Pre-Con Deep Dive Workshop Renewal Summit
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Deep-Dive workshops are 4- to 5-hour content-specific pre-conference workshops on Monday that allow for long-format conversations and programming. These are only open to CCSA members. Because space is limited, advanced sign-ups are required. Tickets are $75 and include lunch.
Are you experiencing charter renewal in the next 3 years? This informative and intensive 3½ hour workshop is designed exclusively for Renewal Teams seeking to stay continuously prepared for charter renewal. Attendees will:
- Understand how AB 1505 has changed the charter renewal process and legal standards for renewal
- Understand their legal rights at renewal time
- Learn best practices for writing the data story section of a charter renewal petition
- Walk away with an outline of their school’s data story
- View renewal petition examples and gather feedback from their peers
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Presented by
CEO, A Plus Charter Consulting
A Plus Charter Consulting
Anjanette Urdanivia is an accomplished educational consultant with more than two decades of experience partnering with California charter schools. Since 2003, she has provided expert support in data analysis, LCAP development, needs assessment, charter renewal, and grant writing, helping schools transform compliance requirements into opportunities for growth.
A sought-after presenter, Anjanette is known for making complex data accessible and actionable. She has led sessions on school storytelling through data, the California Dashboard, the LCAP Federal Addendum, and charter renewal petitions.
Most notably, she has secured over $44 million in grant funding for her clients.
Partner
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Greta is the leader of Procopio’s Education practice group. She provides legal counsel to both classroom and nonclassroom-based charter schools on a wide variety of issues. Greta advises on new charters, renewals, material revisions, changes in the law, school policies, contracts, independent study, authorizer relations, Brown Act, Public Records Act, conflicts of interest, funding, student matters, admissions, and more. Greta represents schools of all sizes, and has worked with numerous charter networks on strategic partnerships, resource sharing, and governance. She provides regular trainings on charter school topics, and is actively engaged in school issues and policy.
Partner
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP
Merrick has worked for charter schools for more than a decade. He advises on a variety of issues, including charter renewals and material revisions, authorizer relations, student discipline, board policies and governance, contracts, facility issues, and many others. Merrick regularly provides trainings on Title IX, Brown Act, Public Records Act, avoiding conflicts under the Political Reform Act and Government Code section 1090, and new legislation impacting clients in the education sector. Prior to law school, Merrick worked as a substitute teacher in all grade levels at the Kings County Office of Education.
Managing Director, School Quality Support
California Charter Schools Association
Skyler Daviss is the Managing Director of School Quality Support and is on CCSA’s Schools team. In this role, she creates programming, tools, and resources to support charter schools in their academic growth journey from development to renewal. Previously, she has worked with education organizations such as Success Academy Charter Schools in New York and Education Pioneers in Denver. Skyler has an MPA from the University of Colorado and attended Arizona State University for her BA.
