15th Annual Charter Schools Conference Celebrates Movement's Progress.Movement Has Grown 40 Percent in Last Two Years to Close to 700 Charters SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Charter Schools Association today announced that the 15th Annual California Charter Schools Conference will begin today and continue through Friday, March 7, 2008 at the Sacramento Convention Center The Sacramento Convention Center is the main center for events happening in Sacramento, California, USA, which encompasses three venues: The Exhibit Hall, The Community Center Theatre and the Memorial Auditorium. External links
Conference keynote speakers include former astronaut and first American First American may refer to:
Jack T. O'Connell (born October 8, 1951) is a California politician. and former NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= All-Star and Sacramento High School Sacramento High School was a high school located in the Oak Park neighborhood of Sacramento. It was the second oldest school west of the Mississippi, having been established in 1856. The school's colors were purple and white and its mascot was a dragon. leader Kevin Johnson Kevin Maurice Johnson (born March 4, 1966 in Sacramento, California) is a retired American basketball point guard who played for the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers and the Phoenix Suns. . This year's conference will host a gathering of charter school teachers, principals and leaders and will serve as an opportunity for these individuals to participate in intensive educational sessions designed by pioneers in the charter school community. The growing importance of the conference reflects building momentum toward charter schools as the answer to overall public education improvements. This fall, 90 new charter schools opened their doors for the first time in California, many of them replications of existing, successful models. The movement has also seen statewide growth of 40 percent over the past two years to close to 700 charter schools statewide. "This conference celebrates the tremendous progress that the charter school movement has made over the past 15 years," said Caprice ca·price n. 1. a. An impulsive change of mind. b. An inclination to change one's mind impulsively. c. Young, president of the California Charter Schools Association. "With the charter school movement approaching 700 charter schools, today it's even more important that we focus on sharing our successes with the broader public school system." Additionally, the conference provides an opportunity for educators to share best practices and innovative ideas to ensure ongoing success in public school reform. More than 2,000 attendees are expected. Featuring a wide range of breakout sessions, conference topics include accountability, school-level practices, governance, facilities, finance and state and national policy issues. The conference will also include intensive workshops on charter school accountability and development. To review the entire conference schedule, visit: http://www.charterconference.org About the California Charter Schools Association The California Charter Schools Association is the membership and professional organization serving 687 charter public schools that serve an estimated 240,000 charter school students in the state of California. The Association's mission is to improve student achievement by supporting and expanding California's quality charter public school movement. |
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