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2026 AAEA Summer Conference

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Katie Thomas

Mena Schools

Mena, AR

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) Right-Sizing Assessment: From Scores to Strategy Salon B (M)Chrissy McNabb • Hope Worsham

1:20pm CDT

The Leadership Balancing Act: Where Hard Work Meets Heart Work Riverview (MCC)Mark Lewis • Shavon Jackson • Nancy Madison

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

Tiers to Distinction: Building Support for All Teachers Ouachita (MCC)Mr. John Unger • Andrea Ward

7:30am CDT

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

8:15am CDT

What Do Arch Ford's Highest VAM Score Teachers Do Differently? Caraway I-III (SCC)Dr. Julie Workman

9:30am CDT

Transformational Leadership Playbook: Doing What Works Salon A (M)Charles Blacknall • Hiram Sumlin

10:40am CDT

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