Events

The Center for Charter Schools is pleased to provide a broad range of professional development sessions for the board members, administrators and key staff of schools authorized by Central Michigan University. Below please find event descriptions and convenient event registration options.

Please direct any questions to The Center at Events@TheCenterForCharters.org or (989) 774-2100.

For information and materials from past events, scroll down or click here.

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Calendar of Upcoming Events

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TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2012

Board Development Series

Measuring for Success  - SE Michigan Session

Check in and Networking at 6:00 p.m.
Dinner and Presentation at 6:30 p.m.
Sheraton Hotel - Detroit/Novi
21111 Haggerty Road, Novi, Michigan 48375

The Center for Charter Schools at Central Michigan University Cordially Invites You to Attend "Measuring for Success"; The Center's Annual Presentation of Academic Performance Reports And the Data and Metrics Used to Produce Them.

Registration Required

Please Register, No Later Than June 19, 2012

Click Here to register for this event.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2012

Board Development Series

Measuring for Success  - Mid Michigan Session

Check in and Networking at 6:00 p.m.
Dinner and Presentation at 6:30 p.m.
Lexington Lansing Hotel
925 South Creyts Road, Lansing, Michigan 48917

The Center for Charter Schools at Central Michigan University Cordially Invites You to Attend "Measuring for Success"; The Center's Annual Presentation of Academic Performance Reports And the Data and Metrics Used to Produce Them.

Registration Required

Please Register, No Later Than June 19, 2012

Click Here to register for this event.

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Calendar of Past Events

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012

Board Development Series

Creating Great School Cultures

Check in and Networking at 6:00 p.m.
Dinner and Presentation at 6:30 p.m.
International Ballroom at the JW Marriott Grand Rapids
235 Louis Street NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Educational entrepreneur and author Samuel Casey Carter is one of the nations’s most recognized experts on school governance and culture.

Carter is the author of “No Excuses: Lessons from 21 High-Performing, High-Poverty Schools” and “On Purpose: How Great School Cultures Form Strong Character”, two works that closely examine best practices and character-building among successful schools. He has also edited three additional books and written pieces fratured in nearly 200 newspapers and magazines.

Carter has served as president of CfBT USA, the U.S. Affiliate of an international nonprofit dedicated to education improvement across the globe, and he is the former president of National Heritage Academies, a Grand Rapids-based educational management company operating more than 70 schools throughout the U.S. Additionally, he held key postions at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt as the company’s head of global corporate social responsibility, and as executive director of the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Foundation.

Carter earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and mathematics from St. John’s College in Maryland and a master’s degree in philosophy from the Catholoc University of America. He also studied theology and biblical languages at the University of Oxford.

Click Here for Available Documents from the event.   

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TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2012

New Board Member Orientation

Check in and Networking at 5:45 p.m.
Dinner and Presentation at 6 p.m.
Tango's Restuarnt Westin Southfield Hotels
1500 Town Center, Southfield, MI 48075

New Board Member Orientation Sessions are designed to provide newly appointed board members with information and resources needed to begin effectively serving their schools from their very first board meeting. They also provide an opportunity for participants to meet members of other Central Michigan University (CMU) authorized school boards.

A representative of The Center for Charter Schools' leadership team will lead the dinner discussion of CMU's philosophy in chartering schools and the transformational impact that they can make on the lives of the students and families they serve. The University's role as an authorizer and its expectations of charter public school boards and board members will also be discussed.

Though primarily designed to orient newly appointed board members, more experienced board members are also welcome to attend.

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TUESDAY, March 27, 2012

Administrative Development Series

Pursuing Excellence: Understanding and Explaining Academic Data

Check in and Continental Breakfast at 9:15a.m.
Work Session I at 9:30 a.m.
Networking Lunch served at 11:30 a.m.
Work Session II at 12:30 p.m.
Program Concludes at 2:30 p.m.
DoubleTree Hotel and Conference Center - Novi
42100 Crescent Blvd., Novi, Michigan 48375 

Following highly positive reviews of their first ADS appearance, Mark Weinberg and Dr. Michael Lance are back to build upon the success of their previous data-focused session.

At the March session of the ADS, Mark and Michael will present both the morning and afternoon workshops, combining small group work, role play and group discussion to enhance participants' ability to read and interpret academic data, and to explain it to their boards and staff.

