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2026 AAEA Summer Conference

Bradley Hartwick

8:00am CDT

Registration Open Caddo & Osage (SCC)

11:00am CDT

1-3A Principal's Meeting Conway (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)

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) Table Talk: Leading for Growth: A Schoolwide PGP that Motivates Teachers Governor's Hall IV - Table 3Dr. Jennifer Crawford • Dr. Susanna Post

10:15am CDT

From Creating Opportunity to Creating Coherence: The Work in Front of Rural Education Yell I-II (SCC)Justin Neel • Dr. Austin D. Eubanks From Minor League to Major Leagues: Systems that Will Help You "Go Yard" with Feedback and Growth Caraway I-III (SCC)Kelley Krogman • Josh Lyra • Ashley Hammett

11:30am CDT

Lunch Available and Visit Exhibitors Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC) Right-Sizing Assessment: From Scores to Strategy Salon B (M)Chrissy McNabb • Hope Worsham From Vision to Impact: How a Rural School Built a Life-Ready Ecosystem Pope (SCC)Justin Neel Operationalizing RTI: Aligning PLCs, Scheduling, and Student Needs Fulton (SCC)Callie Sanchez • Danielle Renfroe • Joe Herrington

12:20pm CDT

DESE Educator Effectiveness & Licensure Updates Salon A (M)Brandie Benton

1:20pm CDT

You Need to Calm Down: Staying Professional When Advocates & Attorneys Enter the Room (Repeat) Fulton (SCC)Natalie Gosdin • Haley Hatch

2:20pm CDT

Visit Exhibitors Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC) Table Talk: That's CAP! Building Consistency, Accountability, and Practice Governor's Hall I - Table 1Marcus Jones

2:50pm CDT

AI Showcase: Highlighting Different AI Platforms Pope (SCC)Dr. Robin Finley Let 'Em Know: Old School Skills for New School Challenges Manning (M)Dr. Dondre Harris • Preston Echols

7:30am CDT

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

8:15am CDT

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

9:30am CDT

What Do Arch Ford's Highest VAM Score Teachers Do Differently? (Repeat) Caraway I-III (SCC)Dr. Julie Workman ATLAS Hack! Harris Brake (MCC)DJ Vincent

10:40am CDT

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