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- [Home](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/) - November 7, 2025 | Online Conference School Planning Summit Photo credit: WXY/Albert Vecerka Conference Program Download the PDF of the Conference Program HERE The APA School Planning Summit featured 11 educational sessions offering 12.75 AICP CM credits across 3 tracks: TRACK 1: Schools + CommunitiesTRACK 2: School Facility TrendsTRACK 3: School Planning + Policies Who
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## Speakers

- [JEFF VINCENT](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/jeff-vincent/) - Jeff is the Director of the National Center on School Infrastructure (NCSI) and Director of Public Infrastructure Initiatives at the Center for Cities + Schools, both based at the University of California, Berkeley. Jeff is a leading national voice on school facility infrastructure policy, finance, and equity issues. He holds a Master of Community and
- [SARA HINKLEY](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/sara-hinkley/) - Sara Hinkley leads CC+S work on education workforce housing and California school facilities. She was previously a lead researcher at the UC Berkeley Labor Center and associate director of the UC Berkeley Institute for Research on Labor and Employment. Her extensive background includes academic and applied research on labor, workforce and economic development policies, education
- [BILL SAVIDGE](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/bill-savidge/) - Bill is a licensed architect in the State of California and has worked on planning and designing K12 public school facilities for more than four decades. He is a former Facility Director/Bond Construction Program Manager at two California School Districts. He is a former Assistant Executive Officer of California’s State Allocation Board, which works with
- [KELLY MURPHY, AICP](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/kelly-murphy/) - Kelly Murphy is the Senior Director of Real Estate Services at the NYC School Construction Authority and has been with the SCA since 2016. Kelly has worked both in the public and private sector working as a consultant in the NYC metro area and internationally on planning and finance matters; she served as Deputy Mayor
- [LISA DESFOSSES, MBA, MEd](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/lisa-desfosses-mba-med/) - Lisa Desfosses has deep experience in the school construction, public finance, and economic development arenas, having worked with municipalities, large charter districts and single site operators. Prior to consulting, Lisa spent nine years at Achievement First, ultimately as Deputy CFO and VP of Facilities and Capital Finance, with 34 public schools across three states. While
- [SHAWN A. MATLOCK, Esq.](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/shawn-a-matlock-esq/) - Shawn A. Matlock, Esq., is the Director of the Office of Alternative Infrastructure, Planning, and Development for Prince George’s County Public Schools, (former Director of Capital Programs and Chairman of Prince George's County's P3 Alternative Financing School Infrastructure Work Group) and Member of the Maryland State Bar Association Construction Law Committee. He is responsible for
- [SHANNON ONLAM HUI](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/shannon-onlam-hui/) - Shannon is an interdisciplinary designer, with a deep passion for community-driven design and programming. She has led an award-winning proposal to reimagine the Brooklyn Bridge, advocated for affordable housing as a Norman Foster Foundation Scholar, and supported tenant and small business organizing efforts in the Lower East Side as an ANHD/Morgan Stanley Community Development Fellow.
- [CHRIS RICE, AICP](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/chris-rice-aicp/) - Chris Rice, AICP, is an Associate Principal at WXY Studio. He joined WXY in 2016 and focuses on community-based planning, environmental justice, and public school systems. Chris holds a Master of Science in City and Regional Planning from the Pratt Institute and a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from Oberlin College. He is a
- [GARET STEEL PRIOR](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/garet-steel-prior-aicp/) - Garet joined the staff of Multnomah County Chair Vega Pederson in the spring of 2024 as a Senior Policy Advisor focusing on infrastructure. After being raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and living for a decade in Richmond, Virginia, he moved to Oregon in 2018. He holds a MURP from Virginia Commonwealth University. As a first-generation college
- [DAVID STURTZ](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/david-sturtz/) - Stories, rooted in data and focused on a common vision, drive change. David helps lead organizations towards their goals with over two decades of experience as a strategic planner and a background in teaching and entrepreneurship, strategic planning and data analysis.David's student-focused approach has earned him long-term relationships with clients nationwide, such as his ten-year
- [ANNIKA NINA MARTELINA YU](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/annika-nina-martelina-yu/)
- [ALLY TALCOTT](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/ally-talcott/) - Ally is a federal policy expert with over a decade of experience in advancing equity-driven education policies. She is co-owner and founder of a women-owned government relations firm that supports nonprofit, mission-based clients with policy & advocacy, grassroots organizing, coalition management, and direct lobbying. Her work is fueled by a deep commitment to eliminating equity
