Presidential Symposium Tackles Challenges in Rochester City Schools
Remarks and Presentations (updated as made available)
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President Seligman’s remarks
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Dean Raffaella Borasi's remarks
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Mayor Lovely Warren's plenary address
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Superintendent Bolgen Vargas' presentation
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Panelist Presentations
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Kara Finnigan, Associate Professor at the Warner School of Education
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Jeffrey Halsdorfer, Principal of Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School
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Anna Hall, Chief Operating Officer of Uncommon Schools in Rochester and Troy
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Caterina Leone-Mannino, Director of Extended Learning and Intervention, RCSD
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Conger Gabel, Chief Operating Officer of the Greater Rochester Summer Learning Association (SummerLEAP)
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Augustin Melendez, President of Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection
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Kara Finnigan, Associate Professor at the Warner School of Education
News Coverage
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Democrat and Chronicle, "Pre-K Push Begins"
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Time Warner Cable News, "Local Leaders Hopeful for Change in City Education"
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WHEC-TV, "http://www.whec.com/news/stories/S3311006.shtml?cat=565#.UvE07GFuMPk.facebook" UR Holds Education Symposium; Colleges Could Lead City Schools
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13WHAM-TV, "http://www.13wham.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/mayor-warren-forms-early-education-commission-9306.shtml" Mayor Warren Forms Early Education Commission
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WROC-TV, "http://www.rochesterhomepage.net/story/d/story/symposium-focuses-on-improving-city-schools/20041/KTKPGPu-fEGIiNEYwB1BXA" Symposium Focuses on Improving City Schools
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City Newspaper, "Warren Forms Early Education Commission"
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Rochester Business Journal, "Warren to Form Universal Pre-K Commission"
- WXXI, "U of R Hosts Seminar"
- La Voz Rochester, "Early Education Commission Created to Support Universal Pre-K"
Contact Dean Borasi at rborasi@warner.rochester.edu or (585) 275-0880.