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In order to facilitate an ongoing dialogue about between the 51·çÁ÷ members and chapter staff who are working with construction career academies and construction charter schools, 51·çÁ÷ of America will host a conference call at 3 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 19, 2009. During the call, we will hope to learn how and what established academies are doing, how chapters have expanded their recent efforts (via new schools, new curriculum, new practices, etc.), and which chapters are exploring the academy and charter school models. It is hoped that this will be a forum for interactive discussion between the veterans and newcomers. There is no charge for this conference call and it is open to 51·çÁ÷ members, all chapter staff, and all educators involved with these types of high schools. Please feel free to forward this information to anyone who might be interested. • Date: May 19, 2009 • Time: 3 p.m. EDT (2 p.m., Central; 1 p.m., Mountain; noon, Pacific) • Expected length: 1 hour • Purpose: To share information among 51·çÁ÷ members, chapter staff, and educators who are involved with    high school construction career academies and/or construction charter schools. • Topics: To include recent experiences, concerns, areas where people need help. • To sign up: Please send an email to Crystal Yates at yatesc@agc.org; she will send you the call-in number and pass code. Please call in with your experiences, your best practices, and your questions on May 19. If you have questions, please contact Liz Elvin at elvinl@agc.org.