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i3 Program
and Session Guide
June 20–23, 2021
Embassy Suites at Kingston Plantation
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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Table of Contents
Special Event Information 5
Get i3 Updates All Week
Safety Information 6
i3 Mobile App – SCASA
Conference at a Glance 7
Recertification Form 8
Sponsors 9 South Carolina
Association of School
Executive Directors’ Club Members 11
#scasai3
Monday Sessions 12
Monday Exhibitor Showcase 17
Tuesday Sessions 26
Tuesday Exhibitor Showcase 39
Wednesday Sessions 50
Presenter Directory 51
Exhibitor Director y 59
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Welcome to the 2021 Innovative Ideas Institute!
2021 Innovative Ideas Institute Committee
Chair: Terry Pruitt, Spartanburg District 7
Chair-elect: Tara Dean, Greenville County Schools
Claudia Avery, Fairfield County School District
Anna Brink, Laurens School District 55
Sonya Bryant, Lexington District 3
Carl Carpenter, Cherokee County School District
George Champlin, Greenville County Schools
Abbey Duggins, Saluda School District One
Bob Grant, Orangeburg County Schools
Robin Hardy, Lexington District 5
Allen Kirby, Clarendon School District 3
King Laurence, Aiken County Schools
Bryce Myers, Iv, Lexington District 1
Cassy Paschal, Lexington District 5
Andy Rogers, Spartanburg District 2
Jamal Sanders, Chester County School District
Scott Smith, Spartanburg District 5
Famon Whitfield, Sc Public Charter School District
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Special Event Information
Charging Stations
Badges Charge all of your electronic devices at one of the
Please wear your i3 conference badge at all times. charging stations sponsored by Houghton MB Kahn.
This serves as your admission to all conference Charging stations are located in the Windsor Foyer
events, including general sessions and breakout and Balmoral Hall.
sessions.
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Walk/Run, sponsored by Savvas Learning. This #SCASAi3.
year, we have added a 5K which will begin at 6:00
a.m. Check-in begins at 5:30 a.m. at the Splash! i3 Mobile App
Bandstand on the Embassy pool deck. Download the i3 Mobile App on your Apple or Droid
devices! The app includes breakout session
The 1-mile walk/run has a continuous start and will information, presenter handouts, exhibitor
start on the beach near the Embassy pool deck. information and more! Use the following link to
Finishers get a commemorative conference t-shirt. download the app today:
http://eventmobi.com/app/2021i3.
Exhibitors
Visit the exhibitors in the Exhibit Hall located in Recertification Renewal Data
Kensington Ballroom, Cambridge, and Westminster In this program booklet, you will find a recertification
Hallways of the Embassy Suites! The Exhibit Hall credit form where you can list the sessions you have
will be open Monday and Tuesday. Be sure to take attended. If you would like a session(s) to be
advantage of the Focus on Exhibits each day! considered for recertification credit, you are
Check your agenda for more details on hours. responsible for completing the form and submitting
the agenda and form to your personnel office. The
Exhibitor Showcase agenda is for verification that you attended sessions
Take advantage of the Exhibitor Showcase during at the conference. (NOTE: Your personnel office
lunch on Monday and Tuesday. This is your alone is authorized to determine if the session(s)
opportunity for an in-depth look at products from may be used for renewal credits. SCASA does NOT
participating exhibitors. Participating exhibitors have make these decisions.)
limited tickets available for lunch in these sessions,
so stop by their booth to pick up a ticket. See your QR Codes
conference program for session offerings. QR Codes will also be used to scan other
participants’ name badges for their contact
General Sessions information. Use your phone camera or download
Monday’s General Session will be held in the one of the following QR Code scanners so you can
Palisades Ballroom at the Hilton and Wednesday’s participate!
General Session will be held at the Embassy Suites.
