8:00 – 8:30 AM	Registration
8:45 – 9:45 AM	Welcoming Remarks
	Mayor Robert Cluck
	Opening Speakers
	Jerry McCullough - Acting Superintendent, Arlington ISD
	Vernon Newsom - Superintendent, Mansfield ISD
	Bill Gilmore - Assistant Director, Parks & Recreation
10:00 – 11:30 AM	Morning Break-Out Sessions
	Concurrent work sessions led by community experts and others to identify barriers to high school graduation.
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM	Lunch Speaker - Youth Panel
	Why drop outs happen: A student perspective
	Dr. Diane Patrick - State Representative, District 94
1:15 – 2:00 PM	Afternoon Break-Out Sessions
	Concurrent work sessions led by community experts and others to identify strategies to improve Arlington’s graduation rate.
2:15 – 3:00 PM	Call to Action – Community Leadership in the drop-out crisis.
	Wes Jurey - CEO, Arlington Chamber of Commerce
Break-Out Session Groups
Home and Family	Topics may include: home support, early childhood issues, education, English as a second language, abuse and neglect. Facilitators:
	Mary Ravencraft
	Yvonne DaVault - MISD Coordinator of Other Languages
	TBA - Women’s Shelter
	Koyce Mims - Night Shelter
School and Jobs	Topics may include: school systems; higher education (college ready), School Resource Officers, bullying, fear and job readiness. Facilitators:
	Dr. Patricia Gomez - College of Education – University of Texas at Arlington
	Meghan Amara - Work Force Solutions
	Greg Minter - Mansfield ISD - Police Force
	Wendy Carrington - Arlington ISD
Health and Safety	Topics may include: teen parenting, community support, drugs and alcohol, available resources and the opportunity to serve. Facilitators:
	Officer Stephanie Gillespie - Arlington Police Department, Weed & Seed Program
	Sophy Sam - YMCA of Arlington
	Keith McGee - Teen DADs Counselor
	RJ Blair - City of Arlington Neighborhood Initiatives
Social and Legal Issues	Topics may include: Immigration, cultural differences, abuse, family separation and gangs. Facilitators:
	Lee Shelinbarger - Arlington ISD
	Dr. Willie Dean - CEO, YMCA of Arlington
	Russell Rice - Attorney at Law
	Sergeant Martha Woody - Arlington Police Department, Gang Unit