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CED, in partnership with MetLife Foundation, the Greater Dallas Chamber, and Texas Business & Education Coalition (TEBC) convened a luncheon discussion of the MetLife Survey of the American Teacher, 2006: Expectations and Experiences in Dallas, Texas. Despite torrential rains, approximately 70 business, civic, and education leaders and high school students gathered on the 42nd Floor of the Cityplace Conference Center in downtown Dallas to participate in this important dialogue. The forum's keynote speaker, Steffen Palko, Chairman & President, XTO Energy (retired) and CED Trustee
stressed the importance of empowering teachers and enabling them to access the tools and training they need to perform their important jobs. A member of the Dallas Independent School District Board of Trustees, Edwin Flores, localized the survey findings and summarized teacher training and retention in the Dallas public school system.
A panel discussion featuring a Dallas area dean of education, principal, teacher, and student evaluated what factors they consider most critical to prepare teachers to meet classroom demands. This panel was moderated by Vince E. Puente, Sr., President - Sales & Marketing, Southwest Office Systems, Inc., and consisted of Jeanne Gerlach, Dean, College of Education, University of Texas at Arlington; T. Rawly Sanchez, Principal, W. H. Adamson High School; Michael Casey, Advanced Math Teacher, Newman Smith High School; and Trenton Patterson, Student, Lincoln High School.
Additional speakers included A. Richardson Love, Jr., Education Program Manager at MetLife Foundation; Michael Petro, CED Vice-President; Ken Zornes, Executive Director, Texas Business & Education Coalition (TBEC); and Patti Clapp, Vice President, Education and Workforce Development, Greater Dallas Chamber.
The event was made possible with generous support from MetLife Foundation and was the last in a series of forums in American cities on teacher training and retention with CED.
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