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Agenda
- Kick-Off Gathering
Kate Chizek•Tim Neubert•Dr. Theresa West
Kate Chizek
Partnerships Manager at Upbeat
Tim Neubert
Executive Director of American Association for Employment in Education
Dr. Theresa West
Leadership Coach at Upbeat
- General Session: Conference Kick-Off
- General Session/Keynote: Strategies Designed to Better Recruit and Retain Educators of Color
Dr. Herb "Doc" MonroeDr. Monroe is the Co-Founder of Leading from Inside, which is a robust professional development series dedicated to people of color to join the movement of creating effective and high performing school teachers and administrators. Whether you are an undergraduate, instructional assistant, behavioral specialist, or career switcher aspiring to go into education or a teacher looking to advance your career, this group has motivated, educated, and empowered individuals to be highly effective classroom and building leaders. Dr. Monroe is an agent of change who possesses the evidence and artifacts to implement a transformational approach to recruiting and promoting ethical standards and practices to employ a diverse educational workforce. The purpose of this keynote is to motivate, educate, and empower all in attendance to work collaboratively to train, recruit, and sustain highly qualified teachers and educational leaders of color. The key areas of focus during this interactive presentation will include:
- Reducing barriers for aspiring Black educators to enter and remain in the profession through scholarships, stipends, emergency funds, and testing support.
Investing in recruitment pipelines that reflect the communities of color predominately served in Title I schools.
- Increasing teacher effectiveness through rigorous clinical preparation and coaching from an expert mentor teacher.
- Adopting culturally and linguistically sustaining as well as trauma-informed practices that affirm, engage, and challenge students of color attending high-need schools.
- Improving the retention of effective Black educators through affinity groups that reduce isolation, build community, and empower them to collectively lead transformation in their schools and districts.
Dr. Herb "Doc" Monroe
Assistant Superintendent at Caroline County Public Schools
- Break with Sponsor & Exhibitors
- General Session: "Give Me Five" Networking
- Grand Welcome Buffet & Reception
- Breakfast with Sponsor & Exhibitors (seated by region/state)
- Welcome & Announcements
- General Session/Keynote: Teacher Apprenticeships: The Future is Now
Dr. Sean Impeartrice•Dr. Prentice Chandler•Dr. Lisa Barron•Dr. Vanessa Garcia•Dr. Sandy HuskThe United States Census Bureau indicates that in 1975, 22% of college freshman declared
education as their major. In 2017, 4.6% of college freshman declared education as their major. The
majority of teachers in our nation are from the baby boomer generation and are set to retire over the
five to ten years. Research states that 50% of new teachers will leave the profession within the first five
years teaching. We have to rethink teacher preparation in this country.
The session will focus on creating multiple pathways to the teaching profession through an
apprenticeship model. An apprenticeship model designed to focus on the relationship between the one
who has mastered the skills of the trade (the master), and another who has not (the apprentice). We
will explore how to develop district, post-secondary, national labor board, and educational consultation
partnerships that enhance developing teachers competency inside the classroom and prepare and
support their success in completing college and university competencies leading to teacher certification.
This apprenticeship model is an innovative and research-based approach to addresses problems of
practice around teacher diversity, teacher retention, and educator preparation.
Dr. Sean Impeartrice
Chief Academic Officer at Clarksville-Montgomery County School System
Dr. Prentice Chandler
Dean and Professor of the Eriksson College of Education at Austin Peay State University
Dr. Lisa Barron
Associate Dean and Director of Teacher Education and Partnerships at Austin Peay State University
Dr. Vanessa Garcia
Director of the Instructional Practice Program at Lipscomb University
Dr. Sandy Husk
CEO of AVID
- General Session: Business Luncheon & Awards Presentation
- Break with Sponsor & Exhibitors AND Silent Auction/Raffle Wrap-Up
- General Session: "Give Me Five More" Networking
- General Session: AAEE Fun & Games Competition
- "Night on the Town" Outings
- Breakfast with Sponsor & Exhibitors
- General Session/Keynote: Building Equity-Driven Recruitment & Retention Systems
Edwine Michel•Dr. Andrea Thomas-ReynoldsSome of the most compelling research in recent years demonstrates the significant impact that teachers of color have on all students but particularly on students of color. Having a teacher who looks like them impacts not only students’ achievement, but also their expectations for going to college and a successful post-secondary life. However, as research also shows, a lower percentage of teachers of color than their white counterparts are entering the teaching profession. And they are more likely to leave their schools within a couple years if they do enter the profession. In this panel discussion, learn how the School District of Palm Beach County (FL) and Syracuse City School District (NY) are actively creating equity-driven recruitment and retention systems where they are creating environments where teachers of color will want to come and stay.
