ACSA Mid-State Conference 2025 - Forging the Path to Future...

ACSA Mid-State Conference 2025 - Forging the Path to Future Success

Heather Hendrix

Las Virgenes Unified School District

Program Coordinator

Calabasas

2:00pm PDT

Registration and Check-in Atrium

5:30pm PDT

Hosted Social with Exhibitors (Sponsored by Four Oaks, Elevo, Veregy) Los Osos Room SouthElevo • Veregy • Four Oaks Wealth Strategies

6:00pm PDT

Hosted Dinner - Master of Ceremonies Amy Callahan - Introductory Remarks by Conference Chair Randy Bangs - Entertainment SLO BallroomAmy Callahan • Randy Bangs

7:00pm PDT

First General Session - Keynote Speaker Christian Jackson - Session Sponsor Remarks from AALRR & Classtime SLO BallroomChristian Jackson • Classtime • Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo (AALRR)

7:30am PDT

Hosted Breakfast (Embassy Suites Guests) Embassy Suites by Hilton San Luis Obispo

8:15am PDT

Administrators: What does it really take to fix the reading problem in schools? (MTSS Leadership Consultant, LLC & Reading Science Academy) Edna Room WestDr. Stephanie Stollar • Sharon Dunn Happier & Healthier Leaders Lead Better: Surviving & Thriving through the Storms of Leadership SLO Room SouthRoni Habib • Dr. Donya Ball

9:30am PDT

Effective Leadership Strategies for Administrators Los Osos Room SouthKirby Brock • Laila Jorns

10:45am PDT

Leading for Wellness: Building Systems of Behavioral and Mental Wellness for ALL Students SLO Room SouthCarissa Lemos Making a Strategic Shift from District Leadership Team to Stewardship Leaders Edna Room EastJessica Glantz Kiernan

12:00pm PDT

State of ACSA Address by Dr. Edgar Zazueta - ACSA Live Legislative Lunch Panel - Entertainment - Sponsor Remarks by Grand Canyon University SLO BallroomDr. Edgar Zazueta • Grand Canyon University

2:15pm PDT

Student Panel - California Association of Student Councils - Moderated by Randy Bangs SLO BallroomRandy Bangs

3:30pm PDT

Hosted Break with Exhibitors (Sponsored by SIRAS, Imagine Learning, Amergis Educational Staffing) SLO Room CenterSiras • Imagine Learning • Amergis Educational Staffing

3:45pm PDT

Listen Like a Leader-Avoid being accused of “not listening” (FranklinCovey Education) Los Osos Room NorthTim Torres Supporting Educators with Reducing Cell Phone Distraction in the Classroom: An Overview of Initiatives (SPG Therapy & Education) Los Osos Room SouthBrendan Garvey The Reading Rope Unraveled: Leading Educators to Differentiate Instruction for Optimal Growth (Scholastic) Edna Room WestDr. Alia Gates

8:30am PDT

Affinity Panel - CAAASA, CAAPLE, CALSA, LGBTQ+ Panel - Moderated by Margie Cuizon-Armelino, ACSA Deputy Executive Director SLO BallroomMargarita Cuizon-Armelino • Roxane Fuentes • Steve Bailey • Michael Tapia • Isaac Huang • Dr. Antoine Hawkins

9:45am PDT

General Session - Featured Presentation by Dr. Donya Ball: We are Facing a Leadership Crisis. Here's the Cure. SLO BallroomDr. Donya Ball

11:00am PDT

Closing Session - Conference Evaluation - Final Prize Drawings SLO Ballroom