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Ryan Halbert
Palestine - Wheatley School District
Superintendent
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)
5:00pm
CDT
Education Benefits Fish Fry
Union Station - Next Level Events
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: Beyond Compliance: Creating Truly Engaged Classrooms
Governor's Hall III - Table 5
Saundra Lamberson • Emily Hemme
10:15am
CDT
What Do We Mean by “Growth”? Rethinking Progress in the Arkansas VAM Model
Salon A (M)
Hope Worsham
Ethics Disclosures
Miller (SCC)
Charles Warren
Pet Therapy in Schools?
Hoffman (M)
Allan Gates
11:30am
CDT
Lunch Available and Visit Exhibitors
Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC)
Beyond Compliance: Measuring the Impact of Federal Dollars
Izard (SCC)
Christine Harrell • Amy Robson
Farmland & Forest as an Immersive Learning Environment
Grampas (MCC)
Sheena Moses • Dr. Julie Williams • Meredith Hendricks
12:20pm
CDT
Built of T.H.A.T.
Fulton (SCC)
Dr. Micheal Stone
1:20pm
CDT
Rigor on Demand: Micro-Challenges That Make Kids Think
Neosho (MCC)
Adam Robison
Keeping Kids Safe in Our AI World
Pope (SCC)
Dr. Robin Finley
Merit Pay in Mena: Development of an In-District System
Arkansas Ballroom (M)
Dr. Lee Smith • Bridget Buckley
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)
Table Talk: Navigating Today's School Board Dynamics
Governor's Hall III - Table 5
Dr. Bryan Duffie
2:50pm
CDT
Tiers to Distinction: Building Support for All Teachers
Ouachita (MCC)
Mr. John Unger • Andrea Ward
You Need to Calm Down: Staying Professional When Advocates & Attorneys Enter the Room (Repeat)
Fulton (SCC)
Natalie Gosdin • Haley Hatch
5:00pm
CDT
American Fidelity After-Hours
Brewski's Pub & Grub
Wednesday
, July 29
7:30am
CDT
Breakfast Available
Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC)
Registration Open
Caddo & Osage (SCC)
8:15am
CDT
From Compliance to Impact: Creative Federal Funding Strategies That Move Student Achievement
Izard (SCC)
Ashten Black • Kris Williams
The Code of Ethics: How Administrators Can Support Educators in the Prevention of Ethics Violations
Conway (MCC)
Laura Shelton
9:30am
CDT
The Finance Five: What Matters Most Right Now
Arkansas Ballroom (M)
Janet Schwanhausser
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
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