2025 ACSA Superintendents Symposium

2025 ACSA Superintendents Symposium

Dr. Rene Rickard

Ventura Unified School District

Chief Innovation Officer

United States

1:00pm PST

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

5:00pm PST

Networking Reception - Sponsored by ETS and Orenda Education Ferrante's Bay View (Marriott - 10th 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

Ethnic Studies: Issues, Pitfalls, and Planning San Carlos III (Marriott - 2nd floor)Namita Brown 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

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

Budget and Legislative Update: What Small School Districts Need to Know Bonsai (Portola - 1st floor)Dr. George S. Sziraki • Kevin Gordon

11:00am PST

Long-Term Challenges - School Closures Steinbeck 3 (Conference Center - 2nd floor)Adam Clark • Dr. Roxane Fuentes • Brianna García • Carrie Hahnel

12:15pm PST

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

1:45pm PST

Cell Phone Policy Steinbeck 3 (Conference Center - 2nd floor)Diego Ochoa • Dr. Christian J. Rubalcaba • Diego Perez

3:00pm PST

Money Left on the Table: Financial Aid as the Fuel to advance District College and Career Goals Steinbeck 1 (Conference Center - 2nd floor)Dr. Edgar Zazueta • Jaclyn Piñero • Dr. Daisy Gonzales

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