NCSC15 Program & Exhibitor Guide by National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

15th Annual

Conference

Program and Exhibitor Guide

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WELCOME

To the 2015 National Charter Schools Conference

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Dear Charter Supporters, Ten years ago, the city of New Orleans was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Families were torn apart, homes destroyed, and lives lost. Just as the new school year was getting underway, children were wrenched out of familiar classrooms and forced to start again, sometimes hundreds of miles from home. It was a terrible time. But New Orleans proved, once again, that it is a remarkable city. The people of New Orleans worked tirelessly to rebuild their neighborhoods. And in a bold decision to reinvigorate its education system, New Orleans set out to make every public school a charter school. Today, New Orleans stands as a vibrant testament to the resilience of its people and to their determination to provide a chance for every child. This year we also celebrate a happier anniversary—the 10th anniversary of the National Alliance. Over the past decade, we have helped the public charter school movement raise its voice in our nation’s capital and in state capitals across America. We have been a source of information and analysis for journalists, parents, advocates, and policymakers. We have fought hard to ensure that public charter schools have the freedom and the funding to deliver a high-quality education to every student. All of you—teachers, principals, leaders, authorizers, and other friends of the public charter school movement—have been vital to our success. On behalf of my National Alliance team, I’m grateful. And I know that together we can do so much more. Even as public charter schools have grown to serve three million students, a million more children’s names are on waitlists. We must redouble our efforts to give these children their chance to go to an outstanding public school. The National Charter Schools Conference is a great time to get together with friends old and new, celebrate the successes of the past year, reflect on our challenges, and think about how we can continue to move forward in our mission. I know you’ll enjoy the wonderful speakers, panels, and presentations we have on tap. And I encourage you to stop by the National Alliance booth in the exhibit hall to learn more about what we’re doing to give every child a chance, and how you can help. Welcome to New Orleans—and as our hosts like to say, laissez les bon temps roulez!

Sincerely,

Nina Rees President & CEO National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

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The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is the leading national non-profit organization committed to advancing the quality, growth, and sustainability of charter schools.

WHAT WE DO The National Alliance works on behalf of the millions of students attending and hoping to attend a public charter school. We develop and advocate for improved state and federal policies, provide assistance to state charter school associations and resource centers, and serve as the united voice for a large and diverse movement at the state and national levels. The National Allianceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advocacy efforts at the federal and state levels, our legal activities, our research, and our national communications work aim to promote the growth of high-quality, innovative public charter schools nationwide. Through our work, we ensure that lawmakers, the media, thought leaders, and the general public understand what charter schools are and the immediate need for every child to have access to an outstanding school of their choice. Photo by Nora Kern

HIGH-QUALITY OPTIONS FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS We believe that every child deserves a great education and that parents should have the opportunity to choose a public school that meets their childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s specific needs. Charter schools are unique public schools that provide families with a new set of options. These schools foster a partnership between parents, teachers, and students. They create an environment in which parents can be more involved, teachers are allowed to innovate, and students are provided the structure they need to learn. When given an option, parents increasingly are choosing to enroll their children in charter schools. In many communities, the demand for charter schools is far outpacing the supply. What began as a small movement in a couple of states has grown into a major force in public education. Today there are more than 6,700 charter schools in 43 states and Washington, D.C., educating nearly three million students.

The foundation of all of our work is our commitment to: Quality All children should have access to a high-quality public school. So, we support strong charter school laws and authorizing practices that ensure schools that open will do a great job teaching students. Growth More than one million names are on charter school waitlists nationwide. We will advocate to open more high-quality charter schools so families have better options. Equity Charter schools are public schools and the students who attend them should have access to the same amount of funding and support that follows children to traditional public schools. We fight to ensure improved funding. Innovation Charter schools have proven themselves to be incubators of new ideas and effective school practices. We seek out these innovations and share them.

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10 Years Strong Since 2005, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools has been the leading national non-profit organization committed to advancing the quality, growth, and sustainability of charter schools. As we celebrate our tenth anniversary as an organization, we look forward to continuing to serve the millions of students who attend or hope to attend a public charter school. The Charter School Leadership Council, later renamed the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, officially launches to serve as a national voice for the entire public charter school movement

The National Alliance publishes a new model state public charter school law, emphasizing quality, growth, and accountability

The National Alliance helps ensure funding for charter schools in the federal Race to the Top grant and helps secure a $50 million increase for the federal Charter Schools Program

The National Alliance wins two federal grants to build quality and state-association capacity

The National Alliance hosts its first National Charter Schools Conference in Albuquerque, NM

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More than one million students are enrolled in public charter schools The National Alliance convenes the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Task Force on Charter School Quality and Accountabilityâ&#x20AC;? and releases "Renewing the Compact" report

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Nearly 100 school districts have at least 10 percent of public school students in charter schools Both presidential candidates in the general election support the growth of charter schools

Looking Ahead Over the next several years, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools will continue our growth and service as a united voice and advocate for the public charter school movement. We will do this in two ways: Fuel the growth of high-quality public charter schools by ensuring charter schools have the resources they need to serve many more students and creating the climate in which high-quality charter schools can grow and thrive

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Alabama enacts charter schools The National Alliance publishes legislation the first Health of the Public Charter School Movement rankings report Mississippi enacts charter schools legislation

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Maine enacts charter schools legislation

2014 2013 More than one million student names on charter school wait lists

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Washington enacts charter schools legislation

The National Alliance helps introduce legislation updating the federal Charter Schools Program, including funding set aside for the replication and expansion of high performing networks

The number of students attending public charter schools surpasses two million

Improve the overall health and perception of charter schools by building a healthy, vibrant charter school movement that is widely known for quality and innovation

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National Alliance Board of Directors

National Alliance Board Photo, June 2014

The Board of Directors of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is comprised of some of the most respected and experienced names in the charter school community including state association executives and representatives from foundations, management companies, and other supportive organizations. We strongly believe that to serve and advance this movement, the board must understand its complexities and reflect its great diversity.

Sara Steinhardt Berman Foundation Trustee The Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life

Deborah McGriff Partner New Schools Venture Fund

Jeb Bush, Jr. Managing Partner Jeb Bush & Associates

Chris Nelson Managing Director Doris & Donald Fisher Fund

Christopher Cerf Chief Executive Officer Amplify Insight

Carol Quillen President Davidson College

Moctesuma Esparza CEO Maya Cinemas North America, Inc.

Dan Quisenberry President Michigan Association of Public School Academies

The Honorable Tim Hutchinson Former United States Senator, Arkansas Senior Director Greenberg Traurig

The Honorable Jane Swift Former Governor of Massachusetts CEO Middlebury Interactive

Brian Jones, Chair President Strayer University

Gene Wade Founder & CEO UniversityNow

John Katzman Founder and CEO Noodle Education

Jed Wallace President & CEO California Charter Schools Association

The Honorable Mary Landrieu Former United States Senator, Louisiana

Fernando Zulueta President Academica Corporation

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We can’t do this without you—Thank you! 2015 NATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS CONFERENCE PROGRAM COMMITTEE Michael Hayes, Crestone Charter Schools, Co-Chair Makiyah Moody, Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools, Co-Chair

We especially thank Kathleen Padian. Without her help, the welcome parade would not have been possible.

NATIONAL ALLIANCE TEAM

Taishya Adams, American Institutes for Research

Nina Rees, President & CEO

Angela Christophe, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

Riya Anandwala, Manager, Communications & Marketing

Megan Freeman, Peak to Peak Charter School

Angela Christophe, Senior Director, Programs

Philip Garza, IDEA Public Schools

Mario Da Costa, Program Assistant, Government Relations

Carrie Irvin, Charter Board Partners Yvette King-Berg, YPI Charter Schools Erin Leonard, Collaborative Communications Group Kathleen Padian, Orleans Parish School Board Jill Poppe, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Jill E. Shahen, Northeast Charter Schools Network

Rebecca David, Research Assistant, Research & Evaluation Natalie Ethridge, Senior Director, Finance & Operations Wentana Gebru, Manager, Research & Evaluation Lisa Grover, Senior Director, State Advocacy

CONFERENCE PRODUCTION TEAM

Nick Fickler, Coordinator, Operations

Conference Production National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Angela Christophe Precious Jenkins Jill Poppe Andrew Schantz

Laura Katzin, Senior Director, Special Projects & Development

Event Planning Concepts Jenny Gauvin Derek Jenks, CMP Gabi Mahn, CMP Jayme Washam, CMP Collaborative Communications Group Jeralyn Cave Stephanie Doctrow Terri Ferinde Dunham Nora Langan Erin Leonard Julie Newport Exhibitor and Registration Services University of Oregon Academic Extension Van Cohen Jennifer Forbes Gretchen Heberling Cameron Hertel Paul Katz

Precious Jenkins, Coordinator, Programs

Andy McCornack Brittany Parvi Danya Rose-Merkle Caitlin Snyder Cheri VanDomelen Emily VanDomelen Graphic Design REACTOR design studio Clifton Alexander Emily Gairns Julie Sebby Chase Wilson Show Decoration T3 Expo Chrissy Donovan Andy Trask Chris Valentine

Nora Kern, Senior Manager, Research & Evaluation Kimberly Lane, Vice President, External Growth Gina Mahony, Senior Vice President, Government Relations Kim McCabe, Manager, Advocacy Eric Paisner, Chief of Staff Susan Aud Pendergrass, Senior Director, Research & Evaluation Bill Phillips, Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives Jill Poppe, Manager, Programs Heather Reams, Vice President, Communications & Marketing Rob Reed, Senior Director, Legal Affairs

Audio-Visual PSAV Jason Bach Terry Broadbent Steve Dukes

Ron Rice, Senior Director, Government Relations

General Session Messaging Ed Walsh

Marlene Voelker, Executive Assistant

Photography Services Panayiotou Photography Peter Panayiotou

Todd Ziebarth, Senior Vice President, State Advocacy & Support

Andrew Schantz, Manager, Communications & Marketing Russ Simnick, Senior Director, State Advocacy Christy Wolfe, Senior Policy Advisor

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Conference Schedule

AT-A-GLANCE

SUNDAY, JUNE 21 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Registration Open Welcome Reception Parade

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Registration Open Peer-to-Peer Networking Sessions 1 General Session 1 Exhibit Hall Open Coffee Break Breakout Sessions 1 Lunch Breakout Sessions 2 Intensive Breakout Sessions 1 Breakout Sessions 3 Happy Hour

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8:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration Open 8:15 am - 9:15 am Peer-to-Peer Networking Sessions 2 9:30 am - 2:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open 9:30 am - 10:30 am Breakout Sessions 4 9:30 am - 11:30 am Intensive Breakout Sessions 2 10:45 am - 11:45 am Breakout Sessions 5 11:45 am - 1:45 pm Lunch 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm Breakout Sessions 6 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm General Session 2 4:20 pm - 6:00 pm State Meetings

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MONDAY, JUNE 22 8:00 am - 5:00 pm 8:15 am - 9:15 am 9:30 am - 10:45 am 10:30 am - 6:15 pm 11:00 am - 11:30 am 11:30 am - 12:30 pm 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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Think Tank Policy

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Navigating the Conference

FREE WIFI

CONFERENCE APP

Thanks to the generosity of Charter Schools USA, we are able to offer complimentary wireless Internet in all public spaces and meeting rooms in our convention center space. To access it, select the “NCSC15” network and enter username NCSC15 and password csusa.

Plan your schedule, get important updates, message other attendees, and access presenter bios in the conference app. To download on your smartphone or tablet, search for “NCSC15” in the app store. Sponsored by:

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TUESDAY, JUNE 23

8:15 am - 9:15 am

Equipment Management Best Practices to Meet the Grant Requirements Operations 204 Federal regulations require grant recipients to adhere to specific practices in equipment management. Those requirements put a significant burden on most charter schools which have yet to develop policies and procedures for managing the life cycle events of the equipment. This interactive session will guide the audience through the key requirements, provide tools to assess their equipment management practices, and recommend steps to address the gaps in their operations. Jackie Luo, E-ISG Asset Intelligence

TUESDAY CONTINUED Rural Charter Schools—Unique Challenges, Unique Opportunities Leadership 205 Rural charter schools occupy a unique place in their communities and also face unique challenges: limited teacher talent supply, smaller school populations, low expectations for college matriculation, challenging relationships with school districts, and facility financing constraints. This panel of rural school operators in Louisiana will share their experiences in meeting these and other challenges as part of a peer-to-peer networking session. Joe Keeney, 4th Sector Solutions; Roy McCoy, Beekman Charter School; Linda Saucier, Slaughter Community Charter School The Pension Factor: Total Compensation for Tomorrow’s Teachers Operations 201/202 What we pay teachers—including salaries, pensions, and other benefits—is the biggest investment we make in our schools. Are we investing this money wisely? We studied schools that opted out of their state retirement systems and asked the next generation of teachers what they think. Now we want to hear from you. How does your school compensation structure attract and retain talented teachers and what role do retirement benefits play? Elizabeth Ettema and Emily Silberstein, The New Teacher Project

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24

8:45 am - 9:45 am

Considerations for Blended Learning Instruction 201/202 As charter schools explore, expand, and evolve blended learning environments for their students, educators are considering questions around professional development, school culture, technology integration, digital content, competency-based pathways, and learning data. For those developing a blended learning program for the first time as well as those with deeper experience, this session will provide a unique opportunity to pose questions, identify common areas of need, and share promising practices for successful implementation. Alex Fallon, FirstLine Schools; Angela Kinlaw, TMCF Collegiate Academy If You Really Knew Me...This is What You’d Know: Improving School Culture Through Empathy Building Instruction 205 This session will demonstrate a simple but powerful method for building empathy in school communities in order to achieve deeper connections between students, faculty, and the community at large. Kelly Davenport and Dave Shahriari, Freire Charter School

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Networking Tips CONFERENCE CULTURE

BE A PRO NETWORKER

Our schools put so much effort into creating great cultures, and we want the same thing for the conference. Help us to create an atmosphere dedicated to professional development by following the NCSC cultural norms:

Follow these five tips to become a top-notch networker and meet people who can help you succeed.

THE LAW OF TWO FEET You’re here for your own learning. If a session isn’t right for you, use your feet and head somewhere else. NEVER SIT ALONE Always sit next to someone else in a session and at meals. Don’t be shy. ALWAYS INTRODUCE YOURSELF You don’t know who you don’t know. Maybe you’ll be able to solve someone else’s challenge or meet your next colleague. ASK TOUGH QUESTIONS We’ve brought the best of the movement to present. Make them go deep into their topics by asking hard questions that make everyone think. EVERY INTERACTION IS A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY You’ll learn something new from every person you talk with and every session you go to if you’re open minded.

1. Establish a Networking Goal Pick one thing that you want to learn from your peers. When you introduce yourself, introduce your goal. 2. Don’t be a Wallflower Approach others and join conversations. 3. Pass People On Sometimes you’ll meet two people at an event who have the answers to each other’s questions. Connect those two and hopefully they’ll return the favor! 4. Use Exhibitors Exhibitors are the real pros when it comes to networking. Introduce yourself and ask if they can help connect you with people who can help you achieve your goal. 5. Follow Up This is by far the hardest part of networking, but with high potential payoffs. Keep in touch with your new connections by sending them an email after the conference.

ADDITIONAL TIPS • Store business cards behind your name badge so you don’t need to dig through pockets or a purse to pass one on. • Use our stickers to help dress up your name badge and help others get to know you. Are you a veteran or a newbie? Teacher or a policymaker? What makes you cool and interesting? Show it off! • Wear a colorful tie or outfit to help others pick you out in a room. • Try to always learn what other people’s goals are—the more you help someone out, the more likely they are to help you. • Branch out and try to meet people whose jobs are totally different from yours—they might have some great new insights for you.

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Make the most of your time at NCSC

DO AS MUCH AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN—AND ENGAGE WITH THE CONFERENCE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT • The Peer-to-Peer Networking Sessions each morning are a great way to meet people, enjoy a cup of coffee, and squeeze in more learning. • Check out our Featured Sessions and plan to attend at least one of these special sessions focused on topics of particular interest. • Don’t skip the Exhibit Hall! Our exhibitors offer incredible insights, information, and services. Make sure to give yourself plenty of time to explore the hall and meet with our friendly (and insightful) exhibitors. • Engage other participants throughout the day. Push yourself to make new connections with other participants and our presenters.

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GET THE MOST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK • Plan your schedule in advance, but be flexible and nimble. Use our conference app (search “NCSC15” in the app store and Google Play) to plan your sessions—and make sure to have alternate sessions picked out for each block in case the session hits capacity (which happens!). Have a game plan for your time, but make sure to be flexible and include time for networking. • Engage key presenters or other participants. Make new connections and nurture existing ones to help build your professional community of colleagues you can bounce ideas off of and that you can be a resource to as well. • Take home resources. Make sure to bring home handouts from workshops, exhibitors, and any other materials that could help benefit colleagues who were not able to come to the conference. Offer to share what you’ve learned with them so your organization or school can continually improve!

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TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE AVAILABLE NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

HAVE A SYSTEM FOR ORGANIZING YOUR THOUGHTS AND NOTES

• Pass out (and collect) business cards. It’s a great way to stay in touch and a great way to keep track of all the interesting people you meet—we hope you packed a lot! • Go to networking events and network even when the time isn’t carved out. If you’re sitting in a workshop room 15 minutes before a session starts, introduce yourself to the people around you—consider them potential friends and problem solvers!

• Take great notes and stay organized. Document the session title and presenter contact information, notes, and ideas gathered from the session that would benefit you and other colleagues. This format will help you retain information for reflection and implementation meetings and prevent you from becoming overwhelmed by the new concepts you’re introduced to at the conference.

SCHEDULE REFLECTION TIME GET SOCIAL Connect with the National Alliance and other attendees outside of the conference! @charteralliance #NCSC15 facebook.com/CharterSchools youtube.com/publiccharters

• Schedule time each day to process your thoughts. Take notes on the most important things you learned or encountered. Determine the key takeaways and contacts. Plan immediate action items, put other ideas in a someday file, and then let the enthusiasm gained at the convention drive you toward your goals!

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Wondering who will win this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools? Join us at Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s general session to learn which CMO will win $250,000 for collegereadiness efforts. www.broadprize.org

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Special Events

WELCOME RECEPTION This year, we’re kicking off the conference New Orleans-style with a Mardi Gras parade! Meet us at 6:00 pm on Sunday, June 21 in the foyer outside of the Exhibit Hall at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center to join the fun! We recommend dressing casually for this large, outdoor event celebrating New Orleans public schools and students. We’ll feature parade floats, school marching bands, and the city’s best dance krewes down Convention Center Boulevard in this truly unique New Orleans event. If you catch one of the limited edition “Happy Birthday” beads, bring it to the National Alliance booth in the Exhibit Hall to win a prize! Food will be available for sale outside and in the Convention Center. Sponsored by:

MONDAY MORNING COFFEE BREAK Exhibit Hall 11:00 am – 11:30 am Need a Monday morning pick-me-up? Join us in the Exhibit Hall for coffee and conversation immediately following the general session. Sponsored by:

LUNCH Exhibit Hall Monday, June 22, 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Tuesday, June 23, 11:45 am – 1:45 pm Head to the Exhibit Hall on Monday and Tuesday during the lunch hour to eat and mingle with exhibitors and other attendees. Sponsored by:

MOVIE I Am for Peace: Social-Emotional Learning and Community Transformation Monday, June 22, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Leadership Great Hall B See how the students at Perspectives Charter Schools in Chicago are standing up for peace and how their school’s social-emotional learning model is supporting them. Perspectives students organized a 2,000 student peace march in June 2014 and raised more than $35,000 via Kickstarter to create a documentary about their peace movement. Watch the documentary, featuring U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and learn how your students can become ethical leaders.

STATE MEETINGS NETWORKING HAPPY HOUR Exhibit Hall Monday, June 22, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Join us for drinks and hors d’oeuvres to talk with some of our hundreds of exhibitors and meet colleagues from across the country.

Our state associations and organizations are hosting state meetings from 4:20 pm – 6:00 pm on Tuesday, June 23. Check signage and our website, publiccharters.org/conference, to see if your state is hosting a meeting. There will also be a list of state meeting locations available at registration.

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New This Year WELCOME RECEPTION PARADE We’re making Mardi Gras happen in June! Catch beads, join a second line, and get in the New Orleans spirit at the Welcome Reception Parade, Sunday, June 21, 6:00 – 8:00 pm outside of the Exhibit Hall of the Convention Center. Sponsored by:

AFTER-HOURS HANGOUTS We want you to see an authentic part of New Orleans and to enjoy the city’s live music. Get off the beaten path and catch a cab to Frenchmen Street! (Corner of Frenchmen and Decatur). We’ve done the legwork and setup after-hours hang outs for you to connect and network with your peers! Feel free to visit the hangout(s) associated with your strand, or any of our after-hours hang outs: Governance Strand d.b.a.—Located at 618 Frenchmen Street Instruction Strand Vaso—Located at 500 Frenchmen Street Leadership Strand Bamboula’s—Located at 514 Frenchmen Street

Operations Strand 30º-90º—Located at 520 Frenchmen Street Blue Nile—Located at 532 Frenchmen Street Policy Strand Snug Harbor—Located at 626 Frenchmen Street Apple Barrel—Located at 609 Frenchmen Street Spotted Cat—Located at 623 Frenchmen Street

Please note, policies and admissions vary at each venue. Be prepared for door charges, drink minimums, and/or cash-only establishments. There is often music played in the street. If you chose to dance in the street, the unspoken policy is to be careful and not block the street traffic. We encourage you to enjoy and not over-indulge so you can join us in the morning.

PROBLEM SOLVING SESSIONS Can we help you solve your problem? Attend one of our problem solving sessions to talk with your peers about issues facing you in your classroom, school, and community. These roundtable discussions will help you dive into your problem, brainstorm solutions, and leave with resources to help you solve it.

Education Technology Monday, June 22, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Operations 205 Nigel Nisbet, MIND Research Institute

Accessing Philanthropy Tuesday, June 23, 9:30 am – 10:30 am Governance 205 Lyman Millard, Breakthrough Schools

Exploring CMO Governance Models Monday, June 22, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Governance 205 Rich Billings, Charter School Growth Fund

Social Emotional Learning Tuesday, June 23, 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm Operations 205 Leslie Talbot, Talbot Consulting

Evaluating Staff Monday, June 22, 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm Leadership 205 Megan Freeman and Kelly Reeser, Peak to Peak Charter School

Cultural Sensitivity Wednesday, June 24, 10:00 am – 11:00 am Leadership 205 Kenneth Campbell, Education Reform Consultant

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Innovation Alley Located in aisle 100 of the Exhibit Hall near the side entrance, Innovation Alley showcases nine education technology start-ups who will be pitching their new products and services during lunch on Monday and Tuesday.

PenPal Schools https://penpalschools.com PenPal Schools connects more than 60,000 students in 65 countries to discover new cultures, learn about global issues, and practice foreign languages with native speakers.

Admit.me www.admit.me Admit.me is a free platform to help college applicants identify, connect with, and gain admission to best-fit global universities. Admit.me—never apply alone.

Permission Click https://www.permissionclick.com Digital permission slips, forms, and payment collection for K-12 schools. Free for schools to use and sets up in less than 15 minutes!

EdBacker https://edbacker.com Edbacker is an online platform that can be used to easily communicate with parents, set up fundraisers, manage parent content, and more: all in one integrated system. Start communicating with your parents and fundraising for free. Sign up at www.edbacker.com.

Calolo http://calolo.com/# Calolo engages students in the college admissions and financial aid process through an interactive web and mobile app. Calolo provides students with a personal planner with due dates and reminders and works with counselors and families to share progress.

eduCanon http://www.educanon.com eduCanon is a platform that allows teachers to harness the power of video and effectively “multiply” themselves in a 1:1, pedagogically rigorous, data-driven, and student-directed manner.

Wealth Factory http://www.wealthfactory.com WealthyLife teaches K-12 students financial literacy and workforce development through education technology games.

ERA Metrics http://erametrics.com WritingPoint, an ERA Metrics product created by teachers, is a software that provides students with real-time feedback on writing mechanics and allows teachers to extensively track student progress.

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KickUp http://www.kickup.co KickUp is an on-demand support platform for educators. Leaders earn credit or cash for providing support and schools unlock insights that drive their PD strategy. www.publiccharters.org/conference

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Financing Schools that Inspire Children

Booth 411 Over $100,000,000 of low cost equity capital is available to finance 50% of new school development costs.

Presenting Conference Workshop:

Comparing Financing Structures and Programs for New Charter School Facilities Tuesday, June 23rd

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Featured Sessions

MONDAY, JUNE 22 I Am for Peace: Social-Emotional Learning and Community Transformation

Creating Real Connections Between Employers and Educators: What Works for Students?

Monday, June 22, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

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See how the students at Perspectives Charter Schools in Chicago are standing up for peace and how their school’s social-emotional learning model is supporting them. Perspectives students organized a 2,000 student peace march in June 2014, and raised more than $35,000 via Kickstarter to create a documentary about their peace movement. Watch the documentary, featuring U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and learn how your students can become ethical leaders. Diana Shulla-Cose, Perspectives Charter School; Razia Hutchins, Janeya Cunningham, Razia Hutchins, and Maurice Young, Students Featured in the Film

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Learn how to connect with employers to create partnerships that support students in developing skills for a 21st century workforce and finding a purposeful career. Panelists will discuss employers’ and educators’ perspectives on the impact and benefits of partnerships on students and examples of strong programs that are advancing student learning and enriching school culture. Alison Griffin, USA Funds; Brian Mcallister, Roadtrip Nation; Cheryl Oldham, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Kyle Mathews, Peak to Peak Charter School, and Diana Shulla-Cose, Perspectives Charter School Sponsored by:

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Teachers can perform magic in their classrooms, but often feel powerless over what goes on beyond those four walls. Our education system wasn’t built to regard teachers as professionals and successive waves of reform have done little to change this. The way forward is for teachers to bust out of that cage and take ownership of their schools and systems. This session offers practical advice on how teachers can do just that. Frederick Hess, American Enterprise Institute

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TUESDAY, JUNE 23 Big but Not Easy: How Authorizing Shaped Public Education in New Orleans

Citywide Impact of Charters Tuesday, June 23, 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm Governance

Tuesday, June 23, 9:30 am – 10:30 am Governance

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Join elected leaders from across New Orleans as they discuss the impact that charter schools have made on the city’s renaissance. How does the success of our schools impact the vitality of our neighborhoods and community? Councilmember LaToya Cantrell, New Orleans City Council; Michael Hecht, GNO Inc.; First Deputy Mayor and Chief Administrative Officer Andrew Kopplin, City of New Orleans; Representative Walt Leger, Louisiana Legislature Sponsored by:

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Session Series We’ve identified five series based on your interests and feedback: Education Technology, Funding, Higher Order Thinking, Management, and New Orleans. We’ve selected a handful of sessions to highlight based on content and scheduling, though there are more sessions on each topic. For full descriptions and information for these sessions, see to pages 56 to 87.

EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY

FUNDING

Problem Solving: Education Technology

Fiscal Foresight: Right Financial Ratios to Eliminate Your Blind Spots

Monday, June 22, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Operations

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Building a Better Blend Monday, June 22, 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Instruction

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Monday, June 22, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Operations

That’s APPtastic! Tuesday, June 23, 9:30 am – 10:30 am Instruction

Food for Thought: Access Funding to Improve Student Achievement

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How a Lender Looks at a Charter School (and How You Can Look Your Best) Tuesday, June 23, 10:45 am – 11:45 am

High Tech and High Touch Blended Methods With Challenging Urban Students Tuesday, June 23, 10:45 am – 11:45 am Leadership

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Where’s the Money? Federal Grants, Fiscal Flexibility, and Charter Schools Tuesday, June 23, 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm

Do You Have What it Takes to Become a Personalized Learning School? Tuesday, June 23, 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm Instruction

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Transforming to Personalized Learning Environments Wednesday, June 24, 10:00 am – 11:00 am Leadership

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HIGHER ORDER THINKING Increasing Rigor for Success With Higher Order Thinking Monday, June 22, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Instruction

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Social Emotional Learning: A Critical Partner to Rigorous Academics

Charters ARE the System: So What’s Next? Monday, June 22, 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm

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Revision Strategies to Improve Student Writing and Increase Engagement Tuesday, June 23, 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm Instruction

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Big but Not Easy: How Authorizing Shaped Public Education in New Orleans Tuesday, June 23, 9:30 am – 10:30 am Governance

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A Common Expulsion Policy: Early Lessons From New Orleans

MANAGEMENT How Good Are You at Giving Feedback? Hone Your Skills to Support Your Staff

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Citywide Impact of Charters Tuesday, June 23, 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm

Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork: Avoiding Causes of Dysfunctions

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Leading Observation Feedback Meetings Like a Champion Tuesday, June 23, 9:30 am – 11:30 am Instruction

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The Together Leader: Plan, Prioritize, and Protect Your Time! Tuesday, June 23, 9:30 am – 2:45 pm

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The Together Teacher: Plan Ahead, Get Organized, and Save Time! Wednesday, June 24, 9:00 am – 11:00 am Instruction

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Speakers—Monday, June 22 John White

Keynote Speaker

Louisiana State Superintendent of Education John White was named State Superintendent of Education in January 2012. As Superintendent he launched Louisiana Believes, the state’s plan to put every child on the path toward college and career readiness. White became Superintendent of the Louisiana Recovery School District in May 2011, launching “12 commitments to the City of New Orleans.” The district fulfilled each commitment, overhauling the remaining failing schools in the RSD, establishing a unified enrollment system, and expanding the New Orleans school construction program to ensure that every school building in Orleans Parish would be rebuilt or renovated. White began his career in education as an English teacher at William L. Dickinson High School in Jersey City, New Jersey. He then went to work for Teach for America (TFA) in New Jersey, coaching and mentoring new TFA recruits before becoming Executive Director of TFA-Chicago. Under White’s leadership, TFA-Chicago doubled the number of teachers recruited to work in South Side and West Side schools, and the organization established one of the most innovative principal training programs in the country. In 2006, John White was asked by New York City Chancellor Joel Klein to join the senior leadership team of the largest school district in the country. There, White served as Deputy Chancellor of Talent, Labor and Innovation, leading negotiations for the city with the United Federation of Teachers, implementing a citywide teacher effectiveness system, and negotiating New York State’s bid for Race to the Top (R2T). Additionally, as Deputy Chancellor, White launched and led the Innovation Zone, a network of 100 21st Century schools using technology to personalize student learning. Prior to being named Deputy Chancellor, White served as Chief Executive Officer for NYC’s Portfolio Division, leading the city’s efforts to turn around more than 100 failing schools and start 500 new charter and district schools. White is a 2010 member of the Broad Superintendents Academy.

