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Interactive Attractions
Thursday 27 February
12.15pm – 1.15pm
Drone Soccer Tournament

Interactive Attractions

2.30pm – 3pm
Drone Soccer Tournament Finale

Interactive Attractions

4pm – 5pm
Drone Soccer Demos

Interactive Attractions

Friday 28 February
11am – 12pm
BuyQ Podcast Taping

Interactive Attractions


Advocacy & Policy
Thursday 27 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(1) Every Voice: Charter School Board Members and Leaders on the Importance of Advocacy

Advocacy & Policy

11am – 12pm
(2) The 2025 Legislative Session: What's Ahead for Colorado's Public Charter Schools

Advocacy & Policy

1.30pm – 2.30pm
(3) Teacher Leadership in Action: Driving Policy Solutions for Equity and Student Success

Advocacy & Policy


Authorizers
Thursday 27 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(114) Strategies for Engaging New and Emerging Authorizers

Authorizers

11am – 12pm
(115) CACSA All Membership Meeting & Authorizer Lunch

Authorizers

1.30pm – 2.30pm
(116) CACSA Authorizing Tools & Resources Workshop

Authorizers

Friday 28 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(40) The Power of a Positive District Partnership

Authorizers

11am – 12pm
(117) Exploring the Role of AI in Charter School Authorizing: Possibilities & Challenges

Authorizers

1.30pm – 2.30pm
(109) Fostering Innovation: Flexible Authorizing for Unique Schools and Measures

Authorizers


Boards and Governance
Thursday 27 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(44) Unlocking Leadership Potential: A Comprehensive Evaluation Tool for Board Members to Support School Leaders

Board & Governance

11am – 12pm
(45) Sustainable Charter Schools: Charter Board Responsibilities

Board & Governance

1.30pm – 2.30pm
(46) How To Pass the Baton Without Dropping It

Board & Governance


Enrollment & Communications
Friday 28 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(49) Video Content Made Easy!

Enrollment, Community, Communications

11am – 12pm
(50) Attracting Latino Families to Charter Schools

Enrollment, Community, Communications

1pm – 3pm
(113) Connect Cohort Meeting (details to come)

Enrollment, Community, Communications


Hot Topics
Thursday 27 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(108) Workforce Development and Partnerships in Charter Schools

Hot Topics

(55) Executive Function: the Foundation of it All

Hot Topics

1.30pm – 2.30pm
(57) Transforming Your Procurement Operations in Four Phases

Hot Topics

Friday 28 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(111) Explaining the Increase in Discrimination and Harassment Complaints in Charter Shools

Hot Topics

11am – 12pm
(56) Innovative Practices for Whole School Wellness - School Leader Panel

Hot Topics

1.30pm – 2.30pm
(58) AI's Impact on Education: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Path Forward

Hot Topics

(112) Harnessing Data to Evaluate Efficacy for Science Resources

Hot Topics


Human Resources & Staff
Thursday 27 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(110) High Stakes Investigations

Human Resources & Staff

11am – 12pm
(65) The New Why of DEI

Human Resources & Staff

1.30pm – 2.30pm
(66) Implementing Professional Learning to Build Capacity for Your Staff

Human Resources & Staff

Friday 28 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(67) Empowering Talent: Reducing Turnover and Enhancing Employee Performance

Human Resources & Staff

11am – 12pm
(33) Enough is Never Too Much: Designing Effective Student Supports through MTSS

Human Resources & Staff

1.30pm – 2.30pm
(64) Recruitment Supports and Strategies

Human Resources & Staff


Operations, Funding, Facilities
Thursday 27 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(80) What is the State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grant and How Can It Benefit My School?

Operations, Funding, & Facilities

11am – 12pm
(81) From Eligibility to Application: Colorado BEST Grant

Operations, Funding, & Facilities

1.30pm – 2.30pm
(82) The Threat of Rising Benefit Cost to School Budgets

Operations, Funding, & Facilities

Friday 28 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(83) Roadmap to Rating: Strategies for Climbing the Credit Ladder

Operations, Funding, & Facilities

11am – 12pm
(84) From Dreams to Occupancy: Planning, Financing and Building a School

Operations, Funding, & Facilities

1.30pm – 2.30pm
(85) From death grip to freedom, shifting the paradigm of the traditional insurance model.

Operations, Funding, & Facilities


School Leadership
Thursday 27 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(93) From Turnaround to Lasting Performance- Partnerships that build the Build Capacity for Real Change

Schools & Leadership

1.30pm – 2.30pm
(95) The Power of Small: Teacher-Led, Community-Embedded Montessori Micro-Schools

Schools & Leadership

Friday 28 February
11am – 12pm
(96) Defining your Voice, Values and Vision as an Authentic Leader

Schools & Leadership

1.30pm – 2.30pm
(94) Middle School Matters: Are you the next School to Watch?

Schools & Leadership


Quality: Academics
Thursday 27 February
11am – 12pm
(7) From Insights to Impact: Applying Science to Enhance Tier 1 Practices

Quality: Academics

1.30pm – 2.30pm
(8) Rethinking Student Behavior: Therapeutic Reconciliation as a Framework for Healing

Quality: Academics

Friday 28 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(9) Collaborate, Create, Conquer: Harnessing OERColorado for Innovative Learning

Quality: Academics

11am – 12pm
(10) How Innovative Schools Are Addressing Social Media, Tech, and Current Events

Quality: Academics


Quality: Career Readiness  
Thursday 27 February
1.30pm – 2.30pm
(26) How Every Student Could Graduate With In-Demand Career Credentials

Quality: Career Readiness

Friday 28 February
1.30pm – 2.30pm
(25) Credit-Less Diploma: How Competencies Drive Equity and Access

Quality: Career Readiness


Quality: Math and Reading
Friday 28 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(28) Solving Our Math Achievement Problem = Access To Grade Level Content Even When Students Struggle

Quality: Math & Reading

11am – 12pm
(29) Transforming Literacy Outcomes Through the Science of Reading and Systemic Change

Quality: Math & Reading


Quality: Special Education
Thursday 27 February
8.30am – 9.30am
(24) Building Purpose-Driven Pathways: Preparing Colorado Students For the Future of Work

Quality: Special Education

11am – 12pm
(34) Hiding in Plain Sight: Culturally Linguistically Diverse Gifted and Twice Exceptional Learners

Quality: Special Education