11TH ANNUAL CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS CONFERENCE

Sacramento Convention Center    w    March 29 - 31, 2004

  Pre-conference Workshops & Events - Saturday/Sunday, March 27th & 28th  

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Implementing a learning environment that combines practical application with emerging technologies, EAST students experience a curriculum valued by local schools and communities. With over 200 schools nationally (nearly 50 in California alone) and thousands of students participating, EAST is making a difference in the lives of students and communities. 

Archway Systems, Inc has provided technology to California schools since 1990 including software for design (VersaCAD), architecture and civil engineering (MicroStation), mechanical engineering (Solid Edge) and animation (Softimage). Archway provides support to EAST schools. 
Web site: www.archwaysystems.com


AverMedia Technologies, Inc. – Booth #52

AVerMedia is the technology leader in Digital Multimedia Technology including a full line of Document Cameras and Computer-to-TV Converters for the educational, government and consumer/corporate markets. Featured portable Document Cameras include the AVerVision300, the AVerVision110 and the new AVerVision280. 

The lightweight, compact (less than 4 lbs) AVerVision280 projects high resolution (1024 x 768), sharp images with 8X digital zoom & pan, night view/freeze/reverse/mirror functions, optional microscopic adapters and an optional lightbox for displaying 35mm negatives and transparencies. 

With VGA in and out connections, you can view images on a projector or monitor, as well as toggle back and fourth between a laptop/desktop presentation and document/3D object presentations. 
Web site: www.avermedia.com


Bard/Geary Pacific – Booth # 75

Bard Mfg’s Quiet Climate wall mount heat pump is the quietest and most efficient wall mount yet, making it the perfect choice for you new, refurbished, or modular classroom applications. In fact, it’s 50% quieter and 20% more efficient than previous models.

There is definite correlation between learning environments and how well students and teachers function within them. Therefore it makes good sense that everyone involved in specifying, operating, and maintaining hvac system understand the importance of proper ventilation, energy savings, and noise reduction. 

The quiet operation keeps your teachers and students focused. The high efficiency saves your school money. Yet another innovation from the most respected name in wall mount technology. 
Web site: www.gearypacific.com


Brigham Young Independent Study – Booth #59

Discover the advantages of BYU Independent Study. Since 1921, BYU Independent Study has helped a variety of students ranging from remedial to accelerated students who want to make up classes, graduate on time, earn university credit, or enhance their curriculum. BYU Independent Study is a valuable resource for counselors to help students succeed with over 600 accredited course offerings from 7th grade to university level, a certified transcript acceptable at any university in the nation, and a quality education at an affordable price. For more information please call 1 (800) 914-8931. 
Web site:  http://www.elearn.byu.edu


Buck Institute for Education – Booth # 6

The Buck Institute for Education conducts research, develops materials, and offers training for project based learning, including a Project Based Learning Handbook designed to guide middle and high school educators in designing standards-focused projects. 

BIE also supports high school teachers with problem-based curriculum units and workshops in Government, Economics, and World History. BIE materials and methods are particularly appropriate for educators in small learning communities, integrated programs, charter schools, and reform-oriented high schools.
Web site:  www.bie.org


California Charter School Association – Booth # 101 & Registration Area

The California Charter Schools Association (the "Association") is the membership and professional organization serving the nearly 500 public charter schools in the State of California. 

Our mission is to increase student achievement by strengthening and expanding public charter schools throughout California. Public charter schools offer an important and timely public school option to address the challenges facing our traditional education system and fulfill the demand for high-quality options in public education.

There are currently about 470 charter schools in California serving 170,000 students. The Association’s vision is that by 2014, over 10% of California public school students, representing over 670,000 students, will be attending charter schools and these schools will show significantly higher student achievement than other public school choices. 
Web site:  www.charterassociation.org

California State Teachers' Retirement System (CALSTRS) - Booth # 43

How will you spend your future? The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CALSTRS) works to secure the future of California’s public school employees. At the CALSTRS booth you will find information on the benefits and services offered to assist both public school employees and employers. 

Learn how offering the Cash Balance Benefit Program to your substitutes and part-time teachers can result in savings for your district, pick up information on the CALSTRS Voluntary Investment Program, or find out about Financial Education Workshops being offered to teachers throughout the state to help them plan for their future.
Web site: www.calstrs.com


CalStateTEACH Regional Center – Booth # 20

CalStateTEACH provides an alternative teacher preparation program for people who wish to earn a multiple subject credential without attending traditional university courses. It is a field-based program that requires attendance at only five seminars during a 16-month period. Because CalStateTEACH is a California State University program, its candidates pay state university fees. 
Web site: http://www.calstateteach.net


California Teacher Recruitment Center – Booth # 68

The California Teacher Recruitment Center is a consortium of 4 County Offices of Education located in San Diego, Los Angeles, Riverside and Central California.

For only $60, your membership entitles you to a Personal Recruiter to assist you in your job search. Members have direct access to inside job postings, and strategic career counseling via phone, e-mail, walk-in appointments, or in our Virtual Office. 

Other benefits include: credential reviews, links to teacher preparation and intern/pre-intern programs, incentive information, relocation assistance, un-restricted access to our web site, a FREE Membership Discount Card to different retailers, and FREE admission to Statewide Recruitment Fairs. 
Web site:


Calvert Curriculum – Booth #49

Calvert Education Services offers a fully integrated, well-rounded curriculum for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8. Since the 1940s, schools successfully using the comprehensive education provided by Calvert, a non-profit organization, include charter, cyber, independent, private, home-school based, and international schools. 

Currently working with more than 200 schools, Calvert’s time-tested classical approach provides a solid foundation in the three-Rs, enhanced and enriched with science, art, history, geography, and music instruction. Calvert’s individual Enrichment Courses come in a variety of subjects, academic and elective, to meet the specific needs and interests of your students. 