- [ADAM LUBINSKY, PhD, AICP](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/adam-lubinsky-phd-aicp/) - Adam Lubinsky is a Partner at WXY, a New York-based studio globally recognized for its community-centered approach to design and planning. He is also an Associate Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) and the Interim Director of the M.S. in Real Estate Development program. Over the
- [KAREN SUMMERVILLE](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/karen-summerville/) - Karen Summerville leads B&D’s Communications and Public Engagement practice group, guiding a team that helps clients build meaningful connections with their communities. She has managed communications and engagement strategies for more than $4 billion in capital programs and planning initiatives nationwide, offering expertise in strategic communications, brand management, media relations, social media, and large-scale public
- [CORDELL BOCK, AICP](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/cordell-bock-aicp/) - Cordell Bock, AICP supports the execution of APS’s school facility, attendance boundary, and infrastructure projects, helping to translate long-term facility goals into actionable plans and assisting in engaging with municipal governments and communities on alignment, concurrency, and school security issues. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of New Mexico, and holds accreditation
- [DANIELLE DENK](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/danielle-denk/) - Danielle Denk is Senior Director of the Community Schoolyards Initiative at Trust for Public Land, where she leads work with partners nationwide to transform asphalt schoolyards into vibrant, healthy, climate-smart community hubs. Over more than 25 years, she has blended public space design, landscape architecture, and community organizing to ensure everyone has access to high-quality
- [CHARLOTTE ROED, AICP](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/charlotte-roed-aicp/) - Charlotte Roed is a senior associate at B&D and a key member of the Municipal Development Advisory Team. She guides planning and funding strategies for capital projects that serve municipal clients, including K–12 institutions and departments of parks and recreation. With fifteen years of planning and design experience, and ten of those focused on public
- [VERONICA CHUAH, AICP](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/veronica-chuah/) - Veronica Chuah has been with the SCA since 2023. Prior to the SCA, Veronica worked in both public and private sectors, advising on development opportunities, navigating the regulatory landscape, and spearheading expansion strategy in several industries including veterinary care, retail, education, and telecommunications. Veronica holds a master’s degree in urban planning and real estate development,
- [KAI MONAST, PhD](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/kai-monast/) - Kai is an Associate Director at the NC State University’s Institute for Transportation Research and Education where he leads teams that focus on school planning and transportation, public transportation, bicycle and pedestrian transportation, and land use/transportation modeling. He specializes in applied research and providing technical assistance to local communities and state agencies. Kai’s background is
- [LAUREN ALGER, PE, ENV SP](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/lauren-alger/) - Lauren Alger, STV’s National Director of Sustainable Design, is a civil engineer who champions sustainable design and construction practices across the built environment. As the Chair and Co-Founder of ASCE Infrastructure 2050, Lauren leads key initiatives that promote the reduction of embodied carbon within buildings and infrastructure systems. Her work is instrumental in further developing
- [ROBIN O’HARA, LE Fellow, REFP](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/robin-ohara/) - Robin O’Hara has been the Senior Planner, Department of Planning and Construction, Montgomery County Public Schools (MD) since 2018. Robin previously worked for DC Public Schools, Arlington Public Schools (VA), and Fairfax County Public Schools (VA). She has also been a consultant for school planning projects across the country; Robin holds a master’s degree in
- [KAMAR SAMUELS](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/kamar-samuels/) - Kamar Samuels serves as the Superintendent of Community School District 3 in Manhattan. Kamar has been an educator with New York City Schools for more than 20 years. He started his career as an elementary teacher in the Bronx, before becoming the principal of a middle school also in the Bronx. Most recently, Kamar was
- [MEGHAN DUNN](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/meghan-dunn/) - Meghan Dunn serves as the Superintendent of Community School District 13 in Brooklyn, NY. She began her career in education as a first grade teacher in District 16 in Bedford-Stuyvesant. She had the immense honor of looping with her students, and teaching the same group of students from 1st grade until 5th grade. She was
- [EFFIE McMILLIAN](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/effie-mcmillian/) - Effie McMillian currently serves as the Chief of Staff and Strategic Planning for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School (WS/FCS) system. Prior to joining the WS/FCS staff, she served in various roles in the Guilford County Schools system for 21 years. She has also served as an adjunct instructor at her alma mater, North Carolina Agricultural and