Brian Jones

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President Strayer University Brian Jones is President of Strayer University, a provider of postsecondary education to working adults on 96 campuses in 26 states and online globally. Jones joined Strayer University as general counsel in 2012 and has been in his current role since March 2015. Prior to Strayer, Jones co-founded Latimer Education, Inc., an early-stage venture-backed company partnering with historically black colleges and universities to provide high-quality online postsecondary education opportunities to African Americans. Prior to his tenure with Latimer, he served as senior counsel in the postsecondary education practice group at the law firm of Dow Lohnes PLLC. From 2001 to 2005, Jones served as general counsel for the U.S. Department of Education, the fourth-ranking officer of the department and the principal legal adviser to the secretary of education. He was appointed to this position by President George W. Bush and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Jones currently chairs the board of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools and serves on the board of directors of the College Loan Corporation. He previously served as chair of the D.C. Public Charter School Board (PCSB), the sole authorizer of charter schools in the nation’s capital. He holds a JD from UCLA School of Law and a BS/BA degree from Georgetown University. www.publiccharters.org/conference

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Speakers—Monday, June 22 Nina Rees

Distinguished Speaker

President & CEO National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Nina Rees is the President & CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, the leading national non-profit organization committed to advancing the charter school movement. Rees has more than 20 years of experience in Washington, D.C., most recently as Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives for Knowledge Universe, a leading global education company with investments in early childhood education, before and afterschool programs, and online instruction. Prior to her tenure at Knowledge Universe, she served as the first Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement at the U.S. Department of Education. In this capacity, she oversaw the administration of 28 grant programs, supporting 1,300 projects and was responsible for spearheading innovative federal programs and policies such as school choice, charter schools, alternative routes to teacher certification, and school leadership. She also helped coordinate the implementation of several provisions of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. Prior to joining the Education Department, Rees served as Deputy Assistant for Domestic Policy to Vice President Dick Cheney. Rees has also served as the senior education analyst at the Heritage Foundation where she authored more than two dozen policy briefs and served as the foundation’s chief spokesperson on education. She has appeared on various news outlets including CNN, C-Span, and PBS’s NewsHour. Her articles and opinions have been published in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. She also writes a regular column for U.S. News and World Report. Rees currently serves on the board of advisors of the Education Policy and Governance Program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and the National Association of Charter School Authorizers. She is also an Aspen Institute Pahara Fellow. Rees holds a BA in Psychology from Virginia Tech and a Masters in International Transactions from George Mason University. She lives in McLean, VA with her husband and daughter.

Paul Pastorek

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Member, Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools Review Board Former Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek served as the Louisiana State Superintendent of Education from 2007 to 2011. During that time, he led the Department of Education as it raised the bar on standards and accountability for all schools in Louisiana. Pastorek also directed the state’s efforts to turn around more than 100 of Louisiana’s most challenged schools, including the rebuilding of elementary and secondary schools in New Orleans devastated by Hurricane Katrina. He is a member of The Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools review board, which selects the top three charter management organizations and the winner of the annual $250,000 award.

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Speakers—Tuesday, June 23 Geoffrey Canada President Harlem Children’s Zone In his 30 years with the Harlem Children’s Zone, Geoffrey Canada has become recognized internationally for his pioneering work helping children and families in Harlem and as a passionate advocate for education reform.

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In 1990, Canada became the President and Chief Executive Officer for Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), which The New York Times Magazine called “one of the most ambitious social-policy experiments of our time.” Canada passed the position of CEO to Anne Williams-Isom in July 2014, but continues as President.

In April 2014, Forbes Magazine selected him as one of “The World’s 50 Greatest Leaders.” In May 2011, Canada was named to the TIME 100 list of most influential people in the world. In 1997, HCZ launched the Harlem Children’s Zone Project, which targets a specific area in Central Harlem with a comprehensive range of services. The Zone Project today serves more than 10,000 children, and is the model for the Federal Promise Neighborhoods Initiative. President Barack Obama called HCZ “an all-encompassing, all-hands-on-deck, anti-poverty effort that is literally saving a generation of children,” and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan called Canada “an extraordinary innovator and one of my heroes.” The work of Canada and HCZ has become a national and international model of success and has been the subject of many profiles in the media. HCZ’s work has been featured in the documentary Waiting for “Superman,” as well as on 60 Minutes, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Black in America 2, Nightline, Anderson Cooper360°, The Charlie Rose Show, This American Life, and articles in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and The Associated Press. Drawing upon his own childhood experiences and at the Harlem Children’s Zone, Canada has written two books: Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence in America, published in 1995 by Beacon Press (and reissued as a graphic novel in 2010), and Reaching Up for Manhood: Transforming the Lives of Boys in America, published in 1998 by Beacon Press.

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Speakers—Tuesday, June 23 Distinguished Speaker

Chris Barbic Superintendent Achievement School District, Tennessee Chris Barbic is the founding superintendent of the Achievement School District (ASD). Barbic leads a statewide public school district dedicated to moving Tennessee schools ranked in the bottom 5% to the top 25% in five years. Under Barbic’s leadership, the ASD has grown from six schools to 23 schools, serving approximately 6,500 students. Last year, ASD students’ scores rose faster than their state peers’ in reading and math and nearly half (5 out of 12) of the ASD’s eligible schools moved out of the bottom 5%. In three years since the first Priority list was run in Tennessee, there are ten fewer Priority schools—and 4,500 fewer students zoned Priority schools—in Memphis. Prior to launching the ASD, Barbic founded and led YES Prep Public Schools, a Houston-based charter management organization that exists to increase the number of low-income Houstonians who graduate from four-year colleges.

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Mayor Mitchell Landrieu New Orleans, Louisiana Mitch Landrieu was sworn in as the 61st Mayor of New Orleans on May 3, 2010 with a clear mandate to usher in a new era of peace and prosperity in New Orleans. On February 1, 2014, Mayor Landrieu was overwhelmingly reelected to a second term and is continuing to deliver major victories. Under Landrieu, New Orleans has become one of the fastest growing major cities in the U.S. and added more than 9,100 new jobs. Home values are up, the recovery is back on track, and new retail is booming. In 2012, the Mayor launched NOLA FOR LIFE, a comprehensive strategy to reduce murders with a heavy focus on prevention and rehabilitation, and in 2014 New Orleans saw the lowest number of murders in 43 years. New Orleans leads the nation in educational innovation, and the Mayor has been a champion of charter schools. Prior to serving as Mayor, Landrieu served as Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana for six years and as a State legislator for 16 years. Landrieu was educated at Jesuit High School of New Orleans, Catholic University in Washington D.C., and earned a law degree from Loyola University. Throughout his years of public service, Landrieu has governed by the philosophy that we are “one team, one fight, one voice, and one city.”

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Caroline Roemer Shirley Executive Director Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools Caroline Roemer Shirley is the Executive Director of the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools (LAPCS), the only statewide association that supports, promotes, and advocates for the charter school movement in Louisiana. Born and raised in Bossier City, Louisiana, Roemer Shirley is a seasoned campaign strategist and consultant with more than 20 years of experience in corporate and political communications, public policy, and coalition building. She became the first executive director of LAPCS in 2007 and has grown the organization from a membership of zero schools to one that currently represents more than 90% of the 134 charter schools in Louisiana.

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Speakers—Tuesday, June 23 Distinguished Speaker

Marc Sternberg Director, K-12 Education Walton Family Foundation As the director of the Walton Family Foundation’s K-12 Education Program, Marc Sternberg leads the foundation’s initiatives to improve K-12 education for all of our nation’s children by empowering parents with quality options. Before joining the Foundation, Sternberg served as the Senior Deputy Chancellor at the New York City Department of Education, where he directed the citywide portfolio planning efforts, and as the senior advisor to the chancellor and the mayor’s office on K-12 education policy and strategy. Prior to his service as Deputy Chancellor, Sternberg served as founder and principal of the Bronx Lab School, an unscreened high school that quadrupled the graduation rate of Evander Childs High School, the school Bronx Lab replaced in 2004. After earning a BA from Princeton University in 1995, Sternberg served as a Teach For America corps member in the South Bronx. He then earned a joint MBA and Masters in Education from Harvard University. Sternberg was selected as a 2009-2010 White House Fellow, during which time he worked in the office of U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan supporting the Race to the Top initiative.

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Fernando Zulueta President Academica Corporation Fernando Zulueta is President of Academica Corporation, one of the nation’s most successful charter school service and support organizations. He is also chairman of the Florida Charter School Review Panel and founding board member of the Florida Consortium of Charter Schools. Zulueta has helped establish numerous high-performing charter schools that have been recognized on local, state, and national levels for their achievements. One example is Somerset Academy, which was selected by DigitalCities.com as the “Best Elementary School” in Florida and recognized by The Education Trust for challenging the myth that minority students cannot perform as well their non-minority peers. Zulueta has received numerous awards for his work with charter schools, including the Cervantes Award sponsored by Nova Southeastern University for his contributions toward excellence in the education of Hispanic students.

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Speakersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Wednesday, June 24 Bryan Stevenson Founder and Executive Director Equal Justice Initiative Bryan Stevenson is a widely acclaimed public interest lawyer who has dedicated his career to helping the poor, the incarcerated, and the condemned. Under his leadership as the founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) in Montgomery, AL, EJI has won major legal challenges eliminating excessive and unfair sentencing, exonerating innocent death row prisoners, confronting abuse of the incarcerated and the mentally ill, and aiding children prosecuted as adults.

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Stevenson has successfully argued several cases in the United States Supreme Court and recently won a historic ruling in the Supreme Court, banning mandatory life-without-parole sentences for all children 17 or younger as unconstitutional. EJI has also initiated major new anti-poverty and anti-discrimination efforts challenging the legacy of racial inequality in America. Stevensonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work fighting poverty and challenging racial discrimination in the criminal justice system has won him numerous awards including the ABA Wisdom Award for Public Service, the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship Award Prize, the Olaf Palme International Prize, the ACLU National Medal Of Liberty, the National Public Interest Lawyer of the Year Award, the Gruber Prize for International Justice, and the Ford Foundation Visionaries Award. He is a graduate of the Harvard Law School and the Harvard School of Government, has been awarded 16 honorary doctorate degrees, and is also a Professor of Law at the New York University School of Law. Stevenson is the recent author of the critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller, Just Mercy, which was named by Time Magazine as one of the 10 best books of nonfiction for 2014 and has been awarded several honors including a 2015 NAACP Image Award.

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Angela Christophe Senior Director of Programs National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Angela Christophe is a founding staff member of the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools. Angela’s first experience with charter schools was in 1996 when she worked to help establish the DC Public Charter School Board. At the National Alliance, Christophe manages the National Charter Schools Conference (NCSC). Thanks to her vision and leadership, NCSC has become the premier and largest gathering of the charter school movement, convening more than 4,500 teachers, leaders, policymakers, and advocates— reflecting the growth of the charter school movement. Christophe is passionate about continually improving the conference, focusing on inviting inspirational keynote speakers that speak to the power of the charter schools movement; developing engaging learning opportunities and workshops that help participants develop their professional skills and tackle problems they face in their organizations; and creating unique networking events that take advantage of the location of the conference and the depth of the field. Christophe and her husband, both graduates of Howard University, reside in Washington, D.C. where they are active community members in Ward 4. A native of New Orleans, Christophe is of Creole descent and New Orleans will always be her second home. Christophe is deeply grateful for the educators and advocates who make huge personal sacrifices to improve education. She is delighted for the opportunity to work on behalf of educators, who do the real work and heavy lifting.

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2015 Charter Schools Hall of Fame Inductees Sponsored by: The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is proud to honor the following distinguished inductees into the Charter Schools Hall of Fame, which was established to recognize individuals and organizations for their contributions in the following areas: • Pioneering efforts in the development and growth of charter schools • Commitment and contributions to charter schools and education • Innovative ideas and successful implementation of those ideas • Inspiration to others in the charter school movement

Mary Landrieu Mary Landrieu started her career in public service in 1979 when she was elected to serve as a member of the Louisiana State Legislature. For eight years, she championed causes related to women and children and education reform. In 1987, she was elected State Treasurer and served with distinction for two terms. Strong fiscal management, pension reform, and the creation of the first ever municipal investment fund, now valued at more than $2 billion, are some of her many accomplishments. After a vigorous but unsuccessful race for Governor of Louisiana, she was elected to the United States Senate in the fall of 1996, and became the first woman from Louisiana elected to serve a full term in the United States Senate. As a member of the Armed Services Committee and the Appropriations Committee, and as Chairman of the Small Business Committee and the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, she made her mark in a number of important areas. Most notable of her legislative accomplishments were the passage of the landmark Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act, the Israel American Energy Alliance, the RESTORE Act, the single largest one term environmental investment in the Gulf Coast in the history of the nation, and the Small Business Job Act of 2010. Throughout her tenure in Washington, Sen. Landrieu was a public charter school champion, helping to forge a bipartisan consensus in support of charter schools that has endured for two decades. Landrieu is married to Frank Snellings. They have two children and one grandchild.

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2011 Donald Hense

Chester “Checker” Finn, Jr.

Lisa Graham Keegan

City Academy High School

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Linda Moore

Jim Griffin

Joel Klein

Eva Moskowitz

Walton Family Foundation

Eric Mahmoud

Jim Peyser

John Schroeder

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Norman Atkins

Josephine Baker

Linda Brown

Howard Fuller

James Goenner

KIPP Charter Schools

Yvonne Chan

Sonia Gutierrez

John King

Don Shalvey

Ember Reichgott Junge

Ted Kolderie John Walton

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2015 Charter Schools Hall of Fame Inductees Deborah McGriff Deborah McGriff is a Managing Partner with NewSchools Venture Fund where she focuses on closing the demographic gap between students, executive leaders, and governing boards. Through leadership positions at NewSchools Venture Fund and EdisonLearning, she expanded access to innovative, high-quality charter schools for low-income and working class students in 16 of the nation’s largest cities in a dozen states and the District of Columbia. Her advocacy and governance expertise were tapped as Board Chair of Beyond12, Board Chair and executive committee member of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, founder and Vice Chair of the Black Alliance for Educational Options, President of the Education Industry Association, member of Harvard Kennedy School of Government Program on Education Policy and Governance Advisory Board, and member of numerous charter school boards, including charter management organizations in the National Charter Schools Hall of Fame. McGriff’s impact in the education reform movement was recognized in 2013 at The Center for Education Reform: “Before It Was Cool Conference” and by her selection as a Pahara-Aspen Fellow. She began her career in 1970 as a teacher in Community School District 13 of the New York City Public Schools. She was the first female Assistant Superintendent in Cambridge, MA and the first female Deputy Superintendent in Milwaukee, WI. In 1991, Dr. McGriff became the first female General Superintendent of the 200,000-student Detroit Public Schools where she successfully opened 25 choice and empowered schools. Crain’s Detroit Business named her 1992 Newsmaker of the Year.

Nelson Smith Nelson Smith is Senior Advisor to the National Association of Charter School Authorizers. From 2004 to 2011 he was President and CEO and then Senior Advisor to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. Previously, he served as Vice President for Policy and Governance at New American Schools, as Executive Director of the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board, and as Vice President for Education and Workforce Development at the New York City Partnership. From 1985 to 1992, at the U.S. Department of Education, he oversaw programs devoted to improving education through research-based methods. He was an Adjunct Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education from 2011 to 2014. Smith was given a Career Achievement Award from New Schools Venture Fund in 2010, recognizing his quarter-century of leadership in education reform. A graduate of Georgetown University, he lives in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

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Student Performances

MONDAY, JUNE 22

Einstein Charter School Jazz Band www.einsteincharter.org The Einstein Jazz Band performs traditional and contemporary jazz standards with an emphasis on the musical heritage of New Orleans. The band is comprised of students from grades 6 to 8. The Jazz Band motivates students to pursue their musical interests while enhancing their performance skills and broadening their musical appreciation. Einstein’s Jazz Band has played at NASA’s Space Jam and Jazz for Education (Einstein’s school gala).

TUESDAY, JUNE 23

Young Audiences of Louisiana African Dance and Drum Ensemble www.YA4LA.org Young Audiences of Louisiana (YALA) is the leading provider of arts education programs and services in Louisiana. With more than 50 years of experience in the field, YALA has positively impacted the lives of thousands of children and youth each year. Young Audiences African Drum and Dance Ensemble is a fusion of students from many of the schools in YALA’s network including Young Audiences Charter School at Kate Middleton. Under the direction of YALA master teaching artist Tiffany Knighten-Buddington, these talented students bring high-energy music and dance for all audiences to enjoy. 52

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General Session - Monday, June 22 THE GREAT HALL

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EMCEE Brian Jones President Strayer University

STUDENT PERFORMANCE Einstein Charter School Jazz Band

KEYNOTE SPEAKER John White Louisiana State Superintendent of Education

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER Nina Rees President & CEO National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Deborah McGriff NewSchools Venture Fund

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SESSIONS AT-A-GLANCE

WHAT SESSIONS SHOULD I ATTEND?

Monday, June 22

GOVERNANCE

POLICY

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

3:45 pm – 4:45 pm

ROOM 205

Problem Solving: Education Technology

Problem Solving: Exploring CMO Governance Models

Problem Solving: Evaluating Staff

ROOM 207

Leading From the Front of the Classroom

Improving Your School’s Performance: A Case Study of D.C. Turnaround

Don’t Follow Your Passion– Build Your Career

ROOM 208/209

How Goodfrom Are You at Giving Leading the Front of Feedback? Your Skills to the Hone Classroom Support Your Staff

ROOM 210

I’m in the Principal’s Seat, Now What?

The Future of School

Separating Fact From Fiction: Special Education in Charter Schools

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Keeping Students in School: Advice From Students Who Left

What Can We Learn From Tipping-Point Districts?

Charters ARE the System: So What’s Next?

ROOM 214

Authorizers: Change Agents, Market Makers, and Forces for Quality

ROOM 215/216

Increasing Rigor for Success With Higher Order Thinking

ROOM 217

Real World Common Core: One School’s Honest Transition Conversations

Exploring Growth: What’s Driving Geographic Expansion Among Charters?

Building Intentional Struggle Through Focused Questioning

ROOM 218/219

How Can We Work Effectively With Journalists?

Inspiring Writing and Oral Fluency for ELL and Struggling Students

Lego My Ego: Speed Dating for Individualized Instruction Strategies

ROOM 220/221

Strategies for the Mixed-Age Classroom in Rural and Small Schools

Using Essentialism to Integrate Common Core and Effective Teaching Reform

Teach Kids to Think: PARCC and Smarter Balanced Test Prep That Works

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How Can We Ensure Charter Schools Build and Maintain Model Diversity?

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INTENSIVE 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork: Avoiding Causes of Dysfunction

INTENSIVE 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm The Conversation We’re Not Having: Creating Space to Mourn, Heal, Learn, and Lead

INTENSIVE 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm INTENSIVE 2:30 pm- 4:30 pm The Unwritten Rules for Student Success

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Accountability Is Not Solely About Academics

LEADERSHIP

OPERATIONS

INSTRUCTION

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

3:45 pm – 4:45 pm

ROOM 223

Digital Marketing 101 for Charter Schools

Tiny (& Not So Tiny) Barriers: How State Policies Block Charters From Accessing Preschool Funds

Needs-Based Authorizing: Designing a Process to Fill the Gaps

ROOM 224

Charter Schools for Upward Mobility

Food for Thought: Access Funding to Improve Student Achievement

Understanding Financial Audits for Non-Financial Board and Staff Members

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High-Quality School Replication

Financial Management Certification: Help Schools Reduce Their Risks

Dropout Recovery: Matching Accountability Policy With Instructional Practice Risks

ROOM 228/229

Congress, Charter Schools, and the Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind

Should Charter Schools Pursue Socio-economic and Racial Integration?

Why Should/How Can Educators Work With State Legislators and Governors?

ROOM 230

Defining Equity: Special Education Policy in Charter Schools

State Legislatures: Building Consensus and Collaboration

Today’s Charter Sector Suffering From Yesterday’s Messages and Practices

GREAT HALL B

I Am for Peace: SocialEmotional Learning and Community Transformation

Creating Real Connections Between Employers and Educators: What Works for Students?

The Cage-Busting Teacher

INTENSIVE 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm R01

Your Employees’ Retirement: Make it a Priority

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Turning Passion Into Action: Unlocking Your Board’s Fundraising Potential

R03

Be a Start-Up Star: Tips, Templates, and More

R04

Fiscal Foresight: Right Financial Ratios to Eliminate Your Blind Spots

Shifting From Reactive to Strategic, Founding to Sustaining

Moving on From the Founding Board: Board Succession Planning

Board Diversity: Moving From Optics to Impact

INTENSIVE 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Building a Better Blend

How to Make the Low-Income College Graduation Rate Go From 9% to 90%!

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Moving Beyond the Achievement Gap to Closing the Creativity Gap

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BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Monday, June 22 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Authorizers: Change Agents, Market Makers, and Forces for Quality Leadership

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At the beginning of the charter schools movement, little importance was given to the role of authorizers. Now, quality authorizing is a frequent topic. Most see authorizers performing three basic roles: gatekeeper, monitor, and evaluator. These roles need to be performed well, but we have a bigger vision—we envision authorizers serving as catalysts for excellence. Come learn how this would transform authorizing and help prove the promise of charter schools! James Goenner, National Charter Schools Institute Be a Start-Up Star: Tips, Templates, and More Governance

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Starting a school is tough work! Let us help you tackle the details of start-up now, so you can focus on students later. We’ll talk about opportunities and pitfalls, share ideas and documents, and create a simplified action plan for your success. We will focus on: 1. Building a board that doesn’t hold you back; 2. Raising start-up money to get you what you need;

Congress, Charter Schools, and the Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind Policy

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2015 kicked off with legislative action in the U.S. House and Senate to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Join the federal government relations team from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools for an update on the status of the legislation and an analysis of key issues including testing, accountability, and the Charter Schools Program. Gina Mahony, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Defining Equity: Special Education Policy in Charter Schools Policy

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How do you define equity in a school choice context? Does equal mean the same or are policies simply requiring open access adequate? This panel will present diverse perspectives about the meaning of equity in both brick and mortar and online learning environments. Kimberly Hymes, National Center for Learning Disabilities; Robin Lake, Center on Reinventing Public Education, University of Washington; M. Karega Rausch, National Association of Charter School Authorizers; Lauren Morando Rhim, National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools

3. Navigating authorizers and politics strategically; and 4. Hiring right the first time!

Digital Marketing 101 for Charter Schools

Nicole Assisi and Donna Elder, Thrive Public Schools

Operations

Charter Schools for Upward Mobility Policy

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Charter Schools for Upward Mobility dives into how innovative schools can lift poor children out of poverty into the middle class. From no-excuses charter schools to the revival of career and technical education, we’ll discuss how more charter schools can help their lowincome youngsters beat the odds and become successful members of the middle class.

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Charter school growth requires a solid student enrollment and retention program as well as positioning your school in your local community. Attendees will dive in to digital marketing, get an overview of the digital landscape, and why it’s relevant to charter school growth and replication, learn best practices to implement today, and identify goals to help charter school leaders elevate their existing growth plans. Michael Barber, Barber & Hewitt; Kim Brater, Charter School Capital; Scott Kauffman, Lucid Agency

Kate Blosveren Kreamer, NASDCTEc; Michael Petrilli, Thomas B. Fordham Institute; Robert Schwartz, Harvard University Graduate School of Education; Erica Winston, Match Education

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Fiscal Foresight: Right Financial Ratios to Eliminate Your Blind Spots Operations

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How Can We Work Effectively With Journalists? Operations

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Go beyond the financial audit, dive into your finances, and understand the true state of your organization’s financial health. Learn to calculate financial ratios that really matter and analyze what this means for your school. Participants are encouraged to bring their financial statements and laptops to this working session or use our samples to gain hands-on experience. Gain feedback and insight on your next steps to improve the financial health of your school. Karen Daniels and Raj Thakkar, Charter School Business Management Inc. High-Quality School Replication Leadership

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Replication of high-quality charter schools has become an increasingly important lever in expanding the reach of the sector. In this workshop, nationally-recognized leaders in charter school replication will help participants think through the key questions organizations considering replication must answer. Eric Chan, Charter School Growth Fund; James Merriman, New York City Charter School Center; Adrian Morgan, Algiers Charter School Association How Can We Ensure Charter Schools Build and Maintain Model Diversity? Leadership

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Join us to understand the importance and details of working effectively with journalists. Presenters offer extensive journalistic experience and will share several practical suggestions you can use immediately. Participants will work in small groups with media experts to develop a draft media action plan their school can use for the 2015-16 school year. Join us to take your media engagement to the next level! Dakarai Aarons, Data Quality Campaign; Joe Nathan, Center for School Change; Jessica Williams, NOLA.com and The Times-Picayune How Good Are You at Giving Feedback? Hone Your Skills to Support Your Staff Leadership

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How good are you at giving feedback? Wouldn’t it be great if everyone really heard what you were trying to say? Take a self-assessment and learn techniques to hone your skills and better support your staff in improving their instruction. Explore how to implement effective feedback loops to ensure your colleagues can take your recommendations and use them to advance student achievement. Cynthia Millinger, Charter School Essentials I Am for Peace: Social-Emotional Learning and Community Transformation Leadership

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Charter schools have always been at the forefront of innovation and school design yet replication of existing models has become often the most important lever to expand the reach of the sector. While replication remains important, charters nationally are pushing the boundaries on school design and model. This panel brings together operators evolving their current model to better serve students and thinking of new ways to serve a more diverse student population.

See how the students at Perspectives Charter Schools in Chicago are standing up for peace and how their school’s social-emotional learning model is supporting them. Perspectives students organized a 2,000 student peace march in June 2014 and raised more than $35,000 via Kickstarter to create a documentary about their peace movement. Watch the documentary, featuring U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and learn how your students can become ethical leaders.

Nick Bolt, Walton Family Foundation; Jeff Imrich, Achievement First; Chris Liang-Vergara, LEAP Innovations; Daniel Rubenstein, Brooklyn Prospect Charter School

Diana Shulla-Cose, Perspectives Charter Schools; Janeya Cunningham, Razia Hutchins, and Maurice Young, Students Featured in the Film

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BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Monday, June 22 11:30 am – 12:30 pm continued

Leading From the Front of the Classroom Leadership

I’m in the Principal’s Seat, Now What? Leadership

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Learn the success strategies used by a Miami Principal of the Year in turning around a failing middle school. How can structured visibility be the key to developing trust and open communication? How does smart delegation lead to collaboration and change? Why is celebration so crucial? How does school-based management lead to the development of teacher leaders? We’ll explore these questions and more during this interactive session. Allan Bonilla, Coaching4educators.com Increasing Rigor for Success With Higher Order Thinking Instruction

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The new generation of standards have significant requirements for increasing the amount of higher order thinking and the depth of knowledge that students must obtain with content. Learn how to provide opportunities for students to think logically and go beyond acquisition of knowledge and skills in each lesson. Explore strategies for consistently incorporating higher order questions, expectations, instruction, and activities across lessons. Max Thompson, Independent Consultant Keeping Students in School: Advice From Students Who Left Leadership

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Through an engaging panel discussion, hear from four students who left school and re-engaged in an alternative program. Participants will get the opportunity to interact directly with students who disengaged from traditional district and charter schools. Participants will gain perspective on root causes that affected students’ course of study. Participants will learn what elements they need to incorporate to keep students in school and to get students back who have already left.

If schools are to be successful at preparing all students for a rapidly changing world, they must distribute leadership more broadly. Developing leadership roles and skills for teachers, schools, and school systems can make it easier for principals, teachers, and--above all--students to succeed. This panel will be a facilitated discussion about leadership development, led by Leading Educators and featuring lessons learned from high-performing charters FirstLine Schools and Collegiate Academies. Chong-Hao Fu, Leading Educators; Stefan Lallinger, Langston Hughes Academy; Ben Marcovitz, Collegiate Academies Problem Solving: Education Technology Operations ••• 205 This peer-to-peer roundtable discussion on education technology will help you dive into your problem, brainstorm solutions, and leave with resources to help you solve it. Nigel Nisbit, MIND Research Institute Real World Common Core: One School’s Honest Transition Conversations Instruction

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What happens when Boston Collegiate Charter School (BCCS), one of Massachusetts’s highest performing charters, teams up with Achievement Network for a twoyear intensive project documenting BCCS’s Common Core transition? Hear stories, see artifacts, and learn the collaboration protocol and instructional “look fors” that BCCS uses to drive student learning and engagement. Bridget Adam, Boston Collegiate Charter School; Kimberly Cockrell, Achievement Network

Jonathan Keith and Martin McGreal, Pathways In Education-Louisiana

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Strategies for the Mixed-Age Classroom in Rural and Small Schools Instruction

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Board Diversity: Moving from Optics to Impact

We will explore instructional strategies for mixed age classroom settings in small and rural charter schools. Participants will analyze a spectrum of high yield instructional strategies that are commonly in use in rural settings as well as strategies that require a school-wide approach to curriculum, instruction, and assessment through mastery-based learning. Join us to learn through examples, case studies, and modeling of strategies for your mixed-age classroom. Michael Hayes, Crestone Charter School; Terry Ryan, Idaho Charter School Network Turning Passion Into Action: Unlocking Your Board’s Fundraising Potential Governance

Leona Christy and Mukta Pandit, National Charter School Resource Center Your Employees’ Retirement: Make it a Priority

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Everyone looks forward to retirement, but planning for it is very difficult. School leaders and human resource administrators can make their employees’ retirement a priority. In this session we will use data driven information to provide insights and explain the best ways to start retirement planning. Matt Drummond, AXA Equitable

Governance

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This panel will clearly define diversity and its importance to effective governance of mission-driven organizations. The panel will highlight ways in which increased diversity leads to more impactful governing bodies and provide examples from the field. The session will also focus on specific strategies to recruit board members of color and other underrepresented minorities, as well as how boards can be intentional about broadening their networks. Miecha Forbes, Koya Leadership Partners; Deborah McGriff, New Schools Venture Fund; Raël Nelson James, Charter Board Partners Exploring Growth: What’s Driving Geographic Expansion Among Charters?

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This interactive session will introduce attendees to best practices and creative approaches to activating their board’s fundraising potential. Participants will be invited to complete a short assessment to help pinpoint challenges to building a fundraising board. Participants will work in groups to identify strategies and develop action plans to address self-identified challenges.

