Conference at a Glance Unless noted, registration begins 30 minutes before the programs. Tuesday, January 14
Thursday Continued
6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Phase I Orientation (Hilton Hotel, Minneapolis)
11:15 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Show and Tell
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Recognition Luncheon
Wednesday, January 15 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Charter School Board Member Training (Hilton Hotel, Minneapolis) 8:45 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Phase II Orientation (Hilton Hotel, Minneapolis) 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. World’s Best Workforce for School Board Members: MDE Informational Meeting (Hilton Hotel, Minneapolis) 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Evening Early Birds (Minneapolis Convention Center): Student Expulsion and Staff Discipline – It Takes Grit! or Building a Board EVERYONE TRUSTS
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Minnesota Association of Educational Office Professionals Luncheon 12:50 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. Director District Discussions Districts 1-13 Elections will be held in Districts 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 10. 1:30 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. School Finance Update with Minnesota Department of Education Finance Director Tom Melcher 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Polls open (if needed)
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Workshops
3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Workshops
Thursday, January 16
4:50 p.m. – 5:35 p.m.
Round Tables (Registration Area)
7:30 a.m.
Registration
Friday, January 17
8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall open
7:30 a.m.
Registration
8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Board Skills Sessions
7:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Exhibit Hall open
8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Board Chair Q & A with MSBA
8:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.
Round Tables (Exhibit Hall B)
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. General Session (Main Auditorium)
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Polls open (if needed)
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Workshops
• The Dover-Eyota High School Concert Band, under the direction of Ryan Anderson
10:15 a.m. – Noon Closing Session – Main Auditorium
• Presentation of the Colors by NJROTC Color Guard, Washington Technology Magnet Secondary School, St. Paul Public Schools, LCDR Byron Toole, USN (retired), Senior Naval Science Instructor
• The Pine City Jazz One band, under the direction of Melanie Brooks
• Scott Burrows: Vision, Mindset, GRIT!
• William Kent Krueger: Giving Kids Literacy – A Window to the World
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. The Pots & Pans Steel Drum Band, Cannon Falls Area School District, under the direction of Joel Bryan (Registration Area)
• MSBA Business Meeting
Noon
Adjourn
Our thanks to the following conference sponsors: Thanks to Ehlers for sponsoring Scott Burrows’ appearance. Thanks to Sodexo for sponsoring Show and Tell. Thanks to National Insurance Services for sponsoring the Recognition Luncheon. Our thanks to additional conference sponsors: MSBAIT (general conference sponsor and lanyards); Nexus Solutions (general conference sponsor); PreferredOne (audio/visual); and Stahl Construction (wi-fi access). After the session, please visit our Exhibit Hall and thank our vendors. Thanks also to Steve Lamb for serving as the conference back-up speaker. 12 MSBA Journal/Leadership Conference Program