Session Presenters
| Strand | Session Title | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| Belonging, Well-Being & Whole-Child Success | It Starts with Us: A Practical Leadership Blueprint for Principals to Build Belonging and Prevent Burnout | Lauren Young, Ed.D., Assistant Executive Director of Vermont Principals Association |
| Belonging, Well-Being & Whole-Child Success | From Crisis to System: Building a Proactive and Legally Defensible Mental Health Framework | Steven Fiedeldey, Principal/Director of Special Education & Consultant |
| Belonging, Well-Being & Whole-Child Success | Ripples of Recognition: Strengthening SEL Through Core-Value Focused Leadership | Sabrina Miller, Principal Erik Lathen, Principal Matthew Knight, Assistant Principal |
| Belonging, Well-Being & Whole-Child Success | Centering Student Voice: Affinity Groups, Student Council Representation, and Equity Supports | Damon Carbajal, M.A., Director of Chapter Network & Program Integration Brook Mayo, M.S., Assistant Principal |
| Belonging, Well-Being & Whole-Child Success | We Can Ban Phones, but Can We Teach Self-Regulation? | Shannon Godfrey, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Commons Julia Gustafson, Chief Impact Officer of The Commons |
| Belonging, Well-Being & Whole-Child Success | Intentional and Purposeful Play | Tri Nguyen, Ed.D., Principal |
| Belonging, Well-Being & Whole-Child Success | Being Cool and Making It HIP: How to Lead High-Impact Programs and Cultures of Connection, Engagement, and Belonging | Carlos Ojeda, Jr., Youth Empowerment Speaker and Founder of CoolSpeak |
| Belonging, Well-Being & Whole-Child Success | From “Have to” to “Get to”: Reframing the Leadership Burden Into Leadership Opportunity | Meghan Redmond, Principal Greg Johnson, Ed.D., Principal |
| Belonging, Well-Being & Whole-Child Success | Connection as Prevention for "The Anxious Generation" | Kristi Krings, Chief Executive Officer of Rachel's Challenge |
| Belonging, Well-Being & Whole-Child Success | Refuel: How PreK-12 School Leaders Stay Grounded When the Work Never Stops | Liesl Sisson, Principal |
| Belonging, Well-Being & Whole-Child Success | Alongside: The Principal + Student Leadership Paradigm for Building Thriving, Belonging-Centered Schools | Kamrica Ary-Turner, Associate Director for the Association of Washington School Principals James Layman, Director of the Association of Washington Student Leaders |
| Community, Voice & Shared Responsibility | 1+1 = 11: The Paradigm of Collective Leadership | James Layman, Director of the Association of Washington Student Leaders Trisha Bemboom, Coordinator of Student Activities |
| Community, Voice & Shared Responsibility | Amplifying Student Voice | Todd Dain, Ed.D., Principal |
| Community, Voice & Shared Responsibility | Leading With Encouragement: Consistent Compassion for Teachers, Students, and Families | Lara Bronson, Ed.D., Principal |
| Community, Voice & Shared Responsibility | Student-Led Systems for Equity, Voice, and Professional Learning | Rosalind Henderson, Ed.D., Principal |
| Community, Voice & Shared Responsibility | Resonant Leadership: Building Sustainable Schools Through Personal Truth and Student Voice | Angie Charboneau-Folch, M.Ed., Principal Donna Hayward, Principal |
| Community, Voice & Shared Responsibility | Pivots and Taps: How Reflecting on Your Story Will Help You Grow as a Leader | Evelyn Edney, Ed.D., Principal |
| Community, Voice & Shared Responsibility | It Takes a Village! | Larry Creasy, Ed.S., High School Coordinator Kyle Nix, Ed.D., Principal |
| Community, Voice & Shared Responsibility | Your Communication Will Make or Break Your Leadership! | Thomas Murray, Director of innovation for Future Ready Schools |
| Community, Voice & Shared Responsibility | Beyond Spirit Week: Student Leadership as a School Improvement Strategy | Melissa Erickson, Executive Director of the Alliance for Public Schools Debbie Pepe, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning |
| Community, Voice & Shared Responsibility | Community Partnerships That Make a Difference | Kevin Kastner, Principal DeReca Thomas, Community School Resource Teacher |
| Community, Voice & Shared Responsibility | Collaborative Leadership at Work: A Systems-Based Model to Improve Student Achievement Through Father Engagement | Otis Kitchen, Principal William "Bill" Betts, II, District Resource Teacher |
| Community, Voice & Shared Responsibility | School, Community, and Family Voice: Building a Culture of Shared Responsibility | Sandra Misciasci, Supervisor of Family and Community Engagement Ginette Hoze, Principal |
| Community, Voice & Shared Responsibility | When Funding Shrinks: Leveraging Community Partnerships to Sustain Learning | Jodi Walker, Founder of Kids At Their Best |
| Community, Voice & Shared Responsibility | From Compliance to Community at the Elementary School: Building Authentic Family Partnerships Through Integrated MTSS and Mental Health Systems | Carrie Cooper, School Psychologist Vanessa Kent, Principal |
| Community, Voice & Shared Responsibility | Are You the Narrator of Your Story or a Character In Theirs? | Joe Sanfelippo, Ed.D., Retired Superintendent |
| Community, Voice & Shared Responsibility | Unlocking Student Voice in Middle School: Leadership As a Culture, Not a Club | Deborah Dennie, Ed.D., Principal Kaci Marschall, M.Ed., Assistant Principal |
| Innovation, Technology & Artificial Intelligence | Leveraging Gemini Notebook to Expand Bandwidth for Complex Tasks | Brian Cox, Ed.D., Principal |
| Innovation, Technology & Artificial Intelligence | Using AI to Leverage Inclusion and Differentiation | Chad Johnson, Principal |
| Innovation, Technology & Artificial Intelligence | AI Governance for Building Principals (Psst: It will be more fun than it sounds.) | Julie Foss, Founder and Principal Consultant at True Nexus Consulting LLC |
| Innovation, Technology & Artificial Intelligence | Beyond Cheating: A Holistic Approach to Academic Integrity in an AI-Ambient World | Julie Foss, Founder and Principal Consultant at True Nexus Consulting LLC Daniel Kelley, Ed.D., Associate Teaching Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy |
| Innovation, Technology & Artificial Intelligence | AI Isn't a Program. It's a Thought Process. Using AI to Grow Teachers Through Better Feedback | Jeff Cooley, Principal |
| Innovation, Technology & Artificial Intelligence | AI and Attendance: A Match Made for Impact | Beshon Trusty, Ph.D., MPA, Founder and Executive Director of The Educator’s Empowerment Center |
| Innovation, Technology & Artificial Intelligence | Leading In the Age of Algorithms: Building an AI-Resilient School Culture | Eric Sheninger, Founder and CEO of Aspire Change EDU |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | Finding Our Way: Your Purpose and Why | Amber Tos, Assistant Principal |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | From Vision to Execution: Driving District Improvement Through 100-Day Plans and a Strategic “CPR Card” | Ryan Nelson, Ed.D., Central Office Staff Kelsey Carr, Instructional Coach Sarah Sabelko, Principal |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | If No One Knows Your Leadership Beyond Your School, Does It Exist? | Guy Swenson, Ed.D., Assistant Principal |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | Leader Credibility | Nancy Frey, Professor of Educational Leadership Dougal Fisher, Professor and Chair of Educational Leadership |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | Breakthrough Leadership: A Model That Works | Pete Hall, Former Principal |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | The Art and Science of Self-Mentorship: How Ruckus Makers Drive Their Own Development | Daniel Bauer, Founder of Better Leaders Better Schools |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | School Climate and Culture By Design | Mike Smith, Professional Speaker |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | The Power of Story: Strengthening Collective Efficacy Through Leadership | Brandon Mowinkel, Ed.D., Principal Anna Thoma, Ed.D., Assistant Principal |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | The 90-Day Discipline Reset: Why Good Schools Drift and How High-Performing Leaders Fix It Fast | Thomas Glanton, Ed.D., Founder of The Education Company |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | Lead From Who You Are | Joe Sanfelippo, Ed.D., Retired Superintendent |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | Leadership By Design: Building a School Leader Talent Management System | Jason Leahy, Ed.D., Executive Director of the Illinois Principals Association Jill Griffin, Ed.D, Superintendent Janice Schwarze, Professional Learning Associate Susan Homes, Ed.D., Deputy Executive Director of the Illinois Principals Association |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | Simple Impact: 12 Daily Habits for Immediate and Lasting Results | Carrie Jackson, Principal |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | From Compliance to Confidence: How Feedback Systems Transform Teacher Retention in Rural Schools | Rhonda Palic, M.Ed., Principal Anthonya Kahrs, Ed.D., Director of Instruction |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | Beyond the Game: A Principal’s Guide to Building Co-Curricular Sports Programs for Whole Student Development | Ann Kearns Davoren, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and Chief Science Officer at Prevention Strategies Russel Reetz, Principal Jody Redman, Co-Founder of the InSideOut Initiative |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | Be the Thermostat, Not the Thermometer | Tron Young, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | Leader's Mindset: As We Go, So Go Our Schools | Shawn Suzuki, Former Principal Diane Spencer, Education Consultant |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | Stop the Spin. Own Your Day. Transform Your Life. | Michael