Workshop Sessions
Below is the full lineup of workshop sessions for the 2026 Annual Conference. This year’s program included a wide range of sessions designed to support charter school leaders, educators, and partners across roles and experience levels.
Advocacy & Policy
Thursday 26 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(55) The 2026 Legislative Session: What's Ahead for Colorado's Public Charter Schools
Advocacy & Policy
11am – 12pm
(56) From Insight to Impact: What Student Advocates Want Educators and Policymakers to Know
Advocacy & Policy
1.30pm – 2.30pm
(57) How to Win Friends and Influence Legislators: Making the Most of Legislator Visits to Your School
Advocacy & Policy
Friday 27 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(58) Navigating Policy Shifts: Colorado Charter Leaders on What’s Next
Advocacy & Policy
11am – 12pm
(59) Teacher Leadership Advancing Policy and Practice for Student Success (Teach Plus Colorado)
Advocacy & Policy
1.30pm – 2.30pm
(60) What It Takes: An Inside Look at Running for Your School Board or the State Legislature
Advocacy & Policy
Authorizing
Thursday 26 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(78) Tools That Strengthen Authorizer Quality: The Authorizer Self-Reflection Tool & Welcome Kit
Authorizers
11am – 12pm
(80) An Introduction to NACSA’s Updated New School Application Guidance
Authorizers
Board & Governance
Thursday 26 February
8am – 9.30am
(7) Improving Governance Through Alignment: Helping The Board and Head of School Work Together More Effectively (Part 1)
Board & Governance
11am – 12.30pm
(8) Improving Governance Through Alignment: Helping The Board and Head of School Work Together More Effectively (Part 2)
Board & Governance
Friday 27 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(10) Supporting Leaders Through Their Career Stages: A Board’s Role in Adaptive Support
Board & Governance
11am – 12pm
(11) Contracts That Build Productive Relationships: Strengthening Charter School Success Through Clear Agreements
Board & Governance
1.30pm – 2.30pm
(12) Four Interactive Activities for Your Next Board Retreat
Board & Governance
Enrollment, Community, Communication
Thursday 26 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(96) The Evolution of Search: Navigating the Multi-Platform Landscape
Enrollment, Community, Communications
11am – 12pm
(2) Strategic Communications with AI and Canva: From Creative Briefs to Campaigns
Enrollment, Community, Communications
1.30pm – 2.30pm
(3) Enrollment Favors the Bold: Transforming School Marketing to Boost Growth
Enrollment, Community, Communications
Friday 27 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(1) Trust First: Culturally Responsive Engagement to Strengthen Your School Community
Enrollment, Community, Communications
(4) Igniting Impact: The Power of Storytelling
Enrollment, Community, Communications
11am – 12pm
(5) Become a clear, concise, trust-building communicator
Enrollment, Community, Communications
1.30pm – 2.30pm
(99) Demographics, Data, and Decision-Making: Using Predictive Analytics to Shape Your Enrollment Strategy
Enrollment, Community, Communications
(6) Game Changers: 10 Strategic Communications Tips That Turn Challenges Into Wins
Enrollment, Community, Communications
Hot Topics
Thursday 26 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(25) Future Ready by Design: Exploring Innovations in Workforce-Driven Charter School Models
Hot Topics
(73) The Role of the Charter School Board in Unified Improvement Planning
Hot Topics
11am – 12pm
(26) Insurance Risk Management: Larger Health Insurance Increases in 2026?
