Visions In Education Leaders To Present At Charter Schools Development Center Conference
Visions In Education is proud to attend and present at this year’s Charter Schools Development Center (CSDC) Conference. CSDC is an educational nonprofit that has supported California charter schools for over 30 years.
Each year, the CSDC supports charter schools and their leaders serving California’s charter schools and charter management organizations. Attendees will leave with critical updates, exclusive insights, and the opportunity to network with other leaders in the charter space. This year’s conference will be held in Sacramento.
Hosting the CSDC conference in Sacramento allows the opportunity to send more representation on behalf of Visions. Last year, Sarah McFarland, Director of Instruction and Mattew Patterson, Director of Student Services, presented, “Reimagining Professional Learning in an Independent Study Model”. This year, Visions will be represented by five presenters.
CSDC 2024 Speakers
- Matt Patterson, Director of Student Services
- Sarah McFarland, Director of Instruction, Independent Study and University Prep
- Jessica Lauder, Director of Special Education
- Ron Thomas, Associate Director of Equity & Student Engagement
- Jamee Block, Associate Director, State and Federal Programs
Their session on November 18th, “Empowering Student Success: Comprehensive Support Systems in Action at Visions In Education,” will cover supporting over 7,500 students through a comprehensive student support system. Our presenters will delve deeper into various programs and strategies implemented at Visions including counseling, social work services, summer school initiatives, and credit recovery programs.
Attendees will receive key takeaways from the presentation including, changing adult mindsets, school climate and student connectedness, and student mental health needs, including crisis supports.
Director McFarland will also be hosting a session on November 18th titled, “AI Revolution: Transforming Charter School Leadership and Learning”, where charter school educators will learn how to integrate AI tools and technology to enhance their leadership skills and operational effectiveness.
We thank our presenters who we know will make us #VisionsProud at this year’s CSDC conference.