- [HALLEY POTTER](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/halley-potter/) - Halley Potter is the director of PK-12 education policy and a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, where she works to advance public policy solutions for addressing educational inequality. She is an expert on school integration, preschool equity, charter schools, and college access. Her work at TCF includes producing original research as well as helping
- [ADRIANA CHAVARÍN-LÓPEZ, Ed.L.D.](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/adriana-chavarin-lopez-ed-l-d/) - Dr. Adriana Chavarín-López is an education leadership coach, consultant, and founder of Sabbaticalize, an organization helping leaders reimagine renewal as a catalyst for transformation. She earned her doctorate in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, a Master’s in School Administration and Policy Analysis from Stanford University, and a Bachelor of Science in Education
- [ADELYN STROUP](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/adelyn-stroup/) - Adelyn Stroup is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Community Learning Center Institute (CLCI) in Cincinnati, a national leader in the community schools movement. She leads place-based strategies that create the conditions for learning and drive neighborhood revitalization through the community schools model. She also oversees the School-Centered Neighborhood Development (SCND) initiative, aligning education,
- [CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/christopher-williams/) - Chris Williams was born and raised in Land O’ Lakes, Florida. He attended the University of South Florida and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer engineering. He began his career with the Pasco County School District in the Information Services Department. In 2004, Chris was promoted to work in the Planning Department where
- [ARIEL BIERBAUM, MCP, PhD](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/ariel-bierbaum-mcp-phd/) - Ariel Bierbaum is an associate professor of urban studies and planning at the University of Maryland’s School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation At the University of Maryland, she is also an affiliate faculty member of the National Center for Smart Growth and the Maryland Transportation Institute. She serves as a lecturer at the University of
- [SHANNON JAAX, AICP](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/shannon-jaax-aicp/) - Shannon Jaax is the Founder of Jaax Street Partners, a community development and school planning practice dedicated to helping public schools, their students and communities thrive. Shannon previously served as the Director of Planning & Real Estate for Kansas City Public Schools, where she designed and led the Repurposing Initiative, a nationally recognized, community-driven effort
- [JONAH FREEDMAN](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/jonah-freedman/) - Jonah Freedman is a Program Manager with the Institute for Transportation Research and Education at NC State University. He has 10 years of experience working in transportation research and technical assistance, and his unique role at ITRE has enabled him to work with every one of the 70+ community transportation agencies in the state. As
- [KEVIN R. HART](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/kevin-r-hart/) - Kevin Hart is an ITRE Program Manager for the North Carolina statewide Transportation Information Management System (TIMS). The NC TIMS Project is an ongoing effort to provide school bus route software training, support and assistance to Public School Systems and Charter School Clients in North Carolina. Kevin holds undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Sociology from
- [BRIAN STARK GODFREY](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/brian-stark-godfrey/) - Brian is the Research Associate and Land Use Planner supporting the OREd program's work advising K-12 school districts. With over 10 years experience in GIS and over 5 years in community planning, Brian brings to bear a variety of backgrounds: spatial analysis, residential land development, zoning, permitting, and more. Brian supports the foundation of data-driven
- [MATHEW PALMER](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/mathew-palmer/) - Mathew has 20 years of experience in planning for schools and communities across the United States. He has been a founding member and is the chair-elect for the American Planning Association’s Public Schools & Communities Division. Mathew has experience leading the operational planning, design and service for public school systems in the Southeast US. He
- [RICHARD BARRERA](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/richard-barrera/) - Richard Barrera has served on the San Diego Unified School Board in 2008. Under his tenure, San Diego Unified students have achieved record-high graduation and college eligibility rates, record-low dropout, suspension, and expulsion rates. Richard has also secured $11.6 billion for school facilities through successful voter-approved bond campaigns. He has championed educators by advocating for
- [VAN SCHOALES](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/van-schoales/) - Van Schoales joined Keystone Policy Center as senior policy director in 2021. He is one of the two Founding Partners of Education Civil Rights Now and the former President of A+ Colorado, a research and advocacy organization founded by Senator Michael Bennet and Mayor Federico Pena to improve public education in Colorado. Van has 33
- [NAOMI CYTRON](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/naomi-cytron/) - Naomi is Managing Director of the National Center on School Infrastructure (NCSI) at the University of California, Berkeley. Previously, Naomi served as regional manager and research associate with the Community Development Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, where her portfolio focused on comprehensive neighborhood reinvestment, gentrification and displacement risks, early childhood education,
