Strengthen connections and relationships within the Accelerate ED community.
Facilitate active learning spaces where leaders can exchange strategies and insights to contribute to our collective knowledge about high quality accelerated pathways.
Encourage the generation of specific ideas and actions to advance collaborative work across sectors, roles, and communities.
Find out more information about the event by selecting the buttons below. If you have specific questions about the event, don't hesitate to to contact our team.
To access specific session presentations and resources, check out the links provided in the drop down menu below. Please note, session materials including slide decks will be updated over the next week. Throughout the convening, we invite you to share your feedback with us. You can find the links to submit your responses for each session listed below.
March 18, 2025
[4:00pm] Registration Opens [Hotel Lobby, Lobby Level]
[4:00-5:00pm] Community Building: Beginning to Strengthen Our Social Networks [Conference Rooms A-C, Lobby Level]
Community Building
Drone Soccer
[5:00-7:30pm] Reception with Heavy Hors d'oeuvers [Sunrise Room, Lobby Level]
March 19, 2025
[7:30am] Registration Opens [Alpine Foyer, Lobby Level]
[8:00-9:00am] Breakfast [Colorado Lounge and Upper Mountain View, Lobby Level]
Community Roundtable
[9:00-10:15am] Opening Session & Community Builder [Alpine Ballroom, Lobby Level]
Welcome
Community Building
Hear from Colorado Leaders
[10:15-10:30am] EdTalks [Alpine Ballroom, Lobby Level]
Lost in Translation, Found in Advocacy
I Know What It Is to Walk In Your Shoes
[10:30-10:45am] Snack Break and Transition Time
[10:45-12:00pm] Breakout Sessions
Planning for Scale When You Don't Hold All the Levers [Conference Room A, Lobby Level]
From Transactional to Transformational: Employer Engagement for Sustainable Pathways [Conference Room B, Lobby Level]
Trust, Strategy, and Creativity: Breaking Through Data Barriers in Pathway Design [Conference Room C, Lobby Level]
Strengthening the Educator Pipeline: Leveraging Human Capital and Performance-Based Incentives [Conference Room D, Lobby Level]
Implementing the Modernized Career Clusters Framework [Conference Room E, Lobby Level]
[12:00-1:00pm] Lunch [Colorado Lounge and Upper Mountain View, Lobby Level]
[1:00-2:15pm] Breakout Sessions
Strategies to Scale Access to High Quality Pathways in Rural Communities [Conference Room A, Lobby Level]
Diving DEEP: Redesigning Dual Enrollment as a Purposeful Pathway to College and Career Opportunity [Conference Room B, Lobby Level]
Building the Policy Foundation: State Conditions that Enable Pathway Success [Conference Room C, Lobby Level]
Unlocking Student Success: State & Regional Strategies for Effective Advising [Conference Room D, Lobby Level]
Future Ready: Implementation and Scaling in New York City [Conference Room E, Lobby Level]
[2:15-2:30pm] Networking Break
[2:30-4:15] Making the Invisible Visible: Network Mapping for Impact [Alpine Ballroom, Lobby Level]
[4:15-5:15pm] Team Time
Innovative Delivery Models Cohort (AZ, IL, IN, MA, OH) | Conference Room A, Lobby Level
California | Conference Room B, Lobby Level
Texas | Conference Room C, Lobby Level
Washington | Conference Room D, Lobby Level
The Alpine Ballroom and Conference Room E are open for all teams to use.
[5:15-6:00pm] Break
[6:00-9:00pm] Dinner and Evening Activities at Pindustry [7939 E Arapahoe Rd, Greenwood Village, CO 80112]
March 20, 2025
[6:30am] Optional Walk or Run
[7:30-8:30am] Breakfast [Colorado Lounge and Upper Mountain View, Lobby Level]
Community Roundtable: Designing and Implementing Purposeful Pathways
[8:30-8:45am] Opening Reflections and Community Connections [Alpine Ballroom, Lobby Level]
[8:45-9:00am] EdTalks [Alpine Ballroom, Lobby Level]
Degrees of Change: The Transformative Power of Dual Enrollment
[9:00-9:10am] Transition Time
[9:10-10:10am] Cross-Site Team Connections [Various Rooms, Lobby Level]
[10:10-10:15] Stretch Break
[10:15-10:45] Philanthropy Perspectives: Field Insights and Future Directions
[10:45-11:00am] Snack Break and Transition Time
[11:00-12:15pm] Leveraging AI in Real Time: Problem Definition and Solution Seeking [Alpine Ballroom, Lobby Level]
[12:15-12:30pm] EdTalks [Alpine Ballroom, Lobby Level]
The Power of Partnerships: A Transformational Approach to Future Schools
Dismantling Filtration Systems: Transforming High Schools for Economic Agility
[12:30-1:00pm] Bringing it Home: Reflections from the Gates Foundation [Alpine Ballroom, Lower Level]
[1:00pm] Grab and Go Lunch Available [Colorado Lounge and Upper Mountain View, Lobby Level]
During the convening, we encourage you to offer your insights and any feedback you may have. There will be multiple occasions for you to provide feedback about your experience. Here's how you can participate:
Direct Session Feedback: After each specific session, feel free to express your thoughts, applaud the speakers, and suggest improvements.
Kudos and Other Comments: If you have any special shout outs or additional comments about your experience, we're eager to hear them.
Final Convening Survey: Once the event concludes, we would greatly appreciate your comprehensive feedback about the overall experience and any suggestions for improvement.
Below, you'll find links for submitting your feedback for each session. Please use the relevant link to share your thoughts.