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FEBRUARY 14–16, 2019 | LOS ANGELES CONVENTION CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA

Superintendents from diverse communities across the United States will present case studies, answer questions and engage in dialogue that will improve student achievement in your district.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 147am – 4:15pm .............Registration Open

7:45 – 9am ....................NCE Exhibit Hall Coffee Break

7:45am – 4pm..............NCE Exhibit Hall Hours

9 – 10am ........................Educational Sessions & Thought Leaders

10:15 – 11:15am .........Educational Sessions & Thought Leaders

12noon – 1:30pm .......Federal Relations Luncheon

12:45 – 1:45pm ...........Thought Leaders

1:45 – 3pm ....................Snacks in the NCE Exhibit Hall

3 – 4pm ..........................Educational Sessions

4:15 – 6:15pm ..............Opening General Session

6:30 – 7:30pm ..............Welcome Reception Honoring AASA Graduates

7:30pm ...........................AASA Graduations

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15 7:30am – 5pm..............Registration Open

8 – 9am ..........................Educational Sessions

9 – 11am ........................2nd General Session

11am – 12noon ...........Backpack Stuffing in the Exhibit Hall

11am – 2:30pm ...........NCE Exhibit Hall Hours

11:15am – 12:15pm ...Educational Sessions

12:15 – 2:15pm ...........Dr. Effie H. Jones Memorial Luncheon

12:45 – 1:45pm ...........Educational Sessions & Thought Leaders

1:45 – 2:15pm ..............Snacks in the NCE Exhibit Hall

2:30 – 3:30pm .............Thought Leaders

3:45 – 4:45pm .............Educational Sessions & Thought Leaders

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16 7:30am – 12noon .......Registration Open

8 – 9am ..........................Educational Sessions

9:15 – 10:15am ...........Educational Sessions

10:30 – 11:45am .........Closing General Session

SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCEAASA’s National Conference on Education is your premier destination to stay current with the research, trends and connections that help advance not only the profession, but also your individual career. This three-day event combines peer-to-peer networking with other superintendents from across the country, world-class education from seasoned practitioners, opportunities to interact with game-changers from outside the education field, and the NCE Exhibit Hall, which is filled with innovation.

DON’T MISS THESE SPECIAL EVENTS

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14FEDERAL RELATIONS LUNCHEON 12noon – 1:30pm | $70

Get the real scoop on the important education issues being shaped in Washington — on Capitol Hill and among key players in policy development — at the always-insightful Federal Relations Luncheon.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15SPECIAL CONTRACTS SESSION9 – 11am | $75

No part of a superintendent’s working conditions is more important than the contract with the school board. Get an overview of key contract provisions for superintendent contracts and contract provisions to be avoided, and participate in a discussion of who should negotiate a contract for a superintendent. Understand how a superintendent can avoid being terminated and the key provisions of severance agreements should termination be necessary.

PRESENTER: Maree Sneed, Partner, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC

THE DR. EFFIE H. JONES MEMORIAL LUNCHEON12:15 – 2:15pm | $70

Effie Jones was a champion for women and minorities. During this luncheon, a featured speaker who is both insightful and inspirational will share the opportunities and challenges she has had advancing these important equity issues.

Tickets can be purchased in online registration on a first-come, first-served basis.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 144:15 – 6:15pm

A DISCUSSION WITH SUSAN RICE AND DAN DOMENECH Susan Rice

Susan Rice, former United States National Security Advisor and Ambassador to the United Nations, speaks to public education in America today.

