Sponsors:   Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

                   New Hope Foundation

Sunday, June 27th

1:00 pm                Registration         

2:00 p.m.              Retreat Overview

Jack Hoke, President of NCSSA and Superintendent of Alexander County Schools

2:10 p.m.              Info From Retreat Sponsors

                                      Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

                                      New Hope Foundation

2:30 p.m.              The Latest on School Law

                                      Ann McColl, NCASA/NCSSA Legal Counsel       

3:45 p.m.              Refreshment Break

4:00  p.m.             2010 State Legislative Update

Katherine Joyce, NCASA Assistant Executive Director

5:15 p.m.                        Adjourn

Dinner on Your Own

Monday, June 28th

7:30 a.m.              Breakfast (Full Buffet)

8:30 a.m.              Latest Update on Federal Education Legislation

                                      Bruce Hunter, AASA Associate Executive Director

9:30 a.m.              Association Updates and Business Session

                                      Jack Hoke, NCSSA President

                                      Bill McNeal, NCASA Executive Director

                                      Jim Causby, NCSSA Executive Director

10:15 a.m.            Group Discussion and Planning

·        Connections Between the Common Core State Standards Initiative, the revisions for the Essential Standards, and the implications of both for standardized testing

·        Preparation for dealing with the funding cliff in 2011-12

11:30 a.m.            Adjourn