Thanks to those who joined us in New York City

Marriott Marquis in Manhattan

FRED was thrilled to host 150 charter school facility professionals at the Charter School Facility Conference in New York on October 24-25, 2024 in partnership with the New York Charter Schools Associations’ conference. This was the firsts conference in over a decade that was dedicated to charter school facility issues ranging from state policies, to new funding sources, to real estate development lessons. This conference brought together school leaders, facility personnel, and professionals to create a community of practice to address charter school facility solutions.

Date & Time / Program

• Thursday, October 24
  • 3:30 PM — 5:00 PM
    • Building a Thriving Facility Ecosystem (Mike McGregor – pre-reg. req’d.)
  • 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM
    • Happy Hour
• Friday, October 25
  • 8:00 AM
    • Ask the Experts
  • 9:00 AM
    • Introduction
  • 9:30 AM
    • (A) – A Lens into Facility Planning (CSDC + 2 schools) (B) – Green Funding/Green Projects (GreenLink Ed + Bloomwise)
  • 10:30 AM
    • (A) – Building an A+ Team (PS wrx + 2 schools) (B) – State Facility Policy (Momentum Strategy & Research, NJPCSA)
  • 11:30 AM
    • (A) – The Arc of a Facilities Project: from Predevelopment to Ownership (Civic Builders, Kevin Quinn, The American Dream School)
  • 12:30 PM
    • Lunch – Building a Community of Practice for Facilities
  • 1:30 PM
    • (A) – Where to Find the Money (Mike McGregor + 2 schools) (B) – Maintaining your Facility (Danielle Tschirhart + 2 schools)