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Comment by sabrina Wheeler on October 19, 2013 at 6:19am

Leanne can we post this on FB for more exposure? This is a great learning tool for those of us out there that need "brushing" up on history skills.

Comment by Leanne King on September 30, 2013 at 8:36am

EARLY REGISTRATION $99.00  REGISTER NOW. This is going to be outstanding.

Comment by Leanne King on September 16, 2013 at 4:52pm

If you go to www.thereportcard.org you should be taken directly to the site.

Comment by Leanne King on September 16, 2013 at 4:50pm

The cost for the 2 day event is $125.00

I am currently trying to get the registration link.

If you know William Korach and his work with THE REPORT CARD. You can find him on the web or his facebook page.

Comment by Leanne King on September 16, 2013 at 4:34pm

Outstanding Speakers and Topics

Clay County School District Superintendent Charlie van Zant shares plans to reinforce American history instruction, and the concept of “American Exceptionalism as first discussed by Alexis de Tocqueville.

Dr. Daniel Scoggin CEO of Great Hearts Charter Management Organization, operator of 16 top performing Charter Schools in Arizona. 95% of Great Hearts students attend a four-year college; Average SAT score is 1833, highest in the state of Arizona “The Role of a Classical Education for morality and citizenship.”

Dr. Peter Wood, President National Association of Scholars. NAS mission is to promote academic freedom at America’s colleges and universities topic:Fuhgeddaboudit: How Schools and Colleges Foster Historical Amnesia

Mr. Paul Horton History Department, University of Chicago Laboratory School; Topic: History with Great History Books Not Textbooks

Rev. Marty McCarthy, President Cornerstone Educational Foundation, former President of Regent Schools of the Carolinas, Inc., and rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Charelotte, NC will chair a panel discussion on moral concerns:

“To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.” Theodore Roosevelt

Mr. Will Fitzhugh, President of the Concord Review, publishing the best High School papers in America. Topic: "Reading maketh a Full man, Conference a Ready man, and Writing an exact man.” Francis Bacon, 1625. Fitzhugh says: “We are not asking our students to read history books, to discuss them or to write serious papers of their own. And their education is seriously diminished as a result.”

Armand Alacby, JD. Director of Trustee Programs American Conference of Trustees and Alumni. ACTA is committed to academic freedom, excellence, and accountability at America's colleges and universities. Topic: “We are loosing our National Memory, and the free markets are under attack”

President James Monroe will speak on the importance of understanding the historical importance of the Monroe Doctrine. President Monroe will provide an after dinner speech sure to delight. Nationally recognized actor Dennis Bigelow plays President Monroe.

Attendees will learn from six nationally recognized speakers how public and charter schools will:

Instill an appreciation of American Exceptionalism and heritage
Engender an appreciation of historical benefits of the Free Markets in America
Drive an understanding of America's place in the world
Develop excellent reading and writing skills
Offers business attendees an opportunity to participate in promoting history and learn about proven charter schools, Great Hearts Academies
Offer a clear timetable and methodology for implementation

Great Hearts Charter Schools CEO Dr. Dan Scoggin will demonstrate how his schools perform in the top 5% of all Arizona schools though a classical education and a respect for Western Values.
The event tickets are $125 each and will include full conference access, Five meals catered by Anthony's and the Founding Fathers dinner theater performance.