2026 AAEA Summer Conference

2026 AAEA Summer Conference

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Cindy Frachiseur

Horatio Public School

Sp. Ed. Supervisor/504 Cord

Horatio, Arkansas

7:30am 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)

7:30am CDT

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

8:30am CDT

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

10:15am CDT

Dodging the Docket: Smart Moves Before and After a Due Process Filing Fulton (SCC)Shasta Wagner • Leila Seigrist • Claire Wilkinson

11:30am CDT

Lunch Available Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC) Operationalizing RTI: Aligning PLCs, Scheduling, and Student Needs Fulton (SCC)Callie Sanchez • Danielle Renfroe • Joe Herrington

12:20pm CDT

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

1:20pm CDT

"D4" Ways To Deescalate Conflict Harris Brake (MCC)Mr. Stacy DeFoor • Stephanie DeFoor

2:50pm CDT

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

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

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

10:40am CDT

Closing Genereal Session Wally Allen Ballroom (SCC)