At the CASB 66th Annual Convention you will - Colorado ...

Today’s children are tomorrow’s engineers, mechanics,
designers and CEOs. Every community is different, but the world
our children enter into is the same. Local school boards must lead
school districts in the charge to prepare students to become competitive
and productive citizens, the world over.
Make sure you have the tools to lead locally, and think globally, so your students
leave high school carrying the necessities for whatever path they take.
At the CASB 66th Annual Convention you will:
Learn about the demographic forces
changing the face of America and what it
will mean for your school districts and
for student achievement
Be inspired by one man who
helped transform hundreds of
under-performing schools
into world-class
educational institutions
Learn how, through high school
renewal, you can prepare your students
for 21st-century challenges they will
encounter in the workforce and
in college
Hear what’s to come for
the 2007 legislative session

CONVENTION AT A GLANCE
Thursday, November 30
7:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Convention Registration Open
7:30 – 8:30 A.M. Early Bird CASB Coffee
9:00 A.M. – 3:30 P.M. Preconvention Full-Day Sessions
Choose one of 2
• Board President and Superintendent Session
Dispelling the Myth of the “Blob”: Superintendent and
board member relevance in student achievement
• Introduction to Board Work: The CASB Core
9:00 – 11:30 A.M. Preconvention Half-Day Sessions
Choose one of 3
• Early Education for Later Success
• Maximizing Rural Opportunities in an Era of Scarcity
• Learning for the 21st Century
9:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. Key People Workshop
11:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. Preconvention Lunch
Provided to all attendees registered for preconvention
1:00 – 3:30 P.M. Preconvention Half-Day Sessions
Choose one of 3
• Board Member Ethics
• Urban Challenges: Stories from the frontline
• 21st-Century Curriculum and Building Design
4:00 – 5:30 P.M. Legislative Network Meeting
Saturday, December 2
7:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Convention Registration Open
7:00 A.M. – 3:30 P.M. Exhibit Hall Open
7:00 – 8:00 A.M. Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
7:00 – 8:00 A.M. Women in Administration Breakfast Meeting
8:00 A.M. – Noon Colorado Council of School Board
Attorneys Annual Meeting
8:30 – 10:30 A.M. THIRD GENERAL SESSION AND
STUDENT DIALOGUE
People and Jobs on the Move: Implications for
U.S. K-12 Education — James Johnson, Jr., Ph.D.
11:00 A.M. – 12:15 P.M. Breakout Sessions
11:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. 66th Annual CASB Business Meeting
12:15 – 1:30 P.M. Lunch
Box lunch provided
1:45 – 3:00 P.M. Breakout Sessions
3:30 – 5:30 P.M. FOURTH GENERAL SESSION
The Education Challenge: Preparing Students for a
Changing World — Willard R. Daggett, Ed.D.
Friday, December 1
7:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Convention Registration Open
7:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. Exhibit Hall Open
7:00 – 9:00 A.M. Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
7:30 – 9:30 A.M.
• CHSAA/CASSA Breakfast Meeting
• FRN Breakfast Meeting
• DASSC Breakfast Meeting
Sunday, December 3
7:30 – 9:00 A.M. Breakfast
9:00 – 10:30 A.M. FIFTH GENERAL SESSION
Reinventing Our Schools — Richard DeLorenzo
10:30 A.M. – Noon CASB Board Meeting
10:00 A.M. – Noon FIRST GENERAL SESSION
The Art of Vision — Erik Wahl
NOON – 1:30 P.M. SECOND GENERAL SESSION AND LUNCHEON
Entertainment provided by the Denver School of the Arts
2:00 – 5:00 P.M. Breakout Sessions
5:00 – 7:00 P.M. CASB Welcome Reception

FIRST GENERAL SESSION
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1 • 10:00 A.M. – NOON
THE ART OF VISION
Erik Wahl, artist and speaker, The Wahl Group
When was the last time you got in touch with your creative side?
We thought so. Join artist, speaker and father of three, Erik Wahl,
as he inspires you to define a clear passionate vision for our children’s
future . . . to lead locally, but to think outside the limitations of our
own minds. This unified vision and creative thinking has never
been so important with all of the increased demands on school
board members and local public school districts. Wahl will help
you identify your role in public education as an artist as well as an
architect. You’ll be energized as this multi-media experience helps
you build a lasting vision of purpose and commitment to public
education. Walk away from this session the adult you are, but
more in touch with the creativity your inner child brings.
