Join us for the kick-off of the Bermuda College & Career Initiative!
Key Initiatives & Implementation Strategies for College & Career Readiness

Location:	Fairmont Hamilton Princess
	76 Pitts Bay Road Pembroke
	Hamilton, Bermuda, HM 08
Date:	Thursday, January 26, 2012

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Join us for the kick-off of Bermuda's College and Career Academy, with Kevin Baird, Chairman of the Global Center for College & Career Readiness. We'll review the latest global research, and identify specific priorities for Bermuda's schools. Working with Bermuda's own Hope4Life Foundation, the College & Career Academy initiative is designed to create deep capacity within our schools to reach all of our young people, so they are ready for the demands of the 21st Century Workplace anywhere in the world.

We know that supporting teaching & learning through coherent alignment for sustainable capacity is the key step in getting students college and career ready. We will discuss with the education community the issues specifically facing Bermudian youth on their path to college and career readiness.

OVERVIEW

• Community involvement: Alignment of the Bermudian voice to the school organization to address and attack the social issues present in Bermuda.
• Social Issues: We will examine the impact gangs and other social issues have on student learning and achievement.
• Teaching and Learning: How can best practices in teaching and learning help combat the social issues that get in the way of college & career readiness

AGENDA

1. Global Workforce Readiness: Trends, Defining Moments, What We Must Accomplish
2. Preparing Bermuda’s Students for the 21st Century: Priority Elements for Student Acceleration
3. Ensuring Alignment within our Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
4. The Bermuda College & Career Readiness Academy: Pathway for All of Our Students
5. Our Unique Strengths: Culturally Relevant, Global Impact, Workforce Ready
6. Next Steps

FACULTY
Kevin Baird, Chairman, Center for College & Career Readiness
A dynamic speaker and consultant, Mr. Baird is a noted leader in educational technology, media, and school improvement. An expert in global management, he has implemented educational research on several continents.

Kevin’s primary areas of practice are leadership development and systemic improvement using data for differentiated instruction and scaffolded support for teachers. He is the creator and author of The Consistency and Constancy Framework for School Leadership. Mr. Baird works with district leadership, boards of education, principals, and staff development coaches to create capacity for sustainable, student-centered improvement with measurable, replicable outcomes.

David Bascome, MBE, Founder, Hope4Life, Professional Soccer Player
David Bascome began his soccer career at the age of 7 in his native country of Bermuda. By the age of 16 David was playing First Division soccer for the North Village Club, Bermuda. At age 18 he made his first appearance for the Bermuda National Team. By age 20, David signed his first professional contract with the Harrisburg Heat of the National Professional Soccer League, USA.

He is now the Commissioner of the ISL (Island Soccer League) in Bermuda and is the Founder of the Hope for Life programme, which is the fight against drugs and violence.

Dr. L’Tanya Simmons, Chief Education Officer, The Center for College & Career Readiness
Dr. Simmons has broad experiences designing educational programs driven by standards and specific accountability measures, while coordinating the required support services for schools, the school community, and school district personnel. She worked on the design of accountability systems that measured the degree to which students became “smarter” as a result of the services and products provided. Today, she serves as Chief Education Officer for The Center for College and Career Readiness, and is leading efforts to prepare educators and students for College and Career Success!