Calling all charter school authorizers and school leaders to join the 2025 Winter and Spring A-GAME Convenings! This conference provides opportunities to create innovative, customized school goals that work for students and identify new ways to measure school quality that go beyond state accountability.
The theme for 2025, Mosaic of Success: Piecing Together What Matters, highlights the power of collaboration, context, and creativity in reimagining school quality. This year, there’s a focus on crafting responsive goals, leveraging local assets, and redefining benchmarks of success through innovative, student-centered approaches.
The A-GAME Convenings are offered online in January and March 2025 and in person in May 2025. View a list of the sessions below.
A-GAME Virtual Convening 1 – January 2025
Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Time: 10–11 a.m. (PT)/1–2 p.m. (ET)
Location: Virtual Convening
Registration Fee: None
About the Convening
Discover how Responsive Goals and Asset Mapping can transform school accountability and create meaningful benchmarks tailored to your community. Engage with national experts to learn practical strategies for your charter school or authorizing practices.
A-GAME Virtual Convening 2 – March 2025
Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Time: 10–11 a.m. (PT)/1–2 p.m. (ET)
Location: Virtual Convening
Registration Fee: None
About the Convening
Dive deeper into the intersection of proactive planning and quality redefinition. This session will explore actionable ways to incorporate Early Warning Systems and Responsive Goals into your charter school practices, ensuring student success and community alignment.
A-GAME In-Person Convening – May 2025
Date and Time: Monday, May 12, 6 p.m. (ET)–Thursday, May 15, 8 a.m. (ET)
Location: GA Tech Hotel & Conference Center, Atlanta, GA
Registration Fee: $350 (includes all meals, snacks, a T-shirt, and event access)
About the Convening
Immerse yourself in a dynamic, workshop-driven convening designed to empower school leaders and authorizers with innovative strategies for defining and achieving success. Through interactive sessions, collaborative discussions, and Atlanta-based community engagement, participants will explore the following:
- Contextualizing Quality: Craft benchmarks that reflect your school’s unique community needs.
- Proactive Planning: Use responsive goals to set dynamic, student-centered pathways to success.
- Early Warning Systems: Learn to identify and act on indicators of distress before they become crises.
- Asset Mapping: Leverage local strengths and resources to build sustainable improvement models.
This year’s convening will also offer opportunities to connect with Atlanta’s students, leaders, and educators, ensuring a rich and locally inspired experience.
Why Attend the In-Person Convening?
- Networking: Connect with peers, educators, and leaders in the charter school community.
- Innovation: Discover transformative strategies in school accountability and improvement.
- Knowledge sharing: Gain insights from thought leaders and experienced practitioners.
- A-GAME impact: Explore how A-GAME is redefining success for charter schools nationwide.
Agenda
Monday, May 12
- 6–8 p.m.: Welcome Reception
Tuesday, May 13
- 9 a.m.–3 p.m.: A-GAME Programming
- 5–6 p.m.: Happy Hour
- Evening: Dinner and social meetups
Wednesday, May 14
- 9 a.m.–3 p.m.: A-GAME Programming
- 4–5 p.m.: Networking
- 7–11 p.m.: Awards Gala
General Tickets Include:
- All meals and snacks (except Tuesday evening dinner)
- Evening events (Monday and Wednesday)
- Convening T-shirt
- Daily workshops
Developed in partnership by the National Charter Schools Institute (NCSI), Momentum Strategy and Research, and WestEd, A-GAME: Measure What Matters is a community open to charter school authorizers, leaders, teachers, parents, board members, and friends of charter schools.
You must be a member of the A-GAME community to participate in the convenings. Not a member yet? Join today!