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9th Annual Louisiana Charter Schools Conference

Save the date for our annual Louisiana Charter Schools Conference, which will be held in New Orleans at the Hyatt Regency.

Join us for an evening reception on December 12 and a full day of learning & networking on December 13 with charter school colleagues and experts from across Louisiana and beyond!

12:00pm CST

Exhibitor Set-Up & Registration Elite Hall A

6:00pm CST

Welcome & Awards Reception Basin St. Station

7:30am CST

Registration & Exhibitor Area Open Elite Hall A

8:00am CST

Kickoff Networking Breakfast Elite Hall B

9:00am CST

Leading Together: Building Community Bolden 6Kenneth Campbell • Patty Glaser • Maya Martin • Mary Moran Leading Together: Challenges to the Charter School Movement (LAPCS Members Only) Strand 11Caroline Roemer • Sarah Vandergriff Leading Together: Finance & Operations Bolden 1Melissa Carollo • Stuart Gay • Joe Keeney • Jeff Teague Leading Together: School Leadership Bolden 2Neil Ranu • Carol Allen • Craig Knotts • Jenee Slocum • Sean Wilson Leading Together: 21st Century Innovations Bolden 5Matt Candler • Josh Densen • John Fraboni Leading Together: Serving Students with Special Needs Bolden 4Renita Thukral • Jaimmé Collins • Millie Harris • Nicole Saulny Ten Lords a Leapin' High Bolden 3Devin Pintozzi

10:00am CST

Exhibitor Stroll Elite Hall A

10:45am CST

Authorizing After Approval Strand 11Kathleen Padian • Dr. George Cannon • Dr. Michelle Clayton • Jada Lewis Setting the Stage: Charter Schools and Public Opinion (LAPCS Members Only) Foster 1Marie DesOrmeaux Centanni • Caroline Roemer • Brady Shannon Taking Control of Your Healthcare Cost- A New Collaborative Approach With Other Schools Bolden 3Mark Guanya Fighting Fraud: Best Practices for Avoiding and Dealing with Financial Crises Bolden 1Suzie Kim • Paul O'Neil Building Community through Vendor Partnerships Bolden 6Rebekah Cain • Joe Neary Supporting & Evaluating Your CEO/School Leader Bolden 2Marci Cornell-Feist Multiple Pathways to Post-Secondary Success Bolden 5Indrina Kanth • Quentin Messer, Jr. • Elizabeth Ostberg • Cate Swinburn SPED Booby Traps: Discovering camouflaged acts and omissions that trigger substantive violations of IDEA Bolden 4Jaimmé Collins

12:00pm CST

Keynote Lunch Elite Hall BSandy Holloway • Joey LaRoche • Lisa Leslie

1:45pm CST

Rethinking Discipline, Restoring Community Foster 1Amanda Aiken • Chas Griffin • Roy McCoy The Politics of Charter Schools: Getting Our “Mojo” Back Strand 11Shavar Jeffries Post-Election Health Insurance: Be in the KNEAUX Bolden 3Aaron Zetterower 10 Finance Questions for Non-Finance Board Members Bolden 1Jeff Gayhart • Gasper Magallanes Building the Committees Your Board and School Needs Bolden 6Gina Fafard • Sean Gallagher Special Issues in the Oversight of CMOs & EMOs Bolden 2Michael Stone • Wade Henderson • Kate Mehok • Paul O'Neil Innovative Partnerships Bolden 5Sarah Vandergriff • Mark Berger • Chelsea Hylton • Denali Lander • Kerrie Partridge Effective Strategies for Serving English Language Learners Bolden 4Lauren Baum • Renita Thukral

2:45pm CST

Power-up Snack Break & Exhibitor Giveaway Elite Hall A

3:30pm CST

What's Next? Leading Together on State Advocacy Issues Strand 11Caroline Roemer • Brigitte Nieland • Christian Rhodes Fixing the Wage Hour Problem Lurking In Your School Bolden 1Scott Schneider Board Roundtable/Wrap Up Bolden 2Neil Ranu Charter School Compliance with the Code of Ethics (1-hr Ethics CLE Credit) Bolden 4Lee Reid • Sarah Vandergriff