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  • California School Boards Assocation
  • California Department of Health Services
  • California Department of Education

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2009 School Wellness Conference Agenda

Anaheim Marriott, CA

Tuesday, October 6
StartEnd  Event
7:00 a.m.5:00 pm Registration
   Exhibit and Poster viewing (Salon F)
7:00 a.m.8:15 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 a.m.10:00 a.m. Opening General Session
   Paula S. Campbell, President,
California School Boards Association
   Dr. Robert K. Ross, President and
Chief Executive Officer, The California Endowment
   Keynote Speaker: Dr. John Ratey,
Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at
Harvard Medical School, and Assistant Director of
Resident Training at Massachusetts Mental Health Center
10:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m. First Breakouts
11:15 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Exhibit and Poster viewing (Salon F)
Noon1:30 p.m. Lunch
   Scott P. Plotkin, Executive Director,
California School Boards Association
   Allen Ng, USDA Western Regional Office Director,
United States Department of Agriculture
   Andy Krackov, Assistant Vice President,
Programs and Partnerships,
The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health
   Superintendent of Public Instruction Candidates Forum
Moderator: Scott P. Plotkin
   Larry Aceves (confirmed)
Senator Gloria Romero (invited)
Assemblymember Tom Torlakson (confirmed)
1:45 p.m.2:45 p.m. Second Breakouts
2:45 p.m.3:00 p.m. Afternoon Break (Salon F)
3:00 p.m.4:00 p.m. Third Breakouts
4:15 p.m.5:00 p.m. Exhibit and Poster viewing (Salon F)
Wednesday, October 7
StartEnd Event
7:00 a.m.2:00 pm Registration
   Exhibit and Poster viewing (Salon F)
7:00 a.m.7:45 a.m. Walk and Roll Wednesday – Lindsey Cox and Jessica St. John Co-hosted by California Center for Physical Activity, California Project LEAN (Leaders Encouraging Activity and Nutrition) and California School Boards Association.
7:00 a.m.8:15 a.m. Breakfast
8:15 a.m.8:30 a.m. Physical Activity Break – Julie Frank, Hosted by The SPARK’s Program
8:30 a.m.10:00 a.m. Second General Session
   Phyllis Bramson-Paul, Director, Nutrition Services Division, California Department of Education
   Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education
   Julie Miller-Phipps, Executive Director, Kaiser Permanente Orange County Medical Center
   Keynote Speaker: Pedro Noguera, Professor at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development at New York University, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education and the Co-Director of the Institute for the Study of Globalization and Education in Metropolitan Settings
10:15 a.m.11:15 a.m. Fourth Breakouts
11:15 a.m.11:45 a.m. Exhibit and Poster viewing (Salon F)
Noon1:30 p.m. Lunch
   Peggy Agron, Chief, Community and School Policy and Training Section, California Department of Public Health
   Luncheon Speaker: Kenneth E. Dyar, Coordinator of Physical Education, Wellness, & Athletic Competition Delano Union School District and 2006 California Teacher of the Year
1:30 p.m.2:00 p.m. Exhibit and Poster viewing (Salon F)
2:00 p.m.3:00 p.m. Fifth Breakouts
3:00 p.m.3:15 p.m. Afternoon Break
3:15 p.m.4:15 p.m. Sixth Breakouts

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