2012 Conference Sponsors and Exhibitors
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$4,000 Level Sponsor
Westbrook & Co. has served charter schools in auditing, accounting, payroll, budgeting, special projects and advisory services since the inception of charter schools in Missouri. For many other accounting and auditing firms in the state, school finance is a part-time, summer fill-in work. This is not the case with Westbrook & Co. The firm provides more services to charter schools than all other accounting firms in the state combined. The firm consists of 17 professionals of which eight perform extensive charter school services. Members of the firm regularly speak at state and local conferences on school finance, attendance and various other topics. They believe in educating their clients and helping them better understand the environment in which they must operate. The firm has a very good relationship with DESE. Westbrook & Co., P.C. has performed special projects for DESE over the last several years. These projects have provided a unique and special insight to the firm’s staff. DESE’s selection of Westbrook & Co. to perform such projects says much about DESE’s opinion of the quality of the firm’s work.
$4,000 Level Sponsor
Tutor Doctor is more than your typical tutoring company or learning center. We are built on relationships with students, faculty and administration. Tutor Doctor works with your curriculum and has developed cost effective, convenient and results driven solutions for your homebound, Out of School Suspension (OSS), after school programs and college test prep needs.
Using only highly qualified and inspiring tutors, Tutor Doctor provides one on one and small group academic support for all subjects. Tutors meet students in a convenient, safe and public location, pick up and deliver homework assignments, and provide detailed session reports on the activities and progress of the students. Tutor Doctor provides a variety of summary reports to meet your school’s needs. Students stay engaged in their education, improving their grades and confidence. Through helping schools maintain enrollment, Tutor Doctor can easily pay for itself.
For more information, call Tutor Doctor today at 636.220.TEST. Or call Linda or Dan directly to see how we can help your school: Linda 636-357-4793 or Dan 636-357-4500.
$3,000 Level Sponsor
At Toshiba, we’re moving far beyond the box. Our people bring innovative, real-world solutions to all your print management needs. We’ll help you cuts costs, secure your documents and reduce your environmental footprint. And if there’s one thing every business and our planet can use right now, it’s managing to do more with less.
Whatever your need, whatever size company, Toshiba is here to help you work more efficiently and securely. We offer a wide range of low to high-volume color and monochrome MFPs and printers, thermal printers, document management software, green solutions, wide format printers and more.
All Copiers, Printers, Faxes and Scanners are backed by Toshiba’s Quality Commitment, our industry leading guarantee.
$3,000 Level Sponsor
Staples is the world’s largest office supply products company. We’re committed to making it easy for our customers around the globe to buy a wide range of office products, including supplies, janitorial products, technology, furniture, and business services. With $27 billion in sales, Staples serves businesses of all sizes and consumers in 27 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
STAPLES ADVANTAGE: Staples Advantage delivers distinct advantages to our customers that are hard to find anywhere else in the industry. It begins with Staples’ depth of experience, our focus and strategic capabilities. All of these strengths go into developing a leading-edge procurement program designed specifically for your organization – one that takes into account the needs of a diverse workforce, the changing nature of business, and the need for consistency.
ONE PROGRAM. ONE SOLUTION. To learn more about Staples Advantage, visit our deeply engaging website,
$3,000 Level Sponsor
Renaissance Learning™ is the world’s leading provider of computer-based assessment technology for PreK–12 schools. Adopted by more than 70,000 North American schools, Renaissance Learning’s software provides daily formative assessment and periodic progress-monitoring technology to enhance curriculum, support differentiated instruction, and personalize practice in reading, math, and writing.
Renaissance Learning provides the online and in-person professional development and technical support you expect for a world-class, integrated data system designed for 21st-century schools. As a result, teachers using Renaissance Learning products accelerate learning, get more satisfaction from teaching, and achieve higher test scores on state and national tests. Renaissance Learning is also a leading provider of school-improvement solutions.
$3,000 Level Sponsor
Based in Chicago, Concept Schools is a not-for-profit charter school management organization that manages 27 successful K-12 charter schools in the Midwest. As our high schools maintain over 95% graduation rate and 100% college acceptance rates, middle and elementary schools continue to have higher proficiency rates that their counterparts in state standardized tests. All located in urban areas, Concept- managed schools prepare over 10,000 students in math, science, and technology- focused learning environments.
$2,000 Level Sponsor
We at Pritchard Osborne, LLC understand many of the business challenges that face schools on a daily basis. We have experience working with both public and private schools. We have skilled professionals who have: Directed Board of Trustee’s training for a local charter school, hired a talented financial manager to improve the quality of a charter school’s financial reporting, sought out individuals to serve on charter school boards, served in leadership roles on charter and public school boards. Our professionals are skilled in: Annual Financial Statement Audit, preparation of your school’s federal and state not-for-profit income tax returns, outsourced controller and chief financial officer. We believe strongly in educational institutions and are willing to work with you in making your school a world class school.
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Achieve3000 solutions are all built on a uniquely effective foundation the use of non-fiction text and real-time Lexile assessment enabled by our partnership with MetaMetrics, developers of the Lexile Framework. We deliver differentiated non-fiction text at 12 differentiated levels and continually increasing the complexity of text as students make progress. We believe that all students have ability to improve their reading and writing. And that with this ability, they have means to master Missouri GLE’s, meet and exceed standards set by Common Core and be prepared for college and career.
