DRAFT AGENDA
All sessions and meals to be at The Scottsdale Plaza Resort unless otherwise noted.
Summit Co-Sponsors
Alliance for School Choice, The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice
Summit Partners
Black Alliance for Educational Options, The Center for Education Reform, Goldwater Institute, Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options, Institute for Justice, The National Coalition of Latino Clergy & Christian Leaders
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
| 7:00- 9pm | Welcome Reception
Café/North Pool
| | 8:30 - 9:45pm | After Dinner Documentary Showing of Flunked
Hosted by Evergreen Freedom Foundation
Grande Ballroom C |
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| Wednesday, September 10, 2008 | 7:00am | Registration
Convention Desk
Technology Innovation Lab & Resource Room | | 7:30 - 8:00am | Breakfast
Terraza | | 8:00 - 10:00am | Plenary Session: Strategy
Grande Ballroom C, D - Scott Jensen, Alliance for School Choice
- Robert Enlow, The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice
- Matt Ladner, Goldwater Institute
 Download Presentation - Robyn Bagley, Parents for Choice in Education
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| | 10:15 - 11:45am | Concurrent Sessions: Polling & Messaging
Grande Ballroom C - Moderator: Paul DiPerna, The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice
Download Presentation - Wes Anderson, OnMessage Inc.
- Andrew Campanella, Alliance for School Choice
Education Data & Research
Grande Ballroom D - Moderator: Charles Hokanson, Alliance for School Choice
- Patrick Wolf, PhD, University of Arkansas
Download Presentation - Paul Peterson, Harvard University
| | 12:00 - 1:30pm | K-12 Education Reform Summit Opening Lunch
Terraza Introduction by Gerard Robinson, Black Alliance for Educational Options Dr. Howard Fuller, Black Alliance for Educational Options | | 1:45 - 2:15pm | Plenary Session: Show & Tell
Grande Ballroom C, D - Moderator: Robert Enlow, The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice
- Lance Izumi, Pacific Research Institute
- Lisa Snell, Reason Foundation
- Andrew Coulson, Cato Institute
- Gregory McGinity, The Broad Foundation
- Kara Hornung Kerwin, The Center for Education Reform
| | 2:30 - 3:30pm | Concurrent Sessions: Special Needs Scholarships
Grande Ballroom D - Moderator: Lori Drummer, Alliance for School Choice
- Ben Wallerstein, Dutko Worldwide
- Steve Hicks, Coalition of McKay Scholarship Schools
Using New Technologies to Advance K-12 Reform
Grande Ballroom C - Moderator: Liz Dreckman, Alliance for School Choice
- Derrell Bradford, E3
- Dan Lips, The Heritage Foundation
- Bridget Kelly, Slay & Associates, Children's Education Alliance of Missouri (CEAM)
| | 3:45 - 5:15pm | Plenary Session: Strategies for State Legislators
Grande Ballroom C, D - Moderator: Scott Jensen, Alliance for School Choice
Download Presentation - St Rep Jason Fields, Wisconsin
- St Rep David Casas, Georgia
| | 5:30 - 9:00pm | Closing Dinner Arizona BBQ hosted by the Goldwater Institute Pinnacle Peak Patio Steakhouse & Microbrewery Held off-site - busses depart at 5:30 from conference hotel | | 9:00 -10:30pm | After Dinner Reception Pinnacle Peak Patio Steakhouse & Microbrewery |
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| Thursday, September 11, 2008 | 9:00am - 12:00pm | Phoenix School Visits - The Arizona School for the Arts
- Millennium Worldwide Academy
- BASIS Schools
Busses leave the hotel at 9:15 am. Advance registration required. Contact Liz Dreckman, Alliance for School Choice (schoolchoicelady@cox.net) |
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