Workshop Title

Number of Responses

School

%

Professional/ Technical

%

Administration

%

Other

%

Workshops with >10 responses

Accountability Plans Created by Charters: The Colorado Model

24

16

67%

4

17%

3

13%

1

4%

Accreditation in Charter Schools

13

10

77%

1

8%

1

8%

1

8%

Alternative Approaches to Teacher Certification and Evaluation in Charter Schools

25

19

76%

1

4%

1

4%

4

16%

Arizona’s Charter School Program: An Overview And Discussion Of Its Developments And Emerging Issues

11

5

45%

1

9%

2

18%

3

27%

Associations

16

10

63%

3

19%

3

19%

Avoiding Burnout: Leadership Strategies for Succeeding over the Long-Haul

28

19

68%

3

11%

6

21%

Building Better Governance

80

55

69%

3

4%

3

4%

19

24%

Building Positive Relations With Charter Granting Entities

20

9

45%

1

5%

5

25%

5

25%

CDFI - Community Dev. Finance Institutions

22

16

73%

1

5%

5

23%

Charter School Finance: The Results of Recent Studies

22

13

59%

1

5%

3

14%

5

23%

Charter School for At-Risk Populations

47

35

74%

5

11%

7

15%

Charter Schools and The IRS: A Guide to Gaining Non-profit Status

15

10

67%

2

13%

1

7%

2

13%

Communicating the Success of Your School

28

22

79%

1

4%

5

18%

Comprehensive School Reform: External Technical Assistance and Federal Support for Changing Whole Schools

81

56

69%

5

6%

3

4%

17

21%

Connecting Charter School and Other Public Schools

37

15

41%

5

14%

6

16%

11

30%

Contracting with Education Management Companies in Charter Schools

25

11

44%

1

4%

4

16%

9

36%

Creating Charter Schools with Diverse Students – Multiracial Charter Schools

39

27

69%

3

8%

3

8%

6

15%

Creating Disciplined Environments and Appropriate Policies

58

51

88%

1

2%

6

10%

Curriculum Development Fellowships: The Council For Basic Education Projects

15

14

93%

1

7%

Educating a Broad Constituency About Charter Schools

29

21

72%

2

7%

6

21%

Evaluation

28

16

57%

1

4%

5

18%

6

21%

Facilities 101

27

16

59%

1

4%

3

11%

7

26%

Facilities 301

44

30

68%

3

7%

2

5%

9

20%

Federal Start-up Grants

31

13

42%

3

10%

8

26%

7

23%

Federal Technical Assistance Resources

22

12

55%

5

23%

4

18%

1

5%

Financial Planning

15

11

73%

1

7%

3

20%

Fundraising

34

23

68%

5

15%

3

9%

3

9%

Gathering Resources: Entrepreneurial Leadership

64

49

77%

7

11%

4

6%

4

6%

General Admissions, Recruitment and Lotteries

37

23

62%

2

5%

9

24%

3

8%

Innovative Pedagogy in Charter Schools, Session #1

28

26

93%

2

7%

Lessons For Charter Schools To Take From Previous Education Reforms

39

29

74%

2

5%

8

21%

Limited English Proficient (LEP) Issues in Charter Schools

28

16

57%

4

14%

8

29%

Meeting Leadership Needs for Beginning Schools: Two Model Programs

12

9

75%

3

25%

Meeting the Equity Challenge in Charter Schools

25

11

44%

5

20%

9

36%

Parental Involvement in Charter Schools: Dreams, Dilemmas, and Decisions

47

37

79%

4

9%

6

13%

Partnerships: Business/Employer-Linked Charter Schools: Redefining Public Education for a New Era

36

21

58%

1

3%

6

17%

8

22%

Partnerships: Museums and Community Resources

19

13

68%

6

32%

Policymakers

20

11

55%

1

5%

3

15%

5

25%

Portfolios In Charter Schools

21

17

81%

4

19%

Project-Based Learning

23

22

96%

1

4%

Public Responsibilities of Charter Schools: Maintaining Non-Sectarian Nature of Charter Schools/and Considering the Conversion of Private Schools