Erik Wahl is a recognized artist and speaker who inspires educators to
achieve greater levels of performance. His consulting firm, The Wahl
Group, specializes in challenging organizations to implement breakthrough
thinking to gain extraordinary results. Wahl has spoken to
America’s top corporations, guest lectured at the London School of
Business and performed for organizations all over the world. He earned
his bachelors degree in Business Communications before embarking on
an eight-year career as a partner in a corporate firm. First working in the
business world and playing with his art; Wahl now plays in the business
world by working with his art. His inspiring, sought-after artwork hangs in
executive offices around the world.
SECOND GENERAL SESSION AND LUNCHEON
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1 • NOON – 1:30 P.M.
Entertainment provided by the Denver School of the Arts
THIRD GENERAL SESSION AND STUDENT DIALOGUE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2 • 8:30 – 10:30 A.M.
PEOPLE AND JOBS ON THE MOVE: IMPLICATIONS
FOR U.S. K–12 EDUCATION
James H. Johnson, Jr., Ph.D., professor of management, Kenan-Flagler
Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Two powerful demographic forces—the “browning” and “graying”
of America — and an emergent and dynamic economic trend —
the so-called “second wave” of globalization — will profoundly
re-shape the future form and function of K–12 education. Increased
immigration from Latin America and Asia combined with the aging
of the native born population (especially the post WW II baby
boom generation) will dramatically transform the racial and ethnic
composition of the school-age population. This transformation will
demand more diverse administrative and teaching staff in the
nation’s public schools. At the same time, the accelerated offshore
movement of white-collar jobs to India, China, and other emerging
market countries will force us to place greater emphasis on
entrepreneurial education. Join this session to hear details of these
developments and assess the implications and challenges they
pose for K–12 education.
Afterward, hear from students what life is like in high school today
and whether they feel prepared for whatever path they take.
Selected by FAST COMPANY magazine (Sept. 2000) as one of the
“17. . . brightest thinkers and doers in the new world of work,”
Dr. Johnson’s current research and consulting activities focus on the
workforce and workplace implications of post-1990 demographic changes
in the U.S. He focuses on how to create highly-competitive and sustainable
business enterprises and communities in the current era of economic
uncertainty and global insecurity. Dr. Johnson’s research on these and
related topics was widely cited in a number of national media outlets,
including the NEW YORK TIMES, LOS ANGELES TIMES and BUSINESS WEEK.
He has appeared on many national television shows, including The Today
Show on NBC, CNN Headline News, the CBS Evening News, ABC
Nightly News, Sunday Morning on CBS, Inside Politics on CNN and This
Week in Review on NBC.
Prior to joining the UNC-CH faculty, Dr. Johnson was a professor at the
University of California, Los Angeles, where he spent the first 12 years of
his professional career.

FOURTH GENERAL SESSION
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2 • 3:30 – 5:30 P.M.
THE EDUCATION CHALLENGE —
PREPARING STUDENTS FOR A CHANGING WORLD
Willard R. Daggett, Ed.D., president, International Center for
Leadership in Education
The higher education and work world today’s students will soon
enter is being dramatically altered by technology, globalization and
changing demographics.
How do you prepare students for a world that seems to be
moving at light speed? Join Dr. Daggett as he takes you on a
journey of high-performing high schools and the essential
components and characteristics common to all successful schools.
Walk away with a comprehensive planning process that your
districts and schools can use to drive your reform initiatives.
Dr. Daggett’s research includes a study of high school
standards, concluding whether the standards, as they are today,
prepare students for higher education or the workplace. He’ll also
analyze Colorado high school standards and offer his thoughts
on whether they are relevant or simply helping students reach
the status quo.
Dr. Daggett created the Application Model and Rigor/Relevance
Framework, a practical planning and instructional tool for determining
the relevance of curriculum and assessment to real-world situations. He
assisted many states and hundreds of school districts with their school
improvement initiatives, many in response to No Child Left Behind and
its demanding Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) provisions. Dr. Daggett
collaborated with education ministries in several countries and with the
Council of Chief State School Officers, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,
National Governors Association, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and many
other national organizations.
Before founding the Center in 1991, Dr. Daggett was a teacher and
administrator at the secondary and postsecondary levels. As a director
with the New York State Education Department, he spearheaded
restructuring initiatives to focus the state’s education system on the skills
and knowledge students need in a technological, information-based society.
