TEXAS CONVENING II OCTOBER - AMARILLO TEXAS. The Amarillo Area Foundation, No Limits No Excuses Amarillo Partners and Presenting Sponsor Invite You to

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1 The Amarillo Area Foundation, No Limits No Excuses Amarillo Partners and Presenting Sponsor Invite You to TEXAS CONVENING II OCTOBER - AMARILLO TEXAS Honorary Chairman, Texas Senator Kel Seliger Hosted by the Amarillo Area Foundation Amarillo, Texas

2 A SHARED LEARNING EXPERIENCE The purpose of the Texas Convening is to present a shared learning experience for postsecondary programs, community leaders, funders and elected officials. We invite you to participate in this leadership opportunity with distinguished professionals from throughout the state and country who will share their knowledge and experience to Blaze New Trails for our state and beyond. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER Buses depart hotels for Polk Street United Methodist Church Great Hall Registration and Continental Breakfast Welcome Guests Clay Stribling, Amarillo Area Foundation President and CEO David Hudson, Xcel Energy CEO and Presenting Sponsor SESSION I THE STATE OF POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS IN TEXAS Tom Luce, Chairman of the Board, National Math and Science Initiative; Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education SESSION II THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NO LIMITS NO EXCUSES INITIATIVE IN AMARILLO Russell Lowery-Hart, Ph.D., Finalist Candidate for President, Amarillo College Introduction: No Limits No Excuses Philosophy and Model THE TWO-DAY CONVENING WILL WORK TOWARD FIVE OUTCOMES Identify needed improvements to current policy and practice impacting postsecondary success and the economic vitality throughout the state. Create an understanding and utilization of community and state data collection, measurements, policies, evaluation, resources and distribution targets relating to postsecondary success. Instill the community/economic development imperative of postsecondary success to education and public service providers. Showcase the work of the postsecondary programs by identifying collaborative efforts that have achieved a substantial impact on education and workforce initiatives and could be replicated for large-scale impact. Create a collaborative networking and communication structure to build on and leverage major funders investments in Texas through additional funding and expanded social capital for long-term sustainability. NOON Damen Lopez, Founder and President, No Excuses University Why, How, Action, Results Donna Beegle, President, Communication Across Barriers Understanding Poverty as a Component to Student Success LUNCH Amarillo NLNE Community Model Doug Curry, Coordinator, No Excuses Schools and Neighborhoods Dan Adams, CEO, Cal Farley s Elia Moreno, Community Engagement Manager, Cal Farley s Anette Carlisle, Director, Panhandle Twenty/20, AISD School Board Donna Littlejohn, Director, City of Amarillo Public Library Anthony Harris, Pastor of St. John Baptist Church Jill Goodrich, Executive Director, Opportunity School Panel Moderator: Rod Schroder, Superintendent, Amarillo ISD SESSION III POSTSECONDARY PROGRAMS Amarillo College No Limits No Excuses Team Achieving the Dream Success Coach and Mentor Model Food Pantry The Benefit Bank of Texas Career Center Financial Education Center, Kristin Boyer, Texas Guaranteed, Director of Public Benefit Grants Panel Moderator: Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart Alignment Between the Community College and the Four-Year University J. Patrick O Brien, Ph.D., President, West Texas A&M University Russell Lowery-Hart, Ph.D., Finalist Candidate for President, Amarillo College

3 SESSION IV THE POWER OF A COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SUSTAINING SUCCESS Meg Long, Director, OMG, Philadelphia, PA Bonnie Gordon, Senior Director, MDC, Raleigh-Durham, NC Angela Oriano, Ph.D., Executive Director, Texas Success Center Traci Wickett, President and CEO, United Way of Southern Cameron County Panel Moderator: Paul Matney, Ph.D., Past President, Amarillo College Buses depart for hotels Buses depart for evening event (casual) Helen Piehl Ranch, Bushland, TX Reception: Ranch Home Dinner and Entertainment: Party Barn Buses depart for hotels THURSDAY OCTOBER Buses depart hotels for Polk Street United Methodist Church Great Hall Registration and Continental Breakfast Welcome Guests Roy Bara, Amarillo Area Foundation Board Member; Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Board President Senator Kel Seliger, Honorary Chairman Texas Convening II; Chairman, Texas Senate Higher Education Committee SESSION V TEXAS HOUSE BILL WHY HOW COSTS PROJECTED OUTCOMES Senator Kel Seliger, Amarillo Senator Robert Duncan, Chancellor, Texas Tech University, Lubbock Rep. Ken King Canadian Rep. Four Price Amarillo Rep. John Smithee Amarillo Panel Moderator: Jason Sabo, Founder, Frontera Strategy, Austin SESSION VI HB IMPLEMENTATION PLANS AND COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS STANDARDS VS NATIONAL COMMON C RE Rod Schroder, Superintendent, ASID Marty Rowley, State Board of Education Member Ryan Franklin, Assistant Commissioner, Texas Education Agency (speaker confirmation pending) Panel Moderator: Wade Shaffer, Ph.D., Vice President and Provost, West Texas A&M University

