SREB held its 15th Annual Leadership Forum at the Renaissance Concourse Atlanta Airport Hotel on April 26-27, 2018. 

Thursday, April 26:

What I Have Learned About Principals and School Improvement - Gene Bottoms, Southern Regional Education Board

School Leadership from the Start – Earl Franks, National Association of Elementary School Principals

Breakout Session 1: Powerful District Learning Experiences for School Leaders

• Susan Abbe, Orange County Public Schools, Florida
• Glenna Wyatt, Orange County Public Schools, Florida
• Stephanie Wyka, Orange County Public Schools, Florida
• Brannon Gaskins, Fulton County Schools, Georgia

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Breakout Session 2: Leadership Skills in Early Career Principals

• Betty Fry-Ahearn, Southern Regional Education Board
• Gregory Beckford, Redland Middle School, Florida
• Crystal Spence, Parkview Elementary School, Florida
• Kelly Steinke, Killarney Elementary School, Florida
• Aileen Vega, Coral Park Elementary School, Florida

Sustaining Leadership Development - Alvin Wilbanks and Glenn Pethel, Gwinnett County Public Schools, Georgia

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Friday, April 27:

Innovation in School Leadership: Where It’s Been and Where It’s Going – Andy Cole, The Wallace Foundation

Professional Learning That Changes Principals’ Practices for the Better

• Dale Winkler, Southern Regional Education Board
• JoAnn Brown, Leveraging Leadership
• Connie Luper, Southern Regional Education Board
• Jerry Vaughn, Arkansas Leadership Academy

Policymakers and Policy: Adopting Policies Resulting in Excellence in School Leadership

• Ken Mason, Southern Regional Education Board
• Hugh Blackwell, North Carolina House of Representatives
• Fran Millar, Georgia State Senate
• Roxanne Garza, New America

Additional policy resources:

Transforming Principal Preparation in North Carolina

Guiding Principals: State Efforts to Bolster Instructional Leadership

How School Leadership Is Moving Chicago From Worst to First - Steve Tozer, University of Illinois at Chicago