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2026 AAEA Summer Conference

Tammy Knowlton

West Memphis School District

HR Director

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)

5:00pm CDT

Education Benefits Fish Fry Union Station - Next Level Events

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

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) Hidden Savings in Sick Leave and PTO Payouts Salon C (M)Bruce Nelson • Jon Collins Transparency vs. Confidentiality: Navigating Executive Sessions and Personnel Records in Arkansas Schools Conway (MCC)Shasta Wagner Generations at Work: Strategies for Recruiting, Retaining, and Uniting Your School Team Arkansas Ballroom (M)Sarah George • Dr. Mark Gotcher Future-Proofing Your Pipeline: The Paid Residency Blueprint Harris Brake (MCC)Dr Jeremy Owoh • Dr. Jermall Wright • Rachel Eells

12:20pm CDT

DESE Educator Effectiveness & Licensure Updates Salon A (M)Brandie Benton Hiring Is Only the Beginning: Retaining Educators in Arkansas Public Schools Conway (MCC)Amy Manley Helena-West Helena: From Failing to Successful Hoffman (M)Dr. Xavier M. Hodo, Sr. • Dr. John M. West, Jr.

1:20pm CDT

Critical Conversations Conway (MCC)Tanya Sharp

2:20pm CDT

Visit Exhibitors Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC) Table Talk: Grow Your Own: Building Leaders Who Stay, Lead, and Deliver Governor's Hall I - Table 4Andrew Sills

2:50pm CDT

HR Basics for Principals & Supervisors Conway (MCC)Chris Davis

5:00pm CDT

American Fidelity After-Hours Brewski's Pub & Grub

7:30am CDT

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

8:15am CDT

Overtime and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Miller (SCC)Terri Raskiewicz The Code of Ethics: How Administrators Can Support Educators in the Prevention of Ethics Violations Conway (MCC)Laura Shelton

10:40am CDT

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