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