OneGoal Massachusetts Partnership Summit 2024
Now is the Time: Transforming
Postsecondary Advising and Support
Due to the amount of registrations we’ve received, the event is now full! If you are still interested in joining us, you can complete the RSVP form at the link below and you will be added to our waiting list. Thank you so much for your interest in joining!
OneGoal is excited to announce our 2024 Partnership Summit will be held on Tuesday, November 19 at UMass Boston’s Campus Center.
This one-day symposium brings together Massachusetts education leaders, policy makers, education practitioners, district and school administrators, philanthropy leaders, and more to share perspectives and tackle some of the biggest challenges impacting students today. Our Summit convenes annually to support a growing community of people whose shared goals are to ensure equitable access to and success in postsecondary education, especially in bridging the secondary/postsecondary divide. We want students — all students — to have what they need to successfully bridge this divide.
This year, our theme is Now Is The Time: Transforming Postsecondary Advising and Support. From Free Community College to the MASSGrant Plus expansion and more, MassEducate is changing the secondary-to-postsecondary pipeline across the Commonwealth. We’re excited to present a day focused on ways to ensure these programs, and the supports we put in place, are focused on increasing equity in education access.
Tuesday, November 19
8:00 am – 4:30 pm
UMass Boston
Campus Center
100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125
You should attend the summit if:
- You care about equitable access to postsecondary education
- You are an educator, administrator, policy maker, philanthropic leader, or are engaged in equity work for high school and/or college students
- You recognize your role in supporting students across the secondary-to-postsecondary divide and want to collaborate with others in this sector
- You’re excited to learn current events and best practices from secondary and postsecondary spaces around the Commonwealth
Plenary Speakers
Opening Plenary Speakers
- Amanda Seider, Massachusetts Executive Director, OneGoal
- Sarah Castillo, OneGoal alum and UMass Boston student
- Dr. Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, Chancellor, University of Massachusetts – Boston
- Dr. Noe Ortega, Commissioner of Higher Education, Massachusetts
Mid-day Plenary Speakers
- Phylitia Jamerson, Executive Director of Early College, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Daniel Lopez, Managing Director of Program, OneGoal
Afternoon Plenary Speakers
- Manny Cruz, State Representative for the 7th Essex District, Massachusetts
- Chanthy Lopes Toro, Assistant Director for Engagement and Communications for Massachusetts, The Education Trust
- Adam Seidel, Massachusetts Deputy Director, OneGoal
Breakout Sessions
Morning Sessions
Quality Advising Matters
Room 3540
Classroom-based postsecondary advising models for student success from the student, teacher, and advisor perspective.
Presenters:
- Theresa Pickens, Manager of Postsecondary Support
- Alex Tuhy, Social Studies Teacher and OneGoal Program Director, BMC Durfee High School
- Aaron Canto, Persistence Project Director, Boston Prep High School
Promising Practices in Postsecondary Success Programs for First-Year Students
Room 3545
Answering the questions:
- What happens when students get to college?
- What can we learn from successful first-year programs?
- How mentoring can impact student success, especially low-income students, and students of color?
Presenters:
- Kalan Lewis, Director of Mentoring and Special Programs, Quinsigamond Community College
- Lorena Fuentes Lopez, Senior Director of Pathways & Multicultural Programs, UMass Boston
- Erika Corona, Associate Director of Pathways & Multilingual Programs, UMass Boston
- MC Damm, Associate Director, Boston University Newbury Center
Early College External Consulting Group Meeting
Room 2540
Presenter:
- Kristin Hunt, DESE
Empowering Leaders in Education
Room 2545
Looking at school leaders as a lever for postsecondary support: research review + conversation
Presenters:
- John Boumgarden, Postsecondary Leadership Coach, OneGoal
- Julie Friegen, Postsecondary Leadership Coach, OneGoal
Make It Make Cents! Part 1
Ballroom A
Covering the following topics:
- Looking at MassEducate and other programs: how we can shift advising to meet the moment
- How secondary schools can support student funding — in senior year and beyond
- How local institutes of higher education can leverage funding programs for student recruitment
Presenters:
- Bahar Akman Imboden, Managing Director, Hildreth Institute
- Anika Van Eaton, Vice President of Policy, uAspire
- Femi Stoltz, Massachusetts Policy Director, uAspire
- Nate Mackinnon, Executive Director at Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges
Afternoon Sessions
Make It Make Cents! Part 2
75 person capacity
Covering the following topics:
- Tactical student supports for completing FAFSA and MASFA, including best practices from practitioners
- Successfully engaging student families
Presenters:
- Lindsey Kreckler, Senior Director for Postsecondary Success, OneGoal
- Ivelise Caraballo, Executive Director, CPLAN
- Michele Rudy, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Cultivate Pathways
Building a Student-First Postsecondary Funding System
30 person capacity
Covering the following topics:
- Going beyond the classroom: looking at system- and school/institution-level supports
- Answering the question: what if we designed postsecondary access to be totally student-focused?
- What can the state do to ensure students understand the full breadth of support available?
Presenters:
- The Hildreth Institute
- Policy Fellow Cohort, uAspire
- Laura Biechler, Assistant Vice President of Financial Aid and Enrollment Management, Bridgewater State University
- The Education Trust
Life Post-Affirmative Action: Addressing Multicultural Recruitment in a Post-Affirmative Action Landscape
75 person capacity
Covering the following topics:
- Strategies and tactics local institutes of higher education are currently exploring
- What people in both secondary and postsecondary can do to support successful multicultural recruitment
Presenters:
- Skaidy Mieses, Senior Assistant Director of Multicultural Recruitment, UMass Lowell
- Cicily Shaw, Director of College Counselor, Thayer Academy
- Adebimpe Dare, Assistant Dean of Multicultural Student Success, Providence College
- Aaron Canto, Persistence Project Director, Boston Prep High School
Systems-Level Solutions: Early College and Communities of Practice
30 person capacity
Covering the following topics:
- School and District indicators for postsecondary success
- How the Early College program can be a systemic solution
- OneGoal Leadership Network: Creating a data-driven success plan
Presenters:
- Kelley Gangi, Chief of School Innovation, Springfield Empowerment Zone
- Declan O’Connor, Executive Principal, Springfield Public Schools
- Megan Reed, Executive Director of Strategy and Operations, Boston Office of Secondary Schools
- Erika Giampietro, Executive Director, Massachusetts Alliance for Early College
- John Boumgarden, Postsecondary Leadership Coach, OneGoal
2024 Summit Program
8:00 am – 9:00 am — Optional Breakfast + Registration
9:00 am – 10:00 am — Opening Plenary
10:00 am – 10:20 am — Coffee Break + Transition
10:20 am – 11:40 am — Breakout Session 1
11:40 am – 11:50 am — Transition
11:50 am – 12:20 pm — Mid-day Plenary
12:20 pm – 1:00 pm — Lunch
1:00 pm – 1:10 pm — Transition
1:10 pm – 2:20 pm — Breakout Session 2
2:20 pm – 2:40 pm — Coffee Break + Transition
2:40 pm – 3:30 pm — Closing Plenary
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm — Optional Happy Hour
Location and Logistics
Tuesday, November 19
UMass Boston
Campus Center
100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125
Parking Details
Parking is available at the West Garage on Campus.
Contact Us
Questions? Please reach out to Andrew Hutner, Director of Institutional Giving, at andrew.hutner@onegoalgraduation.org.