Snell, Ed.D., Deputy Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Principals Association |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | From Status Update to Growth Conversation: Check-In Structures That Actually Drive Results | Lauren Ellis, Education Consultant |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | Leading inside the Tension: How School Leaders Navigate Competing Demands | Kelly MacCall-Carter, M. Ed., Principal |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | Building Great Leaders Through High-Quality Leadership Teams | Paul Fleming, Ed.D., Chief Learning Officer at Learning Forward |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | Building Culture Through Learning: Job-Embedded PD That Inspires | Cynthia Crim, Principal |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | From Good to Great: Building the Culture and Systems That Sustain Continuous Improvement | Justin Youmans, Principal |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | From Practitioners to Policy Leaders: Building Principal Voice in State Advocacy | Chase Christensen, Principal and Superintendent |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | Breaking Through Resistance | Becca Silver, M.Ed., Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Whole Educator |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | The Reset Lab: A Healing-Centered Practice for Leading With Clarity Under Pressure | TaraShaun Gipson, Executive Director of the Black Principals Network Powered by the Surge Institute Dalonte Burns, Program Director of the Black Principals Association Network Powered by the Surge Institute |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | From the Assistant Principalship to Systems Leadership: Lessons in Culture, Alignment, and Impact | Amanda Jamerson, Assistant Principal Bill Toungetter, Ed.D., Assistant Principal |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | Integrating MTSS Work in High School: Practical Strategies for Sustainable Change | Brett Wilson, Ed.D., Associate Principal Danielle Ambrosia, Ed.D., Assistant Principal |
| Leadership That Moves Systems | Deep Listening: Creating Structures and Systems as a PreK-8 Leader That Truly Impact Stakeholders | Tracy Stegall, M.Ed., Retired School Leader Nick Vanderpol, Principal Wm. Bryant Shaw, Ed.D., Principal Frederick Buskey, Speaker, Podcaster |
| Leading Powerful Teaching & Learning | From Data to Direction: A Principal’s Playbook Using the DWG Framework | Alicia Martin, Ed.D., Data Strategist |
| Leading Powerful Teaching & Learning | Place-Based Education: Engagement for Urban and Rural Schools | Charles Longshore, Principal |
| Leading Powerful Teaching & Learning | Ditch the Doubt: Leading Instruction With Confidence | Jen Schwanke, Ed.D., Central Office Staff |
| Leading Powerful Teaching & Learning | Raising Achievement Without Lowering the Bar: Equity in Elementary Math Instruction | Elizabeth Van Hoesen, Principal |
| Leading Powerful Teaching & Learning | Piedmont Promise Project: Equipping Middle and High School Students for College or Career | Brandi Todd, Guidance Counselor Adam Clemons, Ed.D., Principal Keena Cox, College and Career Coach |
| Leading Powerful Teaching & Learning | How to Get All Teachers to Become Like the Best Teachers | Todd Whitaker, Professor of Educational Leadership |
| Leading Powerful Teaching & Learning | From Number Two to Number One: Mentoring Your AP for the Principalship | Phillip Crisostomo, Ed.D., Principal |
| Leading Powerful Teaching & Learning | Leveraging Data Systems to Improve Your School | Elizabeth Nelson, Assistant Principal Kelly Szesterniak, Principal |
| Leading Powerful Teaching & Learning | Leading Math Without Being the Math Expert: What Principals Should Look For, Ask, and Do | James O'Neal, M.Ed., Educator |
| Leading Powerful Teaching & Learning | The Road to Success Is Always Under Construction | Julie Arnold, Principal |
| Leading Powerful Teaching & Learning | Visiting Classrooms Is Not Enough! (a deep dive into pre & post observation coaching) | Baruti Kafele, Principal |
| Leading Powerful Teaching & Learning | The Power of Student Goal Setting and Data Conferences | Christa Richardson, Math Coach Amanda (Mandy) Sierra, Ed.D., Principal |
| Leading Powerful Teaching & Learning | Data With Direction | Skylaar Guyer, Principal Julie Florin, Principal |
| Leading Powerful Teaching & Learning | Leading Teacher Clarity | Douglas Fisher, Professor and Chair of Educational Leadership Nancy Frey, Professor of Educational Leadership |
| Leading Powerful Teaching & Learning | What Principals Won’t Say Out Loud: A Conversation for District Leaders | Rachael George Gutierrez, Ed.D., Executive Director of Elementary Programs |
| Leading Powerful Teaching & Learning | How Assistant Principals Can Be an Instructional Leader and a Firefighter: Growing Teachers Amidst the Heat | Frederick Buskey, Speaker, Podcaster |
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