2008 Registration Packet

CONFERENCE CHECKLIST

IMPORTANT INFORMATION - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!

  • Select the assigned number of students to attend the conference and place them into groups of five with one adult chaperon/advisor per group . (The Youth Conference Planning Committee encourages you to fill your available slots with students from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds and academic achievement levels, not just ASB or campus club students.)

  • The advisors/chaperons who will accompany the students to the conference should review the agenda, conference overview and breakout session choices with the selected students.

  • Submit online registration (or print and fax to 661-636-4069) by Friday, March 7th.

  • Please make a copy of the registration form for your records.

  • Registration fee checks & purchase orders payable to:

    Kern County Superintendent of Schools

  • Mail payment to:

    Attn: Monica Fetalvero
    Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office
    1300 17th Street -The Learning Center
    Bakersfield CA 93301-4533

  • If you do not receive a fax or email confirmation within two business days of an online/faxed submission or within seven business days of mailing the registration form, contact Monica Fetalvero @ (661) 636-4652.

  • Arrange for the students and their advisors/chaperons to be at the Bakersfield Convention Center by 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 26, 2008.

  • Please contact Jeff Coomber at the Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office as soon as possible @ (661) 636-4523 for any special needs (i.e., hearing, vision, seating, food, etc.)

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

    IMPORTANT INFORMATION! PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!

    The Kern County Superintendent of Schools sponsors this Youth Conference in collaboration with other local businesses and community agencies. It has been planned by youth for youth with the assistance of adult advisors. Students in attendance will have the opportunity to discuss and evaluate issues they face daily in a positive environment.

    Students and advisors will receive conference materials, lunch and a conference theme t-shirt. The agenda, guidelines, maps to breakout sessions and school/agency nametags will be distributed to all students and advisors/chaperons at the registration table on the day of the event. For your information, State law permits media access to student events. The news media may elect to cover all or part of this event with photos, video, or text, which identifies and/or quotes the student. News coverage may appear in newspapers, newsletters, on television, radio, or other publicly circulated communications. This coverage assists in highlighting the many wonderful students in our county.

    Please note for safety reasons: ALL students and advisors will be provided T-shirts that must be worn on the day of the conference. This allows event organizers to identify authorized attendees and keep out unauthorized persons. Students and advisors not wearing T-shirts will not be admitted to the conference. Also, all student groups (5:1 ratio, with 5 students to 1 adult chaperon) MUST stay together in their groups throughout the conference. Advisors and chaperons MUST stay with students the ENTIRE day. This means: During opening and keynote speakers, during workshops and during lunch. There should be no time when chaperons and youth are separated.

    Please indicate your school/agency's top three choices for breakout sessions on the registration form. (Students attending the conference should participate in the process of requesting breakout sessions). The Leaders in Life Planning Committee will make every effort to accommodate your school/agency's preference for breakout sessions; however, if there are large volumes of requests for specified breakouts, schools/agencies will be assigned on a first come, first served basis. Once those breakout sessions are full, your school/agency will be placed in alternate breakout choices. Each school or agency is encouraged to develop a plan of action to implement at their own school or organization ideas and lessons learned throughout the day.

    The designated parking area for school busses and agency vans or personal vehicles is located in the P1 parking area, located directly south of the Convention Center (Rabobank Arena). Students may be dropped off along Truxtun Avenue and "N" Streets. Parking passes are not necessary or required. Busses and vehicles not parked in this designated area may be subject to parking tickets. REGISTRATION AND CHECK-IN WILL BE LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE RABOBANK CONVENTION CENTER.

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    2008 Registration Form please click okay on the Adobe error message and the form will display.


    • Print This Page   Email This Page