Sunday Oct 20, 2019

Start Finish Session Session Track / Meeting Participants Where
9:00 AM 9:30 AM

5K Fun Run/Walk

9:00 AM 9:30 AM

Details Prior to Arrival - Conference Registration and Information

9:00 AM 3:30 PM

Golf Tournament

Weaver Ridge
12:00 PM 3:00 PM

Board of Directors Meeting

Cheminee Room, Marriott Pere Marquette
2:30 PM 6:00 PM

Conference Registration on Site

Marketplace, Peoria Civic Center
3:00 PM 4:00 PM

Legislative Committee Meeting

Cotillion Ballroom - Marriott Pere Marquette
4:00 PM 5:00 PM

Membership Committee/Region Directors Meeting

Cheminee Room, Marriott Pere Marquette
5:00 PM 6:00 PM

Congress/State of the Association Address

Cotillion Ballroom - Marriott Pere Marquette
6:00 PM 6:15 PM

New Attendee Meet and Greet

Cheminee Room, Marriott Pere Marquette
6:30 PM 9:30 PM

Welcome Reception

Riverfront Museum

Monday Oct 21, 2019

Start Finish Session Session Track / Meeting Participants Where
7:00 AM 8:00 AM

Breakfast with the Exhibitors

Marketplace, Peoria Civic Center
7:00 AM 3:15 PM

Conference Registration

Marketplace, Peoria Civic Center
7:00 AM 3:15 PM

Education Marketplace

Marketplace, Peoria Civic Center
7:05 AM 7:55 AM

Fellowship Gathering

Lexus Room, Peoria Civic Center
8:00 AM 9:20 AM

First General Session "Relentless"

Speakers: Hamish Brewer

Room 400, Peoria Civic Center
9:30 AM 10:25 AM

A Case for Equity Work in a Majority White School

Speakers: Janice Schwarze, Courtney White

Equity Room 404, PCC
9:30 AM 10:25 AM

Building Capacity for Standards Based Grading Beyond the Elementary Level

Speakers: Brett McPherson, Autumn Elrod, Ben Commare, Christopher Walocha

Excellence Room 405, PCC
9:30 AM 10:25 AM

Feeding Forward: Feedback as a Tool for School Improvement

Speakers: Lionel Allen, Jr.

Excellence Room 406, PCC
9:30 AM 10:25 AM

Getting To The Bottom of It

Speakers: Christopher Tennyson

Equity Room 402, PCC
9:30 AM 10:25 AM

Maximize Student Achievement in only 30 Minutes a Day - or - Over Lunch During Power Hour!

Speakers: Dr. Thomas Webb, Mr. Todd Rogers

Equity & Excellence Room 403, PCC
9:30 AM 10:25 AM

One More Round

Speakers: Hamish Brewer

Equity & Excellence Room 408, PCC
9:30 AM 10:25 AM

Principals Using Positive Psychology to Maximize Productivity and Job Satisfaction

Speakers: Victoria McDonald, David Bartz

Excellence Room 407, PCC
9:30 AM 10:25 AM

Warrior Connections- Building Your Own Student Mentoring Program

Speakers: Jason Stipp, Mr., Charles Bibbs, Jimmie Jacobs

Equity Room 401, PCC
10:30 AM 11:05 AM

Coffee Break

Marketplace, Peoria Civic Center
10:30 AM 10:50 AM

Meet the Author - Hamish Brewer

Marketplace, Peoria Civic Center
11:10 AM 12:05 PM

Career and Technical Education - Perkins State Plan

Speakers: Marci Johnson

Excellence Room 407, PCC
11:10 AM 12:05 PM

Change Your Attitude, Change Your Culture: How Having a PMA (Positive Mental Attitude) Will Transform the Culture of Your School

Speakers: Dr. Nathan Schilling, Ph.D., Karrie White, Michael Earnshaw

Excellence Room 404, PCC
11:10 AM 12:05 PM

Don't They Just Need More English?

Speakers: Dr. Rebecca Vonderlack-Navarro, Ushma Shah, Keely Krueger, Stephanee Jordan, Mrs., Marion M. Friebus-Flaman, Ph.D

Equity & Excellence Room 408, PCC
11:10 AM 12:05 PM

ESSA 2019 - What's Changed, What's Ahead and How to Make Sense of It All

Speakers: Dr. Sue Homes

Equity & Excellence Room 402, PCC
11:10 AM 12:05 PM

Habit 8: Finding Your Voice and Helping Others to Find Theirs

Speakers: Dr. Cheryl D. Watkins, Christina Leuthold

Equity Room 406, PCC
11:10 AM 12:05 PM

MASTER your SCHEDULE: Strategies & Tips to Optimize the Structure of your School Day 