To assure your success, all materials are tested in our prestigious private school, the Calvert School in Baltimore, Maryland. Other optional services include placement testing, teacher support, and professional development. The School Services team focuses on filling the needs of each of our school partners.
Web site:   www.calvertschool.org


Carnegie Learning inc. – Booth #73

Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Carnegie Learning, Inc. is an educational technology company that develops and markets Cognitive Tutor® curricula for mathematics. These curricula take a Learning-by-Doing® approach in order to deliver measurable results—significant improvements in students' standardized test scores and real-world problem-solving abilities. Unlike supplemental educational software, the Cognitive Tutor mathematics curricula are comprehensive. They integrate textbooks, intelligent tutoring software, and collaborative problem-solving activities. Web site: www.carnegielearning.com


Casio – Booth # 4

CASIO provides creative leadership for the "Unexpected Extra" in educational technologies. CASIO's mission is to support educators and students by offering a growing array of "innovative" classroom tools, from calculators to digital cameras to data analyzers, to include curriculum and professional development, that open new realms in the teaching and learning experience. 
Web site: www.casio.com


CCS Presentation Systems, Inc. – Booth #48

CCS Presentation Systems, Inc. is one of California’s leading providers of audio-visual equipment. We have extensive experience working with educational institutions throughout California and can help you with product recommendations and demonstrations, system design and integration, secure installations, product training, maintenance agreements and 24x7 technical support. 

We have office in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego. For multi-media projectors, projection screens, SmartBoard interactive whiteboards, audio systems and more, call CCS Presentation Systems today! 888-454-4489


Certiport – Booth #71

Certiport is the leading provider of global, performance-based certification programs and services designed to enable individual success and lifetime advancement. Certiport is a pioneer in performance-based testing and in developing certification programs, including IC³ and Microsoft Office Specialist. The premier certification for desktop applications is Microsoft Office Specialist (Office Specialist), a globally recognized standard for demonstrating desktop skills with the Microsoft Office suite of business productivity applications. The Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³) program is the world's first validated, standards-based training and certification program for basic computing and Internet knowledge and skills. For more information about Certiport, visit www.certiport.com.


Chapman & Associates /Great American Insurance Group – Booth #60

Chapman & Associates has been a leading insurance broker in the United States for the nonprofit community since 1973. We are committed to developing exclusive programs to fit the needs of clients during difficult market cycles (our workers compensation program, Community First, provides an alternative to the State Fund). The Chapman & Associates Charitable Foundation was established in 2000 in an effort to give back to the community we serve. Please visit our website at www.chapmanins.com

Great American Insurance Group has been serving the needs of agents active in the social and human service sector since 1980. Great American’s claim, loss prevention, underwriting & marketing specialists work hand in hand with agents serving more than 5,000 social service and nonprofit organizations across the country. 
Contact us at www.hsd.gaic.com


Charter School Management Corporation ­ Booth #97

Charter School Management Corporation specializes in providing startup and existing charter schools with complete accounting, back office, compliance, district interface, and business solutions. We are able to manage payroll, attendance reporting, specialized programs, and many other operations related charter needs. Our goal is to allow charter operators to focus on providing outstanding educational programs while we focus on helping them manage the business portion of their charter. We also assist in the development of new charters and help in managing growth of existing charter schools. 
Web site: www.csmc.com


CharterWorks – Booth #84

CharterWorks created ReportWriter to help teachers create complete, accurate, state-compliant learning records with clearly stated objectives and state standards for each set of assignments. The program has enough flexibility to allow for all types of individualized learners. With ReportWriter you can easily create state-approved Master Agreements, make individual assignments from over 800 texts referenced within the program, evaluate the assignments using the gradebook, personalize the records with personal comments, and deliver several types of reports including learning records, progress reports, report cards, and transcripts. 

The newest feature of ReportWriter is a report of state standards attempted from lessons you've assigned and where you can access materials for state standards not yet attempted. The CharterWorks Team has become expert in reporting for any type of individualized learning program as well as consultants on curriculum K-12.


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Curriculum Associates – Booth # 51

Curriculum Associates^®, Inc. has been a publisher of quality supplemental education materials for more than 30 years. Many of our employees have previous classroom experience. You may know us from some of our product faces:

• QUICK-WORD^® Handbooks
• TEST READY^® Series
• CARS^® reading and CAMS^® math Series

Besides these perennial favorites, we have many new innovative and affordable solutions for educators striving to meet the needs of students. Please stop by to find out what’s new, and ask us about free sample lessons at our web site, grant opportunities, online inservicing, and more! 
Web site: www.curriculumassociates.com


Cyber High – Booth # 24

Students can access course work, participate in exciting learning activities, receive instantaneous feedback on tests and scores, and prepare for the California High School Exit Exam with the click of a mouse. 

All courses are to California standards and WASC accredited through Roosevelt High School, Fresno. Many are approved as college prep by University of California. Teachers love it because they have no lesson plans and get to spend their time and energy facilitating the learning process with the students. 

We also continually develop new courses and update our software. Our technical staff has been hard at work developing Cyber High II which will be out this spring, same great curriculum but with even greater ease of use. 
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Dairy Council of California – Booth #44

Nutrition Education Made Easier – by the Dairy Council of California. We’re the people who make nutrition education easier. Order your complete nutrition curriculum today!

• Follows the state standards
• Behavior change focused
• Easy-to-use
• Free
• Sent directly to your school Help your students beat the odds against obesity - give them the tools to eat right and be active - for life. 