FIFTH GENERAL SESSION
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3 • 9:00 – 10:30 A.M.
REINVENTING OUR SCHOOLS
Richard DeLorenzo, former superintendent, Chugach School District,
Alaska and founder, Re-Inventing Schools Coalition
How do you transform your school from “good to great?” Ten
years ago, 90 percent of rural Alaska’s Chugach School District
(CSD) students could not read at grade level. The district had only
one college graduate in 20 years. Today, CSD is a role model for
progressive educators and visionary school district leaders.
Hear how DeLorenzo, through his desire to bring excellence
to education, collaborated with other forward thinkers to use the
Re-Inventing School’s philosophy, resulting in a Malcolm Baldrige
Award for performance excellence. Shared vision, systemic leadership,
a standards-based system, and continuous improvement will
not only prepare children for the 21st century, but also create a
system where students are empowered and “own” their learning.
Join this inspiring session to hear how DeLorenzo helped transform
hundreds of under-performing or average-performing schools that
desired to become world-class educational institutions.
An internationally-known leader in education reform and organizational
restructuring, DeLorenzo is best known for his uniquely comprehensive
“grass roots” approach to reinventing educational systems. He led the
first K–12 district in America from a time-based system to a
performance-based system where students are required to meet
performance targets to graduate. As a result, this historically-challenged
system made phenomenal strides and was one of the first education
recipients of the prestigious National Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award in
2001 and the National Native American Exemplar Award.
DeLorenzo founded the Re-Inventing Schools Coalition (RISC). RISC
works with stakeholders in more than 250 educational systems,
guiding them in leadership, shared vision, standards-based systems and
continuous improvement. In addition to guiding districts in America,
DeLorenzo was invited to speak in India, Hong Kong, Singapore, New
Zealand, Australia, Japan, South Africa, Argentina, Ukraine and England.
Dr. Daggett wrote six learning and education books, 12 textbooks and
numerous research studies, reports and journal articles. He also serves
on a number of advisory boards, including the USA TODAY Education
Advisory Panel.

PRECONVENTION SESSIONS
Thursday, November 30
Spend an entire day focused on effective leadership. Whether you
are a new board member, veteran, board president or superintendent,
there’s something for everyone at the preconvention sessions.
Choose one full-day session or two half-day sessions.
Preconvention
Full-Day
Sessions
9:00 A.M. – 3:30 P.M. Choose one of 2
FOR BOARD PRESIDENTS AND SUPERINTENDENTS
Dispelling the Myth of the “Blob”: Superintendent and board
member relevance in student achievement
Tim Waters, Ed.D., president and CEO, McREL
As U.S. Secretary of Education, William Bennett asserted that
American education was burdened by a “blob.” The blob, he wrote,
consists of people in the education system working outside of the
classroom, soaking up resources without contributing to high levels
of student achievement; i.e. superintendents, district office staff and
school boards.
The belief that superintendents, district office staff, and school
boards only drain resources and don’t contribute to student
achievement is a myth. Researchers at Mid-continent Research for
Education and Learning (McREL) are dispelling this myth with data
from an analytic study of district-level leadership practices and their
effects on student achievement.
Join this highly-interactive session to hear the findings from
McREL’s research. Gather guidance on how to use these
findings, along with earlier findings on classroom and school level
practices, to optimize education systems through superintendents
and school boards.
FOR BOARD MEMBERS AND NEW BOARD MEMBERS
Introduction to Board Work: The CASB Core
Presented by the CASB Leadership Development Program Faculty
Join this session and get to the core of good boardmanship. This
info-packed workshop is designed to develop your awareness of
the skills and knowledge that make up the CASB Core, a researchbased
description of the core work, actions, and styles of effective
boards and their members. You’ll gain valuable information on the
following four CASB Core content areas:
• Relationships
• Leadership
• Student Achievement
• Finance
7:30 – 8:30 A.M. Early Bird CASB Coffee
Get up early and get to know your CASB representatives! Take this
opportunity to network with your colleagues in a relaxed atmosphere.
