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EdCon 2024

Date:

June 24, 2024 – June 26, 2024
1:00 PM – 12:00 PM

Location:

Grand Traverse Resort

Traverse City,

Cost:

$600 per person

Member Price $500

Registration for this event has closed.

June 24-26, 2024 | Grand Traverse Resort

Join us at #EdCon24, MASSP’s Premier Event for building administrators at all levels! This action-packed conference brings together national keynote speakers, breakout sessions led by principals for principals, networking opportunities, and a student voice spotlight. This year, #EdCon24 will focus on three key areas: Climate & Culture, Innovation & Excellence, and Principal Essentials.

Who Should Attend

  • Building Level Administrators
  • SD & Central Office Staff who work with, support and supervise building-level administrators
  • Aspiring Administrators
  • MDE Staff
  • University & College Faculty who support building Administrators
  • We strongly suggest attending as a team!

SCECHs

16

Agenda At A Glance

  • Targeted breakout sessions on Climate & Culture, Innovation & Excellence, and Principal Essentials.

  • A presentation from the MDE that highlights the continued vision for making Michigan a Top 10 education state.

  • Inspiring keynote presentations  from Dr. Duckworth and Gerry Brooks

  • A legislative update from MASSP’s Bob Kefgen.

  • NEW Regional Connect meetings where you will be able to network with other educators in your region.

  • A heavy emphasis on learning from successful colleagues through breakout sessions.

  • Time to collaborate with your administrative team and plan for the next school year.

  • An opportunity to reconnect with your family! Grand Traverse is a beautiful family-friendly resort where your spouse and kids can enjoy the pool, beach and downtown Traverse City while you’re learning. #EdCon24 also has an amazing family picnic with bounce houses, face painting and games for kids of all ages.

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn and be inspired at #EdCon24! Reserve your spot now.

EdCon has been one of the most important PD opportunities I have ever attended in my professional career.
Todd Simmons
Cedar Springs HS

Keynote Speaker
Gerry Brooks

Veteran Educator
Content Creator

100%

of last year’s survey respondents said they would recommend EdCon to a colleague.
From 2023 EdCon Survey Data

June 24, 2024

10:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Registration

June 24, 2024

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Break

June 24, 2024

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Regional Connect

June 24, 2024

2:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Break

June 24, 2024

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Concurrent Keynotes

  • Climate & Culture
  • Innovation & Excellence
  • Principal Essentials
    Leadership Panel

June 24, 2024

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Breakout Sessions – Round 1

  • 5 Strategies for Educational Equity
    Paul DeAngelis, Equal Opportunity Schools, Partnership Development
  • Postsecondary Culture: The School & Leadership Journey
    Jeneen Hatoum, MCAN Director, HS Innovation & John Folsom, Bay City Western HS Assistant Principal
  • Nurturing Mental Wellness: Establishing a High School Mental Wellness Space
    Margaret Adrian, Howell HS Assistant Principal
  • Building a School Where Students Want to Be:  The Urban Principalship
    From East English Village Preparatory Academy: Marty Bulger, Principal; Kenneth Williams, Dean & Lonell Williams, Dean
  • Our Journey With Capturing Kids Hearts – Fowlerville Junior High
    Myriah Lillie, Fowlerville Junior HS Principal
  • Engaging African American Boys
    Kente Rosser, Wayne-Westland Innovative Academy Principal
  • Global Education
    Brian McCarthy, Howell HS Assistant Principal & Whitney McKinley, World Savvy National Director of School Partnerships

