Annual Conference 2026

Below is the full lineup of workshops titles for the 2026 Annual Conference. This year’s program includes a wide range of sessions designed to support charter school leaders, educators, and partners across roles and experience levels.

Speaker details, session descriptions, and dates and times will be added soon. Please check back for updates as the agenda continues to take shape.

Enrollment & Communication Strand Titles

• Trust First: Culturally Responsive Engagement to Strengthen Your School Community
• Strategic Communications with AI and Canva: From Creative Briefs to Campaigns
• Enrollment Favors the Bold: Transforming School Marketing to Boost Growth
• Igniting Impact: The Power of Storytelling
• Become a Clear, Concise, Trust-Building Communicator
• Game Changers: 10 Strategic Communications Tips That Turn Challenges Into Wins

Board & Governance Strand Titles

• Supporting Leaders Through Their Career Stages: A Board’s Role in Adaptive Support
• Contracts That Build Productive Relationships: Strengthening Charter School Success Through Clear Agreements
• Four Interactive Activities for Your Next Board Retreat

New Schools & Development Strand Titles

• Building a Strong Foundation: Starting an MTSS Program in a New School
• Ecosystem Building for Small Innovative Charters
• The Engagement Blueprint: Designing Learning that Lasts
• Essentials for Starting a Charter Preschool

Technology & AI Strand Titles

• Gemini for K–12: Secure AI Deployment & Google Workspace Admin Workshop
• Beyond the Breach: Strengthening Cybersecurity in Charter Schools
• Redefining the Classroom: AI, VR, Virtual Tutors, and Research from Harvard
• Artificial Intelligence Impact on Education: A Research Study
• Lessons from the Frontline of AI Tutors & Instructors: Benefits & Pitfalls for Self-Directed Student Learning
• Leading with Intelligence: Strategic Planning in the Age of AI

Schools & Leadership Strand Titles

• Beyond Compensation: Fostering a Culture Where Teachers Thrive and Stay
• The Great Reset: Getting the Train Back on Track
• Power Up Your Strategic Plan
• From Strategy to Results: Bringing the 4 Disciplines of Execution to K–12 Schools
• Bridging the Gap: Empowering First-Year Teachers and Enhancing Administrator Insight
• Are We Really Coaching? Unlocking Team Potential Through Transformative Coaching

Quality: Academics Strand Titles

• Designing Coherent School Support Systems to Drive Student Success
• An Immersive Approach to Problem-Based Learning
• Detracking Through Acceleration
• Partnership in Practice: Leveraging Advisory to Build Durable Skills, Foster Community, and Drive Academic Success
• Stories of Impact and Innovation: CSI School Leaders Share Unique Solutions to Common Challenges
• Learning Math, Leading Math: Building Content Knowledge for Instructional Impact

Hot Topics: Legal Strand Titles

• Colorado’s Evolving Accountability Landscape
• Title IX in Action: Preparing School Leaders for Compliance
• Parents Behaving Badly: Legal Insights on Disruptive Adult Behavior in Schools
• Mandated to Report: Colorado’s HB25-1188 and the Future of Child Abuse Reporting

Hot Topics: General

• Safeguarding Our Children: Awareness, Prevention, and Protection

Quality: School Models Strand Titles

• Elevating Early Childhood Careers: Training, Quality, and Growth
• Got Montessori? A Framework for Ensuring Model Fidelity & Organizational Sustainability
• Aligning Planning Efforts to Drive Charter School Success

Advocacy & Policy Strand Titles

• The 2026 Legislative Session: What’s Ahead for Colorado’s Public Charter Schools
• How to Win Friends and Influence Legislators: Making the Most of Legislator Visits to Your School
• Navigating Policy Shifts: Colorado Charter Leaders on What’s Next
• Teacher Leadership Advancing Policy and Practice for Student Success

Human Resources & Staffing Strand Titles

• Designing a Pathway to Licensure for Your Staff
• The Golden Thread: Aligning Competency-Based Hiring, Selection, and Evaluation for Administrators and Executive Directors
• POWR, Protections, and Pitfalls: Navigating Colorado’s Expanding Employment Laws in Charter Schools
• The Devil Is in the Change Management
• Solve Your Teacher Shortage: Turning Today’s Staff Into Tomorrow’s Teachers
• HR on a Shoestring: Tools for the One-Person Talent Shop

Operations, Funding & Facilities Strand Titles

• Funding School Safety: Practical Grant Strategies for Safer Charter Campuses
• Prospect Research: Finding Donors and Funders for Your School
• Beyond Bonds: Exploring Facility Financing Options for Charter Schools
• Smarter Operations: Automating Workflows with AI