2026 AAEA Summer Conference

2026 AAEA Summer Conference

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Juliana Robison

Malvern High School

7:30am 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)

3:30pm CDT

AAA Governing Body Meeting Wally Allen Ballroom (SCC)

7:30am CDT

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

8:30am CDT

General Session: Admin of the Year and DESE Updates Wally Allen Ballroom (SCC)Secretary Jacob Oliva

10:15am CDT

From Minor League to Major Leagues: Systems that Will Help You "Go Yard" with Feedback and Growth Caraway I-III (SCC)Kelley Krogman • Josh Lyra • Ashley Hammett

11:30am CDT

Lunch Available Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC) Be the Change! Offer a K-12 virtual option. Ouachita (MCC)Tammy Manning • Brandi Williams • Krystle Summers

12:20pm CDT

Hiring Is Only the Beginning: Retaining Educators in Arkansas Public Schools Conway (MCC)Dr. Amy Manley

1:20pm CDT

Critical Conversations Conway (MCC)Tanya Sharp

2:50pm CDT

You Need to Calm Down: Staying Professional When Advocates & Attorneys Enter the Room (Repeat) Fulton (SCC)Natalie Gosdin • Haley Hatch

7:30am CDT

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

8:15am CDT

The Code of Ethics: How Administrators Can Support Educators in the Prevention of Ethics Violations Conway (MCC)Whitney James • Laura Shelton

9:30am CDT

ATLAS Hack! Harris Brake (MCC)Dr. D.J. Vincent

10:40am CDT

Closing Genereal Session Wally Allen Ballroom (SCC)