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Monday
, July 27
Caddo & Osage (SCC)
7:30am •
Registration Open
Caraway I-III (SCC)
8:30am •
Bus Driver Training
LIMITED
Chicot (MCC)
11:00am •
7A Principal's Meeting
LIMITED
Conway (MCC)
11:00am •
1-3A Principal's Meeting
LIMITED
Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC)
11:00am •
Exhibit Hall Open
Grampas (MCC)
11:00am •
6A Principal's Meeting
LIMITED
Harris Brake (MCC)
10:00am •
AHSAA Executive Meeting
LIMITED
11:00am •
5A Principal's Meeting
LIMITED
Riverview (MCC)
10:00am •
ESC Director Meeting
LIMITED
Salons A-C (M)
9:30am •
Pre-Conference Session
LIMITED
Wally Allen Ballroom (SCC)
1:00pm •
Opening General Session
3:30pm •
AAA Governing Body Meeting
White Oak (MCC)
11:00am •
4A Principal's Meeting
LIMITED
Tuesday
, July 28
Arkansas Ballroom (M)
10:15am •
Crisis Communications when Minutes Matter
LIMITED
11:30am •
Generations at Work: Strategies for Recruiting, Retaining, and Uniting Your School Team
LIMITED
12:20pm •
Every Problem is a Leadership Problem: Own the Solution or Own the Failure
LIMITED
1:20pm •
Merit Pay in Mena: Development of an In-District System
LIMITED
2:50pm •
Merit Pay in Mena: Development of an In-District System (Repeat)
LIMITED
Caddo & Osage (SCC)
7:30am •
Registration Open
Caraway I-III (SCC)
10:15am •
From Minor League to Major Leagues: Systems that Will Help You "Go Yard" with Feedback and Growth
LIMITED
11:30am •
Own It! Accountability in Instruction
LIMITED
12:20pm •
Energy, Identity, and Change: Leading Adults to Transform Student Outcomes
LIMITED
1:20pm •
Vision to Impact: Igniting Leadership from Within
LIMITED
2:50pm •
Vision to Impact: Igniting Leadership from Within (Repeat)
LIMITED
Chicot (MCC)
10:15am •
Building It Right: Legal Requirements, Partnership Funding, and Public Bidding
LIMITED
11:30am •
School Based Intervention Team (SBIT) Come To The Table!
LIMITED
12:20pm •
Building Safer Schools Together
LIMITED
1:20pm •
Partnering for Success: State Classroom Inspections & Support
LIMITED
2:50pm •
Unlock the Full Potential of Your School Facilities
LIMITED
Conway (MCC)
10:15am •
High Leverage Human Capital Strategies
LIMITED
11:30am •
Transparency vs. Confidentiality: Navigating Executive Sessions and Personnel Records in Arkansas Schools
LIMITED
12:20pm •
Hiring Is Only the Beginning: Retaining Educators in Arkansas Public Schools
LIMITED
1:20pm •
Critical Conversations
LIMITED
2:50pm •
HR Basics for Principals & Supervisors
LIMITED
Drew (SCC)
10:15am •
Mastering the Maze: Navigating FOIA and Legal Requests, Technical Strategy Meets Legal Compliance
LIMITED
12:20pm •
Digital Citizenship Playbook: Helping Students Make Tech Work for Them
LIMITED
1:20pm •
What Every District Leader Should Ask Their Technology Director to Protect Students and District Assets
LIMITED
2:50pm •
Mastering the Maze: Navigating FOIA and Legal Requests, Technical Strategy Meets Legal Compliance (Repeat)
LIMITED
Fulton (SCC)
10:15am •
Dodging the Docket: Smart Moves Before and After a Due Process Filing
LIMITED
11:30am •
Operationalizing RTI: Aligning PLCs, Scheduling, and Student Needs
LIMITED
12:20pm •
Built of T.H.A.T.