Different Ways of Knowing offers high performing charter schools:

• Planning Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Using Standards Linked to "Big Ideas"
  
• Facilitating Teaching and Learning That Support Student Inquiry and Self-Directed Learning
  
• Teaching Strategies That Expert Learners Use in Reading, Writing, and Mathematical Thinking to Close the Achievement Gap
  
• Integrating the Visual, Performing, Literary, and Media Arts in All Content Areas in Service of Learning for Understanding
  
• Engaging Families and Communities as Partners in Student Learning
  
• Developing Leadership for Results Inside a Learning Community

Web Site: www.differentways.org


EDTEC – Booth #15
Silver Sponsor

EdTec provides complete business and technology services to California charter schools. Our services range from core business operations such as accounts payable/receivable and payroll to budgeting, real estate acquisition, and cash flow financing. EdTec has also successfully helped a number of charter leaders develop and start their charter schools.

We are more than simply a business services vendor -- we are partners with our schools. EdTec was founded to be the "business office" for independent charter schools and provide small schools with the business expertise they require. By serving multiple clients, EdTec has the economies of scale to hire experienced personnel who specialize in various areas of school management and to offer highly professional services at affordable rates. More information is available at www.edtec.biz.


Educator's Publishing Service Booth - Booth #38

Educators Publishing Service, EPS, is a subsidiary of Delta Education, LLC, works with some of the industry’s top experts in language arts and publishes more than 800 titles for students from kindergarten through high school. 

For nearly 50 years EPS has specialized in vocabulary, phonics, and reading comprehension, as well as materials for students with learning differences. Wordly Wise 3000, Explode The Code, Primary Phonics, Educational Care by Dr. Mel Levine, and The Gillingham Manual are some of our most popular series. 

We are proud that our materials are used in thousands of schools throughout the world to increase literacy, encourage critical thinking, and expand student knowledge. 
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EdVisions Schools – Booth #53

EdVisions Schools’ innovative project-based learning model integrates student interests and assessment with systematic high standards and the latest educational technology. Rather than taking traditional content-driven courses, students complete standards through performance-based projects that they design. 

EdVisions’ implements teacher-ownership models where performance-based compensation and career enhancement are woven into the school’s design and decision-making framework. The legal framework may be a teacher-owned cooperative, limited-liability corporation, partnership, non-profit corporation or other legal entity. 

The strength of Teacher Professional Practice models is that as owners of the instructional program, rather than simply employees in the school, educators are given a proprietor’s stake in their school’s success. 
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Endsight Software – Booth #58

EndSight Software, Inc provides innovative software and technology services for the K12 market, especially for the growing charter school market.  QuickFacts is a Math Facts flashcard software for elementary students. It provides automated flashcards in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, all in one CD! Improve your student's math scores significantly using this software now being used in reputed centers like Sylvan Learning Center. 

Make your web site more than just a place to find information with our interactive web site design and development services. Parents, teachers and students can use the website as place to communicate and exchange information in ways they could not before. Make your current software accessible via the web so parents, teachers and students can access more data and stay informed.


ExED – Booth #36

ExED is a non-profit organization that provides back-office business services to charter school developers and operators. These services include budget development, facility consulting, accounting, vendor contracting, human resources, compliance issues, charter development, and financial management. 

The mission of ExED is to dramatically improve the quality of public education by creating access to K-12 schools with high student achievement in low-income neighborhoods through the vehicle of community-based charter schools. The long-range goal is to revolutionize public education in Los Angeles by demonstrating that high achieving public charter schools can be sustained in the inner city. 
Web site: www.exed.net


Faronics Technologies – Booth #11
Welcome Reception Sponsor 

Faronics develops and markets DEEP FREEZE computer protection software. Choose from Standard, Professional, Enterprise or Mac OSX. With over 4 million installations, Deep Freeze sets the standard for simplicity, scalability and affordability. Simply restart to completely restore your computer. 

New for 2004: FREEZEX software effortlessly enforces your Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) and keeps students on task. Users are unable to install any unauthorized programs or applications. Additional benefits include enhanced virus protection and automatic license management. 
Web site: www.faronics.com


Fielding Graduate Institute – Booth #31

Fielding Graduate Institute's School of Educational Leadership and Change is offering a Master of Arts degree in Collaborative Educational Leadership with a Charter School Concentration. 

Joining with the California Charter School Association, using the Learning Community framework*, the program will allow professionals to collaborate with their peers in developing practices and procedures that ensure success in charter school education, while establishing the foundation for creating and starting new charter schools.

Fielding Graduate Institute is a WASC accredited, world leader in graduate-level networked learning for mid-career adults. *The Learning Community is established under a license granted by Learning Quest, Inc. 
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The Futures Channel ­ Booth #66

The Futures Channel team has been producing award-winning educational video, teacher training resources and real-world classroom activities for 15 years. From "FUTURES with Jaime Escalante", to "The Eddie Files with Kay Toliver", to "Math, Who Needs It?!" and a host of other programs, the Channel offers
the largest library of on-location, behind-the-scenes educational resources available. 

The Futures Channel's newest release is the Digital Video Resource Library, a collection of engaging "micro-documentaries" that take students to work sites all over the country where diverse professionals are using math and science skills in a variety of fascinating careers. 
Web site: www.futureschannel.com


Future School – Booth #

Future School Education undertakes a variety of education and training development work. Our clients include state-based education authorities for which Future School Education undertakes large scale assessment work in accordance with state and national benchmarks. Additional to the educational support to state authorities, Future School Education provides detailed training development support to a wide variety of industry types, including mining, oil and petroleum and additionally has a growing presence in the defense industry. 

Future School Education is dedicated to delivering a quality product to its clients. We pride ourselves on our flexibility, communicative skills and the ability to provide a tailor-made product to our clients regardless of location.
Web site: www.futureschool.com


The Garland Research Group – Booth #1

The Garland Research Group brings 250+ years of expertise and a relentless focus on achieving results to match your vision. We understand schools, have in-depth experience with the challenges of change, and we know how to get results in the era of Accountability. We are about Charter Schools: Solutions Realized through the following services:

• Organizational Audits: Detailed & Comprehensive Systems Planning

• Symposiums with Purpose: Seminar Development & Implementation

• Retreat Design: Solutions for your most valuable resource

• Policy, Research, & Analysis: Proactive responses to external mandates

• Executive Services: When only Courageous Leadership will do

• Crisis Resolution: Interventions with Replicable Solutions

• Human Resources: Multiple Intelligence Applied

Web site:


Harcourt Supplemental Publishers – Booth #

Harcourt Supplemental Publishers produces demonstrably superior learning solutions and content that fundamentally and positively change the lives of young and adult learners. 