Eligible participants will receive .4 SB-CEU for this session.

Click Here for Available Documents from the event.

 

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2012

Board Development Series

Getting It Done: Leading Academic Success

Check in and Networking at 6:00 p.m.
Dinner and Presentation at 6:30 p.m.
Doubletree by Hilton Detroit Downtown - Fort Shelby
525 West Lafayette Blvd, Detroit, MI 48226

The Center for Charter Schools is pleased to present respected co-authors Karin Chenoweth and Christina Theokas for an inspiring and informative session based on their most recent Harvard Education Press published collaboration, Getting It Done: Leading Academic Success in Unexpected Schools.

Following the success of Chenoweth's previous works, It's Being Done: Urgent Lessons from Unexpected Schools and How It's Being Done: Academic Success in Unexpected Schools, Dr. Douglas B. Reeves, founder of the Leadership and Learning Center, describes Getting It Done as "... an astonishing combination of detailed evidence and nuanced insight ... a blueprint for leaders of our most challenging schools."

Click Here to view the PowerPoint presentation from this event.

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Board Development Series

A Fiscal Perspective: Putting the Numbers into Context

Check in and Networking at 6:00 p.m.
Dinner and Presentation at 6:30 p.m.
The Lexington Lansing Hotel and Conference Center
925 South Creyts Road Lansing, Michigan 48917

At the close of the 2010-2011 school year, The Center for Charter Schools presented boards with the first part of its new, three-part Performance Suite – the Academic Performance Report. This fall, that publication was followed by the Operational Performance Report.

The February BDS session will be devoted to the introduction and overview of the third and final part of the suite, the Fiscal Performance Report. Just as the first two publications provided insight and context to the myriad data and information in each of their topic areas, the Fiscal Performance Report will put each school’s financial data into context and perspective.

This will be followed by briefing on the impact of legislative changes made to the school code that took affect January 1.

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012

New Board Member Orientation

Check in and Networking at 5:45 p.m.
Dinner and Presentation at 6 p.m.
Butch's, Holland
44 East 8th Street, Holland, MI 49423

New Board Member Orientation Sessions are designed to provide newly appointed board members with information and resources needed to begin effectively serving their schools from their very first board meeting. They also provide an opportunity for participants to meet members of other Central Michigan University (CMU) authorized school boards.

A representative of The Center for Charter Schools' leadership team will lead the dinner discussion of CMU's philosophy in chartering schools and the transformational impact that they can make on the lives of the students and families they serve. The University's role as an authorizer and its expectations of charter public school boards and board members will also be discussed.

Though primarily designed to orient newly appointed board members, more experienced board members are also welcome to attend.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2011

Board Development Series

Boards Impacting Academic Achievement: The Lighthouse Inquiry
Check in and Networking at 6:00 p.m.
Dinner and Presentation at 6:30 p.m.
The Lexington Lansing Hotel and Conference Center
925 South Creyts Road Lansing, Michigan 48917

Studies have shown that some teachers, some schools and some curricula and instructional methods generate higher student achievement than others — in some cases, dramatically higher. The Lighthouse Inquiry was one of the first studies to examine school board/superintendent teams in districts where schools generated unusually high achievement and compare them to ones in districts where schools have consistently generated unusually low levels of achievement. Its goal was to produce results that would serve as a "lighthouse" to guide other school boards in their efforts to improve student achievement.

Join Margaret “Meg” Hackett of the Thrun Law Firm and the passionate professionals from The Center for Charter Schools for a presentation and discussion of the findings of The Lighthouse Inquiry.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2011

Administrative Development Series

School Improvement: Striving for Excellence

Check in and Continental Breakfast at 9:15 A.M.
Work Session I at 9:30 A.M.
DoubleTree Hotel and Conference Center
42100 Crescent Blvd., Novi, Michigan 48375

This first iteration of the ADS included tow powerful school improvement focused work sessions. The morning discussion covered a leader's role in creating an environment that encourages and inspires excellence in staff and student performance, while the aftenoon session focused on student-data use practices that improve academic outcomes.

Eligible participants recieved .3 SB-CEU credit.

Click Here for Available Documents from the event.

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