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Workshops
Lumina Foundation's 2024 State Policy Retreat, Forward Together, features three concurrent workshops on Thursday afternoon. Workshops bring in policy experts to share research and best practices, facilitators to help states in their planning efforts, and technical assistance providers to offer real-time support. They are 90 minutes long and offer state teams concentrated time to dig into a topic and plan around it. All attendees are encouraged to participate in the workshops. State team members can attend a workshop as a full team cohort or individual state team members can split up and attend multiple workshops - it's up to you! To support our workshop planners, we are asking all attendees to identify the workshop they are most likely to attend.
Innovations in Automation: Admissions and Financial Aid |
Laurel ABC |
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| What would it take to automate admissions and state financial aid in your state? In this workshop, we will hear from national experts on behavioral science and data policy on the imperative behind automating the college-going process. Then, we will engage in small-group conversation with select winners of Lumina's Great Admissions Redesign on how they navigated political barriers to implement automated processes that smooth the path to college. | ||
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| Melanie Heath, Strategy Director, Lumina Foundation Katherine Flaschen, Principal Behavior Designer, Ideas42 Brennan Parton, VP of State Policy and Advocacy, Data Quality Campaign Sara Scudder, College and Career Access Officer, Idaho State Board of Education Melissa Henderson, Chief of Staff and Executive Director, Texas Higher Education Foundation Dr. Steven Gentile, Executive Director, Tennessee Higher Education Commission |
Goal-a-palooza: Next Generation State Attainment Goals |
Harborside E |
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| Twenty-six states - and the nation's - attainment goals expire in 2025. This workshop will help states plan for a next generation attainment goal. We'll hear from others who have recently set audacious goals and bring in technical assistance providers to help state teams think through the planning stages that will equip them to tackle this strategic reset in the coming year. | ||
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| Julie Ajinkya, Senior Advisor, HCM Strategists David Troutman, Deputy Commissioner for Academic Affair and Innovation, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Phil Martin, Director of Higher Education Policy and Implementation, The Education Trust Dr. Sanjay Rai, Secretary of Higher Education, Maryland Higher Education Commission Marty Van Der Werf, Director of Education Policy and Partnerships, Georgetown Center for Education and the Workforce |
Strategically Communicating Postsecondary Policy Agendas in Changing State Landscapes |
Harborside D |
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| With growing questions about the value of higher education, the stakes are high to frame strategic postsecondary state policy agendas to effectively activate policymakers in advancing our nation’s attainment. In this workshop, we will highlight various approaches to strategically communicate postsecondary priorities in ways that will challenge attendees to consider the various mindsets and motivations of their audiences. The workshop will showcase how states and systems are maintaining a core focus on serving all learners with a particular focus on targeted populations and provide strategies on how to bring stakeholders with various viewpoints and priorities along. | ||
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| Cristen Moore, Strategy Director, Lumina Foundation Dr. Aaron Thompson, President, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education Jessie Ryan, President, Campaign for College Opportunity Dr. Wil Del Pilar, Vice President, The Education Trust Veronica Selzler, Hattaway Communications Dr. Toya Barnes-Teamer, Owner/CEO, Teamer Strategy Group, LLC Jen Carnig and Lawrence Mason, Spitfire Strategies |
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