LIMITED
1:20pm •
You Need to Calm Down: Staying Professional When Advocates & Attorneys Enter the Room (Repeat)
LIMITED
2:50pm •
You Need to Calm Down: Staying Professional When Advocates & Attorneys Enter the Room (Repeat)
LIMITED
Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC)
7:30am •
Breakfast Available
7:30am •
Visit Exhibits
11:30am •
Lunch Available
Grampas (MCC)
10:15am •
Going Global with Cambridge International: A Practical Guide for Arkansas's Next Chapter in Advanced Education & Accelerated Learning
LIMITED
11:30am •
Farmland & Forest as an Immersive Learning Environment
LIMITED
12:20pm •
We Know the Why and What of a PLC, But the Difference Is in the How
LIMITED
1:20pm •
Adding It All Up: The Administrator’s Guide to Accelerated Math
LIMITED
2:50pm •
Adding It All Up: The Administrator’s Guide to Accelerated Math (Repeat)
LIMITED
Harris Brake (MCC)
10:15am •
Building a Leadership Pipeline: Growing District Leaders from Within
LIMITED
11:30am •
Future-Proofing Your Pipeline: The Paid Residency Blueprint
LIMITED
12:20pm •
From Absent to Present: Building a Collaborative Culture using Technology to Combat Chronic Absenteeism and Increase Student Achievement
LIMITED
1:20pm •
"D4" Ways To Deescalate Conflict
LIMITED
2:50pm •
Wired for Success: Building Executive Function Skills to Boost Learning and Belonging
LIMITED
Hoffman (M)
11:30am •
Military Career Awareness: Access for Students
LIMITED
12:20pm •
Helena-West Helena: From Failing to Successful
LIMITED
1:20pm •
Own Your Growth. Fuel Student Success: Creating Meaningful Access in High School
LIMITED
2:50pm •
Building Instructional Systems That Drive Student Growth
LIMITED
Izard (SCC)
10:15am •
Federal Updates
LIMITED
11:30am •
Beyond Compliance: Measuring the Impact of Federal Dollars
LIMITED
12:20pm •
Fiscal Leadership: Mastering the "Buckets" of School and District Finance
LIMITED
1:20pm •
Newcomers: A Year in the Life of a Federal Coordinator and Getting the Best ROI of Your Funding Dollars
LIMITED
2:50pm •
Newcomers: A Year in the Life of a Federal Coordinator and Getting the Best ROI of Your Funding Dollars (Repeat)
LIMITED
Manning (M)
10:15am •
A Principal & Counselor’s Journey to School Improvement
LIMITED
11:30am •
Turning Leadership Vision into Measurable School Impact
LIMITED
12:20pm •
Is Your System Making an Impact?
LIMITED
1:20pm •
When "Meaningful Access" Isn't Actually Meaningful: Leadership Moves to Make Co-Teaching Work for Multilingual Learners
LIMITED
2:50pm •
Let 'Em Know: Old School Skills for New School Challenges
LIMITED
Miller (SCC)
10:15am •
Ethics Disclosures
LIMITED
11:30am •
Enhancing Communication Through Improv
LIMITED
12:20pm •
Enhancing Communication Through Improv
LIMITED
1:20pm •
The Invisible Decisions: How School Business Choices Quietly Shape Student Outcomes During Declining Enrollment
LIMITED
2:50pm •
The Invisible Decisions: How School Business Choices Quietly Shape Student Outcomes During Declining Enrollment (Repeat)
LIMITED
Neosho (MCC)
10:15am •
SHIFTing from Surviving to Thriving
LIMITED
11:30am •
Tunnel Vision: Changing Education One Child at a Time!!
LIMITED
12:20pm •
Scaling the Seal of Biliteracy: A Step-by-Step Guide to the State and Global Application Process
LIMITED
1:20pm •
Rigor on Demand: Micro-Challenges That Make Kids Think
LIMITED
2:50pm •
Read the Room, Lead the Room: Unlocking the Hidden Language of Communication
LIMITED
Ouachita (MCC)
10:15am •
From Data to Impact: Strengthening Instruction for Student Success
LIMITED
11:30am •
Be the Change! Offer a K-12 virtual option.
LIMITED
12:20pm •
Unlocking Learning: An Introduction to the Science of Learning
LIMITED
1:20pm •
When School Boards Disagree: Arkansas Data and Practical Strategies for District Leaders
LIMITED
2:50pm •
Tiers to Distinction: Building Support for All Teachers
LIMITED
Pope (SCC)
10:15am •
From Compliance to Confidence: Implementing Behavioral Threat Assessments with Clarity and Protection
LIMITED
11:30am •
From Vision to Impact: How a Rural School Built a Life-Ready Ecosystem
LIMITED
12:20pm •
Teacher-Centered Leadership: Practical Strategies for Culture Building
LIMITED
1:20pm •
Keeping Kids Safe in Our AI World
LIMITED
2:50pm •
AI Showcase: Highlighting Different AI Platforms
LIMITED
Riverview (MCC)
10:15am •
Mic Drop Session: Effective Leadership Strategies
LIMITED
11:30am •
The Kindergarten Readiness Crisis: What School Leaders Can Do Before Children Arrive
LIMITED
12:20pm •
Best Year Yet- Leading Successfully Through Change
LIMITED
1:20pm •
The Leadership Balancing Act: Where Hard Work Meets Heart Work
LIMITED
2:50pm •
The Leadership Balancing Act: Where Hard Work Meets Heart Work (Repeat)
LIMITED
Salon A (M)
10:15am •
What Do We Mean by “Growth”? Rethinking Progress in the Arkansas VAM Model
LIMITED
11:30am •
Strength in Schools. Success in Children.
LIMITED
12:20pm •
DESE Educator Effectiveness & Licensure Updates
LIMITED
2:50pm •
Waiting on Info
LIMITED
Salon B (M)
10:15am •
Accelerate School Procurement: How TIPS Delivers Faster, Compliant, Cost‑Effective Contracts
LIMITED
11:30am •
Right-Sizing Assessment: From Scores to Strategy
LIMITED
12:20pm •
Raising the Rigor: How Sheridan School District Uses CFAs
LIMITED
1:20pm •
Lighting the Way: Renaissance Intelligence for Unified Curriculum, Instruction, and Data
LIMITED
2:50pm •
Leading District Improvement
LIMITED
Salon C (M)
10:15am •
Leading with Purpose: Teacher Growth & Professional Learning
LIMITED
11:30am •
What’s Keeping Your School Staff Up at Night?
