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2026 AAEA Summer Conference

Adam Wade

Green Forest School District

High School Principal

Green Forest, AR

https://gf.k12.ar.us

8:00am CDT

Registration Open Caddo & Osage (SCC)

11:00am CDT

4A Principal's Meeting White Oak (MCC) 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)

3:30pm CDT

AAA Governing Body Meeting Wally Allen Ballroom (SCC)

5:00pm CDT

Education Benefits Fish Fry Union Station - Next Level Events

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) Operationalizing RTI: Aligning PLCs, Scheduling, and Student Needs Fulton (SCC)Callie Sanchez • Danielle Renfroe • Joe Herrington School Based Intervention Team (SBIT) Come To The Table! Chicot (MCC)Barbara Kirkpatrick • Philip Alderman • Tabitha Turner • Londria King

12:20pm CDT

Teacher-Centered Leadership: Practical Strategies for Culture Building Pope (SCC)Dr. Michelle Miller

1:20pm CDT

Own Your Growth. Fuel Student Success: Creating Meaningful Access in High School Hoffman (M)Sarah Merayo • Lisa Overstreet

2:20pm CDT

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

2:50pm CDT

Durable Skills for CTE Pathways - What Does This Mean For My District? (Repeat) Yell I-II (SCC)Shantele Raper • Ross White Tiers to Distinction: Building Support for All Teachers Ouachita (MCC)Mr. John Unger • Andrea Ward

7:30am CDT

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

8:15am CDT

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

9:30am CDT

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

10:40am CDT

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