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2024 Florida Charter School Conference and School Choice Summit

December 1, 2024 No Comments

The Charter Support Unit is proud to partner with the Florida Department of Education and the planners of the Florida Charter School Conference to bring you recorded sessions from the 2024 Florida Charter School Conference + School Choice Summit. These sessions were recorded live at the conference, therefore the audio is not always the best quality. We’ve attempted to edit and tweak them where possible.  We’ve added an AI generated summary for each session based on the transcript of each session, and whenever possible we’ve included the slides and handouts when they are available. For more information about the conference, please visit: https://www.charterschoolconference.com/2024/ General Sessions Opening Session The opening session to the 2024 conference welcomed participants with the Florida Commissioner of Education, Manny Diaz, Jr. conducting an interview of Eva Moskowitz, the CEO and Founder at Success Academy Charter Schools which was recently approved as a Hope Provider to open charter schools in Florida. Closing Session The closing session of the conference featured Jim Horne who served as the State of Florida’s first appointed Commissioner of Education under Governor Jeb Bush. He talks about the important role Charters have played in Florida and how we need to keep innovating. Breakout Sessions

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2024 Governance Conference

September 14, 2024 No Comments

Saturday, September 7, 2024 On September 7, the Charter Support Unit hosted the third annual Florida Charter School Governance Conference on the campus of South Tech Academy in Boynton Beach. This hybrid event focused on serving the needs of Charter School Governing Board Members throughout the state of Florida, attendees were able to join in person or online. Thank you to everyone who attended, presented and particpated in making this year’s event a success! We couldn’t have done it without you! Keynote Presentation: Sara Clements Our keynote presenter, Sara Clements, provides data about school choice in Florida and how charter schools should embrace the larger school choice movement as Florida continues to implement universal school choice.   https://vimeo.com/1009371978 Closing Session: Roundtable Panel Discussion Conference Sessions

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2023 Florida Charter School Conference

October 22, 2023 No Comments

The Charter Support Unit is proud to partner with the Florida Department of Education and the planners of the Florida Charter School Conference to bring you recorded sessions from the 203 Florida Charter School Conference. These sessions were recorded live at the conference, therefore the audio is not always the best quality. We’ve attempted to edit and tweak them where possible, and also have added clear views of the slides for the slides which were submitted to the conference planners. For more information about the conference, please visit: https://www.charterschoolconference.com/2023/ Featured General Sessions The opening session to the 2023 conference welcomed participants with a panel discussion hosted by Skylar Zender the State Director of Americans for Prosperity. The panel included: Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr., Commissioner of Education, Florida Department of Education Jeanne Allen, Founder & CEO, The Center for Education Reform John Kirtley, Chairman of the Governing Board, Step Up For Students Fernando Zulueta, Founder & CEO, Academica Morning General Session Thursday, October 19, 2024 The Thursday Morning Session featured presentations by both Florida’s 2024 Teach of the Year, and a second presentation by the FLDOE Deputy Commissioner for Accountability about the new cut scores and assess processes used in Florida.

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2023 Governance Conference

September 9, 2023 No Comments

Saturday, September 9, 2023 On September 9, the Charter Support Unit hosted the third annual Florida Charter School Governance Conference on the campus of San Jose Prep Charter in Jacksonville, Florida. This hybrid event focused on serving the needs of Charter School Governing Board Members throughout the state of Florida, attendees were able to join in person or online. Thank you to everyone who attended, presented and particpated in making this year’s event a success! We couldn’t have done it without you! Keynote Presentation: Michelle Nunez Michelle Nunez is the proud Principal and CEO of Galileo School for Gifted Learning. After serving 9 years as a high school teacher, Michelle entered school administration, serving as a middle school dean and assistant principal in Seminole County, Florida. In 2012, Michelle applied for and won her dream job as an elementary school principal at Galileo School for Gifted Learning. At that time, Galileo was a very small and new public charter school with just over one hundred students and nine classroom teachers. Under Michelle’s leadership, Galileo grew from a small elementary school to become an A-rated K-8 School of Excellence, recognized by the Florida Department of Education, with 590 students and a

