2008 Wisconsin Charter Schools
Conference Webcast

Video
Watch the morning and afternoon General Sessions online.

Monday April 21, 2008

• Morning General Session
  Featuring:
  • Elizabeth Burmaster (State Superintendent)
  • Dean Kern (Director, Charter Schools Program)
    
    
• Afternoon General Session
  Featuring:
  • John Gee (Executive Director of the Wisconsin Charter Schools Association)
  • Joe Graba (leader at Education Evolving)

Tuesday April 22, 2008

• Morning General Session
  Featuring:
  • Nelson Smith (President of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools)
    
    
• Afternoon General Session
  Featuring:
  
  • Gregg Vanourek (Founding Partner of New Mountain Ventures and author)

Concurrent Sessions
Listen to or download these sessions online. To download the mp3 files or presentation notes, right-click on the link and "Save link as".

Monday April 21, 2008

• Built to Last - Qualities of a Sustainable School
  
  • MP3 Audio
  • DOC 
  • Joe Graba, Education Evolving
  • Holly Hart, Wisconsin Charter Schools Association Board President.
    
    
• Charter Schools Grants – Planning Grants
  
  • MP3 Audio
  • DOC - Handout
  • PPT - Presentation
  • Margaret McMurray and Barry Golden, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Charter School Consultants.
    
    
• Issues Raised by Specialty Charter Schools: Virtual Charters and Charters Designed for Students with Disabilities
  • MP3 Audio
  • Eileen Ahearn, Ph.D., Project Director National Association of State Directors of Special Education
    
    
• The Role of the Authorizer and Accountability
  • MP3 Audio
  • Joe Graba, Education Evolving
    
    
• Forming a 501(c) (3) Non-Stock Corporation
  • MP3 Audio
  • Joanne Harmon Curry, Attorney at Law, Lathrop & Clark LLP
    
    
• Creating a New Charter School
  • MP3 Audio
  • Ted Hamm, Coordinator of Educational Development, Sheboygan
  • Juanita Lee, Charter School
    Program Manager and Arlene Sershon, Leadership Analyst, Milwaukee Public Schools.
    
    
• Wisconsin Primer on Special Education in Charter Schools: A New Resource
  • MP3 Audio
  • Eileen Ahearn, Ph.D., Project Director National Association of State Directors of Special Education
  • Margaret McMurray and Barry Golden, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Charter School Consultants
    
    
• Increasing Student Motivation and Success through Hands On, Feet Wet Education
  • MP3 Audio
  • Victoria Rydberg, Founding Teacher and Students of River Crossing Environmental Charter School, Portage.
    
    
• Charter School Basics
  • MP3 Audio
  • Joanne Harmon Curry, Attorney at Law, Lathrop & Clark LLP
    
    
• Charter Schools Grants – Implementation and Dissemination Grants
  • MP3 Audio
  • Margaret McMurray and Barry Golden, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Charter School Consultants
    
    
• The 5 Dysfunctions of Charter School Boards
  
  • PDF
  • Brian Carpenter, CEO National Charter Schools Institute
    
    
• The Smithsonian Governance Debacle: Ten Lessons Charter School Boards Can Learn At Someone Else’s Expense
  • PDF
  • Brian Carpenter, CEO National Charter Schools Institute
    
    
• What's NEXT? All Education is ENVIRONMENTAL Education
  • DOC
  • Linda Keane, www.NEXT.cc an art+design+environment eco web community.

Tuesday April 22, 2008

• 10 Proven Practices for Building an Effective Charter School Governing Board
  • MP3 Audio
  • DOC - Resource Packet
  • DOC - Board Decision Flow Chart
  • PPT - Presentation
  • Frank Martinelli, Wisconsin Charter Schools Association Board Member and President of The Center for Public Skills Training
    
    
• The Larger National Picture
  • MP3 Audio
  • Nelson Smith, President of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
  • Marisol Rodriguez, Organizational Strategy Manager at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
    
    
• RTI: Response to Intervention
  • MP3 Audio
  • Mary Wimmer, PhD, School Psychologist
  • Elizabeth Drame, Assistant Professor at Department of Exceptional Education at the UWM School of Education
    
    
• Writing Charter School Grants
  • MP3 Audio
  • DOC
  • Susan Fredlund, Grant Writer, Sheboygan Area School District,
  • Sue Elliot, Meeme LEADS Elementary Charter School, Kiel Area School District/Independent Consultant
    
  • Holly Hart, Wisconsin Charter Schools Association Board President
    
    
• Developing Partnerships and Collaborations with Community Organizations and Businesses
  • MP3 Audio
  • DOC - Notes
  • PPT - Presentation
  • Frank Martinelli, Wisconsin Charter Schools Association Board Member and President of The Center for Public Skills Training
    
    
• Using Culture to Promote Student Achievements Both Socially and Academically
  • MP3 Audio
  • Mrs. Mai Lao Thao and Mrs. Pong Thao, Hmong American
    Peace Academy, MPS
    
    
• Federal Perspective on Charter Schools
  • MP3 Audio
  • PPT - Presentation
  • Dean Kern, Director, Charter Schools Program (CSP), Office of Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education
    
    
• Essential Tools of the Charter School Social Entrepreneur
  • MP3 Audio
  • DOC
  • Gregg Vanourek, Founding Partner of New Mountain Ventures and co-author of Life Entrepreneurs: Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Live
    
    
• Helping ALL Algebra Students' Recognize That They Are Smart
  
  • PDF
  • Tracy Frank, Regional Coordinator, CPM Educational Program
    
    
• Creating Schools for the 21st Century
  
  • PPT - Presentation, Part 1
  • PPT - Presentation, Part 2
  • Beth Ratway, Social Studies Consultant, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction