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Martin Mahan
Fort Smith School District
FSPS
Fort Smith, AR.
fortsmithschools.org/
Monday
, July 27
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)
3:30pm
CDT
AAA Governing Body Meeting
Wally Allen Ballroom (SCC)
Tuesday
, July 28
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)
Table Talk: Leading for Growth: A Schoolwide PGP that Motivates Teachers
Governor's Hall IV - Table 3
Dr. Jennifer Crawford • Dr. Susanna Post
10:15am
CDT
Pet Therapy in Schools?
Hoffman (M)
Allan Gates
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
Enhancing Communication Through Improv
Miller (SCC)
Charles Warren
Turning Leadership Vision into Measurable School Impact
Manning (M)
Dr. Bethanie Hale
12:20pm
CDT
Energy, Identity, and Change: Leading Adults to Transform Student Outcomes
Caraway I-III (SCC)
Chrissy McNabb • Dr. Kelly Hankins
Fiscal Leadership: Mastering the "Buckets" of School and District Finance
Izard (SCC)
Dr. Mickey McFetridge
1:20pm
CDT
The Leadership Balancing Act: Where Hard Work Meets Heart Work
Riverview (MCC)
Mark Lewis • Shavon Jackson • Nancy Madison
What Every District Leader Should Ask Their Technology Director to Protect Students and District Assets
Drew (SCC)
Ray Girdler
2:20pm
CDT
Visit Exhibitors
Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC)
2:50pm
CDT
HR Basics for Principals & Supervisors
Conway (MCC)
Chris Davis
Wednesday
, July 29
7:30am
CDT
Breakfast Available
Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC)
Registration Open
Caddo & Osage (SCC)
8:15am
CDT
How Districts are Removing Communication Barriers to Transform Outcomes
Salon C (M)
Greg Turchetta
9:30am
CDT
Organizing Effective Communication and Planning
Pope (SCC)
Dr. Kate Worley • Brad Etters
10:40am
CDT
Closing General Session - Vision to Impact: Be the Change
Wally Allen Ballroom (SCC)
Rosalind Wiseman
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