2025 ACSA Superintendents Symposium

2025 ACSA Superintendents Symposium

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Brad Mendenhall

Evergreen Union Elementary School District

Superintendent

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)

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 The Critical Role of Leadership in Adopting and Implementing Structured Literacy Steinbeck 3 (Conference Center - 2nd floor)Barbara Nemko • Dr. Darin Brawley • Mario Marcos • Lilia Espinoza • Jennifer Kang-Moon

3:00pm PST

Fast-Tracking Math Success: A Superintendent’s System for SBAC Results This Year San Carlos III (Marriott - 2nd floor)Dr. Darin Brawley • Erin Walker

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 Strategic Simplicity in AI: Transforming School Districts Through Adult-Centered Innovations San Carlos IV (Marriott - 2nd floor)Don Austin

11:00am PST

A Systemic Approach to Moving the Needle Steinbeck 2 (Conference Center - 2nd floor)Dr. Darin Brawley • Mario Marcos • Jennifer Kang-Moon Build ELO-P like a startup: Using Student Voices to Drive Enrichment Programming, Increase Engagement, and Support Success San Carlos II (Marriott - 2nd floor)Dr. Helen Wang • Darren Knowles • Alan Pantanini • Dr. Heather Golly • Kirk Shrum

12:15pm PST

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

1:45pm PST

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

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 The Science of Reading: Creating a System for ALL Learners San Carlos IV (Marriott - 2nd floor)Sabrina Hernandez • Pearl Mathieu

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