General Session Speakers

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 159 – 11am

RE-ENVISIONING LEARNING: ADDRESSING THE CRITICAL NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTSBill Daggett

Daggett will share his latest research on innovative practices from the nation’s most rapidly improving schools that are resulting in dramatic improvements in student performance. Critical areas trending in these schools include addressing students’ social/emotional needs and mental health as a first priority, focusing on the future needs of students to succeed in the changing workplace and society over standards and state tests, a boardroom-to-classroom approach to student improvement, and a simple yet impactful framework that allows educators to innovate.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1610:30 – 11:45am

ADAPT: OVERCOMING ADVERSITYJim Abbott

ADAPT. To continue to move toward our goals, we must be willing to adapt. Using ADAPT as an acronym, you can put together a powerful set of words that not only stand alone in their significance, but also string together like a chain in an amazing way.A — AdjustabilityD — DeterminationA — AccountabilityP — PerseveranceT — Trust

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14

Can District Principal Pipelines Affect Student Achievement? 9 – 10amIn 2011, The Wallace Foundation launched the Principal Pipeline Initiative (PPI) to learn whether building pipelines of effective school principals can help districts retain leaders, improve school climate and influence student outcomes. Join representatives from PPI districts and researchers from the RAND Corporation to learn how you can develop, train and build a principal workforce.MODERATOR: Dan Domenech, Executive Director, AASA, Alexandria, VA

SPEAKERS: Tom Boasberg, Former Superintendent, Denver Public Schools, CO Blake Hammond, Principal, Denver Public Schools, CO

Redesigning High Schools for the 21st Century 9 – 10amExamine how to design high schools that meet the 21st-century goal of graduating all students prepared for postsecondary schooling and providing them with a pathway to adult success.SPEAKER: Robert Balfanz, Professor and Director, Everyone Graduates Center, School of Education, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Myths about Standardized Testing (Domestic and International) and Their Relationship to School and Teacher Assessment 10:15 – 11:15amExplore the inappropriate conclusions drawn from standardized testing frequently made by the press, public and members of our own profession.SPEAKER: David Berliner, Regents’ Professor Emeritus, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Thought Leader SessionsSPECIAL FILM SCREENING AND CONVERSATION“America to Me”: Examining Education, Equity and Race 10:15 – 11:45amExperience an episode of the of the groundbreaking series “America to Me” from Oscar® nominee Steve James (“Hoop Dreams”). Join your peers and add your voice to the conversation about complex and crucial issues, including the effects of race and privilege on education as seen through the eyes of students, teachers, administrators and families.MODERATOR: Dr. La Ruth Gray, Scholar in Residence and Senior Adviser to the Executive Director, The Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools, Steinhardt Graduate School of Education, New York University

Pushing Back on Eight Outmoded Beliefs 12:45 – 1:45pmImportant changes have occurred in educators’ and the lay public’s attitudes around intelligence, poverty, teacher evaluation, testing and other key issues. Understand new thinking that provides brighter prospects for improving teaching and learning for all students and develop plans for making progress in one or two key areas “back home.”SPEAKER: Kim Marshall, Consultant, Marshall Memo Editor, Marshall Memo, Brookline, MA

Public Schools for Tomorrow: Where Should We Be Headed and How Do We Get There?12:45 – 1:45pm During the 1990s, many states were focused on creating systems of schools that could equitably educate a more diverse group of learners for more challenging 21st-century skills. These efforts, however, were substantially derailed by No Child Left Behind’s focus on the low-level skills represented on high-stakes multiple-choice tests and the punitive strategies used to enforce accountability. Now, states and districts are renewing their efforts to create systems that support children’s social, emotional and academic development in ways that are culturally responsive and equitable, and that enable higher-order thinking and performance. This talk will examine the policies and practices needed to accomplish these goals.SPEAKERS:Luvelle Brown, Superintendent, Ithaca City School District, New York, NYLinda Darling-Hammond, President and CEO, Learning Policy Institute, Palo Alto, CAGail Pletnick, AASA Immediate Past President, Gail Pletnick Associates, Glendale, AZ


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15

Leadership through Systems Transformation12:45 – 1:45pmDiscuss three steps for transformation: establishing a vision for change; confronting political, policy and organizational challenges; and changing/winning hearts and minds.SPEAKER: Julia Keleher, Secretary of Education, Puerto Rico Department of Education, San Juan, PR

