Charter Conference - Tuesday 3:00pm


	Tuesday March 30^th 3:15pm – 4:30pm Accountability/Accreditation The Hard Knocks of Accountability Room 305 This session will discuss ways to engage and make learning meaningful for independent study students. We will focus on the balancing of attendance, academic and behavioral regulations with sound ethical teaching in the independent study format and how to generate high accountability for teachers, students and schools. Laura Barrel, Natomas Charter School Advocacy/PR/Marketing Legislative Update Room 315 The California Charter Schools Association will provide updates on the latest legislation and initiatives. Branche Jones, Director of Governmental Affairs, The California Charter Schools Association; Colin Miller, Director of Policy and Research, The California Charter Schools Association Authorization/Oversight Charter Renewal Simulation: The Importance of Making the Case Room 318 Charter school renewal decisions test the schools and the authorizer's ability to apply the accountability terms set out in the charter performance agreement. In this case-based session, participants decide whether to renew a school's charter. The case is based on actual performance data and addresses tensions inherent in applying No Child Left Behind requirements. Technical and political challenges of making renewal decisions are highlighted. William Haft, NACSA, National Association of Charter School Authorizers; Liane Zimny, Oakland Unified School District Business Operations Recruiting and Retaining Quality Staff Room 101 Looking for new ideas to attract and hold onto high quality teachers, administrators, and support staff? This session will provide participants with strategies and resources to put your school "out in front" in the competitive areas of staff recruitment. Explore what motivates educators to stay in the profession and ways to reduce turnover. Bonnie Cohn, LA County Office of Education (LACOE) Facilities New Design and New Code for California’s School Buildings Room 307 Architects, planners and the regulatory agencies are continually being challenged to rethink the way educational facilities are designed, approved and built. A panel of design professionals and representatives from the state agencies will share new directions in designing and obtaining approvals for school facilities. Moderator, Carl Cade, Director of Facilities Development, California Charter Schools Association; Jim Hackett, Division of the State Architect; Rob Nash, Vitetta Architects; Joanne Koplin, A/A, 2 Roads Consulting Leadership *Going from Good to Great* – Session 2 Room 319** This will be a facilitated discussion on how to implement the concepts in Good To Great in your school. You will develop a basic plan of action you will be able to apply when you return to your school. Janet Adams, Principal Kingsburg Elementary, Charlie Leo, Natomas Charter School Student Achievement Accountability In A Virtual Program Room 303 Understand how systems and processes that ensure accountability to the California state requirements practices can be implemented in virtual schools. These include: daily review of student lesson completion and attendance by certificated teacher, Parent-Teacher conference structure, verification of certificated staff attendance, participation in state standardized testing Jim Konantz, The California Virtual Academies, in partnership with K12 Student Achievement Implementation of Technology – A Success Story Room 317 Fenton Avenue Charter School's independence has facilitated instructional innovation through the implementation of technology. Through collaboration with business and community partners, and strong teacher leadership we met the challenges of creating a state-of-the-art environment to ensure the effective use and integration of technology as teaching and learning tools. Joe Lucente and Irene Sumida, co-Directors, Fenton Avenue Charter School Student Achievement *Increase your API* by Developing Successful Grade-Level Teams Room 301 Extend your repertoire of strategies for building a data rich culture in which grade level teams collect, analyze and apply student data. Learn strategies for developing teacher leaders who are able to facilitate data-driven, results-oriented conversations. Take home a set of team building exercises that increase motivation and performance. Dr. Andy Johnsen and Stacey Porter, Santa Monica Blvd. Community Charter School Student Achievement Increasing Student Capacity to Learn: Empowering Students to Find Their Own Voices Room 316** The River School System approach organizes an entire school's culture to empower students to gain self-confidence which in turn results in more effective learning. This session will give participants tools to help create opportunities for students to voice their own thoughts, to ask critical questions, to engage in their learning and in their community. Linda Inlay; Mary Bryan, Several Students, The River School Student Achievement Pacific Collegiate School - Raising the Bar on Public Education