2025 ACSA Superintendents Symposium

2025 ACSA Superintendents Symposium

Rachel L Valenzuela

Mark West Union Elementary

Superintendent

Santa Rosa

8:00am PST

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

9:00am PST

Continental Breakfast - Exhibit Hall Grand Opening Serra Ballroom (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)

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

Superintendents’ Roundtable: Big Challenges, Small School Solutions Bonsai (Portola - 1st floor)Eric Bonniksen • Rich DuVarney • Dr. Melanie Matta • Patrick Keeley • Catherine Reimer • Ramiro Rubalcaba

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)

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 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

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 Political Trends and Navigating Split Boards Colton (Conference Center - 2nd floor)Dr. Carl Cohn

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)

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