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2026 AAEA Summer Conference

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James Riley

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) Own It! Accountability in Instruction Caraway I-III (SCC)Dr. Dondre Harris

12:20pm CDT

Built of T.H.A.T. Fulton (SCC)Dr. Micheal Stone

1:20pm CDT

Every Great Middle School Has a Story Worth Telling Manning (M)Dr. Lynn Faught • Justin Smith • JD Coursey • Stephanie Anderson

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

ATLAS Hack! Harris Brake (MCC)DJ Vincent 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