4 SESSION VII THE IMPACT OF POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS ON THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF TEXAS Development of STEM Programs and Integration with HB5 Cathy Allen Director, Texas Tech University STEM Center David Hudson, CEO, Xcel Energy Kathy Wetzel, Dean, STEM, Amarillo College Panel Moderator: Paul Harpole, Mayor of Amarillo The Impact and the Future of the Texas Workforce and Economic Development Andres Alcantar, Texas Workforce Commissioner, Austin Jeff Webster, Assistant Vice President for Research and Analytical Services, TG Student Loan Corporation, Austin Elaine Barber, Vice President, Greater Houston Partnership, Upskill Houston, Houston Steve Smith, El Paso Community College Vice President for Instruction and Workforce Panel Moderator: Gary Pitner, CEO, Panhandle Regional Planning Commission LUNCH LUNCH PANEL THE ROLE AND FUTURE OF PHILANTHROPY IN POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS Xcel Energy Foundation (representative pending) Lucille DiDomenico, CEO, Philanthropy Southwest, Dallas Jason Sabo, Advocacy Consultant to Texas Education Grantmakers Consortium, Austin Kevin Byrne, Education Program Officer, Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, Austin Panel Moderator: Clay Stribling, President and CEO, Amarillo Area Foundation SESSION VIII APPLYING INNOVATIVE BROAD SECTOR COORDINATION TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES Sustaining Pathways from Cradle to Career... From Greater Autonomy to Greater Integration Jeff Edmondson, Managing Director, StriveTogether, Cincinnati, Ohio Educate Texas Model, J. Chris Coxon, Chief Program Officer, Educate Texas, Communities Foundation of Texas, Dallas Bob Wimpelberg, Executive Director, All Kids Alliance, University of Houston Luzelma Canales, Director, Educate Texas, Rio Grande Valley Project Susan Dawson, Executive Director, E3 Alliance, Austin Sagar Desai, Director, Higher Education/Access/Completion, Commit2 Dallas Panel Moderator: J. Chris Coxon, Chief Program Officer, Educate Texas Wrap-up and Evaluation/Connecting Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart, Facilitator Buses depart for hotels Informal Networking Dinner for Participants Staying Overnight (location to be announced) Business professionals may apply these sessions toward their Continuing Education Units (CEUs) at no additional cost. 10 hours = 1 CEU. Amarillo College will provide forms at conference registration desk.

5 MOMENTS FROM TEXAS CONVENING Texas Representative John Smithee, Texas Senator Kel Seliger and Texas Representative Four Price Raymund Paredes, Commissioner, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Senator Kel Seliger and wife, Nancy Seliger Jacob Fraire, Vice President for Student and International Success, Texas Guaranteed (TG) and Don Baylor, Director, Opportunity Texas Woody Widrow, Executive Director, RAISE Texas, and Traci Wickett, President and CEO, United Way of Southern Cameron County Richard (Buzz) David, President and CEO, Amarillo Economic Development Corporation and Paul Matney, Past President, Amarillo College

6 Don t Miss It! TEXAS CONVENING II OCTOBER - REGISTER ONLINE AT AmarilloAreaFoundation org REGISTER TODAY! NO FEE Enjoy Amarillo hospitality at Texas Convening II. Home of Palo Duro Canyon and the Best Steaks in Texas. ATTENDANCE per organization is LIMITED HOTEL RESERVATIONS Rooms on hold under Amarillo Area Foundation COURTYARD MARRIOTT Amarillo Downtown Polk Street - - $114 per night COURTYARD MARRIOTT Medical Center I- West - - $109 per night HOLIDAY INN Medical Center W. Amarillo Blvd. - - $99 per night FOR MORE DETAILS Charlotte Rhodes, Amarillo Area Foundation office: charlotte@aaf-hf.org PRESENTING SPONSOR PRESENTED BY The Amarillo Area Foundation No Limits No Excuses Amarillo Partners