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LIVE
WELL.
LEAD
WELL.
February 16–18 I 2023 I San Antonio, TX
Presented by: www.aasa.org/nce
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SCHEDULE
OF EVENTS
Wednesday, February 15 Friday, February 17
9am – 1pm Pre-Conference School District Visit 7:30am – 5pm Registration Open
1 – 5pm Pre-Conference Workshops 7:30am – 5pm Bookstore Hours
4:30 – 5:30pm AASA Graduation Ceremonies 8 – 9am Educational Sessions
2 – 5pm Registration Open 8am – 3pm Job Central
2 – 5pm Bookstore Hours 9 – 11am Second General Session
11am – 2:30pm Exhibit Hall Hours
Thursday, February 16
11:15am – Thought Leader Sessions, Educational
7am – 4:15pm Registration Open 12:15pm Sessions and Roundtables
7am – 6:30pm Bookstore Hours Dr. Effie H. Jones Memorial Equity
12:30 – 2:30pm
Luncheon
7:30 – 9am Exhibit Hall Coffee Break
Thought Leader Sessions, Educational
12:45 – 1:45pm
7:30am – 3:30pm Exhibit Hall Hours Sessions and Roundtables
8 – 10am Special Contracts Session 1:45 – 2:15pm Exhibit Hall Snack Break
Thought Leader Sessions, Educational Thought Leader Sessions and
9 – 10am 2:30 – 3:30pm
Sessions and Roundtables Educational Sessions
Thought Leader Sessions, Educational 3:45 – 4:45pm Educational Sessions
10:15 – 11:15am
Sessions and Roundtables
12noon – 1:30pm Federal Relations Luncheon Saturday, February 18
12:45 – 1:45pm Thought Leader Session 7:30am – 12noon Registration Open
1:45pm Exhibit Hall Snack Break 7:30am – 12noon Bookstore Hours
Thought Leader Sessions, Educational 8 – 9am Educational Sessions
2:15 – 3:15pm
Sessions and Roundtables 9:15 – 10:15am Educational Sessions
3:30 – 5:30pm General Session 10:30am –
Closing General Session
5:30 – 6:30pm Welcome Reception 12:30pm
Note: All times are Central Standard Time (CST).
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GENERAL
SESSIONS
THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 16 FEBRUARY 17 FEBRUARY 18
5:30 – 6:30pm 9 – 11am 10:30am – 12:30pm
ALEX BOYE STEPHEN COVEY SUE SZACHOWICZ
Entertainer and Speaker, Boye Central LLC, #1 NY Times Bestselling Author, Franklin Senior Fellow, Successful Practices Network,
Sandy, UT Covey Client Sales, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT Ballston Spa, NY
⊲ Change Your Words, Change Your Life ⊲ The Future of Leadership in Education ⊲ It’s Not Either/Or: Leading for the Future
Good mental health is just as important as The world has changed, and continues to While Valuing the Past
good physical health. You are what you feed change, at an unprecedented rate. Many Three days of inspiring speakers, countless
your mind. Science shows that you can tell district leaders are struggling to manage leadership strategies, many fabulous ideas
how the life of a person will turn out just by increased staff burnout and attrition – and NOW WHAT? As you return to your
listening to them speak for 10 minutes and alongside a broad spectrum of educational districts filled with energy, enthusiasm and
hearing the words they use to describe their challenges that range from the classroom a determination to lead change, you realize
life. With respect to students well-being, all the way to the school board. This is immediately that not everyone in your district
Alex gives tips and actionable ways to a moment that calls for a different type is happy that you attended this conference.
help students change their conversations of leadership. So how do you sort through all these ideas,
about themselves. Join global thought leader Stephen M. R. select what works best for your district,
Covey as he shares the language, framework plan for and lead what needs to be done?
and process for moving from the traditional In this closing session, Sue Szachowicz will
“Command & Control” structure to one bring her many years in school and district
of “Trust & Inspire.” leadership to help participants move forward
in leading for student success.
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THOUGHT LEADER
SESSIONS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16
9 – 10am 10:15 – 11:15am
⊲ Developing Effective Principals: What Kind of Learning Matters? ⊲ Confident Girls, Competent Women
Effective principals can generate better outcomes for the teachers, There has been a great deal of attention paid to the “confidence
students and schools they lead. Researchers from Learning Policy gap” in women – the idea that women are much more reluctant
Institute synthesized two decades of research on principal pre- than their equivalent male counterparts to take a risk, ask for a
service preparation and professional development and describe raise or seek a promotion. How does this lack of confidence affect
results, finding that high-quality learning programs for principals women’s personal and professional development on an individual,
are associated with improved outcomes such as principals’ feelings group and a systemic basis, and when do these — as well as other
of preparedness, teacher satisfaction and retention, and student challenges with confidence, relationships and leadership — begin
achievement. Evidence also suggests that a focus on equity-oriented for females? Presenting original research with nearly 11,000 girls
leadership has the potential to improve principals’ ability to meet the across the country, Dr. Lisa Hinkelman will share revealing insights
needs of diverse learners. This session will provide research from from the recent report, “The Girls’ Index,” to illuminate the challenges
LPI and perspectives from three districts that are implementing the that face girls during middle and high school. She will discuss how
research and seeing positive outcomes. these early experiences impact their perceptions of their abilities and
Moderator Dan Domenech, Executive Director, AASA, Alexandria, VA opportunities as well as their personal relationships and professional
Jill Baker, Superintendent, Long Beach Unified School District, Long attainment. We’ll talk about how confidence is cultivated and highlight
Beach, CA the individual and collective opportunities that we have to support,
equip, encourage, mentor and sponsor the next generation of female
Burke Royster, Superintendent, Greenville County Schools,
leaders in education.
