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SUPT. Alberto Carvalho
Emerging School Models
Maintaining the Momentum
September 12-13, 2024
Harvard Kennedy School
Taubman Building, 5th Floor Nye ABC and Allison Dining Room
New school models are reshaping the American educational landscape. Emerging charter school models, micro schools, career and technical programs, and different forms of homeschooling are expanding nationwide. But can these models build on the current momentum? What infrastructure is needed to make them sustainable over the long term?
Jeff Sandefer
To explore these questions, the Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard University hosted a conference on emerging school models at Harvard Kennedy School, on Thursday, Sept. 12, and Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.
The conference included keynote addresses by Alberto M. Carvalho, Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District and Jeff Sandefer of Acton Academy.
Moderators:
Paul E. Peterson
Harvard University
Daniel Hamlin
University of Oklahoma
Agenda and Video
Thursday, Sept. 12
1 p.m.
Opening Remarks
Paul E. Peterson, Harvard University
Daniel Hamlin, University of Oklahoma
1:15 p.m.
Session 1: What’s the growth potential of emerging models?
Panelists:
Mike McShane, EdChoice
Michael Petrilli, Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Lisa Snell, Stand Together Trust
2:30 p.m.
Session 2A (Nye): Will universal choice programs be captured by the affluent or will they open up opportunities for all?
Panelists:
Myles Mendoza, Oak Rose Group
Lori Openshaw, Co-founder of Orchard STEM School.
Patrick Wolf, University of Arkansas
Paul E. Peterson, Harvard University (Moderator)
Session 2B (Allison): Are career and technical education programs worth the investment?
Panelists:
Paul Meinersmann, St. George Municipal School
Casey Sacks, WIN Academy
Keeanna Warren, Purdue Polytechnic High Schools
Daniel Hamlin, University of Oklahoma (Moderator)
3:45 p.m.
Session 3A (Nye): Are religious charter schools constitutional?
Panelists:
Martha Field, Harvard Law School
William Jeynes, California State University Long Beach
Mike Moreland, Villanova University
Paul E. Peterson, Harvard University (Moderator)
Session 3B (Allison): How is homeschooling changing? What are the legal barriers to innovation?
Panelists:
Dalena Wallace, AIM Educational Collaborative
Angela Watson, Johns Hopkins School of Education
Alycia Wright, Cultural Roots
Daniel Hamlin, University of Oklahoma (Moderator)
5 p.m.
Keynote Address
Alberto M. Carvalho, Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District
Friday, Sept. 13
8:30 a.m.
Keynote Address
Jeff Sandefer, Acton Academy
9:15 a.m.
Session 4A (Nye): What policies are needed for CTE to work?
Panelists:
Shaun Dougherty, Boston College
Mikko Silliman, Aalto University, Finland
Jamie Gass, Pioneer Institute
Paul E. Peterson, Harvard University (Moderator)
Session 4B (Allison): The varieties of hybrid homeschooling
Panelists:
Sylvia Duarte, hybrid homeschooling parent
Kristen Easterling, hybrid homeschooling parent
Jessalyn Franchimone, hybrid homeschooling parent
Daniel Hamlin, University of Oklahoma, and Eric Wearne, Kennesaw State University (Moderators)
10:30 a.m.
Session 5A (Nye): Are micro schools sustainable?
Panelists:
Amar Kumar, KaiPod Learning
April Jackson, Pass Network
James Tooley, Buckingham University, UK
Daniel Hamlin, University of Oklahoma (Moderator)
Session 5B (Allison): What are the new models for educating those with special needs?
Panelists:
Yitz Frank, School Choice Ohio
Cher Harris, Autism Inspired Academy
Karla Phillips-Krivickas, Inclusive Strategies, LLC
Alexis Calatayud, Florida State Senate, and Paul E. Peterson, Harvard University (Moderators)
11:40 a.m.
Session 6A (Nye): Redesigning the charter sector
Panelists:
Chuck Nathan Charleston, NACA Inspired Schools Network
Alexis Rubin, Launch
Nellie Sanders, Oklahoma Secretary of Education
Paul E. Peterson, Harvard University (Moderator)
Session 6B (Allison): New technological innovations in emerging schools
Panelists:
Ben Dodson, Doowii
Amir Nathoo, Outschool
Kelly Van Sande, Ignite Learning Academy
Daniel Hamlin, University of Oklahoma (Moderator)