LIMITED
12:20pm •
Creating the Digital Ghost
LIMITED
1:20pm •
Thriving in Tough Moments: Tools for Navigating Conflict
LIMITED
2:50pm •
Signaling Change: AI and School Communication
LIMITED
Wally Allen Ballroom (SCC)
8:30am •
General Session: Admin of the Year and DESE Updates
White Oak (MCC)
10:15am •
Reclaiming the Math Classroom: A Framework for Sustainable Differentiation
LIMITED
11:30am •
From Surviving to Thriving: Reimagining School Culture with the DILTS Nested Levels of Learning
LIMITED
12:20pm •
Building Success Beyond the School Day: How Searcy School District Designed and Implemented High-Impact After-School Tutoring
LIMITED
Yell I-II (SCC)
10:15am •
From Creating Opportunity to Creating Coherence: The Work in Front of Rural Education
LIMITED
1:20pm •
Durable Skills for CTE Pathways - What Does This Mean For My District?
LIMITED
2:50pm •
Durable Skills for CTE Pathways - What Does This Mean For My District? (Repeat)
LIMITED
Wednesday
, July 29
Arkansas Ballroom (M)
8:15am •
Transition Grade Configuration
LIMITED
9:30am •
Regional Career Center
LIMITED
Caddo & Osage (SCC)
7:30am •
Registration Open
Caraway I-III (SCC)
8:15am •
What Do Arch Ford's Highest VAM Score Teachers Do Differently?
LIMITED
9:30am •
What Do Arch Ford's Highest VAM Score Teachers Do Differently? (Repeat)
LIMITED
Chicot (MCC)
8:15am •
Learning in Full Color: Transforming Public Schools Through Arts Integration
LIMITED
9:30am •
Why Am I Still Here?
LIMITED
Conway (MCC)
8:15am •
The Code of Ethics: How Administrators Can Support Educators in the Prevention of Ethics Violations
LIMITED
9:30am •
The Code of Ethics: Updates on Processes and Procedures
LIMITED
Drew (SCC)
8:15am •
Leading with AI Initiatives
LIMITED
9:30am •
Social Media: What do educators need to know to protect themselves online and keep their license?
LIMITED
Fulton (SCC)
8:15am •
New Administrators: What Your Special Education Supervisor Needs You to Know on Day One
LIMITED
9:30am •
New Administrators: What Your Special Education Supervisor Needs You to Know on Day One (Repeat)
LIMITED
Governor's Halls I-IV (SCC)
7:30am •
Breakfast Available
Grampas (MCC)
8:15am •
Designing Future-Ready Pathways: Leveraging New AP Offerings for Accelerated Learning
LIMITED
9:30am •
Leading for Impact: Advanced Placement Data for Accelerated Learning Success
LIMITED
Harris Brake (MCC)
9:30am •
ATLAS Hack!
LIMITED
Hoffman (M)
8:15am •
Path to Purpose: Empowering At-Risk Youth through Innovative Education and Whole Child Healing
LIMITED
9:30am •
GPS for Teaching and Learning: The Arkansas Adolescent Literacy Intervention
LIMITED
Izard (SCC)
8:15am •
From Compliance to Impact: Creative Federal Funding Strategies That Move Student Achievement
LIMITED
9:30am •
From Compliance to Impact: Creative Federal Funding Strategies That Move Student Achievement (Repeat)
LIMITED
Manning (M)
8:15am •
Navigating the Ship from Middle School to High School
LIMITED
9:30am •
Navigating the Ship from Middle School to High School (Repeat)
LIMITED
Miller (SCC)
8:15am •
Overtime and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
LIMITED
9:30am •
Overtime and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Repeat)
LIMITED
Pope (SCC)
8:15am •
School Safety Partnership (Building Administration & Law Enforcement)
LIMITED
9:30am •
Organizing Effective Communication and Planning
LIMITED
Salon A (M)
8:15am •
Systems That Stick: Engineering Sustainable School Improvement
LIMITED
9:30am •
Transformational Leadership Playbook: Doing What Works
LIMITED
Salon B (M)
8:15am •
Vision Casting to Create Systems of Communication
LIMITED
Salon C (M)
8:15am •
How Districts are Removing Communication Barriers to Transform Outcomes
LIMITED
Wally Allen Ballroom (SCC)
10:40am •
Closing Genereal Session
White Oak (MCC)
8:15am •
Making Assessment Doable with Google Sheets and a little R
LIMITED
9:30am •
What Effective Arkansas Principals Are Doing to Lead Academic Growth: Lessons from a Study of Arkansas Principals
LIMITED
Yell I-II (SCC)
8:15am •
Updates From DCTE for 2026-2027
LIMITED
9:30am •
Updates From DCTE for 2026-2027 (Repeat)
LIMITED
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