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FEBRUARY 11–13, 2016 ■ PHOENIX, AZ

YOUR GUIDE TO AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION

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As an AASA member, learn what’s working in districts across the nation. Conferences, publications, networking and more — IT’S ALL HERE FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.

As educators, we know the power of collaboration. “ We know that our greatest resources lie in relationships with our colleagues and community partners. Beyond the vast professional development tools offered by AASA, I can’t

say enough about the support

and counsel the organization affords its members. AASA “ brings a level of expertise to the table that is invaluable.

RUSSELL BOOKER Spartanburg School District 7 Spartanburg, South Carolina

President’s Welcome Letter...... 2 Executive Director’s Welcome Letter ...... 3 2016 AASA National Conference on Education Program-at-a-Glance. . . . 4 2016 NCE Conference Partners...... 6 Social Media Lounge ...... 8 Knowledge Exchange Theater...... 10 School of the Future...... 12 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE A–Z Conference Information...... 14 AASA Awards...... 18 Sponsor Award Acknowledgments...... 26 Thursday Conference Sessions-at-a-Glance...... 28 Thursday Conference Session Details...... 30 Friday Conference Sessions-at-a-Glance...... 40 Friday Conference Session Details...... 42 Saturday Conference Sessions-at-a-Glance...... 56 Saturday Conference Session Details...... 57 AASA Roundtable Presentations...... 62 NCE Marketplace ...... 69 Exhibitor Listing by Alpha ...... 70 Exhibitor Listing by Booth ...... 82 NCE Marketplace Floor Plan...... 84 Meetings and Functions Index...... 85 AASA Leadership...... 86 Speaker Index ...... 92 Advertiser Index ...... 94

WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 1 PRESIDENT’S WELCOME LETTER

Welcome to Phoenix and the National Conference on Education! This annual event is an amazing opportunity for educational leaders from across the country to come together to learn from each other and dive into the critical issues that all of us face in our districts.

As superintendents, we have a moral obligation to be the voice for our students, teachers, parents and communities. We must continue to drive the national dialogue not only about public education, but also around issues of diversity, poverty and economic opportunities that impact the lives of our students. We must make the time to transcend the day-to-day management of our districts and truly lead at the local, state and national levels.

School district leaders have a tremendous power to impact the lives of millions of children across

PRESIDENT’S WELCOME LETTER our nation. We need to continue to find ways to make education relevant so that students are prepared for college and careers beyond high school.

The theme for the conference this year is Leading for Excellence. In addition to #NCE16, I would encourage you to use the hash tag #LeadExcellence as you participate in the conference sessions and share your thoughts with colleagues on social media.

It is truly an honor for me to serve as your president. A world that we cannot yet imagine lies before us, but I am confident that AASA and its members will provide the innovative leadership necessary to prepare our nation’s students to be incredibly successful in this ever-changing global economy. WE ARE CHANGING LIVES…CHANGING THE WORLD…ONE PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILD AT A TIME.

David Schuler President AASA, The School Superintendents Association

2 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S WELCOME LETTER

Dear colleagues,

Welcome to the 2016 National Conference on Education. It seems like only yesterday that we all gathered for the kick-off of our 150th anniversary celebration one year ago. For a century and a half, AASA has served as the premier voice for our nation’s superintendents and public education in America. That’s why it is truly an honor to welcome the school district leaders as well as other cabinet level officials who made the journey to Phoenix.

We are proud to be the largest organization representing superintendents — America’s foremost education thought leaders. The contributions you are making on an everyday basis continue to pave the way for the generations that will follow. Your presence here with us is a clear indication that the school districts and communities you are serving are fortunate to have you. You will not be disappointed.

Year in and year out, the National Conference on Education has been the most comprehensive professional development and networking event for school superintendents and administrators. We deliver world-class education speakers, thought-provoking sessions and agendas that are rich in content. Appropriately themed “Leading for Excellence,” this year’s conference will address the following topics:

• Common Core Standards and Assessments • Instructional Leadership • Superintendent/School Board Relationships • Innovative Technology • Personalizing Education • Healthy School Environments • Leadership • Poverty & Equity in Schools

In addition, I hope you’ll take advantage of the myriad networking opportunities to exchange ideas, strategies and proven practices. Please be sure to visit the revamped Knowledge Exchange Theater, where you can speak directly to presenters about a number of critical topics, including social media, personalized learning, technology and the principal pipeline.

In addition, our conference will provide plenty of opportunities to connect with peers who face the same issues in LETTER WELCOME DIRECTOR’S EXECUTIVE their respective school districts. You will also have a chance to visit with more than 200 companies committed to improving K–12 education in the NCE Marketplace.

As you enjoy your stay in Phoenix, let me thank you for being champions for children. The superintendency remains one of the toughest jobs in America and, as such, your contributions to public education are immeasurable. Please let any of us at AASA know how we can better serve you in your important role.

Daniel A . Domenech Executive Director AASA, The School Superintendents Association

WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 3 CONFERENCE PROG RAM-AT-A-GLANCE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 Bookstore Hours ...... 2 – 5pm THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Registration Hours...... 7:30am – 4pm Bookstore Hours ...... 7:30am – 5pm Coffee in the NCE Marketplace...... 7:45 – 9am NCE Marketplace Hours...... 7:45am – 4pm CONFERENCE PROGRAM-AT-A-GLANCE Educational Sessions...... 9 – 10am Thought Leader Sessions...... 9 – 10am n Featuring Dave Weber n Featuring Pedro Noguera n Featuring Anne Brown & Ken Grover Educational Sessions...... 10:15 – 11:15am Thought Leader Sessions...... 10:15 – 11:15am n Featuring David Berliner n Featuring Darryl Adams, Mark Edwards, Keith Krueger & Dave Schuler Thought Leader Session ...... 11:15am – 12:15pm n Featuring John Branham, Peter McWalters, Susan Patrick & Stephan Turnipseed Federal Relations Luncheon...... 12noon – 1:30pm n Featuring David Berliner Thought Leader Sessions...... 12:45 – 1:45pm n Featuring Camille Farrington, Jenny Nagaoka & Robert Runcie n Featuring Gary Marx NCE Marketplace Snack Break and Happy Hour...... 1:45 – 3pm Educational Sessions...... 3 – 4pm Opening General Session...... 4:15 – 6:15pm n Featuring Manny Scott Welcome Reception...... 6:15 – 7:15pm

4 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION CONFERENCE PROG RAM-AT-A-GLANCE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 Registration Hours...... 7:30am – 4pm Bookstore Hours ...... 7:30am – 5pm Second General Session...... 8 – 10am n Featuring Shawn Achor Job Central...... 8am – 3pm Coffee in the NCE Marketplace...... 10 – 10:45am NCE Marketplace Hours...... 10am – 4pm Educational Sessions...... 10:45 – 11:45am Lunch/Marketplace Open...... 11:45am – 12:30pm Dr . Effie H . Jones Memorial Luncheon...... 11:45am – 1:45pm n Featuring Phillip Atiba Goff Educational Sessions...... 12:30 – 1:30pm Thought Leader Sessions...... 12:30 – 1:30pm n Featuring Douglas Anthony, Ann Blakeney Clark, Kevin Maxwell & Nicholas Pelzer n Featuring Deb Delisle, Susan Hall, Kathy Hurley & Darline Robles NCE Marketplace Snack Break...... 1:30 – 2:45pm Thought Leader Sessions...... 1:45 – 2:30pm n Featuring Alan Blankstein

Educational Sessions...... 2:45 – 3:45pm PROGRAM-AT-A-GLANCE CONFERENCE Thought Leader Sessions...... 2:45 – 3:45pm n Featuring Dan Domenech & Tom Gentzel n Featuring Ramona Bishop, LaRuth Gray, Phil Lanoue & Gregory Thornton Educational Sessions...... 4 – 5pm SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Registration Hours...... 7:30am – 12noon Bookstore Hours ...... 7:30am – 12noon Educational Sessions...... 8 – 9am Educational Sessions...... 9:15 – 10:15am Closing General Session...... 10:30 – 12noon n Featuring Michael Horn

WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 5 THANKS TO OUR CONFERENCE PARTNERS

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WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 7 JOIN AASA STAFF AND TWITTER-SAVVY SUPERINTENDENTS AT THE SOCIAL MEDIA LOUNGE Stop by the first-ever Social Media Lounge for on-the-spot, hands-on assistance with Twitter, Facebook, Voxer, Periscope and so much more . Already a social media pro? Come by to snap a selfie, participate in giveaways and hang out with key social media influencers from around the country . We’ll also be hosting a variety of mini-sessions based on hot social media topics — check out the schedule below!

SOCIAL MEDIA LOUNGE MEDIA SOCIAL LOCATED RIGHT OUTSIDE THE KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE THEATER

THURSDAY, FEB. 11 DAY 1 8:45 – 9am. . . . Benefits of Social Perfect for social media newcomers, Media these sessions are packed with great 10 – 10:15am. . . Getting Started with tips for education leaders looking Twitter to get engaged on basic platforms, 12:15 – 12:45pm . . Keeping Twitter such as Twitter, Facebook, Voxer and Periscope . This is a great opportunity Professional to learn what a hashtag is, how 1:45 – 2pm. . . . How to Use Voxer to compose a tweet and, most 2:45 – 3pm. . . . What Is Periscope? importantly, how to join #SuptChat — 4 – 4:30pm. . . . How to Join the superintendent chat on Twitter . #SuptChat

8 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION JOIN AASA STAFF AND TWITTER-SAVVY SUPERINTENDENTS AT THE SOCIAL MEDIA LOUNGE

FRIDAY, FEB. 12 DAY 2 11:45am – 12:30pm. .Using Social Media to Even the most avid social media users Build Your District’s can learn new tricks from our social Brand SOCIAL MEDIA LOUNGE media experts on topics including: 1:30 – 1:45pm. . . .Using Twitter to Expand leveraging social media to tell Your PLN your district’s story, advocating for education and expanding your 2:30 – 2:45pm. . . .Telling Your School’s personal learning network . Story through Photos 3:45 – 4pm. . . . . Using Social Media for Education Advocacy

FOCUS GROUP SATURDAY, FEB. 13 ROOM 121B You’re invited to join us for a special focus group session at 7am with AASA leadership and social media experts . Please bring your ideas, thoughts and suggestions . A light breakfast will be served and gifts and surprises await!

WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 9 KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE THEATER SESSIONS

11:15am – 12:15pm THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 P L THE FUTURE OF LEARNING IS NOW Much is said and written about the transition to digital learning in 8 – 8:45am schools, but there is no coherent plan for doing so. In this session, T SOCIAL MEDIA LOUNGE PART 1 Michael Horn, co-author of Disrupting Class and Blended, will lead a AASA’s digital team will provide an update of the Association’s latest panel of experts who will describe the necessary elements required to progress in the Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn realms during the first enter the 21st century: a shift in mindset, a shift to competency-based half of this session. During the second half, three social media-savvy learning and an overview of the eco-system that will make the transition AASA members will share how they use social media as an advocacy possible. tool for their school districts and in advancing public education. PRESENTERS: John Branham, Partner, The Learning Accelerator, PRESENTERS: Deanna Atkins, Online Technologies & Advocacy Portland, OR; Peter McWalters, Former Rhode Island Commissioner, Specialist, AASA, Alexandria, VA; Gayane Minasyan, Online Elementary and Secondary Education, Providence, RI; Susan Patrick, Technologies Director, AASA, Alexandria, VA CEO and President, iNACOL, Richmond, VA; Stephan Turnipseed, President, Emeritus and Former Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships LEGO® Education, Fitzpatrick, AL 9 – 10am E P EXPANDING OPPORTUNITY AND BREAKING THE CYCLE OF 12:45 – 1:45pm KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE THEATER SESSIONS POVERTY THROUGH EDUCATION: A BROADER AND BOLDER L TWENTY-ONE TRENDS…GETTING OUR SCHOOLS AND APPROACH TO SCHOOL REFORM STUDENTS READY FOR THE FUTURE IN A FAST-CHANGING Students from low-income families typically experience a variety of pressures outside of school that influence their academic performance WORLD within school. Poor health and nutrition, concerns related to violence Want to see the future? The kindergartener who starts school in 2016 and crime, and housing instability are just some of the issues external will turn 65 around 2076. What we do or don’t do in our schools to schools that significantly impact the academic performance of today — what happens in the trenches — will have a profound impact students. These conditions often also affect students’ perspectives on the lives of each and every student and the sustainability of our about their future: whether or not they see college as a realistic communities. As leaders in a fast-changing world, our challenge is to option, what careers they believe are possible for them, or whether constantly seize higher ground, peer over the horizon and, above all, or not they think they will live long enough to lead productive lives. avoid getting entrenched. Context is essential. So is perspective. Like Given the importance of external conditions on student achievement, it or not, we are of this world, not separate from it. Job number one a growing number of schools are recognizing that they must have is to prepare students for the future they will inherit. Futurist, author the ability to influence the factors that influence the development of and education leader Gary Marx, in his latest book, Twenty-One children outside of school. Drawing on research carried out at schools Trends for the 21st Century…Out of the Trenches and into the Future, in Newark, Houston, Denver and the Eastern Cape of South Africa, this explores massive forces that impact everyone. Experience how political, presentation will lay out some of the steps schools can take to mitigate economic, social, technological, demographic and environmental trends the effects of poverty and other external constraints that can undermine are coming together in a perfect storm that can either create havoc academic achievement. or generate energy to invigorate everything we do. The future depends on insightful leadership in a complex, fast-moving, ever-changing, PRESENTER: Pedro Noguera, Professor, UCLA, New York, NY non-linear world. That’s part of our new normal. Marx will deliver an external scan, an intelligence report that can inform the decisions we 10:15 – 11:15am make today and the planning we do to constantly create a future for T BEING A LEARNER-CENTRIC LEADER IN A DIGITAL WORLD our students, schools, colleges and universities, and our communities. PRESENTER: Gary Marx, President, Center for Public Outreach, What is the role of the superintendent in leading technology initiatives? Vienna, VA Hear lessons learned by superintendents leading some of the largest digital efforts in the country, including how to frame technology investments around learning, not the device. This session is organized 2 – 2:45pm around the Five Imperatives for Technology Leadership identified in L CoSN/AASA’s Empowered Superintendent leadership initiative. WHY RURAL MATTERS Despite a federal focus on the larger, more urban districts, we know PRESENTERS: Darryl Adams, Superintendent, Coachella Valley that the nation’s rural schools educate just as many — if not more — Unified School District, Thermal, CA; Mark Edwards, Superintendent, students than the very large urban school districts. AASA advocacy Mooresville Graded School District, Mooresville, NC; Keith Krueger, has proven one of the longest and strongest advocates for rural CEO, Consortium for School Networking, Washington, DC; David communities and schools in education policy. From the Rural Education Schuler, AASA National President and Superintendent, Township HS Achievement Program (REAP) and the Secure Rural Schools and District 214, Arlington Heights, IL Communities Act (Forest Counties) to the shortcomings of competition and the need to invest in all schools, this panel will cover it all. PRESENTERS: Jocelyn Bissonette, Director, Government Relations, National Association of Federally Impacted Schools, Washington, DC; Lucy Johnson, Assistant Secretary for Rural Outreach, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC; Rob Mahaffey, Executive Director, Rural School and Community Trust, Washington, DC

10 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION LOCATED IN THE BACK OF THE NCE MARKETPLACE, HALL 4 OF THE CONVENTION CENTER KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE THEATER SESSIONS Sponsored by

3 – 4pm 12:30 – 1:30pm I L INNOVATION, INVENTION AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: I L HOW TO BUILD A STRONG PIPELINE OF EXCELLENT WHO OWNS WHAT? PRINCIPALS WHO IMPROVE TEACHING AND LEARNING The session will provide information for school districts that actively Since 2011, six large school districts have been participating in participate in science fairs, invention competitions and maker events The Wallace Foundation’s Principal Pipeline Initiative, a six-year by highlighting the need for an effective intellectual property (IP) policy effort to train, hire and support talented principals. In this session, that protects and fosters a culture of innovation. Attendees will have an superintendents from two of the districts will share insights from their opportunity to discuss various patent and copyright issues that have work: the strategies, successes, challenges and lessons learned in emerged in school districts that have shifted from traditional teaching building a strong pipeline. Hear proven practices and helpful advice to methods to an interdisciplinary STEM focused curriculum. strengthen your bench of principals and improve educational outcomes MODERATOR: Tanaga Boozer, Program Advisor, Office of Education and in your district. Learn how to develop leaders and manage career paths Outreach, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA more intentionally, including crafting clear standards for principals, PRESENTERS: Danny Briere, I/T Director, Connecticut Invention developing strong partnerships with local university preparation Convention, Mansfield Center, CT; Peter Mehravari, Patent Attorney, programs, grooming assistant principals, revamping hiring processes Office of Policy and International Affairs, United States Patent and and stepping up support for new principals. Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA; Timothy Purnell, Chief Education MODERATOR: Nicholas Pelzer, Program Officer, Wallace Officer, Somerville Public Schools, Somerville, NJ; Chad Ratcliff, Foundation, New York, NY Director of Instructional Programs, Albemarle County Public Schools, PRESENTERS: Douglas Anthony, Executive Director, Office of Talent Charlottesville, VA Development, Prince George’s County Public Schools, Upper Marlboro, MD; Ann Blakeney Clark, Superintendent, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Charlotte, NC; Kevin Maxwell, Chief Executive Officer of Schools, Prince George’s County Public Schools, Upper Marlboro, MD FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 Sponsored by

10 – 10:45am P L 1:45 – 2:30pm PERSONALIZED LEARNING IS ACHIEVABLE. THE TIME IS NOW! E P Principal Kenneth Grover created a comprehensive and fully reimagined EXCELLENCE THROUGH EQUITY: FIVE PRINCIPLES OF educational experience for 21st century high school students. Innovations COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP TO GUIDE ACHIEVEMENT FOR were created from the ground up with anytime-anywhere learning, full instructional integration, career-path support, mastery-based education, EVERY STUDENT college and career readiness, real-time progress monitoring for students While disparities in student achievement has received great attention, and parents, and self-directed learning. This approach, dovetailed with a surprisingly little talk has occurred over creating conditions in schools strong mentoring program, dramatically increases student outcomes. to make achievement for all students more likely. This presentation will describe principles and practices that have proven effective in meeting Grover has trained educators and leaders from around the country the needs of a wide variety of learners and demonstrate how schools to understand and implement scalable personalized learning. Learn can develop leadership capacity and a high-performing school culture SESSIONS THEATER EXCHANGE KNOWLEDGE how to provide a personalized learning environment where students to enhance student achievement. have control of the time, path, pace and place for their learning. Also learn how to recognize and remove controls of the traditional school The presentation will illuminate what cutting-edge schools, districts, states that stifle a student’s ability to thrive, grow and develop self-awareness and a few nations have done to use equity as the driver on the road to about their future. Rethink the confining structure of the traditional excellence for all children — even those already performing well — and school day and provide a personalized learning environment in your how to make it happen. Learn about other educational leaders who have schools. The time to act for our children is now. moved beyond the zero sum game paradigm to use equity as a lever to PRESENTER: Kenneth Grover, Principal, Innovations Early College close achievement and outcome gaps, boost morale and school culture, High School, Salt Lake City School District, Salt Lake City, UT and enhance learning for high-achieving students as well. PRESENTER: Alan Blankstein, Founder, Solution Tree and HOPE Foundation, New York, NY 10:45 – 11:45am I T SOCIAL MEDIA LOUNGE PART 2 2:45 – 3:45pm AASA’s digital team will provide highlights of Dave Schuler’s social S R media #leadexcellence campaign and of other AASA members making SUPERINTENDENT/SCHOOL BOARD RELATIONS, A strides in education through social media. During the second half of DISCUSSION WITH THE NSBA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TOM this session, three AASA members who blog actively will share tips on GENTZEL AND AASA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAN DOMENECH how to write and connect with key stakeholders in today’s digital world. Come hear an informative discussion between the AASA and NSBA PRESENTERS: Deanna Atkins, Online Technologies & Advocacy executive directors who agree that an effective superintendent/school Specialist, AASA, Alexandria, VA; Gayane Minasyan, Online board management team is essential to a school system’s success and Technologies Director, AASA, Alexandria, VA how the two organizations work together to accomplish common goals. PRESENTERS: Dan Domenech, Executive Director, AASA, Alexandria, VA; Tom Gentzel, Executive Director NSBA, Alexandria, VA

WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 11 SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE LOCATED IN THE NCE MARKETPLACE, HALL 4 OF THE CONVENTION CENTER

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 8:30am FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 8am AMERICAN TIME EDUCATION NETWORKS OF AMERICA BOOTH: 612 BOOTH: 924 AmeriSync™ Dynamic Display is a safety and security ENA’s Internet Access and the service’s built-in network system. It is a mass communication device that deploys security enhancements prevent and protect against visual and audio alerts, synchronized content, digital debilitating cyber attacks. ENA’s proprietary proactive messaging and audible tones. monitoring service immediately notifies ENA’s engineers of any network traffic volume anomalies that could potentially impact its customers, enabling ENA to thwart potential THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 2pm threats before they become bigger issues. CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE THE SCHOOL OF BOOTH: 515 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 2:15pm Tap into the natural creativity of the classroom using GREAT EXPECTATIONS FOUNDATION student learning via Cambridge’s Global Perspectives Evaluation. With Global Perspectives, there is space BOOTH: 507 for the teacher to develop active learning and through Great Expectations is a teaching methodology that trains its optic-based structure space for the “pupil voice”! By educators in the latest research-based best practices. constructing the syllabus around a global topic, gathering Using student assessments that reveal learning styles, and analyzing feedback from a range of perspectives aptitudes and interests at the beginning of the school year and using critical thinking to produce an individually and is critical. Great Expectations contains a critical component collaboratively written/multimedia conclusion, we allow of character education, as well as the promotion of both creative thinking and innovation. academic excellence. With full implementation of Great Expectations, academic achievement and attendance go up and discipline issues go down. GE guides educators to FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 1:45pm develop a climate of mutual success and student academic CHARTWELLS K12 achievement. BOOTH: 503 Chartwells K12 has partnered with Hampton Creek, one of HP INC. the world’s most innovative companies according to Fast BOOTH: 713 Company, to create a truly delicious cookie that fits the nutritional requirements for K–12 schools and is made with HP Sprout is a new type of computing device that the environment in mind. The cookies are made with whole combines a high powered computer with multiple touch grain and free of both dairy and eggs. In addition to clean interfaces, 2D/3D scanner, document camera and pen- and nutritious ingredients, each cookie saves 6 gallons of based computing. Sprout’s fully integrated desktop 3D scanning solution with 3D object capture, editing and water, 1/2 sq. foot of land and 34 grams CO2 emissions prevented! Just Cookies Whole Grain is featured in multiple streamlined 3D print options is an ideal choice traditional Chocolate Chip and our NEW Double Chocolate for libraries, media centers, arts and design classrooms Chip and Rainbow Chip. Our partnership and the creation and maker spaces. Now any student can grab something of Just Cookies Whole Grain is built around the belief that from the real world, manipulate it in the digital world and good food, both for the body and society, should be widely bring it to life in physical space. Sprout’s revolutionary all- accessible and delicious. We are so proud to share a vision touch user interface lets users control their content directly to make it easier for students to live and eat well! with their hands and collaborate on either the 23” full HD touchscreen or the projected display on the 20-point capacitive Touch Mat.

12 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION The School of the Future strives to provide superintendents with a futuristic approach to education in all aspects; Methodology & Curriculum, Technology, Food & Beverage and Materials & Furniture . The School of the Future encourages out-of-the-box, new ways of thinking that would allow students to reach their full potential with the products provided and showcased during the AASA National Conference on Education .

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 2:30pm THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 8am IMAGINE LEARNING SAFESTOP, INC. BOOTH: 536 BOOTH: 921 Imagine Learning foresees the day when virtual reality SafeStop is the app that allows parents and school officials is frequently utilized in schools, if not with elaborate to securely track and receive updates on their children’s devices like the Oculus Rift, then perhaps with less robust school vehicle. They’ll receive the school bus’s current yet inexpensive solutions such as Google cardboard in location, its estimated time of arrival at the bus stop, BYOD models. We have made our foray into this exciting and alerts and messages from the transportation staff new technology by transporting students into the 3D or school. For the school, it allows them to monitor the spaces they have customized. While currently this is an real-time performance of their transportation system and exploratory effort, we continue to test the boundaries of answer the question every parent asks, “Where is the bus?” these platforms, moving from rewards to actual instruction, deepening the student’s self-projection, engagement and learning.

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WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 13 A–Z CONFERENCE INFORMATION

AASA APP AWARDS Stay connected with the official AASA AASA award and scholarship programs recognize excellence, app, powered by Blackboard. profile best practices in public education, and honor leaders Blackboard, supporting student success from inside and outside the field of school administration whose through the New Learning Experience. contributions have made a significant impact on the lives and learning of children. See pages 18–25 for the winners of this year’s awards. AASA BOOKSTORE Be sure to stop at the Bookstore to peruse the latest education- related titles. The bookstore can be found in the lobby of the BADGES north building of the convention center, near AASA Registration. Please wear your conference name badge at all times while in Sponsored by the Phoenix Convention Center. Room monitors and security personnel have been instructed to deny entry to those without The bookstore is open the following hours and hosts the a badge. If your badge is incorrect or has been misplaced, following book signings: visit the Badge Corrections and Reprints Counter in the AASA Wednesday, February 10...... 2 – 5pm Registration Area, Exhibit Hall 2–3 Lobby of the convention center. Thursday, February 11...... 7:30am – 5pm

A–Z CONFERENCE INFORMATION Sponsored by Friday, February 12 ...... 7:30am – 5pm Saturday, February 13...... 7:30am – 12noon BUSINESS CENTER BOOK SIGNING SCHEDULE Thursday, February 11...... 7am – 6pm Thursday, February 11 Friday, February 12 ...... 7am – 8pm 10 – 10:30am...... Dave Weber Saturday, February 13...... 8am – 2pm 11:15 – 11:45am...... Dave Berliner 11:15 – 11:45am...... Jack Jennings A full-service business center is located inside the west building of the convention center next to Starbucks. 11:30am – 12noon...... Pedro Noguera 2:05 – 2:30pm ...... Gary Marx CONFERENCE BAGS Friday, February 12 Each registered attendee is allowed one conference bag. Bags 10:30 – 11am...... Denny Dearden can be picked up at the Materials Pick-Up Counter in the AASA 11:45am – 12:15pm...... Len Forkas Registration Area, Level 1, Lobby of the convention center. 1:30 – 2pm...... Kathy Hurley Sponsored by

® 3 – 3:30pm...... Alan Blankstein

Saturday, February 13 11:45am – 12:15pm...... Michael Horn CONFERENCE DAILY ONLINE AASA SOCIAL MEDIA LOUNGE/AASA CENTRAL AASA provides daily coverage of key speakers, topical sessions Stop by AASA Central to learn about the new and exciting things and award presentations, along with a photo gallery of the going on at AASA, and don’t miss the first ever Social Media conference, Twitter feed, audio and video clips, and conference Lounge. It’s the go-to place for on-the-spot, hands-on assistance blog with daily postings from several AASA members. An with Twitter, Facebook, Voxer, Periscope and so much more. e-newsletter is distributed daily and the AASA website is updated with conference news throughout the three days at resources. AASA CHARGING STATION AND INTERNET CAFE www.aasa.org/ConferenceDaily. Located on the floor of the NCE Marketplace Stay connected with your office and family while you are away, or charge your devices at the AASA Charging Station and Internet Cafe!

14 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION DR. EFFIE H. JONES MEMORIAL LUNCHEON ($70) The Happiness Advantage: Linking Positive Brains to Performance Room 124, Phoenix Convention Center Friday, February 12 ...... 11:45am – 1:45pm Saturday, February 13...... 10:30 – 12noon Michael Horn, Co-Author, Blended: Using Disruptive See page 46 for more information. Tickets may be purchased in Innovation to Improve Schools, Lexington, MA the AASA Registration Area. Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Sponsored by Improve Schools

EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS HOTEL INFORMATION Choose from more than 100 Educational Sessions, Thought OFFICIAL CONFERENCE HOTELS Leader Sessions and General Sessions. See session descriptions for more details about speakers. All sessions take place at the HEADQUARTERS HOTEL Phoenix Convention Center, unless otherwise noted. Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel 340 North 3rd Street Phoenix, AZ 85004 FEDERAL RELATIONS LUNCHEON ($70) (602) 262-2500 Room 124, Phoenix Convention Center Thursday, February 11...... 12noon – 1:30pm Fairfield Inn & Suites Phoenix Midtown 2520 N. Central Avenue To purchase a ticket for this lunch, see the Onsite/Assisted Phoenix, AZ 85004 Registration Counter in the AASA Registration Area, Exhibit Hall 2–3 Lobby of the convention center. Onsite tickets are sold on a Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix Downtown first-come, first-served basis and are subject to sell out. See 15 East Monroe Street page 35 for details. Phoenix, AZ 85004 Sponsored by (602) 343-0006

Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix Midtown 4000 N Central Avenue FIRST AID Phoenix, AZ 85012

If you have a medical emergency, please pick up the nearest (602) 279-9811 INFORMATION CONFERENCE A–Z house phone to be connected with the facility’s operator. If you are in need of nonemergency assistance, a first aid station is Holiday Inn Express & Suites Phoenix Downtown — Ballpark located in Room 130 of the convention center. 620 North Sixth Street Phoenix, AZ 85004 (602) 452-2020 FOOD SERVICE A variety of food stations are available in the NCE Marketplace, Hotel Palomar Phoenix Hall 4 as well as on the upper level. 2 East Jefferson Street Phoenix, AZ 85004 (602) 253-6633 GENERAL SESSIONS Hyatt Regency Phoenix General Session speakers are selected to help you take your 122 North Second Street leadership to new heights so you can move your district and Phoenix, AZ 85004 community forward. All General Sessions take place at the (602) 252-1234 Phoenix Convention Center in North Hall 2. Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel Thursday, February 11...... 4:15 – 6:15pm 50 East Adams Street Manny Scott, CEO, Ink International Inc., Atlanta GA Phoenix, AZ 85004 The Power of One (602) 333-0000 Friday, February 12...... 8 – 10am Shawn Achor, Author, International Thought Leader Network, Apex, NC

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HOTEL INFORMATION (CONT.) Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates Hank Gmitro | President, Consultant SpringHill Suites Phoenix Downtown (630) 336-1712 | [email protected] 802 East Van Buren Street Steve Humphrey | Consultant Phoenix, AZ 85006 (630) 632-0092 | [email protected] (602) 307-9929 McPherson & Jacobson, LLC The Westin Phoenix Downtown Hotel Dr . Thomas Jacobson | Consultant 333 North Central Avenue [email protected] Phoenix, AZ 85004 (602) 429-3500 Dr . William Dean | Consultant

Wyndham Garden Phoenix Midtown New England School Dev . Council 3600 North 2nd Avenue Ken DeBenedictis | Consultant Phoenix, AZ 85013 (978) 289-2332 | [email protected] (602) 604-4900 Ray & Associates Gary Ray | President, Consultant (319) 393-3115 | [email protected]

A–Z CONFERENCE INFORMATION HOUSING A representative from AASA Housing is available to answer Ryan Ray | Consultant questions about hotels and reservations during registration hours (319) 393-3115 | [email protected] at the Housing Desk in the AASA Registration Area, Exhibit Hall Don Kussmaul | Consultant 2–3 Lobby of the convention center. This representative can help (391)393-3115 | [email protected] you locate friends and colleagues who made their reservations through AASA’s housing service. LOST AND FOUND Turn in any items you may find at the AASA Information Kiosk, JOB CENTRAL located in the AASA Registration Area. SEARCH FIRMS AND STATE ASSOCIATIONS Job Central provides efficient opportunities for state school MEETINGS AND FUNCTIONS board associations and potential job seekers to share See the index on page 85 to see which state associations and information about job opportunities within specific states and organizations are hosting events at the conference. about the characteristics boards are seeking in candidates. The Job Fair is open at the following times: Friday, February 12 ...... 8am – 3pm Search firms and state associations can be found at Job Central, Room 127C, in the Phoenix Convention Center. Job Central also has its own Focus Zone for Educational Sessions on topics such as career planning, interview skills and contract negotiations. When looking through the program book, look for sessions marked with JC to note Job Central sessions.

