Strong District Boards, Strong Authorizing: CACSA’s Board Training Initiative

1pm – 2.15pm MDT, 2 October 2026 ‐ 1 hour 15 mins

Room: Blake

Workshop Sessions

Learn about CACSA’s initiative, supported by Colorado Schools Fund, to equip school district boards with information and training on their charter authorizing role. This session will highlight the initiative’s approach to helping board members understand their responsibilities, ask informed questions, and make decisions that support strong authorizing practices from the Board level.

Speakers

Mackenzie Khan

Executive Director, Colorado Association of Charter School Authorizers

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Greg Hatcher

Vice President , Murmuration

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Mackenzie Khan

Executive Director, Colorado Association of Charter School Authorizers

Experienced Schools and Systems Director with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. Understanding of research methods and strong expertise in charter schools. Skilled in Event Planning, Customer Service, Strategic Planning, Public Speaking, and Microsoft Office. Strong education professional with a Doctor of Education - EdD focused in Educational Leadership and Administration, General from University of Colorado Denver.

Greg Hatcher

Vice President , Murmuration

Gregory is the Vice President of Partnerships at Murmuration. He is responsible for developing Murmuration’s partnership vision and strategy and ensuring that Murmuration has a strong, well-supported, and engaged national campaign and network partner portfolio. He leads a passionate team who works each day towards ensuring our campaign partners are developing robust and actionable plans, executing campaigns effectively, and achieving both their mission and campaign objectives while leveraging Murmuration’s data, tools and analytics.

Prior to joining Murmuration, Gregory served as the Chief External Affairs Officer at STRIVE Prep in Denver, and spent five years with Denver Public Schools leading the Public Affairs Team, lobbying and government relations strategy, and regional community engagement.

Gregory is a founding board member of the Colorado League of Charter Schools c4: CLCS Action, serves on the board of Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL), and is a founding board officer for the Black Capital Foundation in Colorado.