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2026 AAEA Summer Conference

Dr. Alana Graham

Cabot Public Schools

Secondary Director of Teaching and Learning

8:00am CDT

Registration Open Caddo & Osage (SCC)

11:00am CDT

Exhibit Hall Open Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC)

1:00pm CDT

Opening General Session Wally Allen Ballroom (SCC)Damon West

3:00pm CDT

Visit Exhibitors Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC)

7:30am CDT

Breakfast Available and Visit Exhibitors Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC) Exhibit Hall Open Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC) Registration Open Caddo & Osage (SCC)

8:30am CDT

General Session: Admin of the Year and DESE Updates Wally Allen Ballroom (SCC)Secretary Jacob Oliva

9:45am CDT

Visit Exhibitors Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC)

10:15am CDT

What Do We Mean by “Growth”? Rethinking Progress in the Arkansas VAM Model Salon A (M)Hope Worsham

11:30am CDT

Lunch Available and Visit Exhibitors Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC) Own It! Accountability in Instruction Caraway I-III (SCC)Dr. Dondre Harris

12:20pm CDT

Hiring Is Only the Beginning: Retaining Educators in Arkansas Public Schools Conway (MCC)Amy Manley Energy, Identity, and Change: Leading Adults to Transform Student Outcomes Caraway I-III (SCC)Chrissy McNabb • Dr. Kelly Hankins

1:20pm CDT

Keeping Kids Safe in Our AI World Pope (SCC)Dr. Robin Finley

2:20pm CDT

Visit Exhibitors Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC)

7:30am CDT

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

9:30am CDT

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

10:40am CDT

Closing General Session - Vision to Impact: Be the Change Wally Allen Ballroom (SCC)Rosalind Wiseman