11

3

27%

3

27%

4

36%

1

9%

Reaching Out: Charter School Strategies for Influencing the Traditional Public School System

16

9

56%

4

25%

1

6%

2

13%

Residential Schools and Charters for Homeless Students

11

4

36%

1

9%

2

18%

4

36%

Ripple Effects: Emerging Relationships Between Charter Schools and the Districts That Surround Them

24

9

38%

2

8%

8

33%

5

21%

Setting up the Business Office of a Charter School

20

14

70%

1

5%

5

25%

Social Services

19

16

84%

3

16%

Special Education and Charters

145

91

63%

8

6%

29

20%

17

12%

Stages of Charter School Development

14

3

21%

7

50%

3

21%

1

7%

Standards and Assessment Workshop: Aligning Curriculum, Standards and Assessments

135

96

71%

13

10%

8

6%

18

13%

Standards and Experiential Education: Students’ Perspective

14

11

79%

1

7%

2

14%

State Team Meetings

21

19

90%

1

5%

1

5%

Strategic Planning

30

24

80%

6

20%

Strategies for Success in the Rural School

16

13

81%

1

6%

1

6%

1

6%

Strategies for Success in Urban Settings

33

28

85%

2

6%

3

9%

Technology: Innovative Uses – Session #1

57

51

89%

4

7%

2

4%

Technology: Planning and Paying For It

33

27

82%

2

6%

4

12%

Three Models for Chartering Agencies

12

3

25%

6

50%

3

25%

Title I

31

22

71%

6

19%

3

10%

Number of workshops with >10 responses

Workshops with <10 responses

Considering Dissemination Grants

9

7

78%

1

11%

1

11%

Charter School Inspection, British Style: A New Approach in Massachusetts

9

6

67%

3

33%

Ensuring Quality in Charter Schools

6

4

67%

2

33%

Healthy Eating—School Nutrition Programs

5

4

80%

1

20%

Teacher-Coop

4

3

75%

1

25%

Outreach Efforts To Include Diverse Communities In Charter Schools

4

1

25%

2

50%

1

25%

Partnerships: Higher Education

3

1

33%

1

33%

1

33%

What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Opened

2

1

50%

1

50%

Deregulation Versus Non Regulation: Finding Balance and Accountability

1

1

100%

Closing Session

1

1

100%

Networking Breakfast

1

1

100%

Public Service Charter Schools

1

1

100%

Charter School Researchers

0

Charter Schools Website Feedback

0

Feedback Session/Focus Group – Federal Program Guidance

0

SEA Coordinators of Charter Programs

0

Technology Demonstration: Ask Eric And Other On-line Resources

0

Those Planning New Charter Schools

0

Using Private Capital for Charter School Facilities

0

Number of workshops with <10 responses

Workshop Title

Number of ratings

Exclnt

V. good

Good

Fair

Poor

% Exclnt or V. Good

% Fair or Poor

Workshops with >10 responses

Accountability Plans Created by Charters: The Colorado Model

24

4

13

4

3

71%

13%

Accreditation in Charter Schools

11

2

2

6

1

36%

9%

Alternative Approaches to Teacher Certification and Evaluation in Charter Schools

25

18

5

1

1

92%

4%

Associations

16

8

8

100%

Avoiding Burnout: Leadership Strategies for Succeeding over the Long-Haul

26

20

4

1

1

92%

4%

Building Better Governance

77

33

32

9

2

1

84%

4%

Building Positive Relations With Charter Granting Entities

19

4

11

1

3

79%

16%

CDFI - Community Dev. Finance Institutions

20

8

8

3

1

80%

5%

Charter School Finance: The Results of Recent Studies

22

4

5

10

3

41%

14%

Charter School for At-Risk Populations

44

9

21

6

5

3

68%

18%

Charter Schools and The IRS: A Guide to Gaining Non-profit Status

15

9

5

1

93%

Communicating the Success of Your School

25

10

9

5

1

76%

4%

Comprehensive School Reform: External Technical Assistance and Federal Support for Changing Whole Schools