9:00 – 11:30 A.M. Preconvention Half-Day Sessions
Choose one of 3
1. Early Education for Later Success
Gail Wilson, board member, Lewis Palmer 38; Laurie Beckel, board member,
Clear Creek Re-1; Bruce Hoyt, board member, Denver Public Schools;
Sheila Groneman, board member, Summit Re-1; Sharon Triolo-Moloney,
assistant director, Prevention Projects, Colorado Department of Education;
Kathy Howell, early childhood coordinator, Colorado Springs District 11
Moderators: Scott Groginsky, board member, Gilpin County Re-1; Marge
Rinaldi, board member, Adams County 50 and CASB Director
(Members of the CASB Early Childhood Task Force)
Quality early childhood education experiences are critical to
school success for all children. Children with at-risk backgrounds
show significant improvement from quality early education and
child care programs and school districts are central to providing
these learning opportunities. How is your district set up to support
a good preschool program? Do you know what child and family
results your programs are producing? In this session, examine
school board members’ policy options, learn concrete education
approaches and district program strategies, and address child
and family outcomes. Also, explore the role of the Colorado
Department of Education in early childhood education.
2. Maximizing Rural Opportunities in an Era of Scarcity
John Knapp, CASB President and board member, Rocky Ford Schools;
Tim Macklin, resource conservation and development coordinator for
Southeast Colorado, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Jim Wilson,
superintendent, Salida R-32-J
Rural school districts face unique challenges. A declining young
workforce, continually-changing demographics and increased
educational needs mean rural school board members and
superintendents need to know and be able to do more than in the
past. Attend this interactive session to learn about the changes
taking place in rural communities and brainstorm how you can
meet those challenges. You’ll also have the unique opportunity
to connect with your colleagues from around the state about
similar issues in your area. Many rural communities face similar
challenges. Join this session to meet these issues head-on!
3. Learning for the 21st Century
Dr. John Box, vice president, JA Worldwide and vice chair, Partnership
for 21st Century Skills
Traditional school courses often fail to meet the demands of
an increasingly-competitive global economy, according to the
Partnership for 21st Century Skills. An advocacy organization,
the Partnership seeks to infuse 21st-century skills into education.
Through this interactive workshop, gain a thorough understanding
of the Partnership’s framework for learning in the 21st century,
assess the status of 21st-century learning in your school district
and identify strategies that you can use to ensure your students
are prepared for success in a globally-competitive society.
Through hands-on activities, you’ll also learn how one organization,
JA Worldwide (Junior Achievement), incorporated 21st-century
skills into its K–12 instructional programs.

11:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. Preconvention Lunch
1:00 – 3:30 P.M. Preconvention Half-Day Sessions
Choose one of 3
1. Board Member Ethics
Dr. Ken Ladouceur, superintendent, Gilpin County RE-1; Randy Black,
director of member relations, CASB
Every board member faces the serious responsibility of weighing
all available information and arriving at a decision that best serves
the community. School boards are often presented with conflicting
agendas and subjected to a variety of pressure tactics involving
emotionally-charged political motivations. Join this session to
review a working model that helps each board member navigate
the school board ethics landscape. You’ll review complex ethical
dilemmas to gain a deeper understanding of ethical decisionmaking.
Leave with a greater understanding of your own
motivations and driving forces.
2. Urban Challenges: Stories from the frontline
Brad Jupp, senior academic policy advisor and Kevin Patterson, CASB
Director and board member, Denver Public Schools
Denver Public Schools has been through many challenges in
the past several years: charter school openings, school closures,
achievement gap, etc. With more challenges ahead, DPS created
the Denver Plan to reform their school system. Hear how this
urban school district redefined the way they do business and, in
turn, redefined the school district as a whole. Are you battling
these issues in your district? Learn from DPS how to confront
these challenges with confidence.
3. 21st-Century Curriculum and Building Design
Patti Bippus, principal, Denver School of the Arts; Sam Miller, AIA, CEFPI,
klipp; Greg Cromer, AIA, CEFPI, klipp; Allen Balczarek, education consultant
What does it take to create a 21st-century classroom experience?
It takes creativity and fresh perspectives. This panel of visionaries,
including architects who designed the innovative Denver School
of Science and Technology and Denver School of the Arts, will
give you insight into the school of the future. You’ll learn how
alternative approaches to curriculum affect building design in public,
private and charter schools and what the end result might look like.
9:00 A.M. — 4:30 P.M.
Key
People
Workshop
FOR SUPERINTENDENTS’ SECRETARIES, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS,
AND SECRETARIES TO THE BOARD
Join this all-day session to gain in-depth knowledge on working well
with others, legal and policy issues and how you contribute to your
school board’s success.