- [DARE BRAWLEY](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/dare-brawley/) - Dare is an urban planner with expertise in spatial analytical methods and Geographic Information Systems. At WXY she leads projects that use computational methods to assist local governments and school districts with design and policy challenges. Dare holds an MS in Urban Planning from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation and a
- [TOM MOORE](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/tom-moore/) - Tom Moore is a seasoned demographer with over three decades of experience in public sector planning and student enrollment management. He has served Orange County Public Schools since January 2007, where he currently leads strategic enrollment forecasting and demographic analysis within the Student Enrollment division. Prior to his tenure in Orange County, Mr. Moore held
- [MARIO GIAMPIERI](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/mario-giampieri/) - Mario joined WXY in 2019 with an expertise in mapping, modeling/python, zoning analysis, resiliency, and computational design. Mario has lead school boundary and school enrollment studies throughout the state of Maryland, including Montgomery County Public Schools, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, and Frederick County Public Schools, as well as with Washington DC Public Schools. Mario
- [SARAH BRASHEAR](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/sara-brashear/) - Sarah is celebrating her 9th year working in public education. In her current role, she oversees the development of annual and long-term enrollment projections, analyzes enrollment trends to inform budget development and facilities planning, and develops enrollment policies with a lens towards equity. Sarah also works on planning to open new schools, including DC’s first
- [DAVE KARLSGODT](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/dave-karlsgodt/) - Dave Karlsgodt is vice president of Brailsford & Dunlavey’s Energy and Sustainability practice, where he leads climate action, energy and utility planning, public-private partnerships, and energy efficiency initiatives. He founded and produces B&D’s bimonthly Campus Energy and Sustainability podcast and is known for distilling complex topics for non-technical audiences and decision-makers. Dave holds a BA
- [PRANITA RANBHISE](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/prantia-ranbhise/) - Pranita Ranbhise is Executive Director of Planning at Oakland Unified School District, where she leads facilities planning, sustainability, asset management, and master planning. She oversees short- and long-term facility goals for all district-owned campuses and supports strategic optimization of existing space and infrastructure to serve students effectively. Before joining OUSD, Pranita managed large-scale facility and
- [STEPHANIE SEIDMON](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/stephanie-seidmon/) - UndauntedK12 Program Director Stephanie Seidman plays a crucial role in advancing state and national strategies for promoting healthy, decarbonized, and climate-resilient schools. She leads initiatives in California, supporting the Climate Ready Schools Coalition's advocacy, overseeing strategic projects, and expanding our networks and partnerships. Stephanie brings a decade of experience in public education and climate justice
- [HANNAH PRESS](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/hannah-press/) - Hannah Press serves as an assistant project manager for B&D, working with the Oakland Unified School District in Oakland, California to support the development, planning, and implementation of district-wide sustainability programs and policies. Her expertise includes energy and climate analysis, database management, and strategic planning. Hannah received her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Analysis and Policy
- [SARALEE L. MORRISSEY, FAICP](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/saralee-l-morrissey-faicp/) - Saralee L. Morrissey, FAICP earned statewide and national recognition as an innovative planner and effective leader for developing a collaborative school siting process and Volusia County Florida's adoption of a Public School Facilities Element that recognized the central conservation corridor as a no school zone. Ms. Morrissey’s nearly 30-year career with a public school district
- [MARY MORRIS](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/mary-morris/) - Mary Morris has more than 30 years experience working on educational projects for large architecture and planning firms and now consults to assist school districts, architects, and contractors to achieve greater satisfaction and success with their completed facilities projects by getting them off on the right foot. Her focus is on laying the groundwork to
- [TIM DEROCHE](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/tim-deroche/) - Before launching Available to All, Tim DeRoche wrote and published A Fine Line: How Most American Kids are Kept Out of the Best Public Schools, which traces modern-day public school attendance zones back to the racist redlining practices of the early 20th century. An alumnus of the global strategic management consulting firm McKinsey & Company,
- [ALYSON WEST](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/alyson-west/) - Alyson West (she/her) works at the Town of Chapel Hill as the Safe Routes to School Coordinator in the Planning Department’s Office of Mobility and Greenways. She has a Master’s in City and Regional Planning from UNC Chapel Hill and spent seven years at UNC’s Highway Safety Research Center researching bicycle and pedestrian safety before
