Welcome to the Web site of the Higher Education Association of the Rockies. HEAR is the only higher education organization in the region where professionals can come together to discuss the common problems and challenges facing both public and private education. It is dedicated to enhancing professional development, increasing knowledge and fostering close relationships among colleagues in the Rocky Mountain Region. Members of HEAR include higher education professionals from admissions, alumni relations, continuing education, development, media relations, public relations, publications, and university advancement, to name a few. July 27, 2010 Higher Education Association of the Rockies P-20 Conference Beaver Run Resort Breckenridge, Colorado The Higher Education Association of the Rockies (HEAR), with its tradition of convening challenging and informational gatherings of public and private higher education stakeholders, will host a special workshop focused on P-20 issues in Colorado as a pre-convention workshop in association with the annual convention of the Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE). Come for a lively discussion on issues ranging from how to focus and align K-20, educator preparation, and standards and assessments as they relate to the Colorado achievement plan for kids (CAP4K). Preliminary Program Agenda 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. - Sessions for higher education participants will include postsecondary & workforce readiness, CAP4K, Legislative update and luncheon roundtable dialogues 12:45 – 2:15 p.m. - Joint session with CASE members on P-20 alignment and postsecondary & workforce readiness Cost of the one-day preconference HEAR programs is $195 for HEAR members and nonmembers & includes continental breakfast and lunch. (Cost to attend just the afternoon conversation on P-20 alignment is $35.) Those paying for the full day can attend the rural educators conversation 2:30-4:30 p.m. and the pre-convention networking reception 4:30-6 p.m. at no extra charge. For information and to register, visit the CASE Convention website. If you want to attend the HEAR preconference sessions only and do not want to register as a CASE member, follow the website prompts and the system will give you that option. To register for the full CASE Convention at a discounted rate: HEAR members can attend the full CASE convention July 28-30 for the CASE member price. There will be a strand for higher education leaders. Contact Leisa Sacry at CASE (303-762-8762) to register. The CASE convention brochure is attached.