Our products are based on a developmental philosophy that assess learner’s skills, matches them to appropriate content and accelerates them to meet and exceed expectations. 
Web site:  http://www.harcourt.com


Infocus® Corporation - Booth #

InFocus® Corporation, the worldwide leader in digital projection technology and solutions, enhances thinking, learning and creativity in boardrooms, meeting rooms and classrooms and delivers superior home entertainment experiences by vividly projecting larger-than-life images from multiple sources including computers, DVD players, and PDAs. 

From the smallest and lightest mobile projectors and feature-packed meeting room products to the finest and most compact home entertainment solutions, InFocus has garnered industry acclaim for design, functionality and intuitive solutions for its ASK™, InFocus®, Proxima® and ScreenPlay™ products. 

Our commitment to education includes breaking price
barriers with our NEW Education Purchase Program as well as service and solutions from the very best in the industry, the InFocus Authorized A+ Educational Partners. 
Web site: http://edu.infocus.com/purchase


Insight Education Group – Booth #42

Insight Education Group, Inc. provides professional development, designs curriculum, and facilitates comprehensive school reform with one goal in mind – maximizing teacher potential to do amazing things with kids.

In addition to the above services, Insight has extensive experience in facilitating the process of developing charter schools and their educational programs. Our work has proven to be invaluable for teams committed to providing students with a school whose academic rigor and supportive school environment are unparalleled.
Web site: www.InsightEducationGroup.com


International Primary Curriculum – Booth #16
Gold Sponsor

What is the mission of the International Primary Curriculum (IPC)? Great learning, great teaching and great fun!

The IPC is represented at CCSA by Martin Skelton, the founding director, Andrew Wigford, the current director, Sue Willmott, the membership and marketing manager, and Dennis Hallahane, our chairman. We are looking forward to experiencing the conference with you and to sharing all of the benefits the IPC can bring to your school. 
Web site: www.internationalprimarycurriculum.com


Just Lovin’ Music Studios, Inc. – Booth # 41

Just Lovin’ Music Studios, Inc. is more than rhythm sticks. Imagine a string orchestra or woodwind ensemble at your school. We are making it possible for schools to restore music education. Stop by exhibitor booth #41 to see for yourself the results of our 30-week instrumental program. 

Just Lovin’ Music Studios, Inc. offers a 30-week comprehensive instrumental program designed for elementary, middle and high schools. Our program includes strings, woodwinds, and brass classes. We bring quality instructors, instruments, books, and supplies to your school. Your program consummates with an amazing recital that will leave you in AWE! Choose to Improve with Music Education and allow us to customize an instrumental program for your school. 
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Keenan and Associates – Booth # 27

Keenan & Associates provides a complete range of innovative Employee Benefit, Property & Liability, Worker's Compensation and Retirement Planning solutions to public employers through unique, proprietary programs. 

Keenan's corporate office is located in Torrance, with field offices located in the California cities of Oakland, Rancho Cordova, San Jose, Riverside, Westlake Village, and San Clemente. 

Founded in 1972, Keenan & Associates is the 24^th largest insurance brokerage firm in the United States, and the largest independent broker in California. For more information, call 1.800.645.8102, or visit www.keenanassoc.com.


Klein Educational Systems – Booth #61

Klein Educational Systems is a leading supplier of vocational and technical training systems. AUTOCAD, Automotive, Business, Construction, Electronics, Industrial Maintenance, Pre Engineering. Most programs are project based and UC approved. 
Web site: www.kleinedu.com


Lab-Volt Systems ­ Booth #98

Lab-Volt Systems is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of cost-effective educational and training curricula with associated "hands-on" hardware. Lab-Volt leads the way on interactive multimedia delivery curriculum. This combination provides effective transfer of knowledge and skills of "real world" applications through imbedded videos and animation. Interactive curriculum incorporates a speech-to-text engine that reads screen text to students under their control. 
Web site: www.labvolt.com


The Learning Classroom – Booth #40

LearningDATA is a Web-based user-friendly K-12 assessment management system for classroom, administrative and parent use. 

LearningDATA integrates STAR, CELDT and local assessments into one readable report. It also tracks progress of English learners as well as end-of-unit test data from state-adopted textbooks. 

LearningDATA generates customized reports including Individual/Parent Reports, Class, Group, Subgroup, Grade Level and School Reports, Performance Levels and other disaggregated data. 

LearningDATA is an excellent tool to monitor learning, guide instruction and supplement report card information.
Web site:  www.learningdata.net


Learning Headquarters – Booth #32

Are you searching for outstanding educational consulting and materials? Learning Headquarters’ tools and instructional strategies help all students (including second language learners and special education students) to read and write at standard. 

Teacher modeling posters, aligned to student blackline masters, allow teachers to model grade level genres and writing techniques for the entire class. 

We bring professional development to your site with our schoolwide reading and writing inservices, leadership walk-through trainings, and transforming schools’ workshops. Or ask about our in-service schedule in San Diego. Come see what everyone is raving about. 
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LFR Levine Fricke ­ Booth# 89 (March 29 only)

LFR Levine Fricke (LFR) is a national environmental management and consulting engineering firm with approximately 400 employees in 20 offices nationwide. LFR has a focused new school siting team that provides turnkey services from site selection (including CEQA, Phase I, PEA, RAW, Geozhazard Surveys) to site development (including engineering, asbestos/lead, mold, stormwater planning, demolition oversight). 

