LM July 2026

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BREAKOUT SESSIONS Thurs., Oct. 1 and Fri., Oct. 2

Thurs.

• Using Feedback to Build Connections • Politics, Pressure, and the Superintendency: A Problem of Practice Roundtable • Too Good to be True: Gimmicks & Fixes to Avoid • Using the School Leader Paradigm to Supervise Your Cabinet

• FEATURED SESSION – I Am Somebody! Lessons Learned from Reverend Jesse Jackson and How to Connect the America 250 Commemoration to The Role of Leaders in Advancing Educational Equity

• Cohort Blueprint: Personalizing Pathways, Rigor, and Student Engagement • Using AI for Evaluations, PLC Meetings & Analyzing Board Meetings • From Pilot to Practice: Using AI-Aligned Tools to Transform Writing Instruction

Thurs.

• LeaderPalooza – Celebrating and Elevating Teacher Leadership • Beyond the Nurse's Office: Reimagining Care for Students and Staff • Sunsetting the Superintendency • From Survey to Strategy: Using the PACE Framework and 5Essentials to Drive School Improvement • Stronger Together: Introducing the Illinois Association Partnership • FEATURED SESSION: Future Readiness in an Automated Age: Navigating AI in STEM • Priorities to Positivity: How Focusing on Less Leads to More • A Superintendent's Playbook for Student Individualized Success • Beyond Reunification Plans – What Can We Do to Strengthen Your Response • We've Got 99 Problems, but We Are Still Having Fun • SuperPALS • Strengthening School Safety • Tripping the Prom Queen • Rural Roundtable • The Superintendent's Role in Regional Safety: A County-wide Unified Framework • Building Mental Fortitude as an Executive Leader • From Static to Strategic: Building a Brand of Belonging • Leadership Lessons for a District Leader Trying to Build Community • From Pressure to Purpose • Schools as the Cornerstone of Community • The Purpose Pivot: Engaging Students Through College and Career Pathways • Beyond the Bot: Strategic AI Implementation for the Whole Child • Leveraging Assets to Build a Complete Agriculture Program • Leading the Legacy: Transforming School Culture Through Student Leadership, Voice & Agency