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2026 AAEA Summer Conference

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Jennifer Steele

Fort Smith Public Schools

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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) Generations at Work: Strategies for Recruiting, Retaining, and Uniting Your School Team Arkansas Ballroom (M)Sarah George • Dr. Mark Gotcher

12:20pm CDT

Hiring Is Only the Beginning: Retaining Educators in Arkansas Public Schools Conway (MCC)Amy Manley Energy, Identity, and Change: Leading Adults to Transform Student Outcomes Caraway I-III (SCC)Chrissy McNabb • Dr. Kelly Hankins Every Problem is a Leadership Problem: Own the Solution or Own the Failure Arkansas Ballroom (M)Dr. Doug Adams The Art of the Controlled Meeting Miller (SCC)Charles Warren

1:20pm CDT

Critical Conversations Conway (MCC)Tanya Sharp "D4" Ways To Deescalate Conflict Harris Brake (MCC)Mr. Stacy DeFoor • Stephanie DeFoor You Need to Calm Down: Staying Professional When Advocates & Attorneys Enter the Room (Repeat) Fulton (SCC)Natalie Gosdin • Haley Hatch

2:20pm CDT

Visit Exhibitors Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC) Table Talk: Lead From Any Seat: Creating Impact Without a Title Governor's Hall IV - Table 3Brad Coffman

2:50pm CDT

HR Basics for Principals & Supervisors Conway (MCC)Chris Davis AI Showcase: Highlighting Different AI Platforms Pope (SCC)Dr. Robin Finley Signaling Change: AI and School Communication Salon C (M)Greg Turchetta Wired for Success: Building Executive Function Skills to Boost Learning and Belonging Harris Brake (MCC)Megan Strain • Courtney Gunter

7:30am CDT

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

10:40am CDT

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