Hot Topics
(74) Charter School Leadership in Uncertain Times: The development of proactive organizational resilience
Hot Topics
1.30pm – 2.30pm
(27) Shredquity and Belonging: Driving school culture, enrollment, and student achievement forward
Hot Topics
Hot Topics: Legal
Thursday 26 February
11am – 12pm
(44) Title IX in Action: Preparing School Leaders for Compliance
Hot Topics: Legal
1.30pm – 2.30pm
(45) Parents Behaving Badly: Legal Insights on Disruptive Adult Behavior in Schools
Hot Topics: Legal
Friday 27 February
11am – 12pm
(77) Mandated to Report: Colorado’s HB25-1188 and the Future of Child Abuse Reporting
Hot Topics: Legal
Human Resources & Staff
Thursday 26 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(61) Designing a Pathway to Licensure for your Staff
Human Resources & Staff
11am – 12pm
(63) POWR, Protections, and Pitfalls: Navigating Colorado’s Expanding Employment Laws in Charter Schools
Human Resources & Staff
1.30pm – 2.30pm
(62) “The Golden Thread: Aligning Competency-Based Hiring, Selection, & Evaluation for Administrators and Executive Directors”
Human Resources & Staff
New Schools & Development
Thursday 26 February
1.30pm – 2.30pm
(98) Creating & Expanding Innovative Micro-Schools: The High Rockies Community Story
New Schools & Development
Friday 27 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(16) Ecosystem Building for Small Innovative Charters
New Schools & Development
11am – 12pm
(17) The Engagement Blueprint: Designing Learning that Lasts
New Schools & Development
1.30pm – 2.30pm
(15) Building a Strong Foundation: Starting an MTSS Program in a New School
New Schools & Development
(18) Essentials for Starting a Charter Preschool
New Schools & Development
Operations, Funding & Facilities
Thursday 26 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(67) Funding School Safety: Practical Grant Strategies for Safer Charter Campuses
Operations, Funding, & Facilities
11am – 12pm
(68) Prospect Research: Finding Donors and Funders for Your School
Operations, Funding, & Facilities
1.30pm – 2.30pm
(69) Beyond Bonds: Exploring Facility Financing Options for Charter Schools
Operations, Funding, & Facilities
Friday 27 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(64) The Devil is in the Change Management
Operations, Funding, & Facilities
(70) See the Change… Designing Future-Ready CTE Spaces Through Community Partnerships
Operations, Funding, & Facilities
11am – 12pm
(71) Smarter Operations: Automating Workflows with AI
Operations, Funding, & Facilities
Quality: Academics
Friday 27 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(40) Partnership in Practice: Leveraging Advisory to Build Durable Skills, Foster Community and Drive Academic Success
Quality: Academics
11am – 12pm
(41) Stories of Impact and Innovation: CSI School Leaders Share Unique Solutions to Common Challenges
Quality: Academics
1.30pm – 2.30pm
(42) Learning Math, Leading Math: Building Content Knowledge for Instructional Impact
Quality: Academics
Quality: Special Education
Thursday 26 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(49) Elevating Early Childhood Careers: Training, Quality, and Growth
Quality: Special Education
11am – 12pm
(50) Got Montessori? A Framework for Ensuring Model Fidelity & Organizational Sustainability
Quality: Special Education
1.30pm – 2.30pm
(51) Aligning Planning Efforts to Drive Charter School Success
Quality: Special Education
Schools & Leadership
Thursday 26 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(31) Beyond Compensation: Fostering a Culture where Teachers Thrive and Stay(
Schools & Leadership
Friday 27 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(34) From Strategy to Results: Bringing the 4 Disciplines of Execution to K-12 Schools
Schools & Leadership
11am – 12pm
(35) Bridging the Gap: Empowering First-Year Teachers and Enhancing Administrator Insight
Schools & Leadership
1.30pm – 2.30pm
(36) Are We Really Coaching? Unlocking Team Potential Through Transformative Coaching
Schools & Leadership
Solution Sessions
Thursday 26 February
10.50am – 11.10am
(90) Wellness That Works: Intentional Strategies to Boost Staff Retention and Student Success
Solution Session
1pm – 1.20pm
(91) Can Your Students Collaborate, Adapt, and Connect Without a Device?
Solution Session
2.35pm – 2.50pm
(88) How Rocky Mountain Prep Saves 300+ hours/year on Accounts Payable with Edstruments
Solution Session
Technology & AI
Thursday 26 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(19) Gemini for K12: Secure AI Deployment & Google Workspace Admin Workshop
Technology & AI
11am – 12pm
(20) Beyond the Breach: Strengthening Cybersecurity in Charter Schools
Technology & AI
1.30pm – 2.30pm
(21) Redefining the Classroom: AI, VR, Virtual Tutors, and Research from Harvard
Technology & AI
Friday 27 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(28) Artificial Intelligence Impact on Education: A Research Study
Technology & AI
11am – 12pm
(29) Lessons from the Frontline of AI Tutors & Instructors: Benefits & Pitfalls for Self-directed Student Learning
Technology & AI
1.30pm – 2.30pm
(30) Leading with Intelligence: Strategic Planning in the Age of AI
Technology & AI