Featured Presentation
Board Secretaries’ Leadership Role
Dr. Ken Ladouceur, superintendent, Gilpin County RE-1
School boards can only become a high-functioning group with
the assistance of a savvy board secretary. Examine your true roles
and responsibilities and the part they play in helping your board
grow and thrive. Gain insights into your board members’ nature
and the struggles they often face in working together and with
the community.
The rest of the day, look forward to:
• Gaining information on hot legal topics and their policy
implications, and latest developments that may affect your role;
• Networking with your colleagues as you talk about common
challenges and solutions;
• Journeying through the legal landscape of the electronic era; and
• Learning about the power of online resources.
There is an additional charge for preconvention sessions.
Be sure to sign up using the registration form.
If you haven’t already . . .
make sure that your district is involved
in the CASB Student Art Exhibit held at the
CASB Convention! Student artwork will be
displayed at the Broadmoor throughout the
convention. In past years, CASB has had a
great turnout — upwards of 150 pieces of
artwork. Continue the tradition!
For art exhibit information,
go to CASB’s Web site,
www.casb.org.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Following is a partial list of convention breakout sessions.
FINANCE
Know Your Budget Inside and Out: Effective Financial Oversight
for Boards
Glenn Gustafson, chief financial officer and deputy superintendent, Colorado
Springs District 11; Ann Fattor, consultant and CASB Past President
Colorado School Finance: It’s Not OK!
Tracie Rainey, director, Colorado School Finance Project; Kathy Gebhardt,
executive director, Children’s Voices; Lisa Weil, co-founder, Great
Education Colorado
Fiscal Policy and Credit Quality: What Every Board Member
Should Know
Helen Cregger, vice president, Piper Jaffray; Dave Hitchcock, senior vice
president, Standard & Poors; Jolene Yee, analyst, Moody’s Investors Service
From Dirt to Dough: Making the Most of Our School Land Trust
Pamela Jo Suckla, chairman, Colorado State Board of Education; Karen
Gerwitz, director of state board relations, Colorado Department of
Education; Ben Stein, deputy treasurer, State Treasurer’s Office; Britt
Weygandt, executive director, Colorado Board of Land Commissioners
LEADERSHIP
Using Data for Effective Governance to Improve Teacher Quality
Jacqueline Paone, executive director; Vincent Badolato, program associate;
Angelika Schroeder, treasurer, Alliance for Quality Teaching, board member,
Boulder Valley Schools and CASB Director
Research and Resources for Successful Superintendent Searches
Bob Cito, special projects consultant; Susan Zamudio, director of executive
and administrative services, CASB; Al Ramirez, associate professor; Dick
Carpenter, assistant professor; Nadyne Guzman, professor, University of
Colorado – Colorado Springs
Introduction to Policy Governance
Dr. Jane Urschel, associate executive director, CASB; Jim Weigel, former
board member and CASB Consultant
School Board Decisions and Governmental Immunity
Cheryle Mangels, executive director and Steve Fast, assistant director,
Colorado School Districts Self Insurance Pool
CASB Book Club
Jane Barnes, board member, Jefferson County Schools and CASB
Director; Jenny Patterson, board member, Telluride R-1 and CASB Director
To get the most out of the book club, read REDEFINING LITERATURE FOR
THE 21ST CENTURY by David F. Warlick before attending the session.
