DESTINATION HIGH PERFORMANCE
CULTURE AND ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE
July 28-29, 2022 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Tickets: $175
REFLECT, RECHARGE, RESULTS
Join us in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this summer to learn about hardwiring the key components of culture and organizational excellence. Education leaders will showcase impactful organizational learning that’s occurred since the spring of 2020 in the areas of student achievement, workforce culture, community trust, and efficient and effective operations, all aligned with our Nine Principles® Framework for Leadership.
Sessions will support board members, superintendents, department, and school leaders to expand their leadership toolkit and refresh their passion for the future. Recharge your brain with like-minded colleagues who care deeply about the success of students, families, employees and their communities and who take action to achieve it.
CONFERENCE VENUE AND HOTEL
Pfister Hotel
424 E Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Hotel Reservation
Book your hotel room at The Pfister. Event room rates are available from Tuesday, July 26 to Friday, July 29. To reserve your room, click the button below, select stay dates, review the hotel policies and select your room choice. Reservations can also be made by calling the reservations department directly at 414-935-5942 and mentioning the “Destination High Performance Room Block.”
All reservations must be made by Friday, July 15, 2022 to receive the event room block rate.
Agenda
JUL 27 |
WEDNESDAY |
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4-6 P.M. |
REGISTRATION AND BADGE PICK-UPGrand Ballroom Foyer
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JUL 28 |
THURSDAY |
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6:30-8:30 A.M. |
REGISTRATION AND BADGE PICK-UPGrand Ballroom Foyer
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7:30-8:30 A.M. |
NETWORKING BREAKFASTGrand Ballroom
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8:30-9 A.M. |
WELCOME: SETTING THE STAGEWhat We've Learned and What's Ahead Janet Pilcher, Managing Director and Executive Leader
Grand Ballroom
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| 9-9:30 A.M. |
KEYNOTEWeathering the Storms and Improving Results Ryan Carpenter, Superintendent
Grand Ballroom
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| 9:30-10 A.M. |
KEYNOTEAchieving Results in Challenging Times: How Hardwired Improvement Practices Increased Student Performance Post COVID-19
Casey Blochowiak, Leader Coach
Grand Ballroom
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10-10:15 A.M. |
NETWORKING BREAKGrand Ballroom Foyer
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10:15-11:15 A.M. |
BREAKOUT SESSIONS: STUDENT SUCCESSChoose one session to attend.
1. Embedding Equity and Deeper Learning in School-based Improvement Cycles
Stacy Lange, Walker Elementary School Principal
Greg Burton, Horace Mann Elementary School Principal
Michael Sheahan and Julia Neils, Deeper Learning Coaches at Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate School
How do equity and excellence connect? What must learning look like to ensure depth of knowledge and access for all? Learn about the alignment between equity and deeper learning in school-wide improvement efforts.
Hall of Presidents
Jennifer Lowery, Superintendent
Moving improvement from district to schools to classrooms requires a comprehensive approach. Listen to the experiences of a single organization to discover how that might be possible in your district, too.
Grand Ballroom East
3. Introduction to Classroom Improvement: PDSA Cycles Sue Lee, Classroom Improvement Coach
Kathy Oropallo, Leader Coach
Plan-Do-Study-Act is a time-honored cycle for improving outcomes through continuous learning. For school leaders and teachers, this model offers great promise for those who want to get better at getting better.
Grand Ballroom
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11:15-11:30 A.M. |
NETWORKING BREAKGrand Ballroom Foyer
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11:30 A.M.-NOON |
KEYNOTEEmpowering Leaders Across All Levels: Short Cycles of Improvement to Inspire Efficacy and Achieve Results. Grand Ballroom
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NOON.-12:45 P.M. |
NETWORKING LUNCHGrand Ballroom
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12:45-1:45 P.M. |
BREAKOUT SESSIONS: WORKFORCE CULTURE AND SERVICE EXCELLENCEChoose one session to attend.
