Agenda

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11 am-1 pm -- Pre-Conference Workshop: Stakeholder Mapping
1-2 pm -- Registration
2 pm -- Summer Gathering Begins
3:15 pm -- Keynote Speaker: Ken Harmon
4:15 pm -- Day 1 Wrap-Up and Book Signing on The Happiness Handbook
4:40 pm -- Programming Ends
5:15 pm -- Transportation to White Sox Game
6:40 pm - Red Sox vs. White Sox Game
Post-Game -- Transportation Provided

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8-9 am -- Breakfast
9 am -- Welcome to Day 2
9:15 am -- Healthy Conflict Panel: Katy Anthes, Director of PEBC FORWARD: From Polarization to Progress and former Colorado Commissioner of Education; Catherine Cushenberry, Co-Founder of The Disagreement; and Jason DeFalco, Superintendent of Marlborough Public Schools (MA)
10:30 am -- Break
10:45 am -- Make the Case, Make It Count: Budget Leadership through Community Influence & Strategic Inquiry: Joe Trawick-Smith, Founder of SteadfastK12
12 pm -- Lunch
12:45 pm -- Marathon Mindset — Building Roots That Outlast the Race: Barbara Mullen, Superintendent of Henrietta-Rush Central School District (NY) and author
1:30 pm -- Problems of Practice
2:30 pm -- Day 2 Wrap-Up
3 pm -- Programming Ends, with time to enjoy the city
6:30 pm -- Community Dinner + Awards Ceremony, featuring the Civic Leadership in the Superintendency Award winner

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8-9 am -- Sunrise Breakfast with a view of the city and "Leader to Learn From" - Cheryl Watson-Harris, President/Executive Director of Achieve Atlanta
9:15 am -- Inspiration and next steps
10:30 am -- Break
11 am -- Fireside Chat with Arne Duncan
12 pm -- Summer Gathering Wrap-Up, followed by Lunch
1 pm -- Summer Gathering Concludes