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2023 Impact Symposium

April 1, 2023 No Comments

The Florida Charter Intsitute was a sponsor for the 2023 Impact Symposium.  Below are the videos from the event with the various topics which were discussed in the sessions.  Deep Dives Busting Charter School Myths Does One Size Fit All? Pandemic Impacts School Safety Secret Sauce To Amazing Charters Student Impact Panel What Is A Good Education What Is Next In Education Impact Talks Codman Academy Exploration Galileo Greenville Tech Health Leadership International Community Legal Prep Life Learning Academy Logos Memphis STEM Orange County True North Charter Conversations Community Engagement https://vimeo.com/904079057 Community Engagers: Top strategies for engaging your community. Live, filmed interview with the 2023 Community Engagement IMPACT Award Finalists Host: Dr. Angela Allen, Prospect Hill Charter School. | Audience Host: Macarria Stovall, BH Services Educational Innovators https://vimeo.com/904080431 Educational Innovators: Capturing the spirit of true innovation. Live, filmed interview with the 2023 Educational Innovation IMPACT Award Finalists Host: Dru Damico, President Building Hope Real Estate | Audience Host: Sherilyn Moore, Building Hope Impact of Connection https://vimeo.com/904082203 The IMPACT of Connection: The ripple effect of connection in practice and in action. Live, filmed interview with the “OG” Charter School IMPACT Award Winners from 2022 Host: Ann Levene-Eisenberg, Palm Beach Autism Charter

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2022 Florida Charter School Conference

October 20, 2022 No Comments

Recorded SessionsThe Charter Support Unit is proud to partner with the Florida Department of Education and the planners of the Florida Charter School Conference to bring you recorded sessions from the 2022 Florida Charter School Conference. These sessions were recorded live at the conference, therefore the audio is not always the best quality. We’ve attempted to edit and tweak them where possible, and also have added clear views of the slides for the slides which were submitted to the conference planners. For more information about the conference, please visit: https://www.charterschoolconference.com/2022/

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2022 Governance Conference

March 26, 2022 No Comments

Saturday, March 9, 2022 On March 26, the Charter Support Unit hosted the seond annual Florida Charter School Governance Conference as a hybrid conference.  Below you can find the content from the conference.  Thank you!We couldn’t have done it without you!   We would like to thank all of our sponsors, presenters, and attendees to the conference for a successful event.  We appreciate everyone giving of their time and resources to support this effort to support charter school governing board members .  Keynote Presentation: Rep. John Snyder We started our 2022 2nd Annual Governance Conference with a keynote presentation from Rep. John Snyder who represents the 82nd District in the Florida House of Representatives.  He is a strong advocate of public school choice.  He will join us at the conference talk about recent developments during the 2022 legislative session and the importance of providing strong alternatives for students and families to choose from in the public school environment.   https://vimeo.com/692689588 Closing Session: Roundtable Panel Discussion Conference Sessions

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2021 Florida Charter School Conference

October 22, 2021 No Comments

Recorded SessionsThe Charter Support Unit is proud to partner with the Florida Department of Education and the planners of the Florida Charter School Conference to bring you recorded sessions from the 2021 Florida Charter School Conference. These sessions were recorded live at the conference, therefore the audio is not always the best quality. We’ve attempted to edit and tweak them where possible, and also have added clear views of the slides for the slides which were submitted to the conference planners. For more information about the conference, please visit: https://www.charterschoolconference.com/2021/

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2021 Governance Conference

March 27, 2021 No Comments

Saturday, March 27, 2021 On March 27, the Charter Support Unit hosted the first ever Florida Charter School Governance Conference virtually.  Below you can find the content from the conference.  Thank you to everyone who attended, presented and particpated in making this year’s event a success! We couldn’t have done it without you! Opening Session: Michael Bileca The session reviewed the highest responsibility of a governing board member – the keeper of the vision and mission of the organization.    Mr. Bileca drew from experience on his various board roles from Jackson Hospital, Dental Care Alliance, True North Classical Academy, and current board chair of Miami Dade College as he shares the vital importance of having clarity of the highest purpose of an organization.   https://vimeo.com/529855295 Closing Session: Dr. Dakeya Graham https://vimeo.com/529855342 Relationships are the currency of success. In order to provide the most equitable educational experience for our students we MUST enlist all of our resources to educate every facet of the next generation of world changers. As laboratories of innovation, charter schools have the opportunity to not only serve a niche population in incredibly specific ways, but also serve to provide the blueprint for unlocking the capabilities of

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