AP Conference 2026

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Grab & Go Leadership: Tools, Tips, and Support for Art, Music, PE & World LanguagesAmber Hester • Leah Donahue • Matthew Orebaugh • Meredith Brookman

7:30am EDT

Coffee Time Cafeteria

8:10am EDT

Welcome Session: The Power of Us Auditorium

8:45am EDT

Activating Just Systems: A Step-by-Step Guide to School Investigations Room 100Caitlin Strom • Stephanie Enzmann Anticipating Change: From Initiative to Implementation Room 104Angelyn Berry Better Together: Supporting Co-Teaching Excellence Making Instruction Work Together Room 102Marissa Robinson • Mary Telinde Clarity to Connection: High-Impact Family Engagement Strategies Room 112Admon Alexander • Jacqueline Crowley-Coleman • Joyce Hawkins Don't Rearrange the Furniture (Yet) - How to Navigate Moving To A New School Room 120Gregory Moxley Moving Forward with a Title IX Investigation Room 107Robin Reese Shining A Light On Progressive Discipline Room 121Leeane Turnbull • Lisabeth Brooks • Rachel Phelps Strengthening IEP Practices: Administrative Review and Feedback Room 122Julio Batista • Alyson Szykuc The Switch is On: How to Hire, Hone, and Help Career-Switching Talent Room 118Jessica Windish • Laura Purvis • Sharon Byrd Unlocking Literacy Success: Equipping Families with Tools and Resources Room 115Angelia Ragland • Crystal Felton Leveraging AI Through the Student Lens: Navigating Ethical AI Conversations in Today's Classroom Room 105Melissa George Roadmaps to Success: Supporting All Learners in Driver Education Room 126Amber Huffman • Christine Drescher • Denise O'Connell • Lei Dunn • Mandi Cumpston • Matthew Fischi • Matthew Orebaugh From Data to Intervention: Making Strategic Literacy Decisions in Middle School Room 106Brandy Bertucci • Erin Mullins ESSENTIAL: Crafting Observational Feedback That Builds Capacity: Point, Prove, Explain (Secondary) Room 111Melanie Hamblin • Matthew Delaney The SPED Reality Check: What New APs Need to Know (But No One Tells You) Room 103Brad Boynton • Alexis Downham Stronger Together: Building Belonging Through Your Feeder Pattern Room 101Andrew Midgette • Angela Parsons The Leadership Multiplier: Turning PLC Leads into Schoolwide Change Agents Room 117Ebony Cherry

10:00am EDT

From Compliance to Impact: Elevating Special Education Through Collaborative Leadership Room 115Carrie Kelley From Incident to Outcome: Mastering Investigations Room 121Leeane Turnbull • Jairo Padilla Activating Just Systems: A Step-by-Step Guide to School Investigations Room 100Stephanie Enzmann • Caitlin Strom Architects of Learning: Designing a Unified Instructional Vision from the Ground Up Room 123Tennille Bowser Better Together: Supporting Co-Teaching Excellence Making Instruction Work Together Room 102Marissa Robinson • Mary Telinde Leading a Multigenerational Workforce Room 104Angelyn Berry • Kelly Zimba Leading Without Isolation: Building the Relationships That Sustain Us Room 120Bethany Bayliss • Diane Rockhill • Melinda Pezzella The Coaching Gap: Turning Feedback into Action Room 107Troy Walton Tools That Talk Back: Smarter Multilingual Family Communication Room 113Domenica Nichols • Jason Tomik • Tina Garfield Unlocking Goal 4 Through Family Engagement Room 112Contessa Magee • Jacqueline Crowley-Coleman "Homebound Heroes" Room 114Jennifer Knight • Tyree Reed Applying BIST Frameworks for School-Wide Impact Room 111Nicole Keros • Carolyn Barnes Seeing Together, Leading Together: Using Classroom Evidence to Strengthen Instruction Room 103Sarah Allard • Stephanie Lopez The AP as Chief MTSS Officer: Maximizing Resources and Intervention Pathway Room 105Alainya Abdelkader • Mischelle Keller • Janet Kouns Trust at the Core: Building Leadership Partnerships that Strengthen School Culture Room 122Amanda Lantrip The One Teacher Who Can Be Saved: Coaching Struggling Teachers Toward Growth and Success Room 117Paula Johnson Navigating the Literacy Landscape: Look-Fors and Updates for Secondary English, Independent Reading & Literacy Lab (Read 180) Room 106Ashlee Williams • Brandy Bertucci • Erin Mullins Stronger Together: Building Belonging Through Your Feeder Pattern Room 101Andrew Midgette • Angela Parsons

