2012 Team Leadership Conference of the ASBA & AAEA

Register now for the Team Leadership XVII Joint Leadership Conference, sponsored by the Arkansas School Boards Association (ASBA) and the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators (AAEA).

The 2012 Team Leadership Conference will be held on May 8 at the DoubleTree Hotel, 424 W. Markham in downtown Little Rock. Check-in and continental breakfast begin at 8:00 a.m.; sessions begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m. School board members will earn six hours of training credit.

The DoubleTree Hotel offers a discounted rate of $112 per night for single and double rooms for this event; the hotel cutoff date for room reservations is April 21, 2012. Hotel reservations may be made by calling 1.800.222.8733 or 1.501.372.4371; tell them you are with the Arkansas School Boards Association group to get the $112 discounted rate.

Parking is available in the garage under the DoubleTree Hotel. If that lot is full, attendees may park in the garage at 2nd and Main Street.

The agenda will include:

• Crisis reponse and preparedness, Dr. C.J. Huff, superintendent of schools in Joplin, MO; learn how the community unified its resources to recover after a devastating tornado
• Teacher evaluation system update, Dr. Karen Cushman, Ark. Department of Education
• Status of superintendent mentoring program, AAEA's Dr. Richard Abernathy and Mike Mertens
• Legal requirements for a district website and how to attract more traffic to the site, thereby improving communication
• Mush! What Can We Learn from the Iditarod Sled Dog Race?; participate in various activities to improve understanding of the importance of personality and roles in effective team work.

Register by completing this form or clicking here for online registration.