Oxbridge Development, Inc. provides site acquisition consulting services to charter schools with an emphasis on securing CDE and DTSC approvals for a new school site. Oxbridge's services include site identification, negotiation with property owners, full site cost budgeting, and project management of the consultant team. 
Web site: www.lfr.com


LifeSkills Training – Booth # 10

LifeSkills Training is a groundbreaking substance abuse prevention program developed by Gilbert J. Botvin, Ph.D. for elementary and middle school students, based on more than 20 years of scientific research.  It is comprehensive, interactive, and penetrating in its dynamic approach to addressing the underlying causes of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use.

Unlike other prevention programs that merely claim they work, LifeSkills Training has solid evidence of its effectiveness.  More than a dozen major scientific studies show that LifeSkills Training reduces substance abuse.
Web site: www.lifeskillstraining.com


McDougal Littell – Booth # 50

McDougal-Littell offers stands-based textbooks and technology in all major disciplines for the secondary market, both teachers and students. 
Web site: http://www.mcdougallittell.com


Math Teachers Press, Inc. – Booth #26

Moving with Math is a hands-on manipulaive-based curricula for grades K-12 with scripted lesson plans, pacing calendars and Parent Handbook. An integrated assessment system measures achievement with Pre- and Post-Tests and tracks progress with daily reviews. Ideal for intervention, after-school, and summer school. Available in English and Spanish.
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Meridian Creative Group - Booth # 26

Meridian Creative Group is a publisher of K through 12 educational math software and internet based programs, such as LarsonMath.com, Larson's Pre-Algebra and Larson's Algebra One. 
Web site: www.meridiancg.com


Microsoft - Booth #

From the Tablet PC, Windows XP and Office System 2003 to accountability and assessment solutions like Class Server, Microsoft's commitment to education starts with a commitment to learning. Students, educators and parents should have access to learning at any time, at any place and on any device. 

Microsoft realizes that education is about students, teachers and administrators realizing their full potential and understanding how they can utilize technology to help them achieve greater levels of learning and knowledge now and in the future. 
Web site: www.microsoft.com/education


Mobile Modular Management Corporation Booth #2

Mobile Modular Management Corporation rents and sells modular relocatable buildings. Headquartered in Livermore, CA, Mobile Modular has the largest rental inventory of modular buildings and classrooms serving California and the greater Houston, Texas markets. Since 1979 Mobile Modular has been providing modular buildings to meet the space needs of major markets including education, child care, construction & development, health care, government, commercial / retail and industrial / manufacturing.


Nasco – Booth #30

Nasco's family of catalogs offers over 64,000 products that are carefully tested and approved by our staff before they are offered to our customers. 

Nasco carries the most comprehensive kindergarten-to-college selection of arts & crafts, a full-line of science curriculum, hands-on and teaching resources. 

Nasco also carries leaning toys and games that truly make learning "fun". Many items have been developed by Nasco and only sold through our catalog. Your satisfaction with our products and service is guaranteed. 
Web site:  www.enasco.com


Nova Solutions, Inc. ­ Booth #76

Nova manufactures quality laminate and wood furniture for schools and businesses. Nova products feature patented technology that recesses the computer monitor or flat panel display beneath the work surface, creating an ergonomic, space saving solution for the office or classroom. Additional
products include teacher¹s desks, instructor podiums and solutions for the library. We can also customize furniture to meet your needs.
Web site: www.novadesk.com


Paper Chase Learning Records - Booth #A

Paper_Chase is a user-friendly program that gives the charter school teacher a fast, accurate, reliable way to create monthly learning records.  Paper_Chase data can be streamed to a centralized hub and aggregated to create school-wide, standards-based progress reports. The program also creates student specific reports, allowing the parents and teacher to see which standards have been mastered, and which have not, with the click of a mouse. 

Because it is designed only to create standards-based learning records and reports, Paper_Chase is streamlined and easy to use. And Paper_Chase is the most affordable learning record program on the Market today! 
Web site: www.Paper_Chase.com


Partners in Special Education (PSE) – Booth #46

PSE offers long and short term contractual special education services to all types of educational institutions throughout California. We provide high quality service at a low cost, to accommodate the lack of funding and staffing that most educational firms are facing today. We assure that our professional staff provides excellent services to students, while maintaining compliance with special education law. 

PSE creates program strategies customized to fit each of our clients’ needs, by collaborating with our clients to design a program that will provide them with excellent resources and quality staff members to meet the individualized clients’ needs.
Web site: www.partnersinspecialeducation.com


Pathway Publishers ­ Booth #96

Pathway Publishers was founded to meet the complex academic needs of today's youth and help turn potential failure into resounding success. Our aim is to provide students with the tools to achieve resounding success. Pathway Publishers provides personalized, character-based academic tools to meet the needs of the individual student. Students gain knowledge and confidence as they progress through the mastery-based work text and computer curriculum. 

Take a look. You will discover how 25 years of educational
expertise and cutting-edge technology have made Pathway Publishers' materials and programs "The Pathway to Academic Success!" 
Web site:  www.pathwaypublishers.com


Pearson Digital Learning - Booth # 13
Welcome Reception Sponsor.

At Pearson Digital Learning, our mission is to provide innovative, research-based digital learning solutions that elevate the art and science of teaching and inspire children to reach their greatest potential.

Every day, we are changing the world, one learner at a time.

We are a business of Pearson Education, leader in integrated educational publishing. Pearson is a part of Pearson plc, whose primary operations include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group.


