[CharterSchools] LAPCS Recognizes Charter Champions at 7th Annual Conference

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LAPCS Recognizes Charter Champions at 7th Annual Conference
Over 340 charter leaders attend from across Louisiana



The Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools(LAPCS) 7th Annual Conference - 7th Inning Stretch: Charters. Choice. Change. –recognized leaders in the state’s growing charter movement.
“Every year, our conference aims to bring togetherthe best and brightest educators Louisiana has to offer. We learn from eachother. We recognize our successes and our challenges individually and as awhole. We come together to strengthen our areas of weakness, and share workingknowledge of best practices,” said LAPCS Director Caroline Roemer Shirley.
“This year, we were able to celebrate theannouncement of the Department of Education’s School Performance Scores duringour conference. As a movement, we stand by three key principles that ultimatelylend to greater achievement in our schools: choice, autonomy andaccountability. To empower parents with choices as it relates to theirchildren’s education. To give principals the freedom they need to make thedecisions that are best for their teachers and students.  To hold oureducational professionals to the highest academic and financial benchmarks inorder to strive ever closer to the goal of a world class education for everypublic school student In a Louisiana classroom.
“Thus LAPCS recognized some of the outstanding leadersin public education who are meeting the challenge to improve education in ourstate by volunteering their time to lead, by creating school cultures thatemphasize excellence, courage and sharing best practices as well as those thatstand up publicly to support policies that propel our state further ineducational improvements and reforms.”
 
2014 LAPCS AWARD WINNERS ARE (pictures below):
2014 Excellence in Education Award: The LouisianaSenate Education Committee represented by Senator Mike Walsworth
School Excellence Award, Single Site: D’ArbonneWoods Charter, Farmerville
School Excellence Award, CMO: Choice Foundation(Lafayette Academy, McDonogh 42 Elementary, Esperanza Charter of New Orleans)
Excellence in Governance Award: Jean-Paul Hymel,Board Chair, Crescent City Schools of New Orleans (Paul Habans Charter, HarrietTubman, Akili Academy)
      
Ms. Shirley Roemer said the Charter SchoolExcellence Awards were sponsored by Schulman, Lopez, and Hoffer, LLP and theExcellence in Governance Award was sponsored by 4th Sector Solutions.
The event featured a keynote luncheon with TimKing, the President and CEO of Urban Prep Academies, and a power breakfastpanel with Superintendent John White (LA DOE), Curt Eysink (LA WorkforceCommission), Michael Hecht (Greater New Orleans, Inc.) and Chief Judge UlyssesGene Thibodeaux (Third Circuit Court of Appeals); as well as over 20 breakoutsessions.
The mission of the LouisianaAssociation of Public Charter Schools is to support, promote, and advocate forthe Louisiana charter school movement, increasing student access to highquality public schools statewide. Find out more at lacharterschools.org.






Louisiana Senator Mike Walsworth accepting the LAPCS "Excellence in Education Award" on behalf of the Louisiana Senate Education Committee at the LAPCS Conference Tuesday, October 21.



School Excellence Award, Single Site, From Left to Right: Kasey Linder (D'Arbonne Woods Charter), Lindsey Redd (D'Arbonne Woods Charter), Simone Green (LAPCS), Pam Schooler (D'Arbonne Woods Charter), Caroline Roemer Shirley (LAPCS), Mike Higgins (Schulman, Lopez & Hoffer, LLP), and Bryan Dahlberg (Schulman, Lopez & Hoffer, LLP)




School Excellence Award, CMO, From Left to Right: Mike Higgins (Schulman, Lopez & Hoffer, LLP), Bryan Dahlberg (Schulman, Lopez & Hoffer, LLP), Simone Green (LAPCS), Robbie Evans (Choice Foundation), and Mickey Landry (Choice Foundation), Laura Sillars (Choice Foundation), Monica Boudouin (Lafayette Academy), Dr. Kandace Madise (Choice Foundation), Dr. Anna Faye Caminita (McDonough 42 Charter School), Caroline Roemer Shirley (LAPCS), Nicole Saulny (Esperanza Charter School), and Susan Jurkunas (Choice Foundation).




From left to right: LAPCS Executive Director Caroline Roemer Shirley, Crescent City Schools CEO Kate Mehok, Crescent City Schools of New Orleans Board Chair Jean-Paul Hymel, LAPCS Governance Initiatives Director Makiyah Moody, and 4th Sector Solutions CEO Joe Keeney







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