Taking PLC from the Boardroom to the Classroom
Jes Raintree and Lou Ann Dekleva, board members, Lewis Palmer 38
High School Reform: Shifting the “Culture of Teaching” to a
“Culture for Learning”
Bill Larsen, executive director of high schools; Ron Rowley and Leslie
Kiesler, board members, Mesa County Valley No. 51
System Design for Student Success
Steve Schultz, assistant superintendent; Cristal Loehr, principal; Cindy
Granum, assistant principal; Dr. Tim Mills, superintendent, Mesa County
Valley No. 51
Blending Veterans and Rookies into a Stellar School Board
Carol McDermott and Kjersten Davis, board members, Montrose County Re-1J
Policy Governance: Monitoring and Evaluating District and
Superintendent Performance
Dr. Jane Urschel, associate executive director, CASB; Jim Weigel, former
board member and CASB Consultant
Positioning Your School in the Education Marketplace
Dr. M.L. Johnson, board member, Poudre R-1
Standards-Based Reform: Theory to Practice
Judy Haptonstall, superintendent; Michael Bair, Dr. Bruce Wampler,
Brad Zeigel, Bob Johnson and Susan Hakanson, board members,
Roaring Fork Re-1
Leading in a Time of Challenge: The Small-District Perspective
Mark Payler, superintendent; Cris Howard, Jeff Allen, Tara Boyer and
Darline Long, board members, Fort Lupton Re-8
School Boards for Dummies
Nathan Troudt, Paula Keefe, Milton Beydler, Lavonne Metherd and Glenn
Neal, board members; Dr. Sharol Little, superintendent, Wiggins Re-50J
School Board Policy and the Power of Online Resources
Jeri Hodgson Fleuter, director of policy services, CASB
RELATIONSHIPS
How a 6,000-Student District Demonstrates Accountability
to Its Community
Dr. George Voorhis, superintendent; Linda Gann, communications/special
projects coordinator; Nancy Fishering, board member, Montrose County
Re-1J
Vision 20/20: Engagement Strategies for Successful Elections
Dr. Betty Summers, superintendent, Re-1 Valley; Rudy Andras, vice
president, RBC Capital Markets; Carol Brom, board member, Re-1 Valley;
Edie Evans, co-chair, Vision 20/20 Committee; Joe Glaze, preconstruction
manager, The Neenan Company
School Safety Task Force
Michael Poore, superintendent; Ron Carter, board member and Sheridan
Fire Chief; Julie Stonis, school psychologist; Beth Engel, Head Start
Director, Sheridan Schools; Ray Sample, chief of police, City of Sheridan
Using Research to Connect with your Public and Staff
Vicki Mattox, managing director, Stifel Nicolaus; Keith Frederick, pollster,
Frederick Polls; Steve Welchert and John Britz, partners, Welchert & Britz;
Linda Gann, communications/special projects coordinator, Montrose County
Re-1J

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Building a Culture of Continuous Improvement to Maximize
Achievement for All Students
Dr. George Garcia, superintendent; Dr. Helayne Jones, board member;
Dr. Chris King, deputy superintendent; Dr. Judy Skupa, assistant
superintendent; Dr. Jonathan Dings, chief of planning and assessment,
Boulder Valley Schools
Hispanic Students: Educational Needs and Solutions
Jack Vallejos, chairman; Fred Schaefer, vice chairman; Linda Archibeque
Trimberger, secretary/treasurer; Dr. Frank Lucero, member; Bob Stack,
member, Colorado Coalition for Hispanic Education
New Strategies in Early Childhood Education
Rex John, director, Incredible Years, Invest in Kids and Diana Holland,
board member, Littleton Public Schools
Applying Global Learning Tools to Local Schools
Dr. Tim Snyder, executive director, Colorado Online Learning;
Lauren Kingsbery, legal counsel, CASB
Community-Building Tools for the 21st-Century Leader
Dr. Howie DiBlasi, information technology director, Durango 9-R
Programs for At-Risk Students that Really Work
Dr. Dan Patterson, superintendent; Julie Harden and Damon Mussman,
board members, Morgan County Re-3
Ready for Success: Making the Case for Quality
Early Childhood Education
Scott Groginsky, board member, Gilpin County RE-1; Gail Wilson, board
member, Lewis-Palmer 38; Laurie Beckel, board member, Clear Creek
Re-1; Sheila Groneman, board member, Summit Re-1; Marge Rinaldi,
board member, Adams County 50 and CASB Director
Results and Accountability in the High School: Student
Risk Reports in Reading
Dr. Keith Owen, executive director of elementary education, Pueblo
No. 60; Paul Worthington, executive director of research, Lindamood-Bell
Learning Processes
How Special Education Teaching Practices Impact
Student Achievement
Dr. Tom Lawson, executive director, San Juan BOCS
Stepping Up Student Achievement
Randy Black, director of member relations, CASB; John Penn, regional
manager, CDE
What Accountability Committees Do for Your School
Evie Hudak, State Board of Education, and members of the Colorado State
Accountability Network
SPECIAL CHALLENGES
School Boards in the Digital Age:
What Every Board Member Must Know!
