2025 ACSA Superintendents Symposium

2025 ACSA Superintendents Symposium

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Angela Johnson

Rio Dell Elementary

Superintendent

11:00am PST

General Session Panel Sponsored by Subject - Politics and the Superintendency De Anza Ballroom (Portola - 1st floor)Dr. Daryl Camp • Dr. Carl Cohn • Dr. Carmen García • Cindy Marten • Dr. Nicole Newman

12:00pm PST

Networking Lunch Serra Ballroom (Conference Center - 1st floor)

1:45pm PST

Superintendents’ Roundtable: Big Challenges, Small School Solutions Bonsai (Portola - 1st floor)Eric Bonniksen • Rich DuVarney • Dr. Melanie Matta • Patrick Keeley • Catherine Reimer • Ramiro Rubalcaba The Critical Role of Leadership in Adopting and Implementing Structured Literacy Steinbeck 3 (Conference Center - 2nd floor)Barbara Nemko • Dr. Darin Brawley • Mario Marcos • Lilia Espinoza • Jennifer Kang-Moon

3:45pm PST

Break Sponsored by Great Minds Serra Ballroom (Conference Center - 1st floor)

4:15pm PST

General Session Panel Sponsored by Centegix - Gratitude and Purpose: Reflections on the Superintendency De Anza Ballroom (Portola - 1st floor)Antonio Shelton • Eileen Chen • Richard Carranza • Dr. Diann Kitamura • Dr. Melissa Moore • Dr. Dale Marsden

6:00pm PST

Evening Networking Reception at the Monterey Bay Aquarium - Sponsored by Classlink, Fullmind, National University Academies, STEAM on Demand and Thriving Students Collective Monterey Bay Aquarium

7:00am PST

Networking Breakfast Serra Ballroom (Conference Center - 1st floor)

8:30am PST

General Session Keynote with Dr. Tyrone Howard - Sponsored by IQAir Foundation De Anza Ballroom (Portola - 1st floor)Dr. Tyrone C. Howard

9:45am PST

Boosting Staff Morale, Connectivity and Resilience in Times of Crisis and Change Colton (Conference Center - 2nd floor)Roni Habib • Dr. Holly Edds Budget and Legislative Update: What Small School Districts Need to Know Bonsai (Portola - 1st floor)Dr. George S. Sziraki • Kevin Gordon Getting to YES: The Superintendent Contract You Deserve Steinbeck 1 (Conference Center - 2nd floor)Janet Morey • Lloyd Wamhof • John Almond • Dr. Chris Downing

11:00am PST

A Systemic Approach to Moving the Needle Steinbeck 2 (Conference Center - 2nd floor)Dr. Darin Brawley • Mario Marcos • Jennifer Kang-Moon Build ELO-P like a startup: Using Student Voices to Drive Enrichment Programming, Increase Engagement, and Support Success San Carlos II (Marriott - 2nd floor)Dr. Helen Wang • Darren Knowles • Alan Pantanini • Dr. Heather Golly • Kirk Shrum Prop 2: Preparing Small Schools for What's Next (part 1) San Carlos IV (Marriott - 2nd floor)Dr. Shawn Tennenbaum • Kevin Sullivan

1:45pm PST

Cell Phone Policy Steinbeck 3 (Conference Center - 2nd floor)Diego Ochoa • Dr. Christian J. Rubalcaba • Diego Perez Collaborative Leadership: Transforming Labor Relationships for Impact Steinbeck 2 (Conference Center - 2nd floor)Rebeca Andrade, Ed.D. • Jose Hernandez • Dr. Gina Zietlow • Dr. Daryl Camp

3:00pm PST

Harnessing AI in Education: Transforming School Districts and Classrooms for the Future Steinbeck 3 (Conference Center - 2nd floor)Amy Alzina • Christian Jackson The Science of Reading: Creating a System for ALL Learners San Carlos IV (Marriott - 2nd floor)Sabrina Hernandez • Pearl Mathieu