Western Illinois University Lora Wolff | Job Fair Host, Assistant Professor (319) 670-8717 | [email protected]

Illinois Association of School Boards Tom Leahy | Consultant

16 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION NCE MARKETPLACE SHUTTLE SERVICE Making the Job of School System Leaders Easier Shuttle service to and from the Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix Exhibit Hall 4, Phoenix Convention Center Midtown, Wyndham Garden Phoenix Midtown, Holiday Inn Thursday, February 11...... 7:45am – 4pm Express Downtown, SpringHill Suites Downtown, Fairfield Inn & Suites Phoenix Midtown and Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix Friday, February 12 ...... 10am – 4pm Downtown is available. Your schedules are full and your budgets are tight, but your job still requires you to address your day-to-day school system Shuttles run during the following days and times: needs. As the ultimate decision maker, you owe it to yourself Thursday, February 11...... 6:30 – 9:30am to seek out the abundant resources available within the NCE 6:15 – 8:15pm Marketplace. Not a sales pitch, it is an avenue to invigorate your Friday, February 12 ...... 6:30 – 9:30am perspective on what is possible, what is new and cutting edge, 4 – 5:30pm and what can be applied or retooled to fit your unique K–12 community. See page 69 for more details. Saturday, February 13...... 6:30 –9:30am 11:30am – 12:30pm PHOTOGRAPHY All shuttles arrive at and depart from the North pull-in on 3rd Printing provided by Lifetouch for School Administrator Street at the convention center. magazine. AASA’s official photographer SOCIAL MEDIA Share your experiences at the National Conference on Education on Twitter! Add this to your tweet: #NCE16. Also, be sure and PRESS check out pages 8–9 of the program book for a complete listing Press information is available at onsite registration in the AASA of all of AASA’s social media coverage and options at the Registration Area. conference.

PROGRAM CHANGES WIRELESS INTERNET AASA will post any program changes to the Conference Daily Wireless Internet is available for the first 1,000 paid attendees Online website at www.aasa.org/ConferenceDaily. who log on. Please see the ticket you were provided in your INFORMATION CONFERENCE A–Z packet at check-in for the network password. REGISTRATION Exhibit Hall 2–3, Lobby, Phoenix Convention Center Thursday, February 11...... 7:30am – 4pm Friday, February 12 ...... 7:30am – 4pm Saturday, February 13...... 7:30am – 12noon

SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE New in the NCE Marketplace! The School of the Future strives to provide superintendents with a futuristic approach to education. It will showcase products that allow students to reach their full potential in each of the designated areas: Methodology & Curriculum, Technology, Food & Beverage, and Materials & Furniture. Be sure to check the schedule of programming on pages 12–13.

WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 17 AASA AWARDS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 4:15 – 6:15pm GENERAL SESSION THE NATIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD The National Superintendent of the Year program has enabled Americans to recognize and honor U .S . superintendents for the contributions they make every day advocating for public education, our nation’s children and our country’s future . Now in its 29th year, the National Superintendent of the Year program, co-sponsored by Aramark, VALIC and AASA, celebrates the leadership of these outstanding public school superintendents . One of the four finalists will be named the National Superintendent of the Year and will represent colleagues and the profession over the next 12 months .

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THE 2016 FINALISTS IN THE SUPERINTENDENT/ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT CATEGORY ARE: Carla Santorno, Superintendent, Tacoma Public Schools, WA On January 2, 2012, Carla Santorno began the leadership role as superintendent-elect (interim), and on September 13, 2012, she became the superintendent for the Tacoma School District. Santorno, who had worked in the deputy role for Tacoma for two years prior, got her start in education in Denver, CO. Born in Kansas, she attended Denver Public Schools, where she later spent 28 years of her career as a teacher, principal and area superintendent. Prior to coming to Tacoma, she worked as the chief academic officer for the Seattle School District.

AASA AWARDS AASA With her extensive experience working in urban districts, Santorno has documented success in raising student achievement. She has worked side-by- side with superintendents and top administrators from urban districts across the country to discuss common problems and solutions. Her primary goal as superintendent is to increase student achievement. She intends to stay close to teachers and provide them the support they need to effectively educate Tacoma’s students.

Karen Rue, Superintendent, Northwest ISD, TX Karen Rue, Ed.D., joined Northwest ISD in July 2005 as the Superintendent of Schools. Under her leadership, the district continues to make gains in increasing academic success while providing all students with opportunities and experiences designed to prepare them for their future. Rue is leading a transformational change in education at Northwest ISD and in Texas to ensure that all students are equipped for the digital age in which we live. She has a passion for public education and is dedicated to supporting NISD educators as they prepare students to be future ready: ready for college, ready for the global workplace and ready for personal success.

THE 2016 FINALISTS IN THE CENTRAL-OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR, SCHOOL BASED PRINCIPAL/SPECIALIST CATEGORY ARE: Kimberly Clark, Assistant Principal, Pinelands Regional School District, NJ Kimberly Lynn Clark, Ed.D., is a practitioner-researcher, who currently works at Pinelands Regional, a 7–12 public school district in New Jersey, as an assistant principal. In addition to her building-level responsibilities, she is the district supervisor of several departments, including English as a Second Language, special education, and gifted and talented education. As a researcher, Dr. Clark focuses on the topics of educational leadership, feminist theory, gender performance and nontraditional administrative certification. A 2014 graduate of Rowan University’s educational leadership program, she has used her scholarship and professional practice to publish as well as present her findings locally and nationally.

Aimee Rainey, Principal, Florence City Schools, AL Aimee Rainey has an extensive knowledge of the school improvement process. She served on the Alabama Commission of AdvancED for 10 years and co-chaired the committee leading numerous school accreditation visits and participated in several district accreditation visits. She currently serves as an Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) reviewer for colleges and universities going through the accreditation process. She has been a building level administrator for 12 years, serving 10 of those as the principal with a proven track record of leading schools to success. She served as principal of Calcedeaver Elementary for four years and has been principal of Florence Middle School for six years. Jim Collins, best-selling author of Good to Great, recently contacted her for an interview to assist in his next publication. Rainey has written articles for national publications. Her schools have received numerous awards, including the prestigious National Blue Ribbon Award at Calcedeaver Elementary and the MetLife NASSP Breakthrough School Award at Florence Middle School. Florence Middle School was also selected as one of 15 schools from across the nation to participate in the Inaugural National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) & U.S. Army Leadership and Professional Development Symposium. Her leadership has been recognized by the Wallace Foundation, Ed Trust Foundation and the Alabama Best Practices Center. She was named a Rural All-Star Principal by the state of Alabama and has presented at the local, state and national levels. Currently, she represents the state of Alabama as the Middle School Principal of the Year for 2015–16. She has a passion for mentoring new principals and serves on numerous state committees. She finds fulfillment in the principalship and enjoys sharing her recipe for school success with others.

24 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 8 – 10am GENERAL SESSION AASA DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS AASA honors exceptional educational leaders, as well as the immediate past president of the association, with the Distinguished Service Award . These educational leaders are recognized by AASA for bringing honor to themselves, their colleagues and their profession; rendering exemplary service to their state or national professional association; and contributing to the education field through writing, public advocacy or other activities .

THE 2016 RECIPIENTS ARE: Bruce Hunter’s influence on Capitol Hill helped AASA shape legislationto Wyoming and Alaska. He also served four terms as Commissioner on the meet the needs of children, including sharing one of AASA’s most controversial Professional Teaching Practices and Post-Secondary Education Commissions. decisions not to endorse the Federal No Child Left Behind Act as it was He was President of Wyoming and Alaska School Administrators Associations being passed into law in 2001. Hunter’s direct work has been imbedded in and a senior partner in Harold Webb Associates. He has been responsible for countless pieces of legislation throughout the past three decades. He has or presented more than 60 programs at AASA’s National Conventions and always been at the center of the education policy debate in Washington, DC, served many times as a delegate. and has created countless coalitions that continue to exist today, including the Arthur Stellar is Vice President of the National Education Foundation and Committee for Education Funding. The Federal education landscape is much of CyberLearning. As a 25-year superintendent, he overcame challenges in what it is today due to the lasting impact Hunter had on it. Countless millions West Virginia; Oklahoma City, OK; Boston, MA; Kington, NY; Taunton, MA; of children have benefited from his staunch advocacy and policies he helped and Burke County, NC. He was Vice President for Renaissance Learning and to create. President/CEO of High/Scope Educational Research Foundation. Dr. Stellar is Spike Jorgensen was a founding member then Executive Director of recognized as an educator who generates excellence and equity and develops “Citizens for the Educational Advancement of Alaska Children.” Ken leaders — 52 protégés have become superintendents. Underwood designated Dr. Jorgensen as the 3rd Executive Secretary of Dr. Stellar was President of ASCD and the Horace Mann League, among AASA’s “Century Club 100,” he was an Alaska Superintendent of the Year other national associations. A four-time Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Stellar is widely and National Superintendent of the Year finalist, recipient of Black Hills State published and has received many honors over his career, including AASA’s University’s Outstanding Achievement Award, served on the Jury of 100 which “Leadership for Learning” and AASA’s “Dr. Effie Jones Humanitarian” awards. established standards for the superintendency, Executive Educator 100, senior advisor for Teachers College’s Superintendent Conferences, and has been Dr. Stellar earned three degrees from Ohio University and joined AASA in President of the Horace Mann League and double recipient of the “Friend of 1972, in which he has served as a life member. the Horace Mann League Award.” Dr. Jorgensen was born near Wounded Knee, SD, and became a David K . Pennington is the Immediate AASA Past President and superintendent 25 years later. This is his 44th year attending AASA. He is an superintendent of the Ponca City Public Schools, Ponca City, OK. Pennington ardent outdoorsman, auctioneer, rodeo announcer and 7,000-hour bush pilot has served on the AASA Governing Board from 2004–2010 and has been who served on the Republican Central Committee for Alaska. His sons Thor a member of the organization and of the Oklahoma Association of School and Bronk have gold and tourist businesses in Tok and Chicken, AK. Administrators since 1993. Pennington received a B.S., an M.S. and an Ed.D. AASA AWARDS from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK. He was President of the Dr. Jorgensen retired as the longest tenured full-time superintendent in Alaska. Oklahoma Association of School Administrators in 2004 and continues to He has served as a superintendent, principal and teacher in South Dakota, serve on its Board of Directors. Prior to coming to Ponca City Public Schools, Wyoming and Alaska, and as an adjunct professor at the Universities of he was superintendent of the Blackwell Public Schools in Blackwell, OK. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 10:30am – 12noon GENERAL SESSION AASA EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDS The AASA Educational Administration Scholarship was created in 1949 to provide incentives, recognition and financial assistance to outstanding graduate students in school administration who intend to make the school superintendency a career . AASA selects recipients on the basis of their experience and excellence in school administration, personal essays and recommendations from university faculty . Each recipient receives a $2,500 scholarship given in honor of AASA’s former executive directors; Worth McClure, Finis E . Engleman, Forrest E . Connor, Paul B . Salmon, Richard D . Miller and Paul D . Houston .

THE 2016 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE: Vincent Brancato, Arizona State University, AZ Robert King, Western Kentucky University, KY Kimberly MacKinney, University of Southern Shon Hocker, Idaho State University, ID Walter Lundy, Howard University, DC California, CA Helen Joung, University of Washington, WA Robert Steckel, Lehigh University, PA VH1 SAVE THE MUSIC AWARD This award for distinguished support of music education is sponsored by the VH1 Save The Music Foundation in collaboration with AASA . The award is given to a superintendent or chief executive officer who is committed to ensuring that music education is part of the core curriculum in all schools in his or her school district .

THE 2016 RECIPIENT IS: Russell Freitas, Superintendent, Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified School District, Firebaugh, CA Sponsored by 25 SPONSOR AWARD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AASA ACKNOWLEDGES AND EXPRESSES SINCERE APPRECIATION TO OUR AWARD SPONSORS: NATIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD SPONSOR AWARDSPONSOR ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

DR. EFFIE H. JONES HUMANITARIAN AWARD

WOMEN IN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AWARD

VH1 SAVE THE MUSIC AWARD

26 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION AASA, The School Superintendents Association, Aramark and VALIC take great pleasure in announcing the 2016 AASA National Superintendent of the Year Finalists.

THE FOUR FINALISTS FOR THE 2016 AASA NATIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR ARE: Freddie Williamson Hoke County Schools, North Carolina Thomas Tucker Princeton City Schools, Ohio Pamela Moran Albemarle County Schools, Virginia Steven Webb Vancouver Public Schools, Washington

2016 STATE SUPERINTENDENTS OF THE YEAR WINNERS

ALABAMA IOWA NEVADA SOUTH DAKOTA Janet Womack Martha Bruckner Elisabeth Noonan Tim Graf Florence City Schools Council Bluffs Community School Douglas County School District Milbank School District District ALASKA NEW HAMPSHIRE TENNESSEE Bob Crumley KANSAS Brian Blake Mike Looney Chugach School District Cynthia Lane Sanborn Regional School District Williamson County Schools Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools ARIZONA NEW JERSEY TEXAS Gail Pletnick KENTUCKY Judith Rattner Mary Whiteker Dysart Unified School District Owens Saylor Berkeley Heights Public Schools Hudson Independent School District Daviess County Public Schools ARKANSAS NEW MEXICO UTAH Dale Query LOUISIANA TJ Parks Steve Carlsen Flippin School District Darrell Fairburn Hobbs Municipal Schools Carbon County School District Washington Parish School System CALIFORNIA NEW YORK VERMONT Devin Vodicka MAINE Susan Allen Ronald C. Ryan Vista Unified School District Richard Colpitts East Irondequoit Central School District Addison-Rutland Supervisory Union Oxford Hills School District - MSAD 17 COLORADO NORTH CAROLINA VIRGINIA Bruce Messinger MARYLAND Freddie Williamson Pamela Moran Boulder Valley School District David Cox Hoke County Schools Albemarle County Public Schools Allegany County Public Schools CONNECTICUT NORTH DAKOTA WASHINGTON Colleen Palmer MASSACHUSETTS Jack Maus Steven Webb Weston Public Schools Andre Ravenelle Grafton Public School District Vancouver Public Schools Fitchburg Public Schools DELAWARE OHIO WEST VIRGINIA Mervin Daugherty MICHIGAN Thomas Tucker Frank Blackwell Red Clay Consolidated School District Michael Rice Princeton City Schools Wyoming County Schools Kalamazoo Public Schools FLORIDA OKLAHOMA WISCONSIN Robert Runcie MINNESOTA Pam Deering Patricia Deklotz Broward County Public Schools Daniel Bittman Midwest City-Del City Public Schools Kettle Moraine School District Sauk Rapids-Rice (ISD 47) GEORGIA OREGON WYOMING Scott Cowart MISSISSIPPI Heidi Sipe Shon Hocker Carroll County School District Larry Green Umatilla School District #6R Big Horn County SD #1 Western Line School District IDAHO PENNSYLVANIA CANADA Joseph A. Kren MISSOURI Mark DiRocco John Crocco St. Maries Joint School District No. 41 Michael Fulton Lewisburg Area School District Niagara Catholic District Pattonville R-3 School District School Board ILLINOIS RHODE ISLAND Judith Hackett MONTANA Georgia Fortunato INTERNATIONAL Northwest Suburban Special Corey Austin Lincoln Public Schools Timothy Carr Education Organization (NSSEO) Target Range School District #23 Jakarta Intercultural School SOUTH CAROLINA District 807 Indonesia NEBRASKA Stephen Hefner INDIANA Jay Bellar School District Five of Lexington and Margaret Hoernemann Battle Creek Public Schools Richland Counties Avon Community School Corporation

AASA, Aramark K-12 Education, and VALIC stand together to salute our nation’s outstanding contributors to public education. Our heartfelt thanks for your dedication, talent, and ability to make education more accessible and more meaningful to America’s students. Aramark K-12 Education and VALIC thank our partner, AASA, for their unfailing support, leadership, and commitment to the Superintendent of the Year Program. THURSDAY CONFERENCE SESSIONS-AT-A-GLANCE

6:30 – 9:30am THOUGHT LEADER L Shuttle Service Available ROOM 129 Sticks & Stones Exposed: The Truth Behind Words & 7:30am – 4pm Relationships Exhibit Hall 2–3, Lobby, Phoenix Convention Center THOUGHT LEADER E P Registration Hours Knowledge Exchange Theatre 7:30am – 5pm Expanding Opportunity and Breaking the Cycle of Poverty through Education: A Broader and Bolder Approach to Exhibit Hall 2–3, Lobby, Phoenix Convention Center School Reform Bookstore Hours THOUGHT LEADER P L 7:45am – 4pm ROOM 124 Hall 4, North Building, Phoenix Convention Center Preparing Students for a World We Cannot Imagine — Proven NCE Marketplace Hours Models That Truly Transform Schools to Personalized 7:45 – 9am 10:15 –11:15am Hall 4, North Building, Phoenix Convention Center THOUGHT LEADER L Coffee Break in the NCE Marketplace ROOM 129 8 – 8:45am A Silly Idea: That Standardized Achievement Tests Can Help Us Evaluate School Leaders, Schools and Teachers Knowledge Exchange Theater T THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Social Media Lounge Part 1 THOUGHT LEADER T Knowledge Exchange Theater 9 – 10am Being a Learner-Centric Leader in a Digital World ROOM 126B S R ROOM 125B L Ending the School-to-Jail Track in Denver Accommodating LGBT Students and Staff Public Schools ROOM 127A J C ROOM 123 L Career Survival: It’s Built on Trust Getting Past ESEA/AASA Policy Priorities for IDEA, Perkins, Child Nutrition and FERPA Reauthorizations ROOM 126A L Developing a Sustainable Pipeline with Teacher Leaders ROOM 122A D M and Assistant Principals Horace Mann Can Help You Retain Teachers by Reducing Student Loan Debt ROOM 128A C H Does Your Child Have Health Insurance? An Important ROOM 125B L Question to Ask Families How Whole-System Change Dramatically Accelerated Student Learning ROOM 122C I L Linking Classrooms with Futures via Innovative ROOM 126C J C Instructional Practices Increasing Your Chances of Getting the Job You Want ROOM 123 L ROOM 122C C H Presidents, Congress and the Public Schools: The Politics National Programs to Improve the Health and of Education Reform Educational Outcomes of Young People ROOM 126C L ROOM 127A J C Profile of a 21st-Century Graduate Preparing for the Administrative Job Search ROOM 122A I L ROOM 121C L How a Global Mindset Changes Learning Special Contracts Session (9 –11am) Tickets, sold on a first-come, first-served basis, are limited to the first 125 ROOM 121B L participants and can be purchased in the AASA Registration Area. Strategic Planning for Equity and Excellence ROOM 121B I T ROOM 126B L Twitter and the Social Media Superintendency The Role of Principal Supervisor Standards in Improving Student Outcomes ROOM 126A I L Want to Narrow the Achievement Gap? Start the First Day

28 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION FOCUS ZONES C H CHILDREN’S HEALTH C C COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS 11:15am – 12:15pm D M DISTRICT MANAGEMENT THOUGHT LEADER P L Knowledge Exchange Theater E P EQUITY AND POVERTY The Future of Learning Is Now H S HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS 12noon – 1:30pm I T INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY ROOM 124 L Federal Relations Luncheon — Myths and Lies About I L INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP American Education To purchase a ticket for this luncheon, see the Onsite Registration counter in J C JOB CENTRAL the AASA Registration Area L ROOM 132A LEADERSHIP Professional Development Seminar — Data and Lessons Learned P L PERSONALIZED LEARNING Behind Effective 1:1 Programs Pre-registration is required. Walk-ins permitted on a space-available basis. S R SUPERINTENDENT/SCHOOL BOARD RELATIONSHIPS 12:45 – 1:45pm T TECHNOLOGY THOUGHT LEADER E P ROOM 129 Foundations for Young Adult Success: The Critical Role of Schools in Youth Development ROOM 126B L Principals and Principal Supervisors Creating THOUGHT LEADER L Districtwide Changes in Student Achievement Knowledge Exchange Theater Twenty-One Trends…Getting Our Schools and Students ROOM 122C L Ready for the Future in a Fast-Changing World Shifting to More Equitable and Restorative Districtwide Discipline: Opportunities and Challenges 1:45 – 3pm ROOM 125B S R Hall 4, North Building, Phoenix Convention Center Superintendent & Board Relationships NCE Marketplace Snacks/Happy Hour in Hall ROOM 122A I L 2 – 2:45pm This Is What You’re Looking For: A Crash Course in the THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 FEBRUARY THURSDAY, Knowledge Exchange Theater L New Math Standards for Administrators Evaluating Teachers Why Rural Matters ROOM 128A D M 2 – 4pm Transforming America’s Urban School Districts: Lessons and Promising Practice ROOM 129 L Beyond Measure Movie Screening ROOM 122B D M Behavioral Finance — How the Mind Impacts Our 3 – 4pm Financial Lives ROOM 123 L 4:15 – 6:15pm All Politics Is Local: A State Policy Perspective GENERAL SESSION ROOM 126C C C Assessing Creativity and 21st-Century Skills North Hall 2 Student Entertainment ROOM 121B I T Executive Directors Remarks A Whole Learner Approach: Connecting the Classroom President’s Remarks and the Community AASA National Superintendent of the Year Award AASA National Superintendent Certification Program ROOM 126A P L Engineering College- and Career-Ready Graduates Graduation through Personalized, Project-Based Support for Schools General Session Presentation — The Power of One 6:15 – 7:15pm Knowledge Exchange Theater I L Innovation, Invention and Intellectual Property: Ballroom D Foyer, 2nd Level, Phoenix Convention Center Who Owns What? Welcome Reception ROOM 127A I L 6:15 – 8:15pm Modern Family: Leveraging Relationships between the School Board and Families Shuttle Service Available

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SHUTTLE SERVICE AVAILABLE ROOM 126B S R ENDING THE SCHOOL-TO-JAIL TRACK IN DENVER PUBLIC 7:30am – 4pm SCHOOLS Through a decade of grassroots organizing, the parents and youth of Exhibit Hall 2–3, Lobby, Phoenix Convention Center Padres & Jóvenes Unidos (PJU) have worked toward dismantling the institutional racism and overuse of police in the school-to-jail track in REGISTRATION HOURS Denver Public Schools (DPS). Because of PJU’s policy and campaign victories, DPS discipline policies and practices are frequently lifted up as national models regarding how to stop the school-to-prison pipeline 7:30am – 5pm track across the country, particularly for communities and students of color. This session will explore the great progress that has been made Exhibit Hall 2–3, Lobby, Phoenix Convention Center because of an ongoing and meaningful relationship between DPS and PJU and how DPS is using this community partnership model to end BOOKSTORE HOURS racial disparities and foster safe and equitable schools. Sponsored by PRESENTERS: Tom Boasberg, Superintendent, Denver Public Schools, Denver, CO; Ricardo Martinez, Executive Director, Padres y Jóvenes Unidos, Denver, CO; Dwanna Nicole, Senior Policy Advocate, Advancement Project, Washington, DC 7:45am – 4pm ROOM 123 Hall 4, North Building, Phoenix Convention Center L GETTING PAST ESEA/AASA POLICY PRIORITIES FOR NCE MARKETPLACE HOURS IDEA, PERKINS, CHILD NUTRITION AND FERPA REAUTHORIZATIONS While Congress puts the finishing touches on the reauthorization of THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 7:45 – 9am ESEA, AASA’s Policy & Advocacy team are eagerly awaiting a time on Capitol Hill when other major K–12 bills will be discussed and Hall 4, North Building, Phoenix Convention Center debated. AASA has developed detailed policy recommendations for COFFEE BREAK IN THE NCE MARKETPLACE improving special education, career and technical education, student data privacy and child nutrition, and we are eager to share our Sponsored by proposals with you AND get your feedback and perspective. Please join us for a presentation and conversation on these important federal education policy issues. 8 – 8:45am PRESENTERS: Noelle Ellerson, Associate Executive Director, Policy & Advocacy, AASA, Alexandria, VA; Leslie Finnan, Policy Analyst, Knowledge Exchange Theater AASA, Alexandria, VA; Sasha Pudelski, Assistant Director, Policy & Advocacy, AASA, Alexandria, VA T SOCIAL MEDIA LOUNGE PART 1 AASA’s digital team will provide an update of the Association’s latest ROOM 122A progress in the Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn realms during the first D M half of this session. During the second half, several social media-savvy HORACE MANN CAN HELP YOU RETAIN TEACHERS BY AASA members will share how they use social media as an advocacy REDUCING STUDENT LOAN DEBT tool for their school districts and in advancing public education. Schools face daunting challenges, including retaining quality teachers. PRESENTERS: Deanna Atkins, Online Technologies & Advocacy Frequently, finances drive new teachers from the profession as they Specialist, AASA, Alexandria, VA; Gayane Minasyan, Online struggle to make student loan payments on a new teacher salary. Technologies Director, AASA, Alexandria, VA Come learn how to make those loans disappear for your talented teachers and examine student loan forgiveness programs for qualified educational employees. Administration and support staff may benefit from these programs as well! PRESENTERS: Jon Bernardy, Business Development Leader, Horace Mann Companies, Springfield, IL; Chad Hoesman, Assistant Regional Superintendent, Regional Office of Education #40, Carlinville, IL Sponsored by

30 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION ROOM 125B L HOW WHOLE-SYSTEM CHANGE DRAMATICALLY ACCELERATED STUDENT LEARNING FOCUS ZONES Policies around increased learner diversity and high-stakes testing C H CHILDREN’S HEALTH environments have added distracting static to education systems striving to help learners achieve. Using a whole-system change case C C COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS study of a large school district, presenters will examine: how multiple levers for change must work together to enhance system alignment D M DISTRICT MANAGEMENT and coherency; five key capabilities that influence a system’s ability to E P meet the learning needs of all learners; the multilevel evaluation and EQUITY AND POVERTY development of these capabilities; and why assessment must start H S with the learner. The case study will demonstrate specific concepts and HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS practical solutions that achieve dramatic results for learners. I T INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY PRESENTERS: Joanne McEachen, CEO, The Learner First, Bellevue, MA; Robert Neu, Superintendent, Oklahoma City Public Schools, I L INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP Oklahoma City, OK J C JOB CENTRAL ROOM 126C L LEADERSHIP J C INCREASING YOUR CHANCES OF GETTING THE JOB YOU WANT P L PERSONALIZED LEARNING Gain information and increased knowledge of the entire search S R SUPERINTENDENT/SCHOOL BOARD RELATIONSHIPS process, including finding openings, the application process (letter of application, philosophy of education, resume, references and T TECHNOLOGY transcripts), interviewing and the transition to a new position. This includes finding the right job/fit. PRESENTERS: Roger Eddy, Consultant, Illinois Association of School Boards, Springfield, IL; Tom Leahy, Consultant, Illinois Association ROOM 121C of School Boards, Springfield, IL; Rich Voltz, Consultant, Illinois L SPECIAL CONTRACTS SESSION (9 – 11am) Association of School Boards, Springfield, IL No part of a superintendent’s working conditions is more important than the contract with the school board. Get an overview of key ROOM 122C contract provisions for superintendent contracts and contract C H provisions to be avoided, and participate in a discussion of who NATIONAL PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND should negotiate a contract for a superintendent. Understand how EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES OF YOUNG PEOPLE a superintendent can avoid being terminated and key provisions of The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded seven severance agreements should termination be necessary. national organizations to work on Coordinated School Health (CSH) PRESENTERS: Robert McCord, Research Professor in Residence, in June 2011. Join us as we present findings on five years of work that AASA, Alexandria, VA; Maree Sneed, Attorney, Hogan Lovells,

demonstrate the importance of health to academic achievement in Washington, DC 11 FEBRUARY THURSDAY, schools. Panelists will share the results from focus groups held with Tickets, sold on a first-come, first-served basis, are limited to the first 125 superintendents to explore the challenges and the value of school participants and can be purchased in the AASA Registration Area. health services; how superintendents have successfully implemented CSH in districts across the country; and the impact of better food choices on academic achievement. ROOM 121B PRESENTERS: Jill Camber Davidson, School Program Manager, I T TWITTER AND THE SOCIAL MEDIA SUPERINTENDENCY Action for Healthy Kids, Chicago, IL; Laura DeStigter, Program Schools and communities are turning more and more toward social Manager, School Health Services, American Academy of Pediatrics, media to connect and share information. School leaders need to Chicago, IL; Kayla Jackson, Project Director, AASA, Alexandria, VA leverage the power of social media to tell their stories, connect with colleagues and build school culture. This session will focus on using ROOM 127A tools such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and blogs, providing you J C with confidence to either get started or take the next steps toward PREPARING FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE JOB SEARCH being a connected educator. Learn how to make a good first impression in your job search. Presenters PRESENTERS: Mike Lubelfeld, Superintendent of Schools, Deerfield will cover how to research potential job openings, prepare a letter of Public Schools — DPS109, Deerfield, IL; Nick Polyak, Superintendent application and resume, network effectively, prepare for the interview, of Schools, Leyden Township HS District 212, Franklin Park, IL learn effective interviewing techniques and negotiate a contact. PRESENTER: Thomas Jacobson, Consultant, McPherson & Jacobson, Omaha, NE

WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 31 9 – 10am (cont.) THOUGHT LEADER Knowledge Exchange Theatre ROOM 126A E P I L EXPANDING OPPORTUNITY AND BREAKING THE CYCLE OF WANT TO NARROW THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP? START THE POVERTY THROUGH EDUCATION: A BROADER AND BOLDER FIRST DAY APPROACH TO SCHOOL REFORM For the first time in 50 years, the majority of students are poor. When Students from low-income families typically experience a variety of a young, excited child enters into a brand new school, this fact does pressures outside of school that influence their academic performance not go away. A panel coordinated by Communities In Schools of within school. Poor health and nutrition, concerns related to violence Richmond (VA) will explore how they detect potential dropouts early and crime, and housing instability are just some of the issues external and provide the right interventions and supports to get students on to schools that significantly impact the academic performance of the path to graduation. Research suggests that students who grow students. These conditions often also affect students’ perspectives up in poverty start far behind their affluent peers in almost every about their future: whether or not they see college as a realistic way. Join us to discuss how supporting these students can narrow the option, what careers they believe are possible for them, or whether achievement gap so students stand a chance to be defined by who or not they think they will live long enough to lead productive lives. they want to become, not where they come from. Given the importance of external conditions on student achievement, PRESENTERS: Dana Bedden, Superintendent, Richmond Public a growing number of schools are recognizing that they must have Schools, Richmond, VA; Ingrid deRoo, CIS Site Coordinator, the ability to influence the factors that influence the development of Communities In Schools — George Mason Elementary School, children outside of school. Drawing on research carried out at schools Richmond, VA; Harold Fitrer, Executive Director, Communities In in Newark, Houston, Denver and the Eastern Cape of South Africa, Schools of Richmond, Richmond, VA; Kiwana Yates, Principal, George this presentation will lay out some of the steps schools can take to Washington Carver Elementary School, Richmond, VA mitigate the effects of poverty and other external constraints that can undermine academic achievement. THOUGHT LEADER PRESENTER: Pedro Noguera, Professor, UCLA, New York, NY Sponsored by ROOM 129 L STICKS & STONES EXPOSED: THE TRUTH BEHIND WORDS &

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 RELATIONSHIPS Join Dave Weber, humorist and national education speaker, for a THOUGHT LEADER hilarious presentation on the power of words to change culture and ROOM 124 climate in a school. As a master storyteller, Weber will illustrate the P L wisdom of Dr. Ruby Payne, Dr. Elizabeth Hurlock, Dr. Kent Peterson and PREPARING STUDENTS FOR A WORLD WE CANNOT IMAGINE Thomas Sergiovanni in this fast-paced, interactive and fun presentation! — PROVEN MODELS THAT TRULY TRANSFORM SCHOOLS TO Leave with a fresh understanding of how WORDS impact relationships, PERSONALIZED LEARNING RELATIONSHIPS impact culture and CULTURE impacts student outcomes — and how they can unlock the keys to collaboration in your Personalized learning is essential as we prepare students for a world PLC. In a day when standards are higher and morale can be lower, this that we cannot even imagine today. Today’s students require new tools inspiring message will encourage your heart and mind and send you of learning — collaboration, communication, creativity, innovation, back home with a new vision to positively influence everyone around productivity, presentation and social networking. Personalizing the you. School districts and conferences from “California to the Carolinas” education experience for each individual student is the only way to report this is the best workshop they’ve ever attended! You’ll love it, too have prepared, interested and engaged students ready to tackle the — and apply Dave’s words of wisdom for years to come. demands that are our students future. In this session, presenters Anne Brown and Ken Grover will profile successful personalized learning PRESENTER: Dave Weber, CEO and President, Weber Associates, models, how districts planned for personalized learning and how they Inc., Kennesaw, GA implemented. Further, it will detail their results which include 60% of Sponsored by students making 1.5–2+ years of gain in reading and math, increasing graduation rates from 57%–95%, and giving students an opportunity to leave high school with an associates degree or industry certification. PRESENTERS: Anne Brown, Vice President of Personalized Learning, School Improvement Network, Salt Lake City, UT; Ken Grover, Principal, Innovations High School, Salt Lake City, UT

10:15 – 11:15am THOUGHT LEADER ROOM 129 L A SILLY IDEA: THAT STANDARDIZED ACHIEVEMENT TESTS CAN HELP US EVALUATE SCHOOL LEADERS, SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS In this presentation, the standardized achievement test will be shown to be remarkably insensitive to what happens in schools and classrooms, and powerfully influenced by cohort effects and neighborhood effects, particularly the effects of family income. PRESENTER: David Berliner, Regents’ Professor Emeritus, Tempe, AZ Sponsored by 32 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION THOUGHT LEADER Knowledge Exchange Theater FOCUS ZONES T BEING A LEARNER-CENTRIC LEADER IN A DIGITAL WORLD C H CHILDREN’S HEALTH What is the role of the superintendent in leading technology initiatives? Hear lessons learned by superintendents leading some of the largest C C COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS digital efforts in the country, including how to frame technology investments around learning, not the device. This session is organized D M DISTRICT MANAGEMENT around the Five Imperatives for Technology Leadership identified in CoSN/AASA’s Empowered Superintendent Leadership Initiative E P EQUITY AND POVERTY PRESENTERS: Darryl Adams, Superintendent, Coachella Valley Unified School District, Thermal, CA; Mark Edwards, Superintendent, H S HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS Mooresville Graded School District, Mooresville, NC; Keith Krueger, CEO, Consortium for School Networking, Washington, DC; David I T INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY Schuler, AASA National President and Superintendent, Township HS District 214, Arlington Heights, IL I L INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP Sponsored by J C JOB CENTRAL L LEADERSHIP ROOM 125B P L PERSONALIZED LEARNING L ACCOMMODATING LGBT STUDENTS AND STAFF The legal rights of LGBT students is a rapidly changing area of law. S R SUPERINTENDENT/SCHOOL BOARD RELATIONSHIPS New interpretations of federal civil rights laws and new state and local legislation are forcing changes in the way school districts must handle T TECHNOLOGY issues related to LGBT students and staff. Learn where the law is headed and what best practices will keep your school district out of trouble. PRESENTER: John Borkowski, Partner, Husch Blackwell, Chicago, IL ROOM 128A C H DOES YOUR CHILD HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE? AN ROOM 127A J C IMPORTANT QUESTION TO ASK FAMILIES CAREER SURVIVAL: IT’S BUILT ON TRUST School system leaders can support families and the community This session will focus on strategies for career survival, including trust by asking a simple question on the school enrollment form. In this and building a successful superintendent/board relationship. Also, session, superintendents from California and Texas will discuss tips for garnering support and staying in touch with influential district the impact enrolling eligible children in Medicaid and CHIP has patrons will be presented so you have support when you face difficult had on their districts, including gains in attendance and academic issues. achievement. PRESENTERS: Don Kussmaul, Consultant, Ray & Associates, Cedar MODERATORS: Sharon Adams Taylor, Associate Executive Rapids, IA; Gary Ray, President, Ray & Associates, Cedar Rapids, Director, Children’s Initiatives & Program Development, AASA, IA; Ryan Ray, Consultant, Ray & Associates, Cedar Rapids, IA; Lora Alexandria, VA; Karen Frison, National Coordinator, Children’s 11 FEBRUARY THURSDAY, Wolff, Assistant Professor, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL Defense Fund, Los Angeles, CA PRESENTERS: Gudiel Crosthwaite, Assistant Superintendent, ROOM 126A Education Services, Lynwood Unified School District, Lynwood, CA; L Lillian Maldonado French, Superintendent, Mountain View School DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE PIPELINE WITH TEACHER District, El Monte, CA; Martin Galindo, Superintendent, Edinburg LEADERS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS Consolidated Independent School District, Edinburg, TX; Gwen Properly trained and developed teacher leaders and assistant Johnson, Administrator, Houston Independent School District, principals can play an important role in student achievement. Early Houston, TX results from an i3-funded study demonstrate New Leaders’ Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is effectively developing educators to be strong team leaders, coaching teachers in instruction and cultivating greater student learning. The one-year, job-embedded program consists of deep practice, rigorous feedback and reflection and has trained over 1,000 participants in 13 high-need districts since 2011. This session will share how ELP is increasing leadership capacity and driving immediate achievement gains. Evidence-based, scalable and sustainable strategies — such as teacher leader role design and techniques for providing detailed feedback on leadership practice — will be provided. PRESENTERS: Ray Borden, Principal, Turning Point High School, Arlington, TX; Joi Kidd-Stamps, Emerging Leaders Program Director, New Leaders, Arlington, TX; Stephanie Morimoto, Chief External Relations Officer, New Leaders, New York, NY; Steven Wurtz, Chief Academic Officer, Arlington Independent School District, Arlington, TX;

WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 33 (NASS) and now the National Director of Urban Markets Initiatives 10:15 – 11:15am (cont.) with McGraw-Hill Education. She will be joined by Dr. Nick Polyak, Illinois Superintendent-of-Distinction; Dr. Andre Spencer, Colorado ROOM 122C Superintendent-of-the-Year; Dr. Carol Kelley, AASA Nationally Certified I L Superintendent; and Dr. James Lane, National Flashlight Award LINKING CLASSROOMS WITH FUTURES VIA INNOVATIVE winner, for the upcoming engaging, insightful and informative INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES discussion. In addition to basic core academics, students need to master “core PRESENTERS: Carol Kelley, Superintendent, Oak Park Elementary competencies” such as collaboration, digital literacy, critical thinking, District 97, Oak Park, IL; James Lane, Superintendent, Goochland problem solving and adaptability. Houston ISD is transforming County Public Schools, Goochland, VA; Katrise Perera, National teaching and learning by marrying high-quality content to these Director-Urban Markets Initiatives, McGraw-Hill Education, Columbus, competencies within the context of work-based skills. This presentation OH; Nick Polyak, Superintendent, Leyden High School District 212, will explain how the district is creating 21st-century educational Franklin Park, IL; Andre D . Spencer, Superintendent, Harrison School options based on student interest and industry needs while ensuring District Two, Colorado Springs, CO that the entire district system is aligned to support and sustain this Sponsored by game-changing effort. To provide a full system view, the presentation will include leaders from the central office and school levels, as well as the classroom perspective. PRESENTERS: Andrew Houlihan, Chief Academic Officer, Houston ROOM 121B ISD, Houston, TX; Michael Love, Assistant Superintendent, Futures L STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE Academies, Houston ISD, Houston, TX; Adam Stephens, Officer, In 2011, New Jersey’s Freehold Regional High School District launched Innovative Curriculum, Houston ISD, Houston, TX; Marguerite an ambitious strategic planning process with the goal of providing Stewart, Principal, Westside High School/HISD, Houston, TX individualized and challenging opportunities for all students. The final product, called Compass, provided levers to bring issues of equity and ROOM 123 access out into the open. The district has since made four appearances L on the annual AP Honor Roll, has been recognized by the New PRESIDENTS, CONGRESS AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Jersey School Boards Association with multiple Exemplary Program THE POLITICS OF EDUCATION REFORM distinctions, and has presented at national conferences on curriculum April 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the Elementary and mapping and data analysis strategies arising from its strategic THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the landmark legislation that has plan. The superintendent has also been recognized for outstanding provided the foundation of federal education policy in the United leadership by the College Board and named a #FutureReady leader States. In Presidents, Congress and the Public Schools, longtime policy by the White House. This session will share tools that have focused analyst Jack Jennings will examine the evolution of federal education conversations on equity, reframed curriculum to support student policy and will outline a bold and controversial vision for its future. access, and advanced unique metrics to measure opportunities for all PRESENTER: Jack Jennings, Founder and former President and students to realize their passions through the district’s program. CEO, Center on Education Policy, Washington, DC PRESENTERS: Nicole Hazel, Chief Academic Officer, Freehold Regional High School District, Englishtown, NJ; Jeff Moore, Director of Curriculum, Freehold Regional High School District, Englishtown, ROOM 126C NJ; Charles Sampson, Superintendent of Schools, Freehold Regional L PROFILE OF A 21ST-CENTURY GRADUATE High School District, Englishtown, NJ Superintendents who have been most successful in advancing 21st-century education have rooted their work in identifying what a ROOM 126B 21st-century graduate looks like. Several districts have sponsored such L conversations with their communities and other stakeholders around THE ROLE OF PRINCIPAL SUPERVISOR STANDARDS IN the key competencies of a 21st-century student. Hear from three IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES superintendents who have led such conversations and developed their The role of principal supervisors is becoming a primary focus for policy own portrait of a 21st-century graduate and gain tools for adopting a leaders and school districts nationwide. NYC Leadership Academy vision and identifying your own district’s student outcomes. Executive Vice President Kathy Nadurak and Leadership Consultant PRESENTERS: Elizabeth Celania-Fagen, Superintendent, Douglas Andrew (Andy) M. Cole, who have helped draft the Council of Chief County School District, Castle Rock, CO; Ken Kay, Chief Executive State School Officers (CCSSO) effective principal supervisor core Officer, EdLeader21, Tucson, AZ; Eric Williams, Superintendent, leadership competencies, will discuss the ways districts can adopt and Loudoun County Public Schools, Ashburn, VA internalize these new standards. The two panelists will share insights and experience about how the work is moving from the ideal of the ROOM 122A standards to the realities within districts. The session will involve I L participants in a lively discussion and problem-solving session about HOW A GLOBAL MINDSET CHANGES LEARNING the challenges associated with making principal supervisor standards Join a group of award-winning public education leaders from future- live and how district leaders must be more thoughtful about the ready districts throughout the country as they share their advice and intersection between a set of standards and a district’s construct. successes with technology infusion, eLearning trends, planning and PRESENTERS: Andy Cole, Independent Education Management leading eLearning for digital natives, considerations for purchasing Professional and Senior Associate, Center for Evidenced Based eLearning resources, and how globalization and hyper-connectivity Education, Princeton, NJ; Kathy Nadurak, Executive Vice President, is changing daily teaching and learning. The AASA Roundtable New York City Leadership Academy, Long Island City, NY discussion will be led by Dr. A. Katrise Perera, 2015 Superintendent- of-the-Year for the National Association of School Superintendents

34 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION 11:15am – 12:15pm FOCUS ZONES THOUGHT LEADER C H CHILDREN’S HEALTH Knowledge Exchange Theater P L THE FUTURE OF LEARNING IS NOW C C COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS Much is said and written about the transition to digital learning in D M DISTRICT MANAGEMENT schools, but there is no coherent plan for doing so. In this session, hear Michael Horn, co-author of Disrupting Class and Blended, lead E P EQUITY AND POVERTY a panel of experts who will describe the necessary elements required to enter the 21st century: a shift in mindset, a shift to competency- H S HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS based learning and an overview of the eco-system that will make the transition possible. I T INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY MODERATORS: John Branham, Partner, The Learning Accelerator, Portland, OR; Peter McWalters, Former Rhode Island Commissioner, I L INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP Elementary and Secondary Education, Providence, RI; Susan Patrick, CEO and President, iNACOL, Richmond, VA; Stephan Turnipseed, J C JOB CENTRAL President, Emeritus and Former Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships LEGO® Education, Fitzpatrick, AL L LEADERSHIP Sponsored by P L PERSONALIZED LEARNING S R SUPERINTENDENT/SCHOOL BOARD RELATIONSHIPS 12noon – 1:30pm T TECHNOLOGY

ROOM 124 L FEDERAL RELATIONS LUNCHEON — MYTHS AND LIES ABOUT 12:45 – 1:45pm AMERICAN EDUCATION In this presentation, misinformation about America’s schools will be THOUGHT LEADER documented. Discussion will include the remarkably high performance of half of America’s students in international competitions, the ROOM 129 shortsighted and negative reactions to universal early childhood E P FOUNDATIONS FOR YOUNG ADULT SUCCESS: THE CRITICAL education, the meanness and disavowal of research associated with policies having to do with grade retention, and the performance of ROLE OF SCHOOLS IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT private and charter schools compared with public schools. In an education landscape focused on standards and testing, it is important to remember that strong academic skills alone are not PRESENTER: David Berliner, Regents’ Professor Emeritus, Tempe, AZ enough to lead a child to a productive, fulfilling adulthood. Knowing To purchase a ticket for this luncheon, see the Onsite Registration counter in the

which qualities and competencies matter most, when they develop and 11 FEBRUARY THURSDAY, AASA Registration Area. how adults can help nurture them is crucial. This session will present a Sponsored by new framework by the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research and funded by The Wallace Foundation, that draws on decades of theory and research and insights from educators. It reveals three “key factors” and four “foundational components” that ROOM 132A are building blocks on the road to college and career success, healthy PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR — DATA AND relationships and engaged citizenship. Hear how this translates into LESSONS LEARNED BEHIND EFFECTIVE 1:1 PROGRAMS real-world strategies from the Superintendent of Broward County Public Schools, which is putting research into practice to enhance its Panel discussion luncheon. Come meet and join the discussion with students’ social and emotional development. Patrick Fletcher, the successful New Jersey superintendent in River Dell’s 9th year of a highly effective 1:1 program; Elliott Levine, PRESENTERS: Camille Farrington, Senior Research Associate, HP’s Chief Academic Officer who has been helping schools develop Consortium on Chicago School Research, Chicago, IL; Jenny strategies to improve outcomes for more than 20 years; as well as the Nagaoka, Deputy Director, Consortium on Chicago School Research, architects of Project RED, a longitudinal study conducted on 1,000 Chicago, IL; Robert Runcie, Superintendent, Broward County Public schools over several years on the effectiveness of technology in K12 Schools, Fort Lauderdale, FL education. We’ll tackle the hard questions about why so many 1:1 Sponsored by programs don’t dramatically improve student outcomes and some of the best ways to ensure improved student outcomes in your district. MODERATOR: Mike Belcher, Education Chief Innovation Officer, HP PRESENTERS: Patrick Fletcher, Superintendent, River Dell Schools, River Dell, NJ; Michael Gielniak, Chief Operating Officer, One-to-One Institute, Greater Detroit Area, MI; Elliott Levine, Chief Academic Officer, HP, Long Island, NY Pre-registration is required. Walk-ins permitted on a space-available basis. Sponsored by

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Knowledge Exchange Theater THOUGHT LEADER L Knowledge Exchange Theater WHY RURAL MATTERS L Despite a federal focus on the larger, more urban districts, we know that TWENTY-ONE TRENDS…GETTING OUR SCHOOLS AND the nation’s rural schools educate just as many — if not more — students STUDENTS READY FOR THE FUTURE IN A FAST-CHANGING than the very large urban school districts. AASA advocacy has proven one of the longest and strongest advocates for rural communities and WORLD schools in education policy. From the Rural Education Achievement Want to see the future? The kindergartener who starts school in 2016 Program (REAP) and the Secure Rural Schools and Communities Act will turn 65 around 2076. What we do or don’t do in our schools (Forest Counties) to the shortcomings of competition and the need to today — what happens in the trenches — will have a profound impact invest in all schools, this panel will cover it all. on the lives of each and every student and the sustainability of our PRESENTERS: Jocelyn Bissonette, Director, Government Relations, communities. As leaders in a fast-changing world, our challenge is National Association of Federally Impacted Schools, Washington, to constantly seize higher ground, peer over the horizon and, above DC; Lucy Johnson, Assistant Secretary for Rural Outreach, U.S. all, avoid getting entrenched. Context is essential. So is perspective. Department of Education, Washington, DC; Rob Mahaffey, Executive Like it or not, we are of this world, not separate from it. Job number Director, Rural School and Community Trust, Washington, DC one is to prepare students for the future they will inherit. Futurist, author and education leader Gary Marx, in his latest book, Twenty- One Trends for the 21st Century…Out of the Trenches and into the Future, explores massive forces that impact everyone. Experience 2 – 4pm how political, economic, social, technological, demographic and environmental trends are coming together in a perfect storm that can ROOM 129 either create havoc or generate energy to invigorate everything we do. L The future depends on insightful leadership in a complex, fast-moving, BEYOND MEASURE MOVIE SCREENING ever-changing, non-linear world. Marx delivers an external scan, an There is a prevailing story about education in America today: our test intelligence report that can inform the decisions we make today and scores are stagnant, we’re falling behind our international peers, and the planning we do to constantly create a future for our students, our schools are failing to prepare future generations to succeed in the 21st century. For the last decade, this story has dominated the framing

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 schools, colleges and universities, and our communities. of our education crisis and informed our achievement-obsessed PRESENTER: Gary Marx, President, Center for Public Outreach, education policies, most of which have done little to improve outcomes Vienna, VA for our students. Sponsored by Now, Beyond Measure challenges these assumptions. Rather than ask why our students fail to measure up, this film asks us to reconsider the greater purpose of education. What if we valued personal growth over test scores, inquiry over mimicry, and passion over rankings? What if 1:45 – 3pm we shaped our education system around the idea that success is not one-size-fits-all? What if we decided that the purpose of school was not Hall 4, North Building, Phoenix Convention Center the transmission of facts or formulas, but the foundation for thinking and lifelong learning? What if we taught our students to look for a NCE MARKETPLACE SNACKS/HAPPY HOUR IN HALL greater purpose instead of higher test scores? Sponsored by Visiting public schools across the country, Beyond Measure follows a new vanguard of educators, students and parents who are pioneering a fresh vision for American schools. PRESENTER: Vicki Abeles, Director & Community Advocate, Filmmaker’s Collaborative SF, San Francisco, CA

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ROOM 123 L ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL: A STATE POLICY PERSPECTIVE While AASA advocacy spends its time focused on federal policy, there is even more activity in education policy at the state level. Join former AASA Associate Executive Director Bruce Hunter and other state policy stakeholders and advocates for a discussion about policy trends and state issues. PRESENTER: Mike Lodewegan, Associate Executive Director of Government Affairs, Missouri Association of School Administrators, Jefferson City, MO

36 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION ROOM 126C C C ASSESSING CREATIVITY AND 21ST-CENTURY SKILLS FOCUS ZONES The revolution of 21st-century education will only occur if we assess what matters most. Several schools and districts around the C H CHILDREN’S HEALTH country have collaborated to define and assess these 21st-century competencies. They have built rubrics to define creativity and C C COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS other skills, and are currently in the process of building a bank of performance tasks through which students can demonstrate their D M DISTRICT MANAGEMENT competencies. This engaging session will feature tools to assess the 4Cs (creativity, communication, collaboration and critical thinking), E P EQUITY AND POVERTY and will focus on the latest developments for moving 21st-century education forward. For the first time, participants who attend will be H S HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS provided access to the entire EdLeader21 Creativity Rubric, developed in collaboration with more than 75 EdLeader21 members and vetted I T INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY by experts such as Project Zero at Harvard. I L INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP PRESENTERS: Elizabeth Celania-Fagen, Superintendent, Douglas County School District, Castle Rock, CO; Valerie Greenhill, J C JOB CENTRAL Chief Learning Officer, EdLeader21, Tucson, AZ; Pam Moran, Superintendent of Schools, Albemarle County Public Schools, L LEADERSHIP Charlottesville, VA P L PERSONALIZED LEARNING ROOM 121B S R SUPERINTENDENT/SCHOOL BOARD RELATIONSHIPS I T A WHOLE LEARNER APPROACH: CONNECTING THE CLASSROOM AND THE COMMUNITY T TECHNOLOGY Every student’s time is divided between time spent in and outside of school. Then it follows that in order to have the greatest impact on student success, we need to have a plan for coordinating the efforts Knowledge Exchange Theater of parents, teachers, communities, teachers, administrators and the I L students themselves both in and beyond the classroom. In this session, INNOVATION, INVENTION AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Stephanie Weeks, VP, K–12 Strategy at Blackboard, will share how WHO OWNS WHAT? Blackboard is helping educators focus on addressing the needs of the This session will provide information for school districts that actively whole learner. participate in science fairs, invention competitions and maker events PRESENTER: Stephanie Weeks, VP, K–12 Strategy, Blackboard, Inc., by highlighting the need for an effective intellectual property (IP) policy Washington, DC that protects and fosters a culture of innovation. Attendees will have an opportunity to discuss various patent and copyright issues that ROOM 126A have emerged in school districts that have shifted from traditional P L teaching methods to an interdisciplinary STEM focused curriculum. ENGINEERING COLLEGE- AND CAREER-READY GRADUATES MODERATOR: Tanaga Boozer, Program Advisor, Office of Education THROUGH PERSONALIZED, PROJECT-BASED SUPPORT FOR and Outreach, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA 11 FEBRUARY THURSDAY, SCHOOLS PRESENTERS: Danny Briere, I/T Director, Connecticut Invention In their goal to provide personalized support for instructional Convention, Mansfield Center, CT; Peter Mehravari, Patent Attorney, staff, Dysart Unified School District took a page out of the project Office of Policy and International Affairs, United States Patent and management book. They created a cross-functional team of 21st- Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA; Timothy Purnell, Chief Education century specialists with expertise in a wide variety of educational Officer, Somerville Public Schools, Somerville, NJ; Chad Ratcliff, areas and used those team members to support projects at the district Director of Instructional Programs, Albemarle County Public Schools, and individual school level. In this session, learn about the structure Charlottesville, VA and success of administrator-requested projects focused on the unique needs of students in each school. While each project is unique, there ROOM 127A are some common characteristics, including emphasis on the 4Cs, I L which are generating sustainable results for schools. MODERN FAMILY: LEVERAGING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PRESENTERS: Michelle Benham, Director of Instructional THE SCHOOL BOARD AND FAMILIES Technology, Dysart Unified School District, Surprise, AZ; Teresa Learn how school-based and districtwide School Board Advisory Heatherly, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, Councils can be used to allow community members to provide Dysart Unified School District, Surprise, AZ constructive feedback on existing and future plans. The school board, in partnership with the superintendent, oversees the work of each of the councils, which help drive discussions about transportation, instruction, principal selection and program evaluation. There is also a Student Advisory Council that works with the board. PRESENTER: Patrick Murphy, Ed.D., Superintendent, Arlington Public Schools, Arlington, VA

WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 37 3 – 4pm (cont.) ROOM 125B S R SUPERINTENDENT & BOARD RELATIONSHIPS ROOM 126B The superintendent and board relationship is one of the most L unique and often delicate relationships in the public school setting. PRINCIPALS AND PRINCIPAL SUPERVISORS CREATING Establishing, nurturing and sustaining this relationships requires DISTRICTWIDE CHANGES IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT interpersonal skill, patience, humility, and social, political and This session will showcase ways the School District of Philadelphia emotional intelligence. This session will share strategies and practices (SDP) is transforming its approach to educational leadership in order a new superintendent utilizes to navigate through the political and to accelerate the improvement of teaching and learning throughout personal agendas often present in the day-to-day work of a school Philadelphia, specifically by strengthening and enhancing the SDP’s superintendent. Walk away with action steps to consider when working assistant superintendents’ practice, redefining the role, implementing with seasoned and new board members in establishing a districtwide new standards for the work, norming practice across leadership teams working relationship that optimizes leadership morale and fosters high and decreasing span of control. SDP’s work is supported by NYC student achievement for all. Leadership Academy (NYCLA) through job-embedded coaching and PRESENTER: Walter Jackson, Superintendent of Schools, Brenham professional development, learning networks and standards-based, ISD, Brenham, TX experiential adult learning. SDP Superintendent Dr. William Hite and panelists along with NYCLA CEO Irma Zardoya will discuss why ROOM 122A principals are viewed as key levers in creating districtwide changes I L in student achievement, how the principal supervisor role supports THIS IS WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR: A CRASH COURSE principals, the steps taken, challenges encountered and leading IN THE NEW MATH STANDARDS FOR ADMINISTRATORS indicators of success. MODERATOR: John Tupponce, Assistant Superintendent EVALUATING TEACHERS Neighborhood Network 4, The School District of Philadelphia, Getting familiar with new approaches to math instruction can help Philadelphia, PA administrators conduct more effective teacher observations, but with the many competing demands of today’s school environment, PRESENTERS: William Hite, Superintendent, School District of where does that learning fit in the schedule? Spend time today Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Naomi Wyatt, Chief of Staff, School learning about some of the most critical shifts, including the District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Irma Zardoya, CEO, New Standards for Mathematical Practice and some of the most commonly York City Leadership Academy, Long Island City, NY misunderstood content standards. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 PRESENTERS: Amy Lehew, Curriculum Developer, TenMarks ROOM 122C Education, Burlingame, CA; Dianne Morada, Manager, Curriculum L SHIFTING TO MORE EQUITABLE AND RESTORATIVE Development, TenMarks Education, Burlingame, CA DISTRICTWIDE DISCIPLINE: OPPORTUNITIES AND ROOM 128A CHALLENGES D M Implementing a districtwide approach to discipline that is respectful, TRANSFORMING AMERICA’S URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS: fair, accountable, restorative and viable presents many challenges LESSONS AND PROMISING PRACTICE for superintendents. Among these are active resistance from various The challenge of leading educational improvement to eliminate constituent groups, the need for systemic change, limited resources for opportunity gaps and increase learning for all students is a difficult professional development and additional staffing, and the imperative task for any district leadership team. Discover how leaders from urban to follow the law. The need for a new approach to discipline also districts across the country design and lead systemwide academic and presents opportunities to create positive school climates and make cultural change through the creation of innovative ecosystems built on major changes in policies, structures and practices within schools collaboration, strategic alliances and shared accountability. Particular and school systems toward achieving greater educational equity and emphasis will be placed on related leadership considerations explored keeping every student in school and on track. Gain insights from two through the AASA/Howard University Urban Superintendents Academy, colleagues leading districtwide efforts to move beyond the immediate as well as diverse approaches to shifting roles, mindsets and the goal of reducing the use of suspensions toward recalibrating discipline creation of a system of practices focused on continuous improvement. to provide supports and interventions that help students become more socially and emotionally competent and academically successful. PRESENTERS: Lendozia Edwards, Campus Dean, Strayer University, Savannah, GA; Christine Fowler-Mack, Chief Portfolio PRESENTERS: Sharon Contreras, Superintendent, Syracuse City Officer, Cleveland Public Schools, Cleveland, OH; Angel Gallardo, School District, Syracuse, NY; Larry Dieringer, Executive Director, Director of Administrative Services, Montebello Unified School Engaging Schools, Cambridge, MA; Bryan Joffe, Director of District, Montebello, CA; Eric Gallien, Deputy Superintendent, Education and Youth Development, AASA, Alexandria, VA; Robert Racine Unified School District, Racine, WI; Lisa Hathaway, Account Runcie, Superintendent, Broward County Schools, Ft. Lauderdale, FL General Manager, Pearson, Washington, DC; Shawn Wightmann, Superintendent, Marysville Public Schools, Marysville, MI; Sherrod Willaford, Principal, Fulton County Public Schools, Atlanta, GA

38 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION ROOM 122B D M BEHAVIORAL FINANCE — HOW THE MIND IMPACTS OUR FINANCIAL LIVES FOCUS ZONES Learn key elements of behavioral finance, the impacts those elements C H CHILDREN’S HEALTH have on financial behavior and some way to counter the effects. C C COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS PRESENTERS: Randy Collins, Senior Staff Associate for Public Policy, Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (and past D M DISTRICT MANAGEMENT AASA President (2008–2009), West Hartford, CT; Ketul Thaker, Vice President — Industry & Consultant Relations, Voya Financial, Windsor, CT E P EQUITY AND POVERTY Sponsored by H S HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS I T INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY 4:15 – 6:15pm I L INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP GENERAL SESSION J C JOB CENTRAL North Hall 2 L LEADERSHIP STUDENT ENTERTAINMENT P L PERSONALIZED LEARNING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REMARKS S R SUPERINTENDENT/SCHOOL BOARD RELATIONSHIPS PRESENTER: Dan Domenech, AASA Executive Director PRESIDENT’S REMARKS T TECHNOLOGY PRESENTER: David Schuler, Superintendent, Township High School District 214, Arlington Heights, IL AASA NATIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD 6:15 – 7:15pm Sponsored by Ballroom D Foyer, 2nd Level, Phoenix Convention Center AASA DR. EFFIE H. JONES HUMANITARIAN AWARD WELCOME RECEPTION Sponsored by AASA NATIONAL SUPERINTENDENT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM GRADUATION GENERAL SESSION PRESENTATION ®

THE POWER OF ONE 11 FEBRUARY THURSDAY, Manny Scott will share his story and several eye-opening insights about how, through hard work and with the help of others, he went from being an “unreachable” and “unteachable” student to becoming a successful student, husband, father, entrepreneur and public servant. His message will inspire 6:15 – 8:15 pm people to become change agents — “page turners” — who help others write new, more fulfilling chapters in their lives. SHUTTLE SERVICE AVAILABLE PRESENTER: Manny Scott, CEO, Ink International Inc., Atlanta, GA

WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 39 FRIDAY CONFERENCE SESSIONS-AT-A-GLANCE