11:15am EDT

Lunch and Leadership Conversations Cafeteria

12:15pm EDT

Architects of Learning: Designing a Unified Instructional Vision from the Ground Up Room 123Tennille Bowser Modernizing School Volunteerism with SignUpGenius Enterprise Room 112Joyce Hawkins • Rebecca Headings Special Education Committee Through the AP Lens Room 126Christine Drescher • Mandi Cumpston Stop Calling It Self-Care: Real Fixes for AP Pressure Points Room 101William Washington The Coaching Gap: Turning Feedback into Action Room 107Troy Walton Understanding & Utilizing VBCPS Mental Health Resources Room 113Annie Chowns • Martha Crawford • Towana Hunter Why Is the Therapist Recommending Consult and Not Direct Services? Room 116Chondra Malson • Jill Robinson • Katrina Ward • Lucy Leyden Work Smarter, Not Harder: Streamlining AP Workflows with Synergy & Data Resources Room 120Corey Bács You Don't Have to Lead Alone: Using MTSS to Build Collective Leadership and Shared Responsibility Room 122Emma Osbourne ESSENTIAL: Crafting Observational Feedback That Builds Capacity: Point, Prove, Explain (Elementary) Room 111Melanie Hamblin • Matthew Delaney The Power Behind the Process: APs Leading Successful Testing Room 117Amie Wetmore • Jodi Benson The AP as Chief MTSS Officer: Maximizing Resources and Intervention Pathway Room 105Alainya Abdelkader • Janet Kouns • Mischelle Keller Using AI to Streamline.... well, everything. Room 114Barbara Besal • Suzanne Flach The SPED Reality Check: What New APs Need to Know (But No One Tells You) Room 103Alexis Downham • Brad Boynton Connecting the Dots: Strengthening Student Success Through Family Engagement and Community Partnerships in Secondary Schools Room 115Jennifer McGowan Leveraging the Tier 1 Behavior Checklist to Support Student Success Room 118Andrea Curney • Pamela Mudway Navigating the Literacy Landscape: Look-Fors and Updates for Secondary English, Independent Reading & Literacy Lab (Read 180) Room 106Brandy Bertucci • Erin Mullins • Ashlee Williams Supercharge High Quality Work-Based Learning with SchooLinks Room 128Aaron Arnold

1:30pm EDT

From Incident to Outcome: Mastering InvestigationsJairo Padilla • Leeane Turnbull Leading Together: Navigating Performance, Leave, and ComplianceCaitlin Strom • Stephanie Enzmann Anticipating Change: From Initiative to ImplementationAngelyn Berry Moving Forward with a Title IX InvestigationRobin Reese Special Education Committee Through the AP LensMandi Cumpston • Christine Drescher Stop Calling It Self-Care: Real Fixes for AP Pressure PointsWilliam Washington Strengthening IEP Practices: Administrative Review and FeedbackAlyson Szykuc • Julio Batista Understanding & Utilizing VBCPS Mental Health ResourcesAnnie Chowns • Martha Crawford • Towana Hunter Why Is the Therapist Recommending Consult and Not Direct Services?Lucy Leyden • Chondra Malson • Jill Robinson • Katrina Ward De-Escalation for Leaders: from Crisis to CalmFelicia Shelton • Lauren Ross From Data to Intervention: Making Strategic Literacy Decisions in Elementary SchoolAngelia Ragland • Robyn Cady • Tiffany Mack Progress with Purpose: Monitoring Behavior Change in MTSSAndrea Curney Smarter Together: AI-Powered Collaboration for Instructional LeadershipBrittany Gulick • Janet Seward • Sarah Allard Leveraging AI Through the Student Lens: Navigating Ethical AI Conversations in Today's ClassroomMelissa George Using AI to Streamline.... well, everything.Barbara Besal • Suzanne Flach Supercharge High Quality Work-Based Learning with SchooLinksAaron Arnold

2:45pm EDT

4:00pm EDT

Closing Session: Bonds That Last Auditorium