WCPSS 2024 Summer Leadership Conference

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WCPSS 2024 Summer Leadership Conference

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7:30am EDT

Arrival / Sign-Iin Lobby

8:30am EDT

Opening Session AuditoriumDr. Adolph Brown • III

10:00am EDT

10:15am EDT

Before You Say "Yes," You Ought to Know Room 19Trish Philbrook • Mitch Weaver • Cecil Bell • Jackson Byrd • Annika Vecchi • Justine Henderson Breaking Barriers: Understanding and Empowering Muslim Students and Staff Sanford ConferenceMajid Abdel-Raziq Collective Efficacy: Vision to Practice (also offered on Thursday) AuditoriumKatie Caggia iCIMS..A Magic Carpet Ride for Beginners and Beyond (Devices suggested but not required) Room 16Amber Wise Leadership: Building a Culture of Academic Success Student AuditoriumMariah Walker • Seydric Williams Level Up: The Instructional Playbook for Equity and Excellence Room 14Scott Gaitan • Stephenie Logan • Jason Norton • Alexis Jennings • Lauren Michel Recharging the Battery: Combating Educator Burnout (Also offered on Thursday) Room 17Mary Whitehouse Student Assignment: A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside an Enigma FiresideDr. Eric Chancy • Haley Dodson The Power of Where: Beyond the Map Holly Springs ConferenceRob Siwiec • Ryan Cooper • Molly Harrison Using AI for Professional Growth and Productivity (Also offered on Thursday) Room 13Katie Heywood • Walter Tallman Better Check Yourself!: Creating an Effective Check-In Check Out Program at Your School (Also offered on Thursday) Room 15Cody Scrufari • Tim Dodson Mining Your Own Data - Running Discipline Reports Out of the SIRS Module in ECATS Fuquay - VarinaJamal Woods • Carol Mohn Roadmap to Addressing Challenging Student Behaviors (Also offered on Thursday) ApexAlexis Hyatt • Massiel Del Villar

11:15am EDT

Lunch Own Your Own

12:45pm EDT

Accessing & Utilizing Family Engagement Survey Data Fuquay - VarinaLaura Abernethy • Amalio Nieves Breaking Glass Ceilings: Recognizing, Developing, and Advancing Female Leadership (Also offered on Thursday) Student AuditoriumTammie Sexton • Ashlie Thompson • Elena Ashburn • Ve-Lecia Council Help! We Need Some Funding! Room 16Cindy DeFoor • Althea Lewis Let’s Get Better at Getting Better: What is Improvement Science? ApexMartinette Horner • Sarah Stephens Unlocking Brilliance: Intentional Strategies for Growing Gifted Learners Room 15La'Kesha Roberts Equity Leadership Development Pathways (Also offered on Thursday) Room 14Dr. Will Chavis • Dr. Teresa Caswell AI for School Leaders Room 17Wanda Hanley • Laura Barnes Getting on the Right Track with School-Wide Small Group Structured Literacy Instruction Room 19Molly Miller • Stacy Bigham • Dr. Sarah Oatsvall Prepare Your Students for their Future with Digital Portfolios FiresideSpencer Ziegler When Spiderwebs Unite: Strengths-based Application WCPSS Equity Focused Practices (Also offered on Thursday) Room 13Kim Burton • Dr. Janeen Perry-Campbell Who Is the Variable? AuditoriumShejuanna Jacobs • Winston Pierce • Brian Pittman • Candis Jones • Howard Clark • Mary Bohr • Sarah Simmons • Katie Caggia

2:15pm EDT

2:30pm EDT

A Shared Community of Sisterhood - How to Take Collective Action for Racial and Gender Equity at Work ApexDr. Gia Hoke Blah to Ah-hah! Using Canva for Presentations, Videos, and Infographics (Also offered on Thursday) Room 15Kurt Hurelbrink • Jessalyn Saunders Community Partnerships Mapping Initiative Holly Springs ConferenceDr. Brooksie Sturdivant • Ryan Cooper How Can I Learn If...?:Meeting the Needs of All Learners Room 13Xiomara Elliott Leading a Meeting Participants Enjoy: Strategies for Productivity, Collaboration, and Engagement AuditoriumWendy Clark • Leigh Ann Alford-Keith Navigating & Acting on Family Engagement Data Fuquay - VarinaLaura Abernethy • Amalio Nieves Equity Leadership Development Pathways (Also offered on Thursday) Room 14Dr. Will Chavis • Dr. Teresa Caswell Discover Powering PLC (Elementary) Sanford ConferenceDeJuana Richardson I'm Not Your Superwoman, But I'll Try To Be: Addressing Burnout Cycles Amongst Female School Administrators Student AuditoriumMariah Walker Mass Reunification Process Room 16Kendrick Scott • keith mckenna • Brian Smith Retention is the New Recruitment: Let Talent Management Help You ‘Hit it Out of the Park’ Room 19Cheryl Stidham • Lori Rutherford • WCPSS Teacher Support Team • Mayra Szeto Unlocking Insights: Navigating Perception Data for Informed Leadership FiresideSpencer Ziegler • Mellisa Smith • Dr. Serena Halstead • Julie Molique Unscripted: Transforming Leadership for a Culture of Excellence Room 17Clinton Robinson

