Alliance for Education Community Blog: Register now for the 2011 WCAN State Conference

Friday, February 18, 2011

Register now for the 2011 WCAN State Conference

The Washington College Access Network (WCAN) strives to improve access and preparation to higher education through a network of community organizations that collaborate to promote and support the use of best practices, leverage training opportunities and support public policies ensuring the success of each student.

The WCAN Conference is designed to engage professionals from College Access Programs, Two- and Four-year Colleges and Universities, Schools/Districts, Educational Agencies, Workforce Development Organizations, and Youth-Serving Organizations interested in promoting college access for the students they serve.

Registration:
Please click here to register online for the WCAN State Conference. The conference is FREE. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact Chrislyn Johnson at 253-439-5807 or cjohnson@collegesuccessfoundation.org.

Thank you for your interest in attending. We hope to see you there!

When:
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
8:30am Registration Begins
4:30pm Networking Reception

Where:
University of Washington Tacoma

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About the Alliance

The Alliance for Education is an independent non-profit supporting Seattle Public Schools. Since 1995, the Alliance has raised and invested over $130 million to address systemic needs in the district. Through fundraising, advocacy and community engagement, the Alliance acts as a strategic partner and “critical friend” to SPS. The Alliance cultivates the practice of charitable giving to education causes in Seattle and directs resources into three specific areas: building leadership capacity within the district, promoting excellence in teaching, and expanding rigorous academic offerings.

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Rules of Engagement*

· We increase our communities’ sense of belonging and build a common vision for public schools

· We shift our conversations from the problems within our communities to the possibility of communities

· We commit to create a future for our communities that is distinct from the past

· Our power is in the asking of the questions, not in having the answers

We are committed to upholding the following values for meaningful dialogue:

I. INVITATION: the means through which hospitality is created. Honors the importance of choice, the necessary condition for accountability.

II. POSSIBILITY: an act of imagination of what we can create together, and it takes the form of a declaration made publicly.

III. OWNERSHIP: asks citizens to act if they were creating what exists in the world

IV. DISSENT: creates an opening for commitment; explores people’s doubts and resignation

V. COMMITMENT: a promise with no expectation or return

VI. GIFTS: the essence of valuing diversity and inclusion over deficiencies

*Referenced from Peter Block, Community: The Structure of Belonging