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CONFERENCE
DETAILS
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ACCOMMODATIONS
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SPONSORS
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EXHIBITORS
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Registration Is Now Available!
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Register by Friday, Sept.
10 and your name will be entered into a mystery prize
drawing!
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Conference Details
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Great principals use great strategies! This year’s conference
theme is “GPS: Great Principal Strategies.” Sessions
and activities will focus on strategies to help you navigate through the
principalship and kick-start the 2010-11 school year.
AGENDA AT A GLANCE
Click here for the Agenda at a Glance.
GRADE-SPECIFIC PRE-CONFERENCES: TEACHER
EVALUATION
This year’s conference program includes
grade-specific training on teacher evaluations, designed especially for
building administrators.
On Sunday, Oct. 3, three pre-conference sessions—one for
elementary, one for middle level and one for high school—will
cover evaluations, instructional conversations and legal issues. (See
details below.) These pre-conference sessions are included in the
cost of the conference and meet the Washington State legal
requirement of ongoing teacher evaluation training for
principals.
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ELEMENTARY
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MIDDLE
LEVEL
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HIGH
SCHOOL
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1:00-2:00 p.m.
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Teacher Evaluations
AWSP's Paula Quinn and
Jim Rudsit, Principal,
Purdy Elementary, Peninsula SD
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Legal Issues Related to
Teacher Evaluation
Bill Coats, Attorney
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Having Instructional
Conversations
Heather Knight, Leadership Innovations Team
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2:15-3:15 p.m.
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Having Instructional
Conversations
Heather Knight, Leadership Innovations Team
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Teacher Evaluations
AWSP's Paula Quinn and
Mike Benoit, Principal,
Harbor Ridge Middle,
Peninsula SD
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Legal Issues Related to
Teacher Evaluation
Bill Coats, Attorney
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3:30-4:30 p.m.
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Legal Issues Related to
Teacher Evaluation
Bill Coats, Attorney
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Having Instructional
Conversations
Heather Knight, Leadership Innovations Team
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Teacher Evaluations
AWSP's Paula Quinn and
Tim Winter, Principal,
Peninsula High, Peninsula SD
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
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Monday, Oct. 4: What does a successful
professional learning community look like? Find out from PLC experts
Dr. Robert Eaker of Solution Tree and Janel
Keating, Assistant Superintendent of White River School
District, who will discuss what highly effective collaborative teams do
to strengthen all students’ learning levels within the day-to-day
classroom culture. Whether you’re planning to launch a new PLC or
hoping to energize an existing PLC, this interactive half-day session is
for you.
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Tuesday, Oct. 5: Step up your leadership
skills with Dr. Bill Daggett! Recognized worldwide for
his ability to move education systems forward, Dr. Daggett has assisted
hundreds of school districts in building and implementing school
improvement initiatives. Join your colleagues in an intense examination
of strategies to help your students develop more rigorous and relevant
skills and knowledge.
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JUST ANNOUNCED: A NEW
CLOSING SPEAKER! Enjoy the Tuesday luncheon with
author and renowned speaker V.J. Smith, who will
introduce attendees to The Richest Man in Town. Learn how one
man’s simple philosophies can change your life and the lives of
others around you forever. Prepare to be inspired by a message that will
resonate in the heart of every education leader!
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS:
Concurrent sessions will focus on this year’s hottest
topics, including:
- School climate
- Closing the achievement gap
- Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
- Response to Intervention (RTI)
- Standards-based grading
- Technology
- Learning walks
- Cultural competence
- Principal internships
- Useful strategies, and more
Additional details coming soon!
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Accommodations
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Book your room by Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010.
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HYATT REGENCY BELLEVUE
900 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
888.421.1442
RATE: $139 per night single/double + 14.4% tax
Please note there is limited space available in the AWSP room
block.
Parking in the Bellevue Place complex is free on
Saturday and Sunday. Self-parking is $16/day on Monday and Tuesday.
Click here
to go to the Hyatt Regency online reservation
page.
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Sponsors
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ESPAW Luncheon
Sponsor
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General Conference and Monday Keynote Speaker
Sponsors
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WASSP Luncheon
Sponsor
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AWMLP Luncheon Sponsor
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Thank you to our Dessert Social
sponsors:
- Education 2020
- VEBA
- PEMCO
- School Employees Credit Union of Washington
- The American Academy
You won't want to miss the GPS
prize drawings, sponsored by Shelgren Financial!
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Exhibitors
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Interested in exhibiting at the 2010 AWSP Principals' Conference? Space
is still available!
Download the Exhibitor Registration Form for more
information.
For information about exhibiting at our conferences, contact AWSP
Professional Development Coordinator Denise Johnson at denise@awsp.org or 360.357.7951.
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| Web page for the 2010 AWSP Principals' Conference, happening Oct. 3-5 in Bellevue. Principals' Conference Principal's Conference, Principals' Conference call for presenters, call for proposals, presentation proposals, submission form |
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P (360) 357-7951 or (800) 562-6100 
