2026 AAEA Summer Conference has ended

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2026 AAEA Summer Conference

Melanie Crider

Clinton Elementary

8:00am CDT

Registration Open Caddo & Osage (SCC)

8:30am CDT

Bus Driver Training Caraway I-III (SCC)

10:00am CDT

ESC Director Meeting Riverview (MCC)

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

Federal Updates Izard (SCC)Kimberly Glass • Lea Metcalf-McDonald • Amanda Bittle

11:30am CDT

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

12:20pm CDT

Building Success Beyond the School Day: How Searcy School District Designed and Implemented High-Impact After-School Tutoring White Oak (MCC)Brandi Hardcastle • Bethany Philpot • Heather Franks • Dr. Bobby Hart • Dr. Rich O'Connell

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)

5:00pm CDT

American Fidelity After-Hours Brewski's Pub & Grub

7:30am CDT

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

8:15am CDT

The Code of Ethics: How Administrators Can Support Educators in the Prevention of Ethics Violations Conway (MCC)Laura Shelton

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