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Are you wondering what you can expect to learn at the Coalition’s 2025 Charter Advocacy Summit on February 6? As the Summit draws closer, we are featuring “deep dives” with some of our Summit speakers. Here are two important speakers you won’t want to miss.

Deep Dive with Madeline Hannigan of Great Schools NC: Hear insights about alleviating barriers to charter facility financing–and more!

Facilities can be a significant barrier to charter school growth, especially to new schools opening for the first time – hear insights and updates from Madeline Hannigan, who launched Great Schools NC as a grantmaking organization with the mission of bringing scale and quality to the charter sector by investing in forward-thinking education leaders.

Over the next decade, Great Schools NC plans to help create over 25,000 new high-quality seats in public charter schools by investing significant financial resources, alleviating major barriers to success such as access to and financing for facilities, and building community among education leaders.

Register soon to hear about charter facility funding at the Summit! The Summit early bird discount and hotel group rate end on Wednesday, January 15! View our new Summit invite.

Deep Dive with Aaron Beaulieu of School Operations Specialists: Learn the latest information about state and local funding for charter schools!

At the 2025 Advocacy Summit, Aaron Beaulieu will provide an important and timely update for charter leaders on state and local funding for charter schools.  An expert in financial and operational management, Aaron has more than 30 years of experience working in the public education and accounting realm. He worked closely with the Department of Public Instruction and the Coalition team to implement legislation addressing timely local payments to charter schools. In addition, he has served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer for Durham Public Schools and in leadership roles for Pitt County Schools. More recently, he has worked with numerous charter schools on local payment issues.

You won’t want to miss this comprehensive and important update on funding–with impacts for your charter school! In addition, your charter school’s CFO would greatly appreciate this session to learn more about state and local funding.

Madeline Hannigan photo: Great Schools NC.

Aaron Beaulieu photo: School Operations Specialists.