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2026 AAEA Summer Conference

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Susan Blockburger

Riverview 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

What Do We Mean by “Growth”? Rethinking Progress in the Arkansas VAM Model Salon A (M)Hope Worsham Federal Updates Izard (SCC)Kimberly Glass • Lea Metcalf-McDonald • Amanda Bittle High Leverage Human Capital Strategies Conway (MCC)Melissa Tucker • Greg Mones

11:30am CDT

Lunch Available and Visit Exhibitors Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC)

12:20pm CDT

Is Your System Making an Impact? Manning (M)Dr. Julie Workman • Jacob Sisson Fiscal Leadership: Mastering the "Buckets" of School and District Finance Izard (SCC)Dr. Mickey McFetridge

1:20pm CDT

Recharging the Evaluation Process for Growth Salon A (M)Amy Gayle, NIET

2:20pm CDT

Visit Exhibitors Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC)

2:50pm CDT

Leading District Improvement Salon B (M)Hope Worsham • Brooke McCain

7:30am CDT

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

8:15am CDT

Systems That Stick: Engineering Sustainable School Improvement Salon A (M)Dr. Adam Eckard • Adriane Duke Overtime and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Miller (SCC)Terri Raskiewicz

9:30am CDT

The Finance Five: What Matters Most Right Now Arkansas Ballroom (M)Janet Schwanhausser

10:40am CDT

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