2026 AAEA Summer Conference has ended

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2026 AAEA Summer Conference

Catherine Watson

Malvern School District

Assistant Principal

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)

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

Mic Drop Session: Effective Leadership Strategies Riverview (MCC)Jennifer Harper • Justin Swope

11:30am CDT

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

12:20pm CDT

Is Your System Making an Impact? Manning (M)Dr. Julie Workman • Jacob Sisson Hiring Is Only the Beginning: Retaining Educators in Arkansas Public Schools Conway (MCC)Amy Manley

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

Read the Room, Lead the Room: Unlocking the Hidden Language of Communication Neosho (MCC)Judy Pennington • Sarah Monfee

7:30am CDT

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

9:30am CDT

Transformational Leadership Playbook: Doing What Works Salon A (M)Charles Blacknall • Hiram Sumlin

10:40am CDT

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