2024 Joint Conference Presentations

Presentations are posted as we receive them – thank you for your patience!

Wednesday, November 6

Panel Session I – 12:30pm – 1:40pm

  • Addressing the Unique Challenges of Regional Schools – Slides Here
  • Data-Driven Strategies to Support ALL Learners
  • The Student Opportunity Act is Working, but. . .  – Slides Here
  • A Framework and Approach for Strategic Problem Solving
  • Basics of Policy – Slides Here
  • Partner Presentation: Inflation Reduction Act and School Infrastructure Renewal (Trane)
  • Addressing Student Digital Media Use to Promote Mental Health – Slides Here
  • Building and Sustaining a Diverse Pipeline of Educators

Panel Session II – 1:50pm – 3pm

  • Walking Together Toward a More Just Education: Equity Audits and Inquiry Cycles in Small and Mid-Sized Districts
  • Jump from the Fiscal Cliff (and Sustain Fewer Injuries) – Slides Here
  • Navigating Change: Effective Communication Strategies for Operational Overrides
  • Creating Unique Partnerships with High Schools & Job Corps Programs
  • The Sense of Belonging; The Role of the School Committee and Superintendents – Slides Here
  • Unlocking the Healing Power of the Arts
  • AI Update: Model Policies – Slides Here
  • Partnering with your Collaborative: Building Capacity for Tier 1 Supports through a Shared Instructional Coaching Model

Panel Session III – 3:25pm – 4:30pm

  • Demystifying the Legislative Process – Slides Here
  • Overrides: Parachutes from the Fiscal Cliff – Slides Here
  • What Should be in Your Budget Document – Slides here
  • Executive Coaching for Leaders in Education
  • Strategic Planning in a Post-Pandemic World
  • School Success Stories and Strategies for DEI: Using Walkthroughs to Calibrate and Make Connections between Equity and Inclusive Practices
  • Chair Chat
  • Courts and Schools – Slides Here

Keynote Dinner – 7pm

  • Commissioner’s Presentation

Thursday, November 7

General Session – 8:45am – 10am

  • Dignity: The Foundation of a New Patriotism

Panel Session IV – 11am – 12:15pm

  • Unveiling Cyber Threats: What Your Tech Director Hopes You Stay Blissfully Unaware Of!
  • Special Education Update – Slides Here
  • Cultivating Positive School Environments: A Holistic Approach to Tier 1 Mental Health Education – Slides Here
  • Using Data to Inform School Budgets and Policy – Slides Here
  • School and Municipal Collaboration: Supporting Common Goals
  • Mentoring New School Committee Members – Slides Here
  • Therapy Pets in Schools: Be Pawsitive
  • The Dignity Index: A Deeper Dive

Panel Session V – 2:30pm – 1:45pm

  • Vocational Issues Update
  • Proactive Communication: Telling Your District’s Story – Slides Here
  • Leadership Stability for Positive Outcomes in Urban and Suburban Districts
  • Green Today, Blue Tomorrow: One District’s Effort to Reimagine Learning is their Solution to Sustainability
  • When Rules Apply to Everyone – School Circulation Design
  • Leading with your PACs – Slides Here
  • DEIB: Collaboration with School Committees for Sustainability
  • Current Trends in Collective Bargaining – Slides Here
  • Proactive Political Leaders in the Superintendency

Panel Session VI – 4pm – 5:15pm

  • Building Bridges: Innovative Partnerships between K-12 and Higher Education to Address Critical Educator Shortages
  • Engaging your Newcomer Students
  • Update on Title IX
  • Role of the School Librarian and Current Challenges to the Right to Read
  • Unlocking the Power of the Collaborative Relationship: What an Educational Collaborative Is (and Isn’t) and how to Tap into the Benefits of your District’s Membership
  • Engaging Families and Communities Living with Poverty
  • Securing Top-Notch School Finance Leaders: Strategies that Work – Slides Here
  • School Budgeting: School Committee Authority/Fiscal Responsibilities – Slides Here

Friday, November 8

General Session – 9am-10:15am

  • Post-Election: The Future of Education

Panel Session VII – 10:30am – 11:45am

  • Raising Awareness in School Communities about Secure Firearm Storage to Keep Students, Families, and Schools Safe – Link to documents here
  • Exploring State Funding for Equitable Facilities for Students Served through Educational Collaboratives
  • Advanced Learners, Giftedness & Twice Exceptionality: The Outliers
  • Building a Shared Culture of Belonging
  • Special Education Financial Issues: Impact and Management  – Slides Here
  • The Art of Listening: How to Gather and Leverage Community Perspective – Slides Here

Panel Session VIII – 2:30pm – 3:45pm

  • Coming Soon: New Funding for Improving Existing School Facilities
  • In the Eye of the Storm: Insights from MA Superintendents on Navigating the Convergent Crises and Turbulent Social and Political Climate of 2020-2021
  • Soul of Leadership: Building the Foundation for Trustworthy and Inclusive School Communities through SEL for Leaders
  • Role of the Chair – Slides Here
  • Building Inclusive Schools: Strategies Navigating Community Challenges
  • Making the Superintendent Evaluation Meaningful – Slides Here

Saturday, November 9

  • Parliamentary Procedure
  • School Law 101
  • Dealing with our Most Difficult People