February 2 - 4, 2025 | Hilton Austin Airport

This program is for ALL GRADE-LEVEL assistant principals, elementary through secondary, and for teacher leaders looking to become campus administrators.

Participate in three days of dynamic and practical training as you learn from master practitioners and build professional learning relationships with TEXAS ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS; current and aspiring!

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FEATURING: Sean Buchanan | Andrew Marotta | Todd Whittaker | Jim Walsh | Dr. Ruby Payne
Zachary Hobbs | Todd Bloomer | Dr. Herb Cox | Sean Cain | Dr. Courtney Gober

DOCUMENTATION TRAINING: (Additional fee for this training) With Zachary Hobbs, TASB. This session is designed to train administrators on the legal framework within which documentation of all Texas public school employees takes place and to focus on specific steps required to document an employee’s performance effectively. Registration for this session includes lunch and a copy of the latest edition of the Texas Documentation Handbook from ED311. If it’s not written down, it didn’t happen. An effective documentation process is crucial for improving employee performance and making informed personnel decisions. This interactive presentation will guide participants through the ED311 Texas Documentation Handbook: Appraisal, Nonrenewal, Termination. The training will focus on developing documentation to support appraisal, nonrenewal, and termination decisions.

LEGAL ISSUES FOR THE A.P. 2025: With Jim Walsh, The Law Dawg, Walsh Gallegos Treviño Kyle & Robinson P.C. This session will cover student discipline, special education, 504, liability and other concerns that are practical and relevant to AP’s. This session will emphasize the practical and leave plenty of time for Q and A.

Excellent keynotes and breakout session speakers and trainings from experts in all areas of education!
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SUNDAY FEB. 2, 2025	TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
7:00a-5:30p	REGISTRATION
9:00a-12:30p	OPTIONAL TRAINING: Effective Documentation Training of Teachers (with Zach Hobbs and includes lunch.)
1:00p-2:00p	OPENING GENERAL SESSION: Student Success? It's as Easy as T.L.C. (with Sean Buchanan)
2:15p-3:15p	BREAKOUT SESSIONS SET 1 Sean Buchanan: Classroom Management? Just Say NO! Dr. Herb Cox: Building a Positive School Culture Dr. Courtney Gober: How to Score the Most Assists as an Assistant Principal Sean Cain: TBD
3:30p-4:30p	BREAKOUT SESSIONS SET 2 (Repeat from Set 1) Sean Buchanan: Classroom Management? Just Say NO! Dr. Herb Cox: Building a Positive School Culture Dr. Courtney Gober: How to Score the Most Assists as an Assistant Principal Sean Cain: TBD
MONDAY FEB. 3, 2025
7:30a-8:30a	COFFEE SERVICE
8:30a-9:30a	OPENING GENERAL SESSION: Today's Significant School Leader (with Andrew Marotta)
9:45a-10:45a	BREAKOUT SESSIONS SET 3 Andrew Marotta: The Partnership: Surviving and Thriving Dr. Ruby Payne: Do You Have Students Who Are Disengaged, Not Learning, or Disrupting Learning? (Set 3 only) Dr. Joe Coleman: Are You An Above the Line or Below the Line Administrator? Todd Bloomer: From the Interview to the First Thirty Days on the Job - The Blueprint to Landing the Job and Thriving in Your Job
11:00a-12:00p	BREAKOUT SESSIONS SET 4 (Repeat of Set 3) Andrew Marotta: The Partnership: Surviving and Thriving Dr. Ruby Payne: What is the Process of Moving from Disengagement to Engagement? (Set 4 only) Dr. Joe Coleman: Are You An Above the Line or Below the Line Administrator? Todd Bloomer: From the Interview to the First Thirty Days on the Job - The Blueprint to Landing the Job and Thriving in Your Job
12:00p-1:15p	LUNCH PROVIDED
1:15p-2:15p	BREAKOUT SESSIONS SET 5 Todd Whitaker: Have you Shifted Your Monkey Today? (Set 5 only) Dr. Ruby Payne: Educating Students Experiencing Homelessness, Instability, and Disengagement Sean Cain: TBA Dr. Eric Cupp: Touching Hearts, Changing Minds Lori Grey: Horace Mann (Set 5 only)
2:30p-3:30p	BREAKOUT SESSIONS SET 6 Todd Whitaker: How to Get All Teachers to Become Like the Best Teachers (Set 6 only) Dr. Ruby Payne: Educating Students Experiencing Homelessness, Instability, and Disengagement Sean Cain: TBA Dr. Eric Cupp: Touching Hearts, Changing Minds David Waldherr: Cambridge Learning (Set 6 only)
3:30p-4:30p	GENERAL SESSION: What Great Educators Do Differently (with Todd Whitaker)
TUESDAY FEB. 4, 2025
7:45a-8:30a	COFFEE AND BREAKFAST
8:30a-11:30a	LEGAL ISSUES FOR THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL 2025 (with Jim Walsh: The Law Dawg)