Pearson Learning Group – Booth #12

Through its four imprints – Modern Curriculum Press, Globe Fearon, Celebration Press, and Dale Seymour Publications - -- the Pearson Learning Group helps you put Reading First and supports a wide range of ability levels to ensure that all students succeed. For more information, about Pearson Learning Group products, please contact Customer Service at 1-800-321-3106. 
Web site: www.pearsonlearning.com

Pearson NCS – Booth #14

Pearson NCS offers a wide variety of data collection hardware, software, scannable forms and outsourcing services for student redords management, surveys, and testing in education.  Pearson NCS is a business of Pearson Education, the world's largest  education company, which in turn is part of Pearson, the International media company.  Pearson's other primary operations include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group.  The Pearson NCS corporate headquarters are located in Minneapolis, Minn.
Web site: www.pearsonncs.com

Pitsco LEGO Educational Division – Booth #18

Pitsco LEGO Educational Division provides standards-based, hands-on science, math, and technology curricula including robotics, simple machines, structures, energy, and physical science that engage and motivate students. 
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Pitsco Synergistic Systems and Pathways – Booth #19

Pitsco’s Synergistic Systems and Pathways are innovative classroom systems for the seventh through twelfth grades that include environment, multimedia-delivered curriculum, assessment, and hands-on activities. The standards-based curriculum integrates math, science, technology, and career principles into core science and math courses. 
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Power-Glide – Booth #79

Foreign language is most effectively taught when the learning is not limited to one strategy, but utilizes the best practices from around the world. A variety of learning activities and approaches make it easy for all types of learners to absorb the language faster than with traditional methods.

There is a self-paced program available that makes it possible for children to learn without a parent or teacher who knows the language. Come and find out what this motivational program is and why it has been so successful in charter schools nationwide.
Web site:  www.power-glide.com


Power School – Booth #9

PowerSchool, a web-based student information system (SIS) for K-12 schools from Apple, simplifies data-driven decision making by providing real-time information to all stakeholders — over the Internet. Administrators get the most accurate information to make more effective decisions. Teachers gain timesaving administrative tools, parents gain immediate access to their children’s grades, and students can track their own progress. 

PowerSchool is built for the web and your budget. With the ability to centrally locate your server at the district office, you don’t need to buy a server for every school. And because PowerSchool is platform independent, it can be accessed from any Windows or Mac computer with a web browser and supports Windows and Mac server platforms. 

Comprehensive PowerSchool features make it possible to produce schedules and reports in minutes, and to generate attendance records, grade checks, report cards, transcripts, and form letters in just a few clicks. Customizable fields, screens, and reports streamline data management activities. Web site: www.powerschool.com


Promethean – Booth # 33

More than just an interactive whiteboard, Promethean offers the ultimate collaborative classroom system: the most complete and effective classroom teaching solution, including the robust ACTIVboard, resource-rich ACTIVstudio and ACTIVprimary software, as well as wireless accessories — ACTIVslate and ACTIVote.
Web site:  www.activboard.com


Questia – Booth #54 & 55

Questia, the world’s largest online library, was created to help high school and college students research and write better papers faster. Questia provides an online collection of more than 420,000 humanities and social sciences books and articles along with a suite of tools that automatically create bibliographies and footnotes while allowing users to seamlessly jump from one resource to another. 

Questia is transforming the nature of academic research and delivering on the true promise of the Internet by democratizing access to knowledge. Start researching today!
Web site: www.questia.com


Qwizdom, Inc. – Booth #64

Increase Learning with Dynamic Review Games, Infrared Remotes & One Computer. Qwizdom is dedicated to making teaching easier and learning fun in the one-computer classroom! We will show educators how to easily create an interactive and exciting classroom with media-rich lessons, tests, and review games like Millionaire and Fast Track using our software and wireless response system. Teachers can add their own materials to fit the specific needs of their students and criteria for instruction. 

This revolutionary interactive learning system inspires and motivates students to learn, so that they even enjoy coming to class! Teaching made easy, learning made fun! 
Web site: www.qwizdom.com


Regional Employee Benefits ­ Booth #63

Regional Employee Benefits brings a selection of innovative and cost effective employee benefits programs to Charter Schools. Our organization has worked closely with California Charter Schools for six years providing health plans, retirement programs and conducting educational seminars for schools management and employees. 

We differentiate ourselves from other insurance brokers by representing all the major healthcare carriers statewide and more importantly, offering unique benefit programs customized for Charter Schools. One of those programs is the SISC JPA school health insurance pool consisting of 150,000 California public school employees and their families. Another innovative program we developed allows Charter Schools to partially self-insure their health benefits. 

To date every school enrolled in this program has shown a significant savings while maintaining an excellent benefits package for their employees. 
Website: www.regionalemployeebenefits.net


Riverside Publishing – Booth #73

Riverside Publishing, a division of Houghton Mifflin, has a history of more than 80 years in serving the education community with the publication of reliable testing products and services that align with national and state standards. Riverside is committed to providing educators with assessments and technology tools that will increase instructional efficiency and promote learning for K–12 students. 

Riverside’s principle mission is to help you serve your clients by providing the tools you will need to assess a wide variety of concepts and skills and interpreting the information provided by those assessments.
Web site: www.riversidepublishing.com


Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk ­ Booth #8

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is the only seaside amusement park on the west coast. With over 34 rides and sitting on a mile-long beach it is a popular destination spot. 

Our Marine Science program field trips have proven to be very successful the past 2 years and this year we are extending this program to run every weekday at 11:00am from April 5th through June 30th.  

We would love to have your school groups participate in the very special "FOR SCHOOLS ONLY" program and take advantage of the Marine program right on the beach. Make your reservation now--the beach is calling you! Call 831-460-3342. 
Web site: www.beachboardwalk.com


Santillana USA - Booth #85

For over 40 years, Santillana USA has been developing products for the international market specializing in ESL/ELD, Dual-language and Authentic Spanish-language materials levels Pre-K through adult. 

We are proud to offer the ONLY ELD program (Santillana Intensive English/Opening Doors) written to the California State Standards, meeting the requirements of No Child Left Behind. 

