Community education is a way for people to enhance their lives as well as their communities and schools through learning and collaboration. It is a concept that provides opportunities for state and local community members, schools, and other organizations to become partners in addressing educational and community concerns. Community schools are an integral part of the delivery system for community education. By linking schools and community, community education is raising the odds for the development and sustainability of flourishing communities, for increasing strong community school partnerships, and for providing the important ingredients necessary for families and children to thrive and learn.

Program Areas

This year we will be focusing on five areas: Community School Leadership; After-School Programs; Life Long Learning; Community Building; and, the role of Higher Education and Research. Under each of the areas, we are looking for presentations that that demonstrate best practices in developing community education programs and partnerships, including community schools; that provide knowledge and tools on assessing and strengthening communities and building social capital; and, that strengthen relationships among diverse groups of people. We also would like to distinguish, when appropriate, between urban, suburban and rural and beginning and veteran levels.

Community School Leadership

In this area, we want proposals that will give participants the knowledge, tools and strategies to help them become effective collaborative leaders and to better understand how to bring together diverse school and community members in an effort to create communities that thrive.

Administrative Competency Endorsement (ACE) & Applied Professional Program Leadership Endorsement (APPLE)
Building a Community School
Building Partnerships and Collaborative Efforts
Closing the Achievement Gap
Community Advisory Councils
Continuous Improvement Process
Developing Good Communication Skills
Future Focused Leadership
Leadership vs. Management
Marketing and Public Relations
Personal Growth (time/stress/wellness)
Politics of Collaboration
Program Assessment, Evaluation and Data Collection
Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Staff Development
Strategic Planning
Strategies for Educating Legislators & Policy Makers
Team Building
Working Effectively with Families and Community

After-School Programs and Process

In this area, we are looking for proposals that deal primarily with K-12 extended day programs, including federally funded 21st Century Community Learning Center programs, and others. We are interested in covering both start-up and ongoing programs and programs that have found ways to become selfsustaining. Presentations can be overviews of programs or focused on program components including but not limited to:

Advisory Councils
After-School to Community School Transition
Continuous Improvement Process
Coordinating Learning with the Regular School Day
Creative Funding for Sustaining Programs & Services
Designing Effective Evaluations
Family Engagement
Forming Effective Partnerships/Collaboratives
Hiring & Retaining Quality Staff
Management
Marketing
Mentoring Programs
Planning for Sustainability
State/local Partnerships and Politics
Tutoring Programs
Supplemental Educational Services (SES)
Volunteers — recruiting and retaining

Life Long Learning

In this area, we want proposals that focus on programs and services for community members of all ages, including opportunities for intergenerational interaction.

Assessing Adult Learning Needs
Basic Education Programs (ABE, GED)
Career Development
Career Retraining
Early Childhood Childcare/Preschool
Effective Adult Programming
Family and Workplace Literacy
Family Involvement Programs
Family Learning
Gang & Crime Prevention
Intergenerational Programs
Meeting the Needs of Different Cultures & Languages
Peer Mediation/Conflict Resolution
Programming for Children with Disabilities - ADA & IDEA
Program Evaluation
Service Learning
Substance Abuse Prevention
Workforce Development
Youth Leadership Development

Community Building

In this area, we want proposals that focus on building and strengthening informal and formal resources and structures to help a community recognize its common values and its potential to work together to everyone's benefit.

Asset-based Community Development
Asset Mapping
Building Community Partnerships - business partnerships; agency partnerships etc.
Building Intergenerational Support
Building Social Capital
Community Organizing/Development
Decreasing Mobility
Designing and Building Community Schools
Encouraging Civic Engagement
Faith-based Development
Family Services
Health Care
Housing
Schools as Centers of Community
Strategic Planning
Strengthening Resources

Higher Education and Research

In this area, higher education institutions who are defining a role for themselves in community education will be encouraged to share their methods and results. A research focus will also provide an opportunity to become aware of significant research findings. (Abstracts for poster sessions are welcome — see website for more information: www.ncea.com.)

After-School to Community School Research
Comparative Studies (International)
Historical Foundations to the Community Education Movement
Indicators of Success for After-School Programs, Community Schools and Community Education
Family Involvement in After-School Programs
Training Programs for Community Education, Community Schools, and After-School Programs
Research in Progress

Participants

We seek participants from a broad spectrum of national and international organizations; local affiliates; education; business and industry; social and health services; voluntary organizations; community service agencies and organizations; and parent and student groups.

Proposal Selection Criteria

Clarity of content and presentation methods
Presenter's experience and qualifications
Clearly delineated learning objectives
Relevance to one of the areas of concentration
Potential to attract and stimulate conference participants
Replicability

*(Please note: Presentation proposal must clearly reflect topic to be presented at the conference.)

Please note: Presenters are expected to register for the conference and pay the appropriate registration fee.

Call for Presentations Proposal Form

Please use this form to describe your presentation at NCEA's 40th Conference,
"Community Education: Gateway To Strong Diverse Communities".

First Name	*
Last Name	*
Title	*
Institution/Agency	*
Address	*
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City	*
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ZIP	*
Work or Daytime Phone	*
Home or Evening Phone
Fax
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Presentation Title: *

Select the appropriate area of concentration and district type (urban, suburban, rural). The Beginners Level is for those with 0-3 years of experience; the Intermediate/Veteran Level is for those with 3+ years.

Community School Leadership Development
Beginner Intermediate/Veteran
Urban Suburban Rural

After School Programs & Process
Beginner Intermediate/Veteran
Urban Suburban Rural

Life Long Learning
Beginner Intermediate/Veteran
Urban Suburban Rural

Community Building
Beginner Intermediate/Veteran
Urban Suburban Rural

Higher Education and Research Poster Sessions
Beginner Intermediate/Veteran
Urban Suburban Rural

Have you given this presentation before?
Yes No

If so, where? Please note the location, and the name and phone number of a reference.

Please indicate Concurrent Sessions at which you are available, or unavailable, to present:

Concurrent sessions are 1 hour and 15 minutes long. Please indicate your time and day preference with "YES," and indicate any times that you absolutely cannot make a presentation with "NO."

Thursday, November 30
Morning Session
Afternoon Session

Friday, December 1
Morning Session
Afternoon Session

NCEA will provide free of charge one (1) piece of AV equipment listed below. Please indicate your choice:

Overhead Projector & Screen
Flip Chart

Any additional AV needs are each presenter's responsibility — you can contact the hotel AV department directly or bring your own equipment. NCEA will not provide LCD projectors or laptops.

Presenters are asked to provide electronic copies of their presentations one week prior to the conference for the inclusion on NCEA's website.

Presentation summary in 30 words or less (for conference booklet):

Type of Presentation: Lecture, Interactive Learning, Multimedia, etc.:

Describe presentation in detail, clearly explaining topic(s), how it meets the criteria for selection, and how the above-referenced methods of presentation will be used (limit to 500 words):

Please fax or email presenter's résumé to NCEA.

Because of the number of sessions to be offered and the need for a balanced program, only a limited number of proposals can be accepted. NCEA reserves the right to suggest changes in the proposed session and to edit the session title and description. The Conference committee will respond to all who sent proposals by late July.

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