Schedule

Plan your time at one of the most comprehensive education conferences for public school superintendents and administrators: the 2025 AASA National Conference on Education.

Over three action-packed days, AASA's National Conference on Education combines peer-to-peer networking with other superintendents from across the country, world-class education from seasoned practitioners, opportunities to interact with game-changers from outside the education field, and the NCE Exhibit Hall, which is filled with innovation.

All registered attendees have access to the NCE Mobile App to help you plan ahead for a seamless experience onsite. All session changes and handouts will be updated via the App.

All times are Pacific Standard Time (PST)

1 – 5pm

Pre-Conference Workshops

2 – 5pm

Registration Hours

2 – 5pm

Satellite Bookstore Hours

4:30 – 5:30pm

AASA Graduation Ceremony and Celebration

All times are Pacific Standard Time (PST)

6am

7am – 3:30pm

Registration Hours

7:30am – 3:30pm

Bookstore Hours

7:30am – 3:30pm

Exhibit Hall Hours

7:30 – 9am

Exhibit Hall Coffee Break

8 – 10am

Special Contracts Session

Featuring Maree Sneed, Partner, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC

8:30am – 3pm

9 – 10am

Educational Sessions

9 – 10am

Roundtable Sessions

9 – 10am

Thought Leader Sessions

Leadership for Impact Featuring Richard Culatta, Earl Franks, Ronn Nozoe, David Schuler

Lead from Where You Are
Featuring Joe Sanfelippo

10:15 – 11:15am

Educational Sessions

10:15 – 11:15am

Roundtable Sessions

10:15 – 11:15am

Thought Leader Sessions

Game-Changing Opportunities for Rural Youth
Featuring Todd Dugan, Jeff Dillon, Jill Louters, Bret Miles

Building the Learning Ecosystem: How Summer and Afterschool Support Academic Recover
Featuring Brodrick Clarke, Allison Crean Davis, Bryan Joffe, Elfreda Massie, Sheronda Witter, Gustavo Balderas

12noon – 1:30pm

Federal Relations Luncheon

Tickets are required and can be purchased at Registration for $80.

The Rise of School Choice in America
Featuring Cara Fitzpatrick

12:45 – 1:45pm

Roundtable Sessions

12:45 – 1:45pm

Thought Leader Session

Reclaiming the Narrative
Featuring Sheldon Berman, Luvelle Brown, Scott Menzel, Aaron Spence, Julie Vitale

1:45 – 3pm

Exhibit Hall Snack Break

2:15 – 3:15pm

Educational Sessions

2:15 – 3:15pm

Roundtable Sessions

2:15 – 3:15pm

Thought Leader Sessions

Culturally Responsive School Leadership
Featuring Jill Baker, Mark Gooden, Tony Watlington

Girls Without Limits: Helping Girls Achieve Healthy Relationships, Academic Success and Interpersonal Strength
Featuring Cari Buehler, Shari Camhi, Lisa Hinkelman, Jennifer Norrell

3:30 – 5:30pm

Opening General Session

Keynote
Gen AI: How to Prepare Today's Students for an Augmented Tomorrow and the Ways Schools Must Adapt
Featuring Abran Maldonado, Co-founder, Create Labs, Ambassador, Open AI, Manasquan, NJ

5:30 – 6:30pm

Welcome Reception

All times are Pacific Standard Time (PST)

7:30am – 5pm

Registration Hours

7:30am – 2:30pm

Bookstore Hours

8 – 9am

Educational Sessions

9 – 11am

Second General Session

Keynote
School Safety: A Parent's Perspective
Featuring Michele Gay Executive Director, Safe and Sound Schools, Webb City, MO
Thank you to Safe Haven Defense for sponsoring this session. Stop by and see them in Booth #511 in the NCE Exhibit Hall.

11am – 12noon

Blessings in a Backpack Stuffing

11am – 2:30pm

Exhibit Hall Hours

11am – 3pm

11:15am – 12:15pm

Educational Sessions

11:15am – 12:15pm

Roundtable Sessions

11:15am – 12:15pm

Thought Leader Sessions

Co-Teaching That Works: Structures and Strategies for Maximizing Student Learning
Featuring Carol Quirk, Kimberly Moore, Michael Simeck

How Principals Affect Students and Schools
Featuring Adrienne Battle, Jason Grissom, Stacie Kunihisa, Aaron Spence, Jacquelyn Wilson

12:30 – 2:30pm

Dr. Effie H. Jones Memorial Equity Luncheon

Tickets are required and can be purchased at Registration for $80.

Preparing Students to Succeed in an Inclusive Society: the Power of Leadership, Education, and Stories
Featuring Dr. Freeman Hrabowski III

12:45 – 1:45pm

Educational Sessions

12:45 – 1:45pm

Roundtable Sessions

12:45 – 1:45pm

Thought Leader Sessions

Courageous Leadership – Living a Life of Influence
Featuring Dan Meers

Driving K20 Community Academic and Workforce Pathway Success through Data Driven PSED Partnerships
Featuring Danene Brown, Margie de Ruyter, Taylor Dunne, Steven Green, Ricardo Torres

1:45 – 2:15pm

Exhibit Hall Snack Break

2:30 – 3:30pm

Educational Sessions

2:30 – 3:30pm

Thought Leader Session

Transforming Summer: Evidence-Based Design for Joyful Learning
Featuring Kenneth Dyer, Laura Hickson, Nancy Gannon

3:45 – 4:45pm

Educational Sessions

3:45 – 4:45pm

Thought Leader Session

School-Based Strategies to Support Youth Mental Well-Being
Featuring Kayla Jackson, Keith Oswald

All times are Pacific Standard Time (PST)

7:30am – 12noon

Registration Hours

7:30am – 12noon

Satellite Bookstore Hours

8 – 9am

Educational Sessions

9:15 – 10:15am

Educational Sessions

10:30am – 12noon

Closing General Session

Keynote
Wonderous Learning (with a Little Help from Mister Rogers)
Featuring Gregg Behr, Executive Director, The Grable Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA

February 15–17, 2024
San Diego, CA

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