SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Pre-Conference Kick-off Dinner

Welcome Remarks, Dr. Susan Sheridan
Opening Comments, Dr. Marjorie Kostelnik
Embassy Suites, Council Bluffs A

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Welcome, Overview, and Introductions

Dr. Susan Sheridan
Embassy Suites, Riverfront Ballroom – Elkhorn A and B

Session 1: Conceptualizing and Defining Family-School Partnerships for Research

Embassy Suites, Riverfront Ballroom Elkhorn A and B
Goal: Gain clarity around a definitional and conceptual framework for family- school partnerships and identify gaps in research that preclude the scientific advancement for research on family-school partnerships.

9:00 – 10:45 a.m. Panel Presentations

Dr. Joyce Epstein, Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Carl Dunst, Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute
Dr. John Fantuzzo, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant, Dr. Robert Crosnoe, University of Texas at Austin

10:45 – 11:30 a.m. Small group discussion

11:30 – 12:15 p.m. Reporting out and facilitated discussion

12:15 – 1:00 p.m. Luncheon

Embassy Suites, Riverfront Ballroom – Elkhorn A and B

Session 2: Researching Salient Pathways and Contexts for Family-School Partnerships

Embassy Suites, Riverfront Ballroom Elkhorn A and B
Goal: To identify potential process and contextual variables by which family- school partnerships operate to create important child outcomes.

1:00 – 2:45 p.m. Panel Presentations

Dr. Kathleen Hoover-Dempsey, Vanderbilt University
Dr. Eva Pomerantz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Nancy Hill, Harvard University
Dr. Deborah Bandalos, James Madison University
Discussant, Dr. Eric Dearing, Boston College

2:45 – 3:30 p.m. Small group discussion

3:30 – 4:15 p.m. Reporting out and facilitated discussion

4:15 – 4:45 p.m. Summary and Review of Plans for Day 2

Dr. Susan Sheridan

5:00 p.m. Dinner on your own

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Session 3: Understanding Translation of Research to Practice

Embassy Suites, Riverfront Ballroom – Elkhorn A and B
Goal: To identify research needs and challenges associated with the translation of evidence-based partnership models to field settings.

8:00 – 9:45 a.m. Panel Presentations

Dr. Susan Sheridan, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Dr. Steven Sheldon, Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Elizabeth Stormshak, University of Oregon
Dr. James Bovaird, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Discussant, Dr. Ann Kaiser, Vanderbilt University

9:45 – 10:30 a.m. Small group discussion

10:30 – 11:15 a.m. Reporting out and facilitated discussion

11:15 – 12:30 p.m. Summary of Meeting and Next Steps

12:30 p.m. Farewells and Adjourn