solution partners

Austin & Co., Inc.

Founded in 1853, Austin & Co., Inc. specializes in providing property and liability, employee benefits and human resource consulting services. Austin provides a highly consultative approach, leveraging its insurance advisory, claims management and administrative expertise to the benefit of its clients. Our employee owned organization prides itself on partnering with charter schools to provide an insurance package with a reasonable and fair cost structure. Each individual school has a dedicated service team including: an Account Executive, a Client Service Representative, a Claim Representative and a Technical Assistant whose sole responsibility is to service their ongoing needs. By providing personalized service, Austin helps charter school clients meet all of their insurance challenges, whether day-to-day or complex in nature. For more information, go to http://www.austin-co.com/.

Charter School Business Management (CSBM)

Charter School Business Management's mission is to provide charter schools with the knowledge and services they need to develop and maintain a strong foundation of finance, operations and human resources--three elements that ultimately ensure a school's fiscal solvency and ability to provide a quality education.

At Charter School Business Management, we first and foremost believe in the right of every child to a quality education. We believe the charter school movement has the capacity to remedy the preponderance of failing schools and failing students in the United States. We believe in the central tenets of innovation, accountability, and school-level autonomy that guide the creation and operation of each and every charter school. Raj Thakkar, Founder & CEO
(646) 584-3364 or rthakkar@csbm.com
http://www.csbminc.com/

CTB/McGraw-Hill

Acuity - The groundbreaking Acuity InFormative Assessment solution helps teachers gauge student performance and deliver tailored instruction for every student. Used by more than 65,000 teachers and 1.5 million students nationwide, Acuity heralds a new generation of assessment, enabling educators to deliver true data-driven instruction. Acuity contains four elements of a comprehensive assessment system: ongoing skills measurement, in-depth reporting, data analysis, and resources for individual instruction and intervention. CTB/McGraw-Hill also offers comprehensive professional development, online community forums, implementation, and support services. In 2010, Acuity swept three industry-leading awards to become the most-awarded interim/formative assessment solution available to schools. For more information, visit CTB.com/Acuity or call 800.538.9547 to schedule a live presentation. 　　
CTB/McGraw-Hill CTB/McGraw-Hill has an 85-year record of innovation and excellence in assessment, and serves more than 18 million students in all 50 states and in 46 countries. One of the first American publishers to introduce objective, standardized achievement tests to schools, today CTB/McGraw-Hill is a leader in testing with recognized products for online formative, adult, and language proficiency assessment. Dedicated to advancing the use of student performance data to inform instructional decision making, CTB/McGraw-Hill’s innovation continues today with technologies that include Web-based assessment and reporting, student response device (clicker) software, and artificial intelligence for automated scoring of student essays. CTB/McGraw-Hill is part of McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP). McGraw-Hill Education is a leading global provider of instructional, assessment and reference solutions that empower professionals and students of all ages. For more information, visit CTB.com.

Lakeshore Learning Materials

Lakeshore Learning Materials is pleased to provide the following incentive to Charter Schools throughout New York State:

• Free consultation on new classroom design and arrangement

• Complete Classroom/School orders will receive the following:
          o Assistance with removing Lakeshore items from the truck to the classroom
          o Boxes labeled by classroom designation (arrangements need to be made with Lakeshore Representative before the order is placed)
          o Assembly of all products needing assembly
          o Cardboard and debris removal
          o Final inspection of all products and classroom arrangement
          o 7.5% Discount on all orders
          o Free Shipping on all orders – no minimum

COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Lakeshore Learning Materials provides unique products, training, and custom solutions— all designed to meet state standards in early childhood and elementary education. Lakeshore's engaging hands-on materials are perfect for use in all curriculums and educational specializations, and reflect the latest research in teaching and childhood development.

Magii Inc.

MAGII, Inc. and its’ affiliates specialize in providing full-service property-casualty, employee-benefits and retirement services for charter schools. They have developed exclusive-discounted programs, focused on the unique needs of charters, and pride themselves on their integrated support and consultative services. By leveraging MAGII’s experience to your benefit, you will receive significant cost and time savings!

MDG Benefit Solutions

MDG is a nationally respected employee benefit brokerage firm with experience supporting dozens of charter schools from the initial school start up phase when just a few employees require benefits through periods of high growth resulting in several hundred employees requiring benefits. MDG understands the unique challenges charter schools face, and the essential role employee benefits play in attracting and retaining high quality employees. Founded in 1973 with offices in New York and Connecticut the firm provides personalized service and tailored benefit programs to each charter school client. Visit us at www.mdgassoc.com for more information.

Revolution K12

Our web-based, adaptive learning software and live instructional courses have been adopted by dozens of charter schools to facilitate differentiated instruction, build students’ fundamental skills, and improve proficiency rates. In addition, Revolution has partnered with top charter networks (KIPP, Achievement First, LA Alliance, etc) to provide a consistent structure for grades 6-12 in Math & ELA remediation, state testing preparation, and SAT/ACT exam preparation.

Revolution K12 offers programs that help middle and high school students on their path to college, including Algebra Readiness, Algebra 1, ELA Support, Geometry, State Testing, and SAT/ACT Prep. Our software addresses skill gaps, deepens students’ understanding of the content, raises test scores, and builds student confidence.

Real-time reporting provides immediate access to student achievement data with prescriptions for targeted intervention. Plus, Revolution’s dynamic Mentor Session technology places the focus on the individual, providing just-in-time adaptive learning in response to student difficulties.

Revolution is transforming education by providing learning experiences that speak to a new generation: innovative, engaging, data-driven, and focused on results. Let’s find out what we can do together – call us at (877) 463-8951, or go to www.revolutionk12.com.

Signature Learning Resources

At Signature Learning Resources, we provide an interdisciplinary approach to the evaluation and treatment of the children we serve. We are able to offer your school the highest quality professionals in speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, special education, and professional development. We can assist your school in developing and executing a successful special education and/or related therapy service program while holding paramount the educational needs of the child. We are truly committed to the diverse population of individuals we serve, helping people reach their maximum potential…and realize their dreams.