6:30 – 9:30am ROOM 125A I T Q: How Can We Afford This? Shuttle Service Available A: Effective Resource Management through Collaboration 7:30am – 4pm Knowledge Exchange Theater I T Exhibit Hall 2–3, Lobby, Phoenix Convention Center Social Media Lounge Part 2 Registration Hours ROOM 122A I T 7:30am – 5pm Transitioning to OER Exhibit Hall 2–3, Lobby, Phoenix Convention Center ROOM 128B D M Bookstore Hours The ABCs of Employee Health Plan Cost Containment 8 – 10am ROOM 127B I L Welcome New Staff Members and Change Culture GENERAL SESSION L Simultaneously North Hall 2 The Happiness Advantage: Linking Positive Brains to ROOM 122C I L Performance What Spins the Wheel: Leadership Lessons from Our Race for Hope 8am – 3pm 11:45am – 1:15pm ROOM 127C Job Central ROOM 132A Nothing Is Impossible: Transforming Teaching & Learning 10am – 4pm through Technology Hall 4, North Building, Phoenix Convention Center Pre-registration is required. Walk-ins permitted on a space-available basis. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 NCE Marketplace Hours 11:45am – 1:45pm 10 – 10:45am ROOM 124 E P Hall 4, North Building, Phoenix Convention Center Dr . Effie H . Jones Memorial Luncheon — Race Matters: Coffee Break in the NCE Marketplace Checking Our Biases at the School House Door To purchase a ticket for this luncheon, see the Onsite Registration Counter in Knowledge Exchange Theater P L the AASA Registration Area. Personalized Learning Is Achievable . The Time Is Now! 12:30 – 1:30pm 10:45 – 11:45am THOUGHT LEADER L ROOM 123 D M ROOM 129 Of Funding and Reauthorization: Appropriations and Competencies for Emerging Educational Leaders: An Interactive ESEA/ESSA Panel Session ROOM 121C P L THOUGHT LEADER Every Student a Maker: An All Hands on Deck Approach I L Knowledge Exchange Theater ROOM 127A L How to Build a Strong Pipeline of Excellent Principals Who Exploring a District’s STEM Shift Improve Teaching and Learning ROOM 126C I L ROOM 121C Four Cornerstones for Building Effective and Engaging AASA President-Elect Candidate Forum Classrooms ROOM 127B P L THOUGHT LEADER E P B .E .E .S . Institute — Here’s the BUZZ Equity in Action How Integrated Student Supports Can Drive Educational ROOM 123 S R Reform Behind the Curtain/Tackling Myths/Mysteries of the ROOM 126B I T School Superintendent Position Impact of 1:1 Technology Research on Classroom ROOM 127A P L Instruction and Professional Development Coaching and “Talking Teaching” for District Improvement ROOM 125B J C ROOM 128B L Increasing the Chances of Getting the Job You Want Create “Great” ROOM 126A P L ROOM 125A L Leaders of Learning: Innovative and Personalized Early Learning Investments Increase Graduation Rates Strategies for Teacher Professional Development ROOM 126B I L ROOM 128A E P Educational Neuroscience — What’s the Brain Got to Leadership to Create a Culture of Equity Do with It? ROOM 122B L ROOM 126C L Move the Middle: Strategies to Engage the Status Quo Getting the Job and Sustaining Success 40 ROOM 122C I L How to Put the “Special” Back into Special Education ROOM 125B L ROOM 125B L Onboarding New Superintendents: A Seamless Transition Partnerships for Excellence — Fostering Change through for Newbies Quarterly Conversations ROOM 128A E P ROOM 128A E P Poverty and Equity — Educational Liabilities or System Pathways of Promise: Erasing Poverty One Public School Strengths? Child at a Time ROOM 122A D M ROOM 127A P L Is Your 403(b) Plan Ready for an IRS Audit? Scaling Innovation: A Systems Approach to Personalizing Student Learning ROOM 126A L Superintendents Serve as Reading Leaders ROOM 126A I T The Empowered Superintendent: Enabling Digital ROOM 122B I L What Can Principal Supervisors Do to Improve Student Learning for All Students Achievement? ROOM 126C I L 1:30 – 2:45pm Using Global Benchmarking to Improve Outcomes for All Students Hall 4, North Building, Phoenix Convention Center NCE Marketplace Snack Break 4 – 5pm 1:45 – 2:30pm ROOM 122B I T A Tale of Two Carolinas THOUGHT LEADER E P ROOM 126C Knowledge Exchange Theater C C Building a Competency-Based Education System K–12 Excellence through Equity: Five Principles of Courageous Leadership to Guide Achievement for Every Student ROOM 121C T Connecting/Engaging Teachers and Parents: There’s an 2:45 – 3:45pm App for It! THOUGHT LEADER S R ROOM 126A L Knowledge Exchange Theater Data-Driven Decision Making: How Are You Doing? Superintendent/School Board Relations, A Discussion with NSBA Executive Director Tom Gentzel and AASA Executive ROOM 123 L Director Dan Domenech Does Your District’s Theory of Action Leverage Principal

Leadership? 12 FEBRUARY FRIDAY, THOUGHT LEADER E P ROOM 129 ROOM 128A E P Not Everything Is Black and White: Minding the Growing Learning Opportunities Beyond All Limits: One Achievement Gap District’s Vision to Overcome the Barriers and Boundaries of Poverty ROOM 123 T AASA Advocacy Outreach: Beyond Email, Leveraging ROOM 126B I L the Voice of Superintendents Increasing Access: Creating Postsecondary Opportunities for High School Students ROOM 122A L Alignment, Collaboration and Teamwork: Leadership ROOM 127B I L Practices That Matter Most Increasing AP Access and Performance through a Data-Driven Approach ROOM 126B L America’s 21st-Century Schools: Aligning Education ROOM 122C I L Reform and Information Technology Leadership Talent Assessment ROOM 121B ROOM 121B P L T Blended Learning for STEM New Patented Lens Technology Changes Landscape for Students Struggling to Read ROOM 121C L Building and Leading Healthy Cultures for Learning and ROOM 125A P L Collaboration One District’s Journey toward Mass Customized Learning ROOM 127B ROOM 125B L Telling Your District’s Story “Et tu Brute?” Conspiracy and Betrayal in the D M District Office ROOM 127A L Using a Professional Learning Collaborative to ROOM 125A P L High School Individualized Learning Plans: State Empower Great Teaching, Develop Leaders and Create Requirements and Counseling Practices High-Performing Schools 4 – 5:30pm ROOM 122B L Level 5 Time Management for School Leaders Shuttle Service Available 41 6:30 – 9:30am 10am – 4pm

SHUTTLE SERVICE AVAILABLE Hall 4, North Building, Phoenix Convention Center NCE MARKETPLACE HOURS 7:30am – 4pm 10 – 10:45am Exhibit Hall 2–3, Lobby, Phoenix Convention Center REGISTRATION HOURS Hall 4, North Building, Phoenix Convention Center COFFEE BREAK IN THE NCE MARKETPLACE 7:30am – 5pm Sponsored by

Exhibit Hall 2–3, Lobby, Phoenix Convention Center Knowledge Exchange Theater BOOKSTORE HOURS P L Sponsored by PERSONALIZED LEARNING IS ACHIEVABLE. THE TIME IS NOW! This session will describe an approach to designing schools to provide anytime-anywhere learning, full instructional integration, career-path 8 – 10am support, mastery-based education, college and career readiness, real- time progress monitoring for students and parents, and self-directed learning. This approach, dovetailed with a strong mentoring program, GENERAL SESSION dramatically increases student outcomes. Learn how to provide a North Hall 2 personalized learning environment where students have control of the time, path, pace and place for their learning. Also discover ways to AASA PAST PRESIDENTS INTRODUCTION recognize and remove controls of the traditional school that stifle a THE NJPA HELPING HANDS MINI-GRANT PROGRAM student’s ability to thrive, grow and develop self-awareness about their

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 future. THE AASA WOMEN IN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AWARD PRESENTER: Kenneth Grover, Principal, Innovations Early College High School, Salt Lake City School District, Salt Lake GENERAL SESSION PRESENTATION City, UT L THE HAPPINESS ADVANTAGE: LINKING POSITIVE BRAINS TO PERFORMANCE 10:45 – 11:45am Most companies and schools follow this formula: if you work harder, you will be more successful, and then you will be happy. This ROOM 123 formula is scientifically backward. A decade of research shows that D M training your brain to be positive at work first actually fuels greater OF FUNDING AND REAUTHORIZATION: APPROPRIATIONS success second. In fact, 75% of our job and educational successes AND ESEA/ESSA are predicted not by intelligence, but by our optimism, social support network, and the ability to manage energy and stress in a Despite Congress’ seemingly endless ability to get in its own way, the positive way. By researching top performers at Harvard, the world’s 114th Congress has seen both the most significant progress in ESEA largest banks, Fortune 500 companies and academic institutions, reauthorization and the first education appropriations committee bill Shawn Achor discovered patterns which create a happiness in nearly six years. AASA advocacy will detail the latest goings on for advantage for positive outliers — the highest performers in all fields. both ESEA and appropriations, including reauthorization, waivers, Based on his worldwide bestselling book, The Happiness Advantage sequester, debt ceiling and more. Please join us for a presentation and (September 2010 from Random House), Achor will explain what conversation on these important federal education policy issues. positive psychology is, how much we can change, and practical PRESENTERS: Noelle Ellerson, Associate Executive Director, Policy applications for reaping the Happiness Advantage in the midst of & Advocacy, AASA, Alexandria, VA; Leslie Finnan, Policy Analyst change and challenge. Research Professor-in-Residence, AASA, Alexandria, VA; Sasha PRESENTER: Shawn Achor, Author, International Thought Leader Pudelski, Assistant Director, Policy & Advocacy, AASA, Alexandria, VA Network, Apex, NC

8am – 3pm

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42 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION ROOM 121C P L EVERY STUDENT A MAKER: AN ALL HANDS ON DECK APPROACH FOCUS ZONES In 2013, President Obama issued a call to action to “encourage young C H CHILDREN’S HEALTH people to create and build and invent — to be makers of things, not just consumers of things.” Giving more students the opportunity to C C COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS engage in making progressively more challenging hands-on projects linked to real-world problems and student interests, can inspire young D M DISTRICT MANAGEMENT people to excel in STEM subjects; prepare students for careers in E P design, advanced manufacturing and entrepreneurship; and help EQUITY AND POVERTY students acquire 21st-century skills such as creativity, collaborative H S problem-solving, design-thinking and self-efficacy. Hear from thought HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS leaders who have been spearheading efforts in their school districts I T INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY and communities through the development of makerspaces, innovative professional development — which prepare teachers to bring these I L INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP hands-on learning experiences into the classroom — and research exploring the impact of making on learning. J C JOB CENTRAL MODERATOR: Tom Kalil, Deputy Director for Technology and Innovation, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and L LEADERSHIP Senior Advisor for Science, Technology and Innovation for the National Economic Council, Washington, DC P L PERSONALIZED LEARNING PANELISTS: Philip Gonsalves, Senior Director for Curriculum and Instruction for Mathematics, Science, and STEM, West Contra S R SUPERINTENDENT/SCHOOL BOARD RELATIONSHIPS Costa Unified School District, Richmond, CA; Pamela R . Moran, Superintendent, Albemarle County Public Schools, Charlotte, VA; T TECHNOLOGY Jennie Snyder, Superintendent, Piner-Olivet Union School District, Santa Rosa, CA; Jane Werner, Executive Director, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA THOUGHT LEADER ROOM 127A L ROOM 129 EXPLORING A DISTRICT’S STEM SHIFT E P Jill Berkowicz and Ann Myers, authors of The STEM Shift, A Guide HOW INTEGRATED STUDENT SUPPORTS CAN DRIVE for School Leaders, will describe the three levels of a STEM shift, a EDUCATIONAL REFORM model they developed after two years of researching school districts Reformers today understand that the effects of poverty need to be with STEM initiatives. The authors discovered many districts with taken into account in order for their efforts to take root and students’ STEM programs at Levels I and II but few who had entered a Level lives to be improved. Communities In Schools, the largest ISS provider III, systemwide shift. For this session, they will spotlight one of those in the country, knows what it takes to bring the right community districts by facilitating a panel conversation among leaders of the East resources to the table to support schools, students and families. Join FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 FEBRUARY FRIDAY, Syracuse Minoa Central School District. Panel members will include our panel of leaders to discuss the role of ISS in educational reform the superintendent, building and teacher leaders, and representatives and how a combination of soft skills and hard data can add up to of King + King Architects and Siemens, district business partners. Panel a highly effective model for dropout prevention that yields results in members will discuss the decision to enter a STEM shift, the roles and urban, rural and suburban settings. relationships essential to its success, the changes that have occurred, PRESENTERS: Joel Boyd, Superintendent, Santa Fe Public Schools, the challenges encountered and the results. Santa Fe, NM; Gary Chapman, Executive Vice President: Network MODERATOR: Ann Myers, Author, Professor Emerita, Esteves School Impact & Operations, Communities In Schools, Arlington, VA; Dan of Education — The Sage Colleges, Rensselaer, NY Domenech, AASA Executive Director, AASA, Alexandria, VA; Carlton PRESENTERS: Jill Berkowicz, Author, SUNY New Paltz, Lampkins, Deputy Superintendent, Colonial School District, New Poughkeepsie, NY; Charles Cohen, Sustainability Educator Castle, DE; Pat Skorkowsky, Superintendent, Clark County School Director, Siemens Industry, Inc., Buffalo Grove, IL; Donna DeSiato, District, Las Vegas, NV Superintendent, East Syracuse Minoa Central School District, East Syracuse, NY; Jim King, Partner, King & King Architects, Syracuse, NY

ROOM 126C I L FOUR CORNERSTONES FOR BUILDING EFFECTIVE AND ENGAGING CLASSROOMS Educator evaluation has become a real challenge for many schools and districts. But the evaluation process doesn’t need to be a burden. Evaluation can and should be a collaborative process where educators have the opportunity to meaningfully discuss classroom practice, customize professional learning based on feedback, and focus on student learning and engagement. Learn how Red Mesa Unified School District, a small district in the Navajo Nation in northeast Arizona, used the Four Cornerstones of Effective Classrooms to guide instruction, engage students and reinvigorate the culture around learning rather than evaluation. PRESENTERS: Judith Newman, Director of Curriculum & School Improvement, Red Mesa Unified SD #27, Teec Nos Pos, AZ; Harvey Silver, President, Silver Strong & Associates, Franklin Lakes, NJ WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 43 10:45 – 11:45am (cont.) ROOM 128A E P LEADERSHIP TO CREATE A CULTURE OF EQUITY ROOM 126B Learn strategies for improving student achievement while addressing I T disproportionality, engaging district and school leadership teams IMPACT OF 1:1 TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ON CLASSROOM in courageous conversations about race, and changing districtwide INSTRUCTION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT school culture through the use of positive behavior interventions and The Ozarks Educational Research Initiative (OERI), a research supports. cooperative consisting of 19 preK–12 school districts and one PRESENTERS: Joni Cesario, Director of Special Programs, state university, investigated the implementation of 1:1 technology Buckeye Elementary School District, Buckeye, AZ; Kristi Sandvik, integration into the preK–12 setting. This presentation will focus Superintendent, Buckeye Elementary School District, Buckeye, AZ on the results of this four-year, multi-district research investigation, from the financial and infrastructure considerations necessary for ROOM 122B 1:1 technology implementation to the professional development and L classroom preparation required for substantive, effective instructional MOVE THE MIDDLE: STRATEGIES TO ENGAGE THE revision. In addition to the findings of the study, ranging from surveys STATUS QUO of constituents to initial classroom observations of the utilization of technology, presenters will discuss the process involved in establishment There are those who, no matter what, are committed to the status of a multi-district/university research collaborative, including quo. They are in the middle; not quite certain that following the leader funding and operational structures, decision-making procedures and is worth the effort or the risk. Only those leaders who dovetail an dissemination of results to stakeholders. Recommendations for future initiative’s purpose to what’s meaningful to each person and who consideration and the results of shared professional development establish consistent expectations are able to move the middle toward opportunities across OERI districts will also be provided. becoming extraordinary. But when it happens, motivation increases, negative beliefs and attitudes shift, enthusiasm rises and student PRESENTERS: Kent Medlin, Superintendent of Schools, Willard learning flourishes. In this session, explore a simple-to-implement Public Schools, Willard, MO; Stewart Pratt, Assistant Superintendent, model that facilitates lasting change in those stuck in the middle Willard Public Schools, Willard, MO; Jon Turner, Assistant Professor of and share conversation stems and questions that create buy-in and Educational Administration, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO commitment. PRESENTERS: James Hurst, Associate Superintendent — Educational ROOM 125B Services, Oceanside Unified School District, Oceanside, CA; Mark J C Reardon, Chief Learning Officer, Quantum Learning, Oceanside, CA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 INCREASING THE CHANCES OF GETTING THE JOB YOU WANT The use of a survey of staff, parents and community helps districts identify the most important characteristics for their superintendent. ROOM 125A The results of three years of the survey’s administration will be shared, I T Q: HOW CAN WE AFFORD THIS? along with the board’s priorities for the search process, ways to tailor an application to the priorities of a district, creating an online profile A: EFFECTIVE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT THROUGH and demonstration of a new phone app. COLLABORATION PRESENTER: Hank Gmitro, President, Hazard, Young, Attea & This session will examine how seven school districts located 100 miles Associates, Rosemont, IL apart created a collaborative, technology-based consortium to improve student achievement by transforming the way students learn and ROOM 126A teachers teach through personalized and blended instruction. The key P L was to leverage their collective scale and resources to provide expert LEADERS OF LEARNING: INNOVATIVE AND PERSONALIZED teacher training through a common online learning management STRATEGIES FOR TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT system (LMS). Teachers covering all grade levels and content areas School districts across the country are utilizing new and innovative from 92 elementary, middle and high schools participated in expert teacher professional development approaches to support improved professional development before creating blended learning units. The instruction for students. As school district leaders, superintendents cohort agreed to intended student outcomes despite coming from are in the people development business for both children and adults. districts serving diverse populations and having various levels of From online training and collaboration to job-embedded coaching technology expertise. from peers, teachers are benefiting from a wide variety of professional PRESENTERS: Susan Bunting, Superintendent, Indian River learning that is responsive to their individual needs. In this session, School District, Selbyville, DE; Lori Duerr, Assistant Superintendent, learn about the innovative and diverse strategies four district leaders Colonial School District, New Castle, DE; LouAnn Hudson, Director are using to support their teachers’ ongoing learning, from web- of Curriculum and Instruction, Indian River School District, Selbyville, based tools to focus groups to personalized learning to job-embedded DE; Steve Mancini, Supervisor of Information and Instructional instructional coaching. How are you developing the people you lead? Technology, New Castle County Vocational Technical School District, Leave this session inspired with new ways of thinking about your role Wilmington, DE as a leader of learning. PRESENTERS: Dena Cushenberry, Superintendent, MSD Warren Township Schools, Indianapolis, IN; Dan Frazier, Superintendent, Litchfield Public Schools, Litchfield, MN; Chris Gaines, Superintendent, Mehlville School District, St. Louis, MO; Candace Singh, Superintendent, Fallbrook Union Elementary School District, Fallbrook, CA

44 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION Knowledge Exchange Theater I T SOCIAL MEDIA LOUNGE PART 2 FOCUS ZONES AASA President David Schuler will kick off this session by sharing insights on how his district’s community benefits from social C H CHILDREN’S HEALTH media. He will also share details about his social media campaign, #leadexcellence. An open discussion will follow his presentation, C C COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS featuring several social media-savvy AASA members who use social media to engage, connect and succeed in today’s digital world. D M DISTRICT MANAGEMENT PRESENTERS: Deanna Atkins, Online Technologies & Advocacy Specialist, AASA, Alexandria, VA; Gayane Minasyan, Online E P EQUITY AND POVERTY Technologies Director, AASA, Alexandria, VA H S HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS ROOM 122A I T INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY I T TRANSITIONING TO OER I L INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP The OER movement is gathering momentum with districts, content providers and even the Federal Government. Come hear from Devin J C JOB CENTRAL Vodicka, Superintendent of Vista Unified, about how his district is leveraging OER content in partnership with the Federal Government L LEADERSHIP (#GoOpen) and Amazon Education. Devin will be joined by Andrew Marcinek, Open Education Advisor for the U.S. Department of P L PERSONALIZED LEARNING Education, and Rohit Agarwal, General Manager of Amazon Education. PRESENTERS: Rohit Agarwal, General Manager, Amazon Education, S R SUPERINTENDENT/SCHOOL BOARD RELATIONSHIPS Burlingame, CA; Andrew Marcinek, Open Education Advisor, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC; Devin Vodicka, T TECHNOLOGY Superintendent of Vista Unified School District, Vista, CA Sponsored by ROOM 122C I L ROOM 128B WHAT SPINS THE WHEEL: LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM OUR D M THE ABCS OF EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN COST CONTAINMENT RACE FOR HOPE Progressive school districts are always looking for ways to counter In his book What Spins the Wheel, Len Forkas shares team-building the rising costs of employee health care while maintaining attractive lessons such as the power of forgiveness and gratitude, knowing your benefits. This session will provide superintendents with a brief limits and honoring roles. Superintendents will see that nothing can stop introduction to three proven concepts that illustrate substantial health a team of positive, unselfish, highly skilled people that believes in its plan savings for school districts nationwide. mission. It all started when Forkas learned that his 9-year-old son Matt had leukemia. Forkas immediately began searching for a way to help PRESENTER: Jonathan Heath, National Sales Director, HMS, Rancho Matt, now an adult, cope with the debilitating loneliness and isolation

Cucamonga, CA 12 FEBRUARY FRIDAY, that occurs to children during treatment. At a time when webcam technology was still in its infancy, he pioneered a way for his son to ROOM 127B connect digitally to his classmates. In 2003, he founded Hopecam, a I L non-profit dedicated to providing the same for cancer-stricken children WELCOME NEW STAFF MEMBERS AND CHANGE CULTURE around the world. Forkas’ dedication to Hopecam compelled him to SIMULTANEOUSLY accept a daunting fundraising challenge. In 2012, he competed in one How are new staff members welcomed into your organization? Is this of the world’s toughest endurance events: Race Across America, a window of opportunity maximized to build momentum for culture 3,000-mile, coast-to-coast solo bicycle race that participants must finish change? Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD) experienced in 12 days. He finished in 11 and raised over $350,000 for the charity. significant transformation by adding nearly 600 new staff members Today, Hopecam serves more than 300 children connecting to 9,000 to 1,100 existing employees within 18 months. Find out how GISD children in classrooms annually in 43 states. Forkas’ book describes the developed and implemented a two-day employee orientation experience management challenges and what he learned as he fought through the called “Onboarding,” which leveraged buy-in and ownership of the scorch of deserts and the joint-wrenching cold of 11,000-foot mountain district’s continuous improvement philosophy, a focus on the customer elevations, propelled by an effective all-volunteer team that supported and a commitment to quality service delivery. Learn how to ensure that him around the clock. a culture of excellence is communicated to all employees and embraced PRESENTER: Len Forkas, President, Milestone Communications Inc., at every level from the very beginning. Reston, VA PRESENTERS: Lisa Hagel, Superintendent, Genesee Intermediate School District, Flint, MI; Jerry Johnson, Executive Director- Communications and Development, Genesee Intermediate School District, Flint, MI; Luke Wittum, Executive Director-Technology and Media Services, Genesee Intermediate School District, Flint, MI

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ROOM 132A THOUGHT LEADER NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE: TRANSFORMING TEACHING & ROOM 129 LEARNING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY L COMPETENCIES FOR EMERGING EDUCATIONAL LEADERS: Looking for ways to gain recognition and bring powerful resources and tools to your campuses to transform the learning environment through AN INTERACTIVE PANEL SESSION teaching and learning? If You Can Imagine It, If You Can Believe Based on research published in the Harvard Business Review, this It, You Can Achieve It! Come hear from Principal Wendell Sumter, session will take an interactive look at 16 competencies for leaders. Great Falls Elementary School, SC, as he shares what happens when And four authors of the recent book Real Women, Real Leaders will vision, expectation and action collide. He will share experiences in the discuss qualities needed in emerging leaders and strategies for implementation access to technology. He will share the importance fostering and growing these in others. of vision articulation from the bottom up and how transformation MODERATOR: Kathy Hurley, CEO, Girls Thinking Global, Newton, MA is possible! He will discuss how the creation of a culture of learning PRESENTERS: Deborah Delisle, Executive Director, ASCD, with technology through Microsoft creates an atmosphere for social, Alexandria, VA; Susan Hall, President and Co-Founder, 95 Percent economic and academic success. He will discuss the components of Group, Lincolnshire, IL; Darline Robles, Professor of Clinical a Professional Learning Community built on a focus on student data Education, USC Rossier School of Education, Los Angeles, CA and how he and his leadership team transformed the culture of his school and became an award-winning school. He will also share how Sponsored by school success led to his district implementation of the Hi-TEC (Helping Integrate Technology Education and Careers) Program. PRESENTER: Wendell Sumter, Principal, Great falls Elementary, Great Falls, SC THOUGHT LEADER Pre-registration is required. Walk-ins permitted on a space-available basis. Knowledge Exchange Theater I L Sponsored by HOW TO BUILD A STRONG PIPELINE OF EXCELLENT PRINCIPALS WHO IMPROVE TEACHING AND LEARNING Since 2011, six large school districts have been participating in FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 11:45am – 1:45pm The Wallace Foundation’s Principal Pipeline Initiative, a six-year effort to train, hire and support talented principals. In this session, superintendents from two of the districts will share insights from their ROOM 124 work about the strategies, successes, challenges and lessons learned E P DR. EFFIE H. JONES MEMORIAL LUNCHEON — RACE in building a strong pipeline. Hear proven practices and helpful advice to strengthen your bench of principals and improve educational MATTERS: CHECKING OUR BIASES AT THE SCHOOL HOUSE outcomes in your district. Learn how to develop leaders and manage DOOR career paths more intentionally, including crafting clear standards The Dr. Effie H. Jones Memorial Luncheon is a space where equity and for principals, developing strong partnerships with local university excellence in schools are both celebrated and discoursed. A critical preparation programs, grooming assistant principals, revamping first step toward a more equitable school system is examining the ways hiring processes and stepping up support for new principals. our biases — both explicit and implicit — affect the way we educate, MODERATOR: Nicholas Pelzer, Program Officer, Wallace discipline and encourage growth in our young people. If the recent Foundation Ahmed Mohammed clock incident has taught us anything, it is that the PRESENTERS: Douglas Anthony, Executive Director, Office of Talent time for school leaders to explore our implicit biases and figure out how Development, Prince George’s County Public Schools, Upper Marlboro, to mitigate their unintended disastrous effects is right now. MD; Ann Blakeney Clark, Superintendent, Charlotte-Mecklenburg There is a national conversation happening around racial equity and, Schools, Charlotte, NC; Kevin Maxwell, Chief Executive Officer of as school administrators, we are uniquely positioned to be leaders in Schools, Prince George’s County Public Schools, Upper Marlboro, MD that conversation. In order to ensure equitable outcomes for students Sponsored by of color, it is imperative that we have honest conversations about the sort of policy change it will take to ensure that schools are supportive places for learning for all children. Only when we begin to truly address the issues of the most marginalized young people in our districts will we ROOM 121C begin to see advancement, achievement and equity rise. AASA PRESIDENT-ELECT CANDIDATE FORUM Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff is a noted social psychologist, co-founder and Meet Gail Pletnick, candidate for AASA president-elect. This is an president of the Center for Policing Equity at UCLA, visiting professor opportunity for members to meet the candidate seeking to become at Harvard University’s Kennedy School, and the nation’s foremost AASA’s next nationally elected leader. This will be your time to ask researcher on racial profiling and law enforcement. Dr. Goff will explore questions, get answers and learn her goals for AASA. Take the time the nexus between criminal justice and school discipline, and show how now to become a knowledgeable voter. Ballots will be sent to eligible implicit and explicit psychological biases exacerbate gaps in education AASA voters in early March. and social justice. Leave this session with concrete strategies to mitigate PRESENTER: David Pennington, Superintendent, Ponca City implicit bias within the context of schooling. Schools, Ponca City, OK PRESENTER: Phillip Atiba Goff, Associate Professor of Social CANDIDATE: Gail Pletnick, Superintendent, Dysart Unified School Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA District 89, Glendale, AZ Sponsored by

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46 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION ROOM 127B P L B.E.E.S. INSTITUTE — HERE’S THE BUZZ EQUITY IN ACTION FOCUS ZONES A new generation of aspiring administrators will Be Extraordinarily Effective Stewards as they graduate from the innovative program C H CHILDREN’S HEALTH offered by the Pendergast (AZ) School District entitled the B.E.E.S. Institute. The “buzz” created is due to the uniqueness of this “grow your C C COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS own” administrative program offered in its inaugural year through a partnership with the Pendergast Elementary School District and the D M DISTRICT MANAGEMENT Arizona Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (AZALAS). B.E.E.S. is a comprehensive institute for new and aspiring E P EQUITY AND POVERTY administrators designed to meet the challenges of the new millennium. The focus of the institute is on developing and refining applied H S HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS leadership and management skills required of principals at the elementary, middle grades and high school levels. This session will I T INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY outline the B.E.E.S. model, which is easily replicated in other districts with the tools, resources and desire to improve educational attainment I L INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP and enhanced knowledge. J C JOB CENTRAL PRESENTERS: Dora Barrio, Chief Academic Officer, Pendergast Elementary School District, Phoenix, AZ; Rod Henkel, Principal, L LEADERSHIP Westwind Elementary School, Phoenix, AZ; Lily Matos DeBlieux, Superintendent, Pendergast Elementary School District, Phoenix, AZ; P L PERSONALIZED LEARNING Matt Williams, Principal, Westwind Elementary School, Phoenix, AZ S R SUPERINTENDENT/SCHOOL BOARD RELATIONSHIPS ROOM 123 T TECHNOLOGY S R BEHIND THE CURTAIN/TACKLING MYTHS/MYSTERIES OF THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT POSITION This presentation will be a down-to-earth, practical guide that helps ROOM 128B superintendents and boards understand the pitfalls that can be L associated with upper management. It will explain the complex issues CREATE “GREAT” of power, control and motivation to help school leaders better face the Building school and community pride is critical for the success of challenges of common and complex issues together. any school. This session will focus on the history of school spirit and PRESENTERS: Anthony Barber, Director of Teaching & Learning, the impact it has on student achievement today, as well as strategic Springfield, Springfield, PA; James Capolupo, Superintendent of approaches to elevating school spirit. Schools, Springfield, Wayne, PA PRESENTER: Bill Seely, Executive Vice President, Varsity Brands, Memphis, TN ROOM 127A P L ROOM 125A

COACHING AND “TALKING TEACHING” FOR DISTRICT 12 FEBRUARY FRIDAY, IMPROVEMENT L EARLY LEARNING INVESTMENTS INCREASE GRADUATION A team from the Point Isabel (TX) Independent School District (PI-ISD) RATES will share the results of a concerted effort to focus on student learning The achievement gap starts early in life during the period when through use of a structured, systematic instructional coaching model and children’s brains grow fastest. Many who enter kindergarten not deliberate procedures for providing feedback and engaging in “teacher ready to learn will fall further behind their peers. Research shows a talk” with teachers. With this all-encompassing focus, the PI-ISD staff has strong connection between kindergarten readiness and third grade upped its rigor and aligned its teaching strategies, leading to student test scores, which predict graduation rates. This session will highlight growth. good early childhood programs that prepare children for success in PRESENTERS: Lisa Garcia, Superintendent of Schools, Point Isbael kindergarten, third grade and beyond. Independent School District, Port Isabel, TX; Noemi Guzman, Derry PRESENTERS: Mark DiRocco, Superintendent, Lewisburg Area SD, Elementary Dean of Instruction, Point Isabel ISD, Port Isabel, TX; Ana Lewisburg, PA; Nancy Fishman, Board President, Carlisle Area SD, Holland, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Point PA, Carlisle, PA; John Friend, Superintendent and President-Elect of Isabel Independent School District, Port Isabel, TX; William Roach, PASA, Carlisle Area SD, Carlisle, PA Port Isabel High School Principal, Point Isabel Independent School District, Port Isabel, TX ROOM 126B I L EDUCATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE — WHAT’S THE BRAIN GOT TO DO WITH IT? This fun, fast-paced and interactive session will equip educational leaders with the latest neuroscience research. Presenters will emphasize how the young brain differs from the mature brain and implications for teaching and learning. The optimal conditions for boosting student achievement will also be shared, in addition to specific Common Core strategies to implement immediately. PRESENTERS: Julie Adams, Curriculum & Instruction Specialist, CCSD 59/Adams Educ Consulting, Rocklin, CA; Art Fessler, Superintendent, CCSD 59, Arlington Heights, IL

WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 47 12:30 – 1:30pm (cont.) ROOM 128A E P POVERTY AND EQUITY — EDUCATIONAL LIABILITIES OR ROOM 126C SYSTEM STRENGTHS? L GETTING THE JOB AND SUSTAINING SUCCESS Poverty and equity issues exist in the majority of public schools. At no other time in history have educational leadership positions This presentation will compare and contrast both the needs and the been more complex. Finding the next right position is no longer just contributions that students from both affluent and impoverished a matter of networking. This interactive presentation will explain how backgrounds can provide. Practical tools will also be provided to masterfully find your next leadership position and quickly achieve related to structuring board meetings and allocating personnel and consensus and results through information and analytics. Examine a other operational resources in a transparent manner that invites continuum designed to capture and evaluate the impact of sustainable participation from all demographic populations. Ideas for assisting initiatives on operating costs, student achievement and on the role of staff with developing a strength’s mindset will also be shared. the school leaders. PRESENTERS: Garn Christensen, Superintendent, Eastmont School PRESENTERS: Bill Adams, East Regional President, ECRA/HYA; District, East Wenatchee, WA; Teena McDonald, Assistant Professor/ Stacey Adams, East Regional Manager, Business Development, Retired Superintendent, Washington State University, Spokane, WA; ECRA/HYA, Naples, FL; Scott Feder, Superintendent, Millstone Katherine Rodela, Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership, Township School District, Millstone Township, NJ; Pamela Hollich, College of Education, Washington State University Vancouver, Mid-West Regional President, Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, Vancouver, WA Frankfort, IL; Steve Humphrey, Executive Vice President, Business Development, ECRA/HYA, Rosemont, IL; Carolyn McKennan, West Regional President, Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, Aptos, CA ROOM 122A D M IS YOUR 403(B) PLAN READY FOR AN IRS AUDIT? ROOM 122C Plan sponsors desire to manage a 403(b) compliant plan. Staying on top I L of all the administrative requirements and changes can be a challenge. HOW TO PUT THE “SPECIAL” BACK INTO SPECIAL In recent years, the IRS has increased their audit activity for 403(b) EDUCATION plans. With the right amount of planning and proper administration, More and more students with disabilities are being included in the plans sponsors can avoid many compliance pitfalls and provide a 403(b) general education classroom for 80% or more of the instructional plan that is compliant with IRS guidance and regulations. day. Learn how one school division turned around their special PRESENTER: Susan Alldredge, National Sales Retirement Plan

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 education program by restructuring central-office staff, implementing Consultant, PlanConnect, Syracuse, NY targeted professional learning, using continuous improvement Sponsored by planning, involving all stakeholder groups, implementing evidence- based practices for students with disabilities, and monitoring special education instructional practices over a five-year period. PRESENTER: Jane Quenneville, Principal, Fairfax County Public ROOM 126A Schools, Fairfax, VA L SUPERINTENDENTS SERVE AS READING LEADERS Increasing numbers of superintendents are serving as reading leaders ROOM 125B in their communities and also tapping the power of family literacy by L leading the One District, One Book program, created by Read to Them ONBOARDING NEW SUPERINTENDENTS: A SEAMLESS (an AASA School Solutions Center partner). ODOB connects homes, TRANSITION FOR NEWBIES schools and communities by engaging elementary students and families Unexpected challenges, competing interests, declining resources, in reading the same children’s novel at the same time. This session will unfunded legislative mandates, increased pressure for accountability, feature a presentation and panel discussion about the ODOB program changing demographics, local politics, bureaucracy, minimal and how you can become a reading leader in your district. requirements for board members and social issues all contribute to the MODERATOR: Chuck Woodruff, Chief Operating Officer, AASA, complexity of the job for new superintendents. Presenters will share their Alexandria, VA recently published e-Book that distinctly creates a seamless transition PRESENTERS: Gary Anderson, Founder, Read to Them, Richmond, for new superintendents. Learn about the importance of establishing an VA; Steve Anderson, Superintendent, Lake Hamilton School District, effective relationship between a new superintendent, an executive coach, Pearcy, AK; David Pennington, Superintendent, Ponca City Schools, an experienced superintendent mentor and a school board member in Ponca City, OK; Michael Poore, Superintendent, Bentonville Public providing on-the-ground support, guidance and professional learning to Schools, Bentonville, AK; Brad Reed, Superintendent of Schools, Great assist each new superintendent’s transition. Bend USD 428, Great Bend, KS PRESENTERS: Rhonda Caldwell, Deputy Director, Kentucky Association of School Administrators, Frankfort, KY; Michael Chirichello, Consultant, Retired Professor & Superintendent, Leadership Matters LLC, Swartswood, NJ; Anthony Strong, Superintendent, Pendelton County Schools, Falmouth, KY

48 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION ROOM 122B I L WHAT CAN PRINCIPAL SUPERVISORS DO TO IMPROVE FOCUS ZONES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT? Superintendents and district leaders are grappling with how to reform C H CHILDREN’S HEALTH schools and improve instructional leadership in the age of increased accountability. This session will engage superintendents and district C C COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS leaders in learning strategies to meet the changing needs and role D M of the principal supervisor in support of improving student outcomes DISTRICT MANAGEMENT through improving principal practice. Learn about the University of E P EQUITY AND POVERTY Washington Center for Educational Leadership’s (CEL) Principal Support Framework and begin to create an action plan for you district and state H S HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS context. PRESENTERS: Frank Caropelo, Director of Chalkboard, State of I T INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY Oregon Business Council, Portland, OR; Karen Cloninger, Project Director, University of Washington Center for Educational Leadership, I L INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP Seattle, WA; Krista Parent, Superintendent, Cottage Grove School District, Cottage Grove, OR; Sharon Williams, Project Director, J C JOB CENTRAL University of Washington Center for Educational Leadership, Seattle, WA L LEADERSHIP 1:30 – 2:45pm P L PERSONALIZED LEARNING S R SUPERINTENDENT/SCHOOL BOARD RELATIONSHIPS Hall 4, North Building, Phoenix Convention Center NCE MARKETPLACE SNACK BREAK T TECHNOLOGY Sponsored by

1:45 – 2:30pm 2:45 – 3:45pm THOUGHT LEADER THOUGHT LEADER Knowledge Exchange Theater Knowledge Exchange Theater E P EXCELLENCE THROUGH EQUITY: FIVE PRINCIPLES OF S R SUPERINTENDENT/SCHOOL BOARD RELATIONS, COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP TO GUIDE ACHIEVEMENT FOR A DISCUSSION WITH NSBA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EVERY STUDENT TOM GENTZEL AND AASA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR This presentation will describe principles and practices that have DAN DOMENECH 12 FEBRUARY FRIDAY, proven effective in meeting the needs of a wide variety of learners. It Come hear an informative discussion between the AASA and NSBA will also demonstrate how schools can develop leadership capacity executive directors who agree that an effective superintendent/school and a high-performing school culture to enhance student achievement. board management team is essential to a school system’s success and It will explore what cutting-edge schools, districts, states and a few how the two organizations work together to accomplish common goals. nations have done to use equity as the driver on the road to excellence PRESENTERS: Dan Domenech, Executive Director, AASA, Alexandria, for all children. Learn about other educational leaders who have moved VA; Tom Gentzel, Executive Director, NSBA, Alexandria, VA beyond the zero sum game paradigm to use equity as a lever to close achievement and outcome gaps, boost morale and school culture, and Sponsored by enhance learning for high-achieving students as well. PRESENTER: Alan Blankstein, Founder, Solution Tree and HOPE Foundation, New York, NY Sponsored by

WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 49 2:45 – 3:45pm (cont.) ROOM 126B L AMERICA’S 21ST-CENTURY SCHOOLS: ALIGNING EDUCATION THOUGHT LEADER REFORM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Dr. John Phillipo will serve as moderator for a panel presentation on ROOM 129 America’s 21st-Century Schools with a focus on exploring strategies E P NOT EVERYTHING IS BLACK AND WHITE: MINDING THE for revitalizing the curriculum, transforming management of schools, and incorporating core technology competencies into the classroom ACHIEVEMENT GAP to meet the social, economic and educational needs of all students for Join three superintendents for a frank discussion on equity. Gaps in the 21st century. Classroom, school district and state-level initiatives educational achievement are the result of poverty, poor health, lack of will be discussed. resources, and policies and practices that disproportionately penalize MODERATOR: John Phillipo, Chief Executive Officer, Center for the disenfranchised who are usually youth of color. This session will Educational Leadership and Technology, Marlborough, MA examine the issues and policies in schools that create and exacerbate PANELISTS: Thomas Ahart, Superintendent, Des Moines the achievement gap, the opportunity gap and the health gap in young Public Schools, Des Moines, IA; Douglas Brubaker, Associate people. How are we widening the gaps through funding decisions, Superintendent of Administration, Garland Independent School discipline procedures and practices in our education system? What District, Garland, TX; Barbara M . Jenkins, Superintendent, Orange strategies can school system leaders employ to increase equity, close County Public Schools, Orlando, FL gaps, and improve outcomes? Hear from these strategic leaders and share your own perspectives on the intersection of schools and persistent gaps, and share your vision for overcoming inequities. ROOM 121B MODERATOR: LaRuth Gray, Scholar-in-Residence, Metropolitan P L BLENDED LEARNING FOR STEM Center New York University for Research on Equity and the Successful blended learning creates a venue for students to Transformation of Schools, New York, NY become excited about learning both in and out of the classroom. PRESENTERS: Ramona Bishop, Superintendent, Vallejo Superintendents from Ohio, Texas and New York will discuss the ways Unified School District, Vallejo, CA; Phil Lanoue, Superintendent, they have been integrating blended learning into STEM. Clarke County Public Schools, Athens, GA; Gregory Thornton, PRESENTERS: HD Chambers, Superintendent, Alief Independent Superintendent, Baltimore City Public Schools, Baltimore, MD School District, Houston, TX; Terry Clark, Superintendent, Beth Sponsored by Page Union Free District, Beth Page, NY; Matthew Montgomery, Superintendent, Revere Local Schools, Bath, OH FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12

ROOM 123 ROOM 121C T AASA ADVOCACY OUTREACH: BEYOND EMAIL, LEVERAGING L BUILDING AND LEADING HEALTHY CULTURES FOR THE VOICE OF SUPERINTENDENTS LEARNING AND COLLABORATION AASA staff from the Policy & Advocacy, Communications and Are you interested in building strong relationships within all levels of School Administrator teams will discuss online opportunities to stay your organization? Learn how a regional service cooperative brought connected, engaged and informed with AASA. We will also provide key leaders together to use the common language found in the insight into how you can involve your schools and community in leadership tools of GiANT Worldwide to build a culture of collaborative engaging online communications and tips for managing your social partnerships. This work influences growth for organizations and media presence. would be highly effective in schools and communities consisting of PRESENTERS: Deanna Atkins, Online Technologies & Advocacy leaders from schools, counties and cities. The process provides training Specialist, AASA, Alexandria, VA; Leslie Finnan, Policy Analyst, AASA, that empowers high-level leaders to use tools in a train-the-trainer Alexandria, VA model throughout all levels of their organization. This has influenced leaders to become more effective communicators, decision makers and problems solvers to promote an innovative, forward thinking and ROOM 122A collaborative culture. L ALIGNMENT, COLLABORATION AND TEAMWORK: PRESENTERS: Paul Drange, Director of Regional Programs, National Joint Powers Alliance, Staples, MN; Joseph Hill, Senior LEADERSHIP PRACTICES THAT MATTER MOST Associate, GiANT Worldwide, Staples, MN; Rynell Schock, Leader of High-performing and rapidly improving schools and districts have Education Solutions, National Joint Powers Alliance, Staples, MN strong systems that bring clarity and alignment to beliefs, expectations and practices. In this session, learn how district leaders direct, support and develop the work of principals to align and implement district ROOM 127B priorities. Additionally, innovative and successful practices used by D M “ET TU BRUTE?” CONSPIRACY AND BETRAYAL IN THE school principals to guide teachers in achieving district priorities will be shared. Leave inspired and well prepared to implement specific DISTRICT OFFICE and replicable practices that promote alignment, collaboration and Though not a frequent occurrence, there are times when a teamwork among district leaders, principals and teachers. superintendent, external to the district, is hired and is undermined PRESENTERS: Eric Forseth, Associate Superintendent, Fallbrook by district staff who were overlooked by the board for the Union Elementary School District, Fallbrook, CA; Wendy Kerr, superintendency, or who feel it should have gone to someone else. This Prinicpal, Fallbrook Union Elementary School District, Fallbrook, CA; workshop will address the perils and pitfalls of such situations and Candace Singh, Superintendent, Fallbrook Union Elementary School provide strategies for addressing individuals who create such turmoil. District, Fallbrook, CA PRESENTERS: George Bickert, Superintendent, Ruidoso Municipal Schools, Ruidoso, NM; Marc Space, Superintendent, Grants/Cibola County Schools, Grants, NM

50 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION ROOM 125A P L HIGH SCHOOL INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING PLANS: STATE FOCUS ZONES REQUIREMENTS AND COUNSELING PRACTICES This session will present answers to research questions about C H CHILDREN’S HEALTH individualized learning plans, including: Do ILP requirements contribute to improvements in college/career readiness, postsecondary access C C COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS and/or postsecondary success? How are ILPs operationalized in D M schools? Who is tasked with implementing ILPs, and what is the scope DISTRICT MANAGEMENT of their responsibility for assessing the success of ILPs on student E P EQUITY AND POVERTY outcomes? This session will also update attendees on an inventory of state policies and mandates regarding ILPs and share how one district H S HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS utilized state-mandated ILPs to facilitate college and career readiness and student success. I T INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY PRESENTERS: Melissa Clinedinst, Associate Director of Research, NACAC, Arlington, VA; James Lee, Superintendent, Paradise Valley I L INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP Unified School District, Phoenix, AZ; Kim Oppelt, Community Relations Manager, Hobsons, Arlington, VA J C JOB CENTRAL Sponsored by L LEADERSHIP P L PERSONALIZED LEARNING ROOM 122B S R SUPERINTENDENT/SCHOOL BOARD RELATIONSHIPS L LEVEL 5 TIME MANAGEMENT FOR SCHOOL LEADERS Please clear my plate! Traditional time management strategies don’t T TECHNOLOGY work very well for school leaders because we are in the business of providing in-the-moment customer service to our communities. A recent study conducted by Executive Coaching Services, Inc., found that principals typically spend an average of 73 hours per week on the ROOM 128A job, including nights and weekends. Unfortunately, only three of those E P hours are spent on the business of teaching and learning. The next level PATHWAYS OF PROMISE: ERASING POVERTY ONE PUBLIC of work in school reform calls for superintendents to help “clear the SCHOOL CHILD AT A TIME plate” for principals in order to increase instructional supervision and Can public schools rebuild America’s middle class? We believe they promote personal health. Level 5 Time Management was created by can. District 214 has turned rapidly changing demographics and educators for educators. This session will offer creative management rising poverty rates into an opportunity to refine and reshape its practices to send a powerful message to principals regarding the use mission to improve the futures of ALL learners. This session will offer of time. Forty-two efficiency systems will be available to school leaders specific examples of how an emphasis on career pathways, academic to lower stress while increasing productivity. Come discover innovative challenge, social wellness and community engagement has put our strategies to address interruptions, electronic communication, discipline

students on a trajectory toward economic opportunity and effective 12 FEBRUARY FRIDAY, issues, challenging clients, under-performing employees, written democratic citizenship in a diverse society. communication, staff compliance and much more. PRESENTERS: Paul Kelly, Principal, Elk Grove High School, Township PRESENTER: Moreno Carrasco, President, Executive Coaching High School District 214, Arlington Heights, IL; Lazaro Lopez, Services, LLC, Germantown, MD Associate Superintendent for Teaching and Learning, Township High School District 214, Arlington Heights, IL ROOM 125B L PARTNERSHIPS FOR EXCELLENCE — FOSTERING CHANGE ROOM 127A THROUGH QUARTERLY CONVERSATIONS P L SCALING INNOVATION: A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO This session will introduce Quarterly Conversations, a protocol for PERSONALIZING STUDENT LEARNING dynamic dialogues to build leadership capacity for overcoming the Modern systems designs for schooling are now emerging, which challenges of initiating change in schools and districts. Quarterly leverage the networked capacity of teacher innovation and Conversations ensure that every school has a balanced approach to collaboration. This session will describe the work of the Bennington- curriculum, instruction and assessment for equitable student access to Rutland (VT) Supervisory Union, in creating a well-articulated systems unparalleled learning experiences. Through the analysis of student data design to scale teacher innovation to better meet the personal learning and needs assessments, Quarterly Conversations affords leadership needs of students. Topics covered will include community engagement, teams the opportunity to make decisions that are student driven and the development of future-oriented ends policies, establishing data informed. organizational benchmarks to monitor and focus professional PRESENTERS: Tory Hill, Assistant Superintendent for Instructional development, and the use of assessment data to develop student and Administrative Support, Katy Independent School District, Katy, TX; goals in personal learning plans as an approach to support individual Allison Matney, Executive Director of Research, Assessment, student growth irrespective of assigned grade levels. and Accountability, Katy Independent School District, Katy, TX; PRESENTERS: Daniel French, Superintendent, Bennington-Rutland Jon Maxwell, Coordinator of Accountability & School Improvement, Supervisory Union, Sunderland, VT; Jacquelyne Wilson, Assistant Katy Independent School District, Katy, TX Superintendent, Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union, Sunderland, VT

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ROOM 126A ROOM 122B I T THE EMPOWERED SUPERINTENDENT: ENABLING DIGITAL I T A TALE OF TWO CAROLINAS LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS This session will explore the success of two rural school districts, Superintendents can make or break educational technology initiatives. one in North Carolina and one in South Carolina, that used digital They are responsible for ensuring that their school districts embrace devices and authentic performance assessments along with blended transformative digital learning. CoSN, the association of school district learning to significantly increase student achievement. Receive model technology leaders, and AASA collaborated to assess challenges collaborative performance assessment units developed by teachers and increase superintendents’ capacity to lead technology efforts. and vetted by instructional leaders and learn how Understanding Join in this interactive session and learn how superintendents are by Design was used as a model to assist teachers in developing unit collaborating with their CTOs to make a digital leap. This session assessment plans that aligned with the rigor and challenge of state will focus on a powerful toolkit released by CoSN and AASA to help assessments. build the capacity of superintendents and their teams, Action Steps PRESENTERS: David Mathis, Superintendent, Saluda County for Strengthening the Technology Leadership Team, and an expanded Schools, Saluda, SC; Patrick Miller, Superintendent, Greene County set of practical tools for hiring, developing and evaluating CTOs and Schools, Snow Hill, NC educational technology professionals. MODERATOR: Keith Krueger, CEO, Consortium for School ROOM 126C Networking, Washington, DC C C BUILDING A COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION SYSTEM K-12 PRESENTERS: Keith Bockwoldt, Director of Technology Services, What does it mean to become a K–12 Competency-Based Educational Township High School District 214, Arlington Heights, IL; Mark System? What does it take to research, design, build and create Edwards, Superintendent, Mooresville Graded School District, learning pathways systemwide? Learn how one district has spent Mooresville, NC; David Schuler, Superintendent, Township High the past six years redesigning and putting in place structures and School District 214, Arlington Heights, IL practices that support competency-based education by focusing on competency, collaboration, and culture and climate, and about the ROOM 126C district’s first in the nation pilot proposing an accountability system I L USING GLOBAL BENCHMARKING TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES that balances standardized testing and quality assessment in the

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 classroom for district accountability. FOR ALL STUDENTS PRESENTERS: Brian Blake, Superintendent of Schools, Sanborn To thrive in today’s changing world, students need to develop key Regional School District, Kingston, NH; Ellen Hume-Howard, deeper learning skills, such as critical thinking and complex problem Curriculum Director, Sanborn Regional School District, Kingston, NH; solving, so they can compete with their global peers. The OECD Test Michael Turmelle, Assistant Principal/Curriculum Director, Sanborn for Schools (based on PISA), a high-quality global benchmarking tool, Regional School District, Kingston, NH; Jonathan VanderEls, allows school and district leaders to assess the extent to which students Principal, Sanborn Regional School District, Kingston, NH have developed these critical skills. In many cases, the OECD Test for Schools has delivered eye-opening results, spurring targeted plans for improvement in districts across the country. This presentation will focus ROOM 121C on how schools and districts can leverage results from the OECD Test T CONNECTING/ENGAGING TEACHERS AND PARENTS: for Schools to inform school improvement efforts. District leaders whose schools have participated in the OECD Test for Schools will discuss THERE’S AN APP FOR IT! actions they have taken in response to results at the school and district Parents want real-time engagement with schools. Minnesota-based levels to improve student outcomes and ensure that their students are PreciouStatus, an eight-time award-winning firm, brings safe, real-time prepared for success in a global economy. updates directly from schools to thousands of families on a daily basis. Hear the “how-tos” for engaging parents that will ultimately increase PRESENTERS: Jack Dale, Retired Superintendent, Fairfax County children’s educational outcomes and create positive branding for Public Schools, Washington, DC; Pat Deklotz, Superintendent, Kettle schools. Actual case studies of child impact will be presented. Moraine School District, Wales, WI; Carolyn Trager Kilman, Executive Director, America Achieves, Washington, DC; Alvin Wilbanks, PRESENTERS: Dennis Peterson, Superintendent of Schools, Superintendent, Gwinnett County Public Schools, Suwanee, GA Minnetonka School District #276, Minnetonka, MN; Janet Swiecichowski, Executive Director Communication, Minnetonka School District #276, Minnetonka, MN

52 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION ROOM 126A L DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING: HOW ARE YOU DOING? FOCUS ZONES How well do you think your district uses data to drive decision making? Come reflect on your own district practices, and learn how the Howard C H CHILDREN’S HEALTH County (MD) Schools are leading progress through the rigorous use of data and analysis. Many districts are deep in the pursuit of data-driven C C COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS decision making, but most don’t have a way of assessing where they are or how they are progressing. Through interactive conversation using D M DISTRICT MANAGEMENT the Harvard Strategic Data Project’s Strategic Use of Data Rubric, this session will provide for individual reflection and small- and large-group E P EQUITY AND POVERTY conversation about data use across different areas of system-level operations. The rubric establishes a common language and provides a H S HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS structured and systematic way to assess an organization’s strengths and challenges. Presenters will also discuss process considerations, including I T INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY how better evidence can lead to improved strategic planning and policy development. I L INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP PRESENTERS: E . Grace Chesney, Chief Accountability Officer, J C JOB CENTRAL Howard County Public School System, Ellicott City, MD; Renee Foose, Superintendent, Howard County Public School System, Ellicott City, MD; L LEADERSHIP Nicholas Morgan, Executive Director, Strategic Data Project, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA P L PERSONALIZED LEARNING S R ROOM 123 SUPERINTENDENT/SCHOOL BOARD RELATIONSHIPS L DOES YOUR DISTRICT’S THEORY OF ACTION LEVERAGE T TECHNOLOGY PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP? School systems need a theory of action that creates a clear through line from superintendent to student that amplifies the importance of instructional leadership. A growing understanding of the transformative ROOM 126B power of school leadership has helped redefine the role and I L INCREASING ACCESS: CREATING POSTSECONDARY expectations of principals as well as the way districts prepare, select and evaluate principals. School leaders attending this session will learn OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS how to use a theory of action to establish a shared vision and common More than ever, students are accessing postsecondary courses while practice of powerful instruction across their districts, develop leadership still in high school. Join a panel of high school and community college actions that improve teaching and learning, and engage principals leaders as they discuss the partnerships and programs they have in cycles of inquiry around instructional leadership goals focused on created to increase access to college credits, enhanced programming improving teaching practice and student achievement. and specialized skills for high school students. Specific examples of PRESENTERS: Tammy Campbell, Superintendent, Federal Way Public these programs, success and barriers in implementation, and data measures will be discussed. Bring questions or your own experiences Schools, Federal Way, WA; Karen Cloninger, Project Director, Center 12 FEBRUARY FRIDAY, for Educational Leadership, Spokane, WA to enhance the discussion. PRESENTERS: Jamie Bo, Superintendent, Denton Independent School District, Denton, TX; Dan Hoverman, Superintendent, Mounds ROOM 128A E P View Public Schools, Shoreview, MN; Stephen Smith, President, GROWING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND ALL LIMITS: Advising and Admissions Solutions, Hobsons, Arlington, VA ONE DISTRICT’S VISION TO OVERCOME THE BARRIERS AND BOUNDARIES OF POVERTY ROOM 127B I L Learn how Rutherford County (NC) Schools has leveraged partnerships to INCREASING AP ACCESS AND PERFORMANCE THROUGH A implement its Going G.L.O.B.A.L. vision, which features a 1:1 technology DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH initiative in grades K–12. All high school students have an academic mentor who meets with them four times each year to support career and Over the past few years, the Houston (TX) Independent School District college planning. The district’s early college, REaCH, a 2014 National Blue has made great strides in increasing participation in AP coursework, Ribbon school, has achieved a 100% graduation rate for five consecutive particularly among low-income and minority student populations. The years and the district is currently working to scale up the early college number of Hispanic and African-American students participating in these model to all three of its traditional high schools. The district partners courses has increased by over 125%, and the overall increase across all closely with the McNair Educational Foundation to overcome barriers students has been over 100%. Along with an increase in participation, to college access, promote college awareness and increase the number the district has also seen a significant increase in the number of of students prepared for college. Data reveal that Rutherford County students who have received qualifying scores in their AP exams. In this Schools’ graduates enter college at a higher rate than similar students session, learn more about the strategies that helped the district realize across the nation. The session will share information about district and these gains and leave with tangible steps that can be used to drive AP foundation strategies that may be replicated in other schools and systems. participation and performance in your own school district. PRESENTER: Janet Mason, Superintendent, Rutherford County PRESENTERS: Rick Cruz, Assistant Superintendent, College Schools, Fiorest City, NC Readiness, Houston ISD, Houston, TX; Don Hare, Chief of Major Projects, Houston ISD, Houston, TX Sponsored by

WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 53 4 – 5pm (cont.) ROOM 125A P L ONE DISTRICT’S JOURNEY TOWARD MASS CUSTOMIZED ROOM 122C LEARNING I L LEADERSHIP TALENT ASSESSMENT This presentation will address the importance of technology in one We know effective school leaders are critical to school success. district’s journey toward customized education. Important elements What can districts do to recruit, develop and retain visionary, include a 1:1 initiative and a flex-time scheduler that gives students passionate principals who will continue to drive teaching and learning a choice of interventions/activities at the end of each day, voice and improvement? The George W. Bush Institute and American Institutes choice in student learning, the use of real-world work for real-world for Research have created a comprehensive, research-based Principal audiences, and the transformation of secondary school libraries. Talent Management Framework for school superintendents and PRESENTER: Michael Snell, Superintendent, Central York School district leadership teams to self-assess how well policies and practices District, York, PA support and grow principal talent. This highly interactive session will engage you in reviewing the Framework and explain how the Dallas ROOM 125B (TX) Independent School District uses the resources for planning and L improvement. TELLING YOUR DISTRICT’S STORY PRESENTERS: Matthew Cifford, Researcher, American Institutes for The stories of schools are amazing. Our kids learn, grow and Research, Oak Park, IL; Mike Miles, Former Superintendent, Dallas contribute to society to make life better for all. Community involvement Independent School District, Colorado Springs, CO; Eva Myrick in a plan of action to take the story of your school district to the Chiang, Manager, Education Reform & Research and Evaluation, world develops social capital and momentum for all involved. This George W. Bush Institute, Dallas, TX session will provide tips and testimonials about how you can control the narrative of your school and celebrate the work of students and teachers. ROOM 121B T PRESENTERS: Joe Sanfelippo, Superintendent, Fall Creek School NEW PATENTED LENS TECHNOLOGY CHANGES LANDSCAPE District, Fall Creek, WI; Brad Saron, Superintendent, Chippewa Falls FOR STUDENTS STRUGGLING TO READ Unified School District, Chippewa Falls, WI This session will highlight the presenter’s experience with ChromaGen Lenses and the effect this new lens technology has had on students who are struggling to read. ChromaGen Lenses are new, patented and cleared by the FDA and are providing a dramatic improvement for students with reading issues. Dr. Jeanne Howes, an educational psychologist specializing in the needs of school-aged children, will provide her insights into the multiple challenges that students face in school and in life when they are not effective readers. Dr. Edward Huggett will explain the science behind these new lenses as an eye doctor, while also offering his perspective as a former elementary school teacher before becoming an optometrist. PRESENTERS: Jeanne Howes, Director of Education, ChromaGen Vision, LLC, Clearwater, FL; Edward Huggett, Jr ., Chief Optometric Advisor, ChromaGen Vision, LLC, Tarpon Springs, FL

54 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION ROOM 127A L USING A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COLLABORATIVE TO EMPOWER GREAT TEACHING, DEVELOP LEADERS AND FOCUS ZONES CREATE HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS C H CHILDREN’S HEALTH The SOAR Collaborative in Ohio is the largest school improvement C C COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS collaborative in the United States, consisting of approximately 100 urban, rural and suburban school districts. Hear several member D M DISTRICT MANAGEMENT superintendents describe how the collaborative focuses on high-impact strategies that empower teachers, develop leaders and improve school E P EQUITY AND POVERTY systems. PRESENTERS: Keith Bell, Superintendent, Euclid Schools, Euclid, OH; H S HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS Gail Kist-Kline, Superintendent, Mason Schools, Mason, OH; Bobby Moore, Senior Director, Battelle for Kids, Columbus, OH; I T INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY Thomas Tucker, Superintendent, Princeton City Schools, Cincinnati, OH I L INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP J C JOB CENTRAL 4 – 5:30pm L LEADERSHIP SHUTTLE SERVICE AVAILABLE P L PERSONALIZED LEARNING S R SUPERINTENDENT/SCHOOL BOARD RELATIONSHIPS T TECHNOLOGY

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6:30 – 9:30am 9:15 – 10:15am Shuttle Service Available ROOM 122C I L 7:30am – 12noon Building a Transparent and Efficient Budget That Fosters Continuous Improvement Exhibit Hall 2-3, Lobby, Phoenix Convention Center ROOM 121B Registration Hours L Building Blocks for System Coherence: Leverage Your Exhibit Hall 2-3, Lobby, Phoenix Convention Center Leadership Capacity! Bookstore Hours ROOM 125B L 8 – 9am Developing Leaders in a Collaborative Model ROOM 126B I L ROOM 126C I L Beyond Blended Learning: Making the Transition to East Rising Personalized Learning ROOM 126B D M ROOM 125B L Flexibility in Education: Building a Culture of Innovation Colleagues, Coaches and Counselors: Superintendents and Integrity Supporting Each Other ROOM 122B I L ROOM 126C L Growing Principal Talent with Impactful Professional Mid-Decade Update of the Decennial Study of the Growth Plans American Superintendency ROOM 121C L ROOM 123 L How to Get — And Keep — The Best Teachers Publishing Professionally: Guidance for School ROOM 123 District Leaders L In Their Shoes: Using Experiential Audits to Promote ROOM 122C I L Student Success Simple Rules and Priority Planning: Coherence in ROOM 122A Systemwide Change I L Systemic Change through Professional Development ROOM 122A L ROOM 126A Spotlight Schools: Developing Leadership Capacity to L The ABCs of Employee Use of Social Media Implement Change 10:30 – 12noon ROOM 126A L Strategies for 21st-Century Superintendents: Bold Actions GENERAL SESSION for Challenging Times North Hall 2 AASA President-Elect Address ROOM 122B H S The Glenbard Parent Series & Leveraging Your Two General Session Presentation Greatest Assets: Your Parents and Your Community Blended Learning: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools ROOM 121C L Women Moving to the Superintendency: Navigating the 11:30am – 12:30pm Obstacle Course! Shuttle Service Available

56 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION 6:30 – 9:30am SHUTTLE SERVICE AVAILABLE FOCUS ZONES C H CHILDREN’S HEALTH 7:30am – 12noon C C COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS D M Exhibit Hall 2-3, Lobby, Phoenix Convention Center DISTRICT MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION HOURS E P EQUITY AND POVERTY H S HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS Exhibit Hall 2-3, Lobby, Phoenix Convention Center BOOKSTORE HOURS I T INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY Sponsored by I L INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP J C JOB CENTRAL 8 – 9am L LEADERSHIP

