1. CPS EDUCATION SUMMIT EDUCATION: A Pathway To Success • Date: Friday, May 6, 2011 (REGISTER BY APRIL 20, 2011) • Time: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm • Place: Children’s Protective Services Houston Headquarters • Harris County Annex M • Address: 2525 Murworth Drive, Houston, Texas 77054 • Contact and RSVPs to: Tabatha Conway at 713-394-4055 or by email at: • Tabatha.Conway@dfps.state.tx.us • (The registration form is attached and can be faxed or emailed to the attention of Tabatha Conway.) • The objectives of the Education Summit are to: • educate school professionals on the impact that out of home care has on a youth's education; • give educators insight on the DFPS/CPS structure and how case decisions are made; • share realistic experiences of educational successes and failures from out of home youth, foster parents, biological parents, and former foster youth; • provide tips and advice from educators and other school professionals who have extensive experience with youth in foster care. • THERE IS NO COST TO ATTEND! • ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED TO THE • FIRST 100 REGISTRANTS!

2. CPS Education SummitMay 6, 2011TENTATIVE AGENDA 8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration 9:00 am – 9:15 am Welcome and Introductions 9:15 am – 10:00 am The Structure of DFPS/CPS and CPS Cases 101 by Deborah K. Green, MSW, MAC, CDVC-III, CCJS, BEI-1 CPS Services Program Administrator Learn about the CPS infrastructure and how a case travels through the CPS system once an abuse or neglect report is made. 10:00 am – 10:15 am Break 10:15 am – 11:30 am Panel Discussion: Youth Speak Out Current and former foster youth discuss their school experiences, including frustrations with completing their high school diploma or GED; course credit issues; and the stigma of being labeled as a foster child. Their caregivers will discuss successful strategies to keep foster youth motivated. 11:35 am – 1:00 pm Lunch (on your own) 1:05 pm – 1:45 pm The Education of Foster Youth: A Legal Perspective A local judge gives his/her perspective on the education of CPS youth, the role of surrogate parents, and what judges are looking for in educational outcomes. 1:45 pm – 2:00 pm Break 2:00 pm – 3:10 pm Panel Discussion: Educators Speak Out Panel of various educators from different school districts discuss the population of students they serve and how they have assisted foster youth to meet educational milestones. 3:10 pm – 3:25 pm Feedback & Information Sharing 3:25 pm - 3:30 pm Acknowledgments & Dismissal

3. REGISTRATION FORMCPS Education SummitMay 6, 2011REGISTRATION ENDS ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2011 OR WHEN 100 PERSON LIMIT IS REACHED! Your Name ________________________________________________________________ Title_____________________________________________ School & District or Agency___________________________________________________ Mailing Address ___________________________________________________________ City, State & Zip ______________________________________, TEXAS77___________ Work #______________________________ Fax # ______________________________ Your Email Address __________________________________________________________ For multiple registrants from the same location, please complete the information below: Name ____________________________________________________________ Title_________________________________________ Work #___________________________ Fax # ____________________________ Email Address ___________________________________________________ Name ____________________________________________________________ Title_________________________________________ Work #___________________________ Fax # ____________________________ Email Address ___________________________________________________ Name ____________________________________________________________ Title_________________________________________ Work #___________________________ Fax # ____________________________ Email Address ___________________________________________________ Completed forms may be submitted by email or fax to the attention of Tabatha Conway at Tabatha.Conway@dfps.state.tx.us or fax # 713-928-7623.