Event Materials: Slides and supporting documents

The presentation files and supporting materials are posted on this page. There are also links out to video for a few of the presentations.

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Friday, November 15

8:30 AM | Keynote: Dr. Terrence Roberts, Lessons from the Little Rock Nine - Video

9:40 AM | Demonstrating the Value of Reengaging Over-Age, Under-Credited Students - Video

Presentation File

• State Profiles for Disconnected Youth (zip)

10:50 AM | Incorporating At-Promise Students into Social Justice Agendas - Video

Presentation File, Part 1 
Presentation File, Part 2


1:10 PM | Providing Relevance for Over-Age, Under-Credited Students

Presentation File

2:10 PM | What Will It Take to Change the Conversation Among Funders

Presentation File


3:15 PM | Local Initiatives for Alternative Accountability

Presentation File

• Buckeye Community Hope Foundation (Ohio): Stakeholder Meeting Notes and Dropout Recovery Community School Report Card
  
• Chicago Public Schools: School Quality Rating Policy (2014-2015 School Year)
  
• Portland Public Schools: Process Summary and Accountability Goals
  

4:25 PM | Advanced Working Session on Alternative Education Accountability Goals

Presentation File


4:25 PM | Making the Most of Common Core

Presentation File

• Bookmarks
  

• Common Core Companion at a Glance
• Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects; Appendix B: Text Exemplars and Sample Performance Tasks
• Quick and Easy High School Reading Assessments
• SBAC: Initial Achievement Level Descriptors and College Content-Readiness Policy
• Which Words Matter?

SATURDAY, November 16

8:30 AM | The Authorizer's Perspective: NACSA Report

• Presentation File
  
• NACSA Report: Anecdotes Aren't Enough: An Evidence-Based Approach to Accountability for Alternative Charter Schools

9:00 AM | Upping Our Game: A National Repository

Presentation File

• TAKE THE SURVEY

10:30 AM | Advocating for Your Programs and Students

Presentation File

• Video: Dropout Recovery Week Resolution is Adopted in California

• Video: Welcome from Congressman Alan Lowenthal