Greenville, SC
Talisa Dixon, Superintendent, Columbus City Schools, Columbus, OH
Calvin Watts, Superintendent, Gwinnett County School, Suwanee, GA
LaTonya Goffney, Superintendent, Aldine Independent School District,
Marjorie Wechsler, Principal Research Manager, Learning Policy
Houston, TX
Institute, Palo Alto, CA
Lisa Hinkelman, Founder and CEO, Ruling Our eXperiences, Inc.,
Columbus, OH
Candace Singh, Superintendent, Fallbrook Unified Elementary School
District, Fallbrook, CA
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16
10:15 – 11:15am 2:15 – 3:15pm
⊲ Caring for Yourself and Your Members: Supporting the Mental ⊲ Redesigning University Principal Preparation Programs:
Health, Self-Care and Wellness of School Leaders A Systemic Approach for Change and Sustainability
The job of school leaders is very challenging, even in normal times. School districts have a vested interest in ensuring that there are
This has been exacerbated over the last two years of the pandemic, high-quality leaders in every school. Research released by the Wallace
especially with the additional stressors of increasing community and Foundation suggests that a range of district efforts can yield benefits
school violence, suicide and substance use; financial and staffing in terms of principal retention and student achievement. Increasingly,
challenges; growing political polarization; and increased concerns districts are working with principal preparation programs (PPPs) to
related to ongoing racial/ethnic inequities. School leaders face improve principal quality. District-program partnerships are critical
enormous amounts of stress and impossible challenges every day. because principal candidates will eventually seek leadership positions
Join this conversation involving medical and mental health experts in schools, and districts expect program graduates to be ready to
and school administrators that have been working on solutions to lead. This session will provide an overview of the research by RAND
these issues. They will discuss the impact of these challenges on authors, followed by superintendents of UPPI districts who are
school leaders and share practical strategies that school leaders can collaborating with their university-based preparation program partners
adopt for professional self-care and utilize to create a school culture to implement the research and building strong talent pipelines.
and system to better support all school staff, including themselves. Teresa Campbell, Director, Leadership Development, Hillsborough
David J. Schonfeld, Director, National Center for School Crisis and County Public Schools, Odessa, FL
Bereavement, Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, CA Rebecca Herman, Senior Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation,
Washington, DC
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16
2:15 – 3:15pm FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17
⊲ Learning 2025: Future-Driven Education 11:15am – 12:15pm
AASA’s Learning 2025 Demonstration Systems Network ⊲ Social Emotional Learning for Middle and High Schoolers
is a professional network committed to implementing the The Wallace Foundation research on social emotional learning assists
recommendations of the National Commission on Learner-Centered, educational leaders with navigating SEL programs and effective
Equity-Focused, Future-Driven Education. Learning 2025 Network is strategies. Dr. Stephanie Jones, director of the Harvard University’s
composed of educational systems that agree to demonstrate their Ecological Approaches to Social Emotional Learning (EASEL)
progress toward preparing students for their futures. Demonstration Laboratory, will present the research. District superintendents will
Systems develop implementation plans to meet the needs of their share how they are supporting the social and emotional needs of
communities, collaborating on strategies and sharing progress with students and staff in their communities.
one another to build collective impact. This session will feature Stephanie Jones, Gerald S. Lesser Professor of Child Development
superintendents from Demonstration Systems designated as
and Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA
Lighthouse Systems, serving as beacons of light for school districts
M. Ann Levett, Superintendent, Savannah-Chatham County Public
across America. Karen Garza, CEO of Battelle for Kids; Ray McNulty,
president of Successful Practices Network; and Mort Sherman, School System, Savannah, GA
Senior Associate Executive Director, AASA, will moderate the panel of
superintendents representing Learning 2025 Lighthouse Systems. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17
12:45 – 1:45pm
Karen Garza, CEO, Battelle for Kids, Dublin, OH
Ray McNulty, President, Successful Practices Network, Ballston ⊲ Show Me Your I.D.
Spa, NY With personal stories and enthusiastic style, Alex shares things he has
Mort Sherman, Senior Associate Executive Director, Leadership implemented in his life that healed him from past trauma, and what he
has learned can help students “SUPERSIZE” and maintain their identity
Network, AASA, Alexandria, VA
and self-belief. By using tried-and-tested, actionable mind treatments,
students can unlearn negative mental traits that may be holding them
back from success.
Alex Boye, Entertainer and Speaker, Boye Central LLC, Sandy, UT
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17
12:45 – 1:45pm 3:45 – 4:45pm
⊲ Becoming a Trust & Inspire Leader in a Command ⊲ Rural Education Trends and Strategies
& Control World Rural educational leaders are engaged in redesign of education,
Join bestselling author and global thought leader, Stephen M.R. responding to shifting trends as they prepare students for success in
Covey, along with superintendent, Dr. Candace Singh, as they deepen the workplace. This session highlights strategies used in rural school
the conversation on Trust & Inspire leadership following the morning’s systems to build opportunities for youth by partnering with higher
keynote address. Stephen and Candace will further explore the education, business and community leaders.
fundamental beliefs of Trust & Inspire educational leaders and the Kim Alexander, CEO & Chancellor, Collegiate Edu-Nation, Roscoe, TX
common barriers that often keep superintendents from reaching Catherine Beck, Director of Schools, Cheatham County School
higher levels of leadership. Overcoming these barriers is not only District, Ashland City, TN
possible but also vital for education leaders today, and can lead to a
Brian Creasman, Superintendent, Fleming County Schools,
more effective and fulfilling leadership life!
Flemingsburg, KY
Stephen Covey, #1 NY Times Bestselling Author, Franklin Covey Client
Michael Duncan, Superintendent, Pike County Schools, Zebulon, GA
Sales, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT
Jill Louters, Superintendent, New Rockford-Sheyenne School District,
Candace Singh, Superintendent, Fallbrook Union Elementary School
Sheyenne, ND
District, Fallbrook, CA
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17
2:30 – 3:30pm
⊲ Superintendent/School Board Relations—A Discussion Between
NSBA Executive Director John Heim and AASA Executive Director
Dan Domenech
Come hear an informative discussion between the AASA and NSBA
executive directors who agree that an effective superintendent/school
board management team is essential to a school system’s success
and learn how the two organizations work together to accomplish
common goals.
Dan Domenech, Executive Director, AASA, Alexandria, VA
John Heim, Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer, NSBA,
Alexandria, VA
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PRE-CONFERENCE
WORKSHOPS
Tickets can be purchased during online registration; space is limited.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15
9am – 1pm 1 – 4pm
⊲ AASA Bus Tour to Northside Independent School District (NISD) ⊲ Mindful Leadership and Resilience: Leading with
See equity in action as you tour four schools in Northside Independent Well-Being In Mind
School District, the 4th largest school district in Texas, serving over Join MindUP, scientific expert Dr. Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl, and
101,000 students in San Antonio. Learn how NISD has been able School District 54 (Illinois) as they dive into important research in the
to implement vibrant Career & Technical Education programs in its field of neuroscience, followed by practical application and real-life
elementary, middle and high schools. CTE is essential in all schools to examples. Their discussion will focus on the role of school leaders and
help students discover the best career pathways for them. Your will how they can help build resilience and a culture of positive well-being
also learn how NISD effectively deployed ESSER funds to overcome for their school community. We will spend time learning about our
learning loss due to Covid-19 and to expand CTE throughout all 81 brains, exploring how knowing our brains can help us understand our
elementary schools. leadership style and the impact we have on those around us. By the
1. Four schools will be featured on the bus tour with both new and end of the session, you will leave with practical tools to help leverage
older facilities. the brain, mindfulness and well-being to create more positive, resilient
a. Marshall High School/Law & Medical Services Magnet communities.
b. Leon Valley Elementary Speakers
c. Driggers Elementary Dido Balla, Global Director, Partnerships and Training, The Goldie
d. Zachry Cyber Magnet Middle School. Hawn Foundation, Boca Raton, FL
2. The district host will be Debbie Ruel-Schaefer – Director, NISD Andy DuRoss, Superintendent, School District 54, Schaumburg, IL
Career and Technical Education. Debbie will accompany all tour Erin Knoll, Associate Superintendent, Schaumburg Community
guests on the bus and will be able to answer questions about the Consolidated School District 54, Schaumburg, IL
schools and district goals. Carrie Patterson, Managing Director, MindUP for Life, Santa
3. Tour guests will be greeted by the school principal at each site, Monica, CA
who will describe the demographics of the school and their mission Kimberly Schonert-Reichel, Nova Chair and Professor, University of
focus. Illinois, Chicago, IL
4. This four-hour bus tour will include a box lunch and transportation
provided in a comfortable motor coach.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15
1 – 5pm 1 – 5pm
⊲ Pull Off the Band-Aids: Going Deeper with Equity as Central ⊲ Portrait of a Graduate: Creating a Future-Focused System
Office Leaders Are you a future-focused leader? Join us in exploring how innovative
No superintendent or central office leader can ignore the urgency superintendents across the country have used the Portrait of a
and demands of leading for equity on behalf of all students. Doing so Graduate as their first step in creating future-focused systems. These
takes courage, the ability to work with a broad stakeholder base and communities are using the Portrait of a Graduate to shift traditional
a deep understanding of the local context. This session will feature teaching and learning practices and prepare all students for success in
the stories of school system leaders from a variety of local contexts a rapidly changing world.
as well as a set of tools and processes to support participants in Battelle for Kids will facilitate this session along with two
developing their confidence to go beyond surface-level efforts toward superintendents from our national network, EdLeader21, to help you:
equity. Participants will explore their system’s unique opportunities
• Understand key practices in creating a Portrait of a Graduate,
and challenges for leading for equity, as well as develop specific next
specifically in the areas of leveraging board leadership and
steps in advancing an agenda on behalf of all students by starting
community engagement.
from where they are.
• Understand how to put the “Portrait into Practice” from the
Speakers
perspective of two superintendents who are currently pursuing
Beth Cobb, Superintendent, Essex Westford School District, Essex this work in their districts.
Junction, VT • Explore how to support principals, transform accountability and
Joseph Davis, Superintendent, Ferguson-Florissant School District, assessment, and innovate with human capital strategies, in
Hazelwood, MO alignment with the Portrait of a Graduate.
Dywayne Hinds, Area Superintendent, Pinellas County Schools, We will share highlights from these system leaders’ experiences,
Largo, FL including what works, what doesn’t and what they wished they had
Michele Mason, Senior Director, Center for Educational Leadership, known when they began the process. All participants will receive a
Charlotte, NC rich collection of action templates, resources and artifacts, including
Concie Pedroza, Associate Superintendent, Seattle Public Schools, student work, from leading districts across the country.
Seattle, WA Speakers
Max Silverman, Executive Director, Center for Educational Leadership, Karen Garza, President and CEO, Battelle for Kids
Seattle, WA Valerie Greenhill, Vice President, Battelle for Kids
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15
1 – 5pm
⊲ The Education Workforce of the Future
Join this opportunity to learn and discuss the big ideas in the Next
Education Workforce effort that started at Arizona State University.
This innovative work is embedded in Learning 2025 and offers very
real potential to both help with short-term challenges and bring about
long-term positive change in schools. It has the power to change how
educators work together to benefit students. The session will feature
Dr. Carol Basile, Dean of the ASU College of Education. Dr. Basile
and others will share information, answer questions and moderate
the discussion. The session will also offer the opportunity to join a
learning cohort for the coming school year or to launch a pilot.
Speakers
Carole G. Basile, Dean, Arizona State University, Mary Lou Fulton
Teachers College, Tempe, AZ
Brent W. Maddin, Executive Director, Next Education Workforce
Initiative, Arizona State University, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College,
Tempe, AZ
Jack R. Smith, ASA Senior Consultant, Liaison to ASU Next Education
Workforce, Standish, ME
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SPECIAL
EVENTS
SPECIAL EVENTS HOSTED BY AASA
YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS
Tickets can be purchased during online registration; space is limited.
THURSDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 16 FEBRUARY 16 FEBRUARY 17
8 – 10am 12noon – 1:30pm 12:30 – 2:30pm
⊲ Special Contracts Session ⊲ Federal Relations Luncheon ⊲ Effie H. Jones Memorial Equity Luncheon
No part of a superintendent’s working This long-running advocacy-related event Dr. Effie H. Jones was a champion for
conditions is more important than the is an opportunity for NCE attendees to women and people of color. Rey Saldaña
contract with the school board. Get an take a deep dive into an education policy is a passionate advocate for young people
overview of key contract provisions for topic. For this ticketed luncheon, the AASA in need. He serves as President and CEO
superintendent contracts and contract advocacy team brings in a dynamic speaker of Communities In Schools, the national
provisions to avoid. Participate in a to provide remarks on a relevant, engaging organization that ensures all students are
discussion about who should negotiate and oftentimes hot education policy, an empowered to stay in school and on a path
a contract for a superintendent, how a opportunity to hear what it will mean for to a brighter future. Saldaña was born and
superintendent can avoid being terminated schools, and engage in Q&A. The speaker raised on the South Side of San Antonio and
and key provisions of severance agreements, is announced in early winter, and the event is the product of Title I Texas public schools.
should termination be necessary. regularly sells out. He served four terms on San Antonio’s City
Maree Sneed, Education Lawyer LLP Morgan Polikoff, Associate Professor of Council and, at 24, was the youngest elected
Education, USC Rossier, Los Angeles, CA council member in San Antonio’s history.
Rey Saldaña, President and CEO,
Communities in Schools, San Antonio, TX
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EDUCATIONAL
SESSIONS
Connect with like-minded leaders and share strategies on improving equity, educating the whole child,
social and emotional wellness, district performance and so much more
Focus Zone Session Title
Live Well, Lead Well Collective Educator Agency: How Leaders Can Build Resiliency Through Relationships
Live Well, Lead Well Leading Wellness and Caring Initiatives in Today’s School Systems
Live Well, Lead Well Student Academic Success — What the Health?
Live Well, Lead Well Tech and the Whole Child: Keeping Students Safe Online While Maximizing Learning
Live Well, Lead Well Women Excel with a Wellness Mindset
Live Well, Lead Well Breakaway Leaders Are Fit to Lead
Live Well, Lead Well A Systemic Approach to Social and Emotional Learning (SEL): Co-Creating a Roadmap
Live Well, Lead Well Educator Stress & Student Achievement: It's All Connected
Implementing Social Emotional Curricula and Practices to Address Mental Health
Live Well, Lead Well
Needs through MTSS
Live Well, Lead Well Learner-Centered Leadership Lab: How Leaders Grow So They Can Grow Their Systems
Live Well, Lead Well Panel: Actionable Mental Health Resources Making a Difference in Schools
Live Well, Lead Well Breaking Barriers to ELEVATE Women in Leadership with AASA, ALAS, ACSA and CALSA
Live Well, Lead Well Statewide Collaboration Around Student Mental Health and Family Engagement
Using a Comprehensive Human Capital Management Approach to Address Pipeline
Managing Districts
Issues in Education
Managing Districts School Safety and You: Tools to Address Emerging Threats in the K-12 Community
Creating a K-12 Leadership Pipeline: Strategies for Finding, Cultivating
Re-Engineering Learning
and Retaining Leaders
Re-Engineering Learning Re-Envisioning Data through an Equity and Strengths-Based Lens
Virginia Principal Support Program (VAPSP) Proposal: Cultivating and Supporting
Re-Engineering Learning
School Leaders
Re-Engineering Learning The Innovation of Virtual Learning: From Surviving to Thriving
10 Register Your Team at www.aasa.org/nceFocus Zone Session Title
Re-Engineering Learning Expanding Opportunities: A Strategic Approach to Scaling Personalized Learning
Re-Engineering Learning Leading and Leveraging Technology Innovations to Achieve Success for All Students
Re-Engineering School: How Our Student-Run Business Is Building Out Diverse
Re-Engineering Learning
Talent Pipelines
Rethinking Senior Year: Tech Industry Partnerships Spurring Workforce Skills
Re-Engineering Learning
and Opportunities
Revolutionizing Recruitment and Retention — Lessons Learned from a Networked
Re-Engineering Learning
Improvement Community
Re-Engineering Learning Academic Recovery: Systemically Addressing the Needs of All Students
Re-Engineering Learning Creating Pathways to the Future: Community Partnerships in Next-Generation High Schools
Re-Engineering Learning The Road to Redesign: Re-Imagining the High School Experience
Re-Engineering Learning Empowered Learners in IDEAL Learning Systems
Re-Engineering Learning Teacher Recruitment and Retention: Addressing the Crisis and Building for the Future
School Environment Superintendent Uses Power of Podcasting to Magnify Student, Staff and
and Culture Community Engagement
School Environment
College, Career and Life Readiness: Redefining Student Success with a Focus on Equity
and Culture
School Environment Educational Equity through Values-Based Leadership — Trust and Collaboration in
and Culture Finnish Schools
School Environment
Introducing, Implementing and Sustaining DEI in Predominately White School Communities!
and Culture
School Environment
LGBTQ+ Students and Staff Need You!
and Culture
School Environment
I Am Because We Are
and Culture
School Environment
Lessons from Districts: How a Culture of Safety Improves Teacher Retention and Recruitment
and Culture
School Environment
A Movement Not an Initiative...Empowering the Next Generation of Black Male Educators
and Culture
School Environment
Build a Culture of Student Well-Being: An Evaluation of the School Resource Officer Program
and Culture
School Environment
Relationships Matter: Leverage Relationships for School Improvement
and Culture
School Environment
If Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast, What Does Coherence Eat?
and Culture
Transformational Leading One State Association’s Journey to Support New Superintendents and Develop
and Learning Leaders Statewide
Transformational Leading Affinity & Cross-Affinity Groups of BIPOC and White District Leaders Work on Race and
and Learning Equity Together
11Focus Zone Session Title
Transformational Leading
Our Learning 2025 Journey: Strategic Transformation and Effective Implementation
and Learning
Transformational Leading
Imperfect Leaders: Human-Centered Leadership in After Action
and Learning
Transformational Leading
The Unfinished Leader — How Staying Unfinished Is Key to Successful Leadership
and Learning
Transformational Leading How Tucson Unified School District Transformed Leadership and Learning for Students
and Learning Post-Pandemic
Transformational Leading
Be Your Board’s First Teacher. The Secret to Leading Successful School Transformation
and Learning
Transformational Leading
Grading Practices for More Equitable Outcomes
and Learning
Transformational Leading
Transforming Teaching and Learning to Meet the Needs of All Students in Today’s World
and Learning
Transformational Leading
Teacher Residency Program: Reflections of P-12/University Partners and Students
and Learning
Transformational Leading
Creating the Future of Learning: How Superintendents Are Moving Forward
and Learning
Transformational Leading
How to Take That Book Inside Your Head and Get It Published
and Learning
Transformational Leading
Lead for Impact: Stop Isolated Initiatives and Align Execution for Real Impact
and Learning
Transformational Leading Accountability as a Function of Leadership: Community-Based Accountability vs Test-
and Learning ing-Based Ratings
Transformational Leading
How to Build a Community Partnership Between a School District and Faith Leaders
and Learning
Transformational Leading
Life-Ready and Future-Focused
and Learning
Transformational Leading
Equity Action Network: Preparing New Teachers to Serve in the District's High Needs Schools
and Learning
Transformational Leading
Getting to Educational Equity: An Antiracist Roadmap to Systemic Change
and Learning
Transformational Leading
How School Leaders Can Advance Your District’s Portrait of a Graduate Vision
and Learning
Transformational Leading
Launching a High-Functioning Cabinet to Achieve Your Goals
and Learning
Transformational Leading
Leveraging the Power of the Portrait of a Graduate to Cultivate Mindsets that Matter
and Learning
Transformational Leading
Transforming Your Community with Redefining Ready! and Learning 2025
and Learning
Transformational Leading
School Board and Superintendent Relationships Matter: Before, During and After Any Crisis
and Learning
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SESSIONS
THIS FORMAT IS MEANT TO BE HIGHLY INTERACTIVE
Each session is geared toward a specific topic, so please come prepared to participate! You will switch tables to view two presentations within the
60 minutes. Each table is limited to eight participants. All presentations take place in the NCE Exhibit Hall in the designated Roundtable Area.
