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2026 AAEA Summer Conference

Garrett Barnes

Northeast Arkansas Career and Technical Center

Director

Jonesboro, Arkansas

https://neactc.com

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About me

I am the Director of the Northeast Arkansas Career and Technical Center (NEACTC) in Jonesboro, Arkansas. We serve 14 school districts by providing opportunities for every student (10th - 12th grade) to obtain a Diploma of Merit or Distinction. Former Assistant Director and EAST Facilitator.

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

Leading with Purpose: Teacher Growth & Professional Learning Salon C (M)Dr. Adam Eckard • Mandy Zipfel • Angela Murphy • Harry Dickens • Alice Shirey

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

The Invisible Decisions: How School Business Choices Quietly Shape Student Outcomes During Declining Enrollment Miller (SCC)Ashten Black • Pam McCammon

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

Durable Skills for CTE Pathways - What Does This Mean For My District? (Repeat) Yell I-II (SCC)Shantele Raper • Ross White

7:30am CDT

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

8:15am CDT

Systems That Stick: Engineering Sustainable School Improvement Salon A (M)Dr. Adam Eckard • Adriane Duke

9:30am CDT

From Compliance to Impact: Creative Federal Funding Strategies That Move Student Achievement (Repeat) Izard (SCC)Ashten Black • Kris Williams

10:40am CDT

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