Governance

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Operations

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Join us as we explore the current geographic expansion trends in the charter market and seek answers to questions such as: what’s driving established CMOs to leave existing markets? What factors are attracting operators to new markets? What are some of the challenges and lessons learned? Hear from charter operators and developers who are at the forefront of these geographic expansion trends, and bring your own experiences and questions to share! Melissa Garcia, Low Income Investment Fund; Laura Kozel, Rocketship Education; Claudia Lima, Pacific Charter School Development; Faye Premer, Civic Builders, Inc. Financial Management Certification—Help Schools Reduce Their Risks Operations

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Estimates indicate that more than 40% of charter schools close due to financial mismanagement. The Georgia Charter Schools Association and the State Charter Schools Commission recognized the need for more robust training in business operations, including: accounting, budgeting, purchasing, and financial policy. Along with The University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government, they launched a Financial Management Certification program for charter school business managers. Hear about the partnership and how it might be replicated. Tracy Arner and Dave Lakly, Carl Vinson Institute of Government; Terence Washington, State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia; Rena Youngblood, Georgia Charter Schools Association

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BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Monday, June 22 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm continued

Inspiring Writing and Oral Fluency for ELL and Struggling Students

Food for Thought: Access Funding to Improve Student Achievement

Instruction

Operations

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Federal child nutrition programs have a profound impact on alleviating hunger in our nation’s schools and are proven to support academic success. Learn how to increase participation in school breakfast and lunch, certify more eligible children for free meals, maximize administrative savings, and provide meals during the summer and afterschool. This session will highlight how to access federal funding available to charter schools to provide the nutritious meals that students need to learn and thrive. Jessie Hewins, Food Research and Action Center; Bea Zuluaga, CentroNía, DC Bilingual Charter School How to Make the Low-Income College Graduation Rate Go From 9% to 90%! Policy ••• R04 The college graduation rate for low-income students in the U.S. is 9%, and the rate for those who graduated from the highest performing charter schools in the nation hovers below 50%. In this session, participants will hear from college persistence experts about strategies that work and how we can scale these successful interventions in the future. Seth Andrew and Ralph Johnson, Democracy Prep Public Schools; Stephanie Fiorelli, Alumni Revolution; Princess Lyles, Democracy Builders Improving Your School’s Performance: A Case Study of D.C. Turnaround Leadership

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The bar for school performance is at an all-time high. School boards and leaders must identify key accountability aligned performance metrics and apply laser-focused management to achieve them. Using a case study of a Washington, D.C. high school that has tripled its state standardized test scores in two years, we will share best practice strategies to increase academic achievement and overall school performance.

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As educators, we know the importance of personalized instruction, but how can we accomplish it? In this session, we’ll explore how technology can be an instructional multiplier for students and discuss those components that are needed to truly call themselves adaptive. We’ll also examine how artificial intelligence can provide instant feedback on the writing and oral fluency of students. We will share the research and observe it in practice. Claudia Salinas, Pearson

Problem Solving: Exploring CMO Governance Models Governance

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This peer-to-peer roundtable discussion on exploring CMO governance models will help you dive into your problem, brainstorm solutions, and leave with resources to help you solve it. Rich Billings, Charter Growth Fund Should Charter Schools Pursue Socio-economic and Racial Integration? Policy

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A growing number of charter schools are intentionally serving socio-economically and racially diverse groups of students as part of their mission. Diverse schools offer academic and civic benefits for students, but they by nature educate fewer disadvantaged students than do schools devoted to underserved populations. What are the costs and benefits of creating more charter schools that prioritize diverse enrollment? Participants will engage with panelists from a variety of perspectives in an interactive debate. Richard Kahlenberg and Halley Potter, The Century Foundation; Michael Magee, Rhode Island Mayoral Academies; Gerard Robinson, Black Alliance for Educational Options Action Fund; Renita Thukral, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

Ethan Mitnick, TenSquare; Justin Rydstrom, IDEA PCS

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State Legislatures: Building Consensus and Collaboration Policy

Tiny (& Not So Tiny) Barriers: How State Policies Block Charters From Accessing Preschool Funds

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Legislative champions from the newest charter school states will discuss their experiences finding consensus among their fellow legislators and stakeholders, as well as building public support for their legislation. They will also talk about the critical role the legislature plays in developing quality charter school policies. Representative Terri Collins, Alabama Legislature; Josh Cunningham, National Conference of State Legislatures; Senator Garrett Mason, Maine Legislature; Senator Dave Sypolt, West Virginia Legislature The Cage-Busting Teacher Leadership

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This session presents the results of the first national report on charter schools’ ability to access Pre-K funds. The panel will review which states do and do not allow charter schools to access Pre-K funds, the rules and processes through which charter schools gain access, and the barriers that charter schools encounter. This panel will highlight examples and experiences of charter schools providing high-quality Pre-K, and will provide recommendations for advocates, charter school leaders, and policymakers. Jack McCarthy, AppleTree Institute; Ashley LiBetti Mitchel, Bellwether Education Partners; Ian Rowe, Public Prep; Victoria Sears, Thomas B. Fordham Institute Using Essentialism to Integrate Common Core and Effective Teaching Reform Instruction

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Combining Common Core with effective teaching reforms has the potential to empower teachers and truly prepare students for college, but these concurrent reforms also risk confusing and disempowering educators. How can schools and organizations take an essentialist approach to help school leaders guide these changes and create opportunities for teachers to innovate collaboratively? This session will include analysis and next-step planning in small groups along with group discussion. Jonathan Stewart, Partnerships to Uplift Communities Schools

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Innovation has always been in the DNA of the charter school movement, yet our schools continue old practices. How can educators, entrepreneurs, and technologists work together to transform how our students learn? What can innovations in technology and entrepreneurship teach us about how to fail fast and iterate? This workshop by 4.0 Schools will explore the future of school and the role that the charter school movement can play in bringing this future to life. Matt Candler and Hassan Hassan, 4.0 Schools; Josh Densen, Bricolage Academy; Kathleen Padian, Orleans Parish School Board

What Can We Learn From Tipping-Point Districts? Governance

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When charter schools provide most public education in one jurisdiction, things change. You’ll need scalable ways to serve ELL and special ed students. You’ll find parents confused about enrolling at multiple schools, see more intense competition from the district and other charters, and encounter pitched political debates about charter growth. Join us as we discuss how authorizers and districts with large numbers of charters are dealing with scale. We’ll ask, what can other districts learn from them? Parker Baxter, National Association of Charter School Authorizers; Jose Cole-Gutierrez, Los Angeles Unified School District; Robin Lake, Center on Reinventing Public Education, University of Washington; Scott Pearson, DC Public Charter School Board

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BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Monday, June 22 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Leadership

Building a Better Blend Instruction

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We believe technology can improve every student’s educational experience, but how do we successfully bring that into the classroom? During this interactive conversation, panelists will discuss blended learning in elementary and middle schools, highlight specific examples and best practices, and unpack how educators and school leaders can implement blended, competency-based learning to promote deep, conceptual understanding. The session will include a station rotation allowing for each attendee to get small group time with the experts. Chris Liang-Vergara, LEAP Innovations; Mark Lonergan and Nigel Nisbet, MIND Research Institute; Jeremy Vidito, Starr Educational Services Shifting From Reactive to Strategic, Founding to Sustaining Governance

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This “master class” will be a hands-on intensive designed to help you create a set of strategic board goals for the upcoming school year. Come prepared to roll up your sleeves and leave with an action plan you can put to immediate use. Marci Cornell-Feist, BoardOnTrack Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork: Avoiding Causes of Dysfunction Leadership

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The Conversation We’re Not Having: Creating Space to Mourn, Heal, Learn, and Lead

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IDEA Public Schools seeks to build schools that provide a quality education for all students and prove what is possible by becoming the number one producer of lowincome college graduates in Texas. With the tragic deaths of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, and others, IDEA has created a space for faculty, staff, students, and families to discuss how these recent events have affected our communities and what it might mean for our path forward. These are not easy conversations, but we believe it is imperative we do something, however difficult, versus nothing. Join us to learn what IDEA has done to create this space for community conversations and contribute to the conversation on how we can move forward. Phillip Garza, Rebecca Hernandez, Searcy Milam, Tom Torkelson, and Evan Yates, IDEA Public Schools The Unwritten Rules for Student Success Instruction

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The secret to student success lies not just in teaching students content knowledge. For many struggling students, they need to be taught the unwritten rules for how to succeed in school and in life. The co-founder of Synergy Charter Academy, named the 2013 Best Urban Elementary School in America, will share handson tools for how new school developers and leaders can empower students, staff, and parents to eliminate the achievement gap. Meg Palisoc, Synergy Academies

Charter school practitioners Perry Daniel (Principal) and Michael Hicks (Counselor) engage participants on the nuances in developing cohesive and effective charter school faculties. They will highlight five areas that leaders and their teams should address to avoid falling prey to causes of dysfunction. Participants will be guided in developing strategies to combat dysfunctions. Perry Daniel, Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy; Michael Hicks, Southern University at Shreveport

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FUN FACT Minnesota’s legislature passed the first charter school law in 1991

3:45 pm – 4:45 pm Accountability is Not Solely About Academics Governance

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The crucial feature of charter schools is their focus on accountability for academic results. Their accountability commences with a concern for academic performance and extends to include fiscal prudence, responsible governance, and effective operations. Where charter schools and authorizers have paid insufficient attention to non-academic accountability, it has led to school closures and financial scandals. This session will explore the issue of non-academic accountability, including best practices and recommendations. Paul O’Neill, Tugboat Education Services; Rob Reed, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Building Intentional Struggle Through Focused Questioning Instruction

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Asking questions in math classes is often overlooked as a key lever to improve student achievement. In order to make our students true mathematicians, questioning must be taken beyond a basic level and allow scholars to struggle through scenarios that build multiple skills together and intentionally utilize chosen numbers, not a selection of auto-generated digits. In this session, participants will learn the keys to creating strong questions to improve performance in mathematics. Kate Crowe and Drew Madden, Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy

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The charter-led transformation of New Orleans’ public education sector has resulted in unprecedented gains in student achievement. Yet, key issues remain to be addressed: governance, facilities, ensuring equity, and the role of entrepreneurs and the non-profit sector in supporting the work of schools. Doug Harris, Tulane University, Education Research Alliance for New Orleans; Erika McConduit-Diggs, Urban League of Greater New Orleans; Kathleen Padian, Orleans Parish School Board; Caroline Roemer Shirley, Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools

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Learn how to connect with employers to create partnerships that support students in developing skills for a 21st century workforce and finding a purposeful career. Panelists will discuss employers’ and educators’ perspectives on the impact and benefits of partnerships on students and examples of strong programs that are advancing student learning and enriching school culture. Alison Griffin, USA Funds; Kyle Mathews, Peak to Peak Charter School; Brian Mcallister, Roadtrip Nation; Cheryl Oldham, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Diana Shulla-Cose, Perspectives Charter School

Don’t Follow Your Passion—Build Your Career Leadership

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Join this session to debunk the long-held belief that following your passion is good advice. Not only is the cliché flawed, but it can lead to anxiety and chronic job hopping. Drawing on scientific evidence and case studies, Cal Newport, author of So Good They Can’t Ignore You, will provide step-by-step advice for escaping the grips of the dream job delusion and building a career you love built on skills deliberately acquired and carefully invested. Cal Newport, Georgetown University Dropout Recovery: Matching Accountability Policy With Instructional Practice Operations

Charters ARE the System: So What’s Next? Governance

Creating Real Connections Between Employers and Educators: What Works for Students?

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Must differentiated expectations be lowered expectations? Explore the nuances of applying rigorous accountability measures that are relevant to schools serving re-engaged dropouts. Panelists include leaders of nationally recognized dropout recovery schools who will discuss best practices in pedagogy and school structure including projectbased learning, competency, flexible schedules, and comprehensive support services. Discover why enlightened charter school authorizers have taken on the challenge of developing alternative accountability measures. Learn about Louisiana’s decision to develop and adopt an alternative accountability framework. Linda Dawson and Ernie Silva, SIATech Charter High Schools; Adam Hawf, Grand Isle Group; Phil Matero, YouthBuild Charter School of California; Nelson Smith, National Association of Charter School Authorizers

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BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Monday, June 22 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm continued

Needs-Based Authorizing: Designing a Process to Fill the Gaps

Lego My Ego: Speed Dating for Individualized Instruction Strategies

Policy

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Learn to let go of your ego of whole group instruction by gathering best practices focusing on differentiated and individual instruction. This speed dating session pairs you with teachers who have successfully implemented effective resources such as Khan Academy and learning continuums. Be an active part of the game scene by gathering stickers for your knowledge about teaching and working with instructional groups at different levels in one class. Have fun, meet with teachers, and learn. Tamika Chambers, Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA); John Eick, Westlake Charter School Moving Beyond the Achievement Gap to Closing the Creativity Gap Instruction

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Education reform often focuses on closing the achievement gap, however, schools that have successfully addressed the achievement gap and demonstrated that all students can achieve if they are given quality instruction and rigorous curriculum need to move to the next challenge. Learn how to close the creativity gap by focusing on the importance of innovation, arts, and creativity as co-curricular factors leading to achievement and wellrounded, 21st century scholars. Aleisha Rodriguez Burgos, Tanya Ghans, Lynette Parker, and Charlene Reid, Bronx Charter School for Excellence Moving on From the Founding Board: Board Succession Planning Governance

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The founding board’s commitment to its mission and vision is critical for long-term success. Equally critical is developing a clear succession plan for continued clarity as board membership changes. To ensure that we are creating an environment that maintains and accelerates the pace of growth in your organization, it’s critical that you have a well thought-out plan and a deep bench of potential replacements. This session will explore the process of successful board succession planning. Orlando Castellon, Central Michigan University

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The Achievement School District was created to move schools from the bottom 5% to the top 25% of schools in Tennessee and utilizes needs-based authorization to ensure that turnaround efforts address community needs. This session will present the development of a needs-based authorization process, from identifying gaps to writing an RFP. Participants will leave with a clear understanding of next steps in developing their own needs-based process. Anna Kucaj and Margo Roen, Achievement School District Problem Solving: Evaluating Staff Leadership

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This peer-to-peer roundtable discussion on evaluating staff will help you dive into your problem, brainstorm solutions, and leave with resources to help you solve it. Megan Freeman and Kelly Reeser, Peak to Peak Charter School Separating Fact From Fiction: Special Education in Charter Schools Leadership

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Much of the discussion regarding special education in charter schools is based on anecdotes. This panel of experts will share recent research on special education and highlight key takeaways for school leaders and policymakers. Research will include recent quantitative and qualitative analyses. Betheny Gross, Center on Reinventing Public Education; Mukta Pandit, National Charter School Resource Center; Lauren Morando Rhim, National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools Teach Kids to Think: PARCC and Smarter Balanced Test Prep That Works Instruction

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Do we give our students enough opportunities to truly think? Now that our students have taken the PARCC and Smarter Balanced assessments, we’ll explore how these items proved to be different from our state assessments and how our instruction must change too. We’ll learn how to explicitly teach effective thinking routines that will do more to prepare them for these cognitively-demanding tests than traditional test prep can. Cynthia Millinger, Charter School Essentials

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Today’s Charter Sector Suffering From Yesterday’s Messages and Practices Policy

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The poor messaging of the early “wild west” days of our nation’s charter sector set many of today’s charter schools and petitioners up for frustrations around issues such as funding equity, accountability, and oversight. Attend this session to better understand how the messages of yesterday shape the charter landscape of today and what you can do to reshape those original messages and policies for a better charter environment today. Mashea Ashton, Black Alliance for Educational Options; Andrew Broy, Illinois Network of Charter Schools; Gary Larson, Larson Communications; Andrew Lewis, Georgia Charter Schools Association Understanding Financial Audits for Non-Financial Board and Staff Members Operations

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Strong audits often mean greater access to funding, continued operations, and a positive financial reputation for your school. Understand what’s involved in this important financial reporting process, why auditors ask for various items, and how to prepare for the audit throughout the school year. Participants will also understand how their daily actions and those of the school’s staff will help result in a strong vote of confidence from your auditor and ultimately your authorizer. Karen Daniels and Raj Thakkar, Charter School Business Management Inc. Why Should/How Can Educators Work With State Legislators and Governors? Policy

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What have we learned from helping governors and state legislators adopt and improve provisions in their charter laws? What strategies and messages have worked well—or not? Ten key lessons will be shared. Please come prepared to participate in honest, direct, and hopeful conversations. We’ll also share more ideas learned by breaking into small groups then reporting out to the larger audience. Tiffany Forrester, Black Alliance for Educational Options; Lisa Grover, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools; Joe Nathan, Center for School Change

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General Session - Tuesday, June 23 THE GREAT HALL

3:00 pm – 4:15 pm

EMCEE

STUDENT PERFORMANCE

Fernando Zulueta

Young Audiences of Louisiana African Dance and Drum Ensemble

President Academica Corporation

KEYNOTE SPEAKER Geoffrey Canada President Harlem Children’s Zone

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS

Chris Barbic Superintendent Achievement School District, Tennessee

Mayor Mitch Landrieu

Caroline Roemer Shirley

Marc Sternberg

City of New Orleans

Executive Director Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools

Director, K-12 Education, Walton Family Foundation

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE Nelson Smith Senior Advisor to the National Association of Charter School Authorizers

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WHAT SESSIONS SHOULD I ATTEND?

Tuesday, June 23 9:30 am – 10:30 am

GOVERNANCE

10:45 am – 11:45 am

POLICY

1:45 pm – 2:45 pm

INTENSIVE 9:30 am – 11:30 am ROOM 201/202

ROOM 205

Three Phases of New Schools: Application, Pre-Opening, First Year

Problem Solving: Accessing Philanthropy

Problem Solving: Social Emotional Learning

INTENSIVE 9:30 am – 2:45 pm ROOM 206

The Together Leader: Plan, Prioritize, and Protect Your Time!

ROOM 207

Stopping the Revolving Door: Addressing Teacher Burnout and Attrition

Building a 21st Century School Culture Through Community Engagement

Why They Love Teaching is the Last Thing to Ask

ROOM 208/209

Social Emotional Learning: A Critical Partner to Rigorous Academics

Working the Core: Developing and Rolling Out Your Strategic Plan

Common Mistakes Made in Negotiating a Charter School Management Agreement

ROOM 210

Breaking the Mold: Reimagining Charter Schools With Per-Pupil Funding

Charter School Growth Strategies: Start-Up, Expansion, and Maturity

FRAUD!

Sourcing and Recruiting High Quality Talent for the Charter Sector

High Tech and High Touch Blended Methods With Challenging Urban Students

How Do We Pay for It? Understanding Special Education Finance

ROOM 211/ 212/ 213

INTENSIVE 9:30 am – 11:30 am ROOM 214

Brand Impact Workshop: Assessing Power and Effectiveness of Your Brand

ROOM 215/216

Want Students to be Leaders? Give Them Some Practice!

Employment Law and Charters: Healthy Human Resources

Is Your School’s Wireless and Network Infrastructure Future Proof?

ROOM 217

Fix Your Board Meetings, Strengthen Your Board

How a Lender Looks at a Charter School (and How You Can Look Your Best)

Real Voices From the Education Second Line: Who’s Been Excluded by New Orleans Reform

INTENSIVE 9:30 am – 11:30 am ROOM 218/219

Concentric Circles: Moving Away From Sage on the Stage Teaching

Facility Financing Fundamentals Workshop

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OPERATIONS

INSTRUCTION

9:30 am – 10:30 am

10:45 am – 11:45 am

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Special Education 101: Developing a Full Continuum of Instructional Options

Translating Standards Into Actionable Learning Tools

Revision Strategies to Improve Student Writing and Increase Engagement

ROOM 222

Making Lemonade: Charter Turnaround Options for Failing Schools

Using CSP Grant Funds: Advice and Guidance From the Field

Comparing Financing Structures and Programs for New Charter School Facilities

ROOM 223

That’s APPtastic!

The Non-Profit Developer’s Difference: Innovative Facility Solutions

Do You Have What it Takes to Become a Personalized Learning School?

ROOM 224

A Universal Lottery for All Schools? Advantages and Limitations

Teacher Leaders: Shaping Policy and Politics From the Classroom

Where’s the Money? Federal Grants, Fiscal Flexibility, and Charter Schools

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Engaging Students and Closing Achievement Gaps With Brain-Friendly Teaching

How Charter Schools Are Redefining Public Education by Defying Poverty

Sharing Best Practices: Everybody Talks About It— Who’s Doing It?

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Conversations on Policy, Programs, and Accountability for Off-Track Youth

A Common Expulsion Policy: Early Lessons From New Orleans

Playing the Field: The Grassroots Dating Game

ROOM 230

Understanding the Communities You Serve: A Map App for Your School

Federal Funding: Navigating the Requirements

ROOM

GREAT HALL B

Big but Not Easy: How Authorizing Shaped Public Education in New Orleans

1:45 pm – 2:45 pm

Citywide Impact of Charters

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Emotional Intelligence: The Key To Successful Leadership

Board Engagement 2.0: Money, Power, Respect

Measuring Charter School Quality: Moving Beyond Standardized Test Scores

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Walking the Line: How Can a Local Board of a National CMO Clarify Its Role?

How’s Your Authorizer?

The Board’s Role in Successful Expansion and Replication

INTENSIVE 9:30 am – 11:30 am R03

Leading Observation Feedback Meetings Like a Champion

Beyond the PTA: Authentic Parental and Community Engagement Strategies

INTENSIVE 9:30 am – 11:30 am R04

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Tuesday, June 23 9:30 am – 10:30 am A Universal Lottery for All Schools? Advantages and Limitations Policy

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Charter schools in Denver, New Orleans, Newark, and Washington, D.C. participate in a universal enrollment system. Parents fill out just one application for any choice school and a centralized lottery assigns students. The process is meant to be fair and easy for parents, but charters worry that it is one more constraint on their autonomy. Experts discuss the advantages and limitations of universal enrollment and how to make it work for parents and schools. Betheny Gross, Center on Reinventing Public Education; Scott Pearson, DC Public Charter School Board; Michael Stone, New Schools for New Orleans Big but Not Easy: How Authorizing Shaped Public Education in New Orleans Governance

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From 2006 to 2012, NACSA managed the Louisiana Recovery School District’s application process for new charter schools, and from 2011 to 2014 provided third-party review for Orleans Parish School Board charter applications. New research looks at the relationship between these rigorous and comprehensive selection processes, the strong subsequent outcomes for approved schools, and how this work has improved education opportunities for thousands of New Orleans students. Patrick Dobard, Louisiana Recovery School District; Kathleen Padian, Orleans Parish School Board; Greg Richmond, National Association of Charter School Authorizers Breaking the Mold: Reimagining Charter Schools With Per-Pupil Funding Leadership

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The public charter school sector has proven its potential to improve student outcomes. But in order to reach significantly more students, the next wave of sector development will need to foster innovative school models that meet unique needs in the communities they serve. And given fiscal realities, the more charter schools that take on this challenge within existing public funding, the more likely those innovations will scale and sustain. This session will explore what public charter schools, funders, support organizations, and policymakers can do to spur innovation and ensure a sustainable future for the sector. Bryan Hassel and Gillian Locke, Public Impact, LCC; Kaitlyn Walker, The Mind Trust

Conversations on Policy, Programs, and Accountability for Off-Track Youth Policy

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New York State plans to augment current design principles and accountability measures for district and chartered high schools serving off-track youth. This statewide collaborate Enhancing Performance Outcomes Project’s (EPO) objectives are to advocate policy, promote design principles, and implement accountability measures sufficiently inclusive of the unique academic and non-academic needs of this population. EPO is committed to increasing the number of quality high schools with effective cultures, notable graduation rates, and alumni who realize post-secondary success. Robert Clark, YouthBuild Newark; Susan Miller Barker, SUNY Charter Schools Institute; Ernie Silva, SIATech; Tony Simmons, High School for Recording Arts; Leslie Talbot, Talbot Consulting Emotional Intelligence: The Key To Successful Leadership

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What does the leader of your future look like? A significant number of newer and younger leaders do not have the skills and personal qualities to take on the demands of the 21st Century. A recent study found that nearly one-third of current managers and leaders lack management abilities. Many fail at their jobs not because of problems with the task, knowledge, or strategy, but because they lack interpersonal skills. Join this workshop to learn how emotional intelligence critical for successful leadership; identify common leadership problems and how to overcome them; and practice emotional intelligence traits that will help you be a better leader. Jeff Hurt, Velvet Chainsaw Consulting Engaging Students and Closing Achievement Gaps With Brain-Friendly Teaching Instruction

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Surprising new brain imaging techniques give us new windows into real-world brain functioning. For the first time, we can actually view which parts of the brain are engaged as we use different instructional methods. Discover more about how the brain actually learns as we experience interactive structures for highly engaging face-to-face teaching and learning. Rick DuVall, Kagan Professional Development Fix Your Board Meetings, Strengthen Your Board Governance

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Board meetings should be focused, strategic, efficient, and engaging. But very few charter school board meetings can be described in these terms. If you want to learn how to dramatically improve the effectiveness of your overall governance by improving your board meetings, come to this lively, interactive session. You’ll get lots of helpful tips you can put to use right away. Marci Cornell-Feist, BoardOnTrack

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Making Lemonade: Charter Turnaround Options for Failing Schools Policy

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Sourcing and Recruiting High Quality Talent for the Charter Sector Leadership

What role can charter school operators play in providing high quality seats to students attending poor performing traditional or charter schools? Two important strategies have recently emerged. Charter schools are replacing failing district-run schools. Additionally, failing charters are being replaced with high quality operators as an alternative approach to outright closure. Come engage in a discussion of the most recent research and learn from the experiences of charter school operators.

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Human capital needs are always top of mind for startup and expanding charter networks. This panel focuses on operators and organizations with innovative strategies to support instruction and non-instructional needs of the charter sector. Nick Bolt, Walton Family Foundation; Tanya Lewis, Ops360; Nella Urban, Talent Pipeline, YES Prep Public Schools; Kelly Wilson, High Tech High Graduate School of Education

Julie Corbett, Corbett Education Consulting; Benjamin Feit, Democracy Prep Public Schools; Chris Reynolds, LEAD Public Schools; Jessica Sutter, EdPro Consulting Special Education 101: Developing a Full Continuum of Instructional Options

Problem Solving: Accessing Philanthropy Governance

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This peer-to-peer roundtable discussion on accessing philanthropy will help you dive into your problem, brainstorm solutions, and leave you with resources to help you solve it. Lyman Millard, Breakthrough Schools Social Emotional Learning: A Critical Partner to Rigorous Academics Leadership

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Social emotional learning is inextricably tied to academic skill and content mastery; you can’t have one without the other. To ensure our students realize their full potential and become effective citizens, we need to teach students to be self-aware, to self-manage, to empathetically engage with and build meaningful connections with others who are different than them, and to value being part of a global community. Learn why Citizens of the World believes embedding social emotional learning within an academically rigorous, diverse classroom is necessary to ensuring our kids can be tomorrow’s leaders who can create a more compassionate and just world. Krupa Desai, Hillary Johnson, Maureen Lamorena-Tatsui, and Ramona Patrick, Citizens of the World Charter Schools

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Instruction ••• 220/221 Effectively educating students with diverse learning needs requires knowledge of federal and state statutes and deep instructional expertise. This session will introduce special education law as the foundation for a robust conversation with experienced special educators about what is required to create an effective continuum of instructional options that ensures charter schools fulfill responsibilities related to educating students with disabilities. Meghan Fitzgerald, Uncommon Schools; Christie Hollins Jackson, Louisiana Connections Academy; Liz Marcell, Recovery School District, Louisiana; Paul O’Neill, Tugboat Education Services Stopping the Revolving Door: Addressing Teacher Burnout and Attrition Leadership ••• 207 Losing your best teachers? Are they overwhelmed or burnt out? Join KIPP Tulsa for an honest, interactive, and collaborative session. Engage with participants, identify the biggest challenges regarding teacher retention, and work towards stopping your revolving door through feedback, coaching, eliminating teacher isolation, and personalizing professional development. You’ll leave this fun, hands-on session with real-world, actionable work products including a one-page action plan for your unique school environment. Andrew McRae, KIPP Tulsa College Preparatory; Abby Sterensis, observe4success

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Tuesday, June 23 9:30 am – 10:30 am continued

Want Students to be Leaders? Give Them Some Practice!

That’s APPtastic!

Operations

Instruction

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Engaging Generation Techie! This session is for teachers who would like to utilize various apps to enhance their classroom. The session will introduce 20 affordable and exciting apps which can be easily tailored to a plethora of classroom lessons. Organization and social skills will also be addressed. Come with your devices and bring ideas that you have found to be successful to share with others. One attendee will win a tablet! Lorraine DeAnda, Somerset Academy of Nevada, North Las Vegas Campus; Christine Garvin, Jessica LeNeave, and Flynn Stern, Pinecrest Academy of Nevada

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NYOS Charter School incorporates middle and high school students in hiring, governance, and administration. Students sit on hiring committees. There is even a student member on the School Board. How and why does NYOS do that? Join us to learn proven strategies to increase student involvement at your school. You will leave with concrete ways to empower middle and high school students, enhance their leadership competencies, and improve post-secondary readiness. Curtis Wilson and J. Kathleen Zimmermann, NYOS Charter School

9:30 am – 11:30 am Understanding the Communities You Serve: A Map App for Your School Operations

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Learn about a new cloud-based mapping tool that empowers charter schools to better understand the communities they serve and identify areas of need for expansion. The tool maps community demographics, student locations, poverty, crime, transportation routes, school performance, enrollment trends, environmental hazards, zoning, and population growth. Join us for a case study to demonstrate how this tool can be used to complete a community assessment and identify a site for a school. JoAnn Koplin and Margeaux Randolf, CharterZone; Anita Landecker, ExEd

Brand Impact Workshop: Assessing Power and Effectiveness of Your Brand Operations

Governance

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Boards that contract with management organizations are often confused about their role. Who is accountable for what and how can management agreements clarify decision-making? What is the line between governance and management on a local CMO board? This candid discussion will dive into the fundamentals of effective governance on local CMO boards and provide tools to help both parties know how to effectively walk the line between governance and management.