Edwine Michel
Director of Recruitment and Retention at School District of Palm Beach County
Dr. Andrea Thomas-Reynolds
Senior Vice-President at Insight Education Group
- Break with Sponsor & Exhibitors
- General Session: The Self-Care Imperative for Educators
Dr. Judi VanderhaarRegardless of our role in education, navigating our way through the day to day work amid great uncertainty, instability, and stress can be overwhelming. Now more than ever, we need to increase our understanding of and commitment to sustainable and compassionate self-care, because the truth is that we can only support our students and colleagues to the degree that we are supported and well ourselves. In this session we will explore topics including emotional well-being, secondary traumatic stress, body-awareness, the power of our presence and importantly, practical approaches and strategies to support ourselves through this challenging and transformational time.
Dr. Judi Vanderhaar
Educational Consultant at Kentucky Department of Education
- General Session: Conference Closing
- General Session: Conference Kick-Off
- General Session/Keynote: Strategies Designed to Better Recruit and Retain Educators of Color
Dr. Herb "Doc" MonroeDr. Monroe is the Co-Founder of Leading from Inside, which is a robust professional development series dedicated to people of color to join the movement of creating effective and high performing school teachers and administrators. Whether you are an undergraduate, instructional assistant, behavioral specialist, or career switcher aspiring to go into education or a teacher looking to advance your career, this group has motivated, educated, and empowered individuals to be highly effective classroom and building leaders. Dr. Monroe is an agent of change who possesses the evidence and artifacts to implement a transformational approach to recruiting and promoting ethical standards and practices to employ a diverse educational workforce. The purpose of this keynote is to motivate, educate, and empower all in attendance to work collaboratively to train, recruit, and sustain highly qualified teachers and educational leaders of color. The key areas of focus during this interactive presentation will include:
- Reducing barriers for aspiring Black educators to enter and remain in the profession through scholarships, stipends, emergency funds, and testing support.
Investing in recruitment pipelines that reflect the communities of color predominately served in Title I schools.
- Increasing teacher effectiveness through rigorous clinical preparation and coaching from an expert mentor teacher.
- Adopting culturally and linguistically sustaining as well as trauma-informed practices that affirm, engage, and challenge students of color attending high-need schools.
- Improving the retention of effective Black educators through affinity groups that reduce isolation, build community, and empower them to collectively lead transformation in their schools and districts.Dr. Herb "Doc" Monroe
Assistant Superintendent at Caroline County Public Schools
- Newcomers Reception/Activity
- Break with Sponsor & Exhibitors
- General Session: "Give Me Five" Networking
- Grand Welcome Buffet & Reception
- Breakfast with Sponsor & Exhibitors (seated by region/state)
- Welcome & Announcements
- General Session/Keynote: Teacher Apprenticeships: The Future is Now
Dr. Sean Impeartrice•Dr. Prentice Chandler•Dr. Lisa Barron•Dr. Vanessa Garcia•Dr. Sandy HuskThe United States Census Bureau indicates that in 1975, 22% of college freshman declared
education as their major. In 2017, 4.6% of college freshman declared education as their major. The
majority of teachers in our nation are from the baby boomer generation and are set to retire over the
five to ten years. Research states that 50% of new teachers will leave the profession within the first five
years teaching. We have to rethink teacher preparation in this country.
