No School Left Behind: Education Partnerships, Fundraising and Grants that Help Raise the Standards

Forge, Build, Maintain and Maximize Effective Partnerships

Forge Effective Partnerships Devise a Plan to Identify and Manage Strategic and Valuable Partnerships.	Identify Untapped Resources Locate and Identify Public & Private Funding Streams and Manage for Results.
Increase Program Funding Access Funds to Mitigate Budget Cuts and Costly No Child Left Behind Mandates.	Apply Successful Fundraising Strategies Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Raising Private Funds for Public Education.
Improve Program Performance Increase the Quality, Outreach & Effect of Challenged and Underserved Education Programs.

July 23-25, 2003 - Wyndham City Center Hotel - Washington, D.C.

Agenda and Speaking Faculty
Day One: July 23, 2003
8:00	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30	Keynote Address: The Business We Are In: Leveraging Outside Funding for K-12 Education
9:30	Partnerships that Work: Best Practices for Successful, Cost-Effective Collaborations that Endure Thinking Outside the Sandbox: Building and Sharing School Facilities
10:45	Break and Refreshments
11:00	Partnering for Services that Enhance Academic Achievement • Improve access to health and social services • Expand after-school programs with community agencies and organizations • Connect real-world skills with academic performance in business and industry partnerships • Engage community arts organizations and museums • Increase academic community-based learning opportunities
12:00	Networking Luncheon
1:15	Performance Criteria for the Management of School-based Partnerships • Identify performance-based planning, budgeting, and managing • Allocate resources that support determined goals • Develop targets and measures to assess progress toward goals • Ensure communication and involvement of partners
2:15	Case Study: Lessons Learned from one Inner-City School-Community Collaboration • Removing the barriers between schools and inner-city communities • Building alliances among teachers, parents, and community members • Develop an integrated strategy to help students succeed in their inner-city setting • Strategies for tapping into community funds and resources for education
3:15	Break and Refreshments
3:30	Working with Universities to Secure Funding and Resources • Enhancing professional development • Forging and sustaining the partnership • Lessons learned • Launching statewide projects • Developing new leadership structures
4:30	Adjourn

Day Two: July 24, 2003
8:00	Continental Breakfast
8:30	Trends and Developments in Federal Funding Establishing a Strategic Plan and Setting Priorities for Grants and Partnerships.
9:30	Grants for Professional Development • Identify innovative funding sources for teacher development • Effective strategies for partnering with universities • Integrate technology into staff development • Using data to make instructional decisions.
10:30	Morning Break
10:45	Partnerships and Grants for Private Schools Private schools have always struggled financially. While student enrollment continues to climb, tuition increases alone do not cover the steep costs of running a successful and innovative school. Identify and develop alternative methods of procuring funds to ensure the quality of education and academic achievement for all students. • Identify potential partners • Develop successful fundraisers • Access public and private grants available
11:45	Networking Luncheon
1:00	Grants for Special Education • Recent trends in special education grants • Locating foundations and benefactors • Preparing successful proposals • Procuring and managing subject specific grants
2:00	Case Study: Grant Project and Evaluation • Performance and evaluation standards • Setting priorities • Establishing a strategic plan • Lessons learned
3:00	Afternoon Break
3:15	Event Fundraising: Organizing Events that Produce Profits • Identifying events that will yield revenue • Securing sponsorship • Tapping into alumni pockets • Enlisting volunteers • Strategies for planning, implementing and troubleshooting fundraising events
4:15	Adjourn
Day Three: July 25, 2003
8:30	Continental Breakfast
9:00	Workshop A: Developing a Strategic Plan for Grants and Fundraisers This application workshop addresses challenges and best practices when developing a strategic plan for procuring alternative school funding. Apply performance-based strategies when raising and managing private funds. Implement a grant and fundraising plan that ensures the quality, outreach & effect of challenged and underserved education programs.
12:00	Luncheon
1:00	Workshop B: Creating Funding Partnerships This three hour, interactive workshop will assist you in developing a strategic plan to initiate and maintain school-based funding partnerships. Learn how to enlist leadership that will identify and manage strategic and valuable collaborations. Devise a marketing plan that reflects the school’s vision. Identify successful approaches to initiating partnerships that satisfy your school’s needs. Apply proven strategies to develop diversified and balanced local funding for long-term program sustainability.
4:00	Adjourn

Or by calling us at
703-894-0481

Venue

The 2003 National Summit on Education Partnerships, Fundraising and Grants will be held at the Wyndham City Center Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Wyndham City Center Hotel
1143 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, D.C., 20037
Tel: 202-775-0800
Fax: 202-331-9491

A continental breakfast and catered lunch will be provided for all delegates.

Hotel

The 2003 National Summit on Education Partnerships, Fundraising and Grants will be held at the Wyndham City Center Hotel in Washington, D.C. Special hotel rates will be available to conference attendees, provided that your reservations are made by June 23, 2003. Please contact the hotel with the number provided below to make reservations. Be sure to ask for the Performance Institute conference rate. The hotel will ensure that your conference experience is not only educational but also comfortable and enjoyable in every aspect.

Wyndham City Center Hotel
1143 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, D.C., 20037
Tel: 202-775-0800
Fax: 202-331-9491

Tuition

The fees for attending the 2003 National Summit on Education Partnerships, Fundraising and Grants are as follows:

Early Registration Fees:
Conference	$995
Conference and Workshop:	$1,395
Conference and Two Workshops:	$1,595

Late Registration Fees: (after June 23, 2003)
Conference	$1,095
Conference and Workshop:	$1,495
Conference and Two Workshops:	$1,695

Group Discounts

Reduced tuition rates for delegates who attend in groups of three or more are available by calling James Simpson at 703-894-0481, or emailing him at [email protected].