David Price, director and lead counsel and Kathleen Shannon,
associate director and counsel, CASB Legal Services Program
Global Positioning Systems: Implementation and Application
Bill Bair, director of transportation, Colorado Springs District 11
“Xtreme” Lunch Makeover
Brent Craig, school nutrition services director and Merrill Bohaning,
board member, St. Vrain Valley Re-1J
School Law and Religion
Tom Bell, risk control consultant, Colorado School Districts Self
Insurance Pool
One District’s Journey to Credibility
Bob Neel, superintendent; Dr. Rod Blunck, former superintendent; Ron
Patera, CFO; Bart Christiansen, Scott Hillman, Rick Stone and Marcia
Lyons, board members, Elizabeth C-1
Keeping Voters Focused on Your School District’s
Bond and/or MLO Request
Todd Snidow and Paul Hanley, senior vice presidents, George K. Baum
& Company; Rick Reiter, president, Reiter & Associates
Extreme Makeover: A District on “Academic Watch”
Renae Dreier, superintendent; Dr. Bruce Broderius, Jesse Quinby, Marlene
Schumann, Robert Stack, Linda Trimberger, Judy Kron and Julie Kautz,
board members, Weld County 6
Using the General Fund to Finance Capital Improvements
Steve Bell, managing director; Kelly Gottschalk, vice chairman; Mike Hark,
managing director, Stifel Nicolaus
Creating 21st-Century Middle Schools:
An Exemplary Practices Network
Diane Lauer, state coordinator, National Forum to Accelerate Middle
Grades Reform, Thompson R2J; Anne Hall, state coordinator and Colorado
State University, Colorado Trailblazer “Schools to Watch”; Sheila Portoff,
president, Colorado Association of Middle Level Educators; Becky Jay,
board member, Thompson R2J
Strategies to Address Increasing Enrollment: Planning
for the Present and the Future
Dr. Marvin Wade, superintendent; Vicki Smith, board member, Weld County
Re-3J; Denny Hill, director, Strategic Resources West, Inc.; Rudy Andras,
RBC Dain Rauscher; Mike Daley, architect, The Neenan Company
Capital Construction in Colorado Schools
John Gotto, education consultant; Ted Hughes, senior consultant, Capital
Construction Grants, Colorado Department of Education
Multicultural Literacy: Helping Your District Effectively
Serve Diverse Populations
Dr. Kevin Gates, principal, Aurora Public Schools
Leveraging the Internet for Effective Communications
Elaine Naleski, communications director, Colorado Springs District 11;
Mark Franke, president, Relatrix Corporation

SPECIAL EVENTS
Thursday, November 30
7:30 – 8:30 A.M. Early Bird CASB Coffee
Get up early and get to know your CASB representatives!
Take this opportunity to meet them in a relaxed atmosphere.
4:00 – 5:30 P.M. Legislative Network
Join your colleagues to discuss the CASB agenda for the
2007 legislative session. Hear from legislators and CASB’s
Jane Urschel and Lauren Kingsbery.
Friday, December 1
5:00 – 7:00 P.M. CASB Welcome Reception
CASB’s staff and board invite you to meet, greet and network
with your fellow convention attendees in a relaxed atmosphere.
Beautiful views, great atmosphere and member requests have
brought us back to the Broadmoor’s Cheyenne Lodge. Take a
shuttle five minutes up Broadmoor Mountain for a panoramic
view of beautiful Colorado Springs.
All Convention participants are invited. Hors d’oeuvres, cash bar.
Friday and Saturday, December 1 – 2
Do you have a student leader or student school board member
who would benefit from the student leadership strand at the
Convention? The strand runs concurrently with the Convention
and students attend general sessions and targeted breakout
sessions designed to provide them with opportunities to learn
from each other, policymakers and education leaders.
School board members and superintendents are invited to bring
student school board members and other student leaders to the
CASB Convention. Workshops designated for students will
highlight the:
• Importance of the student voice to effective schools
• Positive impact of increasing student leadership capacity
• Link between leading and learning
• Importance of gaining skills for the 21st century
• Secrets of achieving success
Look for more information soon.
Student
Leadership
Strand
Saturday, December 2
7:00 – 8:00 A.M. Women in Administration Breakfast Meeting
Some experiences and challenges are unique to female
administrators. Join your colleagues to extend the network,
fortify friendships, welcome new colleagues and decide how
to continue mutual support throughout the year. By invitation only.
Exhibit
Hall
11:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. 66th Annual CASB Business Meeting
In addition to electing CASB directors and addressing other
business, delegates will elect two school board members to
the CHSAA Board of Control. Delegates may also consider
resolutions on issues not decided at the October Delegate
Assembly. Box lunch included for delegates.
Friday, December 1 • 7:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.
Saturday, December 2 • 7:00 A.M. – 3:30 P.M.