ROOM 126B P L PERSONALIZED LEARNING I L BEYOND BLENDED LEARNING: MAKING THE TRANSITION TO S R SUPERINTENDENT/SCHOOL BOARD RELATIONSHIPS PERSONALIZED LEARNING T Change isn’t easy, but it is necessary and obtainable with the right TECHNOLOGY tools and support. Join Anne Brown, the vice president of Personalized Learning for School Improvement Network, as she profiles two public school districts that have implemented personalized learning programs in their school systems over the past three years. The session ROOM 123 will cover how districts planned for personalized learning, how they L implemented it, and results that include 60% of students making PUBLISHING PROFESSIONALLY: GUIDANCE FOR SCHOOL 1.5–2 years of gain in reading and math in one district and increasing DISTRICT LEADERS graduation rates from 78%–95% in the other. What does it take to be a successful editorial contributor to a PRESENTER: Anne Brown, Vice President of Personalized Learning, professional publication serving K–12 education leaders? The editor School Improvement Network, Midvale, UT of School Administrator, AASA’s monthly magazine, will discuss writing opportunities in School Administrator and other education periodicals. AASA’s director of communications will discuss book ROOM 125B writing opportunities at AASA. The session will share practical L COLLEAGUES, COACHES AND COUNSELORS: insights into the review process, some dos and don’ts and examples

of appropriate topics for publication -— all intended to better position 13 FEBRUARY SATURDAY, SUPERINTENDENTS SUPPORTING EACH OTHER future submissions for favorable consideration. One of the most important things superintendents can do is invest PRESENTERS: Jay Goldman, Editor, School Administrator, AASA, in themselves and in their fellow colleagues with time, humor and Alexandria, VA; Jimmy Minichello, Director of Communications, professional dialogue. Learn how four superintendents have created AASA, Alexandria, VA their own system to rely on each other for coaching, counseling and camaraderie and have thus created a sustainable method of ongoing, no cost, professional development that serves to create curiosity, ROOM 122C inspire innovation and re-energize them on a monthly basis. I L SIMPLE RULES AND PRIORITY PLANNING: COHERENCE IN PRESENTERS: Scott Bloomquist, Superintendent, Winnebago CUSD 323, Winnebago, IL; PJ Caposey, Superintendent, MCUSD 223/Routledge, SYSTEMWIDE CHANGE Oregon, IL; Lynn Gibson, Superintendent, Hononegah CSD 207, Rockton, Old patterns of schooling are not robust enough to face challenges IL; Tom Mahoney, Superintendent, Oregon CUSD 220, Oregon, IL of 21st-century teaching and learning. You wrestle with that reality every day. Preparing for the 21st century requires adaptive capacity across your whole system to see, understand and respond to changing ROOM 126C patterns in today’s complex world. Learn how the Cupertino (CA) L MID-DECADE UPDATE OF THE DECENNIAL STUDY OF THE Union SD’s Board Priority planning meets this challenge. Hear from leaders in that district who use Simple Rules and deep systemic AMERICAN SUPERINTENDENCY understanding to set conditions for coherent change at all levels of the The session is devoted to updating the 2010 The American School organization. Superintendent Study with newly generated data with a particular PRESENTERS: Wendy Gudalewicz, Superintendent, Cupertino focus on women serving as superintendents. This interactive session Union School District, Cupertino, CA; Royce Holladay, Director, will feature scholars with extensive research experience in gender- Human Systems Dynamics Institute, Circle Pines, MN; Jeremy based school district leadership. Nishihara, Chief Information Officer, Cupertino Union School District, PRESENTERS: Leslie Finnan, Policy Analyst Research Professor-in- Cupertino, CA; Phyllis Vogel, Board member, Cupertino Union School Residence Professor-in-Residence, AASA, Alexandria, VA; Margaret District, Cupertino, CA Grogan, Dean and Professor, Chapman University, Orange, CA; Robert McCord, Research Professor-in-Residence, AASA, Alexandria, VA; Kerry Robinson, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; Charol Shakeshaft, Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA; Whitney Sherman Newcomb, Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 57 8 – 9am ROOM 122B H S THE GLENBARD PARENT SERIES & LEVERAGING YOUR ROOM 122A TWO GREATEST ASSETS: YOUR PARENTS AND YOUR L SPOTLIGHT SCHOOLS: DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP CAPACITY COMMUNITY TO IMPLEMENT CHANGE Glenbard (IL) Township High School District #87 has developed Leading successful change initiatives requires unprecedented a nationally recognized parent education series to inspire and collaboration amongst all stakeholder groups. Equipping leaders to educate parents and community members to face the challenges of distribute leadership is essential to dramatically increase student working with and parenting young people today. Learn how what achievement and sustain increases over time. This session will began as a grassroots effort led by a few staff members has grown offer a unique application of Peter Senge’s work on system leaders into an annual slate of more than 50 different events featuring and collective leadership that embeds professional learning in the internationally renowned researchers, bestselling authors and context of participating schools with ongoing principal coaching. thought leaders from the fields of education and psychology. Participants will fill their minds with ideas and strategies that enhance PRESENTERS: Jeff Feucht, Assistant Superintendent for Educational distributive leadership in order to bring together potentially divisive Services, Glenbard Township High School District #87, Glen Ellyn, stakeholders, face common challenges collectively, and implement one IL; David Larson, Superintendent, Glenbard Township High School comprehensive initiative that builds a high-achieving, excelling school. District #87, Glen Ellyn, IL; Peg Mannion, Community Relations PRESENTERS: Natasha Camp, Administrator for Instructional Coordinator, Glenbard Township High School District #87, Glen Ellyn, Leadership Development, Maricopa County Education Service Agency, IL; Gilda Ross, Student & Community Projects Coordinator, Glenbard Phoenix, AZ; Denise McGloughlin, MCESA Field Specialist/Principal Township High School District #87, Glen Ellyn, IL Coach, Maricopa County Education Service Agency, Phoenix, AZ; Clare Okyere, Principal, Phoenix Elementary School District, Phoenix, ROOM 121C AZ; Myriam Roa, Superintendent, Phoenix Elementary School District, L Phoenix, AZ WOMEN MOVING TO THE SUPERINTENDENCY: NAVIGATING THE OBSTACLE COURSE! ROOM 126A Recent research demonstrates that changes must be made to L accelerate the advancement of women in educational leadership STRATEGIES FOR 21ST-CENTURY SUPERINTENDENTS: and in leadership across societal organizations. Women are making

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 BOLD ACTIONS FOR CHALLENGING TIMES gains in the attainment of credentials and degrees needed to assume Despite all the daily pressures, state and federal mandates, and multiple senior leadership positions at school sites, charter organizations and constituencies, superintendents aspire to lead from the heart and school districts. However, women continue to encounter impediments positively influence future generations of students, that is, to leave a to advancing their careers. This session will examine best practices legacy. During this session, four superintendents come together to share that contribute to new outcomes for women and review steps to take their legacy: 1) creating 12 powerful planning strategies to nurture a to address local challenges. vibrant culture whose focus is on 21st-century planning; 2) delivering PRESENTERS: Carmella Franco, Former Superintendent and State Disney’s dream to support students as risk-takers who will invent, Trustee, Positioned for Growth, Whittier, CA; Maria Ott, Executive create and design as they make pathways to the future; 3) developing in Residence, University of Southern California, San Marino, CA; a continuous growth mindset by improving professional learning Darline Robles, Professor of Clinical Education, University of for the lifecycle of the career teacher; and 4) integrating effective Southern California, Whittier, CA communication to help the community value the district’s work, manage change and build positive perceptions with the district’s shareholders. The outcome of their collaborative work is a robust website that will be shared. PRESENTERS: Michael Chirichello, Consultant, Retired Superintendent and Professor, Leadership Matters LLC, Swartswood, NJ; Robin Cochran, Superintendent, Washington County Schools, Springfield, KY; James Neihof, Superintendent, Shelby County Public Schools, Shelbyville, KY

58 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION 9:15 – 10:15am FOCUS ZONES ROOM 122C I L BUILDING A TRANSPARENT AND EFFICIENT BUDGET THAT C H CHILDREN’S HEALTH FOSTERS CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT C C COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS Learn how budget and the budgeting process can be a powerful tool for continuous improvement and how one district developed a D M DISTRICT MANAGEMENT proposal form and rubric to guide school and district administrators in developing budget proposals using a logic model; reviewed and E P EQUITY AND POVERTY scored the proposals to help its cabinet make informed budget decisions; and plans to monitor and track program outcomes and H S HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS implementation and use the results in future budget cycles for continuous improvement. I T INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY PRESENTERS: Dena Dossett, Director of Planning and Program I L Evaluation, Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY; Bo Yan, INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP Data Strategist, Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY J C JOB CENTRAL

ROOM 121B L LEADERSHIP L BUILDING BLOCKS FOR SYSTEM COHERENCE: LEVERAGE P L PERSONALIZED LEARNING YOUR LEADERSHIP CAPACITY! Building system coherence has been at the heart of Arlington (WA) S R SUPERINTENDENT/SCHOOL BOARD RELATIONSHIPS School District’s work over the past seven years. Its journey included a foundational commitment to high-performing teams, a strong T TECHNOLOGY investment in teacher leadership and the articulation of five district essentials: Every child, every hour, every day; aligning its work; high- performing teams; fiscal responsibility; and a positive, professional working and learning environment. This has led to authentic ROOM 126C improvement planning, yielding measurable results throughout the I L district. This session will include opportunities for you to engage with EAST RISING leaders at the district, building and school levels who have been In March 2014, the Warner School of Education of the University of connected to improvement efforts since 2008, and share the tools, Rochester was approached by the president of the Board of Education processes and products that have benefited the district along the way. of the Rochester (NY) City School District with an urgent request. PRESENTERS: Brian Beckley, High School Principal, Arlington East High School, the oldest comprehensive high school in the city, School District, Arlington, WA; Marilee Herman, Teacher Leader, had been informed by the NY State Education Department that it Arlington School District, Arlington, WA; Diane Kirchner-Scott, was to be closed, unless it could find an outside educational partner Assistant Superintendent, Arlington School District, Arlington, WA; (EPO) to assume responsibility for the school’s operation. Initially, the Kristine McDuffy, Superintendent, Arlington School District, university declined, thinking a task of this size, and especially given the tight timeframe required by the state, was simply not possible. But Arlington, WA 13 FEBRUARY SATURDAY, the social justice implications of the East High School dilemma were too great to ignore. The result was a unique partnership between two ROOM 125B University of Rochester professors, former NYS superintendent Stephen L DEVELOPING LEADERS IN A COLLABORATIVE MODEL Uebbing and former Odyssey Academy principal Susan Meier, who Are you looking for a way to develop leadership in your school district? guided the process through September when Dr. Shaun Nelms was Are you looking for a proven system that helps leaders at all levels appointed permanent superintendent of East High School. The student learn how to have more impact and be more accountable? Learn how body is the same. What is different is a carefully chosen faculty and four area school districts collaboratively joined forces to engage in staff employing best practice with the level of resources necessary for evidence-based leadership development. Examine concrete leadership success. Uebbing, Meier and Nelms will present the story of the new tools and a systematic process to attain better results — results East High School and report on its progress. that are designed to “hardwire a culture of excellence.” Explore a PRESENTERS: Susan Meier, Visiting Professor, University of leadership development process along with strategies to develop an Rochester, Rochester, NY; Shaun Nelms, Superintendent, East High evidenced-based model of leadership for your school district. School Educational Partnership, Rochester, NY; Stephen Uebbing, PRESENTER: JoAnn Sternke, Superintendent, Pewaukee School Professor, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY District, Pewaukee, WI

WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 59 9:15 – 10:15am (cont.) ROOM 123 L IN THEIR SHOES: USING EXPERIENTIAL AUDITS TO ROOM 126B PROMOTE STUDENT SUCCESS D M FLEXIBILITY IN EDUCATION: BUILDING A CULTURE OF In this session, learn a process for conducting experiential audits to understand the impact of school structures, messages and priorities INNOVATION AND INTEGRITY on the school experiences of underserved students. Learn how to Georgia offers flexibility to school districts, called charter districts, use “walking a mile in their shoes” to improve decision making and by allowing waivers of state laws and regulations in exchange for address systematic conditions that contribute to the achievement gap. higher student achievement and more parent, teacher and community PRESENTER: Teresa Hill, Superintendent, South Holland School involvement in school decision making. Dublin (GA) City Schools is in District 151, South Holland, IL the fifth year of charter district status and has made many changes that grew from strategic planning, including school choice, a focus on project-based learning in academically themed schools, flexible ROOM 122A scheduling, a multi-district career academy, IB programs, industry I L SYSTEMIC CHANGE THROUGH PROFESSIONAL certifications at the middle school and virtual programs, among other things. Come hear about this and the best change of all, which has DEVELOPMENT been the culture in the classrooms, where teachers are encouraged to Explore how the Coachella Valley (CA) Unified School District find what works for every student. completed the deployment of over 20,000 iPads and shifted its PRESENTERS: Charles Ledbetter, Superintendent, Dothan City focus from distribution to improving classroom effectiveness with Schools, Dothan, AL; Fred Williams, Superintendent, Dublin City technology. Whether you use teachers on special assignment or hire Schools, Dublin, GA educational technology coordinators, you must offer differentiated professional learning for all stakeholders no matter what the topic. Webinars, online workshops and coaching in the classroom can all ROOM 122B be used simultaneously and effectively. A district must be creative, I L GROWING PRINCIPAL TALENT WITH IMPACTFUL collect feedback and be willing to change to adapt to the most modern strategies for adult learners. This session provides replicable ideas for PROFESSIONAL GROWTH PLANS any department in any district. Professional learning is essential to building principals’ talent, but PRESENTERS: Darryl Adams, Superintendent of Schools, Coachella many administrators view growth plans as bureaucratic exercises

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Valley Unified School District, Thermal, CA; Michelle Murphy, that don’t contribute to improvement. Join AIR and a district team for Executive Director of Technology Services, Coachella Valley Unified an interactive session that introduces a growth planning approach School District, Thermal, CA; Israel Oliveros, Director of Technology developed by and for principals, which links school improvement Services, Coachella Valley Unified School District, Thermal, CA; priorities and performance evaluation results with growth planning. Edward Simoneau, Educational Technology Coordinator, Coachella Identify how growth plans can be used within an evaluation system, Valley Unified School District, Thermal, CA hear one district’s reflections on how this process has impacted their district’s practice, determine how a district can use growth plans to guide leader learning and support, and practice supporting leaders to ROOM 126A use evaluation data to create growth goals. L THE ABCS OF EMPLOYEE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENTERS: Matt Clifford, Principal Researcher, American School districts are struggling with how to address issues raised by Institutes for Research, Chicago, IL; Tammie Knights, Principal TA employees using social media. This presentation will explore issues Consultant, American Institutes for Research, Washington, DC; Shawn involved in employee use of social media and provide an overview of Woodward, Superintendent, Lake Pend Oreille School District, relevant current case law as well as suggested guidelines. Ponderay, ID PRESENTERS: Christine Johns, Superintendent, Utica Community Schools, Sterling Heights, MI; Maree Sneed, Attorney, Hogan Lovells, ROOM 121C Washington, DC L HOW TO GET — AND KEEP — THE BEST TEACHERS Superintendents know how tough it is to recruit and retain enough excellent teachers to reach all their students, especially in high-need schools. A growing number of superintendents seek to address that with “Opportunity Culture” schools in which great teachers gain career path options by extending their reach to many more students for much higher pay, within recurring budgets. Teachers have responded by flooding districts with quality applicants. New roles include “multi-classroom leaders,” who lead a teaching team, with set- aside school-day time for co-teaching, co-planning and collaborating, and who take accountability for the results of all the team’s students. Other roles use blended learning or subject specialization to extend reach and pay more. This session will explore an Opportunity Culture initiative and how it can be adapted to fit other districts’ needs. PRESENTERS: Ann Clark, Superintendent, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Charlotte, NC; Lewis Ferebee, Superintendent, Indianapolis Public Schools, Indianapolis, IN; Bryan Hassel, Co-Director, Public Impact, Carrboro, NC

60 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION 10:30 – 12noon FOCUS ZONES GENERAL SESSION C H CHILDREN’S HEALTH North Hall 2 C C COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS AASA PRESIDENT-ELECT ADDRESS PRESENTER: Alton Frailey, Superintendent, Katy Independent D M DISTRICT MANAGEMENT School District, Katy, TX E P EQUITY AND POVERTY GENERAL SESSION PRESENTATION BLENDED LEARNING: USING DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION TO H S HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS IMPROVE SCHOOLS I T INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY With blended learning sweeping the nation, how can districts seize their potential to transform their schools to serve each and I L INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP every student well? In his General Session address, Michael Horn will talk about the themes from his book Blended and detail how J C JOB CENTRAL schools can successfully realize the promise of blended learning to create a student-centered education system that personalizes L LEADERSHIP learning and helps all students fulfill their potential. P L PERSONALIZED LEARNING PRESENTER: Michael Horn, Co-Author, Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools, Lexington, MA S R SUPERINTENDENT/SCHOOL BOARD RELATIONSHIPS T TECHNOLOGY 11:30am – 12:30pm SHUTTLE SERVICE AVAILABLE AASA ROUNDTABLEROUND TABLE PRESENTATIONS PRESENTATIONS

This new format is meant to be highly interactive . Each Table #3 session is geared toward a specific topic so please S R OPTIMIZING YOUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT read the descriptions carefully and come prepared to participate! ECOSYSTEM: WHAT DOES GOOD PD LOOK LIKE? Effective professional development enhances teacher retention and Presentations last 30 minutes, are limited to eight engagement and increases student achievement. This session will take participants and are run back to back . Check the a look at the software needed for effective professional development times below carefully and be sure to reference the to exist and review ways to tailor professional development to meet table number . teachers’ needs. PRESENTER: Sarah Kremsner, Vice President of Thrive Product All Roundtables will take place in Room 120D of the Development, TeacherMatch, Chicago, IL Convention Center . Table #4 S R HARNESSING THE POWER OF RESEARCH TO INFORM TEACHER HIRING THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Teachers are the most important factor in a student’s growth. Yet very little effort has been placed into making sure they are hired with scientific precision. How can school districts accurately identify 9 – 9:30am Sessions repeat 9:30 – 10am teacher candidate performance? Advances in modern test theory and machine learning have made it possible to create a tool that predicts ROUNDTABLE PRESENTATIONS Table #1 the impact that a teacher candidate will have on student achievement. S R Learn more about one of the most robust teacher effectiveness FIVE STRATEGIES TO BUILD STRONGER SUPERINTENDENT- research studies ever conducted, and what the findings reveal SCHOOL BOARD RELATIONSHIPS about identifying teacher candidates who are most likely to improve Have you ever wondered what an improved superintendent-school students’ educational growth. board relationship would mean for the overall health of your district PRESENTER: Donald Fraynd, CEO and Co-Founder, TeacherMatch, and your job satisfaction? What barriers are presently getting Chicago, IL in the way of an enhanced relationship? The Strategic Model for Superintendent-School Board Relationships is a research-based model developed by the Ridgefield (WA) School District superintendent and Table #5 L used by the superintendent-school board leadership team in this high- LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO OVERTIME AND LEAVE performing district. Drawing upon the framework, this session will address your questions on superintendent-school board relationships PRACTICES and provide five specific strategies to enhance this vital relationship Employee cost is one of the highest budget items for most school that you can immediately implement upon returning to your district. districts. Two federal laws, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Learn what your board really wants in order to develop and maintain Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), have significant costs associated a positive, productive superintendent-school board relationship. with their administration and significant exposure associated with the mismanagement of employee rights. To make matters even PRESENTER: Nathan McCann, Superintendent, Ridgefield School more challenging, the Department of Labor will soon announce District, Ridgefield, WA new FLSA regulations, which are likely to reduce the number of employees exempt from the FLSA overtime requirements and increase Table #2 the risk of liability for misclassification. This presentation will alert L superintendents to recent and anticipated developments under the CREATE GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY FOR YOUR DISTRICT FLSA and FMLA. Additionally, it will help superintendents identify red INITIATIVES flags to watch for in their district’s administration of employee rights This session will identify ways superintendents can exercise leadership under these laws to reduce the risk of litigation and provide practical in both the internal and external community by leveraging existing ideas for the effective management of these issues to reduce costs. resources and connecting traditional silos of expertise to improve PRESENTERS: John Borkowski, Partner, Husch Blackwell, Chicago, district and school performance as well as to achieve community IL; Michael Norton, Partner, Husch Blackwell, Kansas City, MO progress. Learn how a cultural framework of abundant leadership that builds capacity and challenges everyone to be leaders when the opportunity presents itself can be the foundation for taking people with you — the only way to make big things happen. PRESENTER: Jeffery Rehlander, Superintendent, Gobles Public Schools, Gobles, MI

62 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION Table #6 10:15 – 10:45am Sessions repeat 10:45 – 11:15am I L P-3 COLLABORATION “IN ACTION” Nobel Prize winning economist Dr. James Heckman advocates for Table #1 investments in early learning to decrease remediation costs and C C increase student achievement. Learn how the West Valley (WA) ISTEM FOCALPOINTS: CONNECTING THE STEM DOTS! School District has partnered with local preschools and early learning Everyone has a definition of STEM. But what really is Integrative STEM? providers to coordinate curriculum, instruction, assessment and family Connecting the STEM Dots through FocalPoints is a way to achieve engagement strategies. In this Round Robin session, Superintendent true Integrative STEM in the classroom. Visualize how CCSS (Math & Dr. Mike Brophy and Assistant Superintendent Dr. Peter Dallas Finch ELA), NGSS, Standards for Technological Literacy and the National will share a framework for P–3 collaboration that has been used Academy of Engineering’s Engineering Habits of Mind connect the to increase “Kindergarten Readiness” for all students. West Valley STEM Dots in classrooms. See what FocalPoints are, how they are has received national recognition for these efforts, including DA used in a backwards design model, and how they can be implemented Magazine’s “District of Distinction” Award and the NSBA Magna in schools. Experts from the ITEEA’s STEM Center for Teaching and Award Honorable Mention. Learn cost-effective strategies that can Learning will provide an overview of this Integrative STEM innovation be implemented by any school district — large or small — to make a — and the “how-to” of connecting the STEM Dots! positive impact on student learning and opportunity gaps. PRESENTERS: Barry Burke, Associate Executive Director, STEM, PRESENTER: Michael Brophy, Superintendent, West Valley School International Technology and Engineering Educators Association, District #208, Yakima, WA Gaithersburg, MD; Tanner Huffman, Director, STEM-CTL, International Technology and Engineering Educators Association, Greensburg, PA Table #7 I L SAFETY NET TO STUDENT SUCCESS IN LITERACY Table #2 Dysart (AZ) Unified School District has consistently enjoyed strong I L levels of student achievement in literacy. Yet, like all districts, there are PROMISE INDIANA: SHAPING K–12 STUDENTS’ COLLEGE pockets of students whose reading doesn’t progress well enough with AND CAREER IDENTITIES core instruction only. Over the past two years, Dysart has instituted In 2013, the business, education, health and nonprofit communities a districtwide RTI model to systematically identify below-benchmark in Wabash County, IN, joined forces to help more than 1,100 K–3 students early, pinpoint deficit skills, and provide Tier 2 and Tier 3 students open 529 college savings accounts and shape college and small-group intervention. To get consistent practices implemented career identities. Through regional, state and national partnerships, with fidelity across all 19 elementary schools, Dysart launched a the co-founders look to expand this program throughout Indiana and three-year major initiative. Changing the way all K–3 teachers teach beyond. This session will explore the research behind college savings struggling readers required job-embedded professional development identity, ways to create educational culture change, how to build for administrators, reading coaches and teachers. The plan included community partnerships, and the K–12 focus on college and career site-based coaching and modeling in data analysis procedures and readiness. ROUNDTABLE PRESENTATIONS ROUNDTABLE research-based intervention instruction. Hear about the model for PRESENTER: Jason Callahan, Superintendent, Wabash City changing K–3 teacher proficiencies, successes and challenges, and the Schools, Wabash, IN student data that verify that it’s working. PRESENTERS: Adriel Grieshaber, K–3 Literacy Coordinator, Educational Services, Dysart Unified School District #89, Surprise, AZ; Table #3 Susan Hall, Founder/President, 95 Percent Group, Inc., Lincolnshire, H S READY TO LEARN: LEVERAGING RESOURCES TO SUPPORT IL; Brenda Petersen, K-3 Reading Coach, Dysart Unified School District #89, Surprise, AZ SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES School health services is an essential component of coordinated school health and contributes significantly to the health, safety and Table #8 academic success of students. However, school systems have limited L IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFECTIVE EVALUATIONS AND STAFF resources to invest in health. This session will discuss the ways in which health services can support student achievement and highlight ACCOUNTABILITY: A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH ways to stretch your existing health services budget by capitalizing on This session will highlight how one superintendent has fostered school nurses, supporting a strong health services infrastructure, and a school district culture that emphasizes the importance of forming partnerships with public health and physicians. Presenters collaboration, communication and transparency. Topics addressed will also share the results from focus groups and interviews held with in this session will include evaluations, budget, student achievement, superintendents to explore the challenges and the value of supporting negotiations and community relations. Specific information will be school health services in the face of competing demands. outlined regarding how to purposefully and strategically build trust PRESENTER: Laura Frankel DeStigter, Program Manager, School with school stakeholders, as well as a process of fostering positive Health Services, American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL relationships with union heads and community leaders. PRESENTERS: Glenn Maleyko, Superintendent, Dearborn Public Schools, Dearborn, MI; Brian Whiston, Superintendent, State of Michigan, Dearborn, MI

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Table #4 Table #1 C C RETHINKING SCHOOL REPORT CARDS: PURPOSE, CONTENT D M GET 100s PURPOSEFULLY INVOLVED IN STRATEGIC AND DESIGN PLANNING In 2014, Melany Stowe’s school report card design (co-designed with Strengthening the relationship between the school corporation and HD Web Studio) was the national Best Summary Winner for the My community stakeholders (teachers, parents, business owners and School Info Challenge sponsored by The Foundation for Excellence citizens) is integral to the success of any corporation’s improvement in Education and Getting Smart. Stowe examined rating systems, efforts. Harnessing your community’s vision for your school’s future methods used for reporting, differences in descriptions and indicators, is an attainable goal. This discussion promises to provide unique online accessibility, emphasis of particular data, ability to drill down perspectives on communication, facilitation and consensus building data and the use of graphics. In this session, Stowe will provide an that will put you in the driver’s seat of building community ownership overview of her extensive research highlighting effective examples and for your strategic goals. pitfalls to avoid. PRESENTERS: Rich Arkanoff, Superintendent, Center Grove PRESENTER: Melany Stowe, Director of Creative Solutions, School Community School Corporation, Greenwood, IN; Jack Parker, Wide Web, Martinsville, VA Director of Teaching and Learning, Center Grove Community School Corporation, Greenwood, IN Table #6 H S Table #2 A BRAIN-BASED CULTURE OF ENGAGEMENT I L Neuroscientists and educators Drs. Kelly Kent and Anne-Marie Cziko MUSIC — MANY USES OF STEM IN DEVELOPING of adaptED Consultants have worked with several southern California CURRICULUM FOR ESAS school districts to enhance learner engagement through communitywide The Educational Service Unit 7 Technology Integration Team utilizes a education about education’s biological underpinnings. This seminar variety of data sources in developing and delivering curriculum. This will present three components of that work: 1) neuroplasticity and curriculum uses concepts of STEM, with regard to technology, to assist growth, 2) connection and meaning, and 3) focus and reflection. They teachers in their effective use of technology as a classroom tool. The ROUNDTABLE PRESENTATIONS will explain the basic neuroscience and present a systemic approach data-driven process uses internal and external sources to develop an to implementing a culture of engagement among all stakeholders. ever-changing curriculum. Using a blended learning model, the ESU Participants will be involved in interactive discussions and provided with 7 Professional Services Team will guide you through their process real-life examples of direct application. utilizing real data to develop a professional development curriculum PRESENTERS: Kelly Kent, Senior Consultant, adaptED Consultants, centered around technology. Los Angeles, CA; Anne-Marie Cziko, Senior Consultant, adaptED PRESENTERS: Beth Kabes, Professional Development Coordinator, Consultants, Los Angeles, CA Educational Service Unit 7, Columbus, NE; Otis Pierce, Professional Development Coordinator, Educational Service Unit 7, Columbus, Table #7 NE; Larianne Polk, Chief Administrator, Educational Service Unit 7, L LEADING RESILIENCE: USING CREATIVE DESTRUCTION TO Columbus, NE UNCOVER ORGANIZATIONAL FRAGILITIES Table #3 Every journey toward systemwide resilience begins with an honest L effort to uncover fragilities: the practices, processes, structures and A TIGHTLY COUPLED INTEGRATED SYSTEM TO TARGET cultural norms that ultimately make learning organizations less INSTRUCTIONAL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT effective. To lead ahead of adversity, resilient leaders proactively use Through a tightly coupled system strategically focused on teaching the art of conversation and discourse to scrutinize the organization and learning, Orange County (FL) Public Schools provides support for vulnerabilities. This roundtable conversation will consider several structures utilizing the instructional framework. This session Thought Leadership Questions that introduce creative destruction and will explain how teachers as well as school and district leaders help to uncover potential cracks in educational organizations. continuously engage in job-embedded professional development PRESENTER: Elle Allison-Napolitano, Founder, Wisdom Out, to train, model and monitor the use of the framework to increase Oakland, CA the rigor that aligns to the Florida standards and the systemwide, collaborative structures in place to ensure educators refine their Table #8 skills and develop consistency through all models of the Marzano L framework. THE ROSCOE COLLEGIATE P-20 SYSTEM MODEL FOR PRESENTERS: Diane Gullett, Executive Area Director, Professional STUDENT SUCCESS Development Services, Orange County Public Schools, Orlando, FL; This roundtable session will explore a replicable model for helping Jesus Jara, Deputy Superintendent, Orange County Public Schools, students attain knowledge and skills necessary for college degrees Orlando, FL and industry certifications in high-demand STEM careers. Learn how to increase the number of students entering into post-secondary studies and careers in STEM; accelerate leadership to support school redesign, quality teacher recruitment and advanced professional development; and bolster students’ long-term educational and economic development. PRESENTER: Kim Alexander, Superintendent, Roscoe Collegiate Independent School District, Roscoe, TX

