Academy Schedule

Leading for Equity

Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa, Stowe

2019 VPA Leadership Academy (Draft) Schedule:

Monday, July 29: – Team Time Available
All Day  School Team Time available (contact Mallori LaPointe)

Tuesday, July 30 – Academy Begins!
7:00 to 9:00 Hot breakfast available
8:00 to 12:00 Registration available
9:00 to 9:45 VPA Annual Meeting
9:00 to 4:30 Exhibit Hall
10:00 to 12:00 Welcome and Keynote Address: Cultivating Courage: A Social Model of Educational Leadership with Ruha Benhamin, Princeton University
12:00 to 1:15 Sponsors’ and Exhibitors’ Lunch
1:15 to 4:30 Whole Group Session, continuing the conversation with Dr. Benjamin
4:30 to 6:30 Free Time & Cash Bar
4:45 to 5:45 New Leaders Meeting
6:00 to 6:15 Conference Photo (Thank you, Lifetouch!)
6:30 to 8:00 Jostens Principal of the Year Awards Dinner

Wednesday, July 31 – Academy Continues!
6:30 to 8:30 Hot breakfast available
8:00 to 1:00 Registration available
8:00 to 4:30 Exhibit Hall
8:15 to 9:30 Exploring Metaphors, Messages, and Methods: The Intersection of Social Emotional Learning and Trauma-Informed Practices with David Melnik, NFI Vermont
9:45 to 12:00 Educational Strands
12:00 to 1:15 Sponsors’ and Exhibitors’ Lunch
1:15 to 4:30 Educational Strands continue
4:30 to 6:30 Free Time and Cash Bar and music by Jen Cohen of Calypso Connections
4:45 to 5:45 Waddington Reunion/Reception
6:30 to 8:00 Dinner and Outdoor Activities
8:30 – 10:00 Bonfire & S’mores

Thursday, August 1 – Academy adjourns!
6:30 to 8:00 Hot breakfast available
8:00 to 10:00 Hacking Leadership: 10 Ways Great Leaders Inspire Learning that Teachers, Students and Parents Love – with Tony Sinanis, Chappaqua Central School District, NY
10:00 Academy adjourns
School Team Time is Available (contact Mallori)

Friday, August 3 – Team Time Available
All Day School Team Time Available (contact Mallori)