What’s Right in Education 2022 | October 27-28, 2022
Expert Panels for a Complete Perspective on Changes in Education
How are districts and schools preparing for the impact of the changes coming in education?
We’ve put together three panels of experts at What’s Right in Education to provide insight at all levels of influence in education.
School and Classroom Improvement
Learn from districts and schools that have gone all-in on improvement cycles at the school and classroom level and hear about the impact they are seeing for students. These leaders will share the practices, like PDSA Cycles & Feedback Loops, that helped sustain and improve learning during the pandemic.
Ryan Carpenter
Superintendent
Estacada School District, Oregon
Sergio Mendoza
Superintendent
Burton School District, California
Angela Bush
Principal – Erwin Middle School
Jefferson County Schools, Alabama
Blake Frazier
Assistant Director of Federal Programs
Jefferson County Schools, Alabama
Superintendents: Tackling Culture and Strategy Simultaneously
Culture and strategy are indivisible. A positive culture will quickly decay without strategy to provide people with purpose and direction. If the strategy doesn’t include a focus on people, the people will soon lose commitment to the strategy. This panel of superintendents will what it means to tackle both together, the successes they’ve noted, and the challenges they faced.
Sally Sugg
Superintendent
Shelby County Public Schools, Kentucky
Mark Bielang
Superintendent
Portage Public Schools, Michigan
Xavier De La Torre
Superintendent
Ysleta Independent School District, Texas
Lisa Herring
Superintendent
Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia
National and State Leaders: Current and Future Trends
Hear expert perspectives on current and future trends in education from influencers at the national and state levels. This panel brings together change-makers in non-profits, research institutions, and government organizations to share expert perspectives on what’s immediately in front of us and what to expect in the near future.
Jennifer Ferrari
CEO & President
Education Research and Development Institute
David Frank
Chief of Staff
Office of Education Policy, New York State Education Department
Vivian Mihalakis
Deputy Director K12 Networks Delivery
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Mort Sherman
Senior Associate, Executive Director
AASA, The School Superintendents Association