Empowering Leaders' Symposium 2026: Full Schedule

Discover innovative strategies to implement best practices in family and community engagement, fostering meaningful collaboration among all stakeholders. Walk away from this session with tangible action items that will drive stronger relationships, increase participation, and lead to better academic and social outcomes for students and families.

Speakers

Nicole Boone

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Seth Knight

Specialist, Division Family and Community Engagement

Tuesday June 2, 2026 12:30pm - 1:45pm EDT
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Physical Social Emotional Mental Health, Recommended

1:55pm EDT

Build, Bridge, Boost: Effective Strategies for Family and Community Engagement

Tuesday June 2, 2026 1:55pm - 3:10pm EDT

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Speakers

Nicole Boone

FACE

Seth Knight

Specialist, Division Family and Community Engagement

Tuesday June 2, 2026 1:55pm - 3:10pm EDT
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Physical Social Emotional Mental Health, Recommended

3:20pm EDT

Build, Bridge, Boost: Effective Strategies for Family and Community Engagement

Tuesday June 2, 2026 3:20pm - 4:35pm EDT

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Speakers

Nicole Boone

FACE

Seth Knight

Specialist, Division Family and Community Engagement

Tuesday June 2, 2026 3:20pm - 4:35pm EDT
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Physical Social Emotional Mental Health, Recommended

1:55pm EDT

Supervising & Supporting School Counselors: A Guide for Administrators

Wednesday June 3, 2026 1:55pm - 3:10pm EDT

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Strong school counseling programs thrive under knowledgeable and supportive leadership. In this engaging professional learning session, school administrators will explore practical strategies for empowering their school counselors and aligning counseling services with schoolwide goals. Participants will learn how to gather and analyze school counselor use-of-time data to ensure effective and equitable service delivery. The session will also provide customizable templates for ongoing, purposeful meetings with counseling staff to promote collaboration, goal setting, and progress monitoring. In addition, administrators will receive a timely refresher on the school counselor evaluation and observation tool launched last school year—focusing on how to use it to provide meaningful feedback and support counselor growth. Participants will leave with tools and insights to strengthen the partnership between school leadership and school counselors in service of student success.

Speakers