DC Charter School Conference

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FOCUS hosts the first annual DC Charter School Conference

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The first-ever DC Charter School Conference, hosted by FOCUS on Thursday, February 16th, 2017, brought together almost 400 public charter school leaders, administrators, board members, and other stakeholders. 55 LEAs were represented at the conference in discussions surrounding advocacy, communications, data, development, diversity, governance, leadership, and operations.

Conference participants spent the day:

  • Learning from 69 inspiring speakers about issues facing DC’s public charter schools.
  • Sharing innovations and best practices throughout 37 interactive workshops.
  • Inspiring each other to engage in advocacy that strengthens our movement.  
  • Connecting our strengths to achieve the goal of quality public school choices for all DC families.

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