Great Principals Have Great Leaders 12:45 – 1:45pmIn 2014, The Wallace Foundation researched opportunities to re-design the principal supervisor role. Last year, AASA and the University of Washington Center for Educational Leadership created a National Principal Supervisor Academy to train principal supervisors. From both initiatives, learn how to strengthen your principal workforce and improve their competencies as they become instructional leaders.MODERATOR: MaryAnn P. Jobe, Director, Education and Leadership, AASA, Alexandria, VA

SPEAKERS:Max Silverman, Center for Educational Leadership, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Christopher Williams, Assistant Superintendent, Ocean Springs School District, MS

Superintendent/School Board Relations — A Discussion between NSBA Executive Director Tom Gentzel and AASA Executive Director Dan Domenech 2:30 – 3:30pmCome hear an informative discussion between two leaders who agree that an effective superintendent/school board management team is essential to a school system’s success. Learn how the two organizations work together to accomplish common goals.SPEAKERS:Dan Domenech, Executive Director, AASA, Alexandria, VA Tom Gentzel, Executive Director, NSBA, Alexandria, VA

Crises, Adversity, Tragedy: Leading from the Inside Out 2:30 – 3:30pmGoing beyond the emergency response plan, this session provides insight into the unexpected challenges faced and unexpected sources of strength the speakers drew upon while managing their district crises, as well as details on how they coped with the personal and professional emotional toll so they could better care for their community. MODERATOR: David Schonfeld, Professor, USC School of Social Work; and Director, National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement, Los Angeles, CA

SPEAKERS:Rosa Atkins, Superintendent, Charlottesville City Schools, Charlottesville, VA Janet Robinson, Superintendent, Stratford Public Schools, Stratford, CT Valeria Silva, Consultant to the Superintendent Certification Program, San Juan, PR

How to Embrace High School Rankings and Not Hate Yourself in the Morning 3:45 – 4:45pmThe story of the creative administrators who inspired me to start The Washington Post’s America’s Most Challenging High Schools list and break the stranglehold of test scores on school assessments.SPEAKER: Jay Mathews, Columnist, The Washington Post, Pasadena, CA

Define before Being Defined! Marketing a School Leadership Brand as a Storyteller-in-Chief 3:45 – 4:45pmThe best brands continually define themselves with a strong identity and brand narrative to capture the hearts and minds of their audience — which leads to loyalty! Understand how to apply tools of branding and neuroscience to improve school culture, performance and resources without a Madison Avenue marketing budget.SPEAKER: Trish Rubin, Marketing Instructor and Marketing Brand Consultant, Baruch College, CUNY/Trish Rubin Ltd., New York, NY


ADMINISTRATION AND LEADERSHIP• A No-Holds-Barred Conversation with Female

Superintendents• Action Plan to Implement Successful Innovative Practices —

from Concept to Reality• Shifting Resources to Fund Strategic Priorities• Successful Innovative Practices — Future-Focused Schools• Promoting Equity by Promoting School Attendance• Gender Equity in Educational Leadership• Building a Local Talent Pool: How Educators Rising Is

Transforming the Teaching Profession at the Local Level

• Repositioning Educational Leadership: Inquiry-Based Approaches to District Leadership

• Early Childhood Matters Most — Community in Action• Developing 21st-Century Education Leaders Who Can Drive

Transformation• A Systems Approach to Implementing Portrait of a Graduate• Legal Issues Related to Disparities in Student Discipline• Superintendents’ Environmental Education Collaborative• Becoming a New School Superintendent: Examining the Tyro

Transition• Women at the Forefront: Leading the Fight for Equity• Engaging with Student Activism after Parkland: First

Amendment and Other Considerations for School Leaders• African American Female Initiative: A Tool for Equity• Harlem and El Barrio: Building School–Community

