ter schools. The wel-
coming address was
given by Mr. T.
Willard Fair, the
chairman of the Flor-
ida State Board of
Education. One of his
main points is that
parents need to take a
proactive approach to
their children's educa-
tion. Also at the con-
ference was speaker
Annette L. Breaux,
who is one of the most
entertaining and infor-
mative authors and
speakers in the field of
In November 2009,
Lance Swearingen,
Nathan Swearingen,
and Jim Popino, three
representatives of
Global Tutors at-
tended the 13th An-
nual Florida Charter
School Conference in
Orlando, Florida.
This conference is at-
tended annually by
over 400 representa-
tives and associates
from Charter schools
across the state. Also
in attendance were
administrators of char-
ter schools, principals,
vice principals, teach-
ers and other top ad-
ministrative staff. The
main topic for this
conference was
“Charter Schools: Not
Just Another Public
School.” This confer-
ence is another confer-
ence in a series signi-
fying the shift from
public schools to char-
education. She talked
about the role that
teachers play. She said
that teachers play a
pivotal role in a stu-
dent’s life; and also,
that a teacher gets a
second chance with a
student ever y single
day. Overall, there is
a shift happening from
public schools to char-
ter schools, and
Global Tutors is look-
ing forward to playing
a big part in making
this transition work.
13th Annual Florida
Charter School Conference
Raising the
bar for
Global
Education
Global Tutors, Inc.
News
Inside this issue:
13th Annual Florida
Charter School
Conference
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Old Redford Academy 2
Treasure Village
Montessori
2
New Tutors
3
Our New Website 3
Our Mission
4
Contact Information 4
November 23rd, 2009
Volume 1, Issue 2
T U T O R S
Annette L. Breaux talks
about the role of teachers
Mr. T. Willard Fair, Chairman
of the Florida State Board of
Education