View an impressive display of products and services at the
Exhibit Hall in the one-year-old Broadmoor Hall. Find new ways
to meet your district’s challenges with Colorado’s newest and
best education solutions. Enjoy a free continental breakfast in the
Exhibit Hall on Friday and Saturday and a box lunch on Saturday.
Learn more about vendor products and services through
in-depth, interactive presentations in the special vendor
presentation area in the Exhibit Hall. Look for information
on dates and times in your convention program that you will
receive on site.

The Broadmoor Hotel
1 Lake Avenue, P. O. Box 1439
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80901-1439
(800) 634-7711 • Reservations Fax: (719) 577-5738
Reservations Open: Monday, October 9, 2006
Make reservations directly with The Broadmoor via CASB’s Web
site, www.casb.org > Conferences. Reservations are accepted
on a first-come, first-served basis.
Phone or fax reservations WILL NOT BE accepted.
Directions to The Broadmoor: Take I-25 to Circle Drive, Exit 138.
Go west and merge onto Lake Avenue, travel west about 7 miles.
Room Types and Rates: All rates are based on single or double
occupancy — Rates subject to applicable state and city taxes.
The Broadmoor will make every attempt to honor your request,
however, if your first choice is unavailable, they will accommodate
you in as similar a room as possible. For suite information, please
call (800) 634-7711.
STANDARD • Mtn. or Lake View • $144
Located in the West Building. Each room has a seating area with
an overstuffed chair and ottoman, marble vanities in the bath and
an additional vanity station outside the bath.
INTERMEDIATE • Extra-sized, Mtn., Lake or City Views • $175
Located in Broadmoor’s historic Main Tower, West Tower and
Eastmoor buildings. The elegant décor includes overstuffed chairs,
classical armoires, large closets with built-in safe, and marble
five-fixture baths.
SUPERIOR • Extra-sized, Mtn., Lake or City Views • $238
Located in the newly-renovated South Tower or the Main Tower.
South Tower rooms include flat panel televisions and bedside
room controls for lights, climate and curtains. Main Tower rooms
have a sophisticated residential style.
Other pertinent information:
• Starting Wednesday, October 18, a Broadmoor reservations
agent will contact you to verify your reservation. Please note
that rooms sell out quickly.
• A full, non-refundable payment is required at the time of your
reservation. These terms are in lieu of The Broadmoor’s
standard 7-day cancellation policy.
• Guest rooms are subject to applicable state, local and
sales/lodging taxes and 2.25% public improvement fee. In
order to receive tax-exempt status, you must return a Colorado
Springs tax-exempt form and a copy of your tax-exempt
certificate.
• A daily incidental services fee of $14 per room and $2.50
for each additional person, will be added to your account. This
fee covers unlimited access to The Broadmoor Spa Fitness
Center, local phone calls, daily newspaper, long distance
access charges/800 access charges, incoming faxes,
housekeeping gratuities and in-room coffee service.
• Daily parking rates are $15 per day for valet parking and
$12 for self parking.
Alternate Hotels
CASB has reserved rooms at a discounted rate for the DoubleTree and
Cheyenne Mountain Resort. Please call the hotels directly to make reservations.
Complimentary shuttle service will be provided to and from The Broadmoor.
Cheyenne Mountain Resort
3225 Broadmoor Valley Road
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906
(719) 538-4044
Discounted rate: $119 single and $129 double occupancy
Deadline for reservations is October 31, 2006
Directions: Take I-25 to Tejon Street, Exit 140. Turn right on S. Nevada Ave.;
right on E. Cheyenne Mtn. Blvd. and left on Broadmoor Valley Road.
DoubleTree Hotel—World Arena
1775 E. Cheyenne Mountain Blvd.,
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906
(719) 576-8900
Discounted rate: $104 single/double occupancy
Deadline for reservations is Friday, November 9, 2006.
Directions: Take I-25 to Circle Drive, Exit 138. Go west and merge onto
Lake Ave., turn left on E. Cheyenne Mountain Blvd.
Other Area Hotels
CASB does not have a discounted room rate at these hotels.
Sheraton Colorado Springs • 2886 S. Circle Drive • (719) 576-5900
LaQuinta Inn • 2750 Geyser Drive • (719) 527-4788

Colorado Association of School Boards
1200 Grant Street
Denver, Colorado 80203-2306
(303) 832-1000 • (800) 530-8430 • www.casb.org