Annual Conference 2025

Thank you for joining us at the 2025 Colorado Charter Schools Annual Conference! We hope you left feeling inspired and equipped with valuable insights to bring back to your charter community.

As a follow-up, we want to ensure you can access session materials shared by presenters.

📂 How to Access Workshop Resources

Via the Mobile App:
1️⃣ Click on the Schedule tab.
2️⃣ Select the session you’d like to view materials for.
3️⃣ Scroll down to the Resources section.
4️⃣ Open the documents uploaded for that session.

📌 See the attached screenshot for reference.

Via Web App:
🔗 Event Web App using this link.
Enter your email address to log in. Under Plan Your Event, select Schedule, and follow the same steps as above.

Thursday 27 February

9am – 9.30am

Author Meet & Greet: Diane Sweeney

Interactive Attractions

Annual Conference 2025

Author Meet & Greet: Diane Sweeney

Picture Perfect: Complimentary Headshots

Author Meet & Greet: Meryl Faulkner & Robin Greene

Drone Soccer Tournament

Author Meet & Greet: Lawrence Epps

Drone Soccer Tournament Finale

Drone Soccer Demos

Author Meet & Greet: Peggy Downs & Aaron Griffin

Author Meet & Greet: Jessica LeNeave & Ken Schuetz

Picture Perfect: Complimentary Headshots

(127) LIVE Podcast Taping - Leadership Lessons from the Largest Charter School Executive Community

Author Meet & Greet: Juliana Tapper

(138) Melding marketing & technology for charter schools & their families.

Scholastic Esports "Show Match"

(140) Pathways to STEM Careers: Getting Girls in the Game

Happy Hour Esports Demos

(144) Melding marketing & technology for charter schools & their families.

(147) Gamification, Immersive and Interactive Learning: Ideas to Grow Your Program

(148) Touch & Transform: Making Learning Interactive with myViewBoard

(1) Every Voice: The Impact of Grassroots Advocacy in Charter Schools

(2) The 2025 Legislative Session: What's Ahead for Colorado's Public Charter Schools

(3) Teacher Leadership in Action: Driving Policy Solutions for Equity and Student Success

(124) Knowing When and How to Intervene

(114) Strategies for Engaging New and Emerging Authorizers

(123) State of Charter School Authorizing

(115) CACSA All Membership Meeting & Authorizer Lunch

(40) The Power of a Positive District Partnership

(117) Exploring the Role of AI in Charter School Authorizing: Possibilities & Challenges

(109) Fostering Innovation: Flexible Authorizing for Unique Schools and Measures

(44) Unlocking Leadership Potential: A Comprehensive Evaluation Tool for Board Members to Support School Leaders

(45) Sustainable Charter Schools: Charter Board Responsibilities

(121) The Grant Recipients’ Roundtable: Key Lessons and Highlights from the Colorado Charter School Program Grant (CSP)

(122) Understanding Allowable Costs in the Federal CSP Grant

(49) Video Content Made Easy!

(50) Attracting Latino Families to Charter Schools

(113) Partners in Communication: Charter Schools and Authorizers Working as One

(108) Workforce Development and Partnerships in Charter Schools

(55) Executive Function: the Foundation of it All

(57) Transforming Your Procurement Operations in Four Phases

(56) Innovative Practices for Whole School Wellness - School Leader Panel

(58) AI's Impact on Education: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Path Forward

(112) Neuroscience of Learning: Harnessing Data to Evaluate Efficacy for Science Resources

Hot Topics: Legal

(141) Get the Facts on Recent Federal Actions: What Schools Need to Know

(111) Explaining the Increase in Discrimination and Harassment Complaints in Charter Shools

(120) Legal Panel from the Experts: Hall and Bethke

(110) High Stakes Investigations

(65) The New Why of DEI

(66) Implementing Professional Learning to Build Capacity for Your Staff

(67) Empowering Talent: Reducing Turnover and Enhancing Employee Performance

(33) Enough is Never Too Much: Designing Effective Student Supports through MTSS

(64) Recruitment Supports and Strategies

(80) What is the State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grant and How Can It Benefit My School?

(83) Roadmap to Rating: Strategies for Climbing the Credit Ladder

(81) From Eligibility to Application: Colorado BEST Grant

(82) Group Health Insurance: Navigating Coming Changes with Confidence

(146) Colorado Charter School’s Preschool Landscape and Universal Pre-K

(84) From Dreams to Occupancy: Planning, Financing and Building a School

(85) From death grip to freedom, shifting the paradigm of the traditional insurance model.

(93) From Turnaround to Lasting Performance- Partnerships that build the Build Capacity for Real Change

(8) Rethinking Student Behavior: Therapeutic Reconciliation as a Framework for Healing

(95) The Power of Small: Teacher-Led, Community-Embedded Montessori Micro-Schools

(133) Engaging alumni as powerful advocates for student-centered policy

(96) Defining your Voice, Values and Vision as an Authentic Leader

(94) Middle School Matters: Are you the next School to Watch?

(125) Solving Digital Access and Security Issues in Your Schools

(139) Bolster Your Ed Tech Strategy, Involve Partners and Subject Matter Experts as Allies

(126) HACKED: Safeguarding K-12 Data Security Against Emerging Cyber Threats

(134) You Received a Grant; Now What? Manage, Procure, and Track Grants Funds for Sustainability and Student Achievement

(132) Winning the Enrollment Game: Data-Driven Strategies for Charters

(130) How St. Vrain Valley School District Transformed Their Employee Health Benefits

(129) From Burnout to Breakthrough: HR Solutions to Retain Teachers, Reduce Burden, and Revitalize Culture

(150) Anatomy of Crisis Over Coffee

(135) Esports in Colorado: Research, Mental Health and Wellness

(128) Innovative Solutions for Education: Connect, Protect, Excel

(7) From Insights to Impact: Applying Science to Enhance Tier 1 Practices

(9) Collaborate, Create, Conquer: Harnessing OERColorado for Innovative Learning

(10) How Innovative Schools Are Addressing Social Media, Tech, and Current Events

(26) How Every Student Could Graduate With In-Demand Career Credentials