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| Date: | Monday, February 4th, 2008 |
| Location: | SVB Financial Headquarters Santa Clara, CA. |
| Featured Speakers: | |
| Manny Barbara | Superintendent, Oak Grove School District |
| Kilian Betlach | Teacher, Mathson Middle School |
| Bruce Chizen | Former CEO of Adobe Systems, Inc., |
| Joe Fimiani | Interim County Superintendent, Santa Clara County Office of Education |
| Diane Ford | President of Sobrato Foundation |
| Congressman Mike Honda | 15th District, California |
| Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren | 16th District, California |
| Dave Mills | Program Director, Knight Foundation |
| Mayor Chuck Reed | City of San Jose |
| Mike Smith | Hewlett Foundation |
| Faysal Sohail | Managing Director, CMEA Ventures |
| Ken Wilcox | President & CEO, Silicon Valley Bank |
| Michael Yutrzenka | Executive Director, Cisco Foundation |
| Click here to read a message from Faysal Sohail, Board Chair of SVEF, Bruce Chizen, Vice Chair of SVEF and Muhammed Chaudhry, President and CEO, SVEF. |
| Click here to read a transcription of the launch announcement and panel discussion. |
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| Date: | Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 |
| Time: | 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. |
| Location: | Gymnasium at Independence High School 1776 Educational Park Drive San Jose, CA 95133 |
| Phone: | 408-283-6168 |
| Email: | rsvp@SVEFoundation.org |
| Online: | SVEFoundation.org |
State Superintendent Jack
O’Connell was elected to a second four-year term as State Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2006.
As chief of California’s public school system and leader of the California Department of Education,
Superintendent O'Connell has focused on closing the achievement gap and preparing students for a rapidly changing
global economy by holding high standards for all students. He is a strong supporter and facilitator of
partnerships between schools, businesses, communities, and philanthropies in order to engage students with
challenging, real-world education experiences. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from California
State University (CSU), Fullerton and earned his secondary teaching credential from CSU, Long Beach.
Senator Abel
Maldonado started his career in public office at the age of 26 when he served on Santa Maria City
Council. Since then Maldonado has served as mayor of Santa Maria and as a member of the California State
Assembly. During his Assembly tenure, he led the charge to see seat belts in school buses, aided in the reform of
the California Workers Compensation System and fought for legislation to raise academic performance in schools.
Abel attended CSU Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, where he majored in Crop Science. After college, he applied his
education to his family farm and has seen the farm grow from a half acre of strawberries to a successful business
of over 6,000 acres and 250 employees.
Join SVEF for this exciting townhall meeting with State Superintendent Jack O’Connell and State Senator Abel Maldonado. They will be addressing critical issues concerning California classrooms such as the integration of Career Technical Education and closing our students’ achievement gap. This is your opportunity to help shape the future of public education in California.
The Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) is the leading education foundation serving students, families and teachers of Silicon Valley. SVEF strives to create a unified voice for education through strategic partnerships with schools districts, businesses, and community organizations.
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| Date | : | Sep 14th 2007 |
| Time | : | 11:45am- 1:30pm |
| Location | : | Adobe Systems, Inc. (East Tower) Park Conference Room 345 Park Ave., San Jose, 95110 |
| Moderator | : | John Fensterwald, San Jose Mercury News |
This forum will feature expert panelists and speakers in education from the corporate and foundation sectors. These stakeholders will discuss their successes and challenges in their attempts to improve education in Silicon Valley as they invest in schools, advocate for policy change, and engage the Valley in supporting education.