Clifton Alexander, Emily Gairns, and Chase Wilson, REACTOR Design Studio Facility Financing Fundamentals Workshop

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Is your charter school planning an expansion of facilities? Join us to learn about the key factors to look at when evaluating your school’s credit worthiness. Under the guidance of lenders and facilities financing experts you’ll assess your school’s equity base, surpluses, cash flow, and project affordability. You will leave this session with a bottom line affordability number for your project and a practical plan that ensures that all your financing needs are met. Jane Ellis, Self-Help Credit Union & Ventures Fund; Michelle Gleason, IFF; Molly Melloh, The Reinvestment Fund; Joseph Palazzolo, New Jersey Community Capital; Sara Sorbello, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)

Kate Essex, Charter Board Partners; Susannah Staats, KIPP Foundation

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This interactive session will invite participants to examine their organization’s brand and identify ways to stimulate growth and raise awareness. After a brief branding overview, participants will dive into an intensive brand impact rating exercise and identify goals to help them elevate their existing brand to a more compelling and dynamic presence.

Operations Walking the Line: How Can a Local Board of a National CMO Clarify Its Role?

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Leading Observation Feedback Meetings Like a Champion Instruction

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INTENSIVE

The Children Left Behind: English Language Learners and the Common Core

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Instruction

In this session, leaders will hone their skills around identifying highest leverage action steps for teachers and communicating feedback using the six steps to effective feedback meetings. Participants will analyze video clips of top Uncommon leaders and apply best practices in meeting plans and roleplays. Participants will also receive resources to support leading effective meetings and helping teachers, especially rookies, get better faster. Paul Powell, Uncommon Schools

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INTENSIVE

R04

Although they are one of the nation’s fastest growing subgroups, English Language Learners’ needs have not been adequately addressed by the Common Core State Standards’ assessments. Therefore, educators must internalize the language demands of the PARCC and SBAC assessments. This session will illuminate the challenges that the English Language Learners you serve face when accessing the CCSS tests. Participants will also learn scaffolds that should be integrated into standards-based instruction for English Language Learners. Rachel Hazlehurst, Atyani Howard, and Suzanne Marks, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy

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Tuesday, June 23 9:30 am – 11:30 am continued

10:45 am – 11:45 am A Common Expulsion Policy: Early Lessons From New Orleans

Three Phases of New Schools: Application, Pre-Opening, First Year Operations

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Policy

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Are you applying to open a charter school? Have you received a charter and will be opening soon? Are you in the first year of your charter? If so, this session is for you! During this roundtable session, our expert presenters will move from group to group discussing best practices, common missteps, and mistakes. We will provide honest conversation and feedback from a variety of perspectives, including finance, academics, governance, communications, and staff hiring. Join us for a session full of invaluable advice and feedback as you navigate start-up! Taishya Adams, American Institutes for Research; Karen Daniels, Charter School Business Management, Inc.; Yamuna Menon, Booker T. Washington Academy; Jessica Mokhiber and Jill Shahen, Northeast Charter Schools Network; Charlene Reid, Bronx Charter School for Excellence

9:30 am – 2:45 pm The Together Leader: Plan, Prioritize, and Protect Your Time! Leadership

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*Pre-Registration and $50 fee required to attend this session. Stop by registration desk to see if there’s an opening and pre-register.* Effective leading requires strong planning, time and task management, and organizational systems. Without a clear system to sort through the daily deluge, you can easily lose sight of what you need to accomplish on your team. The cost of not having a plan for how you spend your limited free time is enormous. Your stakeholders suffer, you bottleneck your colleagues, you sleep too little, and you feel overwhelmed, a dreadful combination that doesn’t help anyone. Thankfully, with some intentionality, routines, and habits, it is possible to be an effective leader and have a life! This intensive workshop will teach you how to consolidate your calendars, track long-term to-dos and ideas, identify and solve for common priority crushers, and plot how to use your limited amount of free time. Maia Heyck-Merlin, The Together Group

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In response to complaints about widely-varying and possibly discriminatory policies on student expulsion, New Orleans adopted a uniform policy that applies to all charters as well as district schools run by Orleans Parish School Board. How is it working after three years, and what might other cities learn from it? What are the trade-offs between a uniform policy and charter autonomy? Discuss these questions and more at this engaging session. Adam Hawf, Grand Isle Group; Adrian Morgan, Algiers Charter School Association; M. Karega Rausch, National Association of Charter School Authorizers

Board Engagement 2.0: Money, Power, Respect Governance

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The difference between making the playoffs and winning the championship is board caliber. Status quo says school leaders prefer a hands-off approach. This session disrupts that notion by revealing the secret sauce of creating focus-driven boards that work in tandem with school leadership. Using an assetbased framework and the relational leadership model, strategies to cultivate and maintain a winning board culture that creates a chance for every child will be discussed. Niloy Gangopadhyay, Success Preparatory Academy; Makiyah Moody, Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools Building a 21st Century School Culture Through Community Engagement Leadership

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Participants will discuss community engagement strategies that foster 21st Century Learning: collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity. Presenters will discuss a threetiered approach from the roles of the executive director, principal, and teacher. From garnering relationships on an institutional level to implementing community-oriented learning experiences and mentorships in the classroom, this model will empower participants to transform their approach to community engagement. Participants will examine the unexplored opportunities within their local communities and author a vision statement for engagement within all levels at their school. All participants should have a Google account and laptop for this session. Jamie Greason, Dean Johnson, and Tysie McDowell Ray, Crossroads Academy of Kansas City

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Charter School Growth Strategies: Start-Up, Expansion, and Maturity Operations

High Tech and High Touch Blended Methods With Challenging Urban Students

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Charter schools face a variety of challenges at each stage of growth. We will outline the stages of growth from start-up to expansion to mature school and highlight the challenges schools experience at each stage. Our panel of experts will offer best practices garnered from their schools’ success through these growth stages. Darlene Chambers, Ohio Alliance for Public Charter Schools; Stuart Ellis, Charter School Capital; Marshall Emerson, I CAN SCHOOLS

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Human resource management serves as a foundation for successful charter school operations. Charter schools need effective directors, teachers, and business staff, and the human resources components that facilitate the recruitment, training, evaluation, and compensation of these essential staff. Possessing a good understanding of employment law is necessary, as legal mistakes can be costly. This session will explore routine human resources decisions which often implicate employment law issues and will offer ways to ensure compliance. Wendy Tucker, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP; Sarah Vandergriff, Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools; Rob Reed, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Federal Funding: Navigating the Requirements Policy

This presentation will focus on the design and implementation of two different cutting-edge blended learning models created to address students’ developmental and academic needs in challenging urban environments. The presenters, elementary and secondary school leaders, will share why their start-ups embraced different blended models to address developmental, academic, and socio-emotional needs of students. Both schools serve students from especially poor and segregated neighborhoods. Colleen Lennon, Stepstone Academy; Perry White, Vertus Charter School

Employment Law and Charters: Healthy Human Resources Operations

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Do you want to understand federal funding requirements and terminology better? Though charter schools are funded primarily through state dollars, federal funding is instrumental in supplementing, not supplanting, learning in the classroom. Federal funding sources come with reporting requirements that can be a challenge to navigate, yet it is often worth it! Hear stories from the trenches, covering best practices from the application process and planning documents to compliance reporting and monitoring.

How a Lender Looks at a Charter School (and How You Can Look Your Best) Operations

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Parents entrust their children’s education to you and now to build your dream facility, you need a lender to invest millions of dollars in your school. We’ll review actual charter school budgets from a lender’s perspective to identify what will catch a lender’s eye. We’ll then discuss how you can address (or avoid) any weaknesses. Finally, we’ll hear from Rocketship Schools on how they choose a financing solution to best meet each school’s needs. Adrienne Barnes, Capital Impact Partners; Laura Kozel, Rocketship Education; Gasper Magallanes and Adam Miller, EdTec Inc. How Charter Schools Are Redefining Public Education by Defying Poverty Instruction

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Charter schools are producing exceptional results serving low-income students. Only 2% of the traditional public schools on Newsweek’s 2012 List of Best High Schools serve predominantly low-income students; in contrast, 35% of the listed charters do. A study correlating state test results reveals a similar pattern. In this session we will discuss the strategies that successful charters use to level the educational playing field using the latest data. Fernando Zulueta, Academica

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Tuesday, June 23 10:45 am – 11:45 am continued

The Non-Profit Developer’s Difference—Innovative Facility Solutions

How’s Your Authorizer?

Operations ••• 223 Our panel of experts will explore the role non-profit property developers play in providing facility solutions that save schools money, use public-private partnerships, tap into new sources of capital, and save schools time and effort. Participants will test their own projects in this session using our customized template.

Governance

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Tolstoy wrote that all happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. What does a strong school-authorizer relationship look like? Do you know it when you see it? This session will explore what quality authorizers do to preserve school autonomy while ensuring accountability. Participants will be encouraged to share their experiences—happy or otherwise. Susan Miller Barker, SUNY Charter Schools Institute; William Haft, National Association of Charter School Authorizers; Gregg Stevens, State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia

Al Dubin, Charter Schools Development Corporation; Mark Medema, Building Hope; Lindsay Phillips, Pacific Charter School Development; Faye Premer, Civic Builders, Inc.

Teacher Leaders: Shaping Policy and Politics From the Classroom Policy

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Teachers are uniquely powerful advocates for their students and schools. Hear from two classroom teachers and the state charter association about how California’s charters are leveraging their teachers’ talents and perspectives to help shape education policy through advocacy efforts. Explore how to deepen teacher understanding of the charter movement, build a network of teacher advocates, increase teacher prominence in policy debates, and influence elections. Andrew Blumenfeld, Crown Preparatory Academy; Keith Dell’Aquila, California Charter Schools Association; Rebecca Rodriguez, Camino Nuevo

Translating Standards Into Actionable Learning Tools Instruction

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While today’s standards provide teachers with more details about the level of rigor and outcomes expected, translating the standards into a logical progression of lessons is a very challenging task that is often abandoned in favor of programs and textbooks. Learn how exemplary schools quickly unpack and map standards resulting in prioritized and focused learning goals that are developed into Advance Organizers— a planning and learning tool. Carol Gardner, Education Consultant Using CSP Grant Funds: Advice and Guidance From the Field Policy

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Charter Schools Program (CSP) grants provide a financial lifeline to developing charter schools. Each grant has specific uses and prohibitions designed to help support and sustain schools as well as carry out the CSP’s mission. Participants will learn about the allowable uses of CSP funds and review real-world examples. The goal of this session will be to inform participants about how to maximize their limited resources and avoid common misuses of CSP funds. Sara Allender, Stephen Ruffini, Khadijah Salaam, and Emanda Thomas, WestEd

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1:45 pm – 2:45 pm

Working the Core: Developing and Rolling Out Your Strategic Plan Leadership

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Shifting to the Common Core State Standards has wideranging impacts on the entire school community. During this session, the school leader from Alain Locke Charter School (Chicago, IL) will share lessons learned as he and his team developed, monitored, and assessed their school’s multi-year Common Core transition plan. The case study presented will specifically focus on how Alain Locke created a successful strategic plan that addressed staff buy-in and course correction as needed. School leaders will leave this session with real world tactics and tools they can draw from as they develop their school’s own targeted transition plan. Patrick Love, Alain Locke Charter School

Beyond the PTA: Authentic Parental and Community Engagement Strategies Operations

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Come learn how three charter schools integrate parent and community engagement throughout the life cycle of a charter school. Through creative and strategic partnerships with new immigrant centers, community healthcare providers, and district-charter collaboration, participants will learn strategies and engage in discussions on how to leverage existing practices to strengthen parent and community member engagement, build an enrollment pipeline, and impact two generations at one time. Taishya Adams, American Institutes for Research; Monique Daviss, El Sol Science and Arts Academy of Santa Ana

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BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Tuesday, June 23 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm continued

Concentric Circles: Moving Away From Sage on the Stage Teaching

Citywide Impact of Charters

Instruction

Governance

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BCM Common Mistakes Made in Negotiating a Charter School Management Agreement Leadership

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The charter management agreement is a document that shapes the future of the relationship between the school and CMO/EMO. Therefore, drafting and negotiating (or renegotiating) a management agreement is one of the most important exercises in which school leaders and board members will partake. This session will explore the most common mistakes made when schools and their CMOs/EMOs negotiate their charter management agreements and how to avoid these (sometimes costly) mistakes. Lisa Holtzmuller and Cliff Schneider, Cohen Schneider & O’Neill LLP; Jonathan Rosenberg, Hebrew Charter School Center

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In this session ICEF Public Schools’ instructional team will discuss their collaborative work establishing Concentric Circles, an instructional model focused on group structure. When utilizing the model, students are separated into three groups. Collaborative: students work in partners or cooperative groups, attain an objective, and participate in collaborative inquiry. Independent: students work by themselves on an activity or project focused on a particular objective. Direct Instruction: students work in small groups with a teacher who leads students in content area minilesson or reteaching. Martinne Barracliffe and Jacquelynn Johnson, ICEF Public Schools Do You Have What it Takes to Become a Personalized Learning School? Instruction

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Learn what it takes to plan and operate a successful personalized learning school. Converse with experts, funders, and practitioners working with schools that have made the transition. Leave with tools for planning and a clear understanding of how to get started, as well as what not to do. Lydia Logan, Educology Advisors; Bryan Setser, 2 Revolutions

Comparing Financing Structures and Programs for New Charter School Facilities Operations

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The session will assess four financing structures and programs to minimize new facility financing costs and examine the financial requirements to prepare a school for a BBB rating (or equivalent) when the school is ready for its permanent 30 year financing. Historically, the interest rate for an Unrated charter school bond has been priced 1.25% more than a Rated bond. The interest rate savings can result in many millions of dollars over the bond term. Garey Fuqua, High Yield Municipal Strategies; Mike Morley, American Charter Development, LLC and M-13 Construction, Inc.; Gregory Wing, Education Fund of America

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FUN FACT There are now more than 6,700 public charter schools nationwide

FRAUD! Leadership

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Scandals real or perceived can damage the reputation of our schools and the charter movement. Whether fraud, mismanagement or just a stupid mistake, a whiff of wrongdoing attracts politicians, regulators, the media, and critics. Four experts who have dealt with fraud from different perspectives will discuss lessons learned about early warning signs, how good practices and monitoring can detect problems in progress, where the worst vulnerabilities are, and how to manage the scrutiny that follows disclosure. Robert J. Bellafiore, Stanhope Partners; Paul O’Neill, Tugboat Education Services; Scott Pearson, DC Public Charter School Board; Raj Thakkar, Charter School Business Management Inc. How Do We Pay for It? Understanding Special Education Finance Leadership

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Understanding special education finance requires the knowledge of a CPA combined with the experience of a seasoned school administrator. To ensure charter schools are accessing all of the resources to which they are entitled to support critical programs, understanding special education finance is essential. Panelists will give an overview of how special education is financed and explore implementation in three charter states. Eileen Ahearn, National Association of State Directors of Special Education; Adam Hawf, Grand Isle Group; Lauren Morando Rhim, National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools; Sivan Tuchman, University of Arkansas, Department of Education Reform

Is Your School’s Wireless and Network Infrastructure Future Proof? Operations

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This session will explore wireless and network infrastructure technologies for the modern classroom that your charter school should examine, test, and implement in preparation for today’s academic technology requirements, and beyond (e.g. online testing, including PARCC assessments). Thought leaders from Uncommon Schools and mindSHIFT Technologies will walk you through their case study and share learnings, best practices, and recommendations for how to achieve short and long term instructional goals in the transforming EdTech landscape. Heather Evans, Uncommon Schools; John Stewart, mindSHIFT Technologies, Inc. Measuring Charter School Quality: Moving Beyond Standardized Test Scores Governance

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This session will describe how the Walton Family Foundation and the Kauffman Foundation currently measure charter school quality, introduce early thinking on what next generation measures might look like, and get audience feedback and input to help guide us moving forward. Matthew Carr, Kauffman Foundation; Marc Holley, Walton Family Foundation Playing the Field: The Grassroots Dating Game Policy

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Your parents and staff are your best ambassadors, yet most schools don’t effectively and intentionally engage them. This interactive and entertaining session will walk through the reasons and benefits of meaningful parent engagement and a tried-andtrue approach to grassroots organizing. Check your inhibitions at the door because this session will request that you are willing to open up and be vulnerable, as community organizing’s first principle is meaningful connection with others. Keith Dell’Aquila and Tyler Whitmire, California Charter Schools Association

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Tuesday, June 23 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm continued

Relinquishment: Getting the District to Give up Control

Problem Solving: Social Emotional Learning

Policy

Operations

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This peer-to-peer roundtable discussion on social emotional learning will help you dive into your problem, brainstorm solutions, and leave with resources to help you solve it. Leslie Talbot, Talbot Consulting Real Voices From the Education Second Line: Who’s Been Excluded by New Orleans Reform Policy

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New Orleans implemented several reforms that other districts have only undertaken on a smaller scale, including charters, removal of attendance zones, and creation of new enrollment systems. Some changes have brought real and undeniable gains in academic and behavioral measures, but expulsion, “creaming,” and denials of neighborhood-led charters are also part of the story. There are some missing instruments in our education parade—indigenous voices of color—who get lost in the pro- and anti-reform shrill. This panel gives a trombone to be both instruments of change and constructive critics and enable those most burdened by the system to lead and shape it going forward. Doris Hicks, Friends of King; Henderson Lewis, New Orleans Public School District; Andre Perry, Urban Education; Glenn Sullivan, Graduate, Lake Area New Tech Early College High School

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New Orleans, Memphis, Kansas City, and other cities have begun experimenting with strategies to fundamentally alter the role of the traditional urban district—and with varying success. The strategies and tactics differ, but the general theme is, in many ways, the same: if government’s role shifts from school operator to system regulator, performance will follow. This panel will examine strategies employed to drive that shift, and the associated pitfalls and challenges. Chris Barbic, Achievement School District; Ethan Gray, Education Cities; Neerav Kingsland, Kingsland Consulting; Michael Stone, New Schools for New Orleans

Revision Strategies to Improve Student Writing and Increase Engagement Instruction

Do you want to help students maximize the drafting and revision process to improve their writing in significant ways? Is student achievement around writing one of your targeted goals? This workshop introduces easy-to-use classroom tools that improve students’ word choice, sentence fluency, ideas, content, and grade-level readability, as well as increase students’ accountability and raise levels of engagement and participation. You will leave with tools that you can use in your classroom tomorrow. Megan Freeman, Peak to Peak Charter School

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Sharing Best Practices: Everybody Talks About It—Who’s Doing It? Policy

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Where’s the Money? Federal Grants, Fiscal Flexibility, and Charter Schools Policy

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The original premise behind charter schools was that, freed from bureaucracy, charters would innovate and develop new ways of engaging students that could be shared to help transform district schools—certainly a tall order. Twenty-four years in, this isn’t happening broadly, but there are a few bright spots. Share how this looks or doesn’t look in your community. Join this roundtable discussion to talk about best practices in sharing best practices.

This session will help charter schools identify federal grant funding and maximize fiscal flexibility within their existing federal funding programs.

Mike Feinberg, KIPP; Chastity Lord, Achievement First; Meg Palisoc, Synergy Academies; Allison Slade, Namaste Charter School; Erin Solomon, The New York State Education Department

Leadership

The Board’s Role in Successful Expansion and Replication

Aleisha Rodriguez Burgos and Charlene Reid, Bronx Charter School for Excellence

Governance

David DeSchryver, Whiteboard Advisors; Gina Mahony, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Why They Love Teaching is the Last Thing to Ask

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Many teachers know what to say to get a teaching job. But beyond the job, leaders need to know how to hire teachers who work well for the entire organization. Learn great interview questions and activities that get at the heart of who you are hiring.

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The charter sector’s focus on increasing quality seats puts pressure on boards of successful schools to expand. But running one successful school is not the same as running a network of schools. Governing boards must make this decision carefully and exert close oversight throughout. This case-based session discusses lessons learned from KIPP and Charter Board Partners’ schools as their boards considered how and when to scale. Lina Bankert, Bellwether Education Partners; Simmons Lettre, Charter Board Partners; Susannah Staats, KIPP Foundation

FUN FACT The Los Angeles Unified School District currently tops charter enrollment with more than 139,000 students

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FUN FACT Alabama became the 43rd state to issue charter school law this year

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EMCEE Angela Christophe Senior Director of Programs National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

KEYNOTE SPEAKER Bryan Stevenson Founder and Executive Director Equal Justice Initiative

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Wednesday, June 24

LEADERSHIP

POLICY INSTRUCTION

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9:00 am – 10:00 am ROOM 205

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Problem Solving: Cultural Sensitivity INTENSIVE 9:00 am - 11:00 am

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The Together Teacher: Plan Ahead, Get Organized, and Save Time!

ROOM 207

Strategies for Successful Diverse Charter Schools

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Transforming to Personalized Learning Environments

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INTENSIVE 9:00 am - 11:00 am Leadership vs. Management and the Art of ‘’Time Management’’

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An Effective Solution to Bullying: How to Empower the Victims! INTENSIVE 9:00 am - 11:00 am

ROOM 215/216

Strong Bodies, Strong Minds: Innovating for Healthy Food in Charter Schools

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From Concept to Completion: Navigating the Facilities Maze

ROOM 228/229

State Policy Trends for Public Charter Schools

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Beyond Kumbaya: Realizing the Full Potential of District-Charter Agreements

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Beyond the Revolving Door: Institutionalizing Board Mindset

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Financial Transparency and Public Accountability: Do We Have a Problem?

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Paradise by the Dashboard Lights: How to Build and Use Academic Dashboards

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Developing Your Social Media Brand Plan

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Wednesday, June 24 The Together Teacher: Plan Ahead, Get Organized, and Save Time!

9:00 am – 11:00 am

Instruction

Leadership vs. Management and the Art of “Time Management’’ Leadership

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Sure I want to be an instructional leader, but who has the time? After clearly understanding the values and difference between leadership and management, participants will take a close look at how to effectively manage time in such a way as to balance both sets of skills. Participants will exit the session with tools in hand to manage time in a more impactful way. Sid Bailey, Arizona Charter Schools Association Strong Bodies, Strong Minds: Innovating for Healthy Food in Charter Schools Operations

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Recently, some schools have begun innovating in healthy food service to ensure students are reaching their highest potential. By partnering with food service providers, growing their own food, and other strategies, leaders have found creative ways of bringing local, organic, and other healthy options into schools. This session explores such innovations and addresses ways that schools can break down barriers to bring healthy foods and nutrition education into the classroom. Pat Donovan, Revolution Foods; David Emond, Liberty’s Kitchen; Samantha Francois, Louisiana Public Health Institute; Katherine Groves, Capital Impact Partners; Eric Johnson, West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science; Natalie Kaharick, New Orleans College Prep; Justin Pickel, Collegiate Academies

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*Pre-Registration and $50 fee required to attend this session. Stop by registration desk to see if there’s an opening and pre-register.* Effective teaching requires strong planning, time and task management, and organizational systems. Without a clear system to sort through the daily deluge, you can easily lose sight of what you need to accomplish in your classroom. The cost of not having a plan for how you spend your limited free time is enormous. Your students suffer, you sleep too little, and you feel overwhelmed; a dreadful combination that doesn’t help anyone. Thankfully, with some intentionality, routines, and habits, it is possible to be an effective teacher and have a life! In this workshop, you will learn how to consolidate your many school calendars (field trips, testing, holidays, and more!) into one comprehensive calendar, track long-term to-do’s and ideas through an upcoming to-do list, plot how to use your limited amount of free time each week through the personalized design of a weekly or daily worksheet, and create your own system to juggle all of your time and to-do’s as a busy teacher. Maia Heyck-Merlin, The Together Group

10:00 am – 11:00 am An Effective Solution to Bullying: How to Empower the Victims Instruction

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This lively presentation will include role-playing and easily implemented and effective tips to help solve bullying issues. Included will be positive, independent research results from Cleveland State University as well as “Magic Responses” and “The Golden Rule Game” from Bullies to Buddies® techniques. Schools are frustrated by failed attempts to solve bullying. This workshop will explain why and give you new, effective techniques that can be implemented immediately. Karen McKelvey, PSI Affiliates, Inc.

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Wednesday, June 24 Beyond Kumbaya: Realizing the Full Potential of District-Charter Agreements Policy

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Governance

District-charter cooperative agreements have been signed in cities all over the country and while early on, some of the agreements may have seemed like Kumbaya spirit dances, most are much more than that. Arrangements now range from simple deals where districts share funding in exchange for asking that charter schools recruit more students with disabilities, to much deeper arrangements to transform the entire system. Come learn why bold deals are here to stay.

Charter schools are regularly accused of lacking transparency and accountability for their use of public funds. Even though charters in every state are required to be financially transparent and are accountable to their authorizers for sound fiscal management, these accusations persist. Isolated examples of malfeasance are highlighted in the media and used to tarnish the whole sector. How should charter supporters respond? Is more self-policing needed to root out bad actors?

Duncan Klussmann, Spring Branch Independent School District; Sarah Yatsko, Center on Reinventing Public Education

Parker Baxter, National Association of Charter School Authorizers; Paul O’Neill, Tugboat Education Services

Beyond the Revolving Door: Institutionalizing Board Mindset Governance

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Are we focused on the right governance work, or are we patching superficial crises without addressing the underlying challenges that threaten all charter school boards? Maintaining quality governance requires institutionalized systems for developing board members, implementing effective governance practices, and interpreting board-level data. Come to this session to explore strategies and identify solutions to promote appropriate board engagement and processes for board decision-making. Jennifer Dauzvardis, Peak to Peak Charter School Developing Your Social Media Brand Plan Operations

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How can a Facebook, Twitter, and/or Instagram account boost your school or district profile? What is your school or district social media brand? This session will address these questions and more! Come learn how to expand your communication avenues along with engaging your school stakeholders through social media. See how to incorporate these services in promoting academic excellence, community engagement, and higher education goals. This session is for school staff, administrators, and district leaders. Sidney Bailey IV and Melissa Boyd, Center City Public Charter School—Trinidad

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Experts from school operations, financing, and construction will provide comprehensive perspectives on how to approach and execute charter school facilities development. This moderated panel will help professionals from a variety of functional disciplines consider the complete path to a new or renovated facility, including: identifying partners and service providers, regulatory requirements, due diligence and financing, contingency planning, financial implications, and much more. Michael DeMatteo, Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy; David Lauck, Rhode Island Mayoral Academies; Faye Premer, Civic Builders, Inc. Paradise by the Dashboard Lights: How to Build and Use Academic Dashboards Governance

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Boards must govern for high student achievement. Yet many boards do not use academic data to drive decisions. Academic dashboards can help the board keep its focus on the right data and questions to monitor progress toward academic goals. But what data? And who decides? Board members and school leaders will use sample academic dashboards and role playing to learn how boards can use dashboards effectively without stepping on school leaders’ toes. Simmons Lettre, Charter Board Partners; Susannah Staats, KIPP Foundation

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Transforming to Personalized Learning Environments

Problem Solving: Cultural Sensitivity

Leadership

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This peer-to-peer roundtable discussion on cultural sensitivity will help you dive into your problem, brainstorm solutions, and leave with resources to help you solve it. Kenneth Campbell, Education Reform Consultant State Policy Trends for Public Charter Schools Policy

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Public charter school advocates continue working to improve the laws governing these innovative public schools, with the goal of creating a legal environment that’s more supportive of the growth of high-quality public charter schools. Come to this session and learn about the policy trends we’re seeing in statehouses across the country—both positive and negative. As a result of attending this session, you will have some new ideas for tackling some of the long-standing policy challenges in your state and become more aware of efforts to block or slow charter school growth. Lisa Grover, Russ Simnick, and Todd Ziebarth, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

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Charter schools use their unique position within the education landscape to develop innovative environments focused on academic achievement and student success. Increasingly, leaders are looking to technology to support teaching and learning. It is crucial that a transformation to personalized learning begin with a vision including intentional outcomes for all stakeholders and not with technology leading the way. This session will share practices from those building powerful edtech ecosystems in schools across the country. Anirban Bhattacharyya, KIPP Foundation; Chris LiangVergara, LEAP Innovations; Susan Patrick, International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL)

FUN FACT About 2.9 million students are enrolled in public charter schools

Strategies for Successful Diverse Charter Schools Leadership

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A growing number of charter schools are committed to serving socio-economically and racially diverse populations. How do you attract and enroll a diverse student body? How do you meet the needs of all learners? How do you build community? Members of the National Coalition of Diverse Charter Schools will lead a workshop for schools of all demographic profiles on strategies for encouraging diversity and leveraging a diverse community for academic success. Brian Beabout, The University of New Orleans; Jen LoPiccolo, Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy; Halley Potter, The Century Foundation; Daniel Rubenstein, Brooklyn Prospect Charter School; Sean Wilson, International High School of New Orleans

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2wayRadioPlus.com / MOTOROLA ........................ 133

iPearl, Inc. ....................................................................... 103

AXA ....................................................................................37

Mindful Adventures Learning, LLC ............................33

BB&T Capital Markets .................................................. 31

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California Charter Schools Conference .................. 50

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Champions ......................................................................73

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School Outfitters ............................................................ 66

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Booth Exhibitor Name 334 Classroom School Uniforms 336 National Charter School Resource Center at Safal Partners 338 American Charter Development, LLC 340 Little Caesars Pizza Kits 344 Attainment Company, Inc. 346 Local Initiatives Support Corporation 348 Partners in Special Education 352 C-SPAN Networks 353 ACT, Inc. 355 Bill of Rights Institute 400 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 406 AXA 410 Piper Jaffray & Co. 411 Education Fund of America 412 EdTec, Inc. 418 Funding The Gap, LLC 420 National Student ` Clearinghouse 421 American College of Education 423 Amplify 427 BYU Independent Study 437 Schoolrunner 439 TeachPoint 441 SMART for Charters 445 SchoolAdmin 447 ECR4Kids 449 Hytropy Disaster Recovery 452 ScribeSense, Inc. 453 School Time Uniforms 454 Frontline Technologies Group 455 WB Manufacturing 457 Carnegie Learning, Inc. 501 Charter School Capital, Inc. 510 Office Depot 512 HJ Sims 519 Read Naturally, Inc. 520 Novel Ideas, Inc. 521 MealTime/The CLM Group 522 Wilson Language Training Corp 526 SpedTrack 534 ATD - American 538 esped.com, Inc. 540 3 Oaks Resource Group International 544 NobleHour 545 Mindful Adventures Learning, LLC 546 The Neenan Company 547 LAPCS 548 Hazelden www.publiccharters.org/conference

Booth Exhibitor Name 549 Prestige Charter School Solutions 552 KidsFit 553 Gumdrop Cases 554 Springboard Education in America 555 Learning Bird, Inc. 600 Scholastic 601 Robert W. Baird & Co. 603 Kyte Learning 606 SchoolMint 607 Lawson Financial Corporation 610 Pearson 611 Hobsons 618 Screenflex Portable Room Dividers 619 School Specialty 625 E-Rate Online 627 George K. Baum & Company 629 MetLife Premier Client Group 635 EasyTurf 637 CPI 639 TimeClock Plus 641 Handwriting Without Tears 644 Success for All Foundation 645 Boost Promotions 646 Everlast Climbing 647 TransformED Leadership 648 Nureva, Inc. 648 The Coalition of Community Charter Schools 649 Annenberg Classroom 652 Cambridge International Examinations 653 Breaking the Barrier, Inc. 654 Vantage Learning 655 iManIT 657 Low Income Investment Fund 700 Renaissance Learning 701 Virco, Inc. 702 Nonprofit Finance Fund 703 Teachers-Teachers.com 704 CollegeOnTrack 705 TeacherReady 707 Ziegler 710 Singapore Math, Inc. 711 Capital Impact Partners 712 Netchemia 713 Marsden Services, LLC 715 InfoSnap, Inc. 718 Scantron Products 719 Frog Publications 720 SOS Personnel 721 CSMC 722 Hake Publishing, Inc.

