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2006 RICE UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH COUNCIL FORUM 
“Partnerships for Mathematics and Science: Moving Forward Together” 

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 Event Date:  Wednesday, May 3, 2006
   
 Event Time: 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. 
   
 Venue:   Rice University Jesse H. Jones School of Management
Located in Janice and Robert McNair Hall
Shell Auditorium
   
  Entrance 20, Rice Boulevard
Validated parking at Rice University Central Garage
(Located beneath McNair Hall)
   
 Contact:   Sharon L. Bush, Educational Outreach Administrator
713-348-4351
   
 Forum Goal: To establish a framework for a continued and enhanced collaboration between Rice University and local school districts. This collaborative effort will seek to empower K-12 mathematics and science teachers and improve their content knowledge and instruction. This forum, the first of several, will assess the specific needs of schools, teachers and students and determine how Rice can make a positive difference in meeting those needs.
   
Program Agenda:
7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast
   
8:30 a.m. Welcome (Overview and Rice Program Highlights) - Roland B. Smith, Jr., Rice University Associate Provost and Chair Education Outreach Council
Remarks - David Leebron, President Rice University
   
8:45 a.m. Superintendent Vision Panel:
Nadine Kujawa - Aldine Independent School District
Sandra Mossman - Clear Creek Independent School District
Abelardo Saavedra - Houston Independent School District
   
9:30 a.m. Moderated Interactive Discussion on Current and Future Mathematics and Science Collaborations
   
10:45 a.m.  Summary and Next Steps
   
11:00 a.m. Adjourn