2023 North Carolina Education Innovation Lab Agenda
December 5, 2023
9:00 am Welcome & Opening Remarks
Walter McDowell, Chairman, BEST NC
Leah Sutton, Vice President of Policy & Engagement, BEST NC
9:20 am Best Practices in Compensating High-Skilled Professionals
Insights from the Private Sector
Jenn Mann, Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, SAS Institute
Abigail Smith, Partner, Bain & Company
Moderator: Brenda Berg, President & CEO, BEST NC
Reflections from Educators
Xavier Adams, 2022 NCCAT Prudential NC Beginning Teacher of the Year, Orange County Schools
Dr. Kim Morrison, Superintendent, Mount Airy City Schools
Claudia Spencer, Executive Director of Human Resources, Wilson County Schools
10:45 am Break & Transition
11:00 am Role-Alike Breakouts: Key Takeaways & Opportunities
EBC 7: Educators, Research & Advocacy
EBC 8: PK-12 Administrators, Higher Education
EBC 9: Policymakers & Staff, Business & Philanthropy
BREAKOUT SESSION FACILITATORS:
Dr. Eric Houck, Associate Professor, UNC Chapel Hill School of Education
Jennifer O’Neal Schiess, Senior Partner & Policy and Evaluation Practice Leader, Bellwether Education Partners
Dr. Matthew Springer, Hussman Distinguished Professor of Education Reform, UNC Chapel Hill School of Education
12:00 pm Lunch
12:45 pm Teacher Pay Video Premiere
A Smart Investment: Teacher Pay in North Carolina
1:00 pm Remarks: The Future of the Teaching Profession
Catherine Truitt, State Superintendent, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
1:15 pm Keynote Address: The Great School Rethink
Dr. Frederick M. Hess, Senior Fellow & Director of Education Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute; Author, The Great School Rethink (2023)
Moderator: John R. Belk, President (Retired), Belk, Inc.; Board Member, BEST NC
2:00 pm Breakouts: Exploring Key Teacher Pay Strategies (Attendees will choose one topic)
EBC 7: Ensuring a Living Wage by Front-Loading Pay
EBC 8: Hard-to-Staff Pay Incentives
EBC 9: Advanced Teaching Roles & Other Retention Strategies
BREAKOUT SESSION FACILITATORS:
Dr. Eric Houck, Associate Professor, UNC Chapel Hill School of Education
Jennifer O’Neal Schiess, Senior Partner & Policy and Evaluation Practice Leader, Bellwether
Dr. Matthew Springer, Hussman Distinguished Professor of Education Reform, UNC Chapel Hill School of Education
2:50 pm Closing Remarks
Brenda Berg, President & CEO, BEST NC