member Orientation: Part 2 Hyannisport East   Saturday Double Sessions
105 Saturday 9:00am 11:45am Multigenerational Community Engagement and Social Media Cape Cod Dorothy Presser, Jim Hardy Saturday Double Sessions
106 Saturday 9:00am 10:15am Advocacy Academy Bass River Christopher Horan Saturday Sessions 1
107 Saturday 9:00am 10:15am Developing Future Technology Leaders in a Student-run Help Desk Hyannisport West Junnifer Judkins, Sarah Perkins, Janice Alper, Kathleen Dario, Michaela Carroll, Dana Landry Saturday Sessions 1
108 Saturday 9:00am 10:15am Parliamentary Procedures Barnstable I William Gilmeister Saturday Sessions 1
109 Saturday 9:00am 10:15am Superintendent Contracting: Do's and Don't's Barnstable III Glenn Koocher, Elizabeth Valerio, Esq. Saturday Sessions 1
110 Saturday 10:30am 11:45am Great Chairs/Great Mentors Barnstable III Dorothy Presser Saturday Sessions 2
111 Saturday 10:30am 11:45am What Would Your Students Say? Hyannisport West Alex Pratt, Beverly Griffin Dunne Saturday Sessions 2
112 Saturday 10:30am 11:45am Collective Bargaining for Student Achievement Barnstable I Glenn Koocher Saturday Sessions 2
113 Saturday 12:00pm 1:00pm Student Voices Luncheon Bass River Tyler Keenan Meals