4:00pm EDT

Icecream Social Lobby

7:30am EDT

Arrival / Sign-Iin Lobby

8:30am EDT

Opening Session AuditoriumTrevor Ragan

10:00am EDT

10:15am EDT

Can We Talk about Supplier Diversity and Inclusion? Room 14Pamela Gales • Shon Burch Crispin Collective Efficacy: Vision to Practice (also offered on Wednesday) Room 13Katie Caggia Decoding District Policies: A Collaborative Dive into FAQs and Beyond Sanford ConferenceJulie Crain Mindsets Matter: New Research on Growth Mindset Shows How We Can Apply this Popular Topic from a Leadership Perspective AuditoriumTrevor Ragan Recharging the Battery: Combating Educator Burnout (Also offered on Wednesday) Room 17Mary Whitehouse Using AI for Professional Growth and Productivity (Also offered on Wednesday) Room 19Katie Heywood • Walter Tallman Spreading the Word: How to Effectively Write, Share and Track Your Messaging Within WCPSS Student AuditoriumAlli Hall • Alyson Tuck Better Check Yourself!: Creating an Effective Check-In Check Out Program at Your School (Also offered on Wednesday) Room 15Cody Scrufari • Tim Dodson Better World Day: EL Education FiresideJasmine Barcelona Reflective Synergies Using The Millbrook Model: Activating School Identity through Student Dialogue Fuquay - VarinaMatthew Cope • Jonathan Mark Grow • David R Beller Jr Roadmap to Addressing Challenging Student Behaviors (Also offered on Wednesday) ApexAlexis Hyatt • Massiel Del Villar

11:15am EDT

Lunch Own Your Own

12:45pm EDT

Building a Better Learning Environment from the Ground Up: A Deep Dive Into Psychological Safety - What It Is, Why It Matters, How to Build It AuditoriumTrevor Ragan Data-Driven Dialogues: Empowering Student Success through Ongoing Performance Analysis ApexValencia McCoy • Falynne Correia Learning to THRIVE: Living Your Best Life Room 17Nia Rose • Sherri Brown Navigating The Leadership Drift: Leading From The Middle In Today’s Schools Student AuditoriumCale Birk Strength in Numbers: Navigating the Doctoral Journey Together Sanford ConferenceJulie Crain • Leigh Ann Alford-Keith Strengthening Family Connections: Unlocking the Foundations of Engagement Room 16Dr. Maria Rosa Rangel The Revised First Grade Writing Curriculum Fuquay - VarinaKim Corvi Using EXCEL to SOAR with Your Data FiresideSpencer Ziegler • Mellisa Smith • Dr. Serena Halstead • Julie Molique Equity Leadership Development Pathways (Also offered on Wednesday) Room 14Dr. Will Chavis • Dr. Teresa Caswell Do you know me? Making Formative Assessment Happen with Digital Tools Room 19Jessica Smith • Laura Barnes New Kids On The Block Room 15Jared Moore • Catie Burnette • Juley Sexton • Jesse Gore When Spiderwebs Unite: Strengths-based Application WCPSS Equity Focused Practices (Also offered on Wednesday) Room 13Kim Burton • Dr. Janeen Perry-Campbell

2:15pm EDT

2:30pm EDT

An Effective ALL Block Hour Fuquay - VarinaJacqueline Watson Blah to Ah-hah! Using Canva for Presentations, Videos, and Infographics (Also offered on Wednesday) Room 13Kurt Hurelbrink • Jessalyn Saunders Communicating through Microsoft Teams Room 17Kaitlin Page • Mike Meehan ESL in WCPSS: Who, What, & Why? Room 19Steve West • Angelica Melton • Valeria Murray Central Services Security 101 Sanford ConferenceKendrick Scott • Juan Cuartas A Guide to District Communications Tools Holly Springs ConferenceLisa Belsha • Sara Clark • Megan Maurer • Corallie Tornow The Mystery Behind Supporting Alt Licensure Teachers Room 15Holly Shaw • Lisa Sonricker BEYOND ‘BUY-IN’: RE-THINKING Resistance AuditoriumCale Birk Breaking Glass Ceilings: Recognizing, Developing, and Advancing Female Leadership (Also offered on Wednesday) Student AuditoriumTammie Sexton • Ashlie Thompson • Elena Ashburn • Ve-Lecia Council Chromebooks are the New Worksheet: Moving from Passive to Active Technology Use FiresideKatie Heywood • Kelli Holden Strengthening Family Connections: Unlocking the Foundations of Engagement Room 16Dr. Maria Rosa Rangel Unearthing Joy and Engagement in Classrooms and Schools for Girls ApexMariah Walker Equity Leadership Development Pathways (Also offered on Wednesday) Room 14Dr. Will Chavis • Dr. Teresa Caswell