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 Alberto Ibargüen is the current President, CEO
and Trustee of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. His career in journalism has spanned over 20
years with experience as a publisher for the Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald and as a newspaper executive for
The Hartford Courant, Newsday and Knight Ridder. The Knight Foundation is responsible for granting more
than $90 million annually. Amongst the many civic and educational boards he serves on, Ibargüen is
currently on the board of directors for PepsiCo, the Council of Foreign Relations and chairman of the board for
the Newseum in Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University and Pennsylvania Law
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Bruce Chizen has served as the CEO of Adobe Systems, Inc. since 2000. During his tenure, Adobe has exceeded doubling its revenue and is revered as a considerable power in the software industry. In 2006, Adobe gave over $6 million cash grants to over 130 community and educational organizations worldwide. In the same year, over $7 million was donated to The Silicon Valley Community Foundation through the Adobe Foundation Fund. Chizen serves on the board of directors of organizations such as Synopsys, Inc. and the Public Broadcasting System Foundation. He has a bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn College, City University of New York. |
Michael W. Kirst is Professor Emeritus of Education and Business Administration at Stanford University since 1969. Dr. Kirst received his Ph.D. in political economy and government from Harvard. Before joining the Stanford University faculty, Dr. Kirst held several positions with the federal government, including Staff Director of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Manpower, Employment and Poverty. He was also a former president of the California State Board of Education. His book From High School to College with Andrea Venezia was published by Jossey Bass in 2004. |
 Mike O’Farrell spent more than 20 years with Applied Materials, Inc. before retiring in January 2007. In his more than six years as Vice President of Global Community Affairs, O’Farrell’s leadership produced global impact through the company’s internationally recognized philanthropy and community involvement programs. O’Farrell was the innovative architect of the Applied Materials Education Initiative. Developed to be a national model for effective business engagement in education, the initiative has received numerous awards, as well as inquiries from other companies interested in the factors contributing to its success. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley and his MBA from Golden Gate University. |
Dr. John Porter is the current superintendent of the Franklin McKinley School District. Before assuming his role as superintendent, he was the Director of America’s Choice School Design: High Schools Division at the National Center on Education and the Economy, a nonprofit organization that works at improving educational and human resource institutions. Porter has also taken the role as superintendent for Ridgewood Public Schools and Oroville Union High School District. As a former teacher, principal, Director of curriculum and instruction, education consultant and his various superintendent positions, Porter has an excellent perspective on current education needs and priorities. Dr. Porter received a bachelor’s degree from Occidental College, a masters from California State University, Fullerton and an Ed.D from University of La Verne. |
| Phone: | 408-283-6153 |
| Email: | rsvp@SVEFoundation.org |
| Online: | www.SVEFoundation.org |
Please visit SVEFoundation.org for more information.
Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) invites you to join the fourth of six community forums on education issues. This is your opportunity to help shape public education in the City San José. To fully understand the needs of educators and industry, SVEF is bringing together experts in the fields of education, business, and community.
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| Date | : | SVEF Boardroom |
| Time | : | 7:00pm to 8:30pm |
| Location | : | 645 Wool Creek Road, Suite A, San Jose, CA (off Senter Rd. near Tully) |
| Teachers of Silicon Valley school districts are invited to discuss the technology needs of their schools and classrooms. Help SVEF develop the tools that will help educate tomorrow's creative thinkers. | ||
Refreshments & Door Prizes Provided
Please RSVP no later than April 18th.
RSVP via: |
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| Phone | : 408-283-6153 |
| : rsvp@SVEFoundation.org | |
| Online | : SVEFoundation.org |
SVEF Center for Innovation's mission is to bridge the gap between the limited technology and information that is accessible to students, parents and educators, and the greater resources available to the technology world at large. The Center for Innovation will periodically assess needs of the education community, research available technology and customize it to serve our community's needs. This will allow us to provide tools that enhance the learning process and further inspire tomorrow’s creative thinkers. Please visit SVEFoundation.org for more information.
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| Date | : | Wednesday, March 28, 2007 |
| Time | : | 6:00 - 7:30pm |
| Location | : | Adobe Systems, Inc. (East Tower) 345 Park Ave. San Jose, 95110 |
| Moderator | : | John Fensterwald, Editorial Writer for San José Mercury News |
Panelists:
Business leaders and researchers including
H.
Raymond Bingham has had a distinguished career spanning more than 30
years in industries including high tech, chemical engineering and hospitality,
with accomplishments in global trade, mergers and acquisitions and building
businesses in developing countries. He also has a lengthy history of community
involvement with a focus on education. Both of Bingham's parents were teachers
and Ray understands the value of creating an environment for learning that is
so often missing in the homes of urban children. Bingham is the former Chairman
and CEO of Cadence Design Systems and serves as a member of the board of directors
of Oracle, Freescale Semiconductor, KLA Tencor, Flextronics and the San Jose
Education Foundation. In 2005, Bingham was honored with the Pioneers and Purpose
Award from the Franklin McKinley Education Foundation. Bingham received a B.S.
with Honors in Economics from Weber State University and holds a MBA from Harvard
Business School.
Jorge Ruiz de Velasco J.D., Ph.D. currently
serves as the co-director of the Institute for Research on Education Policy and Practice at Stanford
University. His impressive career has centered on issues concerning underprivileged students, education
reform, civil rights and immigration effects on society. Ruiz de Velasco has also served as Senior
Program Officer for Youth Programs at the James Irvine Foundation, Education Program Officer at The William and
Flora Hewlett Foundation, Senior Research Associate at The Urban Institute in Washington DC and as a policy
analyst and lawyer for the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. Ruiz de Velasco
received an A.B., cum laude, in Government from Harvard University, a J.D. from the Boalt Hall School of Law at
UC Berkeley, an M.A. in Education Administration and Policy Analysis, a Ph.D. in Political Science from Stanford
University and he is also a member of the California Bar.