Session Title
Getting Supportive Schools Right: The Why, What and How for Continuous School Improvement
Strategic Partnerships to Improve Student Outcomes — JP Schools and Children’s Hospital New Orleans
What’s the Value of One Saved Life? Schools Saving Students from Suicide and Depression with MTSS
You Can’t Give What You Don’t Have: Tools for Leader Learning and Wellness
Honoring History, Remaining Relevant, Embracing Everyone
Instilling a Growth Culture: Helping Middle and High School Students Develop a Growth Mindset
Quantitative Performance of Embedded SEL
Creating a District-Wide Culture of Leadership through The Everyday Behaviors of Admired Leadership
Educating Minds and Hearts: The Impacts of SEL and Mindfulness Programs in P-5 Classrooms
Student Agency: Opening Doors to Possibilities for ALL students
Measuring What Matters in an Inclusive, Accountable and Future-Oriented Environment
Partnering for Prevention: Understanding How and Why Child Death Review Can Improve School Health
Personal, Professional and Practical Challenges for [White] Superintendents Confronting Racism
The Leader Within: Leading from the Inside Out
Using SEL & Mindfulness to Support Student & Teacher Well-Being
Wellness, Self Care and Work-Life Balance
Building Strong Partnerships between Your School Board and Administration
Shock and Awe: Leading and Managing Districts in Today’s High-Risk Environments
Administrator Burnout: It’s Real and We Need to Talk About It
All I Need Is the Air That I Breathe
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The Implementation of a Transparent Budgetary Process with the Board of Education and Community
Aligning Purpose and Practice in School and in the Community
Equity and Accessibility for All — Study Skills Pilot Program Plan
Full STEAM Ahead into the 21st Century’s High Priority Occupations
The Politics and Promise of Strategic Planning
Innovations in Inter-District Collaboration for Workforce Training
Understanding Student Stories: Build Community, Build Connections, Build Dreams
Esports: Empower with Self-Esteem, Problem-Solving, Objectives, Relationships, Teamwork and Stamina
Grow Your Own: Universities and School Districts Collaborate to Reshape Principal Preparation
Real World STEM Learning — Right in Your School
Aligning Black and Latino HS Students’ STEM Aspirations and Interests with Advanced Coursework
Beyond One Score: Creating a Multiple Measures Model
Connecting the Dots for Students: Career Pathways, Curricular Connections and Finding Purpose
Springboard for Change: Innovative, Sustainable Teacher PD and Instructional Models Post-Covid
Strategic Planning that Advances Equity
Engaged Student Learning and the Four E's: Enrollment, Employment, Enlistment, Entrepreneurship
Redefining Ready: Bridging Strategy and Plans with Students
Systemic Redesign of Alternative Education by Implementing Personalized Learning Academies
The Impact of 1:1 Devices on Math and Reading Achievement for High School Special Education Students
A Whole Classroom Approach to Reducing Teacher Burnout and Load
Give Students Choice and Watch Learning Explode!
Leading Your Team Through The Learning Pit
Navigating the Turbulence: Being a Collaborative Leader in Today's Environment
School Tax Elections: Words and Wheels for Success
Alpha Generation: Game On
Creating Translanguaging Spaces through Cognates When Teaching Emerging Bilinguals
Hope and Change — Developing and Implementing a Restorative Community Service Program
Innovative Community Solutions to the Community Challenge of Mental Health
Mitigating Risk by Reducing Fear and Anxiety through the Use of Entry Weapon Screening Technology
14 Register Your Team at www.aasa.org/nceSession Title
Peer Influence, Pandemic Recovery and Postsecondary Success
Developing Healthy Learning Cultures for Students and Staff
Improving Students’ Mental Health with MTSS: What Superintendents Can Do
Investing in a Culture of Showing Up: Addressing Attendance Habits in a Post-Pandemic World
Micro-Messages! A Big Deal to Our Students
Mindful or Mind Full? How We Made SEL Work in Our District
Preparing Middle School Teachers for ESL Instruction
Ready, Set, FAIL! Using Failure and Risk-Taking to Unlock Creativity
Teacher Think Tanks: Empower Your Teachers to Innovate Change in Learning and School Culture
If the Dance Floor Is Empty, Change the Song: A Superintendent's Spin on Making Schools Rock
LGBTQ+ Basics: 10 Things Your Queer Students Wish You Knew
The Butterfly Effect: From Teacher to Educator
The Restorative Path to School District Transformation
Empowering Stakeholders from Goal Setters to Goal Getters through Strategic Planning
Leveraging Student Voice for Equity and Action
Building a Pipeline for Leadership Succession Planning
Building Your District Leadership Team
Communicating for Consensus: Breaking Down Barriers Simply and Effectively
It’s About People, Not Programs: Leveraging Differentiated Support to Build Principal Capacity
Structured Literacy for All!
