KPI Events
Heartland Hybrid and Micro Schools Summit
Kansas Policy Institute is excited to announce our second annual Micro School Summit.
This event is co-sponsored by: VELA Education Fund and National Hybrid Schools Project
When: September 21st @ 8am – 3pm
Where: Sheraton Overland Park; 6100 College Boulevard, Overland Park, Kansas, 66211
REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual-heartland-hybrid-and-micro-schools-summit-tickets-881417652927?aff=oddtdtcreator
AGENDA:
- 8:00 a.m. – Doors open for registration and breakfast
- 8:45 a.m. – Welcome
- James Franko – Kansas Policy Institute
- Becky McNichols – Rooted Life Academy
- Dalena Wallace – AIM Education Collaborative
- 8:50 a.m. – Opening Remarks – An Inspired Passion for Helping Kids Succeed
- Pastor Wade Moore – Urban Preparatory Academy of Wichita
- 9:20 a.m. – Issue Presentations and Roundtable
- Josiah Enyart – Lessons From a Founder – Freedom Learning Academy
- Madeline Herrera – Lessons From a Founder – Limestone Community School
- Becky McNichols – Lessons From a Founder – Rooted Life Academy
- Daniel Suhr – Regulatory Redlines – National Microschooling Center
- Jon England – Educational Freedom and Zoning – Libertas Institute
- Analyssa Noe – Rural Microschooling – Legacy Learning Academy
- Dalena Wallace – Rural Microschooling – AIM Education Collaborative
- Eric Wearne – Trends in Micro & Hybrid Schooling – National Hybrid Schools Project
- James Shuls – What to Know as School Choice Expands – Show-Me Institute
- Jeff Gorman – Homeschooling Today – Kansas Home Educators
- 10:30 a.m. – Break and coffee
- 11:00 a.m. – Roundtable continues
- 12:00 p.m. – Lunch
- 12:15 p.m. – Workshop
- Kerry McDonald – Edu-preneur Evangelist
- 1:30 p.m. – James Franko close
- An Inspired Passion for Helping Kids Succeed
- Pastor Wade Moore – Urban Preparatory Academy – Wichita, KS
FEATURING:
- Classroom Tales, Stories from Founders and Educators
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- Josiah Enyart – Freedom Learning Academy – Overland Park, KS
- Madeline Herrera – Limestone Community School – Lawrence, KS
- Becky McNichols, Rooted Life Academy — Spring Hill, KS
- Regulatory Frontlines and Frontiers – Red Flags and Possibilities From Around the Nation
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- Daniel Suhr – National Microschooling Center – Milwaukee, WI
- Jon England – Libertas Institute – Salt Lake City, UT
- Networking and Coffee Break
- Microschooling in Rural Kansas
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- Dalena Wallace – AIM Education Collaborative – Partridge, KS
- Analyssa Noe – Legacy Learning Academy – Wetmore, KS
- LUNCH
- Speed Dating: Edupreneur-Style – Brownbag lunch mixed with speed dating to engage directly with speakers
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- Eric Wearne – Trends in Micro & Hybrid Schooling
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- National Hybrid Schools Project @ Kennesaw State University – Kennesaw, GA
- Jeff Gorman — Homeschooling Today
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- Kansas Home Educators — Wichita, KS
- James Shuls – School Choice Is Coming For You
- Show-Me Institute – St. Louis, MO
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- Thank you, Giveaways, and Award Presentation
- James Franko – Kansas Policy Institute – Wichita, KS
- Thank you, Giveaways, and Award Presentation
- Coffee (& Cake) Talk
- Dessert and coffee buffet and networking opportunity
KSBRC Discussion Series: Above and Beyond: At-Risk Funding Legislation Expectations and District Accountability
Description:
The Kansas State Legislature reacted to their frustration with school districts not following the law regarding use and expenditure of at-risk funds by passing House Sub for SB 387. This statute requirements for all school districts beginning in the 2026-2027 to annually submit to the SBOE an at-risk student accountability plan to attain at-risk student proficiency and to ensure the provisions of programs and services that are above and beyond regular education services.
Join us for this webinar to learn your responsibility as a school board member to ensure your district will be compliant with the law and prepared to be held accountable for your at-risk funds – going above and beyond.
Presenter:
Mike O’Neal – CEO of O’Neal Consulting, LLC Mike is an attorney with over 35 years of litigation experience. He also spent 28 of those years in the Kansas House of Representatives, including two terms as the elected Speaker of the House. Retiring from the House at the end of the 2012 session, Mike was hired as President and CEO of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, a position he held for 4 years before retiring to open his own legal consulting and governmental relations firm. He has over 40 years of combined legal, legislative and governmental relations experience. Mike holds a JD from the University of Kansas School of Law.