2026 AAEA Summer Conference

2026 AAEA Summer Conference

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7:30am CDT

Breakfast Available Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC) Registration Open Caddo & Osage (SCC)

8:15am CDT

Designing Future-Ready Pathways: Leveraging New AP Offerings for Accelerated Learning Grampas (MCC)Kate Morlock

Learning in Full Color: Transforming Public Schools Through Arts Integration Chicot (MCC)Dr. Stephanie Summerford

Making Assessment Doable with Google Sheets and a little R White Oak (MCC)Dr. Kelli Langan

New Administrators: What Your Special Education Supervisor Needs You to Know on Day One Fulton (SCC)Carla Curtis • Lanna Bullington • Kelli Gordon • Domonique Alexander • Christy Darrington • Jana Lee

Systems That Stick: Engineering Sustainable School Improvement Salon A (M)Dr. Adam Eckard • Adriane Duke

From Compliance to Impact: Creative Federal Funding Strategies That Move Student Achievement Izard (SCC)Ashten Black • Kris Williams

Overtime and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Miller (SCC)Terri Raskiewicz

Navigating the Ship from Middle School to High School Manning (M)David Yates • Dr. Lynn Faught • Stephanie Anderson

Path to Purpose: Empowering At-Risk Youth through Innovative Education and Whole Child Healing Hoffman (M)Cindy L. Willis

Updates From DCTE for 2026-2027 Yell I-II (SCC)Jennifer Turner • Ross White

What Do Arch Ford's Highest VAM Score Teachers Do Differently? Caraway I-III (SCC)Dr. Julie Workman

How Districts are Removing Communication Barriers to Transform Outcomes Salon C (M)Greg Turchetta

Leading with AI Initiatives Drew (SCC)Dr. Robin Finley

School Safety Partnership (Building Administration & Law Enforcement) Pope (SCC)Dr. Kate Worley • Dan Worley

The Code of Ethics: How Administrators Can Support Educators in the Prevention of Ethics Violations Conway (MCC)Whitney James • Laura Shelton

Transition Grade Configuration Arkansas Ballroom (M)Shane Patrick

Vision Casting to Create Systems of Communication Salon B (M)Micah House

9:30am CDT

GPS for Teaching and Learning: The Arkansas Adolescent Literacy Intervention Hoffman (M)Dr. Renee Calhoon • Mallorey Jones • Gia Taylor

Leading for Impact: Advanced Placement Data for Accelerated Learning Success Grampas (MCC)Kate Morlock

New Administrators: What Your Special Education Supervisor Needs You to Know on Day One (Repeat) Fulton (SCC)Carla Curtis • Lanna Bullington • Kelli Gordon • Domonique Alexander • Christy Darrington • Jana Lee

Organizing Effective Communication and Planning Pope (SCC)Dr. Kate Worley • Brad Etters

From Compliance to Impact: Creative Federal Funding Strategies That Move Student Achievement (Repeat) Izard (SCC)Ashten Black • Kris Williams

Overtime and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Repeat) Miller (SCC)Terri Raskiewicz

Social Media: What do educators need to know to protect themselves online and keep their license? Drew (SCC)Dr. Robin Finley

Navigating the Ship from Middle School to High School (Repeat) Manning (M)Crystal Fluker • Dr. Lynn Faught • Stephanie Anderson

Updates From DCTE for 2026-2027 (Repeat) Yell I-II (SCC)Jennifer Turner • Ross White

What Do Arch Ford's Highest VAM Score Teachers Do Differently? (Repeat) Caraway I-III (SCC)Dr. Julie Workman

ATLAS Hack! Harris Brake (MCC)Dr. D.J. Vincent

Regional Career Center Arkansas Ballroom (M)Dr. Debbie Jones • Kelly Boortz

The Code of Ethics: Updates on Processes and Procedures Conway (MCC)Whitney James • Laura Shelton

Transformational Leadership Playbook: Doing What Works Salon A (M)Charles Blacknall • Hiram Sumlin

What Effective Arkansas Principals Are Doing to Lead Academic Growth: Lessons from a Study of Arkansas Principals White Oak (MCC)Dr. Michael Hensley

Why Am I Still Here? Chicot (MCC)Robert Fitzgerald

10:40am CDT

Closing Genereal Session Wally Allen Ballroom (SCC)