PRE-CONFERENCE

Friday, November 1

9:00am – Noon

Briefing & Capitol Visit with Scott Himelstein – Congressional A/B

Saturday, November 2

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Lunch On Your Own

1:00pm - 4:00pm

Pre-Conference Sessions

Sunday, November 3

8:30am – 9:00am

Continental Breakfast – In Separate Pre-conference Rooms

9:00am – 12:00pm

Pre-Conference Sessions

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Lunch On Your Own

1:00pm - 4:00pm

Pre-Conference Sessions

4:15pm – 4:45pm

State Networking All Welcome – a chance to meet the other attendees from your state – Brad Everett – Ambassador Ballroom

5:00pm – 7:00pm

Reception for all Conference Participants
Exhibitor’s Blue Ballrooms

MAIN CONFERENCE

Monday, November 4

7:30am – 5:00pm

Exhibitor’s Blue Ballrooms Open

7:30am – 8:30am

Continental Breakfast – Exhibitor’s Blue Ballrooms

8:30am – 10:00am

Opening Session – Regency Ballroom
Colorguard
Choir
Welcome Address – Dr Paul L. Vance, Supt. of DCPS
Welcome Address- Patricia Mc Kee
Group Leader, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education
Keynote Address - Susan Neuman, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education

10:15am – 11:45am

Concurrent Sessions

11:45 am – 1:00pm

Lunch On Your Own

1:00pm – 2:15pm

Concurrent Sessions

2:15pm – 3:15pm

Refreshments in the Exhibitor’s Blue Ballrooms

3:15pm – 4:30pm

Concurrent Sessions

Tuesday, November 5

7:30am – 5:00pm

Exhibitor’s Blue Ballrooms Open

7:30am – 8:15am

Continental Breakfast In Exhibitor’s Blue Ballrooms

8:15am – 9:30am

General Session - Regency Ballroom
Welcome Address - Jackie Jackson - Acting Director of Student Achievement and School Accountability Programs, USDOE
Keynote Address - Candy Dawson Boyd

9:45am – 10:45am

Concurrent Sessions

11:00 am – 12:00pm

Concurrent Sessions

12:15pm – 1:30pm

Luncheon Banquet/Keynote Address – Regency Ballroom
Peter Yarrow - of “Peter, Paul & Mary”

2:00pm – 3:00pm

Concurrent Sessions

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Refreshments in the Exhibitors’ Blue Ballrooms

4:00pm – 5:00pm

Concurrent Sessions

Wednesday, November 6

7:30am – Noon

Exhibitor’s Blue Ballrooms Open

7:30am – 8:00am

Continental Breakfast in Exhibitors’ Blue Ballrooms

8:00am – 9:00am

Concurrent Sessions

9:15am – 10:15am

Concurrent Sessions

10:25am –10:45am

General Closing Session – Regency Ballroom
Deposit raffle tickets at the NESA Merchandise table
at the entrance to the Exhibitors’ Blue Ballrooms

11am – Noon

Wrap Up and Raffle in Exhibitors’ Blue Ballrooms