Sessions current as of April 3, 2008 and subject to change. 

Special Education in Charter Schools: New Resources
Monday June 23, 2008
Place/Time: Room 218, 10:00am - 11:30am
Speakers: Eileen  Ahearn, National Association of State Directors of Special Education; Beth Giovannetti, Educational Support Systems, Inc.; Cheryl Lange, Lange Research Evaluation; Lauren Morando Rhim, Public Impact.

Regulating De-Regulated Charter Schools: Bureaucratic Creep to Limit Charter School Development
Monday June 23, 2008
Place/Time: Room 203, 10:00am - 11:30am
Speakers: John Cairns, John Cairns Law, P.A.; Elizabeth Evans, Illinois Network of Charter Schools.

Creating a Model Law to Support High-Quality Public Charter Schools
Monday June 23, 2008
Place/Time: Room 225, 10:00am - 11:30am
Speakers: Todd Ziebarth, National Alliance of Public Charter Schools.

A Hoosier Cautionary Tale
Monday June 23, 2008
Place/Time: Room 221, 1:45pm - 3:15pm
Speakers: Jeanne Allen, Center For Education Reform; Robert Behning, Indiana House of Representatives; Larry Gabbert, Ball State University Office of Charter Schools; Pat Laystrom, Connections Academy; Lynette Quinn, Indiana Families for Public Virtual Schools.

NCLB Reauthorization and the Charter Schools Program: Looking Forward
Monday June 23, 2008
Place/Time: Room 210, 1:45pm - 3:15pm
Speakers: Jim Houser, US Department of Education; Dean Kern, US Department of Education; Doug Mesecar, US Department of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement.

Supporting Successful School Climate and Learning Through Multi-School Collaboration
Monday June 23, 2008
Place/Time: Room 214, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Speakers: Eve Brooks, PCS Student Support Center; Frances Harris Burke, PCS Student Support Center; Christine Mason, PCS Student Support Center.

The Fate of NCLB
Tuesday June 24, 2008
Place/Time: Room 217, 9:45am - 11:15am
Speakers: Nelson Smith, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools; Brooks Garber, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools; Michael Petrilli, The Thomas Fordham Institute.

Federal Facilities Initiatives: Promise vs. Results
Tuesday June 24, 2008
Place/Time: Room 222, 9:45am - 11:15am
Speakers: Jim Houser, US Department of Education; Tom Nida, United Bank; Eva Rainer, Local Initiatives Support Corporation; Jon Schroeder, Education Evolving; Elise Balboni, Local Initiatives Support Corporation.

Teacher Unions and Charter Autonomy: Are They Compatible?
Tuesday June 24, 2008
Place/Time: Room 210, 1:45pm - 3:15pm
Speakers: Peter Murphy, New York Charter School Association; Ana Ponce, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy; Todd Ziebarth, National Alliance of Public Charter Schools.

Passage of a State Charter School Law is Just the Beginning. Then the Real Work Starts
Tuesday June 24, 2008
Place/Time: Room 224, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Speakers: Nina Buchanan, University of Hawai'i Charter School Resource Center; Robert Fox, University of Hawaii Charter School Resource Center; Joe Nathan, Center for School Change, Hubert Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs; Dan Quisenberry, Michigan Association; Caprice Young, California Charter Schools Association.

State Policy Options in Charter School Finance
Wednesday June 25, 2008
Place/Time: Room 223, 9:00am - 10:30am
Speakers: Robert LaVallee, The Finance Project; Nichole Stewart, The Finance Project.

Religion, Culture and Charters. Is this Public Education?
Wednesday June 25, 2008
Place/Time: Room 224, 9:00am - 10:30am
Speakers: Ramona de Rosales, Academia Cesar Chavez; Chester E. Finn, Jr., Thomas B. Fordham Institute; Katie Kelly, National Association of Charter School Authorizers; Jon Schroeder, Education Evolving.