Booth Exhibitor Name 724 Character First 726 The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice 728 GETFUNDED 730 World's Finest Chocolate 734 School Check IN 736 JUMP Math 738 E-Therapy 740 Drexel University - School of Education 744 The Reinvestment Fund 745 FEV Tutor 746 Ohio Council of Community Schools 747 Class Measures, Inc. 748 Response Technologies, Ltd. 749 2wayRadioPlus.com/ MOTOROLA 752 Bloomz 753 Real World Scholars 754 Rosen Digital 755 Tardy Calculator 801 Northwest Evaluation Association ( NWEA) 804 National Right to Work Foundation's Charter School Initiative 806 Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation 814 School Outfitters 818 Innovative Modular Solutions 819 Rediker Software, Inc. 820 Sound Management Group, LLC 821 IPEVO, Inc. 823 Quatro Solutions 825 Paxton/Patterson 837 Insight Systems Exchange 839 BigTeams, LLC 841 Scholar Craft Products 844 PNC Capital Markets, LLC 846 Oak Meadow 848 Cloud9World Corp 852 Sonshine Educational Tours 853 EIS Education 854 Tuff Shed, Inc. 855 Easy Grammar Systems 900 Kagan Publishing & Professional Development 901 Mimio 903 identiMetrics, Inc. 905 MANGO Math Group 907 School Improvement Network 913 Hertz Furniture 915 WriteSteps

Booth Exhibitor Name 918 Charter Asset Management 919 Dynamic Literacy 920 BrainPOP 921 Autoclear 922 Stoneware, Inc. 924 Hitachi Solutions America, Ltd. 928 School Tech Supply 934 University Child Development School 936 Dallas Midwest, LLC 938 HearBuilder by Super Duper Publications 954 SPEDCO 955 Maple Grove Objective 1000 D.A. Davidson 1001 observe4success 1002 Wye River Group 1003 Platinum Visual Systems 1004 National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center 1005 Cover One, Inc. 1006 Gradelink 1007 Troops To Teachers 1010 Hertz Furniture 1011 mindSHIFT Technologies, Inc. 1012 Keystone Purchasing Network 1013 Mobilease Modular Space, Inc. 1014 Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance 1015 USC Rossier School of Education 1018 University of Pennsylvania Mid-Career Doctoral Program 1019 AMG Employee Management 1020 Innovation Wireless 1021 Learning Sciences Marzano Center 1023 American Bus Sales 1025 CPW 1029 Joe Foss Institute 1031 Scranton Products 1035 LoTi Connection 1037 Apex Learning 1039 Community Recycling 1041 ProctorU 1045 MooreCo, Inc. dba Best-Rite and Balt 1049 Responsive Classroom 1054 MySchoolEssentials.com 1055 Shivnet, Inc. www.publiccharters.org/conference

Booth Exhibitor Name 1100 ForeverLawn Playground Grass 1101 Kaeden Books 1102 Innovative Student Loan Solutions 1103 Teachscape 1104 W-A-Y Widening Advancements for Youth 1110 Charter School Property Solutions 1112 Teachers College, Columbia University 1114 Committee for Children - Second Step 1118 E&I Cooperative Services 1120 Triumph Learning 1122 Thinking Core 1128 GPA LEARN 1130 CharterBenefits.com 1131 Otter Products 1134 Central Michigan University's Global Campus 1136 Math Teachers Press, Inc. 1138 Fun Express 1140 Prepworks, LLC 1144 Marshall Cavendish Education 1146 AFT-Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff 1200 Makit Products 1201 Art to Remember 1202 Failure Free Reading 1203 School Mate 1205 Praxis 1207 It's About Time 1211 Educational Outfitters 1213 Preferred Meal Systems, Inc. 1215 Kaplan Elementary 1219 Macy's 1221 Panorama Education 1223 AscendoSoft, Inc. 1300 Learning Wrap Ups, Inc. 1302 Pitsco Education 1304 Edjoin.Org, San Joaquin County Office of Ed. (JCOE) 1310 Village Virtual, LLC 1312 Algebra Readiness Educators, LLC 1320 Harris School Solutions 1321 3PM Design, Inc. 1322 Learning-Focused Solutions 1323 Lotterease

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Exhibitor Listing BY PRODUCT / SERVICE 21st Century Skills BrainPOP CollegeOnTrack KaBOOM! KidsFit Kyte Learning Learning-Focused Solutions LoTi Connection Mimio Paxton/Patterson Real World Scholars Rosen Digital School Improvement Network Springboard Education in America Triumph Learning Village Virtual, LLC WRiTE BRAiN WORLD Administrative & Business Services AMG Employee Management boostEd Class Measures, Inc. CSMC E-RATE ONLINE Edjoin.Org, San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE) EdTec, Inc. Fun Express, a subsidiary of Oriental Trading Company Harris School Solutions Hytropy Disaster Recovery Maple Grove Objective MySchoolEssentials.com Ohio Council of Community Schools Prestige Charter School Solutions SchoolMint TransformED Leadership Troops To Teachers Administrative Software & Products AMG Employee Management AscendoSoft, Inc. BigTeams, LLC Bloomz BoardOnTrack CollegeOnTrack

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Edjoin.Org, San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE) EIS Education Frontline Technologies Group Gradelink Harris School Solutions identiMetrics, Inc. InfoSnap, Inc. Kagan Publishing & Professional Development Lotterease Mr. Elmer Netchemia NobleHour observe4success Panorama Education Procurify.com Rediker Software, Inc. School Check IN SchoolAdmin SchoolMint SpedTrack Tardy Calculator TeachPoint TimeClock Plus Associations & Public Service Organizations AFT-Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff E&I Cooperative Services LAPCS Athletic & Playground Equipment 2wayRadioPlus.com/MOTOROLA 3 Oaks Resource Group International EasyTurf ECR4Kids Everlast Climbing ForeverLawn Playground Grass Hertz Furniture KaBOOM! S&S Worldwide, Inc. School Outfitters Tuff Shed, Inc.

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At-Risk Student Services Attainment Company, Inc. Character First Failure Free Reading FEV Tutor LoTi Connection Mr. Elmer Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) Paxton/Patterson Read Right Systems, Inc. Audio-Visual Materials & Equipment Anchor Audio C-SPAN Networks Hitachi Solutions America, Ltd. IPEVO, Inc. School Outfitters Books, Magazines, & Printed Materials Algebra Readiness Educators, LLC Booksource Character First Cover One, Inc. Express Readers, Inc. Frog Publications Hazelden Kaeden Books Oak Meadow Responsive Classroom School Mate Brokerage Development American Charter Development, LLC Nonprofit Facility Developers Building Maintenance & Grounds Equipment 2wayRadioPlus.com/MOTOROLA Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance Tuff Shed, Inc.

Career & Technical Education ACT, Inc. NobleHour Paxton/Patterson Praxis USMEPCOM Village Virtual, LLC Colleges & Universities ACT, Inc. American College of Education BYU Independent Study Central Michigan University’s Global Campus Greenberg Traurig, LLP Insight Systems Exchange Praxis Teachers College, Columbia University Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance University of Pennsylvania Mid-Career Doctoral Program Communications Equipment & Services 2wayRadioPlus.com/MOTOROLA Anchor Audio Bloomz Classroomsmart Edlio, Inc. Gumdrop Cases Hitachi Solutions America, Ltd. Innovation Wireless IPEVO, Inc. Lotterease mindSHIFT Technologies, Inc. Shivnet, Inc.

Compliance & Student Information Class Measures, Inc. CSMC EdTec, Inc. esped.com, Inc. identiMetrics, Inc. InfoSnap, Inc. Lotterease National Student Clearinghouse Panorama Education Prestige Charter School Solutions ProctorU ScribeSense, Inc. SpedTrack Tardy Calculator Therapy Source, Inc. Computers & Electronic Equipment 3 Oaks Resource Group International AMG Employee Management CPW E&I Cooperative Services Gumdrop Cases Hitachi Solutions America, Ltd. Insight Systems Exchange IPEVO, Inc. mindSHIFT Technologies, Inc. Otter Products Quatro Solutions School Check IN School Tech Supply Shivnet, Inc. Counseling & Conflict Resolution AFT-Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff Cloud9World Corp CPI Hazelden Mr. Elmer

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Curriculum & Instructional Materials Academic Tutoring Algebra Readiness Educators, LLC Amplify Annenberg Classroom Apex Learning Attainment Company, Inc. Bill of Rights Institute BrainPOP Breaking the Barrier, Inc. BYU Independent Study C-SPAN Networks Carnegie Learning, Inc. Character First Cloud9World Corp Committee for Children - Second Step Dynamic Literacy Easy Grammar Systems Educational Training Specialists, LLC Everlast Climbing Express Readers, Inc. Failure Free Reading Frog Publications GPA LEARN Handwriting Without Tears Hazelden Hobsons Houghton Mifflin Harcourt iManIT It’s About Time JUMP Math K12, Inc. KaBOOM! Kaeden Books Kagan Publishing & Professional Development Kaplan Elementary Learning Bird, Inc. Learning-Focused Solutions Learning Wrap ups, Inc. Lincoln Learning Solutions LoTi Connection MANGO Math Group Marshall Cavendish Education Math Teachers Press, Inc. Mimio Mindful Adventures Learning, LLC Northwest Evaluation Association 2015 National Charter Schools Conference

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Facilities Financing Charter schools face unique challenges You deserve a partner with the experience and understanding to address them.

Our charter school facilities financing team has assisted in more than 130 financings for charter schools and CMOs nationwide, obtaining $2.2 billion in funding for facilities and capital projects utilizing: • Tax-exempt and taxable bond issues • New Market Tax Credits • Alternative funding sources Contact Baird to put proven facilities financing expertise to work for your charter school. Brian Colon 303-270-6335 bcolon@rwbaird.com Jim Blandford 303-270-6331 jblandford@rwbaird.com Stacey Leigh 303-270-6340 sleigh@rwbaird.com Yoon-Sook Moon 303-270-6338 ymoon@rwbaird.com rwbaird.com/charterschools ©2015 Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated. Member SIPC. MC-44557.

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Curriculum & Instructional Materials (continued) Novel Ideas, Inc. Oak Meadow Paxton/Patterson Pitsco Education Polar Electro Read Naturally, Inc. Real World Scholars Responsive Classroom Rosen Digital SABIS Educational Systems, Inc. Scantron Singapore Math, Inc. Sonshine Educational Tours Splash Math STEMfinity Success for All Foundation Thinking Core Triumph Learning University Child Development School Vantage Learning W-A-Y Widening Advancements for Youth Whizz Education, Inc. Wilson Language Training Corp WRiTE BRAiN WORLD WriteSteps Data Management, Network Administration, & Backup Services AscendoSoft, Inc. Classroomsmart EIS Education esped.com, Inc. Frontline Technologies Group Maple Grove Objective mindSHIFT Technologies, Inc. NobleHour Procurify.com Rediker Software, Inc. School Tech Supply SchoolMint Schoolrunner TimeClock Plus

Distance Education/Online Education/ Online Learning Learning American College of Education Annenberg Classroom Apex Learning BrainPOP Breaking the Barrier, Inc. BYU Independent Study Central Michigan University’s Global Campus CPI Drexel University - School of Education Dynamic Literacy eChildStudy FEV Tutor GPA LEARN K12, Inc. Lincoln Learning Solutions Mimio Oak Meadow Praxis Prepworks, LLC

ProctorU Read Naturally, Inc. Rosen Digital School Improvement Network Splash Math Stoneware, Inc. TeacherReady Therapy Source, Inc. Village Virtual, LLC W-A-Y Widening Advancements for Youth Whizz Education, Inc. Educational Technology Academic Tutoring ACT, Inc. Amplify Apex Learning Bloomz BoardOnTrack BrainPOP Breaking the Barrier, Inc.

C-SPAN Networks Carnegie Learning, Inc. Champions Classroomsmart CollegeOnTrack CPW Drexel University - School of Education Edjoin.Org, San Joaquin County Office of Ed. (SJCOE) Edlio, Inc. EIS Education FEV Tutor GETFUNDED GPA LEARN Gradelink Gumdrop Cases Handwriting Without Tears Hitachi Solutions America, Ltd. Hobsons Houghton Mifflin Harcourt iManIT Insight Systems Exchange

As one of the na4on’s leading providers of eﬀec4ve educa4on management, Charter Schools USA provides an inspiring and mo4va4ng educa4onal environment that delivers real, measurable results and prepares our students to be the next genera4on of great leaders. For the 2015-‐2016 school year, CSUSA will be educa4ng more than 60,000 students in 75 schools across 7 states.

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Exhibitor Listing BY PRODUCT / SERVICE Educational Technology (continued) FIPEVO, Inc. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s About Time K12, Inc. Kaplan Elementary Kyte Learning Learning Bird, Inc. Learning-Focused Solutions Learning Sciences Marzano Center Lincoln Learning Solutions LiveSchool Marshall Cavendish Education Middlebury Interactive Languages Mimio Mindful Adventures Learning, LLC NobleHour Otter Products Pearson Pitsco Education Polar Electro Prepworks, LLC Procurify.com Quatro Solutions Real World Scholars Rediker Software, Inc. Renaissance Learning Rosen Digital Rosetta Stone, Ltd. SABIS Educational Systems, Inc. Scantron School Improvement Network School Tech Supply SchoolMessenger (formerly SchoolReach) SchoolMint Schoolrunner ScribeSense, Inc. Splash Math Staples Advantage STEMfinity Stoneware, Inc. Tardy Calculator TeachPoint Teachscape Therapy Source, Inc. Triumph Learning University Child Development School

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Vantage Learning Village Virtual, LLC W-A-Y Widening Advancements for Youth Education Policy & Advocacy AFT-Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff American Federation for Children Association of American Educators Class Measures, Inc. Greenberg Traurig, LLP Joe Foss Institute LAPCS National Charter School Resource Center at Safal Partners Responsive Classroom Rosetta Stone, Ltd. TransformED Leadership Education Recruitment EBS (Educational Based Services) Edjoin.Org, San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE) Edlio, Inc. Hobsons Praxis SOS Personnel Teachers-Teachers.com Troops To Teachers USC Rossier School of Education WECARE - WealthSmart America Employee Benefits & Human Resources AMG Employee Management Association of American Educators CharterBenefits.com Frontline Technologies Group Greenberg Traurig, LLP Innovative Student Loan Solutions Little Bird observe4success Teachers-Teachers.com TeachPoint TimeClock Plus WECARE - WealthSmart America

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Extracurricular & Offsite Programs Anchor Audio Fun Express, a subsidiary of Oriental Trading Company Joe Foss Institute MANGO Math Group Sonshine Educational Tours Springboard Education in America Facilities Design/Construction/ Equipment 3PM Design, Inc. American Charter Development, LLC ATD - American Charter School Property Solutions EasyTurf Lawson Financial Corporation Nonprofit Facility Developers School Specialty Scranton Products Screenflex Portable Room Dividers Sound Management Group, LLC The Neenan Company Tuff Shed, Inc. Facilities Financing American Charter Development, LLC Anybill BB&T Capital Markets BOK Financial Capital Impact Partners Charter School Property Solutions Charter Schools Development Corporation D.A. Davidson Dougherty & Company, LLC Education Fund of America HJ Sims Kutak Rock, LLP Lawson Financial Corporation Local Initiatives Support Corporation Low Income Investment Fund Nonprofit Facility Developers Piper Jaffray & Co. PNC Capital Markets, LLC Robert W. Baird & Co. The Reinvestment Fund Wye River Group

Financial Services AXA BB&T Capital Markets BOK Financial boostEd Charter Asset Management CharterBenefits.com Charter School Property Solutions CSMC Dougherty & Company, LLC EdTec, Inc. Education Fund of America George K. Baum & Company HJ Sims Hosaka, Rotherham & Co. MetLife Premier Client Group Piper Jaffray & Co. PNC Capital Markets, LLC Prestige Charter School Solutions RBC Capital Markets, LLC SMART for Charters WECARE - WealthSmart America Wye River Group Ziegler Fitness, Health, & Wellness Services Everlast Climbing KaBOOM! KidsFit Little Bird Polar Electro Food Service Equipment, Management, & Suppliers 3 Oaks Resource Group International 3PM Design, Inc. identiMetrics, Inc. MealTime/The CLM Group Preferred Meal Systems, Inc. Fundraising Programs & Services Art to Remember BigTeams, LLC Boost Promotions Community Recycling Educational Outfitters Fun Express, a subsidiary of Oriental Trading Company GETFUNDED

Little Caesars Pizza Kits Makit Products Rediker Software, Inc. School Mate World’s Finest Chocolate

Legal Services & Consulting Kutak Rock, LLP National Right to Work Foundation’s Charter School Initiative

Furniture 3 Oaks Resource Group International ATD - American Dallas Midwest, LLC E&I Cooperative Services ECR4Kids Hertz Furniture Kaplan Elementary Keystone Purchasing Network KidsFit MooreCo, Inc. Platinum Visual Systems S&S Worldwide, Inc. Scholar Craft Products School Outfitters School Specialty Screenflex Portable Room Dividers Staples Advantage Virco, Inc. WB Manufacturing

Management & Consulting Services BoardOnTrack Charter Asset Management Charter Schools USA Class Measures, Inc. CSMC EdTec, Inc. GETFUNDED HJ Sims Hytropy Disaster Recovery Lincoln Learning Solutions Maple Grove Objective Prestige Charter School Solutions RBC Capital Markets, LLC SABIS Educational Systems, Inc. Scantron School Tech Supply Success for All Foundation TransformED Leadership Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance

Insurance, Retirement Benefits, & Risk Management 501 (c) Agencies Trust Association of American Educators CharterBenefits.com Charter First Little Bird MetLife Premier Client Group NTA Life WECARE - WealthSmart America IT Services, Design, & Maintenance BigTeams, LLC Classroomsmart CPW EIS Education Harris School Solutions Insight Systems Exchange mindSHIFT Technologies, Inc. Procurify.com Shivnet, Inc.

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Modular Classroom Design/ Construction Charter School Property Solutions E&I Cooperative Services Innovative Modular Solutions Keystone Purchasing Network Mobilease Modular Space, Inc. Palomar Modular Buildings, LLC Platinum Visual Systems School Specialty Sound Management Group, LLC The Neenan Company Tuff Shed, Inc. WB Manufacturing Music & Fine Arts ATD - American Sonshine Educational Tours WB Manufacturing

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Exhibitor Listing BY PRODUCT / SERVICE News & Media BigTeams, LLC C-SPAN Networks Office Supplies & Equipment Leasing MySchoolEssentials.com S&S Worldwide, Inc. Staples Advantage Parent Education & Resources Bill of Rights Institute Edlio, Inc. GPA LEARN Learning Bird, Inc. Marshall Cavendish Education Panorama Education Reading & Literacy Amplify Booksource Champions Cloud9World Corp Cover One, Inc. Dynamic Literacy Educational Training Specialists, LLC Express Readers, Inc. Failure Free Reading Frog Publications Kaeden Books Novel Ideas, Inc. Pearson Read Naturally, Inc. Read Right Systems, Inc. Rosetta Stone, Ltd. Springboard Education in America Success for All Foundation Triumph Learning Wilson Language Training Corp WRiTE BRAiN WORLD School Security & Student Safety 2wayRadioPlus.com/MOTOROLA Anchor Audio Autoclear Hytropy Disaster Recovery identiMetrics, Inc. Response Technologies, Ltd. School Check IN Tardy Calculator 102

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Special Education Services Attainment Company, Inc. Champions Connections Educational Consulting CPI E-Therapy EBS (Educational Based Services) esped.com, Inc. Failure Free Reading FEV Tutor Gumdrop Cases KidsFit Math Teachers Press, Inc. Mindful Adventures Learning, LLC Mr. Elmer Otter Products Partners in Special Education Curriculum & Instructional Materials Read Right Systems, Inc. SPEDCO Staffing/Professional Development AFT-Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff Association of American Educators BoardOnTrack Carnegie Learning, Inc. Character First Connections Educational Consulting CPI Drexel University - School of Education EBS (Educational Based Services) Educational Training Specialists, LLC Frontline Technologies Group Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Hytropy Disaster Recovery It’s About Time Kagan Publishing & Professional Development Kyte Learning Learning-Focused Solutions Learning Sciences Marzano Center LoTi Connection Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) observe4success Panorama Education School Improvement Network SOS Personnel www.publiccharters.org/conference

STEMfinity Success for All Foundation Teachers-Teachers.com TeachPoint Therapy Source, Inc. TransformED Leadership Troops To Teachers University Child Development School W-A-Y Widening Advancements for Youth Wilson Language Training Corp WriteSteps Teaching Aids/Learning Materials Academic Tutoring Algebra Readiness Educators, LLC American College of Education Annenberg Classroom Attainment Company, Inc. Bill of Rights Institute Bloomz Boost Promotions Breaking the Barrier, Inc. Carnegie Learning, Inc. Champions Cloud9World Corp Committee for Children - Second Step Connections Educational Consulting Educational Training Specialists, LLC Express Readers, Inc. Frog Publications Fun Express, a subsidiary of Oriental Trading Company Hazelden It’s About Time Kaeden Books Kagan Publishing & Professional Development Kaplan Elementary Learning Bird, Inc. Learning Wrap Ups, Inc. MANGO Math Group Marshall Cavendish Education Math Teachers Press, Inc. Mindful Adventures Learning, LLC Novel Ideas, Inc. Oak Meadow Otter Products Pitsco Education Quatro Solutions Read Naturally, Inc.

Responsive Classroom Rosetta Stone, Ltd. S&S Worldwide, Inc. School Mate School Specialty Staples Advantage STEMfinity Stoneware, Inc. Thinking Core University Child Development School Vantage Learning Whizz Education, Inc. WRiTE BRAiN WORLD WriteSteps Testing & Assessment Academic Tutoring ACT, Inc. Algebra Readiness Educators, LLC Cambridge International Examinations CollegeOnTrack Connections Educational Consulting

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Math Teachers Press, Inc. Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) Partners in Special Education Pearson Polar Electro Prepworks, LLC ProctorU Renaissance Learning SABIS Educational Systems, Inc. Scantron ScribeSense, Inc. Teachscape USMEPCOM Vantage Learning Whizz Education, Inc. WriteSteps

Uniforms & Clothing Classroom School Uniforms Educational Outfitters Macyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MySchoolEssentials.com School Time Uniform U.S. Government Activities & Services Greenberg Traurig, LLP National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center Troops To Teachers USMEPCOM

Transportation American Bus Sales Sonshine Educational Tours

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2wayRadioPlus.com / MOTOROLA 749 2wayradioplus.com 1.412.831.7631 chettacka@earthlink.net

ACT, Inc. 353 www.act.org 1.319.321.5119 steven.theobald@act.org

Compact professional 2-way radios from MOTOROLA© provide instant communication among staffers at any location: onsite or off. There is no fumbling with phones, no dependence on cell towers, and no offensive audio from nearby users. The reliability of these radios has been established by thousands of users for nearly 10 years.

ACT is a non-profit organization that provides a continuum of integrated solutions that align with our mission of helping people achieve education and workplace success.

3 Oaks Resource Group International 540 www.3oaksgroup.com 1.855.362.5747 mail@3oaksgroup.com 3 Oaks Resource Group International provides furniture, fixtures, equipment, and technology to charter schools. From specification to purchasing to complete installation, we can save you and your staff both time and money. We have successfully partnered with hundreds of schools nationally and internationally and look forward to partnering with you! 3PM Design, Inc. 1321 www.3pmdesign.com 1.303.840.0883 monabba@3pmdesign.com 3PM Design is a company specializing in Foodservice, Laboratory Consulting, and Design. We design kitchen and serving/cafeteria lines. Projects we completed include: Peak to Peak Kitchen, Community Prep Kitchen, and Laboratory. 3PM Design has also designed a number of kitchen projects nationwide. 501(c) Agencies Trust www.501ctrust.org 1.800.631.2967

The AFT-Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff is a union of professionals working in charter schools that champions high-quality public education, fairness, democracy, and economic opportunity. We are committed to advancing these principles through community engagement, organizing, collective bargaining, and political activism. Algebra Readiness Educators, LLC 1312 www.algebrareadinesseducators.com 1.409.543.6755 klachance@algebrareadinesseducators.com Algebra Readiness Educators, LLC is a company formed by full-time teachers to provide teaching materials that promote student success. Our products provide distributed practice and spaced repetition of mathematics skills. American Bus Sales 1023 www.americanbussales.net 1.918.205.5000 pam@americanbussales.net

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501(c) Agencies Trust®–America’s leading unemployment program–has 1,400 non-profit members (including more than 100 schools) who collectively save more than $20 million dollars on unemployment costs. To see if your school qualifies for Trust membership, stop by our booth and visit www.501ctrust.org for a Free Analysis form. Academic Tutoring 237 academictutoringcenters.com 1.847.823.5300 jim@academictutoringcenters.com Academic Tutoring offers extremely affordable ACT and SAT test preparation programs that increase both skills and scores. If you’re looking for a successful and affordable solution to ACT or SAT prep, please stop by our booth to meet the authors and innovators of both ACT SUCCESS© and SAT SUCCESS©!

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American Bus Sales (ABS) is a premier fleet solutions provider. Assisting fleet operators of all types—schools, contractors, public utilities, churches, and others—with products and services enabling them to maintain and operate their vehicles in a safe and efficient manner. ABS offers parts sales, financing, and lease purchasing at competitive prices.

American Charter Development, LLC 338 www.amercd.com 1.801.489.9535 russell@amercd.com American Charter Development (ACD) is one of America’s premier charter school developers. At no initial cost, ACD provides 100% financing and turnkey development of custom facilities for start-up and existing charter schools. ACD’s experience enables us to handle everything from financing and land/building acquisition to permitting and construction.

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American College of Education 421 www.ace.edu 1.972.725.1465 djuana.streat@ace.edu

Annenberg Classroom 649 www.annenbergclassroom.org 1.215.898.5233 eiwamoto@asc.upenn.edu

The mission of American College of Education is to deliver affordable online degree programs that provide evidencebased content and relevant experiences to improve educators’ knowledge, skills, and performance.

AnnenbergClassroom.org provides civics education resources for teaching about the Constitution, Congress, the presidency, and the courts. Our free multimedia resources for middle and high school students include an interactive Constitution guide, documentaries on Supreme Court cases, videos featuring Supreme Court justices, lesson plans, timelines, games, and downloadable books.

American Federation for Children www.federationforchildren.org 1.202.280.1990 jnikkila@federationforchildren.org American Federation for Children, the nation’s voice for educational choice, is the nation’s leading school choice advocacy organization and works in states across the country to help secure additional, high-quality educational options for families. AMG Employee Management 1019 www.amgtime.com 1.323.254.7448 magdalena.gaca@amgtime.com A national leader in time attendance products, software, and services, AMG Employee Management, Inc. is passionate about providing employers with systems that boost the accuracy of time and payroll records. Built upon a commitment to being nimble and listening to our customers, we design systems perfect for any type of business. Amplify 423 www.amplify.com 1.800.823.1969 info@amplify.com Amplify is reimagining the way teachers teach and students learn. Our products and services lead the way in datadriven instruction, one-to-one mobile learning, and nextgeneration digital curriculum and assessment. Amplify has provided innovative technology to the K-12 market for more than a decade. Anchor Audio 239 www.anchoraudio.com 1.800.262.4671 nickc@anchoraudio.com

Anybill anybill.com 1.202.682.6334 ewilliamson@anybill.com Since 2001, Anybill’s end-to-end AP automation solution has streamlined accounts payable for thousands of smallto medium-enterprises, NFPCs, and charter schools. Because accounts payable automation is all we do, we’re able to provide innovative and effective software that is wed to superior customer service. We are headquartered in Washington, D.C., are SSAE 16 SOC compliant, and maintain strategic relationships with regional and national CPA firms. Apex Learning 1037 www.apexlearning.com 1.206.381.5600 inquiries@apexlearning.com Apex Learning is the leading provider of blended and virtual learning solutions to the nation’s schools. Our digital curriculum provides an active learning experience that engages all students in rigorous coursework to prepare them for college and work. Art to Remember 1201 arttoremember.com 1.800.895.8777 kelly@arttoremember.com Successful. Easy. Fun. Art to Remember is an art fundraising company that helps school art programs raise money for their classrooms. Low time commitment and step-by-step aid from our friendly customer service team makes this school fundraiser one that you and your parents will want to do year after year.

Established in 1975, Anchor Audio is the leading manufacturer of portable public address sound systems, wired and wireless intercoms, and lectern systems. We manufacture our products in the USA.

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AscendoSoft, Inc. 1223 www.digitaldrawer.net 1.425.749.3850 bmiller@ascendosoft.com

Autoclear 921 www.a-clear.com 1.973.276.6000 info@a-clear.com

DigitalDrawer is an ideal on-premise electronic file cabinet solution for charter schools. DigitalDrawer allows you to reduce paper, easily find and manage documents, and secure sensitive documents. Securely store student records such as transcripts, attendance records, special education, immunization records, etc., and HR documents such as applications, reviews, resumes, payroll, etc.

Autoclear delivers reliable and affordable security systems for screening bags, personal items, and mail for threats from weapons and explosives for a more secure environment. Our 5333 and 6040 X-ray scanners have been installed at metropolitan school districts across the country, selected for their ease-of-use, performance, and compact size.

Association of American Educators 221 www.aaecharters.org 1.877.385.6264 info@aaeteachers.org The Association of American Educators (AAE) is the largest national, non-union, professional educators organization, advancing the profession by offering a modern approach to teacher representation and advocacy. AAE members are forward-thinking professionals who are committed to reform efforts. Membership is $16.50 per month which includes liability insurance, professional development, and more.

AXA Equitable—An Industry Leader with National Presence. With a 155 year heritage, AXA Equitable stands among the nation’s premier providers of annuities and serves as an industry leader in the 403(b) market. We understand the challenges in preparing for retirement and are committed to helping individuals through every stage of life. Whether our clients are beginning their career, changing jobs, or nearing retirement, they can count on AXA Equitable as a retirement planning partner.

ATD - American 534 atdamerican.com/charter 1.800.523.2300 yzaslow@atd.com

Baptist Community Ministries bcm.org 1.504.593.2323 communications@bcm.org

ATD-American has been a leading furniture resource to educational facilities since 1931. Our experienced team provides personalized service, free space planning, budget planning, and financing options to help you realize your vision for your school. For more info visit www.atd.com. Experience what ATD’s “Charter Power” can do for you!

Baptist Community Ministries (BCM) is a health conversion foundation committed to improving the physical, mental, spiritual, and social lives of people living in the greater New Orleans region. BCM focuses on grant-making within four strategic zones—health, education, public safety, and governmental oversight—and has invested more than $175 million since its inception. As one of the largest private foundations in Louisiana, BCM has been a leader in drawing attention to the needs of children and youth in New Orleans and resourcing efforts to address those needs.

Attainment Company, Inc. 344 www.attainmentcompany.com 1.800.327.4269 info@attainmentcompany.com Since 1979, Attainment has produced special needs resources, including age-appropriate basic-level reading, math, science, social skills, and activities of daily living. Resources include research-based print curricula, interactive instructional software and apps, and augmentative communication devices and apps. Check out the “Core Curriculum Solutions” for students with special needs!

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BB&T Capital Markets 201 bbtcapitalmarkets.com 1.614.506.1976 rharmon@bbandtcm.com Our Education Finance Group provides capital structure planning and execution for higher education facilities, charter schools, private K-12, and traditional public school systems. With a robust bond distribution platform and resources of one of the nation’s strongest financial institutions, we serve the needs of this sector with focus and expert execution.

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BigTeams, LLC 839 www.bigteams.com 1.866.968.3267 info@bigteams.com

Booksource 321 www.booksource.com 1.800.444.0435 service@booksource.com

BigTeams offers school-branded sports specifically for school athletic departments, offering scheduling, email/text alerts, social media integration, and lucrative online fundraising abilities that help showcase each school’s athletic programs.

Booksource makes it easy to build, grow, and organize your classroom library! From Common Core State Standards to custom collections of authentic, leveled literature, Booksource offers more than 30,000 titles, making it easy to match trade books to your curriculum.

Bill of Rights Institute 355 billofrightsinstitute.org 1.703.894.1776 janderson@billofrightsinstitute.org

boostEd 312 weboosted.com 1.212.786.7900 paugello@weboosted.com

Bill of Rights Institute is an educational non-profit that focuses on engaging, educating, and empowering students, teachers, and parents with constitutional principles. Our programs include student scholarships, professional opportunities that enhance learning through critical thinking and real-world experience, professional development seminars, fellowship programs, lesson plans, and quality curricula.

boostEd offers a fresh approach to charter school finance, helping school leaders make sense of charter school finance in a transparent and easy-to-understand way. From budgeting and planning to monthly reporting to audit preparations, we’ve got charter schools covered.

Bloomz 752 www.bloomz.net 1.206.851.5481 melissa@bloomz.net Bloomz is a new free app helping teachers and schools engage with parents. Secure and private, we offer a “Facebook-like” homepage, 2-way messaging, event planning, item/volunteer requests, parent-teacher conference sign ups, in-class volunteer management, and more. We are the one app helping teachers get more done in less time. BoardOnTrack 306 www.boardontrack.com 1.978.707.2033 info@boardontrack.com We know that a group of committed, informed volunteers can work strategically with an exceptional leader to dramatically transform public schools across the country. BoardOnTrack provides expertise, training, powerful web-based tools, and a membership community to the foot soldiers in the battle to improve our nation’s public school system—the boards and CEOs of public charter schools. BoardOnTrack is simply the most cost-effective, efficient, and convenient way to build a better board. BOK Financial 200 www.bokfinancial.com 1.918.588.6728 mneilson@bokf.com

Boost Promotions 645 www.boostpromotions.com 1.909.231.5837 michelle@boostpromotions.com Our unique customizable Brag Tag rewards program recognizes children for their achievements, increases participation, and promotes school spirit. BrainPOP 920 www.brainpop.com 1.212.574.6033 micahp@brainpop.com BrainPOP creates animated, curricular resources that engage students and support teachers in class, at home, and on the go. Our offerings include BrainPOP Jr. (K-3), BrainPOP, BrainPOP Español, BrainPOP ESL, BrainPOP Educators, a hub for professional development, GameUp, and a suite of learning apps for all major platforms. Breaking the Barrier, Inc. 653 www.tobreak.com 1.978.448.0594 info@tobreak.com Breaking the Barrier is a leader in print and digital language learning. Featuring instruction in Spanish, French, and English, Breaking the Barrier provides students with a rocksolid understanding of language fundamentals as well as cultural insights from around the world. Our programs offer students the fastest path to language fluency.

BOK Financial, one of the top 25 largest U.S.-based, publicly traded bank holding companies with a geographic focus in the Southwest, Midwest, and in Rocky Mountain regions, has 20 consecutive years of positive earnings, $29 billion in total assets, and more than $60 billion in assets in custody/ under management. www.publiccharters.org/conference

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BYU Independent Study 427 www.elearn.byu.edu 1.800.914.8931 indstudy@byu.edu

Central Michigan University’s Global Campus 1134 global.cmich.edu 1.877.268.4636 cmuglobal@cmich.edu

Make your education as unique as you are. We offer more than 400 middle school, high school, and university courses in almost 100 countries. Jump into college, study online, or recover credit. Sign up any time and work at your own pace because we go where you go.

As the number of charter schools increases, leaders with knowledge of the special challenges of charter school administration are in high demand. Central Michigan University’s online Master of Arts degree in Educational Leadership with an emphasis in Charter School Leadership will prepare you to fill this need.

C-SPAN Networks 352 www.c-spanclassroom.org 1.800.523.7586 educate@c-span.org

Champions 301 www.discoverchampions.com 1.619.206.8359 kSchrader@klcorp.com

C-SPAN Classroom, www.c-spanclassroom.org, is our site for social studies teachers with an archive of searchable and clippable videos, lesson ideas, bell ringers, latest education news, and teacher opportunities. All resources are offered free of charge, and are designed to enhance your social studies curriculum by using our public affairs programming.

Champions® is a leading provider of before- and after-school programs for charter schools. We challenge the education status quo every day to help you, your school, and your students reach higher. Our innovative business model, highquality curriculum, and highly trained staff make our program an extension of your school. Students get homework help, Cambridge International Examinations 652 STEM, reading, writing, and a ton of fun! www.cie.org.uk 1.917.882.9399 info@cie.org.uk Character First 724 www.characterfirsted.com Cambridge International Examinations prepares students 1.405.255.2890 kfahrenbruck@characterfirst.com for life, helping them develop an informed curiosity and a lasting passion for learning. We are part of the University of Character First provides lessons to help teach character Cambridge. Our international qualifications are recognized by qualities. Our Elementary curriculum is full of stories, object the world’s best universities and employers, giving students a lessons, discussion questions, and activities. Through real range of options in their education and career. life scenarios, our 18-unit ENGAGE bully prevention curriculum helps deal with the heart of bullying—character. Capital Impact Partners 711 Come by the table for free samples. www.ncbcapitalimpact.org 1.703.647.2300 iwiesner@capitalimpact.org Charter Asset Management 918 www.charterassetmanagement.com A Community Development Financial Institution, Capital 1.323.412.0478 paul.im@charterassetmanagement.com Impact is the leading non-profit charter school lender in the country. We have deployed $2 billion over 30 years, Charter Asset Management provides reliable, cost-effective, transforming underserved communities into places of and sustainable funding for more than sixty charter schools opportunity with access to quality health care and across the United States. We offer flexible and low cost education, healthy foods, and affordable housing. Learn funding for all charter schools including new charters. Talk more at www.capitalimpact.org. to us about getting your school funded. We look forward to building a partnership with you. Carnegie Learning, Inc. 457 www.carnegielearning.com 1.888.851.7094 ahenderson@carnegielearning.com Founded by cognitive and computer scientists from Carnegie Mellon University in conjunction with veteran mathematics teachers, Carnegie Learning not only questions the traditional way of teaching math, we reinvent it. Carnegie Learning provides comprehensive solutions to raise students’ math knowledge through a combination of classroom activities, software, and professional development.

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CharterBenefits.com 1130 www.charterbenefits.com 1.866.203.4577 info@charterbenefits.com

Charter Schools USA www.charterschoolsusa.com 1.954.202.3500 rpage@charterschoolsusa.com

CharterBenefits.com has provided health, dental, vision, life, disability, 403b & 457 retirement programs, online enrollment, workers compensation, property and casualty, liability, health fairs, and wellness programs to the charter schools community for more than17 years. Our mission is Simplified Administration—One Company! One Team! One Call!

Founded in 1997, CSUSA is one of the fastest-growing education management companies in the nation. CSUSA was the first education management company to receive SACS accreditation. We manage high performing schools for pre-kindergarten to grade 12. We assist with all phases of school design, planning, development, financing, construction, operations, and curricula.

Charter First 231 www.ajg.com 1.949.349.9871 brandon_cole@ajg.com Designed by experts in the education arena, the Charter First Insurance program was first created in 2007 as a response to the growing need for appropriate insurance. We provide superior coverage and risk management to keep your school and your kids safe, all at the lowest possible price. Charter School Capital, Inc. 501 charterschoolcapital.org 1.877.272.1001 GrowCharters@charterschoolcapital.org Launched in 2006, Charter School Capital delivers access to growth capital and facilities financing to charter schools nationwide. Charter School Capital has provided in excess of $800 million in funding to 450-plus charter schools providing high-quality education to 450,000 students across the United States. Charter School Property Solutions www.csps.us.com 1.888.596.1110 ext. 104

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Charter School Property Solutions develops affordable charter school properties across America. By combining our understanding of your school’s financial and operating structure with a solid understanding of real estate development we will deliver a campus facility that is tailormade for you. Charter Schools Development Corporation 207 csdc.org 1.443.561.1280 achisholm@csdc.org The Charter Schools Development Corporation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, a Community Development Financial Institution and a non-profit developer, promotes innovation and excellence in education by financing and developing facilities for great public charter schools nationally.

Class Measures, Inc. 747 www.classmeasures.com 1.781.939.5699 james.hearns@tribalgroup.com Class Measures provides charter school authorizers, charter schools, and charter school management organizations with independent, external evaluations of school progress and effectiveness. It is a valuable tool to measure the quality of teaching and learning in the classroom and to monitor progress toward goals in the school’s charter contract. Classroom School Uniforms 334 www.classroomuniforms.com 1.818.671.2100 bill@strategicpartners.net At Classroom we understand the charter school mission and how uniforms can help your students succeed. A national leader in school uniforms and dress code apparel, we provide schools with styles kids love and parents approve in sizes from toddler to adult. Classroom School Uniforms—real world tested! ClassroomSmart 210 www.classroomsmart.com 1.888.769.7923 info@classroomsmart.com ClassroomSmart is a Technology Design and Consulting Firm specializing in the educational industry. We help charter schools by offering free consulting on all of our services. We can install or upgrade everything from network infrastructure to advanced wireless, phone systems, IP cameras, intercom systems, interactive classrooms, audio enhancement, IT support, etc. Cloud9World Corp 848 www.cloud9world.com 1.305.356.7477 info@cloud9world.com Cloud9World is an early education literacy-based school immersion program for Pre-K to grade 5 students. Our literacy program brings lessons in positive ethical values as a crucial supplement to the standard childhood education curriculum. Cloud9World provides curriculum to teach appropriate behavior and character strengths to ALL students.

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CollegeOnTrack 704 www.collegeontrack.com 1.855.268.2771 sales@collegeontrack.com

CPI 637 www.crisisprevention.com 1.800.558.8976 info@crisisprevention.com

CollegeOnTrack™ builds college and career readiness and student engagement. Apps handle student assessment, college research, application management, and transcript submission. Students do academic planning and collaborative, project-based learning, create digital portfolios, and find scholarships. Proactive RTI dashboards flag problems early. CollegeOnTrack engages educators, students, and parents to boost success rates.

CPI helps create safe and caring schools by training your staff to safely manage disruptive and assaultive behavior. Our training programs and comprehensive resources can minimize risk and help both teachers and students thrive. To date, more than ten million individuals have participated in CPI’s Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® training.

Committee for Children - Second Step 1114 www.cfchildren.org 1.206.343.1223 cthomas@cfchildren.org Committee for Children is a non-profit working globally to promote children’s social and academic success. Our products include Second Step, Bullying Prevention Unit, and Child Protection Unit which all work towards creating a safe and supportive learning environment and aid in the social and emotional growth for all children. Community Recycling 1039 www.communityrecycling.biz 1.800.336.0141 stephen@communityrecycling.biz Community Recycling is an innovative recycling company with a focus on reuse. With more than 5,000 partner organizations across 50 states, Community Recycling lives the mission of “people recycling for people” every day while delivering meaningful and engaging fundraising options. Connections Educational Consulting 105 specialedconsulting.com 1.713.459.6059 kimcushingberry@aol.com Connections Educational Consulting provides complete special education services to charter schools. Our services include administration of special education programs along with diagnostic and ARD facilitator services. We also offer program management, compliance audits, assessment of individual students, speech therapy, multi-sensory modalities for dyslexia, ESL program, instruction, training, and consultation. Cover One, Inc. 1005 www.coverone.net 1.800.881.1521 sales@coverone.net Make your own hardback books in house! Also repair textbooks and library books in house for pennies in minutes using the same system.

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CPW 1025 www.thecpw.com 1.805.377.5857 jeremyh@thecpw.com CPW is an industry leader in IT supply chain management. Specializing in IT sales, spare parts sales, repair services, logistics, and distribution, CPW promises to earn our partners’ trust while delivering the right service, at the right price, at the right time. EVERY TIME! CSMC 721 www.csmci.com 1.888.994.2762 ext. 263 ndriver@csmci.com CSMC, the most experienced charter school back office financial service, currently serves nearly 200 schools nationwide. With our expertise in charter school development, budgeting, data systems, fiscal operations, compliance, and financial management, CSMC removes the day-today operational challenges school administrators face and empowers them to create and lead successful schools. D.A. Davidson 1000 www.davidsoncompanies.com/ficm 1.303.764.6053 nnunez@dadco.com D.A. Davidson can help plan and finance your new facility. With a proven track record in charter school finance, D.A. Davidson has financed more than $1.7 billion in charter schools. We work with a charter school to identify a commercial bank or finance your school through the taxexempt capital markets. Dallas Midwest, LLC 936 www.dallasmidwest.com 1.972.764.2210 teresad@dallasmidwest.com Dallas Midwest has been an industry leader since 1950, servicing schools, businesses, and institutions nationwide. We offer a huge school furniture selection with a price match guarantee that assures you will always get our very best price. Dallas Midwest offers a 25-year warranty on all products.

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Data Business Systems 241 www.databusys.com 1.855.210.8232 andy.eckles@databusys.com

Easy Grammar Systems 855 www.easygrammar.com 1.800.641.6015 jenny@easygrammar.com

In business for more than 20 years, Data Business Systems is your premier software provider. We represent total solutions: online payment, point of sale, online free and reduced applications, and powerful reporting for the needs of today’s school districts and parents. Stop by and visit us. We can’t wait to work with you!

Easy Grammar Systems® publishes the Easy Grammar® series, Daily GRAMS® series and Easy Grammar Ultimate Series®. Author Dr. Wanda Phillips is recognized for her expertise in teaching grammar. Dr. Phillip’s texts, known for easy explanations, introduce concepts in a building-block manner and incorporate a cyclical approach that promotes mastery learning.

Dougherty & Company, LLC 307 www.doughertymarkets.com 1.612.376.4159 dward@doughertymarkets.com Dougherty & Company has a robust foundation in serving the needs of non-profits, units of state and local government, and other tax-exempt entities. We are a pioneer in financing the charter school segment of the educational system. Our experience in this specialized field provides charter school clients cost-effective financing options designed to meet their unique educational needs. To date, we have raised more than $750 million in capital for charter school facilities. Drexel University - School of Education 740 drexel.edu/soe 1.215.895.6770 education@drexel.edu Drexel University’s School of Education produces leaders who affect change in classrooms, administration and research, and policy. The undergraduate program teacher certification includes a co-op related to students’ majors. Graduate programs develop leaders with expertise to solve complex problems in education and become leaders in their fields. Duane Morris, LLP www.duanemorris.com 1.312.499.6742 LTScruggs@duanemorris.com Duane Morris, LLP is a law firm with over 700 attorneys across the United States and internationally. The Firm includes a dedicated group of education industry lawyers who represent numerous universities, colleges, postsecondary schools, charter, private and public schools, education management organizations, school districts, reform groups, and businesses involved in education. Dynamic Literacy 919 www.dynamicliteracy.com 1.888.696.8597 support@dynamicliteracy.com Dynamic Literacy publishes WordBuild®, A Better Way to Teach Vocabulary™, for grades 3-12. WordBuild is research based and built on morphology, the key to vocabulary acquisition and comprehension. WordBuild focuses on prefixes, suffixes, and Latin and Greek roots, and is available in book form or online.

EasyTurf 635 www.easyturf.com 1.909.262.5988 szimmerman@easyturf.com Be inspired by products so versatile and highly engineered they can be specified into any project and used in almost every application. Since landscape industry giant EasyTurf is a FieldTurf company, you can rest assured you’re partnering with a company that sets the standard for environmental responsibility, quality, and innovation. EBS (Educational Based Services) 219 www.ebsschools.com 1.800.578.7906 specialed@ebsschools.com EBS is the global leader and the largest provider of services to the 3-21 year-old population. EBS provides consulting, management, continuing education, and direct services with specialists in speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, special education, physical therapy, and school psychology. eChildStudy 104 www.echildstudy.com 1.678.899.6857 hr@dsysinc.com eChildStudy is a collaborative math and science e-learning portal for students from 1st-12th grade. The goal of eChildStudy is to improve the way students practice and learn by creating and supporting the best possible educational technology. E-Rate Online 625 www.erateportal.com 1.203.445.9577 sales@erateportal.com We’re a seasoned team of experts with one common goal: to garner the maximum funding possible for the benefit of your school. With in-depth program knowledge, industry insights, and a consultative approach, we understand your unique opportunities and desired results, and work seamlessly to reap the benefits that you deserve.

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E-Therapy 738 www.electronic-therapy.com 1.928.814.4990 diana@electronic-therapy.com

Edlio, Inc. 319 www.edlio.com 1.310.204.7300 info@edlio.com

E-Therapy is a leader in providing online teletherapy speech, occupational, and physical therapy services to school districts and their students nationwide. E-Therapy was one of the first established telepractice companies in the country. E-Therapy builds solid relationships between therapists and students, bringing highly-qualified, trained therapists to under-served students across America.

Edlio creates custom designed websites with an intuitive content management system for more than 2,800 schools nationwide. Our system allows individuals with minimal computer training to be able to update the school website and pages. Our goal is to increase marketing, enrollment, and communication for your school.

E&I Cooperative Services 1118 k12.eandi.org 1.507.829.6917 Speters@eandi.org E&I is the only member-owned, not for profit sourcing cooperative focused exclusively on education. E&I delivers savings on products and services to reduce costs and optimize supply chain efficiencies for institutions and school districts nationwide. ECR4Kids 447 www.ecr4kids.com 1.855.327.4543 amcelravy@ecr4kids.com ECR4Kids is dedicated to developing and distributing the highest quality classroom furniture and equipment. Our focus and commitment continues to be centered on value-added features, functionality, and performance with our products while providing optimal service. Edjoin.Org, San Joaquin County 1304 Office of Ed. (SJCOE) www.edjoin.org 1.209.468.5927 kher@sjcoe.net Built by public educators, for educators, America’s Premier Educational Online Job Search Site, EDJOIN.ORG is used by more than 4,500 education agencies and averages more than 15 million hits weekly. Our state of the art application tracking system can help transition your agency to becoming completely paperless.

EdTec, Inc. www.edtec.com 1.510.663.3500 ext. 329

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Founded in 2001, EdTec is a mission-driven organization dedicated to providing charter schools with the highest quality business and operations support services. We bring economies of scale to our charter school clients by providing a team of specialists: a CFO-level financial manager as well as accounting, payroll, AP, and student data experts. We are an integral part of a school’s team, providing comprehensive finance and operations support, allowing the school’s leadership to focus on educating students. Educational Outfitters 1211 www.educationaloutfitters.com 1.423.421.6614 julie@educationaloutfitters.com Educational Outfitters is the nation’s premier provider of school uniforms and dress code apparel. We can help you create a uniform program that will fit your school’s specific needs and identity. We also offer a wide range of fundraising products and logo design services. Please visit our website www.EducationalOutfitters.com. Educational Training Specialists, LLC 107 training4teachers.com 1.480.502.8250 swigarda@gmail.com Focusing on helping teachers learn research-based, fun, interactive ways to reach their English Learners. Our strategies help every student learn your content more easily and increase student achievement. Our methods align with both WIDA and Common Core. Come by to hear more than 1,400 testimonials from your peers—teachers love our training! Education Fund of America 411 www.edufund.education 1.520.407.6905 gwing@edufund.education Education Fund of America provides affordable equity for new charter school projects. EFA has invested more than $83 million in 14 charter schools that provide inspiring learning environments for more than 7,500 students across the U.S. We are proud to collaborate with partners that enable so many students to realize their dreams.

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EIS Education 853 www.eiseducation.com 1.817.402.2000 andy.pulianda@eisuniverse.com

FEV Tutor 745 www.eduvationonline.com 1.781.376.6931 edu@eduvationonline.com

Our affordable, scalable, cloud-based educational technologies and solutions can transform your K-12 district. We build private, FERPA-secure Microsoft clouds for school districts, complete with standards-supported district data, warehouse and software for instructional content management, education delivery, professional development, parent engagement, decision support, and more. Visit us at EisEducation.com or call 817-402-2000.

FEV Tutor provides innovative and engaging, one-to-one virtual tutoring services that are driven by data and individualized for each student. The result is a live service designed to truly drive measured student achievement gains.

esped.com, Inc. 538 www.esped.com 1.800.365.0114 sales@esped.com

Playground Grass™ by ForeverLawn® is a revolutionary synthetic grass offering ASTM F1292 compliance, ADA accessibility, IPEMA certification, and optional antimicrobial protection. No more dirt on the kids and no more abrasive sand tracked inside. This is what kids were meant to play on!

Leading developer of state-specific Special Population Data Management Solutions, esped.com, Inc. provides web-based, innovative, high-performance applications designed with education professionals in mind. Created by educators for educators, our easy-to-use eSTAR™ applications pave the way for evaluating, planning, reporting, monitoring, translating, and electronically storing student data in compliance with all regulations. Everlast Climbing 646 www.everlastclimbing.com 1.651.665.9131 sales@everlastclimbing.com Everlast Climbing is committed to improving youth fitness with innovative climbing walls and other products that engage and inspire physical activity. Products include traverse climbing walls, top rope climbing walls, educational accessories, and more! Express Readers, Inc. 102 www.expressreaders.org 1.626.644.4907 eliselovejoy@yahoo.com Express Readers is a phonics-based reading program centered on encouraging confidence and enthusiasm in young readers. The program is entirely built by teachers, recently research-based, and completely CCSS aligned. Teachers feel engaged and supported, children learn with ease, and administration sees the success in their students’ foundational skills.

ForeverLawn Playground Grass 1100 playgroundgrass.com 1.866.992.7876 contact@foreverlawn.com

Frog Publications 719 www.frog.com 1.800.777.3764 customerservice@frog.com Frog Publications is a provider of curriculum-based materials for reading/language arts, math, dual language, critical thinking, parental involvement, and more. Frontline Technologies Group 454 www.frontlinetechnologies.com 1.918.344.2588 lghosey@frontlinetechnologies.com More than 5,000 school districts use Frontline’s suite of human capital management tools, including Aesop (absence management and automated sub-calling), VeriTime (time and attendance), and AppliTrack (recruiting, selection and HR file management). Funding The Gap, LLC 418 www.fundingthegap.com 1.480.442.0407 icarroll@fundingthegap.com Funding the Gap provides lending solutions for Charter School Operators and Developers. Our goal is to structure your facility financing to provide the lowest cost of capital possible. We’re not a single source lender, instead through strategic relationships with capital sources—short/long term lenders, debt and equity—we can solve your financing needs.

Failure Free Reading 1202 www.failurefreeonline.com 1.704.786.7838 joe.lockavitch@failurefree.com Non-readers are different. Non-readers need different. Failure Free Reading provides this difference! Failure Free Reading is a highly-structured, non-phonic, language development program that directly teaches reading comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency to students who have failed using everything else. www.publiccharters.org/conference

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Fun Express 1138 funexpress.com/corporate 1.800.228.2003 Orders@FunExpress.com

Greenberg Traurig, LLP 225 www.gtlaw.com 1.312.456.8458 lewinm@gtlaw.com

Fun Express is the corporate accounts subsidiary of Oriental Trading Company. Through the National Charter Schools Purchase Program, you’ll enjoy discounts on Oriental Trading Company products and special freight pricing. Come see our new line of educational products and everything you’ll need for special events, holidays, camp, and more!

Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, multi-practice law firm with approximately 1,750 attorneys serving clients from 36 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The firm is among the “Power Elite” in the 2014 BTI Client Relationship Scorecard report.

George K. Baum & Company 627 www.gkbaum.com 1.303.292.1600 appelt@gkbaum.com Founded in 1928, George K. Baum & Company (GKB) is focused on the borrowing needs of educational institutions across the country. Since 2000, we have overseen more than 170 non-profit school financings in the nation. GKB serves educational institutions as financial advisor, bond underwriter, remarketing agent, derivatives consultant, and swap advisor. GETFUNDED 728 www.getfunded.net 1.480.473.5785 john.egan@getfunded.net GETFUNDED is highly regarded as a national provider of E-Rate support services. Our clients receive their maximum E-Rate funding every year and we ensure their funds are disbursed! Additionally, we support previously denied applications we did not write as we help schools and libraries recover lost funds from prior years. GPA LEARN 1128 www.gpalearn.com 1.678.296.8327 ed@gpalearn.com GPALOVEMATH™ is GPA LEARN’s first STEM discipline released on our platform. This program helps children in grades K-5 learn math by providing a fun experience with an entertaining and sequenced curriculum for an entire year. The child moves at their own pace providing real-time information to the parent and teacher. Gradelink 1006 www.gradelink.com 1.800.742.3083 service@gradelink.com Gradelink® provides an award-winning online school administration system that connects students, parents, teachers, and school administrators. We equip schools with powerful SIS features and reporting including financial reporting, billing, teacher gradebooks, parent access, attendance, and more. Our goal is to provide an indispensable, user-friendly experience with the best customer support in the industry.

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Gumdrop Cases 553 www.gumdropcases.com 1.925.263.1773 edu@gumdropcases.com Gumdrop Cases combine extreme ruggedness, shock absorption, and drop protection to allow your school’s technology to go just about anywhere, do just about anything, and meet just about any of your teacher and student needs. Hake Publishing, Inc. 722 www.hakepublishing.com 1.800.965.0543 isharon.moss@hakepublishing.com Grammar and Writing is a rigorous English language arts curriculum that emphasizes writing, vocabulary, spelling, and grammar. Cross-curricular content embedded in lesson examples and practice exercises reinforces learning of other subject areas while the incremental, continuous review approach ensures student success. With Grammar and Writing, your students will become effective communicators! Handwriting Without Tears 641 www.hwtears.com 1.301.263.2700 info@hwtears.com The Handwriting Without Tears® K-5 curriculum is a proven success in making legible and fluent handwriting easy to teach and easy to learn. The curriculum combines the latest research and technology tools to provide developmentally appropriate, multisensory teaching strategies that address diverse learning styles, ensuring all children succeed. Harris School Solutions 1320 www.harrisschoolsolutions.com 1.913.261.9238 jwillson@harriscomputer.com Harris School Solutions offers fully integrated business office solutions that include fund accounting, web based student activity accounting, automated time, and attendance, human resources, fixed assets, web based requisitions, and lunch point-of-sale. We offer services of the highest quality in addition to helpful support.

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Hazelden 548 www.hazeldenbettyford.org 1.800.328.9000 Ahooper@hazeldenbettyford.org

Hobsons 611 www.hobsons.com 1.513.746.2305 alice.heidtman@hobsons.com

Hazelden Publishing is the leading publisher of resources that help millions of people recognize, understand, and conquer addiction and related life issues. Hazelden Publishing provides readers the tools and guidance needed to overcome adversity and grow in the areas of recovery, relationships, family, mental health, and spirituality.

Hobsons helps educators, administrators, students, and families maximize success through every stage of the learning lifecycle. Hobsons delivers a comprehensive suite of solutions for K-12 schools, including Naviance, the world’s leading college and career readiness platform, and Naviance Test Prep, an online personalized learning solution for SAT, ACT, and AP test preparation.

HearBuilder by Super Duper Publications 938 www.hearbuilder.com 1.800.277.8737 customerhelp@superduperinc.com HearBuilder is research-based online software that provides systematic instruction in foundational English Language Arts skills for students in grades Pre-K and up. Aligned with the CCSS, HearBuilder is appropriate for use in general education, in special education, as part of RTI, in programs for English Language Learners, and at home. Hertz Furniture 913, 1010 www.hertzfurniture.com 1.800.526.4677 dmocton@hertzfurniture.com Hertz carries furniture for every room in your charter school from more than 125 vendors. Our added 25-year, limited lifetime warranty is always included, plus complimentary design services. Contact us for more information about buying on contract, exclusively for charter schools, saving you time and money. Hertz Furniture: the school furniture experts. Hitachi Solutions America, Ltd. 924 psg.hitachi-solutions.com 1.619.362.4800 kroberts@hitachi-solutions.com At Hitachi Solutions America, the Product & Services Group (PSG) provides dependable technologies and advanced solutions through its unified communications and interactive collaboration platforms. Hitachi continues to develop innovative technologies that improve how teams work together and communicate effectively. HJ Sims 512 www.hjsims.com 1.203.418.9049 tperkins@hjsims.com Established in 1935, HJ Sims is a full service investment bank specializing in structuring and underwriting financings, including tax exempt and taxable bonds, mezzanine loans, equity, seed money, and bank financing. HJ Sims also provides financial advisory services in the areas of capital planning and restructuring. With more than $19 billion worth of financings in today’s fastest growing project sectors, including education, senior living, health care, and energy, we’re the ones to talk to.

