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2026 AAEA Summer Conference

Greg Mones

Fayetteville Public School District

Executive Director of Fiscal and Human Resources

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)

11:30am CDT

Lunch Available and Visit Exhibitors Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC) Hidden Savings in Sick Leave and PTO Payouts Salon C (M)Bruce Nelson • Jon Collins

12:20pm CDT

DESE Educator Effectiveness & Licensure Updates Salon A (M)Brandie Benton Fiscal Leadership: Mastering the "Buckets" of School and District Finance Izard (SCC)Dr. Mickey McFetridge

1:20pm CDT

Critical Conversations Conway (MCC)Tanya Sharp

2:20pm CDT

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

2:50pm CDT

Merit Pay in Mena: Development of an In-District System (Repeat) Arkansas Ballroom (M)Dr. Lee Smith • Bridget Buckley

7:30am CDT

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

9:30am CDT

Why Am I Still Here? Chicot (MCC)Kelecia Glover • Robert Fitzgerald

10:40am CDT

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