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

Evaluating Board Performance - A Concrete Roadmap to Dramatically Improving Governance
Monday June 23, 2008
Place/Time: Room 219, 10:00am - 11:30am
Speakers: Marci Cornell-Feist, Meetinghouse Solutions.

Launching a Charter School from a Business Manager's Perspective
Monday June 23, 2008
Place/Time: Room 220, 10:00am - 11:30am
Speakers: Karen Daniels, Charter School Business Management Inc.; Raj Thakkar, Charter School Business Management Inc..

Navigating Human Resources
Monday June 23, 2008
Place/Time: Room Roundtable 1, 10:00am - 11:30am
Speakers: Brian Allen, 501 (c) Agencies Trust; Sonya Llewellyn, 501 (c) Agencies Trust.

Online Recruitment Strategies to Hire High Quality Educators
Monday June 23, 2008
Place/Time: Room Learning Center Stage 2, 11:45am - 12:30pm
Speakers: Lynn Jansen, Teachers-Teachers.com.

Strong Boards Strong Schools: The Board-School Leader Partnership
Monday June 23, 2008
Place/Time: Room 219, 1:45pm - 3:15pm
Speakers: Marci Cornell-Feist, Meetinghouse Solutions.

How to Move Your School From Good to Great: Strategic Planning for Charter School Effectiveness
Monday June 23, 2008
Place/Time: Room 215-216, 1:45pm - 3:15pm
Speakers: Brian Carpenter, National Charter Schools Institute.

Strategies for Building and Sustaining Quality Charter School Governing Boards
Monday June 23, 2008
Place/Time: Room 212, 1:45pm - 3:15pm
Speakers: Libby Butler, University of Southern California; Joanna  Smith, USC, Center on Educational Governance; Priscilla Wohlstetter, University of Southern California.

Creating Sustainabilty - The Science and Myths of Building High Performance Non-Profits
Monday June 23, 2008
Place/Time: Room 224, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Speakers: Ted Fujimoto, School Risk Management, LLC - CharterSafe.

Governing for What Matters Most: Academic Success of Every Student
Monday June 23, 2008
Place/Time: Room 219, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Speakers: Marci Cornell-Feist, Meetinghouse Solutions.

Financial Systems that Work - Supporting Your Mission through Best Business Practices
Tuesday June 24, 2008
Place/Time: Room 208, 9:45am - 11:15am
Speakers: Steven Adams, ELMS; William Hunter, Choice Services Group LLC; Tim Kitts, Bay Haven Charter Academy; Marjorie Waldo, Delray Youth Vocational Charter School.

Renewal: What would you do?
Tuesday June 24, 2008
Place/Time: Room 209, 9:45am - 11:15am
Speakers: Sally Bachofer, National Association of Charter School Authorizers; Kim Wechtenhiser, Charter Schools Institute, State University of New York.

School Safety - Top 10 Risks and How to Manage Them
Tuesday June 24, 2008
Place/Time: Room 208, 1:45pm - 3:15pm
Speakers: Tom Boobar, Arthur J. Gallagher; Ted Fujimoto, School Risk Management, LLC - CharterSafe.

Dollars and Sense: The Relationship Between Charter School Boards and Leaders
Tuesday June 24, 2008
Place/Time: Room 218, 1:45pm - 3:15pm
Speakers: Michael Duffy, Office of Charter Schools, New York City Department of Education; Bill Lake, Brighter Choice Foundation; Simeon Stolzberg, SUNY Charter Schools Institute.

Strengthening Charter School Finance and Governance: Showcasing the Work of the NRC
Tuesday June 24, 2008
Place/Time: Room 209, 1:45pm - 3:15pm
Speakers: Robert LaVallee, The Finance Project; Joanna  Smith, USC, Center on Educational Governance; Priscilla Wohlstetter, University of Southern California.

Changing Horses in Midstride: When your Program Model isn't Working
Tuesday June 24, 2008
Place/Time: Room 217, 1:45pm - 3:15pm
Speakers: John Alford, NOLA 180; Anne Ewing Burns, Harlem Day Charter School; Lisa Long, NY State Education Department; Paul O'Neill, Edison Schools; Sonia Park, National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship.

Leaving Your CMO/EMO/ESP and Independently Managing Your School
Tuesday June 24, 2008
Place/Time: Room 224, 1:45pm - 3:15pm
Speakers: Morty Ballen, Explore Charter School; Raj Thakkar, Charter School Business Management Inc..

Cooperatives: A Vision for Charter School Success
Tuesday June 24, 2008
Place/Time: Room 214, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Speakers: Janice Dupuy, Audubon Charter School; Byron Harrell, Baptist Community Ministries; Rose Peterson, School Leadership Center; Kathy Riedlinger, Lusher Charter School; Sean Wilson, International School of Louisiana.

Back Office Service Providers: Outsource, Keep In-House or Both
Tuesday June 24, 2008
Place/Time: Room 220, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Speakers: Morty Ballen, Explore Charter School; Matt Candler, New Schools for New Orleans; Raj Thakkar, Charter School Business Management Inc.