June 24, 2024

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Family Picnic

June 24, 2024

8:30 PM – 10:30 PM

Hospitality Reception

  • Hosted by Michigan Virtual

June 25, 2024

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

5K Fun Run & Walk

  • Sponsored by SET SEG

June 25, 2024

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Breakfast

June 25, 2024

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Elevating Student Voice

June 25, 2024

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Awards

June 25, 2024

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Breakout Sessions – Round 2

  • “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”
    Kevin Sutton, Miller Johnson, Attorney
  • New Digital PSAT/SAT Score Reports
    Brad Brunner, College Board
  • Finding Your Why
    Todd Distelrath, Chippewa Valley HS Principal
  • PANEL: Is the Superintendency for You?
    Facilitated by Dr. Tina Kerr, MASA Executive Director. Panel of Superintendents: Phil Jankowski, Anchor Bay School District; Tim Sanchez, Crawford AuSable School District; Tracey Lowder, Vandercook Lake Public Schools; Jenny Fee, St. Joseph Public Schools
  • Intervention for All: Building a Comprehensive and Aligned Intervention System at the Secondary Level
    Steve Gough, Lowell HS Principal
  • Creating a POWERful School Culture: Our Approach to PBIS at Novi MS
    From Novi MS: Robert Baker, Principal; Angie Southworth, Assistant Principal & David Sinopoli-Smith, Dean of Students
  • Growing your campus through PBIS!
    From Grand Haven HS: Tracy Wilson, Principal; Elizabeth Gervais, PBIS Coordinator/Math Instructional Coach & Brad Cusumano, Assistant Principal
  • Can’t We All Just Get Along? Building Bridges Between Traditional Education & CTE
    JoLynn Clark, Frankenmuth HS Principal & Jenny Geno, Saginaw ISD Director of CTE
  • The Role of Behavioral Threat Assessment Management as a Proven Violence Prevention Strategy to Increase Safety and Improve Climate, Culture & Inclusivity for All Students & Staff
    Stacie Voskuil, Cedar Springs Public Schools Assistant Superintendent for Student Services
  • Visionary Leadership: Building the “Could Be”
    Doug Wilson, Avondale HS Principal

June 25, 2024

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Lunch

June 25, 2024

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM

Vendor Bingo

June 25, 2024

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

General Session: Legislative Update

  • Bob Kefgen, MASSP

June 25, 2024

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Breakout Sessions – Round 3

  • Calling all Aspiring District Leaders – It’s Time!
    Dr. Brian Davis, Michigan Association of Superintendents and Administrators Education Consultant
  • MPSERS & Other Retirement Complexities
    Joshua Williams, Williams & Co. Financial Services Investment Advisor Representative & Caiti Johnson, Williams & Co. Financial Services Director of Communications
  • Leading Learning in an AI-Integrated World: Leading the AI Transformation
    Tom Lietz, MASSP Associate Director of Training & Development, and from Northville Schools: Aaron Baughman, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction and and William Jones, Hillside MS Principal
  • So You Want To Be A Principal
    Vernon Burden, Troy Athens High School Principal
  • 3 “C”s (Communication, Community, & Culture) The Mustang Way
    Tony Koski, Northville High School Principal
  • ROMS: Wellness Wednesdays
    Kristin Meldrum, Royal Oak Middle School Principal
  • Empowering Pathways: Ground Up Approach to College and Career Readiness
    From Wayne Westland Community Schools: Daryl Beebe, Executive Director of College & Career Readiness, Maria Mitter, Supervisor of College & Career Readiness
  • Strength in Numbers: Professional Learning Communities and Guiding Coalitions
    From Lake Fenton: Kate VanHouten, HS Principal & Vince Cicalo, HS Assistant Principal
  • Growing Michigan Together With Great Schools
    Dr. David Arsen, Professor Emeritus of Education Policy and Educational Administration, College of Education Michigan State University & Dr. Michael Addonizio, Professor Emeritus of Education Leadership and Policy Studies at Wayne State University
  • Special Education: What Every Principal Needs to Know
    Rob Dietzel, Thrun Law Attorney

Grand Traverse Resort

100 Grand Traverse Village Blvd.
Acme, Michigan 49610

  • Hotel Rooms $139 per night
  • Tower Rooms $179 per night
  • Condos starting at $189 per night

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Sleep Inn

5520 US 31
Acme, Michigan 49610

*5-minute drive to Grand Traverse Resort

  • Hotel Rooms starting at $229 per night

Call in reservations: (231) 938-7000, Group Name: EdCon 2024

Hotel Indigo

263 West Grandview Parkway
Traverse City, Michigan 49610

  • Standard Room $299/night, plus resort fees

Group Link to book

Areas of Focus

This year, #EdCon24 will focus on three key areas: Climate & Culture, Innovation & Excellence, and Principal Essentials. Use the key below to help guide you in your session selection if you plan to focus on a certain area of professional development and planning for next year.

Session Track Key

  • Climate & Culture – CC
  • Innovation & Excellence – IE
  • Principal Essentials – PE

Breakout Round 1

June 24, 2024 | 4:00 PM

5 Strategies for Educational Equity

Track: CC
Paul DeAngelis, Equal Opportunity Schools, Partnership Development
Session Presentation

Participants will examine how schools across the country identify and support students furthest from access and close opportunity gaps in advanced academic courses. During the session, we will breakdown 5 strategies for advancing access and opportunity for EACH student, including the shift to Student-Informed Decision Making. We will examine data that supports targeted outreach efforts to engage first-time AP, IB and dual enrollment students, and the academic success of these students.

