November 6, 2025
9:00 am - 3:15 pm | Virtual Conference

Concurrent Sessions 1 - 9:00 am - 10:00 am

From Framework to Practice: Tools and Strategies for Alabama School Leaders

This session provides an overview of the Alabama Principal Leadership Framework, important deadlines, and recent legislative updates related to the Principal Act stipend. Join this session to learn more about the 5 Domains of Principal Effectiveness. You’ll leave with practical strategies and resources to support your leadership work and drive meaningful improvements in your school.

Presenter:

Anna Shepherd-Jones

Facilitator: Sheila Jones

Thinking in Action: Elevating Science Instruction with AMSTI

AMSTI Science equips educators with high-quality instructional resources and hands-on materials that bring science to life in the classroom. As school leaders, you’ll actively engage in a science and engineering lesson to experience firsthand how AMSTI supports effective, standards-based instruction. This year marks the first full implementation of the 2023 Alabama Course of Study (ACOS) for science, and AMSTI is committed to helping teachers confidently teach these new standards. During this session, you’ll learn how AMSTI supports districts through professional learning, classroom resources, and coaching. Additionally, we’ll share information about the APLDS-approved PLU for science, which you may find valuable as you seek professional learning opportunities. Join us to explore how your leadership can help inspire the next generation of STEM thinkers, leaders, and professionals.

Presenter:
Cathy Jones, Amara Alexander & Charles Holloway

Facilitator: Tiffany Yelder

Break 10:00 am - 10:15 am

Concurrent Sessions 2 - 10:15 am - 11:15 am

Powering Up for Student Success: Maximizing PST and SRIPs within PowerSchool Analytics and Insights 

Join us for a dynamic one-hour virtual session where we’ll explore how PST student plans align with actionable data from the Analytics & Insights platform. Discover how to leverage key metrics to support student growth, make informed decisions, and drive impactful outcomes. Whether you're new to the platform or looking to deepen your understanding, this session will equip you with the tools and strategies to turn data into meaningful support for every student.

Presenter:
Kristie Shankles & Stacy Royster

Facilitator: Tiffany Yelder

Lunch 11:15 am - 11:45 pm

Session 3 -  11:45 pm - 12:45 pm

Administrators’ Supervision of Struggling Readers Beyond Grade 3 Processes in Schools

This session will provide principals and assistant principals with information and steps needed to adequately supervise:

• Continuing Student Reading Improvement Plans (SRIPs) implementation in Grades 4 & Beyond
• Content entry for SRIPs within Analytics & Insights for Grades 4 & Beyond
• Building new tier III reading plans using the ALSDE – PST Student Plan template within Analytics & Insights for students first identified for tier III interventions after Grade 3
• Creating tier III reading interventions within the MTSS Interventions platform inside Analytics & Insights
• Managing attendance, observations, and goals entry within tier III reading interventions within Analytics & Insights
• Supervising PST Processes to Align Data Entry & Intervention Next Steps
• Parent communication reading tier III reading interventions: Initial notification and progress monitoring updates

Presenter:
Chrystapher Walker

Facilitator: Sheila Jones

Beyond the Numbers – Counting on You to Drive Mathematics Success 

As instructional leaders at the district and school level, you’re in the driver’s seat! How can we ensure teachers effectively unwrap standards during the planning process? How can information from Early Numeracy Screeners and Fractional Reasoning Screeners inform instruction?  Join us as we share updates and discuss effective strategies for planning and instruction on our journey to mathematics success. We are counting on you to be there! 

Presenter:

Karen Anderson

Facilitator: Tiffany Yelder

Break 12:45 pm - 1:00 pm

Session 4 - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

The AI Disruption  

AI utilizes advanced algorithms and technologies such as machine learning, natural language processing, and computer vision to simulate human-like behavior. In this session we will explore and discover the positive and negative impacts of AI and how we can use it to transform education. We will discuss these questions: Is AI improving the quality of an educator’s day-to-day work? Are teachers experiencing less burden and more ability to focus and effectively teach their students? As AI reduces one type of teaching burden, are we preventing new responsibilities or additional workloads being shifted and assigned to teachers in a manner that negates the potential benefits of AI?

Presenters:

Andrea Taylor 

Facilitator: Sheila Jones

Count Me In! Addressing Chronic Absenteeism in Special Education

Attendance is more than a number—it’s a gateway to learning and belonging. This session highlights how chronic absenteeism affects students with disabilities and provides actionable steps to improve engagement, increase daily attendance, and support IEP success through collaborative, tiered approaches.

Presenters:

Kristie Shankles & Kemeche Green

Facilitator: Tiffany Yelder

Session 5 - 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm

Learning-Focused Leadership

This session provides administrators with practical strategies to align curriculum, close achievement gaps, support teachers, and balance accountability with meaningful learning. Discover how to strengthen collaboration between schools and districts, leverage district resources, and build systems that promote teacher growth. Walk away ready to lead schools that are equitable, effective, and truly student-centered.  

Presenters:

Lisa Adair & Sheila Jones & Evelyn Nettles-Hines

Facilitator: Tiffany Yelder

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