2025 ACSA Superintendents Symposium

2025 ACSA Superintendents Symposium

Lisa Saxon

Wright Elementary School District

Superintendent

1:45pm PST

Pension Maximization Strategies & Planning for Retirement at Every Stage San Carlos II (Marriott - 2nd floor)Kelsey McCarthy • Evan Press • Mitchell Bortolotto Unwritten Rules: Research-Driven Best Practices for Cultivating Leadership for All San Carlos IV (Marriott - 2nd floor)Kate Vincent, M.A., M.Ed., LCSW • Adam Clark • Dr. David Vannasdall • Cheryl Jordan Working with Governing Boards Steinbeck 1 (Conference Center - 2nd floor)Parvin Ahmadi • Dr. Daryl Camp • Dr. Diann Kitamura • David Cash

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

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

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

Catching up AND moving forward: Rethinking Tier 1 Intervention San Carlos I (Marriott - 2nd floor)Jamica Craig • Kyle Falting 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

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 Prop 2: Preparing Small Schools for What's Next (part 1) San Carlos IV (Marriott - 2nd floor)Dr. Shawn Tennenbaum • Kevin Sullivan

12:15pm PST

Retirement Luncheon De Anza Ballroom (Portola - 1st floor)

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

Empowering Excellence in Engagement To Maximize Leadership Efficiency and Impact San Carlos III (Marriott - 2nd floor)Shawn Heming