DRAFT - Speakers in process of confirmation

Newport Marriott, RI

OCTOBER 4 - 6, 2023

Courage to Lead:

"We cannot control the wind, but we can direct the sail"

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Wednesday events:

11:00 - 1:00 Schooner Cruise - Newport Harbor

9:00 - 2:00 Golf scramble tournament - local course - details to follow

7:00 -9:00 PM Networking Social Event - hosted by TBD

Thursday, October 5, 2023

7:30AM - 4:00PM Registration and time with Business Partners - Atrium

7:30 - 9:00 Breakfast buffet

9:30 - 10:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Colleen Burns Jermain President, 2022-23 (MA), President's Award, as well as Newport Public Schools host Superintendent
• Lincoln Lynch III, Ed. D., Executive Director, Logistics
• Tom DiPaola, Executive Director, RI Association of School Superintendents

10:00 - 10:30 TBD, RI Elementary and Secondary Education

10:30 - 11:45 Keynote Speaker #1: confirmation pending

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch buffet

1:00 - 1:45 Jeff Porter, Superintendent and Author (NEASS Board of Directors)

“It's 2AM at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: Case Studies on Leadership”

2:00 - 3:30 Julia Mitchell, Director of Communications, Pinkerton Academy

Communication Navigation in the Era of Social Media

5:00 President’s Reception

• Colleen Burns Jermain, President 2023
• Anna Nolin, Past President, 2022
• David Murphy, Past President, 2021

6:30 Networking and Social

7:15 Dinner and Awards

8:30 Networking & Social Gathering - Banquet Room (w/ DJ)

Friday, October 6, 2023

7:30 - 12:00 Registration and time with Business Partners - Atrium

7:30 - 9:00 Breakfast buffet

9:00 Opening Remarks

• Anna Nolin, Past President

9:15 - 9:45 American Association of School Administrators (AASA)

• Sasha Pudelski, Director of Advocacy
• National educational and legal policy advocacy:
• “AASA raising the voice of the superintendency”

10:00 - 10:45 Keynote Speaker #2: Ashley Bendiksen

Leadership, Mental Health and Healthy Relationships

How to create a culture of equity and citizenship: Illuminating school leaders and students to make an impact in their communities.

Sponsored by: Lifetouch

11:00 - 11:45 Andrew Dolloff, Superintendent and Author

The Trust Imperative: Practical Approaches to Effective School Leadership

11:45 Closing Remarks

Recognition of new superintendents and other closing matters

12:00 Annual Conference Adjourns