Speakers: Joe Gage, Philip Abraham

Excellence Room 403, PCC
11:10 AM 12:05 PM

STEAMing Ahead in 2020

Speakers: Jenna Hnilo, Lindsay Zilly, Amber Heffner

Excellence Room 405, PCC
11:10 AM 12:05 PM

Thinking Outside of the Box for Students with Trauma

Speakers: Mrs. Katie Love, Beth Amedei

Equity Room 401, PCC
12:10 PM 1:40 PM

Lunch with the Exhibitors

Marketplace, Peoria Civic Center
12:15 PM 12:50 PM

Beyond the Athletic Conference - Principal Collaboration to Empower Practices

Speakers: Joshua McMahon, Edward Schwartz, Brian Waterman

Excellence Room 405, PCC
12:15 PM 12:50 PM

Legal and Legislative Q & A

Speakers: Alison Maley, Dr. Brad Colwell, Brian Schwartz

Equity & Excellence Room 403, PCC
12:15 PM 12:50 PM

Micro-Session on Micro-Credentials

Speakers: Dr. Sue Homes

Excellence Room 406, PCC
12:15 PM 12:50 PM

WELL Balanced: Defeating the Myth That We Can and Should Have it All Together

Speakers: Bridget Belcastro

Excellence Room 401, PCC
1:00 PM 1:35 PM

Legal and Legislative Q & A

Speakers: Dr. Brad Colwell, Alison Maley, Brian Schwartz

Equity & Excellence Room 403, PCC
1:00 PM 1:35 PM

Maximizing Impact - Establishing a Local Principal's PLN

Speakers: John Jonak, Christine Marcinkewicz, Jacob Buck

Excellence Room 404, PCC
1:00 PM 1:35 PM

Understanding Retirement Planning for Educators

Speakers: Jim Yale

Excellence Room 407, PCC
1:00 PM 1:35 PM

Update on Ed360 Financial Dashboard

Speakers: Colene German, Lisa Maher, Dora Welker

Room 402, PCC
1:45 PM 2:45 PM

Second General Session - Awards for Excellence, IPA's President's Address and State of Education in Illinois

Room 400, Peoria Civic Center
3:20 PM 4:15 PM

Connection, Culture, and the Relentless Pursuit of Excellence!

Speakers: Kelly Zimmerman

Excellence Room 406, PCC
3:20 PM 4:15 PM

Disruption Starts on Day 1:  What Happens When a School Stops Being Routine and Starts Being REAL?

Speakers: Jeff Schagrin, Dr. James Roscoe

Excellence Room 404, PCC
3:20 PM 4:15 PM

Effective School Safety Practices

Speakers: Mike Wolfley, Mark Dallas, Mike Grady

Excellence Room 405, PCC
3:20 PM 4:15 PM

Equity Implementation:  A Framework for Actualized Practice

Speakers: Femi Skanes

Equity Room 402, PCC
3:20 PM 4:15 PM

More Than a Score: How Can School Leaders Leverage the Benefits Associated With College Board Assessments?

Speakers: Maureen LaRaviere, Courtney DeMent, Andrew Wise, Mark Hansen

Excellence Room 408, PCC
3:20 PM 4:15 PM

Moving From In-School Suspension to Mindfulness, Are You Ready to Make the Leap?

Speakers: Matt Stimac, Kelli Decker

Equity Room 401, PCC
3:20 PM 4:15 PM

Seeking the Superintendency

Speakers: Lindsey Hall, Courtney Orzel, Thomas Leahy, Brent Clark

Equity & Excellence Room 407, PCC
3:20 PM 4:15 PM

Think Positive, Not Punitive - Promoting Responsible Student Behavior

Speakers: Nick Valenziano, Daryl Wallace, Ken Latka

Equity Room 403, PCC
8:00 PM 10:00 PM

A Night of Excellence!

Ballroom, Marriott Pere Marquette

Tuesday Oct 22, 2019

Start Finish Session Session Track / Meeting Participants Where
7:30 AM 11:30 AM

Conference Registration

4th Floor, Peoria Civic Center
7:30 AM 8:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

4th Floor, Peoria Civic Center
8:00 AM 8:55 AM

Third General Session "By Design"

Speakers: Michael Bonner

Room 400, Peoria Civic Center
9:00 AM 9:55 AM

Equity Aligned Needs Assessment & Data Analysis

Speakers: Dr Cathleen Weber, Roxanne Filson

Equity Room 402, PCC
9:00 AM 9:55 AM

High School MTSS: From Frustration to Focused

Speakers: Trevor Chapman, Dave Johnson, Rexie Lanier

Equity Room 401, PCC
9:00 AM 9:55 AM

Legal and Legislative Update

Speakers: Alison Maley, Brian Schwartz, Dr. Brad Colwell

Room 408, PCC
9:00 AM 9:55 AM

Let’s Stop Calling it An “Achievement Gap” When It’s An Opportunity Gap

Speakers: Theresa Robinson, PhD, Paige Williams, Dr. Patrick Rice

Equity Room 403, PCC
9:00 AM 9:55 AM

Mitigating Microaggressions: Addressing Bias and Microaggression in the Classroom 

Speakers: Carolyn Strong

Equity Room 404, PCC
9:00 AM 9:55 AM

Struggling to REACH Efficient Leadership Beyond the School: How a Project Management Mindset Can Help

Speakers: Dr. Efrain Martinez

Excellence Room 405, PCC
9:00 AM 9:55 AM

Using Student Data to Support Instructional Decision Making 

Speakers: Angela Mahoney, Jeff Milburn

Excellence Room 406, PCC
9:00 AM 9:55 AM

Winning From Within

Speakers: Michael Bonner

Room 407, PCC
9:55 AM 10:15 AM

Coffee Break

4th Floor, Peoria Civic Center
10:15 AM 11:30 AM

IGNITE Session

Room 400, Peoria Civic Center