Partnerships and Trust• Early Childhood Matters Most — a Call to Action• Librarians as a Lever for Systemic Instructional Change• Voice from the School: Grading Reform in Action• Leading Learning in Today’s Fourth Industrial Revolution• Leadership Lessons for Our Times: Cyber Security and Data

Privacy• Solving the Challenges of Digital Equity — the

Superintendent’s Perspective• Becoming an Anti-Racist Multicultural Organization

(ARMCO): Leading with Racial Equity

Connect with like-minded leaders AND SHARE STRATEGIES ON IMPROVING EQUITY, STUDENT OUTCOMES, DISTRICT PERFORMANCE AND SO MUCH MORE.

sessions include:• Landing and Keeping the Right Job for the Long Run• The National Affiliation of Superintendent Searchers:

Helping You Land a Lasting Superintendency• Investing in Children’s Health: Exemplary Health Care–

School District Partnership• How Rural School Districts Succeed in Taking the Digital

Leap• Closing the AP/IB Equity and Opportunity Gap in High

Schools• Equity and Excellence Are Not Mutually Exclusive• Aim for Excellence: Transforming to a Culture of Joy• Student Voice: From Invisible to Invaluable• The Missing Link: Accountability with Staff Support• Teachers Who Look Like Us: Strategies for Diversifying Our

Staff• The Killing Epidemic — How to Move from Tragedy to Action

to Overcome the Opioid Crisis• Making Your District Message Real in the Fake News Age• How NYC DOE Is Shifting Culture to Improve Efficiency and

Outcomes

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION• Embracing Personalized Learning: Lessons from AASA PL

Cohort Superintendents• Using Disciplined Continuous Improvement Cycles to

Advance Teaching and Learning• Navigating the Digital Transformation: Learning from a

Premier School District• Growing though Opportunity: How a Building Can Influence

Learning• Everybody Needs a Buddy: Supporting Students’ Success

with a Companion App• English Language Learners: Meeting the Needs of this

Rapidly Growing Student Population• Behind Every Data Point — a Child, a Journey and a Story• Measuring the Value of Student Assessment Data and Use• Corinth School District — Implementing an International

Curricula and Assessment System• Getting Students to Graduation: What’s Working in Three

California Districts

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LEADERSA+

AASA, The School Superintendents Association is launching a year-long program (July 2018 –June 2019) to showcase school districts where the exemplary leadership of the superintendent has resulted in meaningful, measurable outcomes for the schools, students and communities they serve.AASA will collect and report on successes from these champions for children, allowing you to share best practices and access resources not previously available for your own district.

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www.aasa.org/leadersmatter.

• Leading through Choice• Strategies to Developing Curriculum in a Small Rural School

District• Understanding the Labor Market and Planning for the

Future: Preparing Students for College and Careers• Getting Students to Graduation: What’s Working in Three

California Districts

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING• PL Coast to Coast: Igniting Innovation!• Using Benchmark Reports and StudentTracker to Report on

Postsecondary Outcomes• SAM LPLP — Personalized Professional Learning for School

Administrators Done Right!• How to Personalize Professional Learning for Teachers and

Principals• Overseas Schools Opportunities: Employment, School-to-

School Partnerships and More• BOND: Building Our Network of Diversity . . . It’s Okay if It’s

Twisted

SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT• Reid’s Story: Channeling Grief into Kindness• Relationships Matter! The Importance of Networking and

Mentoring in Leadership• DREAM Teams: Innovation in Coordinated Mental and

Behavioral Health• Greening Schoolyards for Student, Staff and Community

Benefits• Lessons Learned about School Transformation for the ESSA

Era• Actionable Measures of Rigor, Relevance and Relationships• Addressing Mental Health Issues in a Small Wyoming School

District• Putting Kindness into Motion• Disrupting Poverty: A Moral Imperative• The Science of Adolescent Learning: Synapses for School

Improvement• How to Create an Effective Community Service Program• Rethinking School Safety and Successfully Leveraging

