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2026 AAEA Summer Conference

DeMarcus Green

Texarkana AR SD

Executive Director of School Leadership

Texarkana, AR

https://tasd7.net

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)

3:30pm CDT

AAA Governing Body Meeting Wally Allen Ballroom (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: Chronic Absenteeism: Strategies in Practice that Work Governor's Hall I - Table 1Christie Cremo

10:15am CDT

Going Global with Cambridge International: A Practical Guide for Arkansas's Next Chapter in Advanced Education & Accelerated Learning Grampas (MCC)Charles Lee • Dr. Kristy Brown • Dustin Seaton • Tina McClure Building a Leadership Pipeline: Growing District Leaders from Within Harris Brake (MCC)Mathew Thornton • Blake Campbell

11:30am CDT

Lunch Available and Visit Exhibitors Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC) Tunnel Vision: Changing Education One Child at a Time!! Neosho (MCC)Alex Peterson • Brooklyn Graves

12:20pm CDT

Hiring Is Only the Beginning: Retaining Educators in Arkansas Public Schools Conway (MCC)Amy Manley The Art of the Controlled Meeting Miller (SCC)Charles Warren

1:20pm CDT

Every Great Middle School Has a Story Worth Telling Manning (M)Dr. Lynn Faught • Justin Smith • JD Coursey • Stephanie Anderson Keeping Kids Safe in Our AI World Pope (SCC)Dr. Robin Finley

2:20pm CDT

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

2:50pm CDT

AI Showcase: Highlighting Different AI Platforms Pope (SCC)Dr. Robin Finley Signaling Change: AI and School Communication Salon C (M)Greg Turchetta

7:30am CDT

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

8:15am CDT

Leading with AI Initiatives Drew (SCC)Dr. Robin Finley

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