The RAPSA Forum 2024 is a conference that seeks to explore innovative leadership practices, effective strategies, and successful interventions employed within educational settings that serve At-Promise Students. It is the only conference that brings together educational leaders from across the country to focus on Opportunity Youth.
Join the Pre-Conference
It's not too late to buy a ticket to the pre-conference and add a couple of more exciting sessions to your agenda! Come a day early to enjoy some extra time in sunny Coronado as well as participate in these exclusive presentations.
- The RAPSA Forum Pre-Conference will take place on November 6, a day before the main sessions on November 7-8.
- The Pre-Conference includes 4 sessions presented by special guests from UCLA Center for the Developing Adolescent, UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools, Brookings Institution, and LAUNCH Apprenticeship Network.
- Tickets are available for purchase until the day of the event. There is also the option to go back and add-on the pre-conference tickets if you have already registered for the main conference.
- Space is limited! Guarantee your spot by getting a ticket early and joining in on these exclusive sessions.
Read more about each session from our previous pre-conference announcements:
RAPSA Forum Details
When: November 6-8, 2024
Where: This in-person conference will be held at the beautiful Coronado Island Marriott Resort & Spa, 2000 2nd St., Coronado, CA 92118.
If you are still in of need room contact Coronado Island’s, Brittin.Whistler@marriott.com to check for availability.
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"Bridging Futures: Fostering Equity Through Innovation and Empowerment”
The conference theme for RAPSA Forum 2024 revolves around creating pathways from schools to the workforce through effective programs and services that meet the unique needs of At-Promise students. In today's rapidly evolving world, our ability to realize this goal as educators and successfully build bridges to brighter futures for At-Promise students hinges on equitable policies, effective leadership and transformative practices.
To this end, this RAPSA Forum 2024 aims to explore innovative strategies, inclusive policies, and collaborative initiatives and inspire educators, policymakers, and community leaders to work collaboratively to create pathways that empower At-Promise students and provides them with skills and abilities that they will need to thrive in school, in the workforce - and beyond.
*If you need to register and pay with a purchase order, or for any other registration questions, please email charneece.fraticelli@siatech.org.
This year's conference strands:
Alternative Accountability. This strand aims to promote and advance our collective understanding of high-quality accountability systems in alternative education systems by exploring innovative approaches and alternative frameworks that create meaningful performance metrics for schools serving At-Promise students.
Policy and Advocacy. This strand aims to bring together educators, researchers, policymakers, to better understand the complexities of state, local, and federal education policies that impact schools serving At-Promise students, and to share insights and effective strategy for advancing education policy, that ensures equity, access college and career pathways for At-Promise students in alternative school settings.
Leadership for Change. This strand aims to connect policymakers, educators, researchers and practitioners to share insights, experiences, and innovations that promote improved outcomes for At-Promise students.
Transformative Practices. This strand aims to engage practitioners, researchers and policymakers around high-leverage instruction, student engagement, transformative pedagogy, supportive learning environments, work-based learning, and CTE that foster student engagement and drive improved educational outcomes for At-Promise students.
Equitable Access to Workforce Development. This strand aims to convene policymakers, researchers, educators, advocates, and practitioners to explore innovative education policies that promote equitable access to workforce development programs for At-Promise students.
RAPSA Forum 2024
The Reaching At-Promise Students Forum 2024 will feature an official event app on Whova. More information to come.
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