2023 IMPACT Symposium
In May of 2023, FCI partnered with Building Hope, a national nonprofit organization focused on creating solutions for charter schools. The Building Hope IMPACT awards are open to all high-performing charter schools in the country, and each year hosts an annual symposium where the selected finalists are invited to share best practices and the stories and experiences that have helped their schools thrive. Below are videos from the 2023 IMPACT symposium.
Impact Talks
More than 260 schools applied for the IMPACT awards in 2023, and from them 12 finalists were selected. Each finalist was invited to given an “Impact Talk” at the symposium, which is a TED Talk style presentation where they share information about how there school has made an impact. Here are the 2023 Impact Talks:
Student Empowerment Category
Exploration High School
Minneapolis, MN
Galileo School for Gifted Learning – Skyway
Sanford, FL
Life Learning Academy
San Francisco, CA
Community Engagement Category
Codman Academy
Dorchester, MA
International Community School
Decatur, GA
Memphis STEM Academy Elementary School
Memphis, TN
Education Innovation Category
Health Leadership High School
Albuquerque, NM
Legal Prep Charter Academy
Chicago, IL
Logos Public Charter School
Medford, OR
Model Charter Category
Greenville Technical Charter High School
Greenville, SC
Orange County School of the Arts
Santa Ana, CA and Duarte, CA
True North Classical Academy
Miami, FL
Charter Conversations
During the symposium, there were numerous sessions and conversations focused on specific topics. Below are videos from some of these charter conversations:
Rockstar Volunteers
Educational Innovators
Model Charter Schools
Student Empowerment
Deep Dives
Deep dives were small group sessions at the conference where a panel was interviewed around a specific topic.