MEDIA CONTACT: Aimee Lewis aimee.lewis@its.rochester.edu585.275.0777 or Sharon Dickman sdickman@rochester.edu
585.275.4128

January 27, 2006

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Warner School Forum on the challenges of funding urban schools

TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, in the Gowen Room of Wilson Commons on the University's River Campus.

ADMISSION: Free and open to the public, but registration is required. Contact Janet Moore at (585) 275-9929.

A presentation on "The Rochester City School District Budget and the Challenges of Funding Large Urban Districts" will be given by Vernon Conner, RCSD director of the budget. A question-and-answer session will follow the talk.

This is the third in a series of Urban Teaching and Leadership Forums sponsored by the Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development at the University of Rochester.

The final program will offer a panel discussion at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5, in the Gowen Room with Rebecca Boyle, director of professional development; Maria Cianca, chief of school development and academics; Marie Costanza, coordinator of mentor-intern programs; and Susan Goodwin, director of the Rochester Teacher Center, all of the City School District.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit www.rochester.edu/warner or call (585) 275-9929.

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