1. Leader Panel: Performance Conversations to Improve Outcomes
“What you permit, you promote” and “what gets recognized gets repeated” are two truisms that apply specifically to the feedback we provide to our employees. Listen to stories and examples that will hone your skill in this critical leadership task. Hall of Presidents
2. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion as Integral to Employee Engagement
As many of us focus on developing a sense of belonging and inclusion for all employees, the experiences shared at this session will offer takeaways and ideas to embed DEI within our engagement practices, rather than as a separate approach. Grand Ballroom East
3. Front Line Service Excellence: Grassroots Leadership KK Owen, Leader Coach
Building skills across the system to deliver service excellence ensures shared ownership and greater success. Learn how individuals can develop and practice service excellence tactics in every role. Grand Ballroom
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1:45-2 P.M. |
NETWORKING BREAKGrand Ballroom Foyer |
2-2:15 P.M. |
15 MINUTES THAT COUNTHigh Performing High Schools: What it Takes for Success Corey Golla, Wauwatosa West High School Principal Grand Ballroom
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2:15-3:15 P.M. |
SUPERINTENDENT'S PANELWhat Expectations Lie Ahead? Casey Nye, Superintendent
Jeff Fleig, Superintendent
Jenny Starck, Superintendent
Seth Harvatine, Superintendent
Grand Ballroom
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3:15-3:30 P.M. |
HURON STUDER EDUCATION UPDATESWhat's New and What's Next? Michael Burton, Partner Development Associate Grand Ballroom |
3:30-4 P.M. |
NINE PRINCIPLES® FRAMEWORK CONNECTIONSTakeaways and Questions
Grand Ballroom
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4:30-6 P.M. |
GRATITUDE RECEPTIONImperial Ballroom
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JUL 29 |
FRIDAY |
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*All sessions are in Central time. |
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7-8 A.M. |
NETWORKING BREAKFAST
Grand Ballroom
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8-8:15 A.M. |
SETTING THE STAGEConnecting the Dots Melissa Matarazzo, Principal and Leader Coach
Grand Ballroom
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8:15-8:45 A.M. |
KEYNOTEHardwiring Excellence in Education: Purpose, Worthwhile Work and Making a Difference
Grand Ballroom |
8:45-9 A.M. |
15 MINUTES THAT COUNTLeader Rounding and Hardwiring Gratitude Grand Ballroom |
9-9:15 A.M. |
NETWORKING BREAKGrand Ballroom Foyer |
9:15-10 A.M. |
TEACH A TACTICLeadership Fundamentals
Rapid-fire tactics to take home will focus on connections with employees, communication tricks and templates, and the power of reward and recognition to retain our employees. These selected tactics will help us set or reset our “always behaviors” as leaders as we think forward to the next year.
Reward and Recognition
Grand Ballroom |
10-10:15 A.M. |
15 MINUTES THAT COUNTUsing Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Resources to Strategically Staff Your Organization Grand Ballroom |
10:15-10:30 A.M. |
NETWORKING BREAKGrand Ballroom Foyer |
| 10:30-11:30 A.M. |
BREAKOUT SESSIONS: MEASURES THAT MATTER FOR IMPROVERSChoose one session to attend.
1. Using a Dashboard of Leading Measures to Monitor Progress and Impact Operational Success Measures and monitoring are essential for improvement. With the use of Google tools, this operations leader keeps his finger on the pulse of efforts to improve across departments, enabling effective action in response to data.
Grand Ballroom East
2. Building Trust to Enable Success for Leaders and Boards: Lessons Learned from Government Partners
Laura Catherman, Workforce Development Board Director
Board dynamics have become increasingly complex in recent years which has resulted in increased conflict, public attention, and higher turnover rates for high-performing leaders. Learn how to build trust, improve outcomes, and set your team up for success by proactively applying playbook strategies that were created and honed through decades of hands-on, public-facing experiences.
Hall of Presidents
3. Dashboards for Short Cycle Improvement Provess Using Common Student Assessments
Casey Blochowiak, Leader Coach
Common student assessments empower teachers and leaders to identify bright spots, understand areas of opportunity, and see impact across classrooms, grade levels, and schools. Learn how to apply these important tools for system-wide improvement.
Grand Ballroom |
11:30-11:45 A.M. |
NETWORKING BREAKGrand Ballroom Foyer |
11:45 A.M.-12:15 P.M. |
KEYNOTEA Message of Hope and Aspiration Heidi Eliopoulos, Superintendent
Grand Ballroom |
| 12:15-12:30 P.M. |
CLOSINGConference Evaluation Janet Pilcher, Managing Director and Executive Leader
Grand Ballroom
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| 12:30-1:30 P.M. |
NETWORKING LUNCH
Grand Ballroom
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