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SECOND GENERAL SESSION Thurs., Sept. 30 9:15–11 a.m. Hamish Brewer RELENTLESS

Sometimes you have to hear the things you don’t want to hear in order to move forward, to be better and to get results. In the Second General Session of IASA’s 57th Annual Conference, Hamish Brewer will take registrants on a hard- hitting journey that will challenge school administrators to rethink practices, to disrupt the norm and change the game. Hamish isn’t your normal principal. The tattooed skateboarder is known as an educational disrupter who invigorates audiences. During his high-octane presentation, Hamish will take registrants on a hard-hitting journey that will challenge administrators to rethink practices, to disrupt the norm and change the game. Hamish is a highly sought-after international keynote speaker— motivating and inspiring audiences everywhere around the world, including being recognized as a TEDx speaker. “Hamish Brewer Delivered The “WOW!” At Our Annual Summer Conference In June,” the Virginia Elementary Principals Association said about Hamish’s presentation. “A Keynote Presentation Of Extremely High Energy. He Is Engaging,

Personable, Passionate And Packed With Great Thoughts And Ideas For Administrators On How To Energize Schools.” Hamish is an award-winning principal at both the secondary and elementary school levels. He was recognized in 2017 as the NAESP Nationally Distinguished Principal and Virginia Principal of the Year. Under Hamish’s leadership, his elementary school was recognized as a Nationally Distinguished Title 1 School, and Hamish has since gone on to turn around one of the toughest middle schools in the state of Virginia. He is a school turnaround and school improvement specialist, working with some of the most at-risk students in the United States. Hamish previously served at the state level as the Federal Relations Coordinator on the Board of Directors with the Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals and is currently the lead fellow of NAESP’s Center for Innovative Leadership. Originally from New Zealand, where he earned his first degree from the University of Auckland, Hamish is currently a doctoral student at Virginia Tech University.

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