“Bridges to Innovation: Building Your Toolkit for Latino Success”

This year, the Latino Affairs Commission hosted its 5th annual Latino Education Summit. The event was our largest yet, with over 300 teachers, administrators and community leaders convening to foster dialogue on the challenges and opportunities facing Ohio's Hispanic students. The full-day summit featured 19 workshops, networking sessions, a panel, and speeches from ODE Superintenent of Public Instruction Paolo DeMaria and University of Cincinnati AVP and Dean of Students Dr. Juan Guardia.

We are especially grateful to the Ohio Department of Education and the University of Cincinnati for their contributions to the summit. We'd also like to recognize Prospanica Cincinnati and Miami University as partners for this event.

Program Booklet

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Speakers

 
Paolo DeMaria
Superintendent of Public Instruction

Ohio Department of Education

DeMaria's Speech Transcript

 
 
Dr. Juan Guardia
Assistant VP for Student Affairs and Dean of Students

University of Cincinnati

 

Thank You To Our Collaborators


 
 
 
 
 

Best Practices Presentations

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Sessions A

Changing a Generation – Bridging the Gap for Latino Students
Lisa Imel and Rudy Ramirez,
Academic Innovations, Retired Principal at Indio HS, California

 

Principal Bryan Hilko, Lorain City Schools

 

Applying Language Modalities, Domains, and Standards in the Diverse Classroom
Frances Guzmán-Sánchez and Aaron Parker, Cincinnati Public Schools

 

Building on Best Practices in Latino Career Development: Engaging Science Teachers as Change Agents
Dr. Cassandra Storlie and Dr. Bridget Mulvey, Kent State University

 

Serving Unaccompanied Children’s Needs through Social Services, Research and Advocacy
Dr. Leila Rodriguez, University of Cincinnati

 

Victor Leandry, Jesús Sánchez, Asst. Superintendent John Monteleone,
El Centro de Servicios Sociales, Cuyahoga Valley Environmental Education Center, Oberlin City Schools

 

Patty Fong, Hamilton County Educational Service Center

 

Immigration Status and Academic Performance: Best Practices for Serving Undocumented and Mixed-Status Student Populations
Kathleen Kersh, Esq. and Lourdes Narvaez,
Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE), Springfield City Schools

 

Building Science Networks for Latino Students, Faculty and Researches (For Students Only)
J. Marcela Hernández, The Ohio State University

 

Sessions B

ESL goals – Student Leadership and Connectedness as a Retention and Graduation Strategy
Megan Kreaps, Wilmer Hernández, Angeles Molina Gutierrez, Milton Canales-Molina, Jillian Garcia Moran, Yordy Cabrera, 
Cincinnati Public Schools

 

Unexpected Challenges in the Classroom: Educating Undocumented and Unaccompanied Latino Students
Dr. Kim Sethna and Farhad Sethna, Esq., 
Ursuline College, Law Offices of Farhad Sethna and University of Akron Law School

 

Nick Castro, JD. and Priscilla Ayala, University of Cincinnati

 

Our Journey to Cultural and Linguistic Competency for Latino Students – Responsible Teaching and Community Partnerships
Principal Marie Contreras-Deshuk, Asst. Principal Celina Bigio, Sandra de Rivero, Sandra Peloquin, 
Lorain City Schools

 

Bilingualism – A NEW Pathway Towards Graduation?
Marie Kobayashi,Kelly Broscheid, Maria Lang,Bryan Wright, Gini Browsh, 
Cincinnati Public Schools, Cincinnati State, Live-a-Language Foundation

 

Jenny Zhen-Duan, M.A., Kaithlynn Bochenek, M.S.W., L.S.W., Maria Piombo, Ed. D., 
University of Cincinnati

 

Francisco-Xavier Gómez-Bellengé, Maylin Sambois Sanchez, Michelle Arencivia, 
The Ohio State University, Femergy, Prospanica

 

Ven y Acompañame – Life Through the Eyes of a Non-U.S. Citizen Latina Scholar
Esther Maria Claros Berlioz, Miami University

 

Jessica Ramos, Esq. and Maria Otero, Esq., Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE)

 

Event Photos