Third Annual Leaders Forum:

Lessons From the Front:
Grassroots Spring into Action

March 28, 2001 
12 Noon - 4:30pm
The Willard Inter-Continental Washington, D.C.

Special Thanks to Our Lead Sponsor School Specialty.

        From Seattle, Washington to Indianapolis, Indiana; and San Diego, California to Frederick, Maryland, there exists a remarkable group of people who are working aggressively within their communities to effect change. They are local activists who will stop at nothing to ensure that one day all children will have access to an excellent education.

        Join us as we explore how reforms take shape at the most basic level: the grassroots level. You will not want to miss the opportunity to hear the compelling stories of these community activists:

• KAREN JONES-BUDD 
  PARENTS AND STUDENTS SUPPORTING SOLS, VIRGINIA
• KALEEM CAIRE 
  BLACK ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS
• PAUL CLOPTON 
  MATHEMATICALLY CORRECT
• GAIL FOSTER
  TOUSSAINT INSTITUTE FUND
• LESLIE MANSFIELD 
  CENTER FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS IN FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND
• JOHN MACDONALD, JR. 
  MIDDLEBOROUGH SCHOOL COMMITTEE, MASSACHUSETTS
• JIM SPADY 
  EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE COALITION, WASHINGTON STATE
• CARY STIDHAM 
  ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
• MARY ANN SULLIVAN 
  INDIANA CHARTER SCHOOL NETWORK
• JANICE WOMACK
  WYOMING CITIZENS FOR EDUCATIONAL CHOICE

AGENDA

8:00AM - 11:30AM - TOUR WASHINGTON, D.C. NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS
Click here for a detailed agenda, and about the schools.

(Check out a slide show of last year's tour of Edison-Friendship Public Charter School Chamberlain Campus.)

12 NOON - LUNCHEON AND PROGRAM BEGINS

4:30PM - PROGRAM ADJOURNS

5:00PM - 7:00PM - COCKTAIL RECEPTION

For more information and to register, contact The Center for Education Reform at (800) 521-2118, or by sending email to: christina@edreform.com. Registration fee: $75. Registration deadline: March 26, 2001.

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