The session will focus on creating multiple pathways to the teaching profession through an
apprenticeship model. An apprenticeship model designed to focus on the relationship between the one
who has mastered the skills of the trade (the master), and another who has not (the apprentice). We
will explore how to develop district, post-secondary, national labor board, and educational consultation
partnerships that enhance developing teachers competency inside the classroom and prepare and
support their success in completing college and university competencies leading to teacher certification.
This apprenticeship model is an innovative and research-based approach to addresses problems of
practice around teacher diversity, teacher retention, and educator preparation.Dr. Sean Impeartrice
Chief Academic Officer at Clarksville-Montgomery County School SystemDr. Prentice Chandler
Dean and Professor of the Eriksson College of Education at Austin Peay State UniversityDr. Lisa Barron
Associate Dean and Director of Teacher Education and Partnerships at Austin Peay State UniversityDr. Vanessa Garcia
Director of the Instructional Practice Program at Lipscomb UniversityDr. Sandy Husk
CEO of AVID
- General Session: Business Luncheon & Awards Presentation
- Break with Sponsor & Exhibitors AND Silent Auction/Raffle Wrap-Up
- General Session: "Give Me Five More" Networking
- General Session: AAEE Fun & Games Competition
- Night on the Town
- Breakfast with Sponsor & Exhibitors
- General Session/Keynote: Building Equity-Driven Recruitment & Retention Systems
Edwine Michel•Dr. Andrea Thomas-ReynoldsSome of the most compelling research in recent years demonstrates the significant impact that teachers of color have on all students but particularly on students of color. Having a teacher who looks like them impacts not only students’ achievement, but also their expectations for going to college and a successful post-secondary life. However, as research also shows, a lower percentage of teachers of color than their white counterparts are entering the teaching profession. And they are more likely to leave their schools within a couple years if they do enter the profession. In this panel discussion, learn how the School District of Palm Beach County (FL) and Syracuse City School District (NY) are actively creating equity-driven recruitment and retention systems where they are creating environments where teachers of color will want to come and stay.
Edwine Michel
Director of Recruitment and Retention at School District of Palm Beach CountyDr. Andrea Thomas-Reynolds
Senior Vice-President at Insight Education Group
- Break with Sponsor & Exhibitors
- General Session: The Self-Care Imperative for Educators
Dr. Judi VanderhaarRegardless of our role in education, navigating our way through the day to day work amid great uncertainty, instability, and stress can be overwhelming. Now more than ever, we need to increase our understanding of and commitment to sustainable and compassionate self-care, because the truth is that we can only support our students and colleagues to the degree that we are supported and well ourselves. In this session we will explore topics including emotional well-being, secondary traumatic stress, body-awareness, the power of our presence and importantly, practical approaches and strategies to support ourselves through this challenging and transformational time.
Dr. Judi Vanderhaar
Educational Consultant at Kentucky Department of Education
- General Session: Conference Closing
- XL Concurrent Session: Get the Facts Out: Changing the Conversation Around the Teaching Profession
Wendy Adams•Derek JackDid you know that teachers in the United States rate their lives better than all occupation groups, trailing only physicians?*
In this workshop participants will dig into some rather surprising data about the teaching profession. We will also share strategies and resources for sharing the facts about the profession so that students will have accurate information about their career prospects. Get the Facts Out is excited to work with institutions (including Brigham Young University) on their teacher recruitment efforts and is providing customized resources including student presentations, posters, brochures, program flyer templates, and presentations for faculty and staff who advise students. In addition, strategies and experiences (from BYU) will be shared that include how to talk to students about the profession, a listing of venues for reaching students, and recommendations for sharing the facts in your institution. All materials are professional quality, research-based, and have been extensively user-tested. Get the Facts Out is a partnership between the American Physical Society, American Chemical Society, the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, and the American Association of Physics Teachers led by the Colorado School of Mines. NSF #1821710 & 1821462.