Senator
Joe Simitian represents California's 11th Senate District, which includes
parts of San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties. Amongst his
various leadership positions, he currently serves as Co-Chair of the Housing
Leadership Council for the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group and on the Board
of Directors for the American Leadership Forum- Silicon Valley. His extensive
public service has included working as County Supervisor for Santa Clara County,
President of the Santa Clara County School Boards' Association and as an Assemblymember
of the California State Assembly. Simitian received his B.A., cum laude,
from Colorado College, his M.A. in International Policy Studies from Stanford
University, a Master of City Planning from UC Berkeley and a J.D. from the Boalt
Hall School of Law at UC Berkeley. Simitian is also a member of the California
Bar and the American Planning Association.
Ted
Mitchell, Ph.D., is the current CEO of NewSchools Venture Fund which
aims to improve public education for urban communities through entrepreneurship.
He also serves as the chair of the Governor's Committee on Educational Excellence,
the committee that requested the California School Finance Research Studies:
"Getting Down to Facts". Before his role at NewSchools, Mitchell
was the president of Occidental College, deputy to the president at Stanford
University and vice chancellor at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Mitchell earned a B.A. in Economics and History, M.A. in History and a Ph.D.
in Education, all from Stanford University.
This forum will feature expert panelists on a series of studies conducted by Stanford University. The studies are designed to provide California’s policymakers and education stakeholders with comprehensive information about the state’s school finance and governance systems, and lay the groundwork for a substantive public conversation about needed reforms.
Silicon Valley Educatioin Foundation (SVEF) invites you to join the third of six community forums on education issues. We will be discussing the recent results of studies conducted by Stanford University that will help improve the state’s understanding of its current school finance and governance. This is your opportunity to help shape public education in the City San Jose. To fully understand the needs of educators and industry, SVEF is bringing together experts in the fields of education, business, and community we are inviting you to join the Mercury News Education Forums.
SVEF is the leading education foundation advocating for the needs of almost 300 schools in the 19 districts of San Jose. We carry the concerns and needs of over 9,000 teachers and almost 200,000 students.
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Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Venue: Pipe Trades Training Facility
Workforce development is a crucial component of a healthy regional economy and collaboration between business, labor, non-profit, and education leaders will be essential to creating relevant CTE programs that will work for students in the 21st Century. This forum will focus on the current state of Career Technical Education (CTE) and the barriers and opportunities for regional partners to collaborate with local schools to improve and enhance programs. Three panels of experts will discuss CTE state wide issues, the current status of CTE in San José and generate ideas and policy recommendations to encourage CTE.
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Left to Right: Paul Hay, Muhammed Chaudhry,
David Neale, Dr. Seth Bates, Hermalinda Sapien, John Fensterwald, Sen. Tom Torlakson, Neil Struthers |
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Panels:
Understanding Career Tech in California – Moderated by Senator Torlakson
Description: This panel will explain how Career Tech and vocational education has
evolved over the years in California, what Career Tech looks like in our State, and the current needs and
benefits of Career Tech programs.
What Does Career Tech Look Like in San Jose? – Moderated by Senator Torlakson
Description: This panel will discuss how CTE is shaping the Silicon Valley’s workforce. The panelists will give some local examples of successful CTE programs and also give some insight on the challenges that have faced CTE programs in San Jose.
Ideas and Policy Recommendations for Moving Career Tech Forward- Moderated by John
Fensterwald
Description: This final panel will focus on new ideas and solutions for advancing CTE
programs and funding throughout California. The panelists will discuss how securing and expanding CTE
programs will benefit the State and local communities.
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Date: Thursday, January 18, 2007
Venue: IBM
The topic of this forum is "California's Education Priorities for 2007." Governor Schwarzenegger gave his State of the State and delivered his proposed state budget the week before the forum. The speech and budget provided the focus for the evening and allowed us to reflect on his priorities and yours.
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Left to Right: John Fensterwald, Faysal Sohail, Russlyn Ali, Jack O’Connell, Bruce Fuller, and Dean E. Vogel |
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Time: 23 Minutes
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Moderator: John Fensterwald, Editorial Writer for San José Mercury News
Panelists:
