Arkansas Department of Education



Arkansas Department of Education

Technical Assistance Workshop for Charter School Organizers

DoubleTree Hotel & Conference Center

424 West Markham, Little Rock, Arkansas

May 30 & 31, 2001

Wednesday, May 30

7:45 Continental Breakfast

8:30 Welcome & New Legislation & Application Overview

Mr. Randall Greenway, ADE Charter School Liaison

9:00 Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment & Accountability Program (ACTAAP) Mr. Ray Simon, Director – Arkansas Department of Education

9:30 Curriculum, Instruction & Arkansas Consolidated School Improvement Plan (ACSIP)

Dr. Dave Westmoreland, ADE School Improvement & Instructional Support

10:00 School Finance & Facilities

Mrs. Patricia Martin, ADE Assistant Director – Public School Finance & Administrative Support

10:30 Break

10:45 APSCN

Mrs. Danita Hyrkas, APSCN

11:15 School Insurance, Teacher Retirement & Student Health Issues

Dr. Bobbie Davis, ADE Assistant Director – Internal Administration

11:45 Limited English Proficiency

Dr. Andre Guerrero, ADE Language Minority Students

12:00 Lunch – Overview of National Charter School Issues

Speaker: Mr. Alex Medler, U.S. Department of Education – Public Charter Schools Program

1:00 U.S. Department of Education (USDoE) – Public Charter Schools Program

Mr. Alex Medler & Mrs. Leslie Hankerson

1:30 Equity Compliance

Mr. Oliver Dillingham, ADE Equity Assistance

1:55 Child Nutrition

Mrs. Nancy Gage, ADE Child Nutrition

2:20 Break

2:35 Teacher Mentoring

Mrs. Donna Zornes, ADE Professional Quality Enhancement

3:00 Special Education

Mrs. Marcia Harding, ADE Special Education

3:30 E-rate

Ms. Dana Hykras, ADE Technology Resources and Planning

3:55 Workforce Education

Dr. Tanny Harper, Director - Department of Workforce Education

4:15 Closing

Thursday, May 31

7:45 Continental Breakfast

8:30 Standards & Accreditation

Dr. Betty Gale Davis, ADE Standards Assurance

9:00 Title I

Mr. Arlen Jones, ADE Title I

9:30 Title VI & Class Size Reduction

Mrs. Glenda Peyton, ADE Title VI

10:00 GATEWAY Charter School

Mr. Rick Morris & Staff

10:30 West Woods Charter School

Dr. James Fouse & Staff

11:00 Break

11:15 Limited Charter Legislation

Mr. Randall Greenway, ADE Charter School Liaison

11:30 Teacher Advancement Program

Mr. Ray Simon, Director – Arkansas Department of Education

12:00 Grants

Mrs. Karen Ghidotti & Mrs. Mary Kaye McKinney, ADE Special Grants/Early Childhood

12:30 Closing

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