Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Discuss Hispanic Educational Excellence in San Antonio Thursday; White House to Hold Hispanic Community Action Summit Friday
WASHINGTON, DC – The White House will hold a Hispanic Community Action Summit at Fox Tech High School in San Antonio, Texas on Friday, March 9th. Education Secretary Arne Duncan will deliver a keynote speech on the shared commitment needed to educate our way to an economy built to last. Secretary Duncan and San Antonio Mayor Juli谩n Castro will also hold a town hall meeting before the summit at Caf茅 College on Thursday, March 8th to discuss the importance of expanding opportunities for Hispanic students to meet President Obama’s education goals for the nation. More than a dozen Administration officials representing a wide-range of policy areas will participate in both events.
White House and Cabinet agency officials will meet with San Antonio area community leaders, educators, small business owners and state and local elected officials at the town hall and summit. The all-day summit includes innovative forums designed to facilitate in-depth discussions on topics from education to jobs and the economy, health care and the need to fix our nation’s broken immigration system.
The summit will begin with a morning plenary followed by a set of open space dialogues, in which participants set the agenda and identify action steps with officials throughout the afternoon. Members of the public must register in advance to participate in the summit at http://go.usa.gov/P4m. A report on the President’s agenda and the Hispanic community is available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/
Administration officials expected to participate include:
White House and Cabinet agency officials will meet with San Antonio area community leaders, educators, small business owners and state and local elected officials at the town hall and summit. The all-day summit includes innovative forums designed to facilitate in-depth discussions on topics from education to jobs and the economy, health care and the need to fix our nation’s broken immigration system.
The summit will begin with a morning plenary followed by a set of open space dialogues, in which participants set the agenda and identify action steps with officials throughout the afternoon. Members of the public must register in advance to participate in the summit at http://go.usa.gov/P4m. A report on the President’s agenda and the Hispanic community is available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/
Administration officials expected to participate include:
- U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
- Felicia Escobar, Senior Policy Advisor, Domestic Policy Council, The White House
- Jos茅 Rico, Director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics
- Julie Ch谩vez Rodriguez, Associate Director, Office of Public Engagement, The White House
- Gabriella Gomez, Assistant Secretary, Office for Legislation and Congressional Affairs, U.S. Department of Education
- Teresa Ni帽o, Director of Office of Public Engagement, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Mariela Melero, Chief, Office of Public Engagement, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Tammye Trevi帽o, Administrator, Housing and Community Facilities Programs Rural Development Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Frederick Pfaeffle, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Greg Darnieder, Special Assistant and Advisor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
- Marco Davis, Deputy Director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics
- Leslie Acosta-Martin, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education
- Gabriel Sandoval, Senior Advisor, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics
- Lisa Garcia, Senior Advisor to the Administrator for Environmental Justice, Environmental Protection Agency
- Celinda Pe帽a, Senior Advisor, Office of the Director National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
- Mauro Morales, Policy Counsel, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
- Elma Goodwin, Management and Program Analyst, Administration on Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Yolanda Garcia Olivarez, Regional Administrator, Small Business Administration
- Leon McCowan, Regional Administrator, Administration on Children and Families, U.S. Health and Human Services
- Dusti Gurule, Regional Representative for U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, U.S. Department of Labor
- Stella Chavez, Regional Outreach Specialist, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Mario Ortiz, District Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
**NOTE: Media representatives who wish to cover the town hall and summit must pre-credential by e-mailing their name, title, organization and contact information to Toby Chaudhuri attoby.chaudhuri@ed.gov by Thursday, March 8th at 3 p.m. CT.**
WHITE HOUSE HISPANIC COMMUNITY ACTION SUMMIT
SAN ANTONIO EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
WHITE HOUSE HISPANIC COMMUNITY ACTION SUMMIT
SAN ANTONIO EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
THURSDAY, MARCH 8
Caf茅 College Atrium, 131 El Paso Street, San Antonio, Texas
6 p.m. CT Education Secretary Arne Duncan and San Antonio Mayor Juli谩n Castro hold a town hall meeting with community leaders and educators to discuss the importance of expanding opportunities for Hispanic students to meet President Obama’s educational goals for the nation.
7 p.m. CT Education Secretary Arne Duncan holds a brief availability with media representatives.
FRIDAY, MARCH 9
Fox Tech High School Auditorium, 637 North Main Avenue, San Antonio, Texas
9 a.m. CT Education Secretary Arne Duncan delivers an important speech on the shared commitment needed to educate our way to an economy built to last and opens the White House Hispanic Community Action Summit. Mayor Juli谩n Castro delivers welcoming remarks and Obama Administration officials present an overview of the summit.
9:30 a.m. CT Opening plenary followed by a series of policy conversations
Caf茅 College Atrium, 131 El Paso Street, San Antonio, Texas
6 p.m. CT Education Secretary Arne Duncan and San Antonio Mayor Juli谩n Castro hold a town hall meeting with community leaders and educators to discuss the importance of expanding opportunities for Hispanic students to meet President Obama’s educational goals for the nation.