64 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION Table #4 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 I T THE NEW PD: PROFESSIONAL LEARNING IN THE DIGITAL AGE 10:45 – 11:15am Sessions repeat 11:15 – 11:45am This session will examine technology’s power as a professional learning tool for educators and investigate ways to encourage educators to lead rich digital lives that spark creativity and professional growth. Table #1 Leave with strategies for professional learning that is ongoing, C C A CRASH COURSE IN THE NEW MATH STANDARDS FOR authentic and engaging for the teachers in your districts. ADMINISTRATORS EVALUATING TEACHERS PRESENTERS: Michael Martin, Director of Curriculum & Getting familiar with new approaches to math instruction can help Technology, Montpelier Public Schools, Montpelier, VT; Brian Ricca, administrators conduct more effective teacher observations, but Superintendent of Schools, Montpelier Public Schools, Montpelier, VT with the many competing demands of today’s school environment, where does that learning fit in the schedule? Spend some time in this Table #5 roundtable session learning about some of the most critical shifts, H S including the Standards for Mathematical Practice and some of the “AT-RISK” TO KIDS AT HOPE most commonly misunderstood content standards. In this roundtable session, learn about the transformational power of Kids at Hope; how to connect with all children to positively influence PRESENTER: Amy Lehew, Curriculum Developer, TenMarks school climate and culture; and ways to infuse the concept of “mental Education, Burlingame, CA time travel” into your schools. Walk away with resources and activities that can be immediately implemented in your school and community Table #2 to transform from a culture of students at risk to the belief that all C C children are capable of success, no exception! INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES, COLLEGE- AND CAREER- PRESENTER: Bryan McCleney, Superintendent, Toltec School READINESS, AND THE SAT SUITE OF ASSESSMENTS District, Eloy, AZ In 2016, millions of high school students will take the redesigned SAT. With research as the driving force behind the new assessment, The College Board has redesigned the SAT to assess the knowledge Table #7 and skills students need most to be successful in college and careers. L EVALUATION ACCOUNTABILITY IN A COLLABORATIVE In order to realize its mission to deliver opportunity for all students, The College Board is partnering with classroom teachers and school LEARNING-FOCUSED SYSTEM administrators to ensure that instruction and assessment are aligned Districts must equip evaluators and observers with the knowledge, with the skills that matter most for college and career readiness. skills and tools to produce valid and reliable evaluation results. The This session will discuss the benefits of the SAT Suite of Assessments. lack of an ongoing calibration process and the interference of inter- Review sample test questions and view sample reports, making rater drift over time erode trust and fidelity. Peer observers are now connections between the data and classroom instruction, and learn being trained in and across many districts to reduce the administrative about multiple professional development tools available that will allow burden of cumbersome evaluation systems. The use of peer feedback you to deepen your understanding of the SAT and to share information is gaining momentum as it reduces administrators’ burden of frequent with teachers, parents and students. teacher observations and builds capacity for teacher quality and evaluation. This roundtable will explore training and calibration PRESENTER: Martha Morris, Director, K–12 Outreach and activities that increase validity and accuracy in identifying evidence of Resources, The College Board, Reston, VA practice, scoring to criteria, and providing meaningful feedback rooted in a collaborative, learning-focused growth model. Table #3 PRESENTATIONS ROUNDTABLE PRESENTER: Jo Ann Hanrahan, Education Specialist, Frontline L SUPPORTING ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS IN VIDEO- Technologies, Malvern, PA BASED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING Find out how the Saluda (SC) County Schools engages its educators — from newbies to veteran teachers — in ongoing reflective professional learning. Using video-based technologies, teachers see their classroom teaching in action, hone in on their areas of strengths and areas in need of improvement, and receive timely and data-driven coaching and support services. Administrators additionally capture and share exemplar teaching practices and master strategies, which teachers can view to improve their practice. Hear how the district creatively funded this initiative and how superintendents can replicate a similar initiative in their own districts. And, understand how — and why — being an advocate for this type of professional learning and coaching positively benefits all stakeholders, including teachers, administrators and students. PRESENTERS: Shawn Clark, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, & Personnel, Saluda County Schools, Saluda, SC; Abbey Duggins, Assistant Principal for Instruction, Saluda High School, Saluda, SC; David Mathis, Superintendent, Saluda County Schools, Saluda, SC

WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 65 10:45 – 11:15am Sessions repeat 11:15 – 11:45am Table #8 I L BUILDING SYSTEMIC LEADERSHIP FOR SUCCESSFUL Table #4 BLENDED LEARNING L LEADING IN THE DIGITAL AGE Districts across the country are looking to blended learning to improve As a district leader, effectively communicating with all community student engagement and achievement. This merging of technology members is vital to building and maintaining strong relationships. and teaching, however, requires strong, shared leadership and vision This session will support school leaders in leveraging various from classroom to school to central office. Highline staff will share communication tools and techniques to exceed district goals. Topics their vision for blended learning and how they are working toward the include communicating with stakeholders, demands for instant district’s strategic plan goal of every student graduating tech-savvy communication with staff and with the public, the increased role for and tech-literate. Come learn how to make the shift from traditional public relations in education, the influence of social media, and the teaching to a true blended learning model that provides personalized leader’s role in modeling for staff. learning at all levels. PRESENTERS: Bridget O’Connell, Superintendent, Palisades School PRESENTERS: Susan Enfield, Superintendent, Highline Public District, Kintnersville, PA; Joe Sanfelippo, Superintendent, Fall Creek Schools, Burien, WA; Susanne Jerde, Chief Academic Officer, School District, Fall Creek, WI Highline Public Schools, Burien, WA; Rebekah Kim, Principal, Midway Elementary, Des Moines, WA Table #5 I L LEADERSHIP OBSERVATION: PROVIDING FEEDBACK THAT 12:30 – 1pm Sessions repeat 1 – 1:30pm IMPROVES PRACTICES The most effective form of coaching and feedback for principals and Table #1 I L other school-level administrators comes in the form of focused, two- THE POWER OF POSITIVE: USING SMALL VISITS FOR BIG way reflective dialogue that builds confidence while simultaneously clarifying actionable next steps for building skills. In this interactive IMPROVEMENT session, use the Instructional Feedback Observation tool, a research- This discussion will highlight and explain the positive changes to adult based tool developed by and for principals that is currently being practice and campus performance that are driven through high- volume formative classroom observation.

ROUNDTABLE PRESENTATIONS used in five states. Presenters will discuss how the tool can be used during coaching and feedback conversations that apply to interactions PRESENTER: Sean Cain, Chief Idea Officer, Lead Your School, The such as analyzing student data, walkthrough observations and the Woodlands, TX evaluation process. Discussions will also focus on how the tool can be used in your schools or district as leadership team professional Table #2 development and how to improve instructional feedback sessions. I L PRESENTERS: Tammie Knights, Principal TA Consultant, American HIGH-IMPACT PRACTICES FOR IMPROVED DISTRICT Institutes for Research, Washington, DC; Donna Warthan, Senior TA PERFORMANCE Consultant, American Institutes for Research, Yorktown, VA; Shawn High-Impact Practices refer to projects and activities designed to Woodward, Superintendent, Lake Pend Oreille School District, highly involve students in their own learning. Think John Dewey meets Ponderay, ID Servant Leadership. Learn how to implement High-Impact Practices in your district to both motivate and involve teachers and learners while Table #6 also improving district performance. PRESENTER: Elaine L Wilmore, Texas A&M University — Texarkana, WHAT’S NEW, WHAT’S NOT IN K–12 FOOD AND NUTRITION? Cleburne, TX The new Professional Standards rule sets minimum hiring criteria for K–12 food service directors and mandates annual training for all food service personnel. Learn how this rule will impact school districts Table #3 across the country; get updated on the latest regulatory changes in NEW PATENTED LENS TECHNOLOGY CHANGES LANDSCAPE the USDA Child Nutrition Programs and Reauthorization 2015; and gain insights to better understand and manage financial, nutritional OF STUDENTS STRUGGLING TO READ and menu planning outcomes for your district. Educational Psychologist Dr. Jeanne Howes joins Optometrist Dr. Ed PRESENTER: Linda Sceurman, Director of Nutrition and Operations Huggett to offer an insight into their experience with ChromaGen Support, Aramark K–12 Education, Philadelphia, PA Lenses and the effect this new lens technology has had on students who are struggling to read. ChromaGen Lenses are new, patented and cleared by the FDA and providing a dramatic improvement to students Table #7 with reading issues. Discussion will include the largely unknown fact EMERGING TRENDS IN PUBLIC K-12 RETIREMENT PLANS that 1 in 7 students see words that appear to move on the page when reading, which causes headaches, nausea, fatigue and eyestrain and Learn what current trends are emerging in defined-benefit and defined- results in students avoiding reading at all costs. They will elaborate contribution plans for public K–12 school districts. Gain ideas for on how ChromaGen prescribed eyeglasses and contact lenses will structuring a complementary package of retirement plan options to provide a positive impact on a host of measurable outcomes like ensure financial success for all of your employees. GPAs, standardized test scores, and increases in reading speed and PRESENTER: John Kevin, Vice President K–12 Markets, Valic, comprehension. Dr. Howes, a psychologist specializing in the needs Houston, TX of school-aged children, will provide her insights into the multiple challenges that students face in school and in life when they are not effective readers. Dr. Huggett will explain the science behind these new lenses as an eye doctor while also offering his perspective as a former elementary school teacher before becoming an optometrist. PRESENTER: Ted Edwards, CEO, ChromaGen, Kennett Square, PA

66 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION Table #4 Table #8 L AASA COLLABORATIVE — INTEGRATING EDUPLANET 21 INTO I L USING COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE AND EVIDENCE-DRIVEN OUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS TO TRANSFORM STUDENT LEARNING Connect with AASA Collaborative members to learn how the Learn about new scientific insights that can radically transform Eduplanet21 platform has allowed national, ongoing professional instruction by helping teachers design lessons around individual learning and communications as a best practice ed tech integration differences in student self-control, attention, working memory and tool. The AASA Collaborative brings together world-renowned planning; new real-time data tools that allow teachers to readily thought leaders and district teams to develop real-time study groups, dissect and monitor the factors that lead to student growth or consultancies for continuous improvement and case studies to put our stagnation; and scientifically-based interventions that can strengthen action into words. Learn how to become involved in this outstanding learning capacities and lead to growth in areas important for later life AASA leadership team. outcomes. Finally, examine how two school districts journey toward PRESENTERS: Leslie Boozer, Superintendent, Fontana Unified transformation in partnership with their local collaboratives involving School District, Fontana, CA; Jill Gildea, Superintendent, Fremont over 80 school districts. 79, Mundelein, IL; Mort Sherman, Associate Executive Director, PRESENTERS: David Heimbecker, Executive Director, South Leadership Services & Awards, AASA, Alexandria, VA; Jan Yost, Coast Educational Collaborative, Swansea, MA; Thomas Lynch, Project Leader, Eduplanet21, Mechanicsburg, PA Superintendent, Berkley Public Schools, Berkley, MA; Richard Medeiros, Superintendent, Freetown Lakeville Regional School District, Lakeville, MA Table #5 I L ARE YOUR STUDENTS READY FOR THE RIGOR OF GRADE 3? WHAT EDUCATION LEADERS NEED TO KNOW 2:45 – 3:15pm Sessions repeat 3:15 – 3:45pm ABOUT BEGINNING READING INSTRUCTION When increasing numbers of students are not reading on grade Table #1 I T level by the end of grade 3, it’s time to look seriously at what we are EIGHT EDUCATION INNOVATIONS TO INCORPORATE TODAY! doing in preK–2. How do we ensure all children have high-quality Join us to learn more about eight innovative approaches that beginning reading instruction? How do we utilize the appropriate will enhance your schools today! From coding to a 1:1 roadmap, text for beginning readers to scaffold them to complex text? Join this developing your learning ecosystem to personalized professional interactive session where we provide education leaders with the tools development, the fast-paced roundtable session will inspire your team to help them know what to look for in beginning reading instruction with ideas you can use. and how to support teachers in this most important endeavor. PRESENTERS: Elizabeth Freeman, Curriculum Dir, Fremont 79, PRESENTER: Laura Stewart, Vice President of Professional Mundelein, IL; Jill Gildea, Superintendent, Fremont School District 79, Development, Superkids/Zaner-Bloser, Geneva, IL Mundelein, IL

Table #6 Table #2 I L PUTTING DATA IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT TO GAIN MAXIMUM L A COMPREHENSIVE AND EVIDENCED-BASED STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE PLANNING MODEL FOR ADVANCEMENT OF STUDENT The Jay (IN) School Corporation is using data extensively to increase student performance. With data wall systems in place in all schools LEARNING FOR SMALL AND MID-SIZED SCHOOL DISTRICTS Learn about how the Byron (IL) CUSD No. 226 (1,500 students) grades K–8, the Corporation is using a data wall concept at the high PRESENTATIONS ROUNDTABLE school. The Jay School Corporation has been A-rated for four years employs a comprehensive and evidenced-based strategic planning by the Indiana Department of Education. Learn how the Jay School model for advancing student learning outcome that draws from Corporation is using data to drive instruction and improve student the work of Mike Schmoker, McREL, the Harvard Graduate School performance, create continuous improvement, increase accountability of Education, and the Center for Educational Leadership at the and narrow achievement gaps. University of Washington. The components of the model include: 1) evidenced-based goals for mathematics and reading; 2) alignment PRESENTERS: Shirley Hall, Data Analysis Specialist, Jay School of curriculum based on Common Core standards; 3) alignment of Corporation, Portland, IN; Trent Paxson, Assistant Superintendent — formative assessments; 4) instructional practice improvement through Testing and Assessment, Jay School Corporation, Portland, IN; Erica post-observation conferences and frequent instructional coaching; Tomano, Elementary Principal, Jay School Corporation, Portland, IN 5) alignment of support systems; 6) data-driven decision making; 7) use of the PELP Coherence Framework; 8) ease of instructional Table #7 coaching practice; and 9) progress monitoring. L EXEMPLARY SCHOOLS MODEL: BUILDING WORLD-CLASS PRESENTER: James Hammack, Superintendent, Byron CUSD No. SCHOOLS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY 226, Byron, IL Two former superintendents provide a strategic approach to organizational improvement and increased student achievement by proposing a model that enables ALL students to reach world-class outcomes. In this presentation, the superintendents will provide a rationale for the Exemplary Schools Model by examining current trends in student achievement. Based on effective schools research, continuous improvement methodology and current best practices in education, business and government, this roundtable discussion will identify four key factors to world-class performance. PRESENTERS: Vincent Cotter, Gwynedd Mercy University, Bradenton, FL; Robert Hassler, Former Superintendent, Canyon University, Lansdale, PA

WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 67 2:45 – 3:15pm Sessions repeat 3:15 – 3:45pm Table #5 H S BE A LEADER, NOT A DISCIPLINARIAN Table #3 Teaching and learning cannot occur in a classroom plagued by C C minor, low-level interruptions. Research says that low-level behavior GRADING AND EQUITY: HOW INACCURATE GRADING infractions most frustrate and exhaust teachers and cause many WIDENS THE OPPORTUNITY GAP qualified teachers to leave the profession within their first five years. Schools often use grading practices that combine achievement, effort, Learn techniques that can reduce discipline issues schoolwide by up to participation, behavior and attendance into a single letter, allowing 70%, improve academic achievement and allow you more time to be so much variability and subjectivity that a student’s grade becomes an educational leader. difficult to understand (What does a “B” mean?), less reflective of a PRESENTER: Phillip Hubler, Teacher/Music Curriculum Specialist, student’s performance than of which teacher she has, and stacks the St. Theresa School, Cathedral City, CA deck against our most vulnerable students. Yet, we depend on grades for crucial decisions — promotion and retention, allocation of supports, Table #7 master scheduling, athletic eligibility, graduation and post-secondary L admission. Learn how schools and districts have made their grading THE IMPORTANCE OF ETHICAL LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVES more accurate, fair and consistent across classrooms, and how that IN THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENCY work led to more equitable classroom practices, accelerated CCSS implementation, generated teacher-recommended board policies and This presentation will present findings from a research study to significantly decreased student failure rates investigate the ethical leadership perspectives of Ohio public school superintendents and to what extent the ethical leadership perspectives PRESENTER: Joe Feldman, CEO, Crescendo Education Group, varied according to school district characteristics and school leader Oakland, CA demographics. PRESENTER: Denver Fowler, Assistant Professor, The University of Table #4 Mississippi, University, MS C C ATHLETICS-BASED STEM LEARNING AND DISTRICT SPORTS TEAM MANAGEMENT Table #8 I L NAS Athletics provides school districts with an advanced approach to DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC PLAN ROUND TABLEROUND PRESENTATIONS online sports team management and communication. Learn about this This session will provide an overview of how Norton (MA) Public and a STEM internship program, StatSquad, and how NAS Athletics Schools developed a new strategic plan that has helped to align can partner with your schools to help teach STEM skills that match the district and school goals in order to improve student achievement. growing workforce need for expertise in data analytics. Our unique PRESENTERS: Joseph Baeta, Superintendent, Norton Public internship program uses athletics as a way to teach STEM and capture Schools, Norton, MA; Jennifer O’Neill, Director of Curriculum, student attention, allowing them to help improve team performance. Instruction and Professional Development, Norton Public Schools, Our platform reduces administrative costs and raises funds through Norton, MA; Jeanne Sullivan, Director of Pupil Personnel Services, corporate partnerships — all at no cost to school districts. Norton Public Schools, Norton, MA PRESENTERS: Sharon Jones, STAT Squad Executive Director, NAS Athletics, Charlotte, NC; Roman Phifer, STAT Squad Ambassador, NAS Athletics, Charlotte, NC

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74 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE DELIVERY SYSTEMS MAC TO SCHOOL BOOTH: 509 BOOTH: 1014 110 William Street 1530 Montague Expressway New York, NY 10038 San Jose, CA 95131 Knowledge Delivery Systems (KDS) is the leading provider of research- Mac to School buys, recertifies and sells Apple devices. We serve all based, blended-model strategic professional development solutions for school districts throughout the U.S. We strive to deliver the best value/ states, districts and schools, supporting the professional growth and service to our customers. needs of individual teachers, coaches and school leaders. www .mactoschool .com www .kdsi org. MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION LEXIKEET LEARNING BOOTH: 701 BOOTH: 827 8787 Orion Place 1338 Hawthorne Road Columbus, OH 43240 Niskayuna, NY 12309 McGraw-Hill Education is a leading global provider of educational Lexikeet Learning, LLC develops technology that bridges language materials, information and solutions for the pre-K through 12th gaps, including language literacy programs and on-demand grade, assessment and instruction, higher education and professional interpretation/translation systems. markets. www .lexikeet .com www .mheonline .com

LINCOLN LEARNING SOLUTIONS MCSQUARES BOOTH: 436 BOOTH: 136 294 Massachusetts Avenue 15448 Mountain View Circle Rochester, PA 15074 Broomfield, CO 80023 Lincoln Learning Solutions (formerly NNDS) is a nonprofit educational Personal, Mosaic Learning System designed for modern classrooms. solutions organization redefining the PreK–12 learning experience www .mcsquares .com through a continuum of personalized learning. www .lincolnlearningsolutions .org MOBILE MINI LOCKNCHARGE BOOTH: 110 4646 E Van Buren Street BOOTH: 739 Phoenix, AZ 85008 2600 Daniels Street www .mobilemini .com Madison, WI 53718 LocknCharge carts, wall cages and lockers secure, sync and charge mobile devices. With scalable and modular designs, including baskets, MONMOUTH-OCEAN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES COMMISSION/ our products make school lives easier. NJ VIRTUAL SCHOOL www .lockncharge .com BOOTH: 100 ALPHA BY LISTING EXHIBITOR 900 Hope Road LOGICTREE IT SOLUTIONS INC. Tinton Falls, NJ 07712 BOOTH: 818 The NJ Virtual School provides quality, online, educational opportunities to meet the demands of the 21st-century student in 6060 Sunrise Vista Drive, Suite 3500 grades 6–12. Citrus Heights, CA 95610 www .moesc .org LogicTree develops branded mobile safety apps for law enforcement, schools, youth and other organizations published in Apple, Android and Windows stores. NAF www .logictreeit .com BOOTH: 709 218 W 40th Street LONG WING New York, NY 10018 BOOTH: 906 NAF solves some of the biggest challenges facing education and the economy by bringing education, business and community leaders 4340 S Oakenwald together to transform the high school experience. Chicago, IL 60653 http://naf .org Long Wing provides program evaluation services. www .longwingeducation .com THE NATIONAL ARCHERY IN THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM INC. BOOTH: 1015 W4285 Lake Drive Waldo, WI 53093 The National Archery in the Schools Program is a 501c3 organization — promoting in-school archery with 2.23 million students participating in 47 states and 11 countries! www .naspschools .org WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 75 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FEDERALLY IMPACTED SCHOOLS NIGHTLOCK LOCKDOWN DOOR BARRICADE BOOTH: 843 BOOTH: 610 444 N . Capitol Street, NW, Suite 419 1400 E Coldwater Road Washington, DC 20001 Flint, MI 48505 NAFIS is an association of federally impacted school districts. NAFIS is A simple, quick and affordable way for a teacher to lockdown a the leading advocate and information source for impact aid. classroom. www .nafisdc .org www .classroomlockdown .com

NATIONAL JOINT POWERS ALLIANCE NWEA BOOTH: 745 BOOTH: 513 P .O . Box 219 121 NW Everett Street 202 12th Street NE Portland, OR 97209 Staples, MN 56479 NWEA is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is partnering to NJPA is a public agency that creates national cooperative contract help all kids learn and be informed. purchasing solutions on behalf of its member agencies, including www .nwea .org government, education and non-profit entities. www .njpacoop .org OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS NATIONAL PEANUT BOARD BOOTH: 609 700 N . Frederick Avenue BOOTH: 401 Gaithersburg, MD 20879 3350 Riverwood Parkway, Suite 1150 The Office of Justice Programs supports federal, state and local efforts Atlanta, GA 30339 to prevent and control crime, improve the criminal justice systems, www .nationalpeanutboard .org increase knowledge of crime-related issues and assist crime victims. www .ojp .gov EXHIBITOR LISTING BY ALPHA NATIONAL SCHOOL PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATION BOOTH: 533 OTUS LLC 51948 Derwood Road BOOTH: 820 Rockville, MD 20855 1866 Sheridan Road, Suite 316 National organization for building community understanding and Highland Park, IL 60035 support for schools. Professional public engagement, marketing, The OtusPlus Learning Analytics Platform allows school systems to communication materials, resources and consulting services, including visualize student learning and engagement data from various third- communication audits and accountability plans. party systems in a single platform that can be accessed by each of www .nspra .org their school leaders. www .otusplus .com NATIONAL SPEECH & DEBATE ASSOCIATION BOOTH: 926 OUTDOOR ALUMINUM INC. 125 Watson Street BOOTH: 433 PO Box 38 PO Box 118 Ripon, WI 54971 Geneva, AL 36340 We connect, support and inspire schools devoted to giving middle and Manufacturing of grandstands, bleachers, benches, picnic tables and high school students access to speech and debate. Together, we give other related seating. youth a voice. www .outdooraluminum .com www .speechanddebate .org OVERDRIVE NEWS FOR MY SCHOOL BOOTH: 501 BOOTH: 725 One OverDrive Way 1721 West Plano Parkway #122 Make OverDrive your central digital content solution. The only solution Plano, TX 75075 compatible with iPad®, Chromebook™ and Kindle® (U.S. only). Serving News for My School offers a free program that helps generate revenue thousands of schools worldwide. for your district using the communication channels you already have http://company .overdrive .com/schools/ in place. www .newsformyschool .com PANORAMA EDUCATION NEXTTIER EDUCATION BOOTH: 751 109 Kingston Street, 5th Floor BOOTH: 933 Boston, MA 02111 55 E Jackson Boulevard #301 Panorama Education helps schools improve through feedback surveys Chicago, IL 60604 and data analytics. Trusted by over 6,000 schools, Panorama supports www .nexttiereducation .com student, parent and staff surveys. www .panoramaed .com 76 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION PAXTON/PATTERSON PRIDE SURVEYS BOOTH: 737 BOOTH: 829 4141 W 126th Street 3475 Oak Valley Road, Suite 2540 Alsip, IL 60803 Atlanta, GA 30326 Cloud Learning Management System blended with project-based For over 30 years, Pride Surveys has helped schools measure student learning. Anywhere! Anytime! Any device! Individualized learning with behavior, school climate, safety, bullying and violence — all factors that real-time remediation for STEM, Health Science, Construction and affect the learning environment. FACS. www .pridesurveys .com www .patxonpatterson .com PURELL/GOJO INDUSTRIES PITSCO EDUCATION BOOTH: 332 BOOTH: 624 1 GOJO Plaza 915 E . Jefferson Akron, OH 4431 Pittsburg, KS 66762 www .purell .com Pitsco Education offers STEM solutions for every classroom that engage students via 21st-century learning experiences steeped in Common Core and are backed by unparalleled customer service. QOMO www .pitsco .com BOOTH: 1006 46950 Magellan Drive PMA FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC. Wixom, MI 48393 www .qomo .com BOOTH: 721 2135 Citygate Lane, 7th Floor Naperville, IL 60563 QUANTUM LEARNING NETWORK PMA Financial Network, Inc. is a full-service public finance company BOOTH: 418 with over 30 years of experience providing clients long-term financial 1938 Avenida Del Oro solutions that work. Oceanside, CA 92056 www .pmafinancial .com Professional development for teachers to student programs. www .quantumlearning .com

SETON HALL’S “EXECUTIVE ED.D. Seton Hall University graduates enjoy program strengthened my leadership practices successful careers as Superintendents, Central Office and refined the way I view concepts.” and Building Leaders in 30 states and 7 countries. Aubrey Johnson Doctoral Candidate Superintendent, New Brunswick school district New Brunswick, N.J. Our Executive Ed.D. degree offers a Proven Value, plus: • Extensive networking and professional development opportunities for aspiring, new and established superintendents and other school leaders • Intensive 2-year program; weekends and summer sessions DISCOVER AN INNOVATIVE • Engaging full-time faculty who mentor as well as teach ED.D. PROGRAM THAT PUTS YOU ON THE PATH • National Reputation TO SUCCESS. • Cohort community supporting advancement during and after the program • Dissertation research that forwards leadership vision and practice To learn more, visit us at www.shu.edu/go/execedd

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READING IS FUNDAMENTAL SAFESTOP INC. BOOTH: 1018 BOOTH: 921 1730 Rhode Island Avenue NW, Suite 1100 885 Island Park Drive, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20036 Charleston, SC 29492 Reading Is Fundamental is the nation’s oldest and largest literacy SafeStop is the app that connects parents and school officials to the nonprofit dedicated to providing access to high-quality books and vehicles transporting their students. ending the achievement gap. www .SafeStopApp .com www .rif org. SCHOOL CHECK IN RECRUITING.COM BOOTH: 611 BOOTH: 602 PO Box 17979 1375 N Scottsdale Road #300 Tampa, FL 33682 Scottsdale, AZ 85257 School Security System, Check N/OUT students, faculty and staff, Recruiting.com creates unique and innovative career sites to help volunteers, visitors, parent/guardians, plus always know who is on companies compete for top education talent through more authentic, your campus. OffenderCHECK scans each visitor’s driver’s license and EXHIBITOR LISTING BY ALPHA relevant and personalized experiences. does an instant sex offender search. www .recruiting .com www .schoolcheckin .com

RENAISSANCE LEARNING SCHOOL SAFETY ADVOCACY COUNCIL BOOTH: 500 BOOTH: 1007 2911 Peach Street PO Box 1613 Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494 Lawrence, MA 01842 Renaissance Learning™ is a leading provider of cloud-based K–12 SSAC is the leader in school safety services and is a partner with the assessment and learning analytics with a presence in more than 60 U.S. Department of Justice to provide free school safety programs. countries around the world. www .schoolsafety911 .org www .renaissance .com SCHOOLINSITES RESPONSE TECHNOLOGIES BOOTH: 607 BOOTH: 201 7863 Airway Park Drive 365 Industrial Drive Mobile, AL 36608 Harrison, OH 45030 SCHOOLinSITES exists to be your digital education partner. We Centurion is the fastest wireless panic alarm on the market, provide services that give your school or district an edge in the world transmitting unique, targeted messages instantly via radio, text and of online learning. phone. www .schoolinsites .com www .response-technologies .com SCHOOLMESSENGER SAFEDEFEND LLC BOOTH: 532 BOOTH: 808 100 Enterprise Way, Suite A-300 104 E . Main Street Scotts Valley, CA 95066 Gardner, KS 66030 SchoolMessenger is the trusted provider of communications SafeDefend provides effective, law enforcement-supported, classroom- solutions for education. Thousands of school districts, charter based active shooter protection. Real-time information, practical schools, private schools and other educational institutions depend on training and effective response until help arrives. SchoolMessenger products and services. www .safedefend .com www .schoolmessenger .com

78 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE SKYWARD INC. BOOTH: 741 BOOTH: 907 312 Walnut Street, 28th Floor 5233 Coye Drive Cincinnati, OH 45202 Stevens Point, WI 54481 Our purpose is to help students improve their spelling, increase their Skyward has been helping school districts and municipalities improve vocabularies, learn concepts and develop correct English usage that outcomes, reduce costs and achieve success since 1980. Skyward’s will help them all their lives. SIS and ERP solutions are used by more than 1,800 public sector www .spellingbee .com organizations worldwide. www .skyward .com SEARCHSOFT-SOLUTIONS BOOTH: 1030 SOURCE4TEACHERS/MISSIONONE 47 South Meridian Street, Suite 307 BOOTH: 521 Indianapolis, IN 46204 800 Kings Highway N ., Suite 405 www .searchsoft .net Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 Leading educational management firm specializing in full-service, cost- effective management of substitute teachers, paraprofessionals and SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM support personnel. Offering a completely customizable turnkey service. BOOTH: 227 www .Source4Teachers .com 1515 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22209 SOUTHWEST FOODSERVICE EXCELLENCE Registration for all males ages 18–25 potentially subject to military service. BOOTH: 826 www .sss gov. 2028 East Ben White Boulevard, Suite 240 Austin, TX 78741 K–12 food service management — specializing ONLY in K–12 child SETON HALL UNIVERSITY nutrition. Putting child nutrition first! BOOTH: 627 400 South Orange Avenue South Orange, NJ 07031 SSC SERVICES FOR EDUCATION www .shu .edu BOOTH: 900 1845 Midpark Road, Suite 201 Knoxville, TN 37921 SILVERBACK LEARNING SOLUTIONS SSC partners with educational institutions nationwide to provide BOOTH: 815 quality integrated facilities programs including custodial, maintenance 408 E . Parkcenter Boulevard, Suite 300 and grounds services. Boise, ID 83706 www .sscserv .com Silverback Mileposts is a Personalized Learning Management Platform that knits individualized learning plans and interventions with ALPHA BY LISTING EXHIBITOR curriculum and assessment. Your instruction, differentiated. Student STANDARD FOR SUCCESS learning, personalized. BOOTH: 419 www .silverbacklearning .com 10471 S . County Road 850 E SFS streamlines employee evaluations to drive improvement and efficiency. Our software collects data in a meaningful way, thereby SKOOLI — ONLINE TUTORING driving results. We provide services built by educators for educators. BOOTH: 218 www .standardforsuccess .com 301-896 Cambie Street Vancouver, BC V6B 2P4 Canada Skooli is an online tutoring platform that was developed to help STATIM TECHNOLOGIES LLC students achieve their academic goals outside the traditional BOOTH: 315 classroom. Skooli provides online academic tutoring for students at the 305 Spring Court K–12 level through an interactive digital classroom. Clearwater, FL 33755 www .skooli .com Helping to prevent the number one cause of high school deaths and injuries — heatstroke. SKOOLLIVE LLC www .polarbreeze .net BOOTH: 847 285 Marquette Avenue STEELCASE EDUCATION & ATMOSPHERE COMMERCIAL INTERIORS San Marcos, CA 92078 BOOTH: 620 SkoolLive is a technology and media company that works with schools 901 44th Street NE in order to provide revenue opportunities through brand sponsorships Grand Rapids, MI 49508 on our 58” interactive kiosk. Steelcase Education and Atmophere are focused on helping schools www .skoollive .com create the most effective and inspiring active learning spaces to meet the evolving needs of students and educators. www .steelcaseeducation .com WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 79 STEMFINITY TEACHERS-TEACHERS.COM BOOTH: 715 BOOTH: 731 504 S . 11th Street 120 South Central Avenue, Suite 1000 Boise, ID 83702 St . Louis, MO 63105 STEMfinity offers hands-on resources targeted to PreK–16 students Online recruiting methods have become a necessary strategy in learning STEM, robotics, 3D printing, drone technology and rocketry, today’s market. Learn how Teachers-Teachers.com can help your as well as professional development and product implementation. schools harness the power of the Internet to recruit top talent! www .Stemfinity .com www .teachers-teachers .com

