Making the ELO Program Work for Your School

The Expanded Learning Opportunities Program is a heavily funded new priority for the state budget... and it looks like it's here to stay! Join EdTec and two ELO Program directors for a clear, simple overview of the program requirements and recommendations for tracking. Together we will also review sample budgets and a budgeting tool for program planning, and discuss ideas for maximizing the funding and program efficiency. You will come away ready to get your ELO Program off the ground!

When/Where:
,
A8, Sacramento Convention Center

Topic:
Operational Integrity - Funding

Format:
Breakout Session

Audience:
Administrators/Charter School Leaders, Support/Specialized Staff, Operations/Business Managers

Level:
All

Presented by

Dena Koren
Senior Director of Client Management
EdTec Inc.

Dena Koren is a Senior Director at EdTec, where she leads a team that helps charter leaders develop and manage strategic school budgets. Early in her career, Dena led teacher recruitment at BELL, a national nonprofit afterschool and summer program. After graduate school, she worked as a strategy consultant with The Boston Consulting Group, helping clients from education, consumer goods, and financial services industries. At EdTec, Dena works directly with a range of schools, as well as presents to and coaches charter leaders and aspiring education reformers across the country on sustainable operations and fiscal best practices.

Joshua Kemp
Associate Client Manager
EdTec Inc.

Kristen Hitchman
Expanded Learning Coordinator
Voices College-Bound Language Academies

Melody Washington
Director, Expanded Learning
Urban Montessori Charter School

Melody has 21 years of experience in Youth Development from CBOs to School run programs. She has extensive experience with ASES, 21st Century, and most recently the ELOP grants. She cut her teeth in the industry at the Boys & Girls club in Southern California where she found her special talent and passion is program development. Melody enjoys live music, dancing and writing in her spare time.