Agenda

3:00 PM

Registration Opens Wright Ballroom Foyer

4:15 - 5:15 PM

Peer Consulting and Problem Solving Session Facilitated by Halli Faulkner, AFC Policy Director Adler Room (2nd Floor)

5:15 - 6:15 PM

Networking Wright Foyer

6:15 - 7:15 PM

Opening Reception Streeterville Terrace or Wright Foyer (weather dependent)

7:30 - 9:00 PM

Opening Dinner Keynote Father Gregory Boyle, Founder, Homeboy Industries Wright Ballroom

7:00 - 7:45 AM

Gentle Morning Yoga Sullivan Room B

Running Group Meet in lobby

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Targeted Networking Breakfast Wright Ballroom

9:00 - 9:55 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

9:30 AM

Opening Session: A Conversation with Rebecca Friedrichs: a Trailblazer’s Advice for Empowering Teachers Rebecca Friedrichs interviewed by AFC’s Kim Martinez Wright Ballroom

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

11:10 AM - 12:10 PM

School Choice in the Courts Tim Keller, Eric M. Treene, Diana Verm Sullivan A

12:15 - 1:45 PM

Luncheon Keynote by Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent, Miami-Dade Public Schools Wright Ballroom

2:00 - 3:00 PM

Dynamic School Models Bruce Hermie, Scott Bess, Luma Mufleh, and Kathleen Porter-Magee Sullivan A

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

3:00 - 3:30 PM

Coffee Break Wright Foyer

3:30 - 4:45 PM

GETTING REAL ABOUT GRASSROOTS AND PARENT ADVOCACY Darrell Allison, Robin Smalley, Kwan Graham, Keri Rodrigues Sullivan C

4:45 - 5:45 PM

A Conversation with Democrat Legislators Moderator – Ann Duplessis Sullivan A

6:00 - 7:00 PM

Closing Reception Wright Foyer

7:00 - 8:30 PM

Closing Dinner Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Wright Ballroom