"From High School to College"

Please Join Us at
"From High School to College"

When: Tuesday, February 6, 2006 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Los Altos Youth Center, Civic Center Plaza, I North San Antonio Road, Los Altos
A downloadable flyer is at http://communitydialogues.org/

Michael Kirst, Stanford Education Professor, author, and national education expert, Martha Kanter, Chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, and Barry Groves , Superintendent of Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District, will discuss issues related to student achievement and educational opportunities. Audience participation includes small group discussion and conversation with the presenters.

Professor Kirst has recently written a book called From High School to College which raises issues of interest to anyone with a child or young adult in the education system and to anyone concerned about the future of our community and our country.

Professor Kirst, Chancellor Kanter, and Superintendent Groves will address relevant educational issues. For example:

•We think about a unified K-12 (kindergarten through twelfth grade), but what about K-16?
•Are our children inadequately or over-prepared for college?
•If the majority want a four year college education, why do so many leave before a degree?
•What about career opportunities, where do our children gain employable skills?
• What are we doing in the highly competitive, global, twenty-first century to ensure opportunities and success for each and every high school graduate?

Learn about programs, like MVLA Community Scholars and Partners for New Generations that are focused on greater opportunities for our community's youth. Meet and share ideas with community members who are concerned about the future of our youth, our region and our country.

A Community Dialogues Forum
Hosted By MVLA Community Scholars and Partners for New Generations
and co-sponsored by the Los Altos-Mtn View League of Women Voters and Mesa de la Comunidad

***Spanish Translation Available***