Annual Conference Program

This schedule will be updated and is subject to change. All times listed are Pacific Time.

Programming for all NAIS Annual Conference attendees begins Wednesday, February 22, at 4:15 PM PT, with a General Session keynote speaker. In addition, there is optional pre-conference programming (some of which requires an extra fee) on Wednesday that you can sign up for when you register.

  
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20
4:30–5:30 PM Heads’ Summit Registration and Check-in
5:30–7:00 PM Heads’ Summit Welcome Reception
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21
7:00–8:15 AM Heads’ Summit Registration and Check-in
8:15 AM–5:00 PM Heads’ Summit
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22
7:30 AM–6:30 PM Registration Open
8:30 AM–12:30 PM School Visits (Optional pre-conference program. Sign up on your registration form. Ticket required.)
1:00–4:00 PM Klingenstein Seminar (Optional pre-conference program. Sign up on your registration form. Ticket required.)
1:00–4:00 PM Three-Hour Workshops (Optional pre-conference program. Sign up on your registration form. Ticket required.)
4:15–5:15 PM General Session with Jason Patera (Open to all conference participants!)
5:30–6:30 PM First-Time Attendee Reception
6:30 PM Dine-Arounds (SIGN-UPS ARE CLOSED)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23
6:00–7:00 AM Run/Walk
6:00–7:00 AM Morning Yoga
7:00 AM–6:00 PM Registration Open
7:30–9:00 AM President’s Breakfast (Ticket required.)
8:00–9:00 AM Workshop Block 1
8:00–9:00 AM Leadership Lab Session 1
8:00–9:00 AM Coaches' Corner Session 1
8:00 AM–3:30 PM NAIS Expo Open
8:30–9:15 AM Networking Break
9:15–10:45 AM Opening General Session with Van Jones
11:00 AM–12:00 PM Workshop Block 2
11:00 AM–12:30 PM Master Class with Mica Pollock (Ticket required; Sponsored by Storbeck Search)
11:00 AM–12:30 PM Leadership Lab Session 2
11:00 AM–12:30 PM Coaches' Corner Session 2
12:00–1:30 PM Complimentary Lunch (Sponsored by Carney, Sandoe & Associates)
12:00–1:30 PM Affinity and Affiliation Group Lunches (optional)
1:30–2:30 PM Workshop Block 3
1:30–2:30 PM Featured Session with Peter T. Coleman (Sponsored by Resource Group 175)
1:30–3:15 PM Leadership Lab Session 3
1:30–2:30 PM Coaches' Corner Session 3
2:30–3:15 PM Networking Break in the NAIS Expo (Sponsored by Verger Capital)
2:45–3:15 PM Chair Yoga
3:30–4:30 PM General Session with Susan Fonseca Lanham (Sponsored by Educator’s Ally)
4:45–6:30 PM NAIS President’s Welcome Reception (Sponsored by ERB and LetGrow)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24
6:00–7:00 AM Run/Walk
6:00–7:00 AM Morning Yoga
7:00 AM–1:00 PM Registration Open
8:00–9:00 AM Workshop Block 4
8:00–9:00 AM Leadership Lab Session 4
8:00–9:00 AM Coaches' Corner Session 4
8:00 AM–1:15 PM NAIS Expo Open
8:30–9:15 AM Networking Break (Sponsored by ISM)
9:15–10:45 AM General Session with Tracy A. Dennis-Tiwary
11:00 AM–12:00 PM Workshop Block 5
11:00 AM–12:00 PM PechaKucha (Sponsored by CalWest Educators Placement)
11:00 AM–1:00 PM Master Class with Jamil Zaki (Ticket required; SOLD OUT)
11:00 AM–12:30 PM Leadership Lab Session 5
11:00 AM–12:00 PM Coaches' Corner Session 5
12:00–1:00 PM Complimentary Lunch
12:00–1:00 PM Affinity and Affiliation Group Lunches (optional)
12:00–1:00 PM Coaches' Corner Session 6
12:30–1:00 PM Chair Yoga
12:45–2:15 PM Leadership Lab Session 6
1:15–2:15 PM Workshop Block 6
2:30–3:45 PM Closing General Session with Jamil Zaki