The Strategic Management of Human Capital in Education project (SMHC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is offering a national conference for teams of education leaders from urban school districts across the country.   The call to action by President Obama and Secretary of Education Duncan to provide Race to the Top funding has put the focus on raising student achievement and the use of aligning student test scores with teaching strategies. 

Keynote presenters and panel presentations will focus on leading edge, comprehensive approaches to talent and human capital management practices currently in progress in places throughout the country and performance management strategies and tools used in districts and organizations.

The goal of SMHC is to dramatically improve student performance by restructuring HR systems; to recruit top teacher, principal and central office talent; and performance-manage those individuals so the most effective instruction is deployed in all classrooms – focusing first on the country’s largest 100 districts, most of which are urban.

Key Presenters:

Tim Pawlenty, Chair, SMHC Task Force, Chair, Education Commission of the States, and Governor of Minnesota

Beverly Hall, Superintendent, Atlanta Public Schools and 2008 National Superintendent of the Year

Lucille Davey, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Education

Thelma Melendez, Assistant Secretary of Education

Sir Michael Barber, Vice-Chair, SMHC National Task Force and Partner, McKinsey & Company

Steve Cantrell, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Allan Odden and James Kelly, Co-Directors of SMHC

Panel Presentations/Breakout Sessions

Breakout sessions will be repeated to enable team members to split up and capture as many sessions as possible.

Comprehensive Approaches to Talent and Human Capital

Management in Education
Teams from districts such as Denver, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Austin and Baltimore; will be presenting comprehensive, leading edge district strategies.

Performance Management: Strategies and Tools for Human Capital Management
Panelists include teams of district and union leaders from Washington, DC Public Schools, Chicago Public Schools and Montgomery County Public Schools.  Other measurement session presenters include representatives from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and The New Teacher Project and Ohio union leaders, National Staff Development Council, McBassi & Company and Performance by Design.

Please see the agenda (PDF) for details and names of all conference presenters.

Lodging Information:

The Capital Hilton
1001 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 393-1000

Hotel reservations may be made by calling the Capital Hilton in Washington DC direct or by calling the Hiltons toll free line at (800) 445-8667.  The SMHC National Conference rate is $249, single or double occupancy.  Please use the conference code SMH to obtain this rate.   Reservations can also be made on the website using this link www.hilton.com   Under special accounts, please enter the group/convention code SMH to obtain our conference rate.   Reservations must be made by October 13, 2009 to secure this conference rate.

Registration Fee: $250 includes conference meals and materials

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