Creating Equity-Centered School Leaders
Data Driven DEI: Identifying Measurables, Developing Metrics and Setting Expectations
Educator Reflection Tips: Leadership Ripples
Emerging Principles for Sustainable Change toward Equity in Schools
Engaging Students through Industry Partnerships and Real-Time Problem Solving
Leading & Learning: A Five Pillar Approach to Sustainable Transformation
Redefining School Readiness and Classroom Success in the Early Grades
The Identification, Placement and Representation of English Language Learners in Special Education
Voices of Courage Leading School Districts Forward
15Session Title
Welcome to the Jungle: Measuring the What, Why and How of Human Performance.
From Conflict to Collaboration. 3 Strategies to Heal Polarized Communities
Impact of Implementation Science on Literacy Development to Create System Change
Transforming Leaders and Learners through Contribution
Utilizing Superintendent Evaluation: Transformational Growth for the Superintendent and the District
Demystifying and Addressing Barriers to Student Achievement and School Improvement
Equity Through Innovation — High Quality Community Internet: Bus Wi-Fi, Hotspots, LTE Networks
Imagine Your Future: Stories of Success and Failure from a Caring Community
Individual Data Meetings with Adolescent Students to Increase Reading Skills and Self Determination
Leveraging Principal Actions and Behaviors for Student Success
We All Belong Here: Our School District's Journey into Equity in Action: Living and Leading Well
Bilingual Bridges and Growth Mindset: Cognitive Flexibility for Family-School-Community Partnerships
Creating Servant Leader Teams
Equipping Principals as Instructional Innovators
From Boardrooms, Community and Classrooms: Policy and Action to Level Up on Performance
How Sister Cities, Arctic Socio-Economic Resilience and Norwegian Barnehagens influenced Peninsula SD
Preschool to Pathways: 5 Keys That Prepare Students for a Quality Life
Superintendents as Human Capital Leaders — Winning the Talent War
You can be #1, 2!
16 Register Your Team at www.aasa.org/nceSHOP AND
COMPARE IN THE
NCE EXHIBIT
HALL
Compare and demo the products your district needs over the next 1–3 years.
Make appointments in advance — you can meet more suppliers in two days than over
several months back at the office.
Thursday, February 16....................................................................................... 7:30am – 3:30pm
Friday, February 17..................................................................................................11am – 2:30pm
STOP BY THESE KEY
DESTINATIONS IN NCE EXHIBIT HALL:
⊲ Live Well. Lead Well. Health and ⊲ Coffee Breaks and Snack Breaks
Wellness Center Relax, check back with the office and do
Recharge and relax in this special area of the some informal networking.
hall dedicated to your well-being. Pet some
dogs, enjoy a massage, burn some energy on ⊲ School of the Future
the electric bike smoothie maker and more. Learn about out-of-the-box products and
services offered by exhibiting companies.
⊲ AASA Social Media Lounge
Attend insightful sessions and hands-on ⊲ AASA Connectivity Lounge
training for education leaders to share tips Take a seat and recharge yourself
and tricks. and your devices as you plan the
rest of your time on the
⊲ Knowledge Exchange Theater exhibit hall floor.
Listen and learn with professional
development sessions.
17EXHIBITORS
⊲ 1GPA ⊲ Crisis Prevention Institute ⊲ HeyTutor
⊲ A. Benton Consulting ⊲ D.A.R.E. America ⊲ High Project Group, Inc./KIDSjumpTECH
⊲ A+ Virtual Learning ⊲ D2L ⊲ Hope Squad
⊲ Acellus-International Academy of ⊲ Davis Demographics ⊲ Horace Mann Companies
Science ⊲ Diligent (BoardDocs) ⊲ Imagine Learning
⊲ Advancement Courses, a Wiley Brand ⊲ Durham School Services ⊲ InitiativeOne
⊲ AgendaManager ⊲ EAB ⊲ Instructure
⊲ Alumni Nations ⊲ ECRA Group, Inc. ⊲ International Thought Leader Network
⊲ American Fidelity Assurance ⊲ Education Advanced, Inc. (ORANGE FROG)
⊲ Anatomage ⊲ Educator Edge
⊲ Intruder Stop/SOK
⊲ Aperture Education ⊲ EF Educational Tours
⊲ IPVideo Corp
⊲ Apollo After School ⊲ Elevate K-12
⊲ IXL Learning
⊲ Apptegy ⊲ eLuma
⊲ Johnson Controls
⊲ Aramark K-12 Education ⊲ Energia
⊲ K-12 by Elior
⊲ ArgoPrep ⊲ ESS
⊲ K12 Insight
⊲ ASU Prep Global ⊲ E-Therapy
⊲ Kelly Education
⊲ Audio Enhancement ⊲ F&B Concession Seating
⊲ Learning Explorer
⊲ Avel eCare School Health ⊲ Finalsite
⊲ LENA
⊲ Battelle for Kids ⊲ First Student, Inc.