STUDIES WEEKLY TEKVISIONS BOOTH: 213 BOOTH: 807 1140 N 1430 W Street 40970 Anza Road Orem, UT 64057 Temecula, CA 92592 www .tekvisions .com SUCCESS FOR ALL FOUNDATION BOOTH: 633 TENMARKS, AN AMAZON COMPANY 300 East Joppa Road, Suite 500 BOOTH: 606 Baltimore, MD 21286 1633 Bayshore Highway, Suite 234 The mission of the Success for All Foundation is to develop and Burlingame, CA 94010 disseminate research-proven educational programs to ensure that all www .tenmarks .com students, from all backgrounds, achieve at the highest academic levels. www .successforall .org TETRA ANALYTIX BOOTH: 840

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80 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION VALIC WHISPER — DIGITAL NATIVES BOOTH: 801 BOOTH: 942 2929 Allen Parkway 5-22 46th Avenue Houston, TX 77019 Long Island City, NY 11101 www .valic com. Whisper from Digital Natives is a cross-platform publishing platform for schools and school districts. Designed from a marketing and communications perspective, Whisper allows you to spread the latest VARSITY BRANDS news, info and alerts about your schools to all the stakeholders in your BOOTH: 544 community. 6745 Lenox Center Court, Suite 300 www .whisperhq .com Memphis, TN 38115 Varsity Brands is the recognized leader in team athletic gear, the WILSON LANGUAGE TRAINING CORP. driving force in cheerleading and the most trusted name in celebrating student milestones. BOOTH: 1003 www .varsitybrands .com 47 Old Webster Road Oxford, MA 01540 The WILSON Reading System®, WILSON Just Words®, WILSON VH1 SAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION Fundations® and WILSON Fluency® are multisensory, structured BOOTH: 706 reading and spelling curricula to address prevention, intervention and 1515 Broadway, 20th Floor intensive instructional needs. New York, NY 10036 www .wilsonlanguage .com www .vh1savethemusic .org WORLDSTRIDES VISITOR PASS SOLUTIONS BY DATA MANAGEMENT INC. BOOTH: 937 BOOTH: 931 218 Water Street 537 New Britain Avenue Charlottesville, VA 22902 Farmington, CT 06034 WorldStrides is the nation’s largest and most respected accredited We develop, manufacture and sell visitor management solutions for travel organization, helping 300,000 students of all ages travel each the education market. These products are for a manual and/or an year to destinations in more than 95 countries on six continents. electronic visitor sign-in protocol. www .worldstrides .com www .VisitorPassSolutions .com XAP CORPORATION VOYA FINANCIAL BOOTH: 531 BOOTH: 1001 100 Corporate Pointe, Suite 100 One Orange Way Culver City, CA 90230 Windsor, CT 06095 www .xap .com www .ing com/us. ALPHA BY LISTING EXHIBITOR YOUR MOBILE SCHOOL APP WATERFORD INSTITUTE BOOTH: 200 BOOTH: 831 5645 Coral Ridge Drive 1590 E . 9400 S . Coral Springs, FL 33076 Sandy, UT 84093 Custom mobile app for schools. Employing rigorous research to build award-winning educational www .yourmobileschoolapp .com programs, nonprofit Waterford Institute offers personalized learning experiences for PreK–2nd graders through technology delivered instruction in reading, math and science. YOUTHTRUTH STUDENT SURVEY www .waterford .org BOOTH: 540 131 Steuart Street, Suite 501 San Francisco, CA 94105 WESTERN UNIVERSITY — FACULTY OF EDUCATION YouthTruth is a national nonprofit that provides validated student BOOTH: 803 surveys to drive school improvement and professional development. 1137 Western Road www .youthtruthsurvey .org London, ON N6G 1G7 Canada Western’s Faculty of Education is at the leading edge of international education and offers educational opportunities at the baccalaureate, ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION master’s and doctoral levels. BOOTH: 911 www .edu uwo. .ca 269 Mill Road Chelmsford, MA 01824 ZOLL Medical Corporation, a leader in medical devices and software solutions, provides AED and CPR products to treat sudden cardiac arrest in public areas. www .zoll .com WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 81 EXHIBITOR LISTING BY BOOTH

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EXHIBITOR LISTING BY BOOTH 319...... Brenthaven 609...... Office of Justice Programs 325...... HP, Inc. 610...... Nightlock Lockdown Door Barricade 332...... Purell/GOJO Industries 611 ...... School Check IN 401...... National Peanut Board 612...... American Time 406...... BYU Independent Study 613...... AXA 414...... Interoperable Communications 614...... GOPHER 415...... District Administration Magazine 618...... TransACT 418...... Quantum Learning Network 619...... Hellas Construction Inc. 419...... Standard For Success 620. .Steelcase Education & Atmosphere Commercial Interiors 433...... Outdoor Aluminum Inc. 624...... Pitsco Education 436...... Lincoln Learning Solutions 625...... Read to Them 437...... TeachAway USA 627...... Seton Hall University 500...... Renaissance Learning 632...... Forrest T Jones & Co. 501...... OverDrive 633...... Success for All Foundation 503...... Chartwells K12 700...... Horace Mann Companies 507...... Great Expectations Foundation 701...... McGraw-Hill Education 508...... Illuminate Education 706...... VH1 Save the Music Foundation 509...... Knowledge Delivery Systems 707...... TIPS 513...... NWEA 708...... Fujitsu Computer Products of America Inc. 514...... Anonymous Alerts/K12 Alerts 709...... NAF 515...... Cambridge International Examinations 710...... American College of Education 518...... American Fidelity Assurance Co. 711 ...... Anatomage 519...... Arizona State University 712. . . .International Technology and Engineering Educators 521...... Source4Teachers/MissionOne 714...... Curriculum Associates 522...... Think Through Math 715...... Stemfinity 525...... International Thought Leader Network 719...... Forecast5 Analytics 82 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION 721...... PMA Financial Network Inc. 837. . . .Engineer Your World — University of Texas at Austin 723...... Envisio Solutions Inc. 838...... JASON Learning 724...... Blackboard Inc. 840...... Tetra Analytix 725...... News for My School 843. . . . National Association of Federally Impacted Schools 728...... FLVS Global 847...... SkoolLive LLC 730...... ABMM Financial 900...... SSC Services for Education 731...... Teachers-Teachers.com 901...... Hobsons 732. . .ISTE, International Society for Technology in Education 904...... Engaging Schools 733...... Knovation 906...... Long Wing 737...... Paxton/Patterson 907...... Skyward Inc. 739...... LocknCharge 910...... Edilo 741 ...... Scripps National Spelling Bee 911 ...... ZOLL Medical Corporation 745...... National Joint Powers Alliance 912...... Frontline Technologies Group LLC 749...... Battelle 913...... Durham School Services 751...... Panorama Education 919...... Upslope 755...... ABM Education Services 921...... SafeStop Inc. 800...... Aramark K-12 Education 924...... Education Networks of America 801...... VALIC 925...... Digitalis Education Solutions Inc. 803...... Western University — Faculty of Education 926...... National Speech & Debate Association 804...... ECRA Group & HYA Executive Search 931. . . . . Visitor Pass Solutions by Data Management Inc. 807...... TekVisions 932...... Cambridge Educational Services

808...... SafeDefend LLC 933...... NextTier Education BOOTH BY LISTING EXHIBITOR 809...... Champions–Knowledge Universe 936. . . . .Symmetry Hand Hygiene by Buckeye International 810...... SafeGuard/IMMI 937...... WorldStrides 812...... First Student Inc. 942...... Whisper — Digital Natives 813...... Apollo After School 1001...... Voya Financial 815...... Silverback Learning Solutions 1003...... Wilson Language Training Corp. 818...... LogicTree IT Solutions Inc. 1005...... Davis Demographics & Planning 819...... GCA Services Group 1006...... QOMO 820...... Otus LLC 1007...... School Safety Advocacy Council 822...... Audio Enhancement 1014...... Mac to School 825...... Communities in Schools 1015. . . . The National Archery in the Schools Program Inc. 826...... Southwest Foodservice Excellence 1018...... Reading Is Fundamental 827...... Lexikeet Learning, LLC 1019...... iConnect Learning 829...... Pride Surveys 1020...... FIS (Formally SunGard K–12 Education) 830...... American Purchasing Consortium LLC 1030...... SearchSoft-Solutions 831...... Waterford Institute 1032...... TalentEd 832...... Edupoint 836...... Amazon Education WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 83 DRAWING AS OF 1/6/2016 johnssa American Association of School Administrators - Nat. Conf. on Education 2016 Drawing Started on: 12/05/2014 johnssa February 11 - 13, 2016 BOOTH LEGEND Phoenix Convention Center / Lower Level North Hall 4 Phoenix, Arizona

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PRESIDENT PRESIDENT-ELECT IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT David R . Schuler Alton L . Frailey David K . Pennington Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Township High School District 214 Katy Independent School District Ponca City Public School District Arlington Heights, IL Katy, TX Ponca City, OK AASA LEADERSHIP AASA MEMBERS Lyle C . Ailshie Eric C . Eshbach Superintendent Superintendent Kingsport City School District Northern York County School District Kingsport, TN Dillsburg, PA

Deborah S . Akers Chris O . Gaines Superintendent Superintendent Mercer County Schools Mehlville School District R9 Princeton, WV Saint Louis, MO

Richard A . Carranza Gary L . Kelly Superintendent Superintendent San Francisco Unified School District DuQuoin Community Unit School District 300 San Francisco, CA DuQuoin, IL

S . Dallas Dance Timothy M . Mitchell Superintendent Superintendent Baltimore County Public School District Rapid City Area School District 51-4 Towson, MD Rapid City, SD

Charles S . Dedrick Gail K . Pletnick District Superintendent Superintendent Capital Region BOCES Dysart Unified School District 89 Albany, NY Glendale, AZ

Joseph V . Erardi, Jr . Michelle R . Price Superintendent Superintendent Newtown Public Schools Moses Lake School District 161 Newtown, CT Moses Lake, WA

86 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION Theron J . Schutte M . Brock Womble, Ed .D . Superintendent Executive Director Bettendorf Community School District North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Bettendorf, IA Teaching Cullowhee, NC Valeria S . Silva Superintendent St. Paul Independent School District 625 Saint Paul, MN ASE LIASON Steven P . Crawford Tom J . Turrell Executive Director Superintendent Oklahoma Association of School Administrators Byers School District 32-J Oklahoma City, OK Byers, CO

Jule J . Walker Superintendent EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Plevna School District 55 Daniel A . Domenech Plevna, MT Executive Director AASA Alexandria, VA

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Matthew Akin Mark Bezek John E . Bourque Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Piedmont City School District Elk River Independent School District 728 Acadia Parish School District Piedmont, AL Elk River, MN Crowley, LA

Ruben Alejandro Brian J . Blake Jason Branch Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Weslaco Independent School District School Administrative Unit 17 Oconee County School District Weslaco, TX Loudon, NH Watkinsville, GA

Michael Apple Russell W . Booker Daniel L . Brooks Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Hitchcock County Unified School System Spartanburg School District 7 Sauk Centre School District 743 Trenton, NE Spartanburg, SC Sauk Centre, MN

Joseph C . Barrow, Jr . Susan Borden Susan S . Bunting Superintendent District Administrator Superintendent Fayette County School District De Forest Area School District Indian River School District Fayetteville, GA De Forest, WI Selbyville, DE

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Howard Carlson Darin Drill Clark J . Godshall Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Wickenburg Unified School District 9 Cascade School District 5 Orleans-Niagara BOCES Wickenburg, AZ Turner, OR Medina, NY

Crit Caton Elliott Duchon Michael Grego Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Artesia Public Schools Jurupa Unified School District Pinellas County School District Artesia, NM Jurupa Valley, CA Palm Harbor, FL

Nicholas Ceglarek Alan V . Dunn Mary J . Hainstock Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Hudsonville Public Schools Sugar Salem Joint District 322 Vinton-Shellsburg Community School Hudsonville, MI Sugar City, ID District Vinton, IA Patricia Cosentino Michael W . Faulk Superintendent Superintendent Steve Hall Regional School District 12 Central Community School District Superintendent Washington Depot, CT Baton Rouge, LA Kindred School District 2 Kindred, ND David A . Cox Art Fessler Superintendent Superintendent Brian Hanes Allegany County Public School District Community Cons. School District 59 District Administrator

AASA LEADERSHIP AASA Cumberland, MD Arlington Hts, IL Ashwaubenon School District Green Bay, WI Jay Curtis Curt E . Finch, Jr . Superintendent Superintendent Brian Harris Park County School District 16 Mecosta-Osceola Intermediate School Superintendent Meeteetse, WY District Barrington Community Unit School Big Rapids, MI District 220 David Daigneault Barrington, IL Superintendent Michael F . Fitzpatrick Grenada School District Superintendent Timothy C . Hayes Grenada, MS Blackstone Valley Vocational Superintendent Regional HSD Geneseo Central School District Mervin Daugherty Upton, MA Geneseo, NY Superintendent Red Clay Cons. School District Paul Freeman John Heard, III Wilmington, DE Superintendent Superintendent Guilford School District Perry County School District Terry E . Davidson Guilford, CT Marion, AL Superintendent Comanche Public Schools Richard W . Fry William Heath Comanche, OK Superintendent Superintendent Big Spring School District Lawrence County School District Frank D . Devono Newville, PA Lawrenceburg, TN Superintendent Monongalia County School District Michael Fulton Luther L . Heller Morgantown, WV Superintendent Superintendent of Schools Pattonville School District R3 Montevideo Independent School David L . Distel Saint Ann, MO District 129 Superintendent Montevideo, MN Hamilton County Educational Service Ruth C . Gilbert-Whitner Center Superintendent Justin B . Henry Cincinnati, OH Whitman-Hanson Reg. School District Superintendent Hingham, MA Goddard Unified School District 265 Goddard, KS

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Vernon M . Henshaw Gary Lilly Kevin Maxwell American Fork, UT Superintendent Chief Executive Officer Bristol Tennessee City School District Prince Georges County Public Schools Blaine Hess Bristol, TN Upper Marlboro, MD Superintendent Jackson County School District Jeff Lind Scott P . McCartney Ripley, WV Assistant Superintendent Superintendent Mandan School District 1 Egg Harbor Township School District Frank F . Hewins Mandan, ND Egg Harbor Township, NJ Superintendent Franklin Pierce School District 402 Thomas J . Little, Jr . Ronnie McGehee Tacoma, WA Superintendent Superintendent Perry Township School District Madison County School District Todd Hoadley Indianapolis, IN Ridgeland, MS Superintendent Dublin City School District Donna Little-Kaumo Kyle McGowan Dublin, OH Superintendent Superintendent Sweetwater County School District 2 Crete Public School District 2 Paul Imhoff Green River, WY Crete, NE Superintendent Upper Arlington City School District Emilie M . Lonardi Brad Meeks Upper Arlngton, OH Superintendent Superintendent West York Area School District Steamboat Springs School District Re-2 Curtis L . Jones, Jr . York, PA Steamboat Springs, CO Superintendent Bibb County School District Rob Manahan Wendy J . Moore Macon, GA Superintendent Superintendent Lake Chelan School District 129 Genesee Joint School District 282 John Jungmann Chelan, WA Genesee, ID Superintendent Springfield School District R12 Daniel F . Marenda Kelli A . Moulton AASA LEADERSHIP AASA Springfield, MO Superintendent Superintendent La Salle Elementary School District 122 Hereford Independent School District Scott R . Kizner La Salle, IL Hereford, TX Superintendent Harrisonburg City School District Ralph Marino, Jr . Susan Moxley Harrisonburg, VA Superintendent Superintendent Hewlett Woodmere Union Free School Lake County School District Ed Klamfoth District Eustis, FL Superintendent Woodmere, NY Waverly-Shell Rock Community School Matthew Murphy District Michael J . Martin Superintendent Waverly, IA Superintendent Ramsey Public School District School Administrative Unit 31 Ramsey, NJ Tim G . Kuehl Newmarket, NH Superintendent Patrick K . Murphy Clear Creek Amana Community School Janet Mason Superintendent District Superintendent Arlington Public Schools Oxford, IA Rutherford County School District Arlington, VA Forest City, NC Alvin L . Leber Annmarie O’Brien Superintendent David M . Mathis Superintendent Dakota Valley School District 61-8 Superintendent Northwest Arctic Borough School District North Sioux City, SD Saluda County School District 1 Kotzebue, AK Saluda, SC

WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 89 . Snoddy Larry Smith Superintendent Hall School DistrictWhite 27 Hall, AR White Sherri L . Smith Superintendent Dauphin School DistrictLower PA Hummelstown, A Ryan Superintendent Northwestern School Corporation IN Kokomo, Leland Stocker Superintendent School DistrictBelgrade 44 MT Belgrade, Glen J . Suppes Superintendent School District Unified 400 Smoky Valley Lindsborg, KS David Tebo Superintendent Community School DistrictHamilton MI Hamilton, Nancy Thomas Superintendent Northeast SupervisoryWashington 41 Union Plainfield, VT Lillian M . Torrez Superintendent Municipal School District Taos NM Taos, G . Brian Toth Superintendent MarysSt. Area School District Saint Marys, PA Curt Tryggestad Superintendent Eden Prairie Independent School District 272 Eden Prairie, MN UnderwoodAndrew Superintendent School DistrictBelton 124 MO Belton, . Shellenberger Aaron SadoffAaron Superintendent North School Du Lac District Fond North Du Lac, WI Fond Kristi Sandvik Superintendent Elementary School DistrictBuckeye 33 AZ Buckeye, G . SaylorOwens Superintendent Daviess County School District KY Owensboro, Jeffrey Schumann Superintendent Enfield Public School District Enfield, CT Guy M . Sconzo Superintendent Humble Independent School District Humble, TX M . Seitsinger Roy Superintendent School Public DistrictWesterly RI Westerly, Sandra Sheldon Superintendent Churchill County School District NV Fallon, A Kent Superintendent Schools Bethany OK Bethany, Shotwell Rodney Superintendent County School DistrictRockingham Eden, NC Katherine E . Sipala Superintendent Narragansett School District Narragansett, RI Robert Sittig Superintendent Baltic School District Baltic, SD GOVERNING BOARD GOVERNING . Rehlander . Olson

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Abeles, Vicki...... 36 Clark, Ann Blakeney...... 11, 46, 60 Gentzel, Tom...... 11, 41, 49 Achor, Shawn...... 15, 42 Clark, Shawn...... 65 Gibson, Lynn...... 57 Adams, Stacey ...... 48 Clark, Terry...... 50 Gielniak, Michael...... 35 Adams, Bill...... 48 Clifford, Matthew...... 54, 60 Gildea, Jill...... 67 Adams, Darryl ...... 10, 33, 60 Clinedinst, Melissa...... 51 Gmitro, Hank...... 44 Adams, Julie...... 47 Cloninger, Karen...... 49, 53 Greenhill, Valerie...... 37 Agarwal, Rohit...... 45 Cochran, Robin...... 58 Goff, Phillip Atiba...... 46 Ahart, Thomas...... 50 Cohen, Charles...... 43 Goldman, Jay...... 57 Alexander, Kim...... 64 Cole, Andy...... 34 Gonsalves, Philip ...... 43 Alldredge, Susan...... 48 Collins, Randy...... 39 Gray, LaRuth...... 50 Allison-Napolitano, Elle...... 64 Contreras, Sharon ...... 38 Grieshaber, Adriel ...... 63 Anderson, Steve...... 48 Cotter, Vincent...... 67 Grogan, Margaret...... 57 Anderson, Gary ...... 48 Crosthwaite, Gudiel...... 33 Grover, Kenneth...... 11, 32, 42 Anthony, Douglas...... 11, 46 Cruz, Rick...... 53 Gudalewicz, Wendy...... 57 Arkanoff, Rich...... 64 Cushenberry, Dena ...... 44 Gullett, Diane...... 64 Atkins, Deanna...... 10, 11, 30, 45, 50 Cziko, Anne-Marie...... 64 Guzman, Noemi...... 47 Baeta, Joseph...... 68 Dale, Jack...... 52 Hagel, Lisa...... 45 Barber, Anthony...... 47 Davidson, Jill Camber...... 31 Hall, Shirley...... 67 Barrio, Dora...... 47 Dearden, Denny...... 14 Hall, Susan...... 46, 63 Beckley, Brian...... 59 DeBlieux, Lily Matos...... 47 Hammack, James...... 67 Bedden, Dana...... 32 deRoo, Ingrid ...... 32 Hanrahan, Jo Ann ...... 65 Belcher, Mike ...... 35 Deklotz, Pat...... 52 Hare, Don...... 53 Bell, Keith...... 55 Delisle, Deborah...... 46 Hassel, Bryan...... 60 Benham, Michelle...... 37 DeSiato, Donna ...... 43 Hassler, Robert...... 67 Berkowicz, Jill...... 43 DeStigter, Laura Frankel...... 31, 63 Hathaway, Lisa...... 38

SPEAKER INDEX SPEAKER Berliner, Dave...... 14, 32, 35 Dieringer, Larry ...... 38 Hazel, Nicole ...... 34 Bernardy, John...... 30 DiRocco, Mark...... 49 Heath, Jonathan...... 45 Bickert, George...... 50 Domenech, Dan...... 11, 43, 49 Heatherly, Teresa...... 37 Bishop, Ramona...... 50 Dossett, Dena...... 59 Heimbecker, David...... 67 Bissonette, Jocelyn...... 10, 36 Drange, Paul...... 50 Henkel, Rod...... 47 Blake, Brian...... 52 Duerr, Lori...... 44 Herman, Marilee...... 59 Blankstein, Alan...... 11, 14, 49 Duggins, Abbey ...... 65 Hill, Joseph...... 50 Bloomquist, Scott...... 57 Eddy, Roger...... 31 Hill, Teresa ...... 60 Bo, Jamie...... 53 Edwards, Lendozia...... 38 Hill, Tory...... 51 Boasberg, Tom...... 30 Edwards, Mark...... 10, 33, 52 Hite, William...... 38 Bockwoldt, Keith...... 52 Edwards, Ted...... 66 Hoesman, Chad...... 30 Boozer, Leslie ...... 67 Ellerson, Noelle...... 30, 42 Holladay, Royce...... 57 Boozer, Tanaga...... 11, 37 Enfield, Susan...... 66 Holland, Ana...... 47 Borden, Ray...... 33 Farrington, Camille ...... 35 Hollich, Pamela...... 48 Borkowski, John ...... 33, 62 Feder, Scott...... 48 Horn, Michael...... 14, 15, 61 Boyd, Joel...... 43 Feldman, Joe...... 68 Houlihan, Andrew...... 34 Branham, John...... 10,35 Ferebee, Lewis ...... 60 Hoverman, Dan...... 53 Briere, Danny...... 11, 37 Fessler, Art ...... 47 Howes, Jeanne...... 54 Brophy, Michael...... 63 Feucht, Jeff...... 58 Hubler, Phillip...... 68 Brown, Anne...... 32, 57 Finnan, Leslie...... 30, 42, 50, 57 Hudson, LouAnn...... 44 Brubaker, Douglas...... 50 Fishman, Nancy...... 47 Huffman, Tanner ...... 63 Bunting, Susan...... 44 Fitrer, Harold ...... 32 Huggett, Edward, Jr...... 54 Burke, Barry...... 63 Fletcher, Patrick ...... 35 Hume-Howard, Ellen ...... 52 Cain, Sean...... 66 Foose, Renee...... 53 Humphrey, Steve...... 48 Caldwell, Rhonda...... 48 Forkas, Len...... 14, 45 Hurley, Kathy ...... 14, 46 Callahan, Jason...... 63 Forseth, Eric...... 50 Hurst, James...... 44 Camp, Natasha...... 58 Fowler, Denver...... 68 Jackson, Kayla ...... 31 Campbell, Tammy...... 53 Fowler-Mack, Christine...... 38 Jackson, Walter ...... 38 Capolupo, James...... 47 Franco, Carmella...... 58 Jara, Jesus ...... 64 Caposey, PJ...... 57 Frailey, Alton...... 61 Jenkins, Barbara M...... 50 Caropelo, Frank...... 49 Fraynd, Donald...... 62 Jennings, Jack...... 14, 34 Carrasco, Moreno ...... 51 Frazier, Dan ...... 44 Jerde, Susanne...... 66 Celania-Fagen, Elizabeth...... 34, 37 Freeman, Elizabeth...... 67 Joffe, Bryan...... 38 Cesario, Joni...... 44 French, Daniel...... 51 Johns, Christine...... 60 Chambers, HD...... 50 Friend, John ...... 47 Johnson, Gwen...... 33 Chapman, Gary...... 43 Frison, Karen ...... 33 Johnson, Jerry...... 45 Chesney, E. Grace...... 53 Gaines, Chris ...... 44 Johnson, Lucy...... 10, 36 Chiang, Eva Myrick ...... 54 Galindo, Martin...... 33 Jones, Sharon...... 68 Chirichello, Michael...... 48, 58 Gallardo, Angel ...... 38 Kabes, Beth...... 64 Christensen, Garn ...... 48 Gallien, Eric...... 38 Kalil, Tom ...... 43 Cifford, Matthew...... 54 Garcia, Lisa...... 47 Kay, Ken ...... 34 92 AASA’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION Kelley, Carol...... 34 Morimoto, Stephanie...... 33 Silver, Harvey...... 43 Kelly, Paul...... 51 Morris, Martha...... 65 Simoneau, Edward...... 60 Kent, Kelly...... 64 Murphy, Michelle...... 60 Singh, Candace ...... 44, 55 Kerr, Wendy ...... 50 Murphy, Patrick ...... 37 Skorkowsky, Pat...... 43 Kevin, John...... 66 Myers, Ann...... 43 Smith, Stephen...... 53 Kidd-Stamps, Joi...... 33 Nadurak, Kathy ...... 34 Sneed, Maree...... 31, 60 Kilman, Carolyn Trager...... 52 Nagaoka, Jenny...... 4, 35 Snell, Michael...... 54 Kim, Rebekah...... 66 Neihof, James...... 58 Snyder, Jennie...... 43 King, Jim...... 43 Nelms, Shaun...... 59 Space, Marc...... 50 Kirchner-Scott, Diane...... 59 Neu, Robert ...... 31 Spencer, Andre...... 34 Kist-Kline, Gail...... 55 Newcomb, Whitney Sherman...... 57 Stephens, Adam...... 34 Knights, Tammie...... 50, 66 Newman, Judith...... 43 Sternke, JoAnn...... 59 Kremsner, Sarah...... 62 Nicole, Dwanna...... 30 Stewart, Laura ...... 67 Krueger, Keith...... 10, 33, 52 Nishihara, Jeremy ...... 57 Stewart, Marguerite...... 34 Kussmaul, Don...... 33 Noguera, Pedro ...... 14, 32 Strong, Anthony...... 48 Lampkins, Carlton ...... 43 Norton, Michael...... 62 Stowe, Melany ...... 64 Lane, James...... 34 O’Connell, Bridget...... 66 Sullivan, Jeanne...... 68 Lanoue, Phil ...... 50 O’Neill, Jennifer...... 68 Sumter, Wendell...... 46 Larson, David...... 58 Okyere, Clare...... 10, 58 Swiecichowski, Janet ...... 52 Leahy, Tom...... 31 Oliveros, Israel...... 60 Taylor, Sharon Adams ...... 33 Ledbetter, Charles...... 60 Oppelt, Kim...... 51 Thaker, Ketul...... 39 Lee, James ...... 51 Ott, Maria...... 58 Thornton, Gregory...... 50 Lehew, Amy...... 38, 65 Parent, Krista...... 49 Tomano, Erica...... 67 Levine, Elliott...... 35 Parker, Jack...... 64 Tucker, Thomas...... 18, 55 Lodewegan, Mike...... 36 Patrick, Susan...... 10, 35 Tupponce, John...... 38 Lopez, Lazaro...... 51 Paxson, Trent...... 67 Turmelle, Michael...... 52 Love, Michael...... 34 Pelzer, Nicholas ...... 11, 46 Turner, Jon...... 44 Lubelfeld, Mike...... 31 Pennington, David...... 46, 48 Turnipseed, Stephan...... 10, 35 Lynch, Thomas...... 67 Perera, Katrise ...... 34 Uebbing, Stephen...... 59 Mahaffey, Rob ...... 10, 36 Petersen, Brenda...... 63 VanderEls, Jonathan...... 52 Mahoney, Tom ...... 57 Peterson, Dennis...... 52 Vodicka, Devin...... 45 Maldonado French, Lillian...... 33 Phifer, Roman...... 68 Vogel, Phyllis...... 57 Maleyko, Glenn...... 63 Phillipo, John...... 50 Voltz, Rich...... 31 Mancini, Steve ...... 44 Pierce, Otis...... 64 Warthan, Donna ...... 66 SPEAKER INDEX Mannion, Peg...... 58 Pletnick, Gail...... 46 Webb, Steven...... 19 Marcinek, Andrew...... 45 Polk, Larianne...... 64 Weber, Dave...... 14, 32 Martin, Michael...... 65 Polyak, Nick ...... 31, 34 Weeks, Stephanie...... 37 Martinez, Ricardo...... 30 Poore, Michael...... 48 Werner, Jane...... 43 Marx, Gary...... 10, 14, 36 Pratt, Stewart...... 44 Whiston, Brian...... 63 Mason, Janet...... 53 Pudelski, Sasha...... 30, 42 Wilbanks, Alvin...... 52 Mathis, David...... 52, 65 Purnell, Timothy...... 11, 37 Wightman, Shawn...... 38 Matney, Allison...... 51 Quenneville, Jane...... 48 Willaford, Sherrod...... 38 Maxwell, Jon...... 51 Ratcliff, Chad...... 11, 37 Williams, Fred...... 60 Maxwell, Kevin...... 11, 46 Ray, Gary ...... 33 Williams, Eric...... 34 McCann, Nathan...... 62 Ray, Ryan ...... 33 Williams, Matt...... 47 McCleney, Bryan ...... 65 Reardon, Mark...... 44 Williams, Sharon ...... 49 McCord, Robert...... 31, 57 Reed, Brad ...... 48 Williamson, Freddie...... 19 McDonald, Teena...... 48 Rehlander, Jeffery...... 62 Wilmore, Elaine L...... 66 McDuffy, Kristine...... 59 Ricca, Brian...... 65 Wilson, Jacquelyne...... 51 McEachen, Joanne...... 31 Roa, Myriam...... 58 Wittum, Luke...... 45 McGloughlin, Denise...... 58 Roach, William...... 47 Wolff, Lora...... 33 McKennan, Carolyn...... 48 Robinson, Kerry ...... 57 Woodruff, Chuck ...... 48 McWalters, Peter...... 10, 35 Robles, Darline...... 46, 58 Woodward, Shawn...... 60, 66 Medeiros, Richard...... 67 Rodela, Katherine...... 48 Wurtz, Steven...... 33 Medlin, Kent...... 44 Ross, Gilda...... 58 Wyatt, Naomi...... 38 Mehravari, Peter...... 11, 37 Runcie, Robert ...... 35, 38 Yan, Bo ...... 59 Meier, Susan...... 59 Sampson, Charles ...... 34 Yates, Kiwana...... 32 Miles, Mike...... 54 Sandvik, Kristi...... 44 Yost, Jan...... 67 Miller, Patrick...... 52 Sanfelippo, Joe...... 54, 66 Zardoya, Irma...... 38 Minasyan, Gayane...... 10, 11, 30, 45 Saron, Brad...... 54 Minichello, Jimmy...... 57 Sceurman, Linda...... 66 Montgomery, Matthew ...... 50 Schock, Rynell...... 50 Moore, Bobby...... 55 Schuler, David...... 10, 33, 52 Moore, Jeff...... 34 Scott, Manny...... 15, 39 Morada, Dianne...... 38 Seely, Bill...... 47 Moran, Pam R...... 18, 37, 43 Shakeshaft, Charol...... 57 Morgan, Nicholas...... 53 Sherman, Mort...... 67 WWW.AASA.ORG/NCE 93 ADVERTISER INDEX

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