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2020 Superintendents' Symposium

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7:00am PST

Wednesday Wellness Registration & Information East Foyer (Conference Center)

7:15am PST

New Superintendents' Workshop Salon ABC (Hotel) Pre-Symposium Workshop: The Superintendent’s Role as Academic Leader: Understanding How the Brain Learns Gardenia AB (Hotel)Ken Wesson

9:00am PST

Exhibit Hall - Coffee & Pasteries Indian Wells Ballroom (IJKL Conference Center)

11:00am PST

Partner Presentations - AALRR: Making General Fund Dollars Go Further, While Keeping up with California’s Evolving Energy Policies Gardenia AB (Hotel)Brian W. Smith • Dr. Doug Kimberly • Dr. Gregory Bowers Partner Presentations - Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost: Safety, Surveillance and Privacy Salon FGH (Hotel)Gretchen Shipley • Peter Fagen Partner Presentations - Flippen Group: Relational Leadership: The Foundation for a High Performing Culture Salon ABC (Hotel)Vern Hazard Partner Presentations - Hanover Research: Advancing Equity through Strategic Goals and Processes El Dorado (Conference Center)Dr. Brad Tooker • Dr. Marriam Ewaida • Rebecca Rippey Partner Presentations - Horace Mann: Crowdfunding Best Practices for K-12 School Business Officials Bighorn (Conference Center)Jim Yale Partner Presentations - Orenda Education: Shattering Inequities: Real-World Wisdom of School and District Leaders Agave (Conference Center)Robin Avelar La Salle Partner Presentations - Renaissance: Unleashing the Unrivaled Power of Literacy Date Palm (Conference Center)Dr. Gene Kerns Partner Presentations - Thoughtexchange: Loud to Crowd: How District Leaders are Creating Buy-in by Making all Voices Equally Heard Salon DE (Hotel)Dr. Steve Kennedy • Dr. Gordon Amerson • Heidi Baker • Andy Krenz • Alan Miljkovic

12:00pm PST

Keynote Luncheon - Chris Emdin Indian Wells Ballroom (IJKL Conference Center)

2:00pm PST

Census 2020: Why it matters for California Schools Agave (Conference Center)Terri Rufert • Mary McNeil, Ph.D. • Mignonne Pollard • Ruth Perez Culturally Responsive Environments Matter Now More Than Ever Salon FGH (Hotel)Dr. Marguerite Williams Hot Topics - Dealing with Emergencies from Natural Disasters El Dorado (Conference Center)Amy Alzina • Keith Tomes (invited) Identifying the SPARKS that turn into Crisis: Crisis Communications Planning for Schools Date Palm (Conference Center)George Passantino Labor Relations in a Post-JANUS World Bighorn (Conference Center)Ed Honowitz • Lilian Maldanado French • Mary Sieu • Joe Hernandez Planning For Your Next Position Salon ABC (Hotel)Dennis Smith • Sally Frazier • Eric Andrew • Kent Bechler Techquity: Creating Learning Environments For Sustainability, Equity, and Access Gardenia A (Hotel)Ken Shelton The “Why” Behind Violence in our Schools Today Salon DE (Hotel)Vinny Ginda

3:15pm PST

Coffee Break Sponsor and Exhibitor Lounge

3:45pm PST

A District Story: Transforming Culture With Purposeful Recruitment & Hiring Salon FGH (Hotel)Dr. Kimberly MacKinney • Heather Griggs, Ed.D. • Shawn Bell Achieving Success and Longevity as a Superintendent (Your Superintendent Contract and Other Important Factors) Salon ABC (Hotel)John Almond • Lloyd Wamhof • Janet Morey • Gary Rutherford • David Bristol Hot Topics 2020 El Dorado (Conference Center)Jeff Simmons • Don Davis • Tim Taylor • Eric Bonniksen How To Lead Change When Change is Hard But Necessary Bighorn (Conference Center)Dr. Adam Clark • Zandra Jo Galvan Legislative and Policy Update: A Lot Has Happened Since Last Year Gardenia B (Hotel)Greg Franklin • Edgar Zazueta • Barry Groves Leveraging Adult Education Programs to Support Family Engagement Date Palm (Conference Center)Barbara Martinez, ACSA State VP for Legislative Action • Dr. Carolyn Zachry • Colleen Cadwallader Preparing for charter school reforms – both new and forthcoming Agave (Conference Center)Chelsea Kelley • Silke Bradford • John Yeh • Derick Lennox SolveIT Gardenia A (Hotel)Ken Shelton Threat Assessments in Our Schools Salon DE (Hotel)Jason Johnson • John Carli

6:00pm PST

Dinner in the Desert Indian Wells Golf Course