ConferenCe at a GlanCe Daily Schedule and Major Conference Activities reGistration Hours thursday, June 28 school law Clinic registration 7:00 a.m. VASSP Exhibit Show Opens Tuesday Noon - 1:00 p.m. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast school Data as a leadership tool Available in Exhibit Hall for Exhibitors and Conference Registrants only Tuesday Noon - 1:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Third General Session Conference registration Professional Practice symposium Tuesday Noon - 4:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. -10:30 a.m. Major Session Wednesday 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Thursday 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Major Session Friday 7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Repeated 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Cash Lunch in Exhibit Hall Golf outing Visit Exhibits Tuesday 1:00 p.m. Prize Drawings VASSP Bookstore Sponsored by Rowman & Littlefield Education 1:15 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. Roundtable Discussions Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 2:40 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Visit Exhibits Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Prize Drawings Complimentary morning coffee provided daily for all Conferees by Lifetouch Entertainment Ice Cream Social ConferenCe SchedULE 5:00 p.m. Exhibits Close 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Conference Party tuesday, June 26 Sponsored by Herff Jones 1:00 p.m. Golf Outing 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. School Law Clinic friday, June 29 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. School Data As a Leadership 7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Fourth General Session Tool Breakfast (Meal ticket required) 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Fifth General Session Wednesday, June 27 11:00 a.m. Grand Prize Drawing 8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Annual VASSP Business Conference Adjournment Meeting, Awards, and Election of Officers 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Opening General Session 11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Second General Session Luncheon (included in conference fee) Department of education Colloquium 2:15 p.m. -3:15 p.m. Major Concurrent Sessions 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Major Concurrent Sessions Repeated 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. entertainment in Pitchers Grill Sponsored by Balfour of Virginia table of Contents Hotel Floor Plan 4 Welcome Message 5 VASSP Membership Services Center 6 Conference Planning Committee 7 General Information 8 VASSP Bookstore 8 Pre-Conference Law Clinic 10 Pre-Conference School Data as a Leadership Tool Workshop 10 VASSP Annual Business Meeting 11 Opening General Session 11 Second General Session Luncheon 11 Department of Education Colloquium 12 VASSP Exhibit Show 14 Continental Breakfast 14 Third General Session 14 Professional Practices Symposium 15 Cash Lunch and Prize Drawings 17 Roundtable Discussions 18 Ice Cream Social & Conference Party 22 Fourth General Session Breakfast 23 Fifth General Session 23 Graduate Credit for Participation 24 Conference Evaluation Form 25 Conference Sponsor and Exhibitor Directory 27 Hotel floor Plan Williamsburg, Virginia First Floor Second Floor loor Plan f Hotel Hotel 4 Charting Your Course in a sea of Change Welcome We don’t know if Governor Harry F. Byrd, Sr. established the Virginia Middle and High School Principals Conference & Exposition in 1927 by an executive order, other edict, or “friendly persuasion” as he was often known to do, but for 85 consecutive years this important meeting – jointly sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education and VASSP (and in recent years also with the Virginia Foundation for Educational Leadership) – has been vital to the growth and prosperity of secondary education in the Commonwealth. Under Governor Byrd this annual conference began a professional expectation for “state and local leaders to annually review with Virginia’s secondary school principals, the principals’ roles and responsibilities and to discuss how effective school leadership can be best developed and supported.” This tradition is in its ninth decade, and we continue to examine policies and best practices, and entertain new initiatives conducive to these expectations. One thing has remained constant all of these years. In the education profession, there is usually one leader with ultimate responsibility for driving a specific change initiative in the school. This person is the school principal and could well be called the “Change Champion.” Are you and your faculty prepared for continued change? All schools – whether rural, suburban, urban, small, medium, or large – share the same need to effect changes as quickly, smoothly, and efficiently as possible. The 2012 Summer Conference theme, Charting Your Course in a Sea of Change, addresses the complexity of change preparation. The Conference is designed for Change Champions who see the value of