Learn how Santillana Intensive English has drastically raised test scores throughout schools nationwide! Please stop by our booth for a personal presentation, free samples and to hear about our Grant Writing Opportunities to acquire free money for your school.


Scantron – Booth # 28

Scantron’s Total Solution addresses the inherent complexity of designing and managing the right curriculum and assessing students with effective, technology-based solutions that streamline and simplify the process—for district and school administrators, teachers and students. 

Scantron offers a total solution for your testing, assessment and curriculum needs. Products include Performance Series™, an online computer-adaptive testing system in Math, Language Arts, Reading and Science; Curriculum Designer™, a design tool providing a complete continuum of objectives; Skills Connection™, a criterion-referenced test generation program; Classroom Wizard™ for real-time assessment using handhelds and ParSYSTEM™ for paper and web-based testing.
Web site:  www.scantron.com


SchoolMaster – Booth # 74

Helping schools manage data since 1979, Schoolmaster is a fully integrated, easy to use system for managing and reporting student records and performing administrative tasks such as scheduling, grading, and attendance. 

Cross-platform solution for Windows/Macintosh. Web-access to progress information. Palm applications. The industries best toll-free support. See why hundreds of charter schools have already chosen us! 
Web site: www.schoolmaster.com


SchoolWise – Booth #89 (March 30 and 31 only)

SchoolWise Office is the most cost effective administrative software solution in California.  It is one of the few State-approved CSIS systems.  (CSIS compliance will be required for all schools by June of 2004.)  SchoolWise is the least expensive yet most feature-complete State-approved system in California. 

Features: State approved attendance calculation, report cards, transcripts, standardized test scores, import/export to NCLB and assessment systems, student discipline, medical/emergency information, immunizations, extended family and sibling tracking, integrated cafeteria program for free, reduced and paid meal accounting, staff attendance, staff credential tracking, powerful report writer. There is no better solution for smaller California schools.


SkyQ Internet ­ Booth #37

SkyQ Internet empowers charter schools with the ability to
cost-effectively provide premium Private Label Internet Access Services to their students and staff. SkyQ provides a robust and custom Nation-Wide solution that is simple, reliable and FREE of programming and setup costs. SkyQ provides the equipment, the technical expertise, and the customer service, leaving schools free to focus on the other needs of their students. 

SkyQ is flexible enough to meet the specific needs of your school. Even if you already offer Internet Access services, call us today at 888-464-7597 to examine a more efficient solution. 
Web site: www.charteraccess.com


Sodexho School Services ­ Booth #TBD

Sodexho School Services leads the nation in providing food and facilities management solutions that support the educational process. From nutrition education to monitoring air quality, our efforts enable students and faculty to consistently perform at a high level. Every day, Sodexho serves the needs of more than 400 school districts. Our expertise allows school administrators to focus on education leadership activities. Best of all, our partnering approach always saves money. 

Our programs have been tested and the results are conclusive: Sodexho's food service and facilities management solutions improve the quality of life for students, faculty and the communities we serve. 
Web site: www.sodexhoeducation.com


Software Technology Inc. – Booth #83

STIs suite of products encompass all facets of student and faculty records.  STIClassroom brings attendance, grade book, and a curriculum based lesson planner to STIOffice which streamlines information for the entire student body. Communications with the family are handled by a variety of systems, allowing all schools, regardless of budget, to enjoy the benefits. 

NCLB requires tracking of faculty qualifications and ongoing training, which is done simply and seamlessly through STIPD (Professional Development).  STIDataServices brings data analysis capability for all levels of personnel to query and understand the incredible wealth of information that Software Technology Inc. allows you to capture. 
Web site: www.sti-k12.com


Solutions for Schools – Booth # 56

Solutions for Schools finds creative solutions for business and politically related problems that charter schools face. Specifically, Solutions for Schools is assisting charter schools in the following three areas; helping charter schools obtain grant funds, helping charter schools lower their insurance costs, and helping existing or potential charter schools obtain new charters. Please stop by our booth to find out how your school can participate in a program to dramatically reduce their workers compensation insurance expenses. 
Web site: www.


Somerton Student Insurance Services, Inc. - Booth # 29

Somerton Student Insurance is your primary source for student insurance expertise, specialized products and plan administration. We are a leading provider of student insurance services throughout the United States serving four consortiums and over 200 individual educational institutions comprising over 90,000 insured students. 

Our insurance products are specifically designed for domestic, international and study abroad students. We also design plans tailored to meet your unique specifications. 

Somerton enhances our products and services with the most effective technology tools available - a tremendous advantage afforded by electronics and the Internet. The result is speed, accuracy, and communications that are clear and immediate.
Web site: www.somerton-ins.com


Starline Press – Booth #82

Starline Press is an innovative curriculum company providing schools and individuals who desire excellence in character, for educating their students, through accelerated self-pace learning. All of Starline curriculum is written to California State Standards. 

The Starline team is made up of practicing teachers, business professionals, and technical experts. This writing team provides a diversity of teaching voices "heard" in the curriculum, giving the student a broader perspective of expression in their educational journey. 

Our customers include Charter Schools, Home Schools, Private Schools, Continuation Schools or any classroom allowing students to progress at their own rate. 
Web site: www.starlinepress.com


Success for All Foundation ­ Booth #86

The Success for All Foundation is a non-profit education reform organization founded at the Johns Hopkins University. Success for All Foundation's primary focus is to provide schools and teachers with the curriculum, strategies, tools, and training that can help them ensure the academic success of their students. 