Community Experts for Change


Successful Innovative Practices for Improving Student Performance12noon – 5pm

SPEAKER: Bill Daggett, Founder and Chairman, International Center for Leadership in Education, Rexford, NY

Closing the AP/IB Equity and Opportunity Gap at Iowa City Community Schools and Santa Ana Unified School District1 – 5pm

SPEAKERS:Dr. Chris Belcher, Superintendent-in-Residence, Equal Opportunity Schools; Assistant Teacher Professor, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO Dr. Matt Degner, Assistant Superintendent, Iowa City Community School District, Iowa City, IATerri Verhaegen, Program Specialist AP, Executive Director — Secondary Education, Santa Ana Unified School Districts, Santa Ana, CA Ed Winchester, Executive Director — Secondary Education, Santa Ana Unified School Districts, Santa Ana, CA

The Happiness Advantage in Education: Realizing Our Big Potential1 – 5pm

SPEAKER:Devin Hughes, Chief Inspiration Officer, International Thought Leader Network, Carlsbad, CA

Pre-Conference Workshops

Using a Portrait of a Graduate to Transform Your District: A Leaders Workshop1 – 5pm

SPEAKERS:Karen Garza, PhD, President and CEO, Battelle for Kids, Columbus, OHValerie Greenhill, President, EdLeader21, a Network of Battelle for Kids, Tucson, AZKen Kay, CEO, EdLeader21, a Network of Battelle for Kids, Tucson, AZAaron Spence, Superintendent, Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Virginia Beach, VA

Improving Your High-Needs Secondary Schools in the ESSA Era1 – 5pm

SPEAKERS:Robert Balfanz, Professor and Director, Everyone Graduates Center, School of Education, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD Charles Hiteshew, Executive Director, Talent Development Secondary, Baltimore, MD

NESLI Women’s Advanced Leadership Program (ALP)1 – 5pm

SPEAKERS:Dr. Rachel Boechler, Facilitator for NESLI in the Advanced Leadership Program, and Associate Professor at the Milwaukee School of Engineering in the MBA in Educational Leadership Program, Milwaukee, IL Dr. Janet Smith, Program Director NESLI, and Associate Professor, University of Canberra, Canberra, AU

All Pre-Conference Workshops will take place on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13.Workshops cost $125 until January 16.

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For complete workshop descriptions, visit http://nce.aasa.org/attend/pre-conference-workshops/


AASA ROUNDTABLE PRESENTATIONS

PRESENTATIONS ARE GROUPED INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

This format is meant to be highly interactive. Each session is geared toward a specific topic, so please come prepared to participate! Presentations last 30 minutes, are limited to eight participants and are run back to back. All presentations take place in the NCE Exhibit Hall in the designated Roundtable Area.

• Collaborative Strategies for Safe Schools

• Powerful Student Voices: The Future of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

• School Nutrition and the Whole Child Approach

• The Digital Domino: How One Initiative Restructured a District

• Using Social Media to Strategically Promote your School District

• Strategies That Work: Rural Educator Recruitment and Retention

• When Everyone Gets Personalized Coaching — Adult Learning for Collective Efficacy

• Growing Capacity by Building a Culture of Commitment

• The Measure of Music: Impacting Student Achievement through Music-Based Learning

• Evidence-Based High School Improvement

• Empower Your District with an Innovation Grant Program

• Diversities of Educational Leadership

• Where to Begin? Equity and Inclusion in Predominantly White Schools

• Anxiety, Trauma and Emotional Dysregulation: Where Learning Stops

• The ELM Project: Building Capacity for Improved English Learner Achievement

• From Insight to Intervention: Leading with Data Analytics

• Catalyzing Change in High School Mathematics: Leadership, Conversation and Change

Sample topics, AMONG 100+ ROUNDTABLE OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDE:

School Environment

Professional Learning

Curriculum and Instruction

Administration and Leadership


School of the Future Learn about specialized products and services offered by exhibiting companies.

