San Jose Education Forum

We look forward to welcoming nearly 200 people at SJCC!

This all-day in-person event at San José City College will offer education leaders and practitioners with a convening dedicated to advancing education equity and access in the city of San José.

The objective of the Education Forum is to spotlight education equity opportunities that impact San José and explore collaborative solutions.

There will be plenaries during the Welcome and Lunch, and 15 Breakout Sessions organized in three (3) tracks:

• Development of pathways (including dual enrollment), 
• Effective student and family engagement, and
• Improving college affordability and financial aid access.

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PLENARY SPEAKERS & SPECIAL GUESTS

We look forward to Welcome Remarks from education equity champions in the morning:*

• Dr. Rowena Tomaneng, President, San José City College
• Dr. Beatriz Chaidez, Chancellor, San Jose Evergreen Community College District
• Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson, President, San José State University
• Fiona Ma, California State Treasurer
• Dr. Heather Lattimer, Dean of the Connie L. Lurie College of Education
• Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D., County Superintendent of Schools, Santa Clara County Office of Education
• Vito Chiala, Principal, Overfelt High School (ESUHSD)
• Maria Fusaro, Ed.D., Associate Professor, Child & Adolescent Development, Co-Founder, Early Childhood Institute, San José State University

We look forward to the Panel Operationalizing Equity through Meaning-Based Interventions during Lunch:*

• Arnold Chandler, President and CEO, Forward Change
• Alicia Cortez, Board Member of Gavilan College
• José Magaña, Founding Executive Director of Latinos for Education, Bay Area and Elected Board Member, San José Unified School District
• Matt Mahan, Mayor of the City of San José

We look forward to Closing Remarks from education equity champions in the late afternoon:*

• Dr. Agustín Cervantes, Executive Director, Bay Area K-16 Collaborative
• Julie Sullivan, President, Santa Clara University
• Cynthia Larive, Chancellor, University of California, Santa Cruz
• Dev Davis, City of San Jose Councilmember District 6
• Cindy Chavez, Santa Clara County Supervisor District 2

DEVELOPMENT OF PATHWAYS (Dual Enrollment)

• Dual Enrollment Pathways: Student Success via Effective Collaboration
• Dual Enrollment as a Vital Bridge in Guided Pathways
• Tech, Trends & Transfer Students
• Empowering Transfer Students for Success
• “Getting Ahead of the Curve: Advantages and Necessity of High School Dual Enrollment”

EFFECTIVE STUDENT & FAMILY ENGAGEMENT

• Assessing our Family Engagement Practices and Redefining What We Do
• Breakthrough’s Human First Framework: Engaging first-gen middle schoolers and their families in college access
• Strategies to Support First-Gen College Students
• LEAF’s Approach to Educational Equity: Empowering Students and Families
• Cradle to Career: Promise Communities and School Transformation