- [KATHERINE SHOR](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/katherine-shor/) - Katherine Shor (she/her) works at the Town of Chapel Hill as a Senior Planner in the Planning Department. She has a Master’s degree from Tufts University Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEP). She was a youth worker at non-profit organizations and wrote her master’s thesis on evaluating youth-adult partnership models within community-based organizations. Her
- [MICHAELA TSAPATSARIS](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/michaela-tsapatsaris/) - Michaela Tsapatsaris is a Senior at Cornell University pursuing a bachelor of science in Urban Regional Studies. She is currently completing her thesis that researches how local high school facilities affect community retention and identity of rural areas, looking through the lens of the creation of publicly accessible spaces within public high schools. She plans
- [KWAME SPEARMAN](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/kwame-spearman/) - Kwame Spearman is a proud Colorado native with degrees from Columbia University, Yale Law School, and Harvard Business School. After starting his career as a Management Consultant at Bain & Company in Boston and New York, he now focuses on helping public institutions, especially school districts, create housing opportunities for their employees. He has partnered
- [TRINITY DAVIS, PhD](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/dr-trinity-davis/) - Navigating systems of inequalities has been the focus of Dr. Trinity Davis for 24 years. She was a teacher, coach, Associate Professor, and Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum before founding Teachers Like Me in 2020. Teachers Like Me is an organization dedicated to recruiting, developing, and retaining Black teachers in Kansas City. The mission of Dr.
- [MICHAEL VEA, Ed.L.D.](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/michael-vea-ed-l-d/) - Dr. Michael Vea has dedicated his career to expanding educational opportunities and reimagining what schools can be. He began teaching fifth grade with Teach For America in New York City before co-founding KIPP Infinity Middle School in Harlem in 2005. Today, Michael is a School Design Partner at Transcend, working hand-in-hand with communities across the
- [JASON WASHINGTON](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/jason-washington/) - Jason Washington leads initiatives to accelerate school facility upgrades and new school construction through public-private partnerships and alternative delivery models for Prince George’s County Public Schools. He played a key role in the district’s bundled-school P3 program, which aimed to deliver six new schools by 2023 under one streamlined partnership combining design, financing, construction, and
- [LUCAS BEASLEY](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/lucas-beasley/)
- [WANDA PAUL](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/wanda-paul/)
- [CHRISTOPHER AKAGBOSU](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/speaker/christopher-akagbosu/)

## Sessions

- [Transportation Solutions: Call to Action for Planning Practitioners](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/sessions/transportation-solutions-call-to-action-for-planning-practitioners/) - In 1982, Mississippi Governor William Whyte stated simply, “The only pathway out of poverty goes by the schoolhouse door.” Yet, school transportation is at a critical threshold for supporting the daily school travel of schoolchildren across the country. This session both provides a spotlight on school travel issues - land use patterns and transportation funding,
- [CLOSING: Final Remarks](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/sessions/closing-final-remarks/)
- [Building Tomorrow’s Schools Today: Sustainability Implementation Meets Financial Feasibility](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/sessions/building-tomorrows-schools-today-sustainability-implementation-meets-financial-feasibility/) - As school districts across the country attempt to address the climate crisis, they are navigating both environmental and financial sustainability challenges. This session will discuss not only the policy changes needed to address sustainability and the community involvement necessary, but also the practicality of implementing these policies and what that means to the district’s bottom
- [National Center on School Infrastructure (NCSI): Exploring Best Practices in Educational Facility Master Planning](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/sessions/national-center-on-school-infrastructure-ncsi-exploring-best-practices-in-educational-facility-master-planning/) - This session will introduce participants to the new National Center on School Infrastructure (NCSI), funded by the US Department of Education. NCSI is a national resource hub that supports states and school districts in the stewardship of America’s elementary and secondary public school facilities. In this session, we will explore case studies of current educational
- [Shrinking and Growing: Innovative Approaches to Enrollment Projections](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/sessions/shrinking-and-growing-innovative-approaches-to-enrollment-projections/) - How do school districts anticipate and manage shifting enrollment? What are the most effective strategies for estimating future enrollment with the highest accuracy? How do districts make use of this information for the purposes of facilities planning and anticipating future needs? In this session participants will hear from district school planners and planners who consult