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The American Board is a state approved teacher certification nonprofit working to build communities through education and employment. The American Board’s program allows highly-knowledgeable individuals to earn certification without additional class time. Through improving the accessibility and affordability of certification, schools can now hire highly-qualified teachers from within their community.
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American Quality Schools (AQS), a not-for-profit corporation, operates high-achieving and high-growth charter schools across the Midwest. Our schools, located in Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri, implement best education practices, place high expectations on all students, and encourage and value parent involvement. AQS believes in the innate capacity of every child to succeed.
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Aspex Solutions provides the AppliTrack Suite of school HR technologies; AppliTrack Recruiting, AppliTrack Selection, and AppliTrack HR Files, to automate their recruiting, hiring, and employee management paperlessly. Over 1,900 public, private, and charter school districts in the United States use AppliTrack including Confluence Academy and 38 public school districts in the State of Missouri. Stop by our booth to see how AppliTrack can revolutionize your personnel department!
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blendedschools.net is the nation’s largest not-for-profit corporation dedicated to helping schools adopt and implement online and blended learning by providing learning management technologies, K-12 online curriculum aligned to Common Core Standards, professional development and a rich community network.
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Founded in 1991 by Mike Bukaty, Bukaty Companies is the fifth largest and one of the most successful insurance brokers in the Kansas City Area. The business provides expertise in the areas of Employee Benefits, Retirement Plans & Investing, Wealth Management, Benefits Administration, Human Resource Consulting, Property & Casualty, and Individual Health & Life.
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Cooperating School Districts (CSD) is a non- profit education consortium that serves Missouri teachers, administrators, support staff and school board members. The mission of CSD is to provide school districts with high- quality and cost- effective services, resources and leadership to achieve educational excellence for all students.
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IFF is the only one-stop shop in Missouri offering affordable financing and real estate services at every stage of school development. With IFF’s integrated services tailored to schools’ specific needs, charter schools in Missouri can count on facilities that are well-planned, well-placed, and well-financed.
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The Missouri Research and Education Network (MOREnet) can provide or assist charter schools with any level of affordable technology support from Internet connectivity to cloud computing. MOREnet was established in 1991 and provides Internet connectivity, access to Internet2, videoconferencing services, network and cloud services, technical support and training to Missouri’s K-12 schools, colleges and universities, public libraries, health care, state government and other affiliated organizations. For more information visit:
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Netchemia is a leading provider of cloud-based talent management software specifically developed for K-12 educational organizations. Netchemia’s TalentEd software platform allows school districts to recruit, hire and evaluate teachers, administrative, and classified personnel online. Our customized solutions are used by more than 1,000 educational institutions across the country. Visit our website website to learn more
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Preferred Meal Systems provides a quality, easy to implement, administer and affordable unitized meal program. It is a full service operation without a major financial investment. The “component meal system” includes entrees, side dishes, fresh fruits, vegetables, bread, milk, condiments and utensils combined with delivery, menu planning, nutritional analysis, equipment, maintenance, training, marketing and promotions. For More Information, please visit our website at:
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Sankore Educational Resources and Consultation Services, LLC
“Addressing the Challenges of Urban Education”
Sankore designs 21st century programs and workshops for staff development. We are noted for increasing academic achievement through the following:
- Increasing graduation rates
- Increasing parent/student/staff involvement
- Increasing attendance rates
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Scholastic Classroom & Community Group provides great resources for the classroom, such as Guided Reading sets, an extensive selection of classroom libraries, and writing programs, in addition to professional development books and training. Some of our Family and Community Engagement resources (FACE) include reading mentoring programs, Take Home Book Packs, and after school enrichment programs.
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The largest SMART reseller in the Midwest is here to support your technology needs. We are a full- service dealership offering classroom design, equipment sales, professional installation, and certified professional development on SMART technology products. In addition, we offer a SMART certified consultant who can assist you with adoption and implementation of classroom technology. Schiller’s is a full service audio visual integrator with the experience and team to support your needs.
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Shurley English is a rigorous curriculum that brings back student- teacher interaction, promotes high-order thinking skills, and provides students with a successful base from which they can achieve mastery, retention and enthusiasm for English.
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A multi-faceted St. Louis design-build firm, SPACE Architecture + Design will be your partner from start-up to full facility implementation. SPACE offers all the services you need, including: strategic planning, creative financing strategies, community excitement and consensus development, location selection, programming, design, and construction. Stop by and say hello!
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SpedTrack™ is a web-based IEP software that revolutionizes the management of your Special Education program. SpedTrack centralizes your information and processes into one user friendly application, easing the burden of managing Special Education for both teachers and administrators.
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Students First’s mission is to build a national movement to defend the interests of children in public education and pursue transformative reform, so that America has the best education system in the world.
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Triumph Learning is the leading publisher of Common Core resources, effective literacy programs, and state-customized, standards-aligned, K–12 instructional materials. Our imprints include Triumph Online, Coach, Buckle Down, Plugged-in to Reading, and BookJam. We’re committed to serving 21st-century learners with a mix of interactive digital tools and innovative student texts.
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WriteSteps empowers K-5 teachers with lesson plans that meet 100% of the Common Core Standards for writing and grammar providing students with critical skills for a lifetime of confident writing. Enter our booth raffle to win a one-year subscription to eWriteSteps for the K-5 grade of your choice ($695 value)!
