2026 AAEA Summer Conference

2026 AAEA Summer Conference

Michael Allen

Westside Consolidated School District

Principal

Jonesboro, Arkansas

https://westsideschools.org

About me

28 year Arkansas Educator, Foster, Adoptive, and Bioligical Parent.

7:30am CDT

Registration Open Caddo & Osage (SCC)

11:00am CDT

4A Principal's Meeting White Oak (MCC)

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

What Do We Mean by “Growth”? Rethinking Progress in the Arkansas VAM Model Salon A (M)Hope Worsham

11:30am CDT

Lunch Available Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC) Right-Sizing Assessment: From Scores to Strategy Salon B (M)Chrissy McNabb • Hope Worsham

Operationalizing RTI: Aligning PLCs, Scheduling, and Student Needs Fulton (SCC)Callie Sanchez • Danielle Renfroe • Joe Herrington

12:20pm CDT

Every Problem is a Leadership Problem: Own the Solution or Own the Failure Arkansas Ballroom (M)Dr. Doug Adams

1:20pm CDT

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

2:50pm CDT

Read the Room, Lead the Room: Unlocking the Hidden Language of Communication Neosho (MCC)Judy Pennington • Sarah Monfee

7:30am CDT

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

8:15am CDT

Vision Casting to Create Systems of Communication Salon B (M)Micah House

9:30am CDT

GPS for Teaching and Learning: The Arkansas Adolescent Literacy Intervention Hoffman (M)Dr. Renee Calhoon • Mallorey Jones • Gia Taylor

10:40am CDT

Closing Genereal Session Wally Allen Ballroom (SCC)