involving faculty members in preparing for change, along with openly communicating what it will take for effective implementation. There are five rudimentary principles commonly used to chart a course to help you get from where you are now to where you want to be. look ahead – Obviously, having a sense for where you want to go is imperative. Charting a course for improved performance and productivity begins by having a clear purpose – a mission and vision – about your final destination. look around – Before you can set your course, you must have a clear understanding of where you are at this moment in time. This acknowledgement is critical. Chart Your Course – Developing a plan for improving performance and productivity is critical for success. Planning involves developing strategies that are linked to your vision for change and setting measurable goals that help turn vision and strategy into reality. set the sails – Setting the sails involves making strategic decisions, on an ongoing basis, which will move you in the direction you want to go. Success and achievement will result from making tactical decisions and taking deliberate actions – every day. adjust Your Course – The one thing that is absolutely certain… things change. As the conference theme exemplifies, wind changes, sea swells change, and there are ships that come and go that will cause your ship to temporarily alter its original course. Course corrections are just a reality of good navigation. Many things change between the time you chart your course and the time you set sail. The problem isn’t will things change; the issue is when will they change? As Change Champions all of us must always expect change and be prepared to react to it. The Commonwealth and its public school education system are much different, of course, in this second decade of the millennium than they were during Governor Byrd’s 1920s era. Over the many years the information, strategies and techniques have constantly changed in public school education improvement, but the values and ideals that guided this conference from its beginning remain steadfast. The Summer Conference Planning Committee works hard to bring speakers and topics applicable to universal subjects of interest and current issues important to school principals and assistant principals. This year it is our goal to equip you with the tools to cope with the challenging changes that lie ahead. Enjoy over fifty presentations, the statewide social networking opportunities, and most importantly, always remember to be charting your course in a sea of change. Thank you for your continued support of the Summer Conference and our efforts to move the school principalship toward a Welcome stronger and increasingly viable leadership role in the education of Virginia’s youth. 2012 Summer Conference Planning Committee Charting Your Course in a sea of Change 5 Be sure to visit the VASSP Membership Services Center Larry W. Buchanan — VASSP Past President and VASSP Field Consultant Experience the statewide VASSP Leadership Learning Network by: Joining VASSP/NASSP Enrolling your school in the Virginia Student Councils Association and/or Virginia Association of Honor Societies Paying your 2012-2013 dues Updating your membership information Registering your e-mail and FAX number Checking out our national affiliate — NASSP Picking up your complimentary VASSP lapel pin (members only) Picking up your Wednesday luncheon ticket ervices Center ervices s Center Hours Promenade Tuesday, June 26 — Noon - 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 27 — 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. P Membership P Membership Thursday, June 28 — 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday, June 29 — 7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. ASS V 6 Charting Your Course in a sea of Change Conference Planning Committee The Steering Committee is chaired by Robert A. Bracey, III, VASSP senior associate, with Randy D. Barrack, executive director, and Patricia I. Wright, superintendent of public instruction, representing the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals and the Virginia Department of Education, respectively. robert Bracey, ed.D. randy Barrack, ed.D., Ph.D. Patricia Wright, ed.D. robert almond Carolyn Bernard Kevin Bezy, Ph.D. shirley Booker Michael Davidson David ellena Virginia Department VASSP President VASSP Past President VASSP Board of Directors VASSP Board of Directors VASSP Board of Directors of Education VASSP Board of Directors VFEL Board of Trustees Amelia Division Smyth Division NASSP Board of Directors Chesapeake Division Franklin County Division Chesterfield Division scott Habeeb abe Jeffers Janice Koslowski lawrence lenz Brian Matney, Ph.D. Michelle Morgan VASSP Board of Directors VASSP Board of Directors VASSP Board of Directors VASSP Past President VASSP Board of Directors VASSP Board of Directors Salem Division Fairfax County Division Loudoun Division VFEL Board of Trustees Virginia Beach Division Bedford Division Conference Planning Committee Conference Keith Perrigan, ed.D. Carol robinson, ed.D. richard turner, ed.D. Donald Vale John Word, sr., ed.D.