The 18th Annual California Charter Schools Conference, held March 7-10, 2011, in San Diego, gathered more than 3000 charter leaders educators, advocates, parents and supporters, and featured:
- Rich content for charter school teachers, leaders and supporters. Select conference presentations are available online. If session materials are available they will be attached to the online session description; not all presenters post their materials.
- Special "Online Conference" sessions
- Keynote addresses by:
- Jed Wallace, President and CEO of the California Charter Schools Association (read a transcript)
- Salman Khan Founder, The Khan Academy
- Waiting for "Superman" Panel Discussion:
- Lesley Chillcott, Producer, Waiting for "Superman"
- Jay Matthews, Washington Post Education Reporter & Blogger
- Diane Tavenner, CEO Summit Public Schools
- Ref Rodriguez, Founder & Co-CEO at Partnerships to Uplift Communities
- Announcement of the recipients of the CCSA's Susan Steelman Bragato Scholarships
- Performances by the Guajome Park Academy Drumline and a troupe from Encore Junior / Senior High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.
- Families That Can Parent Summit (learn more about Families That Can)
Hart Vision Awards
The charter school movement is dependent upon the hard work of visionary founders, leaders, and authorizers, plus dedicated teachers and volunteers and inspired students. The Hart Vision Awards honor important contributions to California charter schools. CCSA is proud to share the honorees' stories with you. (Click to watch the videos)
- Charter Schools of the Year (co-winners)
- Charter School Teacher of the Year: Meredith Dadigan from Aspire Titan Academy (acceptance speech)
- Charter School Leader of the Year: Cameron Curry from Classical Academies (acceptance speech)
- Charter School Supporter of the Year: Richard Riordan, former California Secretary of Education and Mayor of Los Angeles (acceptance speech)
- Elected Official of the Year: Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles (acceptance speech)
- Charter School Volunteer of the Year: Brian Rogers from Lighthouse Community Charter School (acceptance speech)
- Charter School Authorizer of the Year: San Diego Unified School District (acceptance speech)
Media Coverage
Read the extensive media coverage of the conference and the Hart Vision Award winners here.