Breakout Round 1

Postsecondary Culture: The School & Leadership Journey

Track: IE
Jeneen Hatoum, MCAN Director, HS Innovation & John Folsom, Bay City Western HS Assistant Principal

In this session, participants will hear the journey from school leaders as they share their process of enhancing the postsecondary culture in their buildings (including dual enrollment, college and career exploration, etc). They will share how they engaged in “sensing sessions,” reflected on current practice and determined an approach that would support their intended goals. They will share their challenges along the way along with their next steps.

Breakout Round 1

Nurturing Mental Wellness: Establishing a High School Mental Wellness Space

Track: CC
Margaret Adrian, Howell HS Assistant Principal
Session Presentation

Through sharing the experience of creating a student wellness space at Howell HS, participants will explore the significance of prioritizing mental health, discuss effective strategies for designing these safe spaces, tackle potential challenges & solutions to implementation, share success stories, and collaboratively develop actionable steps for advocacy & implementation. Attendees will be empowered to champion the establishment of mental wellness spaces, fostering healthier school environments and promoting student resilience.

Breakout Round 1

Building a School Where Students Want to Be: The Urban Principalship

Track: CC
From East English Village Preparatory Academy: Marty Bulger, Principal; Kenneth Williams, Dean & Lonell Williams, Dean

Research around essential components of effective MTSS systems are growing rapidly at the elementary level. The translation and application of those components vary widely in middle and high school settings. Join a facilitated conversation around the five essential components of MTSS and learn practical strategies to implement them in your building. The journey of one middle school will be shared along the way to highlight the application and importance of each component.

Breakout Round 1

Our Journey With Capturing Kids Hearts – Fowlerville Junior High

Track: CC
Myriah Lillie, Fowlerville Junior HS Principal

The stakes for public school leaders to improve achievement are higher than ever. During this session, participants will explore the power of developing and leveraging dynamic relationships, data, and love to close opportunity gaps, improve graduation rates and elevate success with historically underestimated students and communities.

Breakout Round 1

Engaging African American Boys

Track: IE
Kente Rosser, Wayne-Westland Innovative Academy Principal

Have you had an idea to improve teaching and learning, but struggled to get it off the ground? Have you heard of cool things happening “over there” and wondered how “they” made it happen? Do you stand in awe of educational innovation and want to be part of it? Join us to get a taste of the connections across Michigan’s educational ecosystem that might answer some of these questions or inspire you to tap into the vast resources of togetherness!

Breakout Round 1

Global Education

Track: IE
Brian McCarthy, Howell HS Assistant Principal & Whitney McKinley, World Savvy National Director of School Partnerships

Howell HS is launching a revolutionary global education program that includes a graduation endorsement for students who demonstrate global competence. Attendees of this presentation will hear about our multi-year journey to get here, learn about the principles of global education, and gain access to resources and grants. I will also share my experience traveling to Finland as a part of the Fulbright Leaders for Global Schools program and encourage others to apply.

Breakout Round 2

June 25, 2024 | 10:30 AM

“Hit Me With Your Best Shot”

Track: PE
Kevin Sutton, Miller Johnson, Attorney

We offer plenty of sessions where you get great content and guidance. But how about a session where you dictate the subject matter? In this unique breakout, attorney Kevin Sutton of Miller Johnson will give you an hour to ask anything (legal) you want. Title IX? Student discipline? MDRs? Student speech? Graduation issues? Tough conversation with a parent? Bring all your questions and hit Kevin with your best shot!

Breakout Round 2

New Digital PSAT/SAT Score Reports

Track: IE
Brad Brunner, College Board
Session Presentation

Learn how to access, interpret, and analyze data using the College Board’s new Digital SAT Score Reports. Additionally, participants will learn how to use the College Board’s new tools, such as Skills Insight, to improve teaching and learning.

Breakout Round 2

Finding Your Way

Track: PE
Todd Distelrath, Chippewa Valley HS Principal

Participants will be engaged in a process that they can use with their staff to discover their school’s purpose. This is the process presented by Simon Sinek in his book, “Find Your Why.” I used this process with the staff at Chippewa Valley High School. We will then look at next steps, answering the Six Critical Questions for Creating Clarity, as presented by Pat Lencioni in his book, “The Advantage.” This will also involve identifying our values using the guidance of Brene Brown’s “Dare to Lead.”

Breakout Round 2

PANEL: Is the Superintendency for You?

Track: IE
Facilitated by Dr. Tina Kerr, MASA Executive Director. Panel of Superintendents: Phil Jankowski, Anchor Bay School District; Tim Sanchez, Crawford AuSable School District; Tracey Lowder, Vandercook Lake Public Schools; Jenny Fee, St. Joseph Public Schools

Educator shortage is evident in every part of the pipeline, including the role of Superintendent. This session will feature a panel of “newish” Superintendents from around the State who are all former MASSP members. They will share their professional journeys and the pros/cons of making the move to central office. Dr. Tina Kerr, the Executive Director of the Michigan Association of School Administrators, will facilitate the panel and share her advice for those considering a Superintendent position. There will also be ample time for Q & A.