Room 103 Pacific Collegiate School (PCS) has been the top performing Charter School in California since it opened in Sept. 1999. Awarded the Federal Dissemination Grant monies in 2003, PCS has produced two products, which every attendee will receive: the PCS curriculum handbook and an interactive CD, which describes the PCS story. Understand the key elements that have contributed to its success. Jan Keating, Principal and James Reinhart, Development Director, Pacific Collegiate School Student Achievement Using Standards Focused Project Based Learning to engage the minds and hearts of your students Room 201 This presentation offers a proven step-by-step process for incorporating content standards, leadership skills, and performance assessments into powerful classroom-based projects. The presentation is particularly appropriate for educators seeking to build a culture of high performance, student engagement, and community involvement in middle and high schools. Thom Markham, Buck Institute for Education Student Achievement What's The Point? Advising Students of Their Post High School Options In a Charter School Environment Room 304 What are the challenges of helping students plan for the wide breadth of future opportunities, which may or may not include a university education. The presentation includes the nuts-and-bolts of high school graduation, internship, apprenticeship and vocational training opportunities, college admission, and the different ways to make a student's high school experience work well for them. Addie L. Ellis, MS, PPS - School Counselor - Antelope View Charter School David Peterson, MA, PPS - School Counselor - CORE @ The Camptonville Academy Exhibitor Presentation Achieving and Sustaining Greatness through the Power of 3 Room 102 Power of 3 is a unique leadership concept supporting the independent entrepreneurial nature of charter schools. Presenters will describe key services that enable new schools to flourish and establish schools to sustain success. Seven factors that influence achievement, leadership, and public relations will be detailed and attendees will be provided with a self-assessment of organizational health. Presenter: Stephen White, Ed.D., The Garland Research Group Exhibitor Presentation Preparing Young Children for the School Challenge in the 21st Century: Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Illiteracy Room 105 Early childhood education helps preschool children prepare for academic and social success in school. Parent education and support groups allow parents to share questions, concerns, and strategies with their peers and counselors. Parent-child interaction provides role models and structured situations for positive parent-child interactions. Presenter, Clarita Kohen-Klieman, Santillana USA Exhibitor Presentation Proven Strategies and Results: Improve Math Achievement Room 302 Research identifies strategies that show positive math achievement for all students - especially the under-prepared. Session will focus on how to provide accountability through testing, teach the underpinnings of essential math concepts, procedural skills and problem solving. Scientifically-based research validates statistically significant achievement gains for 11,000 DC students using these strategies. Presenter: Guy Boardman, Math Teachers Press Exhibitor Presentation Classroom Technology Integration - The Missing Link Room 314 Much investment has been made in classroom technology. But is curriculum integration really taking place? This session demonstrates how an interactive whiteboard teaching system provides the missing technology integration link. Experience how components of an interactive system (whiteboard, software, peripherals) can be used to transform classrooms. Take part in "voting" using hand-held devices, and see examples of how an interactive system has been successfully used in schools. You will also be provided with information on how to fund this solution. Presenter: Lori S. Alcala, Promethean Exhibitor Presentation Standards Based Curriculum Planning and Assessments Room 304 Participants will learn how to analyze grade level standards, plan appropriate instruction and periodically assess student progress toward learning standards. Handouts will include a curriculum planning chart, sample assessment questions and class or individual student assessment reports. Presenter: Geni Boyer, Ph.D, The Learning Classroom Exhibitor Presentation Administrative Tools to Create Successful Schools Room --- Imagine walking into a high poverty school where students are motivated, on task and actively engaged in standards-based learning. A National Milken Award-winning principal will share the process, strategies, and research-based tools used to change the lowest performing school in the district into National Title I and California Distinguished School. Useful ideas to support teachers to help ALL students to read and write at standard will be presented. Presenter: Linda Fisher, The Learning Headquarters	Return to Conference Schedule Return to Home Page