Planning for this year’s National Charter Schools Conference is underway, and I wanted to share my thoughts on one of the major topics of this year’s conference, educating tomorrow’s leaders. At midnight tomorrow, March 8th, the advance rate for the conference expires. You can register now to secure this lower rate.
Our conference theme is Delivering on the Dream, which speaks to all of our dreams for public charter schools, whether we’re teachers, advocates, school leaders, or support staff. For so many, the dream involves future leadership—students leading change, schools leading communities, and teachers leading schools. Thus, we have chosen educating tomorrow’s leaders as a major thread at the conference. Keynote Panel The three speakers at our keynote panel on July 1 have three distinct perspectives to lend to the topic of educating tomorrow’s leaders. After the success of last year’s panel, we decided that we had to have another intense, thought-provoking conversation this year. Dr. Michael Lomax, President and CEO of UNCF, brings to the table a deep understanding of how K-12 education feeds into college and sets students up with the habits of good leaders. Leaders like Dr. Craig Barrett are far and few between. As former CEO of Intel, Dr. Barrett will be sharing with us the connections between education, leadership, and workforce preparedness. How can we make sure we are preparing students for healthy and productive lives? It would be unfair to have this conversation without a strong, school-centered participant. And Ana Ponce, listed as one of Forbes Magazine’s “7 Most Powerful Educators,” has been creating leaders in L.A. for over a dozen years. If you have questions for this trio of great speakers, leave a comment below—we’ll try and get as many of your questions answered by this great panel! Professional Development All of our attendees are either current leaders or tomorrow’s leaders, which is why we’re putting a special emphasis on leadership training at this year’s conference. There will still be all the outstanding content related to public charter schools, but we’re adding a few sessions this year to help develop more leaders in our own community. Sessions such as Strengthening Your Organization Through Strategic Planning: The Good, the Bad, and the Measured, led by Lisa Diaz and Marisol Logan, will prepare all attendees for the challenges of bringing an organization through change. Leadership Development and Sustainability: The Foundation of Successful, Stable Schools will walk you through steps to make both yourself and your teammates better leaders. What professional development goals do you have that the conference will help you achieve? This is just a taste of some of the great things we have planned for this year’s conference! Don’t miss out on the lower rate for registration before March 8th, and keep an eye on both the blog and the conference homepage for more exciting updates about this year’s conference!
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