78

26

35

12

5

78%

6%

Connecting Charter School and Other Public Schools

37

11

13

9

3

1

65%

11%

Contracting with Education Management Companies in Charter Schools

25

14

9

1

1

92%

4%

Creating Charter Schools with Diverse Students – Multiracial Charter Schools

40

25

8

7

83%

Creating Disciplined Environments and Appropriate Policies

53

12

19

14

5

3

58%

15%

Curriculum Development Fellowships: The Council For Basic Education Projects

15

5

6

4

73%

Educating a Broad Constituency About Charter Schools

26

6

16

4

85%

Evaluation

27

7

12

4

4

70%

15%

Facilities 101

26

3

12

11

58%

Facilities 301

43

15

19

7

2

79%

5%

Federal Start-up Grants

29

3

8

9

4

5

38%

31%

Federal Technical Assistance Resources

21

10

6

4

1

76%

5%

Financial Planning

15

12

3

100%

Fundraising

35

9

13

7

3

3

63%

17%

Gathering Resources: Entrepreneurial Leadership

61

28

23

6

4

84%

7%

General Admissions, Recruitment and Lotteries

36

17

12

5

2

81%

6%

Innovative Pedagogy in Charter Schools, Session #1

27

7

16

4

85%

Lessons For Charter Schools To Take From Previous Education Reforms

38

18

12

6

1

1

79%

5%

Limited English Proficient (LEP) Issues in Charter Schools

28

11

11

5

1

79%

4%

Meeting Leadership Needs for Beginning Schools: Two Model Programs

12

5

4

1

2

75%

17%

Meeting the Equity Challenge in Charter Schools

24

12

8

4

83%

Parental Involvement in Charter Schools: Dreams, Dilemmas, and Decisions

45

15

17

9

3

1

71%

9%

Partnerships: Business/Employer-Linked Charter Schools: Redefining Public Education for a New Era

36

10

15

8

2

1

69%

8%

Partnerships: Museums and Community Resources

17

8

7

2

88%

Policymakers

18

1

7

4

3

3

44%

33%

Portfolios In Charter Schools

19

11

7

1

95%

Project-Based Learning

22

8

7

5

1

1

68%

9%

Public Responsibilities of Charter Schools: Maintaining Non-Sectarian Nature of Charter Schools/and Considering the Conversion of Private Schools

11

3

5

3

73%

Reaching Out: Charter School Strategies for Influencing the Traditional Public School System

14

5

5

1

2

1

71%

21%

Ripple Effects: Emerging Relationships Between Charter Schools and the Districts That Surround Them

24

10

9

5

79%

Setting up the Business Office of a Charter School

17

5

2

6

3

1

41%

24%

Social Services

19

3

8

5

1

2

58%

16%

Special Education and Charters

137

29

58

32

16

2

64%

13%

Stages of Charter School Development

13

5

6

1

1

85%

8%

Standards and Assessment Workshop: Aligning Curriculum, Standards and Assessments

136

56

46

19

10

5

75%

11%

Standards and Experiential Education: Students’ Perspective

14

8

4

1

1

86%

7%

State Team Meetings

20

15

4

1

95%

Strategic Planning

30

13

10

5

2

77%

7%

Strategies for Success in the Rural School

16

2

9

4

1

69%

6%

Strategies for Success in Urban Settings

32

14

11

5

2

78%

6%

Technology: Innovative Uses – Session #1

53

24

16

10

3

75%

6%

Technology: Planning and Paying For It

32

13

13

5

1

81%

3%

Three Models for Chartering Agencies

12

3

4

4

1

58%

8%

Title I

31

2

6

13

8

2

26%

32%

Number of workshops with >10 responses

Workshops with <10 Responses

Arizona’s Charter School Program: An Overview And Discussion Of Its Developments And Emerging Issues

10

4

3

1

1

1

70%

20%

Charter School Inspection, British Style: A New Approach in Massachusetts

9

3

6

100%

Charter School Researchers

Charter Schools Website Feedback

Closing Session

1

1