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March 1999 Documents and Materials
Accountability
- Colorado League of Charter Schools' Accountability and Evaluation Proposal From the session "Accountability Plans Created by Charters: The Colorado Model."
- Chicago Charter School Accountability Documents -- PDF From the session "Three Models for Chartering Agencies." (downloading PDF files requires Adobe Acrobat Reader available free at http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html)
- Ensuring Quality in Charter Schools -- Text The complete transcript of the session "Ensuring Quality in Charter Schools."
- Ensuring Quality in Charter Schools -- Video The complete video of the session "Ensuring Quality in Charter Schools."(In order to see the video you must use Windows Media Player available free at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer/default.asp)
Federal Resources & Materials
- Student Panel from the 1999 National Charter School Conference Opening Session -- Text The transcript of charter school student panel moderated by Joe Nathan during the opening session of the conference.
- 1999 National Charter School Conference Opening Session -- Video The complete video of the opening session of the conference. (In order to see the video you must use Windows Media Player available free at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer/default.asp)
- President Bill Clinton's Remarks at the 1999 Conference -- Text The text of President Clinton's welcoming remarks at the the opening session of the conference.
- President Bill Clinton's Remarks at the 1999 Conference -- Video The video of President Clinton's welcoming remarks at the opening session of the conference. (In order to see the video you must use Windows Media Player available free at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer/default.asp)
- U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley's Speech at the 1999 Conference -- Text The text of Secretary Riley's speech at the keynote luncheon.
- Keynote Luncheon: Introductions and address by U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley -- Text The complete transcript of Secretary Riley's speech, including introductions by Judith Johnson, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and Bob DeBoer, New Vision Charter School.
- Keynote Luncheon: Introductions and address by U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley -- Video The complete video of Secretary Riley's speech, including introductions by Judith Johnson, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and Bob DeBoer, New Vision Charter School. (In order to see the video you must use Windows Media Player available free at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer/default.asp)
Finance & Facilities
- Illinois Facilities Fund Charter School Loan Fund From the session "Financing Charter School Facilities Through Community Development Financial Institutions."
- Community Capital: Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) From the session "Financing Charter School Facilities Through Community Development Financial Institutions."
- The National Cooperative Bank From the session "Financing Charter School Facilities Through Community Development Financial Institutions."
- Paying for the Charter Schoolhouse: A Policy Agenda for Charter School Facilities Finance From the session "Facilities 101: Getting Something That Works."
Leadership & Governance
- What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Opened -- Text The complete transcript of the session "What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Opened."
- What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Opened -- Video The complete video of the session "What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Opened." (In order to see the video you must use Windows Media Player available free at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer/default.asp)
- Closing Session: The Future of Charter Schools and Their Role in Public Education -- Text The complete transcript of the closing session of the conference.
- Closing Session: The Future of Charter Schools and Their Role in Public Education -- Video The complete video of the closing session of the conference. (In order to see the video you must use Windows Media Player available free at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer/default.asp)
