District Assistance & Intervention Team (DAIT) Symposium 2009

Online registration for the DAIT Symposium 2009 is officially closed. We will not be accepting on site registrations. If you have any questions, please contact the District Improvement Office at (916) 319-0836.

September 23 - 24, 2009

Sheraton Grand Hotel
1230 J Street
Sacramento, California

The District Assistance and Intervention Team (DAIT) Symposium is co-sponsored by the California Department of Education (CDE), California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA), and the California Comprehensive Center (CA CC) at WestEd. The agenda will include general sessions on legislative and budgetary issues, DAIT roles and responsibilities in working with Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) in Program Improvement (PI) Year 3 Corrective Action, and lessons-learned from district and DAIT participants in the District Intervention and Capacity Building Initiative. Break-out sessions include an overview of revisions to state program self-assessment tools and critical issues in each of the seven DAIT areas: Governance, Alignment of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment to State Standards, Fiscal Operations, Parent and Community Involvement, Human Resources, Data Systems and Achievement Monitoring, and Professional Development. Special attention will be given to meeting the needs of English Learners and Students with Disabilities in the context of DAIT work and fostering positive relationships with district leaders and school communities.

Meeting space limits participation in this Symposium to no more than three individuals from each approved DAIT organization and 11 Title III “leads”.

Registration Fee

The registration fee for this DAIT Symposium is $175 per team member. Please be advised that there are NO refunds.

Please complete one registration form for each team member attending this event (up to three per organization).

On-site registration will NOT be available.

SCHEDULE

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

8:00am		Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00am		Welcome and Opening Session
9:45am		The State of DAIT—Roles and Responsibilities
11:00am		A Local Superintendent's Perspective
11:45am		Lunch
1:30pm		Breakout Sessions 1-4 (all concurrent)
2:45pm		Breakout Sessions 5-8 (all concurrent)
3:45pm		Greet and Mingle
4:00pm		Adjourn
		Dinner is on your own

Thursday, September 24, 2009

7:30am		Continental Breakfast
8:00am		Welcome
8:15am		DAIT Responsibilities
10:00am		Breakout Sessions 9-12 (all concurrent)
11:00am		Breakout Sessions 13-16 (all concurrent)
12:00pm		Lunch
12:45pm		Breakout Sessions 17-20 (all concurrent)
1:45pm		Closing Session
3:00pm		Evaluation, Ice Cream Social and Informal Q & A
3:30pm		Adjourn

*Please make your travel plans so that you are able to stay until 3:30pm on September 24, 2009.

Hotel Venue

The hotel rooms at the Sheraton Hotel are SOLD OUT.

Please note overflow hotel details below.

The DAIT Symposium will be held at the Sheraton Grand Hotel located at 1230 J Street, between 12th and 13th Streets, Sacramento, CA 95814; phone number is (916) 447-1700.

Hotel Overflow Option

Due to the large demand for this event we have set up overflow accommodations at “The Citizen Hotel” located approximately 3 blocks from the Sheraton Grand Sacramento. The deadline for making reservations at "The Citizen Hotel" has expired. We are currently holding a few more sleeping rooms under the DAIT Symposium. If you would like to make reservations please call (916) 492-4460. If you need any assistance in obtaining a hotel room please contact Patty Deras at (916) 492-4048 or email pderas@wested.org.

Parking

The Sheraton Grand Hotel has a parking garage located next door to the hotel itself. Fees are $13 for self-parking and $25 for valet parking including in and out access.

Airport Information & Shuttle Service

Plan to fly to the Sacramento International Airport. Airport transportation to the hotel is available via Super Shuttle for approximately $14.00 one-way, $13.00 each additional person one-way, and $26.00 round-trip. Please contact 1-800-258-3826 for details.

We hope this website provides your team with helpful information about registration for the DAIT Symposium.

If you have additional questions or concerns, please send your requests to DAIT@wested.org.