Abre is a K-12 modern data solution, developed by two educators tired of not providing their stakeholders with an optimal technology experience. With Abre, schools improve their operational efficiency, increase all stakeholder engagement, empower school leaders to make confident decisions, and help schools reinvest in what matters most, their students.

Age of Learning® is the leading education technology innovator, creating engaging and effective learning resources to help children build a strong foundation for academic success and a lifelong love of learning. Our research-based digital education programs have been developed by an experienced team of education experts and have proven efficacy in increasing children’s learning gains. Age of Learning’s flagship product, ABCmouse.com® Early Learning Academy, is an award-winning comprehensive curriculum for children. The company’s school solutions programs include My Math Academy®, an adaptive, personalized program proven to significantly accelerate math learning outcomes, and My Reading Academy™, an adaptive program designed to help young learners build a foundation for reading comprehension and literacy and become fluent readers. With over 10 billion learning activities completed by more than 50 million children worldwide, Age of Learning is a global leader in efforts to advance equity, access, and opportunity for all children. To learn more about Age of Learning, visit www.AgeofLearning.com.

Women-owned, Elontec has over 25 years of experience as a three-tiered office solution, bringing you commercial furniture, relocation and technology services. Partnered with many of Arizona’s state contracts to serve our schools and the proud home of the Arizona Diaper Bank of Central Arizona. TO view our education/furniture product catalog go to: http://www.myresourcelibrary.com/Elontec

EPS Learning partners with educators to advance literacy as the springboard for lifelong learning and opportunity, with science of reading-based solutions supporting grades PreK-12 and every tier of instruction.

FranklinCovey Education is one of the world’s most prominent and trusted providers of educational leadership development, school culture, and change management. Our comprehensive solutions help schools address common challenges such as academic achievement, educator wellness and efficacy, family engagement, leadership development, and college, career and life readiness.

GH2 Architects, LLC (GH2) began its pursuit of design excellence in 1973. Today, it is an award-winning architecture and design firm passionate about delivering transformative designs through exceptional client service.

Its Valley offices are located on Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale, with a national team of dedicated professionals that provide in-house architecture, interior design and landscape architecture services and several special services such as bond planning, master planning and cost estimating on behalf of our diverse client base. Its design expertise comes from thousands of projects across more than 15 different industry types, and it has specialty practices in hospitality, equine, and historic preservation architecture, recognized internationally for their distinction.

Alongside its clients, GH2 has received hundreds of awards including multiple merit and honor awards from The American Institute of Architects and American Society of Landscape Architects, awards for historic preservation projects, awards for technical specifications, and multiple awards from construction industry representatives. Also, for six consecutive years, Interior Design Magazine has recognized GH2 on its Rising Giants list. In every project the firm undertakes, three principles drive every decision:

Design. Service. Solutions.

Graduation Alliance develops highly effective solutions in order to help students who can’t or won’t attend school get back on track to graduation. Partnering with school districts, Graduation Alliance provides a technology-enabled dropout recovery program with robust human support to high school-aged youth who left school without a diploma. Students engage online at the time and place that works best for them while remaining enrolled in the school district. The program includes multi-modal outreach and enrollment support, graduation plan development, curriculum taught by state-certified teachers, and 360-degree support services, including proactive academic interventions, local advocacy to address life barriers, and 24/7 virtual tutoring services.

Packback exists to support students in developing their unique voices and the confidence and writing skills to express themselves. Through the power of our proprietary instructional AI platform developed over the past 10 years in higher education, we provide a digital writing coach for every student and grading assistant for every teacher. Based on educational pedagogy, our platform develops students' intrinsic motivation by placing students at the center of their writing process as they complete assignments across the curriculum. Packback expands the capacity of teachers to elevate their expectations of all students and assign writing more frequently by giving students the high quality, consistent, timely feedback required to accelerate their skills.

Proximity Learning Proximity Learning partners with districts to solve teacher vacancies by livestreaming certified teachers, from all over the country, into classrooms for most subjects. We enable young learners to receive a more equitable education by connecting them with the expert teachers they deserve.

As a global leader in assessment, reading, and math solutions for pre-K–12 schools and districts, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help all students build a strong foundation for success. Renaissance solutions reach more than 40 percent of US schools and more than half a million students in other regions across the world. Our portfolio includes solutions for assessment (Star Assessments, Star Phonics, myIGDIs for Preschool, FastBridge, DnA, and SchoolCity); practice (Accelerated Reader, myON, Freckle, and Lalilo); data-driven insights (eduCLIMBER and Schoolzilla); and teacher-facilitated instructional delivery (Nearpod).

If your extended day enrichment program is creating more problems than solutions, let us turn those headaches into high fives! Currently serving 65,000  students in over 1,000 schools across the country, Right At School brings exceptional  and affordable out of school time enrichment programs to students, parents, and our  district partners. We’ll help you:  * Save time and reduce stress by letting us fully manage your program • Reinforce positive values among students, help them feel empowered, improve their social skills, increase their commitment to learning, help them understand  boundaries and expectations, and have a positive impact on their identities  • Return priceless staff hours and provide parents peace of mind  

Experience: We have earned our stellar reputation by leading, never following. Economic fluctuations don’t dictate our path— our commitment, innovations, and consistently impeccable work do. SBR is in it for the long haul, here for you today so you can count on us tomorrow.

Satisfaction: We thrive on challenging projects. No matter how specific or unique our clients’ needs are, SBR’s dedicated team of professionals meet and surpass expectations time after time. And as members of the U.S. Green Building Council we employ techniques and services that support sustainability as required by our valued customers.

For 50-years Sodexo has been the most trusted partner for school districts in providing food service and facilities management services. As a strategic partner, Sodexo puts students first in ensuring their school lunch experience and school environment is top notch, allowing your District to focus on its top priority: education. For more information, contact Jason Winsor at jason.winsor@sodexo.com or 480-296-9670.

SPS+ Architects has provided innovative educational design for Arizona schools since 1960. Some iconic projects include ASU’s Manzanita Hall and NAU’s Walk-up Skydome. Our most recent breakthrough was with West-MEC’s Northwest Campus where we were able to make the concept of Academic Collisions ™ come to life! This new innovative learning process brings students, staff, and industry professionals from a diverse set of industries together to develop cross-pollination of disciplines fostering collaborative innovation in the process.

While our innovative design solutions have extended nationally and beyond, our primary focus as a firm has always been on our work here in Arizona. In particular, we have made a point to reach out to Arizona’s under-served, minority, and rural populations. In many cases, we have developed long-term relationships with these clients spanning decades and multiple projects. This longevity is a direct result of our focus on customer service and delivering a quality product that meets and exceeds client expectations.

In the work thinkLaw is leading across 21 states to create a world where critical thinking is no longer a luxury good, I realized I need to be clearer about why we are so convinced that we can close The Critical Thinking Gap. This gap is far from insurmountable because this is a gap in expectations, not in potential. The truth is that students from low income backgrounds, students who are linguistically diverse, and students from minority populations are often endowed with enormous critical thinking potential. Some call this “street smart,” but I reject that categorization. “Street smart” is just smart. The failure to translate the practical set of problem-solving strategies we associate with being “street smart” to whatever academically amounts to “book smart” is an adult issue, not a child one.