Alternative School Staff?
Workforce Development Board Member?
Opportunity Youth Advocate?
Out of School Youth Researcher?
Education Policy Maker?
There's the one event that brings all of these leaders together to share best practices and create networks to solve America's most intractable education issues - The Alternative Accountability Policy Forum.
The 2016 Alternative Accountability Policy Forum provides 28 sessions with over 40 presenters from all regions of the Country to discuss ways to improve services to "at promise" youth. Whether you work for a school, a local government, a state agency, or a think tank, you'll find sessions and experts with insight on how cutting edge policies improve outcomes in the field of working with opportunity youth.
Workforce Development Board Member?
Opportunity Youth Advocate?
Out of School Youth Researcher?
Education Policy Maker?
There's the one event that brings all of these leaders together to share best practices and create networks to solve America's most intractable education issues - The Alternative Accountability Policy Forum.
The 2016 Alternative Accountability Policy Forum provides 28 sessions with over 40 presenters from all regions of the Country to discuss ways to improve services to "at promise" youth. Whether you work for a school, a local government, a state agency, or a think tank, you'll find sessions and experts with insight on how cutting edge policies improve outcomes in the field of working with opportunity youth.
Here is a Sample of AAPF16 Conference Presenters
Tony Simmons

Deeper Learning -
Tony Simmons, High School for Recording Arts. Tony Simmons is the Executive Director of High School for Recording Arts in St. Paul, Minnesota and RAPSA Board Member. Learn how a focus on strategies to help students think critically, collaborate, do and make supports low-income former dropouts embrace challenge.
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Tony Simmons, High School for Recording Arts. Tony Simmons is the Executive Director of High School for Recording Arts in St. Paul, Minnesota and RAPSA Board Member. Learn how a focus on strategies to help students think critically, collaborate, do and make supports low-income former dropouts embrace challenge.
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Robert Sainz

The State of Disconnected Youth in Los Angles -
Robert Sainz, City of Los Angeles. Robert Sainz is the Assistant General Manager for Operations who was instrumental in developing Los Angeles' YouthSource System in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District. This cutting edge program impacts the lives of thousands of young people, creating opportunities for them to return to school, enter employment, and start careers.
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Robert Sainz, City of Los Angeles. Robert Sainz is the Assistant General Manager for Operations who was instrumental in developing Los Angeles' YouthSource System in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District. This cutting edge program impacts the lives of thousands of young people, creating opportunities for them to return to school, enter employment, and start careers.
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Jennifer DePaoli | Jennifer Brown Lerner

Building A Cohesive Voice for Alternative Accountability - Jennifer DePaoli, Civic Enterprises and Jennifer Brown Lerner, American Youth Policy Forum, Washington D.C. Participate in a conversation about developing state and federal policy to recognize the success of programs serving opportunity youth. DePaoli, a co-author of the annual Building a Grad Nation report, and Brown Lerner, Deputy Director of the American Youth Policy Forum, will be joined by other dropout recovery policy experts for an interactive discussion of how ESSA presents ground breaking opportunities for alternative accountability.

2016 PRESENTERS
For information about the other sessions and presenters, view the 2016 AAPF presenters page.
PRESENTERS
For information about the other sessions and presenters, view the 2016 AAPF presenters page.
PRESENTERS
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Reaching At-Promise Student Awards
Between August 1 and September 30 we will be accepting nominations for three awards that focus on the courage, vision and heart of reengaged students and the adults who serve them. We are encouraging nominations.
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Between August 1 and September 30 we will be accepting nominations for three awards that focus on the courage, vision and heart of reengaged students and the adults who serve them. We are encouraging nominations.
NOMINATE TODAY!
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