Full Schedule

6:30 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern

Registration

Location: Promenade, Second Floor

8:00 AM - 3:30 PM Eastern

29th Annual Pre-Convention School Law Conference: Critical Issues in the Here and Now

Location: Grand Ballroom, Third Floor

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Eastern

Pre-Convention Board Officers Academy: One Vision, Many Voices: Resolving Conflict and Building Consensus

Location: Gramercy, Second Floor

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Eastern

Why School Boards Matter

Location: Mercury Ballroom, Third Floor

Featured Speaker: Scott Levy – Harvard Graduate School of Education

Featured Session

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Eastern

Bridging the Gap: A.I. Policies for a Future-Ready School Community

Location: Sutton North, Second Floor

Speaker: Chelsea Lopez – The Social Institute

Thursday Special Session

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Eastern

Building Toward Biliteracy: The Junior Seal of Biliteracy Program

Location: Sutton Center, Second Floor

Speaker: Lucas Anderson – Vestal Central School District

Speaker: Caroline Marks – Vestal Central School District

Speaker: Carrie Martin – Vestal Central School District

Speaker: Kalindi Naslund – Vestal Central School District

Thursday Special Session

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Eastern

Getting Into SHAPE: Enhancing School Mental Health Services and Supports

Location: Sutton South, Second Floor

Speaker: Joseph Fantigrossi – Monroe-Orleans BOCES II

Speaker: Matthew Shapiro – Mental Health Association in New York State, Inc.

Speaker: Jessica Stanis – New York State Office of Mental Health

Thursday Special Session

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Eastern

Navigating Digital Distractions: Proactive Strategies for Managing Cell Phone Bans in Schools

Location: Beekman, Second Floor

Speaker: Sheila Latkowski – The Social Institute

Thursday Special Session

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Eastern

Rural Schools Association of NYS Meeting

Location: Regent, Second Floor

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Eastern

Afternoon Convention Break

Location: East Corridor, Second Floor

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Eastern

Bridging the Gap: A.I. Policies for a Future-Ready School Community

Location: Sutton North, Second Floor

Speaker: Chelsea Lopez – The Social Institute

Thursday Special Session

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Eastern

Building Inclusive Athletics and Strengthening School Partnerships with NYSPHSAA

Location: Sutton Center, Second Floor

Speaker: Dr. Robert J. Zayas – New York State Public High School Athletic Association

Thursday Special Session

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Eastern

Informing School Staff About Autism

Location: Sutton South, Second Floor

Speaker: Don Mesibov – Institute for Learning Centered Education Autism Initiative

Thursday Special Session

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Eastern

Navigating Digital Distractions: Proactive Strategies for Managing Cell Phone Bans in Schools

Location: Beekman, Second Floor

Speaker: Sheila Latkowski – The Social Institute

Thursday Special Session

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern

BOCES Education Consortium

Location: Regent, Second Floor

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Eastern

Opening Reception

Location: Promenade, Third Floor

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Eastern

NYSSBA's Advocacy Liaisons Meeting

Location: Rotunda, Third Floor