Breakout Round 3

June 25, 2024 | 2:30 PM

Calling all Aspiring District Leaders – It’s Time!

Track: IE
Dr. Brian Davis, Michigan Association of Superintendents and Administrators Education Consultant

Now more than ever, districts need individuals equipped with the necessary knowledge, skills, and leadership dispositions to serve. This session will provide an overview of the Michigan Association of School Administrators Horizon Leadership Academy Program. HLA is an accredited innovative program by the Michigan Department of Education that leads to a Central Office Endorsement through an alternative pathway program saving time and resources. This program articulates with two Michigan University programs with credit toward an Ed.S. and/or Ph.D.

Breakout Round 3

MPSERS & Other Retirement Complexities

Track: CC
Joshua Williams, Williams & Co. Financial Services Investment Advisor Representative & Caiti Johnson, Williams & Co. Financial Services Director of Communications
Session Presentation

Understand changes to healthcare coverage, income in retirement and how changes impact active school district employees. Learn the importance of pre-planning your own financial future, as well as learning how to share this information with staff.

Breakout Round 3

Leading Learning in an AI-Integrated World: Leading the AI Transformation

Track: IE
Tom Lietz, MASSP Associate Director of Training & Development, and from Northville Schools: Aaron Baughman, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction and and William Jones, Hillside MS Principal

AI requires a shift in our mindset as instructional leaders to adapt to a world with AI. Accessibility to the technology, once behind the scenes, poured accelerant on a conversation already underway. This session will help leaders develop a vision for guiding their schools, transforming cultures of learning, and embracing an AI-integrated world by addressing fear with understanding, exploring legal and ethical challenges and opportunities, and exploring Pedagogy and Practice in an AI world.

Breakout Round 3

So You Want To Be A Principal

Track: PE
Vernon Burden, Troy Athens High School Principal

Transitioning from one leadership role to the next can be difficult and challenging. This presentation focuses on making the transition from the role of Assistant/Associate Principal to building Principal. Some key components to making a smooth transition are building strong relationships, managing all stakeholders, creating a vision for your leadership style and building, and balancing day-to-day duties.

Breakout Round 4

Digital Dynamo: Powering Up with Online AP & Career Programs!

Track: IE
Shannon Smith, Michigan Virtual Senior Director of Student Learning, Andrea McKay, Michigan Virtual Director of Instruction; Lisa Rohde, Michigan Virtual Special Education & Instructional Support Manager; JoLynn Clark, Frankenmuth HS Principal
Session Presentation

Are you looking for new ways to broaden educational options for your students but have limited staff to accomplish this? Are you looking for ways to meet the needs of your college-ready students and those who are career-focused? We have just the thing to “power up” your programming and build the course catalog you want to attract student interest and needs. Learn to promote access to AP courses aligned with Michigan Top 10 Strategic goals and build awareness of career-focused elective options based on student interests after this session.

Breakout Round 4

Attendance Solutions

Track: PE
Billie Sczepaniak, Macomb ISD Continuous Improvement & Leadership Consultant

Chronic absenteeism is at an all-time high and educators do not have the tools to systematically address the many and varied reasons that are causing students to miss school. This session will provide participants with a framework of actions they can use to create an effective attendance approach within their building in which a team of staff members: analyze data, apply SEL-centered practices and provide intervention at the root cause of their students’ attendance challenges.

Breakout Round 4

Practical uses of Restorative Practices for Proactive Culture Building

Track: CC
Jessica Lupone, Bloomfield Hills HS Asst. Principal and Margaret Schultz, University HS, Ferndale Asst. Principal

Participants will learn about ways that two high school Assistant Principals from different schools are using Restorative Practices as ways to increase student voice and build positive culture. The presentation will focus on proactive uses of restorative practices that administrators could implement immediately, in addition to supporting teachers implementing those practices in their classrooms.

Breakout Round 4

Making Staff Meetings Engaging & Fun

Track: CC
Ben Brock, St. Louis HS Principal

Through positive relationships and building trust, we have created meaningful staff meetings with bell to bell engagement. By modeling what administrators want to see in the classroom, our staff meetings incorporate teaching strategies with the use of music, lyrics, video clips, poetry and various other ways to make our PD worth our teachers’ time.

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Come join 500+ principals from across the state on June 25 & 26 for #EdCon24!

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