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Thank you to the following 16th Annual California Charter Schools Conference sponsors. The generous support of these sponsors is vital in helping us bring attendees the most valuable and high-quality conference experience possible.

Diamond Sponsor

Beyond Question
1211 Virginia Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Telephone: 803.343.0795
Fax: 803.343.0796
E-mail:
Web: http://www.bqlearning.com

Every teacher has experienced it. You've just delivered a lesson, thoroughly explaining an important concept. You look out into a sea of faces and are greeted with row after row of blank stares.

What if there was a quick and easy way to find out which students had mastered the concept and which needed a little more help? What if you could gather this information without having to single out students by calling on them or grade countless paper quizzes?

Beyond Question Learning Technologies' student response system offers a 21st century solution to this age-old challenge. Our affordable solutions equip classrooms with software, receivers, and remote controls that allow students to answer teachers' questions in an interactive yet confidential environment. Teachers can quickly obtain each student's answer from their classroom computer to see who understands and who might need a little extra help.

Beyond Question Learning Technologies is dedicated to improving student learning and to equipping teachers with the tools they need to be more productive. We understand the increasing demands placed on both educators and students and believe in making learning engaging and effective. Our student response system enables instructors to interact more efficiently with students in the classroom, receive real time feedback and immediately use that information to measure student comprehension and progress.

The Beyond Question system includes a set of interactive remotes and easy-to-install software that will help teachers:

• Engage all students;
• Evaluate student comprehension;
• Improve test scores;
• Simplify grading and attendance; and
• Reduce paperwork.

Our goal is to enrich the classroom experience for both students and teachers while facilitating the learning process. We will personally work with educators and administrators to select the Beyond Question package that best fits their needs. Our company offers full technical support and can even assist with locating grants. We are committed to providing an affordable student response system to help educators create engaging and inviting learning environments. In fact, a set of our interactive remotes costs less than a set of textbooks.

In addition to our K-12 system, we also offer products tailored to the higher education and corporate communities. Beyond Question's campus solution supplies colleges and universities with software, equips students and instructors with interactive remotes, and provides upgrades and maintenance as needed. Our corporate product lines allow companies the opportunity to improve their training sessions through greater employee involvement or use the system to collect customer feedback through focus groups.

Based in Columbia, S.C., Beyond Question Learning Technologies has works with schools, companies, and agencies throughout the United States. For more information about our products and services, visit us at http://www.bqlearning.com.

Silver Sponsors

Staples Business Advantage
1301 Marina Village Pkwy, Suite 350
Alameda, CA 94501
Telephone: 866.671.5935 x404
Fax: 510.769.2967
E-mail:
Web: www.staplesadvantage.com

Staples Business Advantage® is the officially endorsed classroom and office supply provider for the California Charter Schools Association. As the world's largest office supplier, Staples has a full range of products and services that cover every aspect of your classroom and office. As a California Charters Schools member, you are entitled to benefit from the maximized buying power of the entire association and its members. In addition to experiencing significant savings on the products you use most, you will also enjoy convenient online ordering through StaplesLink.com®, a dedicated customer service team, streamlined billing and free next day delivery on all orders over $30. For more information or to get your school enrolled in the program, please contact your Staples representative today and begin experiencing the advantage!

Middleton, Young & Minney, LLP
7 Parkcenter Drive
Sacramento, CA 95825
Telephone: 916.646.1400
Fax: 916.646.1300
E-mail:
Web: www.mymcharterlaw.com

Middleton, Young & Minney, LLP is proud to be California's most experienced, knowledgeable and respected firm working in the unique area of charter school law.

RBC Capital Markets
2398 East Camelback Road, Suite 700
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Telephone: 602.381.5367
Fax: 602.381.5380
E-mail:
Web: www.rbccm.com

RBC Capital Markets is a full-service investment banking firm with a group that specializes in financing charter school facilities. RBC Capital Markets has completed over 60 charter school bond financings totaling over $600 million. 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, finally, to financing execution and funding. RBC Capital Markets finds solutions to the capital funding challenges faced by charter schools.

DriversEd.com
1956 Webster Street, Suite 475
Oakland, CA 94612
Telephone: 1.888.651.2886
Fax: 510.433.0230
E-mail:
Web: www.driversed.com

With our DMV-approved California course, charter schools have the opportunity to provide high-quality, interactive drivers education. DriversEd.com has helped more than 1.5 million students learn essential safe-driving skills. This course provides effective, easy-to-follow lessons at a low cost price. If you're ready to create a DriversEd.com PO account or if you'd like to test-run the program, please don't hesitate to contact us. You may email Dasha@DriversEd.com or call 1-888-651-2886 x733.

