The Tolleson Union High School District is proud to continue the Second Annual Advancing Student Achievement through Building Capacity Conference. The conference will take place on February 1, 2012 at Sierra Linda High School. This forum is designed to foster robust collegial dialog facilitated by dedicated TUHSD staff and collaborating partners who are willing to share their experience and expertise. Commitment and engagement by all stakeholders will ensure that the conference is a meaningful professional development experience yielding positive organizational change and increases in student performance. To support the diverse professional needs of the TUHSD certified staff the conference seminars are based on ten themes. The themes highlighted this year include: • Career and Life Management • Collaboration and Articulation • College & Career Success • Connecting Research/Best Practices • Creating an Optimal Learning Environment • Fostering Sustained Academic Success • Productivity and Efficiency • School and Instructional Leadership • Serving All Students • Technical Integration This Conference and Seminar Registration Guide provides; (a) an overview of the conference, (b) pertinent details about the seminar registration process, and (c) supporting information necessary to accurately identify the seminars that are most aligned with your professional development goals. Your comprehensive review and purposeful selection of seminars is instrumental in making the conference a meaningful experience for you and your peers. Conference participants will engage in a formal seminar registration process. This registration guide will provide the information needed to successfully complete the registration process. A special thanks to the conference presenters and TUHSD staff who actively participated in the development of this conference. The presenters pledged to invest the time and energy necessary to facilitate meaningful seminars. This conference could not occur without their willingness to develop and facilitate the over 200 plus sessions. During the last six months, the Conference Development Committee, the district and school leaders, and numerous other dedicated individuals actively supported the conference planning process. The final commitment necessary to make this a superb conference comes from you. Your willingness to capitalize on this opportunity by selecting and actively engaging in the seminars will complete the process. Through synergy - our capacity will increase and our students will succeed!