An Evening at The Carter Center

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A Special Evening at The Carter Center
hosted by IDA Georgia

Atlanta has been chosen as the host city for the IDA National Conference. Just five days after the IDA-GA Dyslexia Dash, a global network of researchers, educators, families, and individuals with dyslexia will arrive in our city. In conjunction with the IDA Reading, Literacy & Learning Conference, IDA Georgia is excited to offer a special evening opportunity for conference attendees and others in our Georgia community to gather together and connect.

On Thursday, October 23, at 7:30 PM, IDA Georgia will host An Evening at The Carter Center. The beautiful venue, located just a few miles from Emory University, offers a powerful and inspiring backdrop for mingling, networking, and celebrating our shared work. We will be offering ticket holders complimentary bus transportation to and from the Hyatt Regency in downtown Atlanta. 

We are also thrilled to announce that we have invited Ray James, Head of School at The Boyce L. Ansley School, to deliver a brief address and be available throughout the evening to chat and share insights about the school’s mission and impact. His mission resonates deeply with our organization’s goals, and we encourage you to listen to him speak with Susan Lambert in this podcast episode from Amplify’s Science of Reading podcast. Learn more below. **

Just Added! During the welcome address, IDA Georgia will honor the winners of the Leadership-in-Literacy and Outstanding Service Awards. Recipients of these awards receive two tickets each to An Evening at The Carter Center.  Submit your nomination here: https://ga.dyslexiaida.org/ida-ga-award-nominations-2025/


$45 for Conference Attendees
$40 for members (To learn about membership, click here.)
$50 for nonmembers not attending the conference

This special, inspirational networking event allows IDA-GA to offer your organization a unique sponsorship opportunity in 2025!

👉 Explore the 2025 IDA-GA Sponsorship Opportunities for the Dyslexia Dash and An Evening at The Carter Center.

Thank you to our Sponsors of our Special Evening at The Carter Center!
The Howard School* 
Wardlaw School of the Atlanta Speech School* 
The Schenck School and ReadSource*
Swift School* 
Rollins Center for Language & Literacy / Cox Campus*
The Walker School New Avenues Dyslexia Program*
Woodward Academy Transition Learning Support Program 
Sandy Springs Center for Psychological Services 
GRACEPOINT School
Roberts Academy at Mercer University 
Cultivating Literacy, LLC
Nessy Learning

*Platinum Plus – These sponsors will have information tables and representatives at the Evening at the Carter Center event on October 23. 

**Ray James is Head of School at The Boyce L. Ansley School in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a critically conscious and outcomes-driven educational leader with 15 years of experience in various roles in formal and informal education settings. He holds degrees from Louisiana State University and is passionately committed to fostering educational equity and supporting the limitless potential of all children. Under his leadership, The Ansley School provides a 100% tuition-free, family-centered & holistic private school educational experience to children experiencing homelessness, further emphasizing the transformative power of structured literacy & a radical human-centered belief. Outside of work, Ray enjoys spending time with his family and is an avid fan of the Los Angeles Lakers and LSU Tigers.

Learn more about The Boyce L. Ansley School and Ray James: 

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