2025 ACSA Superintendents Symposium

2025 ACSA Superintendents Symposium

Mary Kahn

Goleta Union School District

Superintendent

8:00am PST

New Superintendents' Workshop

8:00am PST

New Superintendents' Workshop

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

12:15pm PST

Women's Luncheon with Dr. Nikki Elliott - Sponsored by AlphaBEST Education Ferrante's Bay View (Marriott - 10th floor)Dr. Niki Elliott

1:45pm PST

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 Building an Effective Cabinet San Carlos IV (Marriott - 2nd floor)Marc Ecker

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

11:00am PST

A Systemic Approach to Moving the Needle Steinbeck 2 (Conference Center - 2nd floor)Dr. Darin Brawley • Mario Marcos • Jennifer Kang-Moon 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 Communicating: Sensitive Subjects San Carlos III (Marriott - 2nd floor)Terilyn Finders

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

Comprehensive Safety Support : Creating New Rapid Response Policies & Culture that Integrate Mental Health & Safety San Carlos I (Marriott - 2nd floor)Christy Loboa • Larry Hausner, Ed. Harnessing AI in Education: Transforming School Districts and Classrooms for the Future Steinbeck 3 (Conference Center - 2nd floor)Amy Alzina • Christian Jackson

8:00am PST

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

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