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Thursday Morning General Session Part 1
Presented by Adrianna Swearingen, 2024 Florida Department of Education Teacher of the Year
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…
Thursday Morning General Session Part 2
Presented by Juan Copa, Deputy Commissioner for Accountability, Research and Measurement, Florida Department of Education
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…
Understanding The Charter Application Process
Presented by Mr. Curtis Fuller, Director- Charter School Operations, Building Hope, Ms. Sherri Davidson, Chair of the Board, Bradenton Classical Academy, Dr. Christy Noe, President, Collaborative Educational Network, Ms. Karen Roland, Co-Founder, Bradenton Classical Academy
Writing a charter application was a massive undertaking, with many moving parts. This workshop went through each section of the Florida Charter Application and discussed common pitfalls while…
Wanting to Be Better is Not Enough
Presented by Dianna Weinbaum, Senior Director Florida, Cognia, Mr. Rick Jeffries, Principal, Polk State College Lakeland Collegiate High School
Attendees at this presentation learned how data analysis, actionable practices, and intentional instructional and strategic planning could help leaders meet students’ needs and grow. Engaging in continuous improvement…
Weathering the Storm: Navigating Controversies in the School Environment
Presented by Ms. Lynn Norman-Teck, Executive Director, Florida Charter School Alliance, Mr. Braxton Padgett, Associate Attorney, The Arnold Law Firm, LLC
Charter schools and private schools could sometimes find themselves under the scrutiny of the public’s eye, particularly in the midst of controversy. This presentation explored frequent pitfalls that…
What Everyone Should Have Known About Certification
Presented by Ms. Michelle L. Gaines, Bureau Chief, Educator Certification, Florida Department of Education
The Bureau of Educator Certification was committed to providing timely, accurate, and efficient services to all constituents, and this presentation highlighted the entire process and explained the essentials…
What Schools Needed to Know: Essential Exceptional Student Education (ESE) and Student Services Requirements for Charter Schools
Presented by Chelsea Strickland, Senior Director, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services, Florida Department of Education
This presentation shared how schools could maintain required ESE Compliance with their practices, policies, and procedures and addressed emerging concerns resulting from recent state complaint data and Due…
Your School Had a Facilities Loan: How to Maintain Compliance?
Presented by Ms. Melissa Gross-Arnold, Shareholder, Arnold Law Firm, Ms. Danielle Suhr, Principal, Ivy Hawn Charter School of the Arts
After a facilities loan closed, a charter or private school’s long-term compliance work began. Participants learned about the typical loan requirements and how to establish facilities finance policies…
General Opening Session
Presented by 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
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:
Cybersecurity: Know the Threats, Ways to Mitigate & Ways to Save On Cyber Security Insurance
Presented by Sam Chawkat, Chief Operations Officer, Dynamic Network Solutions
This session will review major threats that exist in the cybersecurity arena, the potential actors, the way threats, such as ransomware, invade an organization, and mitigation strategies that…
CSU Salary Increase Allocation Calculator 23-24
Presented by Curtis Fuller, Director of Charter Support Unit
In the 2023-2024 fiscal year, the legislature removed the TSIA as a separate categorical within the FEFP and incorporated funds into the Base Funding Allocation. Of each school’s…
Enrollment Tracker
Stay abreast of your enrollment progress and goals with this working template. An Enrollment Tracker is a helpful tool to monitor enrollment on a regular basis, as well…