83rd Annual Convention Agenda with Presentations

Breakout Sessions are subject to change in the agenda
NBM (New Board Members)
BG (Board Governance)
OAI (Opportunity, Access, Inclusion)
SE (Student Engagement)
MH (Mental Health)
RD (Rural Districts)

Thursday, December 7

Key People Presentation

Breakout Sessions (8:30 - 9:30 a.m.)

• Legal 101 (NBM)
• Recruiting and Hiring a Quality Superintendent (BG)
• School Finance 101 (NBM)
• Establishing a Focal Point: Aligning Planning Processes for Effective Board Governance (BG)
• The Role of the Board in Systemic Transformation (BG)
• Facility Master Planning 3.0: Making the Forgotten FMP Binder Actionable (BG)
• How To Be a Great School Board Member (NBM)
• Making Self Care a Priority for Staff Through Physical Wellness (MH)
• Crisis Intervention Through Mental Health Co-Response with SROs (MH)
• Rural Roundtable with State Board of Education Members Stephen Varela and Kathy Plomer (NBM; RD)

Breakout Session (1:00 - 2:30 p.m.)

• Mini Dyslexia Simulation + Dyslexia 101 (OAI)
• John Tanner Master Class (BG)

Breakout Sessions (1:15 - 2:15 p.m.)

• Colorado Neurodiversity Chamber of Commerce (OAI)
• Assessing School Board Mill Levy Discretion (BG)
• Educational Accountability 101: Overview and Updates (NBM; BG)
• Harness Citizen's Long Range Planning Committee to Inform Board Decisions (BG)
• Sustaining Superintendent Leadership: Lessons from the Field (NBM; BG)
• Preparing Everyone: Graduation Requirements, Concurrent Enrollment, and Internships Create Success (NBM; OAI)
• Creating Your District Legislative Action Plan (NBM; BG)
• The Student Centered Boardroom: Put the Kids At Your Table (NBM; SE)

Friday, December 8

Breakout Sessions (9:15 - 10:15 a.m.)

• Career Tech Education (BG)
• School Finance 101 (NBM)
• Policy 101 (NBM)
• How To Be a Great School Board Member (NBM)
• Student Outcomes and Future Focused: Policy Governance Panel Discussion (BG)
• Making It Real: Bringing our Portrait of a Graduate to Life for ALL Students (OAI)
• Educational Accountability 201: A System Retrospective (BG)
• Game On! Athletics/Activities and School Boards as Teammates (NBM; BG)
• Legal 101 (NBM)
• Where Attention Goes, Energy Flows: [re]Finding the Path to Feeling Good (MH)

Breakout Sessions (2:00 - 3:00 p.m.)

• A Seat at The Table: Teacher Engagement Panel (NBM; BG)
• Building Community Leaders Who Support Student Learning Through Cultural Navigation (BG)
• So What Happened to All That ESSER Money? Telling Your District's Story (BG)
• Family-School-Community Partnerships: From Paper to Practice (BG)
• Hot Topics in Charter Schools (BG)
• Finding Your Focus: Leveraging Local and State Data (NBM)
• Book Bans & Curriculum Selection: Who Decides What Students Learn? (OAI)
• Legal 101 (NBM)
• CASB ED and State Commissioner (BG)
• No Way Out But Through: Board Engagement and School Closures (BG)

Breakout Sessions (3:45 - 5:00 p.m.)

• Budgeting During a Time of School Finance Changes (BG)
• Improving Equity Initiatives in Evolving Climates (OAI)
• Policy 101 (NBM)
• High Quality Superintendent Support and Supervision; Rethinking the Superintendent Evaluation (BG)
• The Role of the Board President (NBM; BG)
• Colorado Voter Opinion of Public Education Issues: Unpacking and Discussing Survey Findings (NBM; BG)
• Understanding the Unique and Important Governance Role of a BOCES Board of Directors and the Role of Individual Board Members

Saturday, December 9

Breakout sessions (1:20 - 2:30 p.m.)

• Robert's Rules (NBM; BG)
• Community Schools: Unity for Every Child's Opportunity (OAI)
• Policy 101 (NBM)
• Designing Stakeholder Engagement to Drive Effective Board Governance (BG)
• Legal 101 (NBM)
• The Role and Responsibilities of a School Board Member (NBM)
• Supporting Your Superintendents and Administrators (NBM; BG)