Knowledge Exchange Theater Listen and learn with professional development sessions:

• Five Key Digital Engagement Trends for School Districts in 2019

• Getting School Boards on Board with Social Media

• Redesigning High Schools for the 21st Century

• Myths about Standardized Testing

• Pushing Back on Eight Outmoded Beliefs

• Leadership through Systems Transformation

AASA Social Media LoungeGet on-the-spot, hands-on assistance with the latest social media tools and platforms, as well as ample opportunities to learn from education leaders who are embracing and dominating the social media landscape.

Coffee Breaks & Snack BreaksRelax, check back in with the office and do some informal networking.

BookstoreGrab discounts on books from authors who educate, inform and inspire.

Backpack StuffingFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15 | 11am – 12noonApproximately 13 million children struggle with hunger on a regular basis. AASA and Sourcewell are proud to partner with Blessings in a Backpack (BIB) to stuff backpacks with food for a local school.

SHOP AND COMPARE IN THE NCE EXHIBIT HALL

MAKE PERSONAL CONNECTIONS with trusted partners.

FIND THE SOLUTIONS your district needs over the next 1–3 years.

COMPARE AND DEMO hundreds of services and products under one roof.

MAKE APPOINTMENTS in advance — you can meet more suppliers in two days than you can in several months back at the office.

Don’t Miss These Exhibit Hall Destinations

exhibit hall hours THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 147:45 – 9am ....................NCE Exhibit Hall Coffee Break

7:45am – 4pm..............NCE Exhibit Hall Open

1:45 – 3pm ....................Snacks in the NCE Exhibit Hall

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1511am – 2:30pm ...........NCE Exhibit Hall Open

1:45 – 2:15pm ..............Snacks in the NCE Exhibit Hall


As of 10/3/18

National Conference on Education Exhibitors2019

ABM

ABMM Financial

ACHIEVE3000

American Educational Consultants

American Fidelity

Anatomage

Apollo After School

Apptegy

Aramark

Ascade Systems

Audio Enhancement

AVID

BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life)

BetterLesson

Blackboard

Boardworks

Brock USA

Buckeye (Symmetry)

Cambridge Assessment International Education

Capital Area Intermediate Unit

CareDox

Chartwells K12

citizenAID

Code To The Future

D.A.R.E.

DecisionEd

Diamond Assets

District Administration Magazine

Durham School Services

eBOARDsolution

ECRA Group

Edgenuity

Education Logistics Inc.

EDUSSAGE

ELS

eSchoolView

ESS

E-Therapy

Express Readers

Eye to Eye National

EyeSpy 20/20 Good-Lite

First Student, Inc.

Forecast5 Analytics

Forrest T. Jones

Frontline Education

Hellas Construction

HYA Executive Search

Illuminate Education

Imagine Learning

InsightADVANCE

iTutor.com

JAGGAER

JASON Learning

KEV Group

Lifetouch

Lincoln Learning

McGraw-Hill Education

Measured Progress

Milestone C

MOEMS — Math Olympiads

myOptions

National Peanut Board

National School Boards Association

National School Public Relations Association

Naviance by Hobsons

Nightlock Lockdown Door Barricade

OnScene Technologies, Inc.

ORANGE FROG

Orgametrics by Infinity Systems

Panorama Education

PESG

PMA Financial Network, Inc.

PowerSchool Group LLC

Presentation Solutions, Inc.

PublicSchoolWORKS

QuaverMusic.com

Research Associates

Safe Defend, LLC

SafeGuard/IMMI

School Device Coverage

Silverback Learning Solutions

Skyward, Inc.

Sodexo

Sourcewell

Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)

SSC Service Solutions

Standard For Success, LLC

TappIt Technology

TeacherGeek, Inc.

Templeton Demographics/MetroStudy

The Horace Mann Companies

University of Pennsylvania

Upslope

VALIC

VH1 Save The Music Foundation

Wilson Language Training Corporation

YouthTruth Student Survey

Yup.com

ZOLL Medical Corporation

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