⊲ Lifetouch
⊲ BookShark Virtual ⊲ FlexPoint Education Cloud
⊲ Lightspeed
⊲ BootUp Professional Development ⊲ Fly Five
⊲ LINQ
⊲ Brainfuse ⊲ Forrest T. Jones
⊲ Lux Blox LLC
⊲ Bright Thinker ⊲ FranklinCovey Education
⊲ Microsoft
⊲ CaissaK12 ⊲ Frontline Education
⊲ Milliken
⊲ Cambridge Assessment International ⊲ Gaggle
⊲ Move This World
Education ⊲ My ScholarPath, LLC
⊲ Global Learning Accelerator
⊲ Care Solace ⊲ myOptions Encourage
⊲ GoSchoolBox
⊲ CATCH Global Foundation ⊲ Nabholz Construction Corporation
⊲ Granicus
⊲ CENTEGIX ⊲ National Institute for Excellence in
⊲ Guardian Incident Reporting & Case
⊲ Center for Responsive Schools Management Software Teaching
⊲ Chartwells K12 ⊲ Hanover Research
⊲ National Postsecondary Strategy
⊲ ClassLink Institute
⊲ Harvard Graduate School of Education
⊲ Consolidated Construction Company,
⊲ National School Public Relations
⊲ Hellas Construction, Inc. Association (NSPRA)
Inc.
⊲ HELPme by STOPit Solutions ⊲ National Student Clearinghouse
⊲ Corebridge Financial
⊲ HES Facilities Management ⊲ National Virtual Teacher Association
⊲ Coryell Roofing and Construction Inc.
18 Register Your Team at www.aasa.org/nceEXHIBITORS
⊲ Navigate360 ⊲ Ruling Our eXperiences, Inc. (ROX) ⊲ ST Math, Created by MIND Research
⊲ Nook Wellness Pods ⊲ R-Zero Systems, Inc. Institute
⊲ Panorama Education ⊲ SafeDefend, LLC
⊲ StaffEZ
⊲ Paper - Paper Education Company Inc. ⊲ SafePointe - Concealed Weapons
⊲ Standard For Success
⊲ PAXTON/PATTERSON Detection Systems ⊲ STEDI.org
⊲ Pearson Virtual Schools
⊲ Salary Finance ⊲ Stride, Inc. - Stride Learning Solutions
⊲ PikMyKid
⊲ Save The Music Foundation ⊲ Student Transportation of America
⊲ Planware
⊲ School of the Future ⊲ SuperEval
⊲ PMA Financial Network
⊲ School Photographers of America ⊲ TeachFX
⊲ Possip
⊲ SchoolCEO ⊲ The Nutrition Group
⊲ PowerSchool
⊲ SchooLinks ⊲ TinkRworks
⊲ Professional Crisis Management
⊲ SchoolSims ⊲ TIPS - The Interlocal Purchasing System
Association (PCMA) ⊲ Schoolytics ⊲ Total Technology
⊲ ProvenTutoring, Center for Research ⊲ Seth Pietsek Consulting-Build Stronger ⊲ Triton Sensors
and Reform in Education ⊲ SFE ⊲ UBTECH Robotics
⊲ Proximity Learning ⊲ Sibme ⊲ Unashamed Apparel, LLC
⊲ Quantum Education Professionals ⊲ Skyward, Inc. ⊲ Van Robotics
⊲ Responsive Classroom ⊲ SMART tag ⊲ Varsity Tutors
⊲ Revolution Prep ⊲ Sodexo ⊲ Veregy
⊲ Rhithm ⊲ Sora, by OverDrive ⊲ Virtual Technologies/OneScreen
⊲ Right At School ⊲ Sourcewell ⊲ VS America
⊲ SSC Services for Education ⊲ Wall of Fame
⊲ White Coat Indoor Air Quality
⊲ World Savvy
⊲ YouthTruth Survey
As of 9/26/22
19THANK YOU TO OUR
CONFERENCE
PARTNERS
TM
20STEP AWAY
FROM THE
DAY-TO-DAY.
Why You Can’t Skip AASA’s National Conference on Education
1 CONNECTION 4 NCE EXHIBIT HALL
Building community can be challenging, especially in this The newest technology, the latest strategies, the
post-pandemic environment. The networking opportunities cutting-edge research that you can bring back to your
here bring thought leaders in education together to share district. Discover and implement tomorrow’s learning
ideas, provide support and inspire one another with experience today.
stories of success and perseverance.
5 LIVE WELL. LEAD WELL.
2 EDUCATION Self-care is an art, a science, a necessity. AASA’s National
Great educators know the importance of learning, and Conference on Education helps you implement the
AASA’s professional development is an excellent resource principles of Live Well. Lead Well. and fill your well with
to keep current. Superintendent-led sessions offer the mental, physical and emotional enrichment you
practical solutions for real-world obstacles. need to continue to serve others.
3 LOCATION
The River Walk. The Alamo. The San Antonio Missions.
Texas Hill Country is unique, historic and beautiful —
the perfect place to refresh and revive your passion
for public education.
IT’S YOUR TIME.
Register before Oct. 31 and save.
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