| Title: | 900 API or Bust: K-8 Children of Color Can Achieve Using the Wilder Model |
| Strand: | Student Achievement -- Strategy/Data |
| Type: | Breakout |
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| Audiences: | Teachers, Administrators, Teachers/Administrators, Veterans, Board Members, Parents, General Education/Community Stakeholders |
| Levels: | ALL |
| Description: | African American children can achieve. Our students have maintained API scores well above 800. Wilders Preparatory Academy Charter School (WPACS) is nearly five years old; it is inner city K-8. Is the Wilder teaching and learning model transferable to other schools? Participants will actively engage in activities that will lead to increased student achievement. Participants will experience hands on activities that can be replicated at their school sites that represent The Wilder’s Way to achieve student success. |
| Presenter(s): | Jennifer Kwon (Wilder's Preparatory Academy), Dr. Brenda Manuel (Board of Trustees WPACS), Leslie Shaw-McGee (Wilder's Preparatory Academy), Lisa Renee Square (Wilder's Preparatory Academy), George D. Taylor (Beacon Management Group), Dr. Carolyn Wilder (Co-Founder WPACS), Kim Zinsmeister (Wilder's Preparatory Academy) |
| Location: | Room 314, Sacramento Convention Center |
| Time: | Wednesday 3/5 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM |
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| Title: | Accelerating Success Through Advisories and Project-Based Learning: Developing Student Voice, Student Choice and Connecting Real-World Projects to State Standards and A-G Course Requirements |
| Strand: | Student Achievement -- Strategy/Data |
| Type: | Breakout |
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| Audiences: | Teachers, Administrators, Teachers/Administrators, Board Members, Developers, General Education/Community Stakeholders |
| Levels: | ALL |
| Description: | Practitioners will provide a brief introduction to project-based learning in an advisory-based learning environment, based on the nationally recognized EdVisions Schools model. Students from Aveson Charter School will model how they use advisory time to build relationships, develop the school culture and frame their learning. They will then model the five stages of an engaging real-world project, including how they connect self-directed projects of their interest to California state standards and UC A-G course requirements. |
| Presenter(s): | Kate Bean (Aveson Charter School), Tom Hyatt (Aveson Charter School), Kathleen O'Sullivan (EdVisions Schools), Steven Rippe (Edvisions Schools) |
| Location: | Room 314, Sacramento Convention Center |
| Time: | Wednesday 3/5 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Handout(s): |  OSullivan_CCSAWkshop5StagesHandout.pdf 5 Stages of a Project
OSullivan_CCSAWkshopAgenda.pdf Agenda -
OSullivan_CCSAWkshopDesignEssentialsHandout.pdf EdVisions Design Essentials
OSullivan_CCSAWkshopPrinciplesHandout.pdf Guiding Principles
OSullivan_CCSAWkshopRestorativeJusticeHandout.pdf Restorative Justice Form
OSullivan_CCSAWkshopSelfEfficacyHandout.pdf Self-Efficacy Matrix
OSullivan_ProjectFoundryBrochure.pdf Project Foundry Brochure
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| Title: | Achieving Fiscal Soundness through Effective Fiscal Operation |
| Strand: | Facilities |
| Type: | Table Talk |
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| Audiences: | Teachers, Administrators, Teachers/Administrators, Board Members, Business Managers, General Education/Community Stakeholders |
| Levels: | ALL |
| Description: | This presentation enumerates strategies that are used in charter schools to achieve fiscal soundness of a school. This includes design and implementation of a fiscal system that takes into consideration effective internal control mechanisms that will protect school assets and yet keep the school efficient and fiscally sound for the benefit of all stakeholders. The presentation will also show the connection between effective system design and efficient audit management systems. |
| Presenter(s): | Halilu Haruna (Bali Business Management), Jeffrey Hill (Hill, Morgan and Associates) |
| Location: | Exhibit Hall C, Sacramento Convention Center |
| Time: | Thursday 3/6 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
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| Title: | Advisory: The Key to Successfully Creating a College Going Culture |
| Strand: | Student Achievement -- Strategy/Data |
| Type: | Table Talk |
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| Audiences: | Teachers, Administrators, Teachers/Administrators, Parents, General Education/Community Stakeholders, Administrative Assistants/Support Staff |
| Levels: | ALL |
| Description: | Sacramento High’s advisory program has become the catalyst for dramatically increasing the rate of college bound seniors from 18% to 70%. By developing an advisory curriculum focused on preparing students for college, Sacramento High has provided students with a new understanding of the value and benefits of higher education. Join us for an interactive discussion of the evolution of the advisory curriculum and the focus on changing the mindset of inner-city youth. |
| Presenter(s): | Simone Anderson (Sacramento High School), Andie Corso (Sacramento High School), Lara Knight (St. HOPE, Sacramento High School) |
| Location: | Exhibit Hall C, Sacramento Convention Center |
| Time: | Wednesday 3/5 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM |
| Handout(s): |  Knight_SacHighAdvisoryProgram2.ppt Advisory Powerpoint
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| Title: | All About E-Rate, EETT, and Tech Plans |
| Strand: | Funding/Fiscal Accountability |
| Type: | Breakout |
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| Audiences: | Teachers, Administrators, Teachers/Administrators, Veterans, Board Members, Business Managers, Developers, General Education/Community Stakeholders |
| Levels: | ALL |
| Description: | Unfortunately, California's Charter Schools are seriously under-represented in completing certified technology plans and in applying for Federal funding, including E-Rate and EETT. This sessions will explain the various programs, help participants ascertain the extent to which these programs would benefit their schools, and get started with the planning process necessary to pursue these important opportunities. |
| Presenter(s): | Eileen Miller (The Miller Institute for Learning with Technology), Mark Miller (The Miller Institute for Learning with Technology), Alice Miller (California Charter Schools Association), Rich Van Sickle (Miller Institute for Learning) |
| Location: | Room 205, Sacramento Convention Center |
| Time: | Wednesday 3/5 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Handout(s): | Miller_techplan_erate_2008.pdf This is a PDF of the PowerPoint slides on E-Rate, EETT, and Tech Plans
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