2025 ACSA Superintendents Symposium

2025 ACSA Superintendents Symposium

CG

Craig Guensler

Wheatland School District

Superintendent

Placer

1:00pm PST

Registration & Information Serra Lobby (Conference Center - 1st floor)

8:00am PST

Registration & Information Serra Lobby (Conference Center - 1st floor)

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

Pension Maximization Strategies & Planning for Retirement at Every Stage San Carlos II (Marriott - 2nd floor)Kelsey McCarthy • Evan Press • Mitchell Bortolotto

3:00pm PST

All Students Have a Right to a Free Public Education: Immigration Rights: What Superintendents Need to Know About the Legal Rights of Families and Students and How to Support Them in Your District Steinbeck 3 (Conference Center - 2nd floor)Namita Brown • Dr. Janet Schulze • Alejandra León

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

Superintendents Need to Think Differently about the Chief Business Official Position – Come and Find Out Why Steinbeck 2 (Conference Center - 2nd floor)Dr. Antoine Hawkins • Tatia Davenport • Brianna García • Dr. Daryl Camp

11:00am PST

Analyzing District Spending: A Comparison of Per-Pupil Expenditures with Peer Districts, State, and National Benchmarks San Carlos I (Marriott - 2nd floor)Ryan Ghizzoni • Alice Enochs

1:45pm PST

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

4:00pm PST

Affinity Groups Reception - ACSA in partnership with CAAASA, CAAPLE, and CALSA Club Room/Jacks Terrace (Portola 1st floor)

8:00am PST

Networking Breakfast De Anza Ballroom (Portola - 1st floor)

8:30am PST

Special Guest Speaker State Superintendent Tony Thurmond De Anza Ballroom (Portola - 1st floor)Tony Thurmond

9:00am PST

General Session Keynote with Dr. Shawn Ginwright De Anza Ballroom (Portola - 1st floor)Dr. Shawn Ginwright

10:00am PST

General Session: Fiscal & Political Landscape Discussion De Anza Ballroom (Portola - 1st floor)Kevin Gordon • Dr. Edgar Zazueta • Iván Carrillo • Patti F. Herrera