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2026 AAEA Summer Conference

CW

Calvin Walker

Mountain Pine High School

High School Principal

Mountain Pine, Ar.

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)

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

A Principal & Counselor’s Journey to School Improvement Manning (M)David Yates • Jessica Ashcraft • Dr. Heather Williams

11:30am CDT

Lunch Available and Visit Exhibitors Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC) From Surviving to Thriving: Reimagining School Culture with the DILTS Nested Levels of Learning White Oak (MCC)Christie Cremo

1:20pm CDT

Lighting the Way: Renaissance Intelligence for Unified Curriculum, Instruction, and Data Salon B (M)Dr. Dave Maddock

2:20pm CDT

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

2:50pm CDT

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

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

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