Hosaka, Rotherham & Co. 212 www.hrccpa.com 1.619.543.9702 jrotherham@hrccpa.com Hosaka, Rotherham & Company was established in 1977 and has continually provided charter schools with the highest quality audit services for the past 37 years. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 400 www.hmhco.com 1.800.225.5425 k12inquiries@hmhpub.com Houghton Mifflin Harcourt™ has built solutions that are tailored to meet the unique needs of charter schools. As one of the world’s longest-established publishing houses and largest providers of pre-K–12 education, we bring a tradition of excellence with a commitment to innovation to meet the needs of lifelong learners. Hytropy Disaster Recovery 449 www.hytropy.com 1.800.914.7634 customerservice@hytropy.com Hytropy is the global leader in disaster preparedness, recovery, and business continuity for schools and instructional institutions, with cutting-edge disaster plans, training, and drills. With a 24/7/365 emergency operations center, Hytropy provides Fortune 500-quality disaster preparedness from Certified Emergency Managers© at a fraction of the price. identiMetrics, Inc. 903 www.identimetrics.net 1.215.836.5640 amdunphy@identimetrics.net The identiMetrics Finger Scanning ID System™ is a powerful ID system that uses finger scanning technology to provide indisputable proof of student ID for attendance, cafeteria, library, nurse—everywhere where accurately identifying students is required. It eliminates the need for ID cards and numbers allowing schools to operate more efficiently.

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iManIT 655 www.versoapp.com 1.516.383.1450 tom@versoapp.com

Insight Systems Exchange 837 www.insightsystemsonline.com 1.855.812.9335 pkoehler@insightinvestments.com

Verso supports teachers in designing deeper learning, activating student voice, and personalizing instruction. Used by 4,000 schools globally, Verso shifts the ownership of learning to develop critical thinking, collaboration and communication in every student. With Verso, the learning experience of every student becomes a learning experience for the whole school.

Insight Systems Exchange (ISE) is a leading supplier of certified, refurbished IT equipment and a service provider for IT hardware. Partnering with some of the largest technology manufacturers, ISE accompanies schools and organizations through the entire IT lifecycle from acquiring affordable equipment to deployment and reimaging at affordable prices.

InfoSnap, Inc. 715 www.infosnap.com 1.512.375.4500 sales@infosnap.com InfoSnap, Inc., is the leading provider of cloud-based enrollment management solutions including online application, school choice and lottery, new and returning student enrollment, and staff registration, designed specifically for Pre-K-12 charter, independent, and traditional public schools. InfoSnap was founded in 2000 and serves a growing client base of more than 650 clients globally. Innovation Wireless 1020 www.innovationwireless.com 1.888.559.5565 lisa@innovationwireless.com For more than 40 years, Innovation Wireless has been a leading designer and manufacturer of clocks, clock parts, and components. We are committed to providing educational facilities accurate, reliable time and communication systems. We specialize in wireless synchronized clock and bell systems, public address systems, digital messaging, and IP-PoE communication systems. Innovative Modular Solutions 818 www.innovativemodular.com 1.630.972.0500 info@innovativemodular.com Since 1999, Innovative Modular Solutions (IMS) has been providing educational space from single classrooms and purpose-built rooms to entire multi-story wings or turnkey buildings. As a leading provider of temporary and permanent modular buildings, IMS can provide high-quality, timely, and cost-effective space solutions for your charter school.

iPearl, Inc. 205 www.ipearl-inc.com 1.919.267.9903 droberts@ipearl-inc.com iPearl Inc was founded in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The mCover® (Mac Cover) was created in nine stylish and vibrant colors and made to protect MacBooks, Chrome Books and other laptops from damage. The company has now proudly served more than1,200 K-12 schools across the USA. IPEVO, Inc. 821 www.ipevo.com 1.408.490.3085 sales-america@ipevo.com IPEVO makes versatile teaching tools instead of specialized “classroom equipment.” We go beyond usual convention of classroom technology to rethink simple and flexible solutions for interactive teaching in today’s classroom. Our interactive teaching tools empower educators and teachers with radically affordable and compact technology that is simple, intuitive, and flexible. It’s About Time 1207 iat.com 1.914.273.2233 support@iat.com IT’S ABOUT TIME® is the global leader in research-based STEM curricula for grades 5-12 and college students. Modeled on the way practicing scientists, engineers, and mathematicians work, the IT’S ABOUT TIME® project-driven STEM solutions give educators tools to create a meaningful learning environment that deepens student engagement and problem-solving skills.

Innovative Student Loan Solutions 1102 www.isloansolutions.com 1.513.645.0184 Ross.Weintraub@isloansolutions.com Innovative Student Loan Solutions helps employees of non-profit organizations maximize the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program with customized strategies that can: eliminate student loan debt up to 65% and lower monthly student loan payments up to 88%. Our strategies focus on your professional and personal goals. 116

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Joe Foss Institute 1029 joefossinstitute.org 1.480.745.8238 ddalzotto@joefossinstitute.org

Kagan Publishing & Professional Development 900 www.kaganonline.com 1.949.545.6320 Bridget@kaganonline.com

The Joe Foss Institute (JFI) brings volunteer Veteran speakers into classrooms through it’s Veterans Inspiring Patriotism Program to promote patriotism and civics education. We also support teachers in form of lesson plans, DVDs, flags, and copies of the Founding Documents. JFI sponsors several scholarship opportunities for students throughout the year.

Dedicated to revolutionizing education, Kagan works with educators to implement scientifically proven strategies that increase academic gains, create positive social relations, and foster a love for learning among all students.

JUMP Math 736 www.jumpmath.org 1.510.677.0001 amy.helmstetter@jumpmath.org JUMP Math is a non-profit organization working to create a numerate society. Through its 1st-8th grade classroom curriculum (which is being carefully rewritten to adhere to the common core standards), JUMP helps teachers guide discovery in their students which leads to deeper problemsolving skills. K12, Inc. www.k12.com/educators 1.703.436.3104 jmeans@k12.com K12, Inc. is driving innovation and advancing the quality of education by delivering state-of-the-art, digital learning platforms and technology to students and school districts across the globe. K12 is a company of educators with the nation’s largest network of K-12 online school teachers, providing instruction, academic services, and learning solutions to public schools and districts, traditional classrooms, blended school programs, and directly to families. KaBOOM! 223 kaboom.org 1.202.659.0215 GoOutAndPlay@kaboom.org KaBOOM! is the national non-profit dedicated to giving all kids the childhood they deserve filled with balanced and active play, so they can thrive. Join us in playing, building, and tinkering with Rigamajig, a new innovative large-scale building kit for kids of all ages. Kaeden Books 1101 www.kaeden.com 1.800.890.7323 gurmston@kaeden.com Kaeden Books™ is a publisher of supplemental literacy materials and custom classroom libraries for grades K-8.

Kaplan Elementary 1215 www.kaplanco.com 1.800.334.2014 mstewart@kaplanco.com Kaplan Elementary is your supplemental solutions provider for authentic learning materials to support 21st century learning environments in core subject areas and extended learning settings. From family engagement to intervention and socialemotional learning, we have solutions to support, challenge, and reach every learner. Kaplan Elementary—supplemental solutions for authentic learning. Keystone Purchasing Network www.thekpn.org 1.570.523.1155 ext. 2130

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The Keystone Purchasing Network is a national cooperative purchasing program offering many contracts that have great products and services available for charter schools at great prices. We offer athletic surfaces and equipment, classroom furniture, playground equipment, modular classrooms, and more. Visit us at www.theKPN.org. No cost to join! KidsFit 552 www.kidsfit.com 1.843.336.5090 customerservice@kidsfit.com Kidsfit’s Kinesthetic Classroom and Action Based Learning have teamed up to completely transform the traditional classroom by incorporating movement with learning! This includes pedal desks and numerous simple movements that allow teachers to actually have more control in their classrooms while drastically improving students’ grades and behavior! Kutak Rock, LLP www.kutakrock.com 1.480.429.4833 dane.fernandes@kutakrock.com Kutak Rock, LLP has provided sophisticated legal assistance to charter schools across the nation since the mid-1990s, assisting them in finding innovative, timely and cost-effective solutions to their financing needs. Our lawyers have participated in more than 300 charter school financings in aggregate of more than $2.7 billion in principal. The proceeds from these financings helped charter schools finance numerous items including classrooms, athletic facilities, auditoriums, libraries, laboratories, technology improvements, and basic infrastructure.

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Kyte Learning 603 www.kytelearning.com 1.435.901.9909 brayden@kytelearning.com

Learning Sciences Marzano Center 1021 www.marzanocenter.com 1.877.411.7114 Ext. 4 rlattanze@learningsciences.com

Kyte Learning brings a fresh perspective to traditional professional development through succinct, relevant online video instruction. Our ever-growing library of teacher-created education technology topics gives instructors the tools they need to understand and apply a myriad of technology based skills in the classroom, and provides administrators with robust analytics.

Learning Sciences Marzano Center provides personalized e-learning and on-site solutions for teachers, leaders, schools, and districts. Learning Sciences partners with Dr. Robert Marzano to advance the field of teacher and leadership growth, development, and evaluation.

LAPCS 547 www.lacharterschools.org 1.504.274.3666 dmcglathery@lacharterschools.org Missioned to support, promote, and advocate for the Louisiana charter school movement, increasing student access to high quality public schools statewide, LAPCS, is the only statewide entity dedicated to advocating for charter schools at both state and local levels while finding new and innovative ways to support charter schools. Lawson Financial Corporation 607 www.lawsonfinancial.com 1.480.205.2634 nick.lawson@lawsonfinancial.com Lawson Financial Corporation is a FINRA registered broker and dealer, specializing in facilities financing and have been in business since 1984. If you’re building a new or expanding an existing facility, Lawson will work with you to find multiple solutions to help you find the best route to accomplish your goals. Learning Bird, Inc. 555 www.learningbird.com 1.888.844.9022 michael@learningbird.com

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Learning Wrap Ups, Inc. 1300 www.learningwrapups.com 1.801.497.0050 ron@learningwrapups.com Learning Wrap Ups, Inc. is a publisher of supplemental curriculum materials for elementary reading and math. Our product lines include Learning Wrap Ups and Learning Palette, which provide self-correcting, hands on materials that are ideal for entire classrooms and learning center applications. Lincoln Learning Solutions 320 www.nndsonline.org 1.866.990.6637 sara.baronzzi@nndsonline.org Lincoln Learning Solutions (formerly NNDS) is a non-profit educational solutions organization redefining the Pre-K-12 learning experience through a continuum of personalized learning. By providing differentiated, customizable digital learning curriculum tools coupled with powerful teacher instruction, we maximize virtual and blended learning so students can “own” national and state content standards. Little Bird 310 littlebird.hr 1.212.786.7900 CKing@littlebird.hr

Learning Bird is a differentiated learning solution. With more than 13,000 teacher created lessons we amplify learning for your students. Our advanced algorithms deliver lessons to students that are best for their learning success. Plus, we reward teachers for contributing helpful lessons.

Little Bird is a fully integrated HR platform built exclusively for the public charter school movement. Little Bird manages all HR administrative functions for schools in one cloudbased system. We support schools by offering a benefits marketplace, simplifying compliance with experts, and engaging employees through health and wellness programs.

Learning-Focused Solutions 1322 www.learningfocused.com 1.866.955.3276 ddavis@learningfocused.com

Little Caesars Pizza Kits 340 www.pizzakit.com 1.888.452.5487 Sylvia.Donohue@pizzakit.com

For more than 25 years Learning-Focused has provided cost effective leading edge training, coaching, support, and resources to teachers and school leaders on the use of four connected frameworks that integrate research-based strategies, exemplary practices, and standards-driven content.

You can raise BIG dough for your group or organization selling a product everyone loves -- Little Caesars Pizza Kits! Little Caesars® is a trusted brand and pizza is one of the most popular foods in the world. Plus, your group or organization will have fun selling Pizza Kits!

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LiveSchool 100 whyliveschool.com 1.206.369.8325 caitlin@liveschoolinc.com

Macy’s 1219 macys.com 1.877.301.6400 mariamc@izoded.com

LiveSchool is an award-winning app used by teachers and administrators to recognize and reward positive behavior. LiveSchool generates weekly reports to provide feedback to students and their families, allows you to award points to students, and students are able to redeem their points for rewards, events, and privileges.

Macy’s and Nautica have teamed up to supply a wide array of mix-and-match tops and bottoms. Perfect for uniforms, dress codes or any occasion that calls for a little dress up.

Local Initiatives Support Corporation 346 www.lisc.org 1.212.455.9820 cstewart@lisc.org LISC is dedicated to helping non-profit community-based organizations transform distressed neighborhoods into healthy and sustainable communities of choice and opportunity—good places to work, do business and raise children. LISC mobilizes corporate, government, and philanthropic support to provide local organizations with capital, policy support, and technical assistance. LoTi Connection 1035 www.loticonnection.com 1.760.522.8567 fred@loticonnection.com LoTi Connection is an educational consulting firm specializing in the integration of 21st century skills into K-12 classrooms. LoTi provides consulting services, online and onsite professional development, content benchmarking, and staff evaluations focused on Digital Age best practices and student H.E.A.T.® (Higher order thinking, Engaged learning, Authentic connections, and Technology use). Lotterease 1323 www.lotterease.com 1.888.414.3777 webinfo@lotterease.com Run your school lottery with ease using Lotterease. Our online system is designed to make your lottery stress free at a price that your school can afford. Registration, selection and waitlist management, parent notifications and special preference groups, like siblings, are automated with ease. Low Income Investment Fund 657 www.liifund.org 1.415.772.9094 info@liifund.org The Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) is a leading national non-profit charter school lender. LIIF has invested $425 million in high-performing schools. LIIF helps schools operate stable, sustainable learning environments by providing educational organizations and school developers with flexible and affordable financing options.

Makit Products 1200 www.makit.com 1.972.780.6320 rhonda@makit.com Makit offers a unique approach to promote self-expression and encourage high self-esteem. Our most popular item is Make A Plate kits. Our Group Art kit contains enough material to design up to 50 memorable keepsakes. Our products are handmade and 100% made in the USA! Check out our great fundraiser program! MANGO Math Group 905 www.mangomath.com 1.425.260.3221 Mary@mangomath.com MANGO Math is a fun and engaging supplemental math curriculum that has students practice math concepts while playing fun games. These games work on specific math concepts that adhere to the Common Core State Mathematical Standards and the NCTM math standards. Build students’ math confidence with MANGO Math. Maple Grove Objective 955 www.maplegroveobjective.org 1.773.505.8834 ksparks@maplegroveobjective.org Maple Grove Objective helps organizations resolve complicated data issues. We connect data to actions, allowing organizations to assess their impact and make course corrections as needed. Typical issues include: overcoming data overload, measuring effectiveness, and using data to improve student outcomes. Have a data question? Stop by and ask us! Marsden Services LLC 713 www.marsdenservices.com 1.515.418.5265 jrice@marsden.com AESA Business Partner Marsden Services, through its Security Services Division known as American Security and Investigations and its other service partners, provides a comprehensive array of solutions to help school administrators and educators develop, implement, and maintain strategies and programs to keep our schools safe.

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Marshall Cavendish Education 1144 www.mceducation.us 1.914.332.8888 mce@marshallcavendish.com

Mindful Adventures Learning, LLC 545 www.mindfuladventureslearning.com 1.541.213.8823 robert@mindfuladventureslearning.com

Marshall Cavendish Education is a leading academic publisher of K-12 math textbooks, workbooks, and digital curricula. The company’s products, which include professional development services, align with authentic Singapore Math® principles and are used by educators and students in over 50 countries worldwide.

Mindful Adventures Learning™ Video Booklet is an innovative tool that develops cognitive learning abilities with pages built on continual questions based off Blooms’ Taxonomy and integrated with video of choice. The hardcover video books offer the benefits of technology in a predator-free learning environment, without the need for Internet access.

Math Teachers Press, Inc. 1136 www.movingwithmath.com 1.800.852.2435 info@movingwithmath.com

mindSHIFT Technologies, Inc. 1011 www.mindshift.com 1.877.277.5054 info@mindSHIFT.com

Moving with Math® offers a blended learning approach. Using the C-R-A Model (Concrete-Representational-Abstract), all lessons include embedded professional development, assessments to monitor and measure progress, and easily differentiate instruction. Programs are correlated to CCSS, NCTM, and State Standards and are scientifically researched to meet the needs of ELL and special education students.

mindSHIFT Technologies, Inc. (a Ricoh company) is a certified E-Rate provider, delivering reliable IT outsourcing and cloud services to charter schools nationwide for more than 15 years. Our edtech experts can help you evaluate your IT needs, implement the technology, and then maintain it over time.

MealTime/The CLM Group 521 www.mealtimeclm.com 1.800.755.0904 clmsales@mealtimeclm.com Manage your breakfast and lunch programs with MealTime mPower, the comprehensive web-based software suite. Modular design lets schools implement only the capabilities they need. Includes point of sale, free and reduced applications, back office reporting, online payment processing, and application submission. We provide full training, implementation, and support. MetLife Premier Client Group 629 www.metlife.com/mlr 1.610.386.4203 aagentowicz@metlife.com MetLife can deliver a host of competitive products and services to charter schools that can help them optimize their employee benefits packages. These include defined contribution plans and financial protection products and services delivered through comprehensive financial education programs and one-on-one professional guidance. Contact Tony Agentowicz, aagentowicz@metlife.com or 610-386-4203. Mimio 901 www.mimio.com 1.617.902.2040 Leighann.Hopkins@mimio.com Mimio® is a global leader in interactive teaching technologies that offer a better way to learn and an empowering way to teach. The Mimio product line includes innovative and affordable educational hardware technologies and awardwinning software that increase teacher effectiveness and student engagement in classrooms. 120

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Mobilease Modular Space, Inc. 1013 mobileasemodular.com 1.888.649.6007 pete@mobileasemodular.com Mobilease Modular Space is a premier source for modular buildings. If you need additional space, temporary or permanent, our experienced staff of experts can help you from design and planning to site work and installation. We provide turnkey services to make your project run smoothly, resulting in successful additional space. MooreCo, Inc. dba Best-Rite and Balt 1045 www.moorecoinc.com 1.800.749.2258 jvogelsang@moorecoinc.com MooreCo Inc. offers a full classroom of furniture solutions for the modern classroom. From the seating, desks, markerboards, tackboards, and AV carts; we offer a onestop solution. Mr. Elmer 324 www.mrelmer.com 1.314.472.5204 doug@mrelmer.com Mr. Elmer is a behavior management software enabling teachers to share behavior data, intervention strategies, and analyzed culture trends of individual students, their classes, and the entire school. Focus on one IEP, an RTI tier, or whole school PBS program. See trends, effects of interventions on behavior, and prove intervention efficacy.

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MySchoolEssentials.com 1054 www.excelscreenprinting.com 1.847.801.5200 charles@excelscreenprinting.com MySchoolEssentials is a top full-service manufacturer of quality decorated apparel and uniforms. Regarded as a one-stop shop services include custom decorated apparel including sportswear and athletic apparel, promotional products, signage, banners, mat solutions, web store solutions, warehousing and fulfillment, and more. Whether at the school or district level, your satisfaction is assured well beyond the transaction. Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation 806 www.visitmusiccity.com 1.800.657.6910 katie@visitmusiccity.com Music City looks forward to hosting the National Charter Schools Conference in 2016! Visit the Nashville booth! See why “Music Calls Us Home” and enter to win a Free Music City Backstage Pass - good for 2 complimentary admissions to many of Nashville’s signature attractions (prize valued at $1,200). National Charter School Resource Center 336 at Safal Partners www.charterschoolcenter.org 1.713.955.2727 ginfo@safalpartners.com The National Charter School Resource Center is dedicated to supporting the development of charter schools, provides technical assistance to sector stakeholders, and has comprehensive online resources addressing the challenges charter schools face. The NCSRC is funded by the U.S. Department of Education and led by education consulting firm Safal Partners. National Heritage Academies www.nhaschools.com 1.616.929.1060 info@nhaschools.com National Heritage Academies (NHA) partners with local school boards to build and manage no-cost public charter schools. NHA’s system of schools is designed to eliminate the achievement gap and provide a public school choice to families so that their children are prepared for success in high school, college, and beyond.

National Law Enforcement and Corrections 1004 Technology Center www.justnet.org 1.800.248.2742 asknlectc@justnet.org As a program of the National Institute of Justice, the NLECTC System plays a crucial role in enabling NIJ to carry out its mission to assist law enforcement, corrections, and criminal justice agencies in addressing their technology needs. NLECTC also has a very strong school safety program and website (www.schoolsafetyinfo.org). National Right to Work Foundation’s 804 Charter School Initiative www.nrtw.org 1.800.336.3600 legal@nrtw.org The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is a national, non-profit, charitable organization. For more than 35 years, attorneys at the Foundation have provided free legal assistance to help teachers and other school employees enforce and expand their legal rights. National Student Clearinghouse 420 www.studentclearinghouse.org 1.703.742.4200 service@studentclearinghouse.org Do you know where your graduates are? StudentTracker, offered by the National Student Clearinghouse, eliminates the need for surveys and self-reporting, allowing you more accurate results and greater efficiency with real time data. Netchemia 712 www.talentedk12.com 1.800.490.9686 chris.dunlap@netchemia.com The solution for K-12 Strategic Talent Management for more than 2,500 districts and institutions (traditional, public charter, and private) nationwide. Attract, hire, develop, and retain the best teachers and school leaders. NobleHour 544 www.noblehour.com 1.888.982.9859 conferences@noblehour.com NobleHour is web-based software that helps schools track and measure community service initiatives. Track service hours, connect with community partners, manage members and content, and generate reports.

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Nonprofit Facility Developers www.bhope.org 1.312.622.1203 mmedema@bhope.org

NTA Life 227 www.ntalife.com 1.972.532.2100 kari.grady@ntalife.com

Four non-profit facility developers, Building Hope, Charter School Development Corporation, Civic Builders, and Pacific Charter School Development, finance and develop charter school facilities. As non-profits, they access non-traditional, lower-cost capital and pass the savings on to schools. They provide full turnkey development services and technical assistance during the planning phase.

NTA Life specializes in offering supplemental health insurance benefits and is focused on helping educators and their families alleviate the financial burdens associated with a covered injury or illness. Our benefits complement your primary major medical coverage, pay in addition to other insurance, and directly pay you, the policyholder.

Nonprofit Finance Fund 702 nonprofitfinancefund.org/education 1.212.457.4700 NY@nffusa.org

Nureva, Inc. 648 www.nureva.com 1.587.794.4362 info@nureva.com

Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) unlocks the potential of mission-driven organizations through tailored investments and strategic advice. NFF is a national leader in providing innovative financial solutions and has provided more than $100 million in loans and New Markets Tax Credits to support the growth and expansion of charter schools nationwide.

Nureva is committed to helping students become lifelong learners. As an early-stage technology company with deep roots in education, we know that lifelong learning requires translating experience into perspective through reflection. Aimed at empowering students, teachers, administrators, and parents, our offering includes Nureva™ Troove™ digital portfolio software.

Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) 801 www.nwea.org 1.503.624.1951 debbie.brown@nwea.org

Oak Meadow 846 oakmeadow.com 1.802.251.7250 dholman@oakmeadow.com

Founded by educators nearly 40 years ago, Northwest Evaluation Association™ (NWEA™) is a global not-for-profit educational services organization known for our flagship interim assessment, Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP®). Educators trust our assessments, professional development offerings, and research to help advance all students along their optimal learning path.

Oak Meadow provides a flexible, progressive education for students in grades K-12. Our experiential, studentcentered approach encourages creativity, critical thinking, and intellectual development through hands-on activities and interdisciplinary projects. A leader in independent learning since 1975, Oak Meadow serves thousands of homeschooling families and hundreds of schools around the world.

Novel Ideas, Inc. 520 www.novelideas-inc.com 1.250.652.9704 terrydilit@yahoo.com Novel Ideas provides quality, research-based, explicit, direct instruction materials, K-12 materials, and materials for effective training and academic coaching. Language arts materials offer reading and written expression lessons that meet Common Core State Standards. Novel Ideas offers studies for popular trade books, provides writing programs based on Six Traits lessons and rubrics, and embedded test prep tools for assessing progress.

observe4success 1001 www.observe4success.com 1.877.743.3430 abby@observe4success.com observe4success LOVES charter schools! With the foundational belief that no two charter schools’ needs are the same, observe4success’ easy-to-use, fully customizable, web based classroom observation and teacher evaluation software system fits your school’s unique culture. Meet state requirements and provide meaningful, actionable, and instant feedback to improve teacher effectiveness! Office Depot 510 business.officedepot.com 1.561.438.4800 andrea.turner@officedepot.com No longer just your print and office supply provider! Today, Office Depot partners with charter schools to advance your unique mission. In addition to an array of instructional solutions, we offer a wealth of resources leveraging our education and business expertise. Office Depot: missioncentered expertise for your success.

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Ohio Council of Community Schools 746 www.ohioschools.org 1.419.720.5200 occs@ohioschools.org

Partners in Special Education 348 www.partnersped.com 1.626.921.8241 info@partnersped.com

The Ohio Council of Community Schools (OCCS) is one of Ohio’s largest and oldest charter school authorizers, overseeing 46 charter schools and 30,000 students across the state. Rated “exemplary” for its authorizing practices, OCCS seeks to replicate with high-performing, innovative school operators.

Partners in Special Education (PSE) provide short-term and long-term quality special education services to charter schools, school districts, and other educational institutions. We work collaboratively with clients to create customized programs and services. PSE is committed to providing excellent, data-driven, and cost effective assistance to students 4-22 years of age.

Otter Products 1131 www.otterbox.com/education 1.970.980.2022 lisa.flint@otterproducts.com OtterBox produces premium protective solutions for technology for the OtterBox and LifeProof brands. Our innovative protective cases extend the use of delicate, expensive mobile technology in the classroom and across the education system to benefit administrators, teachers, and students alike. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP www.orrick.com 1.415.773.5911 ech@orrick.com The Orrick public finance team has been providing sophisticated legal assistance through the myriad of local, state and federal laws and regulations to develop financing structures and secure necessary funds for charter schools for more than ten years. Palomar Modular Buildings, LLC 229 www.palomarmodularbuildings.com 1.469.727.0727 jmartin@palomarmodular.com Palomar Modular Buildings, LLC is a manufacturer specializing in the design and build of permanent and temporary modular buildings with years of experience in markets including military, education, administration facilities, health care, government, and commercial construction. Our objective is to produce high quality, cost effective modular buildings for quick delivery to our customers. Panorama Education 1221 panoramaed.com 1.617.356.8123 info@panoramaed.com

Paxton/Patterson 825 www.paxtonpatterson.com 1.877.243.8763 bud@paxpat.com Paxton/Patterson provides a blended curriculum model combining the benefits of a cloud-based curriculum with hands-on experience. Anywhere! Anytime! Any Device! Students can experience individualized learning with a personal digital tutor. The model, successfully implemented in charter schools, uses predictive analytics, gamification, and remediation to achieve extraordinary results in STEM, Health Science, Construction, and FACS. Pearson 610 www.pearsoned.com 1.480.457.6000 tricia.larson@pearson.com Pearson is working to deliver real results that break through the challenges in education today. We partner with educators to develop new personalized ways of learning through effective, scalable assessment and instructional tools, enabled by technology and supported by services. Together, we’re improving learning outcomes and transforming lives. Piper Jaffray & Co. 410 www.piperjaffray.com 1.612.303.1776 bruce.e.sorensen@pjc.com Piper Jaffray is a national leader in charter school finance. We help our charter school clients achieve their objective–being their own landlord! Integral to our approach is our focus is not simply the execution of the transaction at hand, but rather the delivery of continuing, superior client service and the establishment of an enduring, long-term relationship. Our goal is to help you acquire, construct or renovate a facility that meets your needs.

Panorama Education partners with schools and networks nationwide to administer surveys of students, teachers, and families on topics including effective teaching, socialemotional learning, and school climate to deliver interactive, action-oriented survey reports to leaders and teachers.

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Pitsco Education 1302 www.pitsco.com 1.800.835.0686 orders@pitsco.com

Preferred Meal Systems, Inc. 1213 www.preferredmeals.com 1.800.886.6325 ext. 9900 sales@preferredmeals.com

From robots to dragsters to alternative energy, from kits to curriculum, from activities to full-fledged math and science learning labs—Pitsco Education offers STEM solutions for every classroom. Our products are backed by unparalleled customer service and will engage your students via 21st century learning experiences steeped in Common Core.

Preferred Meals has spent decades serving the needs of foodservice operators. We are constantly developing innovative offerings with programs designed to control food costs while placing a high priority on quality and great taste. Preferred delivers real, nourishing meals that kids enjoy and school districts, families and the community can trust.

Platinum Visual Systems 1003 pvsusa.com 1.800.498.2990 tbrantley@pvsusa.com

Prepworks, LLC 1140 www.myprepworks.com 1.305.361.2400 atremblay@prepworks2400.com

PVS is a worldwide leader in visual display products. We offer Writanium™ surfaced markerboards, chalkboards, tackaboards, and sliding display systems, all with lifetime warranty. We also help provide reversible boards, floor to ceiling wall covering material, glass enclosed bulletin boards, trophy and display cases, and executive conference cabinets. Talk to us about design services and our custom capabilities. We have proudly manufactured products in America since 1964.

PREPWORKS, an adaptive technology and tutoring company, offers a combination of intelligent software, courseware, and reporting designed to promote student achievement in middle and secondary school for high-stakes tests. The award-winning education company has an unparalleled record of success in EOC and college admissions and readiness exams.