- [Building the Case for Federal Investments in Our Public Schools: Policy & Advocacy Deep Dive](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/sessions/building-the-case-for-federal-investments-in-our-public-schools-policy-advocacy-deep-dive/) - Major shifts are occurring in Washington DC that are directly affecting how districts plan, budget, and build for the future. This session will give you a clear, up-to-the-minute download on federal actions that matter most for school facilities and district operations. We’ll cover the latest on funding streams for school construction and renovation, updates on
- [Fostering Diverse Schools](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/sessions/fostering-diverse-schools/) - More than seven decades after Brown v. Board of Education, American public schools remain highly segregated by both race and socioeconomic status. But some school districts across the country are bucking the trend to increase access to diverse learning environments through changes to their student assignment plans, enrollment outreach efforts, and programmatic offerings. This session
- [Addressing the Challenges of School Closures](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/sessions/addressing-the-challenges-of-school-closures/) - In the face of declining enrollment and budgetary pressures, school districts nationwide are increasingly forced to consider the painful process of school closures and consolidations. This work is not merely about addressing operational inefficiencies; it’s a deeply emotional and political undertaking that can have lasting impacts on students, staff, and entire communities. Join as we
- [The Great School Reshuffle: Schools as Levers for Integrated Development](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/sessions/the-great-school-reshuffle-schools-as-levers-for-integrated-development/) - This panel will discuss the emerging role and impact of schools in integrated developments in urban and suburban settings. Today, many macro and micro factors are pushing new approaches and considerations for school siting such as land scarcity, class size reduction goals, demographic and lifestyle shifts, sustainability goals, funding, and evolving school needs. This panel
- [Housing Solutions for Educators](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/sessions/housing-solutions-for-educators-lessons-from-school-district-led-development/) - Across the country, rising housing costs are making it harder for teachers and school staff to live in the communities they serve. Some school districts are responding by developing workforce housing, tackling challenges of financing, community engagement, development approvals, and tenant selection. This session brings together leaders from Colorado, California, and the Midwest to share
- [Communities Leading Schools: Insights from Cincinnati and San Diego](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/sessions/communities-leading-schools-insights-from-cincinnati-and-san-diego/) - This session highlights how communities are leading school-centered transformation through cross-sector partnerships that support cradle-to-career success. In Cincinnati, Adelyn Stroup, Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Community Learning Center Institute (CLCI), will share how the city’s Community Learning Centers serve as hubs for education, health, and family support. She will highlight the School-Centered Neighborhood Development
- [Student-Led Planning: Facilities, Playgrounds, and Safe Routes, Oh My!](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/sessions/student-led-planning-facilities-playgrounds-and-safe-routes-oh-my/) - Our school facilities and playground are built to serve students; however, their voices and insight are often lacking from the planning process. Come to learn how Falls Church City Public Schools innovated community engagement for their $120M high school, how Albuquerque Public Schools engaged students to understand the safest routes to school and potential barriers,
- [WELCOME: Introductory Remarks](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/sessions/welcome-introductory-remarks/)
- [No panel planned. Please attend Track 2 or Track 3](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/sessions/track-1-coming-soon/)
- [Lunchtime: “Preparing for the Planning Job Market”](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/sessions/lunchtime-topic-1/) - This lunchtime chat will connect students interested in pursuing school planning-oriented thesis, career, and internship opportunities. The session will begin with a brief overview of networking tips and tricks for both undergraduate and graduate students. Then, participants will have the opportunity to connect with other planning students from across the country.
- [Lunchtime: “Reimagining Safe Routes to Schools for Teens”](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/sessions/lunchtime-topic-2/) - A recent expansion in SRTS funding criteria to include high schools is an opportunity to reimagine how it gets delivered across municipalities. SRTS programming has historically focused on elementary and middle school students and their families. We anticipate the need to broaden the traditional SRTS framework in many municipalities across the country with an approach
- [Lunchtime: "Equal Access to Schools: Challenges and Strategies"](https://www.schoolplanningsummit.com/sessions/lunchtime-topic-3/) - Join A Fine Line author, Tim DeRoche, and school planner, Saralee Morrissey, FAICP, for an interactive discussion on what makes for good public schools and how to provide equitable access to those schools for all children. Both DeRoche and Morrissey share a passion for K-12 public education and wanting all children to receive a high