*Survey of 172,000 working adults by Gallup-Healthways
Wendy Adams
Director of Teach@Mines at Colorado School of Mines
Derek Jack
Associate Director of Career Services at Brigham Young University
- Concurrent Session: Crossing the Finish Line Through an Innovative School District-University Partnership
Cyndi Rengifo•Bonnie ToffoliThrough a collaborative partnership, Orange County Public Schools and the University of Central Florida have developed authentic learning experiences to support preservice teachers while increasing recruitment and retention of qualified instructors for the local workforce. Innovative projects transitioned seamlessly during the pandemic, opportunities such as Title 1 School Tours provided personal experiences with positive multicultural student learning environments. Strategies infusing technology correlated to appropriate objectives for all learners engaging the audience with a focus on best practices for teacher preparation and acknowledgement of a changing educational environment. Enriched partnership experiences will implement varied learning modalities to impact future educators and enhance visibility.
Cyndi Rengifo
Associate Instructor at University of Central Florida
Bonnie Toffoli
Director, Talent Acquisition and HR Compliance of Orange County Public Schools
- Concurrent Session: Teacher Ambassador Program as a Retention initiative
Kelly Beauchamp•Katrina Gaither•Elaine Gallagher•Maureen ThompsonThe Teacher Ambassador Program is a SDPBC Retention initiative focused on increasing teacher effectiveness and student achievement by enhancing systems of teacher support and elevating a positive school culture.
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Kelly Beauchamp
HR Partner at School District of Palm Beach County 
Katrina Gaither
HR Retention Specialist at School District of Palm Beach County
Elaine Gallagher
HR Partner at The School District of Palm Beach County
Maureen Thompson
Human Resource Specialist at School District of Palm Beach County
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- XL Concurrent Session: A Different Kind of Exit Survey for Improving Employee Retention in a Large Urban District: Design, Technology, and Preliminary Findings
Dr. Marco Muñoz•Dr. Bo YanAn employee exit survey is an important instrument broadly used by school districts to improve retention and other aspects of systemic operations. Of the many exit surveys that have been developed and implemented, one primary goal seems to understand how employees feel about the experience of their employment through perception questions. With this design, districts can use the survey responses to assess quality of services and examine areas of improvement in operations. While pointing to the directions for improvement, information collected through this design is often inadequate when it comes to what should and can be done for improvement. In other words, these exit surveys are typically not designed for taking actions.
In this session, we share an exit survey that was developed with a different design to meet the goal of increasing retention and improve district systemic operations. Specifically, we try to collect information that will help us understand three questions: 1) to what extent is employee attrition within the district’s control or sphere of influence, 2) what happens between an employee having the thought of leaving and actually submitting resignation, and 3) what are the multifactor reasons for employees to leave the district? In addition, the exit survey has an important component associated with equity, diversity, and inclusion to address our need to continuously improve our racial equity efforts in our large school system.
Dr. Marco Muñoz
Associate Employee Retention at Jefferson County Public Schools
Dr. Bo Yan
Data Strategy at Jefferson County Public Schools
- Concurrent Session: Marrying BoxOut with Retention
Ritchie CherryBoxOut is a stress management platform with the primary focus of bonding passion and purpose together through the form of counseling and boxing. By focusing on retention, our Recruitment and Retention Coach has coupled counseling strategies and boxing therapy as an avenue to decrease interpersonal conflicts, work burnout, and day to day stress of our educators.
Ritchie Cherry
Recruitment & Retention Coach at Kansas City Public School District
- Concurrent Session: Creating Recruitment Videos That Attract the Teachers You Need
Chris Gearlds•Dr. Tommy Nalls•Sulina MohantyVideo is one of the fastest growing way to attract teacher candidates to your schools and district. By sharing the voices of your current teachers and leaders as well as showing the unique supports and benefits you offer your educators, candidates can truly get an insider view on what they will experience if they join you. Learn from two districts, Jackson Public Schools in Mississippi and MSD of Decatur Township in Indiana, on how they have created a library of powerful videos with professional filmmakers as well as using their own mobile devices to attract candidates to their districts.
