Morning –

8:30   Registration and Continental Breakfast

         Greater Salisbury Committee Board Room           

9:00   Greetings and Introductions                   

          Donald Harting, Delmarva Education Foundation (DEF)           

9:30   Our Region                   

          Daniel Kuennen: Rural Development Center                 

                      University of Maryland Eastern Shore         

                      Princess Anne , Maryland             

          Memo Diriker: Business, Economic and Community         

                      Outreach Network (BEACON), Salisbury University

                      Salisbury , Maryland                 

10:15   Break and travel to discussion rooms                 

           Wicomico County Free Library meeting rooms, lower level       

            Room 1-- Professional Educators             

                            Facilitators: Michael Arnold         

                                               Nancy Jennings           

            Room 4-- Community Stakeholders             

                            Facilitators: Robert Gibbs         

                                              Ruth Baker             

10:30   Discussion sessions

11:45   Sessions findings               

           Greater Salisbury Committee Board Room 

Afternoon ---         

12:30   Lunch                       

           Greater Salisbury Committee Board Room           

           Catered by Lynda Neill, "Season To Taste"  

1:00   National Trends in Rural Education

          Michael Arnold, McREL

          Robert Gibbs, ERS, USDA

          Nancy Jennings, Bowdoin College

2:30   Break

2:45   Sharing, Questions, "Answers?"

          Facilitator: Michael Arnold

3:30   Closure and Next Steps

          Donald Harting, DEF

3:50   Evaluation and Recognition

          Sharon Clark, DEF