Agenda

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11am-1pm -- Pre-conference workshop: Stakeholder mapping
1-2pm -- Registration
2pm -- Summer Gathering Begins
3:30pm -- Keynote Speaker: Ken Harmon, followed by book signing on The Happiness Handbook
7:40pm - Red Sox vs. White Sox game; transportation to and from provided 

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8:30am -- Breakfast
9am -- Welcome to Day 2
9:15am -- 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)
10:30am -- Break
10:45am -- Make the Case, Make It Count: Budget Leadership through Community Influence & Strategic Inquiry: Joe Trawick-Smith, Founder of SteadfastK12
12pm -- Lunch
12:45pm -- Marathon Mindset — Building Roots That Outlast the Race: Barbara Mullen, Superintendent of Henrietta-Rush Central School District (NY) and author
1:30pm -- Problems of Practice
2:30pm -- Day 2 programming wraps, with time to enjoy the city
6:30pm -- Community Dinner + Awards Ceremony, featuring the Civic Leadership in the Superintendency Award winner

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8am -- Sunrise breakfast with a view of the city and "Leader to Learn From" - Cheryl Watson-Harris, President/Executive Director of Achieve Atlanta
9am -- Welcome to Day 3
9:15am -- Inspiration and next steps
10:45am -- Break
11am -- Moderated Q&A with Arne Duncan
12pm -- Lunch
1pm -- Summer Gathering Concludes