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2026 AAEA Summer Conference

Lloyd Jackson

Texarkana Arkansas School District

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

Federal Updates Izard (SCC)Kimberly Glass • Lea Metcalf-McDonald • Amanda Bittle

11:30am CDT

Lunch Available and Visit Exhibitors Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC) Future-Proofing Your Pipeline: The Paid Residency Blueprint Harris Brake (MCC)Dr Jeremy Owoh • Dr. Jermall Wright • Rachel Eells

1:20pm CDT

"D4" Ways To Deescalate Conflict Harris Brake (MCC)Mr. Stacy DeFoor • Stephanie DeFoor Merit Pay in Mena: Development of an In-District System Arkansas Ballroom (M)Dr. Lee Smith • Bridget Buckley

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)

8:15am CDT

Homegrown Leadership; Planting Seeds for Success in your District Arkansas Ballroom (M)Shane Patrick

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