Our continued research, commitment to ceaseless improvement, and 15 years of experience in over 2,000 different schools across the United States have all contributed to the development of an integrated and comprehensive family of scientifically-based reading and math programs for pre-K through 8 grades. 
Web site: www.successforall.net


Tangent Computers – Booth # 3

Canopy is a set of network tools and services that make it easy for schools to realize the full benefits of Windows 2000 and Active Directory. Attendees will see a live demonstration of the solution, as well as how teachers can use this tool to take more control in the classroom and communicate more effectively with their students. We will show you how to manage your network regardless of the technology mix at your school. We can save you time and money! 
Web site:


Teachers on Reserve – Booth #84

Teachers On Reserve (TOR) is a substitute placement service that has been serving Los Angeles and San Francisco area charter, private and independent schools for over 15 years. We have a large pool of qualified credentialed teachers who are carefully screened, fingerprinted, interviewed and orientated. Each teacher is individually selected to harmonize with your school environment. 

Placing orders for substitute teachers is an efficient, easy and cost effective process. You can place orders with our friendly, experienced staff by phone or over the internet for a minimum of 4 hrs.  Whether you need a "long-term" or "morning of" replacement, Teachers On Reserve has the teacher for you.  
Web site: www.teachersonreserve.com


Texas Instruments – Booth # 78

Texas Instruments is an education technology leader working with educators to develop classroom technology. TI works with educators to provide the total educational solution consisting of: 

• TOOLS in the form of graphing handhelds, 
  
• TRAINING through our Teachers Teaching with Technology (T^3) organization and 
  
• CURRICULAR MATERIALS that enrich the classroom learning experience at every grade level.

Connecting the classroom experience with real-world applications, TI's technology includes an array of handheld technology, computer software and data-collecting devices.

Visit TI to learn how your school can use tools such as the TI-84+ family of graphing handhelds, TI-Navigator, and our handheld applications. 
Website: www.ti.com


Total Education Solutions – Booth #80

Total Education Solutions is the premier provider of special education administration, professional services and staffing solutions to classroom based and independent study charter schools throughout California and Michigan, with offices in South Pasadena, Sacramento, San Diego and Pontiac. Training and consultation is also available nationwide for both charter developers and operators. 

We offer compliance reviews; IEP administration; and a full range of services (assessments, special education instruction and related services) provided by credentialed/licensed professionals. We can provide a full service special education program or complement your existing program. Please contact Vicky Stiles for a free consultation, (877) TES-IDEA x1013, vstiles@tesidea.com. 
Web site: www.tesidea.com


Turnkey Inc. ­ Booth # 7

TurnKey is a pioneer of component-built facilities and a leading
comprehensive finance, technology, design, and construction services firm that teams with architects. TurnKey's exclusive steel-framed structural systems meet the highest quality standards for permanent buildings, yet they can be completed in about one-third the time of conventionally built structures. The component-based approach typically provides a cost savings of 10 to 20 percent. Furthermore, TurnKey buildings are high performance and LEED sensitive, which reduces maintenance costs and other issues common to non-high performance and LEED sensitive buildings. 

Our commitment to high-quality construction, guaranteed maximum price, a no change order policy, green building sensitivity, professionalism, and schedule focus, positions TurnKey as the first logical choice for most budget-and time-conscious organizations. 
Web site: www.turnkey.bz


UC College Prep Online ­ Booth#100

The UC College Prep Online (UCCP) provides online college preparatory courses to high schools throughout California (public, private and charter schools). Our mission is to provide online college preparatory courses to high school students who otherwise would not have the opportunity to achieve eligibility or competitive eligibility for admission to the University of California and other top universities. UCCP courses are UC approved and meet content standards and advanced placement guidelines. 
Web site:  www.uccp.org


University of Missouri-Columbia High School at the Center for Distance and Independent Study – Booth # 5

The University of Missouri-Columbia High School at the Center for Distance and Independent Study offers more than 180 high school courses. We can be a valuable resource for students with scheduling difficulties, special interests, or needing courses not available through your school.

Independent study is a practical and flexible way to supplement your students’ classroom schedules. Our online and print-based courses allow students to enroll at any time from anywhere! 

We provide university level courses in addition to the curriculum for grades 3-12. MU High is NCA accredited and most core courses are NCAA approved. 
Web site: http://cdis.missouri.edu/go/csc.asp


VideoText Interactive – Booth # 23

The VideoText Interactive Algebra program is a multimedia package which uses a variety of multisensory strategies to teach two full years of high school Algebra, including an in-depth reteaching of arithmetic concepts considered essential to Algebra understanding.

In order to teach the "why" of Algebra as opposed to just showing "how" to do problems, this program uses no shortcuts, rules, or tricks to develop the concepts. The focus, instead, is on a detailed exploration of the actual mathematics involved, utilizing computer-generated graphics, animation and color-sequencing. The drive of the program is contained in the 176 video lessons, each of which is supported by course notes, student texts, detailed solutions manuals, and progress tests.


The Writer Learning Systems – Booth # 34

Improve student writing with the most advanced portable keyboard available. The Writer offers powerful independent keyboard instruction along with multi-featured word processing. Easy wireless file transfer, Spanish to English dictionary, spell check, thesaurus and much more. Inexpensive access to literacy building technology - The Writer.
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Yamaha Corporation of America – Music in Education Program – Booth #70

Music in Education (MIE) is a technology-based general music curriculum. Using a keyboard lab, MIE provides a hands-on experience for learning all the elements of music. 

This computer-driven system tracks and records each student’s progress, providing instant feedback to both the teacher and student. 
Web site: www.musicineducation.com


Zaner-Bloser Publishing – Booth # 57

Zaner-Bloser Educational Publishing, the language arts company, publishes Process Writing, Spelling, Handwriting, Leveled Readers, Reading Comprehension Programs, and Phonics. Our products are teacher and student friendly and teach the patterns and strategies for students to become successful learners. 

Zaner-Bloser also offers staff-development in process writing, spelling, handwriting, literacy, reading comprehension, and phonics. Sample lessons can be found at www.Zaner-Bloser.com. Contact us at 800-248-2568.

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