Breakout session topics include: Beyond Test Scores: Life Outcomes Associated with School Choice (Research Panel); a session on legal challenges and the Blaine amendment; a session featuring state legislators; a session on messaging and communications, a different view of grassroots advocacy session; and a session on interesting school models and overcoming policy hurdles in implementation. We have something for everyone.
Wednesday, May 1 (All times CENTRAL)
Time | Event |
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3:00 PM |
Registration Opens
Wright Ballroom Foyer
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4:15 - 5:15 PM |
Peer Consulting and Problem Solving Session
Facilitated by Halli Faulkner, AFC Policy Director Adler Room (2nd Floor)
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4:30 - 5:15 PM |
Q&A on Education Freedom Scholarships
Assistant Education Secretary Jim Blew and McKenzie Snow, Department of Education Maher
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5:15 - 6:15 PM |
Networking
Wright Foyer
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6:15 - 7:15 PM |
Opening Reception
Streeterville Terrace or Wright Foyer (weather dependent)
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7:30 - 9:00 PM |
Thursday, May 2
Time | Event |
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7:00 - 7:45 AM |
Gentle Morning Yoga
Sullivan Room B
Running Group
Meet in lobby
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8:00 - 9:00 AM |
Targeted Networking Breakfast
Wright Ballroom
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9:00 - 9:30 AM |
Opening General Session
Passing the School Choice Torch: a Trailblazer's Advice for Aspiring School Choice Activists Virginia Walden Ford and Walter Blanks Wright Ballroom
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9:30 AM - 9:55 AM |
Opening General Session Contined: A Conversation with Rebecca Friedrichs: a Trailblazer’s Advice for Empowering Teachers
Rebecca Friedrichs interviewed by AFC’s Kim Martinez Wright Ballroom
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10:00 - 11:00 AM |
Beyond Test Scores: Life Outcomes Associated with School Choice
Halli Faulkner, Dr. Patrick Wolf, Corey DeAngelis, Anna Egalite Sullivan A
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11:10 AM - 12:10 PM |
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12:15 - 1:45 PM |
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2:00 - 3:00 PM |
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2:00 - 3:00 PM |
MEDIA AND MESSAGING: WINNING STRATEGIES, PROVEN TACTICS, AND EMPOWERING VOICES FOR FREEDOM IN EDUCATION
Tommy Schultz, Chris Stewart, Kate Hardiman, Scott Kent, Jessica Koehn Sullivan C
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3:00 - 3:30 PM |
Coffee Break
Wright Foyer
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3:30 - 4:45 PM |
GETTING REAL ABOUT GRASSROOTS AND PARENT ADVOCACY
Darrell Allison, Robin Smalley, Kwan Graham, Keri Rodrigues Sullivan C
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4:45 - 5:45 PM |
A Conversation with Democrat Legislators
Moderator – Ann Duplessis Sullivan A
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6:00 - 7:00 PM |
Closing Reception
Wright Foyer
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7:00 - 8:30 PM |