SSDA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCE – APRIL 14-16, 2010
by Shelly Tillery
Due to the extreme hardship this fiscal year, SSDA has extended our "Early Bird" Registration Fee through the entire Conference!
“Students Need Every Single One of Us!”
SSDA Annual Conference Chairman, Dr. David Hutt, Superintendent of San Bruno Park Elementary School District, is pleased to invite all representatives of small districts to attend the 27th Annual Conference at the Doubletree Hotel in Sacramento on April 14-16, 2010.
During these difficult times one must be well educated with current legislation, the budget, and creative options for guiding our districts. The place to find this information and engage in stimulating conversation will be at the SSDA 27th Annual Conference.
A SCHEDULE OF EVENTS is now available (click here).
The Conference begins on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. with Keynote Speaker, John Vandenburgh, "The Power of Relations in Education!" followed by an excellent trade show and refreshments. A full day of Workshops is scheduled for Thursday, April 15, 2010. David Walrath will provide his insights at breakfast on Friday, April 16, 2010 followed by two hour workshops presented by the five most highly rated presenters from the 2009 Conference.
For a listing of our "Workshops"...see below..
Click here for a listing of our "Workshops" being held on Thursday, April 15, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (latest update 04/08/10)
FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2010 SPECIAL:
YOU WANTED MORE, WE LISTENED!
Your evaluations regarding the 2009 Annual Conference indicated several workshops to be outstanding and in need of more time.
Conference Chair, Dr. David Hutt, with support of the Executive Committee restructured the Annual Conference and added two-hour workshops after David Walrath’s presentation on Friday, April 16, 2010, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Those popular workshops and presenters are listed below.
Click here for a listing of our "2-hour Workshops" being held on Friday, April 16, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Click here for a printable registration form (District/COE)
Click here to register on-line (District/COE)
Keynote speakers for the event have been selected and confirmed:
John Vandenburgh – an ever popular and nationally recognized speaker, program developer, and trainer on violence prevention and youth development approaches to education, will return.
Gary Zelesky – One word that encapsulates Gary Zelesky: PASSION. Gary’s exciting, enthusiastic energy and explosive humor are definitely memorable, but it is his PASSION for life and the audience and his ability to connect with them in a way few do that makes Gary such a demanded speaker.
Matt Spathas – a passionate presenter, will speak on transforming the 150-year-old educational delivery system, to engage students and prepare them for the 21st century.
David Walrath – SSDA’s highly respected and informative Legislative Advocate, will present his views on current legislation and fiscal issues impacting small districts.
The Executive Committee changed the format from Thursday-Friday-Saturday to Wednesday-Thursday-Friday. In addition, the five most popular workshops from last year’s successful conference have been invited back. Each will present two hour workshops on Friday, April 16, 2010, after David Walrath’s presentation.
Special room rates have been negotiated with the Doubletree Hotel. Online room reservations at The Doubletree Hotel are available click here.
Associates with questions regarding Trade Show information and booth availability click here or you may call SSDA at (916) 444-9335, and direct your questions to Executive Assistant, Shelly Tillery (shelly@ssda.org).