Chris Gearlds
Director of Human Resources at MSD Decatur Township
Dr. Tommy Nalls
Director of Recruitment at Jackson Public School District
Sulina Mohanty
Specialist at Insight Education Group
- XL Concurrent Session: Bridging Recruiting and Retention: How Onboarding Teams Bring a Sense of Belonging to New Hires
Chris Gearlds•LaCreasha Stille•Janet Wallace•Dr. Andrea Thomas-ReynoldsBeing new in a job can be one of the loneliest times in a new teacher’s life. Providing a personalized support lever, Onboarding Teams are teacher-led, school-based teams of three to five teachers who provide personalized connections for new hires—from the moment they are hired through their entire first year. Whether new hires are experienced teachers or coming into the profession for their first year, the teams provide a level of support that traditional induction or orientation programs may miss, including invitations to join others for meals, support on a variety of school resources, recommendations on housing, restaurants, and community activities, as well as just a listening ear. Based on the science of the impact of belonging and connection in the workplace, learn how three districts in Indiana, Texas and Mississippi have structured their school teams, what the work throughout the year looks like for teams, and what successes the teams and new hires have experienced.
Chris Gearlds
Director of Human Resources at MSD Decatur Township
LaCreasha Stille
Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction at Gainesville ISD
Janet Wallace
Manager of Teacher Support and Retention at Jackson Public School DistrictDr. Andrea Thomas-Reynolds
Senior Vice-President at Insight Education Group
- Concurrent Session: Coffee Chats: How This Virtual Recruiting Strategy Attracts Gen Z and Young Millennial Teacher Candidates
Shannon Armstrong•Dr. Tommy Nalls•Sulina MohantyMany district leaders are finding that many of the traditional recruitment tactics—such as large job fairs—are no longer working to attract great teachers to their districts. At the same time, the new generations of teacher candidates today are looking for more ways to connect more directly with districts they are interested in. Learn how Jackson Public Schools in Mississippi and the School District of Palm Beach County in Florida are finding incredible success in attracting candidates through virtual events such as coffee chats whereby candidates and district leaders can connect in a smaller, more personalized setting.
Shannon Armstrong
HR Operations Manager at School District of Palm Beach CountyDr. Tommy Nalls
Director of Recruitment at Jackson Public School DistrictSulina Mohanty
Specialist at Insight Education Group
- Concurrent Session: Planning for Teacher Retention: How One Large Urban District Uses Engagement Surveys to Support Principals and Ensure a Productive & Engaged Staff
Dr. Marco Muñoz•Dr. Theresa WestDr. Marco Muñoz
Associate Employee Retention at Jefferson County Public SchoolsDr. Theresa West
Leadership Coach at Upbeat
- Concurrent Session: GoTeachKY: Recruiting the Next Generation of KY Teachers
Erin Ashcraft•Elly Gilbert•John PaiseGoTeachKY is an initiative from the Kentucky Department of Education. Through GoTeachKY, we are recruiting the next generation of Kentucky educators to remedy the critical teacher shortage currently affecting every state in America. Research supports that the most important factor contributing to student achievement is effective teachers. It is the mission of GoTeachKY to ensure that all students across the Commonwealth have equitable access to effective educators. This session will be a review of the different efforts and programs associated with GoTeachKY.
Erin Ashcraft
Assistant Director, Division of Educator Recruitment and Development at Kentucky Department of Education
Elly Gilbert
Communications Consultant at Kentucky Department of Education
John Paise
Program Consultant at Kentucky Department of Education
- Concurrent Session: Reimagine Hiring: How to Hire for Long-Term Teacher Retention
Daniel Johnson•Baltazar Benavides•Justin de Leon
Daniel Johnson
Associate Partner at Education Elements
Baltazar Benavides
Senior Design Principal at Education Elements
Justin de Leon
Partner at Education Elements