Bring the A-GAME to Your Renewal
Whether a board member, school leader, or charter authorizer, being ready for charter renewal is both critical and overwhelming. Are you ready? During this session, participants will learn a process for authorizers, school leadership, and board members to work together towards a unified vision of school quality that captures what matters most to families. A-GAME’s Responsive Goals are being used by the LA and Riverside counties offices of education. Learn from and with their authorizers and schools about how they have turned a daunting process into one of collaboration where students’ needs come first. Using their example, identify what matters most to your families and create your own Responsive Goals that capture the elements of school learning that are most important to them.
Presented by
Corey Loomis
Director
Riverside County Office of Education
Dr. Corey Loomis is the Director of the Charter Schools Unit for the Riverside County Office of Education. Corey has over twenty-four years of experience as a teacher, administrator and principal in traditional public school system, a charter school leader, and charter school parent. He completed the National Association of Charter School Authorizers Leaders Program and served as the Vice President for the California Charter Authorizing Professionals. He has presented at the state and national levels on various charter school and authorizing topics. Corey brings a balanced perspective of the challenges that face both authorizers and charter school leaders.
Naomi DeVeaux
Partner
A-GAME at the National Charter Schools Institute
Naomi provides families, school leaders, and policymakers transparent and actionable school performance information. Through an initiative called the A-GAME, Naomi is changing the way school quality is assessed by including more than state testing when creating performance frameworks and determining school renewal. She provides authorizering staff and boards strategic development utilizing a customized self-assessment. Naomi has held executive leadership positions at D.C.’s charter school authorizer and support organization. She is a member of the Coalition of Learner Equity, vice chair of DC Bilingual Public Charter School, a Pahara-Aspen education leader, and a Fulbright scholar.
Vashaunta Harris
Consultant
A-GAME at the National Charter Schools Institute
Vashaunta Harris is a native South Carolinian who began her career in education as a teacher. After completing a master’s program at Johns Hopkins, she joined Scholar Academies charter management organization as an operations coordinator/manager serving schools in PA, DC, NJ, and TN. Then, she served DC Public Schools by way of Director of Strategic School Operations. Vashaunta returned to her home state of South Carolina serving the SC Public Charter School District as COO followed by Chief, Access & Equity from 2019-2022. Vashaunta now focuses on supporting clients toward performance and equity.