Charter School Management Corporation
43438 Business Park Drive
Temecula, CA 92590
Telephone: 951.694.3050
Fax: 951.694.3054
E-mail:
Web: www.csmci.com

Charter School Management Corporation (CSMC) specializes in providing startup and existing charter schools with complete accounting, back office, compliance, district interface, facilities, and business solutions. Additionally, CSMC manages payroll, attendance reporting, NCLB, and specialized program reporting. CSMC brings business services to charter schools with value, and budget-conscious pricing.

In these tough budget times, CSMC offers incredible value in allowing charter schools to dedicate more of their precious dollars to operating their educational program. Contact us for competitive pricing on our full range of services

Facilities Needs? CSMC assists with site location, negotiation, full project development, financing, New Markets Tax Credits, and complete construction program management. Visit our Booth #610 to find out more details about CSMC's turnkey charter school facility solutions.

Cyber Café Sponsors

Charter School Capital
6080 Center Drive, 6th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Telephone: 877.CSC.1001
Fax: 626.836.5884
E-mail:
Web: www.charterschoolcapital.org

Charter School Capital partners with CCSA to address Spring payment delays by the state. CCSA Member schools will receive a discount on our services. Information sessions at our booth in Sponsorship Circle: Wed and Thurs from 12:15-12:45PM.

Who is Charter School Capital? CSC provides advance financing of state payments to alleviate cash flow demands unique to charter schools. Regardless of the stage of development, it is easy to qualify.

Over 40 California charter schools with 13,000+ students were funded with transactions ranging from $52,000 to $6,000,000 over the past year.

CSC is in its fourth year as a CCSA conference sponsor.

The Miller Institute for Learning with Technology
751 Laurel Street, Suite 411
San Carlos, CA 94070
Telephone: 650.598.0105
Fax: 866.801.8667
E-mail:
Web: www.learningtech.org

The Miller Institute for Learning with Technology is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation emphasizing educational technology for charter schools.

Our mission is to help people use technology more effectively for learning.

Services include: technology plan preparation and implementation, E-Rate assistance, computer lab setups, PowerSchool/PowerGrade training and support, network design, server administration, workstation cloning/ghosting, professional development workshops, student technology camps, and technology consulting.

Authorized Microsoft Vouchers provider for Technical Support and Professional Development.

Lenovo
26632 Beecher Lane
Stevenson, CA 91381
Telephone: 661.904.0501
Fax: 661.75.9521
E-mail:
Web: www.lenovo.com

Lenovo is an innovative, international technology company formed as a result of the acquisition by the Lenovo Group of the IBM Personal Computing Division.

As a global leader in the PC market, we develop, manufacture and market cutting-edge, reliable, high-quality PC products and value-added professional services that provide customers around the world with smarter ways to be productive and competitive.

We base our success on our customers achieving their goals: productivity in business and enhancement of personal life.

Exhibit Hall Breakfast Sponsor

ETS
660 Rosedale Road
Princeton, NJ 08502
Telephone: 916.403.2411
Fax: 609.683.2669
Web: www.ets.org

Working closely with educators across the country, nonprofit ETS develops innovative, research-driven products and services. We're committed to fully supporting the entire learning enterprise by seamlessly integrating comprehensive professional development with informative assessments and dynamic classroom tools to advance learning every step of the way.

Thursday Exhibit Hall Lunch Sponsor

Royal Dining
9525 Cozycroft, Unit M
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Telephone: 818.341.8682
Fax: 818.341.8696
E-mail:

Royal Dining Catering. Providing food services to charter schools (Breakfast, Lunch, and Snack Programs). Royal Dining's main focus is to provide healthy meals because like they say, "healthy eating, better learning".

Water Bottle Sponsor

EdVoice
1107 Ninth Street, Suite 680
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: 916.448.3868
Fax: 916.448.5620
E-mail:
Web: www.edvoice.org

Families That Can partners with EdVoice and CCSA to effectively advocate for families with children in the public school system.

A significant amount of local school's education policy and resources are determined by laws passed in Sacramento. Too often decisions are made with little input from parents and community leaders, but you can make a difference. Through a coalition of grassroots, business and philanthropic support, the EdVoice for the Kids PAC tips the balance of campaigns to elect leaders who put children first.

700 parents marching in the streets of LA saved $18 million in charter school facility funding in 2007. Then through a combination of political action in Sacramento and grassroots efforts across the state, in 2008 over $100 million in additional funding was secured.

Together, Families That Can and EdVoice connect over 40,000 Californians with elected officials to give charter school parents, teachers and school leaders a voice.