Innovation Schools Action Summit
People to know
Look who's bringing ideas, experience, and perspective to the future of high school.
January 27–29, 2027 · New Orleans
Action Summit keynote speaker
Action Summit keynote speaker
Dr. Katie Jenner
Indiana Secretary of Education
Preparing students for what comes next.
Dr. Jenner brings a statewide perspective to the Action Summit. Her keynote will invite us to consider how innovative high school design and education policy can prepare students for what comes next, and what it takes to turn those ideas into action in our communities.
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Featured Speakers
Scott Bess
Indiana State Board of Education
Board Member
Andrew Brown
New York City Public Schools
Principal
Arman Frasier-Lakes
District of Columbia Public Schools
Director, School Redesign and CTE Academies
Beau Gallegos
Cambiar Education
Vice President, Catalyst
Christina Grant
Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University
Executive Director
Aleah Guthrie
Tennessee SCORE
Vice President of Policy and Government Relations
Audrey Gutierrez
New Legacy Charter School
Model Development & Dissemination Grant Project Manager
Andrew Harris
Northeast Academy for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies
CEO
Kyle Hartung
All4Ed
Senior Advisor
Dr. Asya Johnson
HBCU Early College Prep (NYC Public Schools)
Founder
Sara Kahn
New Legacy Charter School
Principal
Erica Land
St. Charles County CAPS (Center for Advanced Professional Studies)
Director
Greg Lippman
Groundswell Network
CEO
Corey Mohn
CAPS Network
President & Executive Director
Elizabeth Ostberg-Davis
Educators for Quality Alternatives
co-founder and CEO
Dana Peterson
New Schools for New Orleans
CEO
Celina Pierrottet
National Association of State Boards of Education
Associate Program Director
Krista Primrose
Purdue Polytechnic High School
Vice President, Academic Affairs
Michelle Rainey
Da Vinci Schools
Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction
Justin Ralston
Weld Re-8 School District
Superintendent
Margo Roen
Imagine Network
CEO
Ronald Sandlin
Indiana Department of Education
Chief Innovation Officer
JT Schiltz
Transcend Education
Managing Partner
Jeff Severts
University of Chicago
Executive Director, Center for RISC
Christy Wolfe
Bipartisan Policy Center
Director, K-12 Education Policy
Matthew Wunder
Da Vinci Schools
CEO and Superintendent
Action Summit Attendees
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Explore what’s possible for the future of high school and leave with a plan for your community. January 27–29, 2027 in New Orleans.
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