Sunday, July 19, 2015 |
Early Bird Sessions |
"Louisiana Legislative Update" -- Scott Richard, Executive Director, LSBA (3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. - 2 hours credit) |
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"Effective School Board Governance" -- Tony Prothro, Executive Director, ASBA (3:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. - 1.5 hours credit) |
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"Determining Success" -- Michael Waldrop, Executive Director, MSBA (3:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. - 1.5 hours credit) |
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Monday, July 20, 2015 |
Opening General Session 8:30 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. (1.5 hours credit) |
"Helping Children Bloom Where They Are Planted" - Maggie Wade, WLBT Jackson, News Anchor |
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Concurrent Sessions 10:30 A.M. - 11:15 A.M. (0.75 hours credit) |
"Creating an Effective Online Learning Program to Meet the Needs of Every Student" - Rob Belous and Jessica Cain, Graduation Alliance |
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"Innovative Classrooms -- Apple Distinguished Educator Presentation" - Anthony Johnson, Apple Education |
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"Best Practices in the Digital Classroom" - DJ West, McGraw Hill Education |
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"The El Dorado Promise" - Wayne Gibson, El Dorado School District |
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"They Soon Become What We Think About Most" - Chuck Poer, Bailey Education Group |
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"Let's Move to Learn -- Mississippi's Initiative in Wellness" - Anne Travis, The Bower Foundation; Scott Clements and Larry Calhoun, Mississippi Department of Education Office of Healthy Schools |
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Concurrent Sessions 11:15 A.M. - Noon (0.75 hours credit) |
"Creating an Effective Online Learning Program to Meet the Needs of Every Student" - Rob Belous and Jessica Cain, Graduation Alliance |
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"Innovative Classrooms -- Apple Distinguished Educator Presentation" - Anthony Johnson, Apple Education |
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"Best Practices in the Digital Classroom" - DJ West, McGraw Hill Education |
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"The El Dorado Promise" - Wayne Gibson, El Dorado School District, Arkansas |
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"They Soon Become What We Think About Most" - Chuck Poer, Bailey Education Group |
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"Let's Move to Learn -- Mississippi's Initiative in Wellness" - Anne Travis, The Bower Foundation; Scott Clements and Larry Calhoun, Mississippi Department of Education Office of Healthy Schools |
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Concurrent Sessions 1:30 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. (1 hour credit) |
"Patterns and Trends Shaping School Planning" - Richard McNeel and Mike Walters, JBHM Architects, PA |
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"Leadership Roundtable Discussion" - Will Reid, Pulaski County Special School District, Arkansas; Lonnie Luce, St. James Parish Schools, Louisiana; and Tim Martin, Clinton Public Schools, Mississippi |
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"Digital Conversion Tools and Trends" - Mark Esstman, McGraw Hill Education |
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"Utilizing Technology to Manage the New Challenges with Affordable Healthcare Act Compliance and Employee Benefits" - John Starling, Acuity Group |
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"Board Leadership Matters" - David Lee, University of Southern Mississippi |
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"How Do You Teach CTE on a Computer?" - Joe Douglass, Odysseyware |
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"Hot Topic" Discussion 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. (2 hours credit) |
"A Time Proven and Common Sense Approach to Armed School Personnel" - Steve Anderson and Mark Curry, Lake Hamilton School District, Arkansas |
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"Educator Inappropriate Conduct" - Jim Keith, MSBA General Counsel, Adams and Reese, LLP |
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"Letter Grade Labeling -- Lessons Learned" - Scott Richard, LSBA |
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Tuesday, July 21, 2015 |
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Second General Session 8:30 A.M. - 10:00 P.M. (1.5 hours credit) |
"Mississippi's Constitutional Initiative" - Jim Keith, MSBA General Counsel, Adams and Reese, LLP |
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"Fact or Fiction: The Story of Education Reform in Louisiana" -- Scott Richard, LSBA |
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"Legislative Intrusion into Public Education in Arkansas: Charter Schools, Vouchers, and School Elections" - Tony Prothro and Brenda McKown, ASBA |
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Closing General Session 10:30 A.M. - Noon (1.5 hours credit) |
"Legislative Advocacy -- Working Together to Weather the Storm" - Scott Richard, LSBA |
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"Hope in the Time of Hardship" - Demetric Warren, Hollandale School District, Mississippi |
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"1892 Makeover in Warren Public Schools" - Kathy Cornish and Bryan Cornish, Warren School District, Arkansas |
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GENERAL: Overall, how valuable to you was the Conference? |
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