7 p.m. CT Education Secretary Arne Duncan holds a brief availability with media representatives.
FRIDAY, MARCH 9
Fox Tech High School Auditorium, 637 North Main Avenue, San Antonio, Texas
9 a.m. CT Education Secretary Arne Duncan delivers an important speech on the shared commitment needed to educate our way to an economy built to last and opens the White House Hispanic Community Action Summit. Mayor Juli谩n Castro delivers welcoming remarks and Obama Administration officials present an overview of the summit.
9:30 a.m. CT Opening plenary followed by a series of policy conversations
- Job Creation and Economic Recovery
- Educational Excellence
- The Affordable Care Act and Healthy Families
- Fixing America’s Broken Immigration System
10:30 a.m. CT Open Space Dialogue: Administration officials and summit participants create an agenda and plan of action.
11 a.m. CT Education Secretary Arne Duncan and more than a dozen senior Administration officials hold a brief availability with media representatives.
4 p.m. CT Closing session
La Casa Blanca, la comunidad hispana Acci贸n de la Cumbre en San Antonio, Texas
El Viernes, 09 de marzo 2012 de 8:30 am a 4:00 pm, por favor, 煤nase a nosotros en la Cumbre de la Casa Blanca Hispana de Acci贸n Comunitaria en San Antonio, Texas.
La cumbre se conectar谩 altos funcionarios de la Administraci贸n Obama de las 谩reas de pol铆ticas diferentes con los l铆deres comunitarios, empresarios, y otras partes interesadas para discutir temas cr铆ticos para la comunidad hispana en San Antonio, y la naci贸n.
Informaci贸n del evento
Fecha: Viernes, 09 de marzo 2012
Hora: 8:30 am a 4:00 pm
Direcci贸n: Fox Tech High School, 637 N. Main Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78205
Por favor llene la siguiente informaci贸n para hacer sus reservaciones para el evento:Fecha: Viernes, 09 de marzo 2012
Hora: 8:30 am a 4:00 pm
Direcci贸n: Fox Tech High School, 637 N. Main Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78205
On Friday, March 9, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., please join us at the White House Hispanic Community Action Summit in San Antonio, Texas.
The summit will connect senior Obama Administration officials from diverse policy areas with community leaders, business owners, and other stakeholders to discuss issues critical to the Hispanic community, San Antonio, and the nation.
Event information
Date: Friday, March 9, 2012
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Address: Fox Tech High School, 637 N. Main Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78205
Please fill out the following information to RSVP for the event:Date: Friday, March 9, 2012
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Address: Fox Tech High School, 637 N. Main Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78205
WASHINGTON, DC - La Casa Blanca celebrar谩 una Cumbre de la Comunidad de Acci贸n Hispana en Fox Tech High School en San Antonio, Texas, el viernes, 9 de marzo. El secretario de Educaci贸n Arne Duncan pronunciar谩 un discurso sobre el compromiso compartido necesario para educar a nuestra forma de una econom铆a construida para durar. Secretario Duncan y alcalde de San Antonio Juli谩n Castro tambi茅n llevar谩 a cabo una reuni贸n en el ayuntamiento antes de la cumbre en el Caf茅 College el Jueves, 08 de marzo para discutir la importancia de ampliar las oportunidades para los estudiantes hispanos a alcanzar los objetivos del presidente Obama de educaci贸n para la naci贸n. M谩s de una docena de funcionarios de la administraci贸n que representan a una amplia gama de 谩mbitos pol铆ticos participar谩n en ambos eventos.Casa Blanca y funcionarios del gabinete de agencia se reunir谩 con l铆deres de la comunidad de San Antonio de la zona, los educadores, los propietarios de peque帽as empresas y los funcionarios electos estatales y locales en el ayuntamiento y la cumbre.La cumbre de un d铆a incluye foros innovadoras dise帽adas para facilitar un debate en profundidad sobre temas de la educaci贸n al empleo y la econom铆a, la salud y la necesidad de arreglar el sistema migratorio de nuestra naci贸n rota.La cumbre comenzar谩 con una sesi贸n plenaria por la ma帽ana seguida de una serie de di谩logos de espacios abiertos, en los que los participantes establecer la agenda y determinar los pasos a seguir con los funcionarios en toda la tarde. Los miembros del p煤blico deben registrarse con anticipaci贸n para participar en la cumbre a http://go.usa.gov/P4m. Un informe sobre la agenda del Presidente y de la comunidad hispana est谩 disponible en http://www.whitehouse.gov/hispanic.Los funcionarios del gobierno se espera que participen incluyen:
EE.UU. Secretario de Educaci贸n Arne DuncanFelicia Escobar, Asesor Principal de Pol铆ticas, Consejo de Pol铆tica Nacional, la Casa BlancaJos茅 Rico, Directora de la Iniciativa de la Casa Blanca para la Excelencia Educativa para los hispanosJulie Ch谩vez Rodr铆guez, Director Adjunto, Oficina de Participaci贸n P煤blica, la Casa BlancaGabriela G贸mez, Subsecretario de la Oficina de Asuntos de Legislaci贸n y del Congreso, EE.UU. Departamento de Educaci贸nTeresa Ni帽o, Director de la Oficina de Participaci贸n P煤blica, los Centros para Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid, EE.UU. Departamento de Salud y Servicios HumanosMariela Melero, Jefe de la Oficina de Participaci贸n P煤blica, Ciudadan铆a de los EE.UU. y Servicios de Inmigraci贸n, EE.UU. Departamento de Seguridad NacionalTammye Trevi帽o, administradora, Vivienda y Desarrollo Comunitario Servicio de Agencia de Programas de Desarrollo Rural, Departamento de Agricultura de EE.UU.Federico Pfaeffle, Subsecretario Adjunto para los Derechos Civiles, Departamento de Agricultura de EE.UU.Greg Darnieder, Asistente Especial y Asesor del Secretario, Departamento de Educaci贸n de EE.UU.Marco Davis, Director Adjunto de la Iniciativa de la Casa Blanca para la Excelencia Educativa para los hispanosLeslie Acosta Mart铆n, Analista de Programas, Oficina de Ayuda Federal para Estudiantes, EE.UU. Departamento de Educaci贸nGabriel Sandoval, Asesor Senior de la Iniciativa de la Casa Blanca para la Excelencia Educativa para los hispanosLisa Garc铆a, Asesor Superior del Administrador de Justicia Ambiental, la Agencia de Protecci贸n del Medio AmbienteCelinda Pe帽a, Asesor Principal, Oficina del Director de Servicio de Parques Nacionales, EE.UU. Departamento de InteriorMauro Morales, Asesor de Pol铆ticas, Oficina de, Diversidad e Inclusi贸n EE.UU. Oficina de Administraci贸n de PersonalElma Goodwin, Gesti贸n y Analista de Programas, Administraci贸n para Ni帽os y Familias, EE.UU. Departamento de Salud y Servicios HumanosYolanda Garc铆a Olivares, Administrador Regional, Administraci贸n de Peque帽os NegociosMcCowan Le贸n, Administrador Regional, Administraci贸n para Ni帽os y Familias, de Salud y Servicios Humanos de EE.UU.Dusti Gurule, Representante Regional para EE.UU. Secretario del Trabajo Hilda Sol铆s, EE.UU. Departamento de TrabajoStella Ch谩vez, Especialista Regional de Extensi贸n, EE.UU. Departamento de Salud y Servicios HumanosMario Ortiz, Director de Distrito, Ciudadan铆a de los EE.UU. y Servicios de Inmigraci贸n, EE.UU. Departamento de Seguridad Nacional
** NOTA: Los representantes de los medios de comunicaci贸n que deseen cubrir el ayuntamiento y de la Cumbre de pre-acreditaci贸n por correo electr贸nico a su nombre, t铆tulo, organizaci贸n e informaci贸n de contacto a Toby Chaudhuri attoby.chaudhuri @ ed.gov por el Jueves, 08 de marzo a las 3 pm CT. **LA CASA BLANCA LA COMUNIDAD HISPANA CUMBRE DE ACCI脫NSAN ANTONIO DE EVENTOS DESTACADOS
Jueves, 08 de marzoCaf茅 Colegio Atrium, 131 la calle El Paso, San Antonio, Texas6 pm Hora Secretario de Educaci贸n Arne Duncan y alcalde de San Antonio Juli谩n Castro celebrar谩 una reuni贸n en el ayuntamiento con los l铆deres comunitarios y educadores para discutir la importancia de ampliar las oportunidades para los estudiantes hispanos a alcanzar las metas educativas del presidente Obama para la naci贸n.
Nota **: El evento ser谩 escuchar en vivo en Internet en http://bit.ly/EdSAT **.7 pm CT el secretario de Educaci贸n Arne Duncan, tiene una disponibilidad breve con los representantes de los medios de comunicaci贸n.Viernes, 09 de marzoFox Tech High School Auditorium, 637 North Main Avenue, San Antonio, Texas9 a.m. CT Secretario de Educaci贸n Arne Duncan ofrece un importante discurso sobre el compromiso compartido necesario para educar a nuestro camino a una econom铆a construida para durar y abre la Casa Blanca, la comunidad hispana Cumbre de Acci贸n. El alcalde Juli谩n Castro pronuncia un discurso de bienvenida y funcionarios de la Administraci贸n Obama presenta una visi贸n general de la cumbre.9:30 am CT sesi贸n plenaria de apertura seguida de una serie de conversaciones de pol铆ticaCreaci贸n de Empleo y Recuperaci贸n Econ贸micaExcelencia en la Educaci贸nLa Ley de Asistencia Asequible y Healthy FamiliesFijaci贸n de sistema de inmigraci贸n de Estados Unidos10:30 am Di谩logo CT Espacio Abierto: Los funcionarios del gobierno y de los participantes en la cumbre crear un programa y plan de acci贸n.11 a.m. CT secretario de Educaci贸n Arne Duncan, y m谩s de una docena de altos funcionarios del gobierno tienen una disponibilidad breve con los representantes de los medios de comunicaci贸n.4 p.m. CT Sesi贸n de clausura