PNC Capital Markets, LLC 844 www.pnc.com/charterschools 1.215.585.438 9michael.gaughan@pnc.com PNC’s Public Finance Group is a leader in working with borrowers that are eligible for tax-exempt financing. Our unique approach combines both investment banking and balance sheet lending in one group that closely collaborates to deliver broad-based solutions for charter schools. Polar Electro 326 www.polar.com/us-en/b2b_products/physical_education 1.516.364.0400 sharon.warren@polar.com Polar heart rate and fitness assessment technology delivers unparalleled insight into the human body from valuable training guidance and feedback to enabling individuals to improve their fitness level and sports performance. Praxis 1205 discoverpraxis.com 1.800.679.9367 Info@discoverpraxis.com

Prestige Charter School Solutions 549 www.prestigecss.com 1.888.619.6688 school.support@prestigecss.com Prestige provides schools in their opening years with extensive operations, compliance, back office, and management support. Our 3-year plan helps new schools become high performing schools while remaining independent of management companies and organizations. Prestige is a critical partner for schools in their planning or first operating year. ProctorU 1041 www.proctoru.com 1.888.355.8043 contact@proctoru.com ProctorU provides distance proctoring services for institutions that offer examinations online. The service allows examinees to test from anywhere in a secure environment using only a computer, webcam, and high-speed Internet connection. ProctorU offers live, person-to-person, real-time monitoring to more than 500 colleges, universities, and certification organizations worldwide.

Praxis provides an intensive 10-month program for those who want more than college. Praxis combines real-world career experience and a world-class liberal arts education all in one program. Participants work full-time with entrepreneurs at dynamic businesses across the country and complete a rigorous online curriculum, all while getting paid to do it.

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Read Right Systems, Inc. 235 www.readright.com 1.360.427.9440 deet@readright.com

Procurify is a fully-featured, cloud-based purchasing software solution that can be used to manage both direct and indirect organizational spending, while providing control and visibility of where company money is going in real-time, using simple-to-generate reports and analytics. Procurify is dedicated to simple, innovative, sustainable, and costeffective business solutions.

Read Right Systems is a ground-breaking RTI (Response to Intervention) for all aspects of reading for students in Grades 3-12. The System is verified to be highly effective for comprehension by independent gold-standard research, and rated highly by the National Center on Response to Intervention.

Quatro Solutions 823 quatro-solutions.com 1.407.512.0630 info@quatro-solutions.com Quatro Solutions provides affordable tablet PC’s for education, and includes the training and support services needed to properly implement digital technology. Quatro Solutions designed a system to help schools properly introduce and manage devices within the classroom environment, while helping improve average student achievement on test scores. RBC Capital Markets, LLC www.rbccm.com/charterschools 1.855.722.2663

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Real World Scholars 753 worldofwicked.org 1.619.546.0956 contact@realworldscholars.org Real World Scholars gives students real world skills through real entrepreneurial experience. Wicked, our online platform launching this fall, allows any high school class that creates a product the ability to easily operate a business right from the classroom—and with all the support necessary to make it happen! Rediker Software, Inc. 819 www.rediker.com 1.800.213.9860 sales@rediker.com

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RBC Capital Markets is a full-service investment banking firm with a group that specializes in financing charter school facilities. RBC Capital Markets has financed more than 100 charter school projects for more than 65 organizations raising more than $1.6 billion. The RBC Capital Markets Charter School Finance Group assists charter schools with navigating the entire bond finance process, from developing a plan of finance to assembling and coordinating a financing team and financing execution and funding. RBC Capital Markets finds solutions to the capital funding challenges faced by charter schools. Read Naturally, Inc. 519 www.readnaturally.com 1.800.788.4085 info@readnaturally.com Read Naturally’s innovative, research-proven reading programs provide quality interventions for struggling readers. The flagship program has been improving reading fluency and comprehension skills in students nationwide for more than 20 years. Read Naturally also provides programs for reading assessment, phonics, vocabulary, and more. Many programs are available in a digital format.

Rediker Software has been providing school administrative software solutions for 35 years. As a leader in educational technology systems, our company serves a variety of schools in all 50 states and 115 countries. We pride ourselves in supplying schools with the finest quality software and unsurpassed technical service. Renaissance Learning 700 www.renaissance.com 1.800.338.4204 answers@renaissance.com Renaissance Learning™ is a leading provider of cloud-based assessment and teaching and learning solutions that fit the K-12 classroom, improve school performance, and accelerate learning for all. Renaissance Learning enables educators to deliver highly differentiated and timely instruction while driving personalized student practice in reading, writing, and math every day. Response Technologies, Ltd. 748 www.response-technologies.com 1.513.202.5686 bjones@response-technologies.com The Centurion Wireless Security System is the fastest wireless panic alarm system on the market, transmitting unique pinpointed messages without delay by way of two-way radios, text, phones, and email. The Centurion sends alerts to school officials, law enforcement, campus police, and SRO’s of the volatile situation without any delay.

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Responsive Classroom 1049 www.responsiveclassroom.org 1.413.863.8288 info@responsiveclassroom.org

S&S Worldwide, Inc. 211 www.ssww.com 1.800.243.9232 national@ssww.com

Responsive Classroom is a research and evidence-based approach to K-8 education that results in social, emotional, and academic growth in students. Responsive Classroom practices help educators develop classrooms characterized through engaging academics, effective management, positive community, and developmentally appropriate teaching. Responsive Classroom provides workshops, onsite consulting, and print and video resources.

S&S Worldwide® provides classroom supplies including, furniture, sports and PE equipment, and art supplies to educators and learning institutions nationwide. Our bottom line is happy customers. It is our hope to become the supplier of choice for all of your schools’ needs. Contact us to learn more!

Robert W. Baird & Co. 601 www.rwbaird.com/charterschools 1.303.270.6335 bcolon@rwbaird.com Baird’s National Charter School Facilities Financing team has assisted charter schools and CMO’s on 130 charter school financings, obtaining $2.2 billion in funding for construction, land purchase, renovations, and other capital projects. These financings have been accomplished utilizing bond issues, New Markets Tax Credits, and other long-term financing sources. Rosen Digital 754 www.rosendigital.com 1.877.381.6649 rosenonline_custserv@rosenpub.com Rosen Digital provides STEM/STEAM, digital literacy and teen health curriculum for students in grades K-12. Rosen Digital additionally publishes award-winning databases and eBooks that run on tablets, smartphones, computers, and Chromebooks. Databases are easy to teach with, easy to learn from, and empower students to explore, learn, and create. Learn more at rosendigital.com. Rosetta Stone Ltd. 300 www.rosettastone.com/k12 1.800.788.0822 education@rosettastone.com For nearly 20 years, Rosetta Stone has helped K-12 educators in more than 20,000 institutions leverage technology to develop students’ language and literacy skills. Our interactive programs have been a part of foreign language, ELL, and ELA programs worldwide. To learn more, visit us at www.rosettastone.com/k12.

SABIS Educational Systems, Inc. www.sabis.net 1.952.918.1850 rthompson@sabis.net SABIS® Educational Systems, Inc. is an education management organization that manages public and private schools in the U.S. and Europe. Using a proprietary system, SABIS® Network schools, including 11 U.S. public charter schools, provide students with a top-quality education that prepares them to achieve success. Visit sabis.net/educationalsystems for management/licensing options. Scantron 718 www.scantron.com 1.800.473.4572 info@scantron.com Scantron provides intelligent assessment, analytics, and data management analytics solutions that help learners, educators, and leaders around the world. Effective decisions depend on reliable and meaningful data. Scantron’s products turn raw data into actionable results that drive individual achievement and drive organizational performance. See what Scantron can do for you! Scholar Craft Products 841 www.scholarcraft.com 1.205.841.1922 steve@scholarcraft.com Scholar Craft proudly produces the very finest, truly Americanmade school furniture. We build collaborative classroom furniture that promotes and enhances the education process. Our furniture ergonomically supports students, our design stimulates minds, and our longevity guarantees years of productive use. Scholastic 600 www.scholastic.com 1.212.343.6100 scholastic@scholastic.com Scholastic is the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books and a leading provider of instructional materials and classroom resources, including books and ebooks, print and digital classroom magazines and instructional programs, book clubs and book fairs, which combine to offer schools comprehensive, customized solutions supporting student achievement.

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School Check IN 734 www.schoolcheckin.com 1.813.962.7264 info@schoolcheckin.com

School Tech Supply 928 www.schooltechsupply.com 1.818.495.2219 susan.barnett@schooltechsupply.com

School Security—Check IN/OUT students, faculty and staff, volunteers, visitors, parent/guardians, plus always know who is on your campus. OffenderCHECK -- scans each visitor’s driver’s license and does an instant sex offender search. School Check In: is a Power School Partner.

School Tech Supply has been providing schools with more technology for less money since 1999. Our trained consultants can assist charter schools with their Common Core technology requirements. We offer low-cost computer solutions bundled with tech support, WiFi, and CIPA-compliant solutions for one low monthly fee.

School Improvement Network 907 www.schoolimprovement.com 1.801.566.6500 cindi.smith@schoolimprovement.com School Improvement Network is the world’s largest provider of on-demand, personalized, professional learning resources for educators. These resources include Edivate™—an awardwinning set of tools and resources. Research shows that Edivate™ helps teachers become significantly more effective, so that more students can be successful. School Mate 1203 www.schoolmate.com 1.800.516.8339 planner@schoolmate.com Choose from student planners and school folders for grades Pre-K–12. We offer stock or custom products for any budget, with handbooks and other available options. Plus, ask about our NEW School Events Agendas. Add your school events to the planner pages. Visit us for FREE samples! School Outfitters 814 www.schooloutfitters.com 1.800.260.2776 sales@schooloutfitters.com

School Time Uniforms 453 www.schooltimeuniforms.com/schooltime 1.225.752.7954 don@schooltimeuniforms.com School Time offers quality school uniforms and accessories as well as educational toys through our six retail stores in Louisiana and our E-Store at www.schooltimeuniforms.com. SchoolAdmin 445 www.schooladmin.com 1.855.872.6228 info@schooladmin.com A sophisticated web-based CRM designed specifically to manage the end-to-end recruiting, lottery, and registration process. Eliminate data entry, streamline your workflow, communicate efficiently, and automate your lottery according to your tiers and weighting rules with our fully randomized and auditable online lottery system. SchoolMessenger (formerly SchoolReach) 318 www.schoolmessenger.com 1.888.527.5225 sales@schoolmessenger.com

School Outfitters is your source for school furniture, equipment, and supplies. An easy-to-use website and custom support from beginning to end make it simple to create the learning space you need. Call, chat, or email to talk to one of our experts today.

SchoolMessenger (formerly SchoolReach) is a leading provider of communication solutions for education. Thousands of school districts, public schools, colleges, universities, private schools, and other educational facilities in all 50 states depend on the company’s innovative solutions to engage with their communities in any language and on any device.

School Specialty 619 www.schoolspecialty.com 1.888.388.3224 customercare@schoolspecialty.com

SchoolMint 606 www.schoolmint.com 1.415.500.2558 jinal@schoolmint.com

Offering the most complete range of educational solutions, services, and products, School Specialty® can support your school’s vision for 21st century education. Save time and money with our Projects by Design® no-cost turnkey service and let our experts help you select the right products and solutions for your learning community.

SchoolMint is a mobile and online enrollment platform for K-12 schools that allows schools to manage student recruitment and interest tracking, applications, lottery and wait lists, communications (text, voice and email), and registration, all while additionally providing direct SIS integration. Hundreds of charter schools and organizations in more than 30 cities and 15 states (e.g. Achievement First, KIPP, Aspire Schools, Summit Public Schools, UnCommon Schools) use SchoolMint to streamline and improve their recruitment and enrollment processes.

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Schoolrunner 437 home.schoolrunner.org 1.719.339.6103 bsamek@schoolrunner.org

Singapore Math, Inc. 710 www.singaporemath.com 1.503.557.8100 school@singaporemath.com

Schoolrunner is a comprehensive student data system that gives teachers and schools one place to track everything they care about. Founded in partnership with real-world users, Schoolrunner is your home for academics, attendance, behavior, standards mastery, and more. Measure what you care about in ways that make sense to you!

Singapore Math® programs introduce mathematics to students in line with cognitive development for grades K-8. Based on the Concrete to Pictorial to Abstract approach, these original Singapore Math® books are only available through Singapore Math, Inc.® Our most popular series include Primary Mathematics and Dimensions Math.

Scranton Products 1031 www.scrantonproducts.com 1.800.445.5148 mknapp@scrantonproducts.com

SMART for Charters 441 www.smartforcharters.com 1.866.534.9600 sales@smartforcharters.com

Scranton Products manufactures a premium line of American made solid plastic toilet, shower, and dressing partitions, lockers, locker room benches, and vanities. These industry leading products are resistant to mildew, odor, and graffiti— plus they never need painting. All Scranton Products are warranted for 25 years.

Smart for Charters manages fees and enhancements so school administrators can focus on academics and delivering quality educational programs. For more than 25 years and with 2,500 school customers, Smart has continued to earn stellar grades from both parents and school administrators.

Screenflex Portable Room Dividers 618 www.screenflex.com 1.800.553.0110 rmaas@screenflex.com Would you like to do MORE with your facility? Please stop by Booth 618 and learn how administrators around the globe are making more efficient use of their facility and budget by using Screenflex Portable Acoustical Room Dividers. We offer 36 different sizes and dozens of colors to meet your needs! ScribeSense, Inc. 452 scribesense.com 1.844.727.4237 info@scribesense.com ScribeSense® grades handwritten tests for your teachers, saving hours of time. It provides quick results and visual analytics and builds digital portfolios. Works with your tests and your school scanner, nothing extra required. Start a pilot this semester! Shivnet, Inc. 1055 www.shivnet.com 1.909.657.4456 shanc@shivnet.com Shivnet, Inc. is as a Microsoft authorized refurbisher involved in refurbishing business class PC, laptops, and tablets. Shivnet offers A-grade Dell, HP, Lenovo, Apple, and various other manufacturers’ products with 1-3 years of warranty. Our clientele includes K-12 schools, Newegg, Tigerdirect, Walmart, Rakuten, and Microcenter.

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Sonshine Educational Tours 852 www.sonshinetours.com 1.954.346.0900 karin@sonshinetours.com Sonshine Educational Tours is committed to providing custom tours for your students to enhance your curriculum. All inclusive packages to destinations such as: Washington D.C., NYC, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Virginia, Orlando, St. Augustine, and other great destinations throughout Florida. Together, let’s design the perfect educational tour for your students. SOS Personnel 720 www.sossubs.org 1.888.266.1175 sossubs@gmail.com SOS Personnel is the leading source for supplying substitute teachers, tutors, and other school personnel to public charter, traditional, and private schools nationwide. Our goal is to provide highly qualified substitute teachers as needed, and at a price that fits your budget. When your school is in distress, call SOS! Sound Management Group, LLC 820 www.soundmanagementgroup.com 1.908.285.3418 mikeb@smg-corp.com Sound Management Group manufactures and installs acoustical products to help reduce and control noise in schools. Sound Management Group provides schools with a turnkey solution for any noise problem in auditoriums, cafeterias, gymnasiums, classrooms, multi-purpose rooms, lecture halls, conference rooms, counseling rooms, and performing art centers.

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SPEDCO 954 spedco.co 1.435.229.7366 spedco.director@gmail.com

Staples Advantage 311 www.staplesadvantage.com 1.479.530.9973 jennifer.sachs@staples.com

Special Education Consulting Services provides support to charter schools including, but not limited to, program implementation, federal and state compliance, behavior systems, and graduation rates. SPEDCO’s highly qualified team of professionals will assist your charter school with enhancing student success and retaining qualified special education directors, and teachers.

Your charter school doesn’t just run on office supplies, there’s tech, cleaning and janitorial supplies, breakroom essentials, furniture, promotional items, and so much more. And since every charter school is different, we’ll customize your product selection to meet your specific needs. Staples: Make More Happen.

SpedTrack 526 www.spedtrack.com 1.417.823.8449 ewilliams@ionwave.net SpedTrack™ is a web-based IEP software that revolutionizes the management of your special education program. SpedTrack centralizes your information and processes into one user-friendly application, easing the burden of managing special education for both teachers and administrators. Splash Math 103 www.splashmath.com 1.650.691.8569 joy@splashmath.com Splash Math® is the number one elementary math program on iPads, which seamlessly works on Chromebooks, Android tabs, and PCs. Used by more than 10 million young learners in grades K-5 in both homes and classrooms, Splash Math® creates personalized learning paths in a highly fun and engaging environment, resulting in real learning outcomes. Springboard Education in America 554 www.springboardafterschool.com 1.781.879.6271 kjennings@springboardschool.com Springboard’s extended learning day programs have been developed by former teachers, school district administrators, school board members, and parents with the focus on improving academic achievement, while also providing a fun, enriching experience that supports the whole child. Standard & Poor’s 202 ratings.standardandpoors.com/us-public-finance/us-publicfinance-ratings.html 1.212.438.2232 nicholas.krzemienski@standardandpoors.com Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a part of McGraw Hill Financial (NYSE: MHFI), is the world’s leading provider of independent credit risk research and benchmarks. We publish more than one million credit ratings on debt issued by sovereign, municipal, corporate, and financial sector entities.

STEMfinity 106 www.stemfinity.com 1.800.985.7836 bill@stemfinity.com With more than 30,000 resources (and growing), STEMfinity is your one-stop-shop for infusing Pre-K through grade12 STEM education. Whether you’re working with early learners or soon-to-be graduates, STEMfinity has created Pre-K through grade12 STEM solutions for classrooms, afterschool programs, and homeschool educators in all 50 states and 21 countries. Stoneware, Inc. 922 www.stone-ware.com 1.888.473.9485 sales@stone-ware.com Stoneware’s Unified Workspace delivers access to data, reports, and apps from any device over the web for true BYOD capability for students and staff. The integrated LanSchool program enables teacher interaction, monitoring, and control of each student. Success for All Foundation 644 www.successforall.org 1.800.548.4998 sfainfo@successforall.org Our goal is to help all students achieve at the highest levels. We use research to design programs and services that help schools better meet the needs of all their students. Tardy Calculator 755 www.tardycalc.com 1.210.558.0481 eric@tardycalc.com Reduce tardies and other disciplinary issues using our proven techniques coupled with advanced technological tools. Our proven tardy management solution will help keep your students on track towards positive behavioral goals. Let us show you how we can help!

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TeacherReady 705 teacherready.org 1.850.898.3949 sarah.miller@studereducation.com

The Coalition of Community Charter Schools 648 www.c3s.nyc 1.718.577.1243 info@c3s.nyc

TeacherReady’s 9-month online Florida teacher certification program is reciprocal in other states. Fieldwork is a few hours each week with a week at the end. Completers who pursue a UWF Masters get 12 credit hours off. This program is flexible and provides knowledge and practice necessary for successful teaching.

The Coalition of Community Charter Schools (C3S) is a group of more than 50 public charter schools in NYC that envision a positive and collaborative role for charter schooling in public education. C3S exemplifies the diversity, innovation, quality, and commitment-to-community that inspired the original vision of the public charter school movement.

Teachers College, Columbia University 1112 www.tc.edu/spanola 1.858.692.3653 elnemsa@tcprincipalnola.org

The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation www.broadeducation.org 1.310.954.5000 rsmookler@broadfoundation.org Founded by entrepreneur Eli Broad and his wife Edythe, both graduates of Detroit Public Schools, The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation is a philanthropic organization that seeks to ensure that every student in an urban public school has the opportunity to succeed. For more information, please visit www.broadeducation.org.

The Summer Principals Academy, New Orleans is designed to offer educators a master’s degree in Public School Leadership from Columbia University in 14 months without the need to quit their teaching position. The New Orleans Cohort services educators on a June/July summer break. Teachers-Teachers.com 703 www.teachers-teachers.com 1.877.812.4071 ext. 91 ljansen@teachers-teachers.com Teachers-Teachers.com is education’s premier online recruitment service. We offer you the ability to post jobs and market to more than 350,000 qualified candidates, especially in hard-to-fill areas. Our site has a robust applicant tracking suite of functionality to benefit from, along with teacher matching to improve retention thus reducing HR costs! TeachPoint 439 www.goteachpoint.com 1.866.202.9455 bill@goteachpoint.com TeachPoint provides a mobile/online platform for conducting classroom observations and establishing impactful teacher evaluation systems. We are forms and process-agnostic, allowing for complete customization of evaluation forms unique to each school. A rich set of data-driven reports helps you identify trends, measure effectiveness, and identify professional development opportunities. Teachscape 1103 www.teachscape.com 1.877.988.3224 info@teachscape.com Teachscape’s innovative products and services help districts identify teacher needs and deliver expert support to help all teachers excel. We uniquely combine software tools for classroom observation and evaluation, online learning content based on authentic teaching practice, and professional services for support in structuring professional development and implementing school turnaround.

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The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice 726 www.edchoice.org 1.317.681.0745 keri@edchoice.org The Friedman Foundation works to educate the public and policymakers about school choice, how it works, and why it is needed. We provide education, outreach, and advocacy support to parents and community groups interested in school choice, offer research and data analysis, and develop promotional materials for supporters. The Neenan Company 546 www.neenan.com 1.970.493.8747 don.weidinger@neenan.com Charter schools often have limited budgets and we will work with you to create value for every dollar. With The Neenan Company’s development and design-build model, you will have a guaranteed design, budget, and schedule that you need to secure financing for your school. Therapy Source, Inc. 330 www.txsource.net 1.866.783.5301 info@txsource.net Therapy Source, Inc. is the premier national therapy provider of in-person and online staffing services and solutions for educational clients. Through a large network of highly qualified speech, occupational, physical, and related services therapists, we provide rapid placement, and work hard to reduce your administrative burdens to keep you in compliance.

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The Reinvestment Fund 744 www.trfund.com 1.215.574.5892 molly.melloh@trfund.com

Triumph Learning 1120 www.triumphlearning.com 1.800.338.6519 info@triumphlearning.com

The Reinvestment Fund is a national leader in rebuilding America’s distressed towns and cities through the innovative use of capital and information. A community development financial institution, TRF has made $1.5 billion in community investments since 1985 and has invested more than $300 million in charter schools since 1998.

Triumph Learning, LLC, is a leading educational content publisher of print and digital K-12 resources and standardsaligned instructional materials, serving more than 400,000 teachers and 6 million students. Triumph Learning offers a mix of interactive digital tools and innovative student texts with products such as Coach, Waggle, and Buckle Down.

Thinking Core 1122 www.c3pd.com 1.202.674.1715 d.carry@sbcglobal.net

Troops To Teachers 1007 www.proudtoserveagain.com 1.800.231.6242 info@troopstoteachers.net

THINKING CORE has developed Teacher and Student Discussion Maps™ to harness thoughtful engagement between teachers and students as they work through the Common Core ELA Standards.

Looking for candidates for your vacancies? Troops to Teachers (TTT) assists military veterans transitioning to second careers in teaching all over the country. Participants must meet all state teacher certification requirements. There are no fees to partner with us. Stop by our booth to learn how to partner with TTT.

TimeClock Plus www.timeclockplus.com 1.800.749.8463 ext. 7552

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TimeClock Plus® records employee hours for payroll while providing labor reporting functions to thousands of clients nationwide. As a recipient of numerous awards that include Deloitte Technology Fast 500 and Texas Small Business of the Year, TimeClock Plus® is an industry leader. Go to www. timeclockplus.com or call 800-749-8463. TransformED Leadership 647 www.transformed-leadership.com 1.540.685.2582 susan@transformed-leadership.com TransformED Leadership is a leadership consulting firm specializing in principal and leadership coaching, curriculum development, school improvement partnerships, and consulting. We implement economic, educational, and health transformation by partnering with schools, governmental institutions, human service agencies, non-profit entities, families, and individual citizens. Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance 1014 www.tremcoroofing.com 1.216.292.5000 dteffer@tremcoinc.com Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance can manage the envelope of all your charter school facilities, including procuring and maintaining the roofs, masonry, and caulking. This frees you to concentrate on your daily responsibilities of ensuring a safe, comfortable environment. For more information call Regina Martino, EDU at 651-436-2440 or visit www.tremcoroofing.com.

Tuff Shed, Inc. 854 www.tuffshed.com 1.303.474.5652 acooney@tuffshed.com Tuff Shed operates 42 nationwide factory locations serving schools with buildings for equipment storage, concessions, ticket booths, and maintenance buildings. University Child Development School www.ucds.org/spark 1.206.547.8237

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Created by teachers for teachers, ImmersiFIRE online professional development facilitates connections between schools and teachers across the world. ImmersiFIRE allows teachers to engage in self-paced, selective experiences designed to deepen their understanding of content, strategies, and assessment. ImmersiFIRE is a part of University Child Development School’s Teacher Education Center in Seattle, Washington. University of Pennsylvania - Mid-Career 1018 Doctoral Program www.gse.upenn.edu/midcareer 1.215.573.0588 mcprog@gse.upenn.edu The Mid-Career Doctoral Program, founded in 2001, is a cohort-based, intensive 3-year program for experienced Pre-K -12 educational leaders.

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USA Funds usafunds.org 1.317.806.1200 anna.gatlin@usafunds.org

Village Virtual, LLC 1310 www.villagevirtual.com 1.423.521.2796 info@villagevirtual.com

USA Funds is a non-profit corporation that supports Completion With a Purpose, building a more purposeful path for America’s students to and through college and on to rewarding careers and successful lives. USA Funds pursues its non-profit mission through philanthropic activities and partnerships, policy research, and programs and services that enhance preparation for, access to, and success in higher education. Learn more at www.usafunds.org.

Life in the 21st century is increasingly a blended and online experience. Village Virtual prepares students for college, career, and life by partnering with schools to offer engaging, customized K-12 online learning. Visit Booth 1310 and we’ll show you how. Village Virtual . . . learning the way we live™.

USC Rossier School of Education 1015 rossieronline.usc.edu/ 1.213.234.2814 lfoster@2u.com We strive to prepare educators who achieve positive learning outcomes across a range of settings. To better serve our students, we offer a number of our graduate programs, designed and taught by the same renowned USC faculty members who teach on campus, using a state-of-the-art online learning platform. USMEPCOM 322 www.asvabprogram.com 1.847.688.3680 ext. 7508 theodore.j.hagert.civ@mail.mil The ASVAB Career Exploration Program is a tool designed to help 10th-12th grade and post-secondary students make career decisions. This free of charge program includes a multi-aptitude test battery and interest inventory. Students learn where and how to obtain career information that matches their interests, abilities, and preferences. Vantage Learning 654 www.vantagelearning.com 1.800.230.2213 ewalby@vantage.com Since 1990, Vantage Learning has provided accountability solutions for student achievement and school improvement. Formed to meet the needs of the ever-evolving education industry, Vantage Learning provides proven technologies and professional development resources to foster meaningful interactions among students, parents, and teachers.

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Virco, Inc. 701 www.virco.com 1.310.533.0474 info@virco.com Virco’s industry-leading furniture and equipment selection for schools includes the ergonomically contoured ZUMA®, Sage® and Metaphor® seating collections for healthy classroom movement, technology-ready TEXT® tables and Parameter® workstations for teachers and administrators. Hundreds of Virco items are GREEN-GUARD® certified. For large-scale furniture purchases, Virco’s complimentary, hassle-free PlanSCAPE® service delivers on-time, on-budget solutions. W-A-Y Widening Advancements for Youth 1104 www.wayprogram.net 1.313.444.9292 michelle@wayprogram.net WAY is a non-profit organization with a successful history of bringing project-based learning and blended online educational experiences to students, providing online systems for PBL assessment, curriculum, and professional development. WAY also provides partnership services to integrate online learning and PBL in your school, including online courses and customizable curriculum.

Walton Family Foundation www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org 1.479.464.1570 wffnews@wffmail.com Education has the power to expand opportunities and transform lives. The Walton Family Foundation is working to empower children and families with choice and to expand opportunities, especially for those with the greatest needs.

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Maintain a SAFE & SECURE Classroom with WB Manufacturing 455 www.wibenchmfg.com 1.800.242.2303 jessica@wibench.com When it comes to casework, tables, desk and tops... we can. WB Manufacturing can design, build, and deliver standard and custom laminate cabinets and lockers, modular casework, mobile furniture, desk, tables, tops, and custom solutions for any environment, any market, anywhere, anytime.

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WECARE - WealthSmart America 249 teacherswecare.com 1.301.437.7827 wecare4wsa@gmail.com WECARE-WealthSmart America is an organization of people helping people. Our mission is to empower individuals, families, and businesses across America to build and protect their wealth! We provide financial literacy workshops to assure our clients retire with dignity. We teach middle income America the strategies used by the wealthy. Whizz Education, Inc. 101 www.whizz.com 1.206.547.0434 sarah.slaid@whizzeducation.com

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Whizz Education works with teachers, principals and district administrators to raise standards in math for grades K-8. We do this through adaptive tutoring, whole class training tools, and application of best practices. Wilson Language Training Corp 522 www.wilsonlanguage.com 1.800.899.8454 info@wilsonlanguage.com The WILSON Reading System®, WILSON Just Words® WILSON Fundations®, and WILSON Fluency® are multisensory, structured reading and spelling curricula to address prevention, intervention, and intensive instructional needs. World’s Finest Chocolate 730 www.worldsfinestchocolate.com 1.800.366.4601 contactus@wfchocolate.com World’s Finest® Chocolate has 65 years of experience crafting premium chocolates. Known and loved for our fundraising products, World’s Finest® Chocolate has helped youth and adult organizations raise more than $3 billion. World’s Finest® Chocolate fundraisers pack delicious variety and are sure to help you exceed your fundraising goals.

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WRiTE BRAiN WORLD 204 www.writebrainworld.com 1.323.940.1018 julia@writebrainworld.com

Wye River Group 1002 www.wyeriver.com 1.410.267.8811 kquinn@wyeriver.com

WRiTE BRAiN BOOKS are richly illustrated, textless books designed to develop vital 21st century skills while igniting self-expression and inventive storytelling in all students. Our research-based K-12 curricula have been successfully piloted in public and private schools. WRiTE BRAiN authors are published, and receive a hardcover book to prove it.

Wye River Group provides comprehensive financial and investment advisory services for non-profit organizations, government, and business. As an independent advisory firm, we work exclusively for you and are committed to providing excellent service and ensuring optimal financial results for each of our clients.

WriteSteps 915 writestepswriting.com 1.800.689.1408 info@writestepswriting.com

Ziegler 707 ziegler.com 1.414.978.6576 srolfs@ziegler.com

WriteSteps is an evidence-based K-5 writing program with complete lesson plans that meet 100% of the Common Core Standards in writing to prepare students for testing and a lifetime of confident writing! WriteSteps also offers customized professional development to enhance implementation. Visit us at WriteStepsWriting.com.

With more than 100 years of experience, Ziegler is a recognized leader in the educational sector throughout the U.S. We continue that tradition with our dedicated services to the charter school market nationally. Ziegler provides creative, tailored financial solutions that are just right for your school or organization.

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