More than 400 of you responded to our survey, and this year’s conference is specifically designed to cover the topics you board members, school leaders, and teachers asked us to cover.

After reviewing proposals for break-out sessions from educational leaders in North Carolina and around the country, here is a listing of what we have planned at this year’s conference. Breakout sessions will feature many state leaders in education discussing the future directions for N.C. as well as issues relating to finance, administration, instruction, marketing, legal, facilities, boards, teachers and principals.

Conference Agenda

SUNDAY – July 22
Sunday Evening July 22	3:00-5:00 PM	Conference Registration		Lobby
Sunday Evening July 22	6:00-8:00 PM	Welcome Reception Sponsored by		Rotunda
MONDAY – July 23
Monday Morning July 23	8:00-9:00 AM	Introduction Dr. Robert Landry, Chairman, NC Alliance for Public Charter Schools Welcome Address Dr. William Harrison, Chairman, NC Board of Education Special Guest Presentation Kate Walsh, President, National Council on Teacher Quality “What’s Hurting and Helping North Carolina’s Ability to Recruit, Prepare and Retain Effective Teachers.”		E iPad
	9:15-10:05 AM Breakout Session 1	Finance	Managing Cash Flow 101 – John Helgeson and Jon Dahlberg	A
		Administration	All in a Days Work: Implementing Job-Embedded Professional Development – Tina Mitchell, EdD and Renea Boles	D
		Instruction	Blended Learning Support Tools for Struggling Readers – Sandie Blackley and Chad Myers	G
		Instruction/Finance	STEM Programming Drives Revenue – Shane Vander Kooi and John C. Smith	H
		Advocacy	State of NC Charters – National View – Bradley S. Barth	I
		Instruction	Teachers Teaching Teachers – Trish Williams, Mary Keenan	J
	10:05 – 10:35 AM	Snack Break Sponsored by		Vendor Hall
	10:35 – 11:25 AM Breakout Session 2	Teachers/ Principals	Oh Bee-have! – Kim Norcross & Heather McNees	A
		Instruction	Of Course it’s True; I Found it on the Internet!: Teaching Students to Skillfully and Effectively Determine the Reliability of Internet Source – Sheryl Dwyer	D
		Marketing	Leveraging the Internet to Promote Your School – Frank Williams	G
		Finance	990 Basics for Charter Schools, Creating Trust Through Transparency and Accountability – Denise P. Hill, CPA	H
		Instruction	Teaching Strategies to improve retention of vocabulary – Dr. Rebecca Shore	J
		Management	Evaluating Interventions and Tutoring Protocols: Do they actually produce results? – Baker Mitchell	I
Monday Mid-day	11:30 AM-1:00 PM	Superintendent’s Debate & Luncheon Dr. June Atkinson vs. GOP Nominee (Alexander or Tedesco) Moderated by Senator Howard N. Lee Sponsored by		E iPad
Monday Afternoon July 23	1:00-1:50 PM Breakout Session 3	Legal	Charter School Legal Issues – John Branch	A
		Instruction	Middle School Math: The Critical Transition from Arithmetic to Algebra – Tom Clark	D
		Principals	Meaningful Evaluation of Teacher Candidates – Cary Andrews	G
		Management	Positive Behavior Support for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Emotional Disturbance, and At Risk Children – Angela Gardner-Street, LMSW	H
		Instruction	Lessons from the Common Core: Aligning Text and Task for Rigorous Instruction - Julie Jackson-Forsberg and Kriko Michaels	J
		Facilities	Maneuvering Through the Building Process – Panel Discussion with John Shurley, AIA, Bo South, and Scott Rolfs	I
	1:50-2:40 PM Breakout Session 4	Legal	Compliance / Legal Audit for Charter Schools – Les Meritt	A
			Job Fair	F
		Instruction	Teaching English Learners: What Does the Research Say? – Ray Myrtle and Peggie Garcia	D
		Instruction	Comprehensive Digital Programs that prepare learners today for the world they will build tomorrow - Elizabeth Jordan, Brett Craig, and Julia McCombs, Pearson Digital Learning	G
		Instruction	Developing High-Level Oral Vocabulary through Fine Art Images, Photos, and Illustrations – Barbara Place	H
		Boards	Governing Board Training - Howard Lee/Robert Landry	I
		Instruction	Real-time data driven instructional decisions – Samantha Williams	J
	2:40-3:30 PM Breakout Session 5	Instruction	FASTAR: Drill and Thrill, Fun with Fluency – Jesse Smith	A
			Job Fair	F
		Management	NC Charter PEP Program – Paul Norcross	D
		Finance	How to Prepare for a Financial Audit – Kristen Hoyle, CPA	G
		Instruction	Using Telepractice to Provide Speech Therapy Services – Jacquelyn Taylor, M.S.	H
		Testing	What is New About Testing and Accountability? – Tammy Howard, DPI	I
		Management	An E-Rate Primer, Jeannene Hurley and Barry Pace	J
Monday Afternoon July 23	3:30-5:30 PM Vendor Fair	Vendor Fair and Snack Break Sponsored by		Vendor Hall
	3:30-5:30 PM Vendor Breakout	Mobile Modular	Fast Track Facilities	A
			Job Fair	F
		Barker Jones CPA and Shipman & Wright, LLP	Charter School Students Deserve to be Funded Equally	I
		Kaplan Early Learning Company &amp AlphaBest Education	Putting the STEAM into STEM	J
Monday Evening July 23	6:00-7:00 PM	Reception and Meet-and-Greet Sponsored by		Rotunda
Monday Evening July 23	7:00-9:00 PM	Banquet and Keynote Address Speaker of the House Thom Tillis Sponsored by		E iPad
Tuesday, July 24
Tuesday Morning July 24	8:00-11:00 AM	Vendor Fair		Vendor Hall
	8:30-9:45 AM	Media Panel Media Relations Tips from Professional Journalists		E
	9:45-10:00 AM	Snack Break Sponsored by		Vendor Hall
	10:00-10:50 AM Breakout Session 6	Instruction	Teachers Teaching Teachers– Trish Williams, Mary Keenan	A
		Q & A	Forum on Charter Schools-Board Members	B
		Instruction	Common Core + Middle School Math = Success for All – Sherry Bailey	C
		Instruction	Cure for the Common Core – Nick Ewen	H
		Facilities	Planning, Financing, & Designing Charter Schools – S. Joseph Bruno and Brad Noyes	I
		Marketing	Media Relations 101 – Frank Williams	J
	11:00 AM-1:00 PM	Lunch, Raffle Give-Aways, Wrap-Up and Adjourn Special Speaker: Pat McCrory Candidate for NC Governor		E MacBook Aire