There is no general session on Tuesday but be sure iPhone/iPad: QR Reader for iPhone, Scan for
to check out the Game Changer Sessions taking iPhone,
place throughout the day! QR Code Scanner Free and RedLaser
Game Changer Sessions Droid: QR Droid, QR Reader for Android and
Tuesday’s Game Changer Sessions will be held in RedLaser
the Palsisades Ballroom at the Hilton. Be sure to
check out the line-up of nationally known speakers. Internet Access
Complimentary internet access to all conference
Book Signings attendees sponsored by Curriculum Associates.
Keynote speakers will do a book signing following Complimentary access will begin on Monday
the general sessions on Monday and Wednesday. morning. Connect to SCASA and enter password
Books will be available for purchase after the general iReadySC.
sessions as well.
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Safety Information
• If you are not feeling well/showing symptoms of COVID-19, please do not attend the conference.
• Attendees and exhibitors will be required to wear masks at all times except while actively eating or
drinking.
• Attendee and exhibitor temperatures will be taken each day (scanners provided by Joseph Benjamin
and Mobile Communications America). You will be given a green sticker the first time you go
through a temperature scanner each day. Please place the sticker on your name badge so that you
do not have to be scanned each time you go to a different building.
• All meeting rooms will be disinfected at the end of each day (provided by NetZero).
• Air purification units will be placed inside each meeting room in the Embassy Suites and Brighton
(provided by ionogen).
• Hand sanitizer stations will be available throughout the meeting space (provided by Amplify, Horace
Mann, and Mark III Employee Benefits).
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Schedule at a Glance
Sunday, June 20
3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Registration Pembroke
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. SCASA Board Meeting Somerset
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Affiliate and Roundtable Meetings
Student Services’ Roundtable Oxford
Monday, June 21
7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Registration Pembroke
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. General Session Palisades Ballroom (Hilton)
9:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open Kensington (Embassy)
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Focus on Exhibits Kensington (Embassy)
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions
12:00 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. Lunch on Your Own
12:20 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. Exhibitor Showcase
1:10 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. Breakout Sessions
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions
3:50 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. Affiliate and Roundtable Meetings
Assistant Principals’ Roundtable Kensington B
Communications Roundtable Kensington C
Elementary Roundtable Windsor B
Middle Level Roundtable Kensington A
Instructional Leaders/TAR Roundtable Somerset
Personnel Roundtable Windsor C
Secondary Roundtable Hampton
Special Ed Roundtable Windsor A
Tuesday, June 22
6:00 a.m. Beach Walk/Run Embassy Pool Deck
7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Registration Pembroke
7:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Early Career Principals’ Breakfast Palmettos Pavilion
(pre-registered participants)
8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open Kensington (Embassy)
8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Breakout Session
Game Changer Session Palisades Ballroom (Hilton)
9:35 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. Breakout Sessions
Game Changer Session Palisades Ballroom (Hilton)
10:35 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Focus on Exhibits Kensington (Embassy)
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions
12:00 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. Lunch on Your Own
12:20 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. Exhibitor Showcase
1:10 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. Breakout Sessions
Game Changer Session Palisades Ballroom (Hilton)
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions
Game Changer Session Palisades Ballroom (Hilton)
Wednesday, June 23
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. General Session Kensington Ballroom (Embassy)
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South Carolina Association of School Administrators
2021 Innovative Ideas Institute
June 20-23, 2021
Recertification Form
Date General Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4
Session Education Education Education Education
Keynote Sessions Sessions Sessions Sessions
Monday, John
June 21 Maxwell
Tuesday, No Keynote
June 22
Wednesday, The
June 23 Honorable
Molly
Spearman
Michael
Bonner
I certify that I attended the sessions listed.
Signature:
_____________________________________
Please note: Your personnel office alone is authorized to determine if the session(s) may be used for renewal credits. SCASA does NOT
make these decisions.)
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Conference Sponsors
SCASA and the 2021 Innovative Ideas Institute planning committee would like to extend
a special thank you to the sponsors of this year’s conference. When visiting the exhibit
areas, please make an effort to thank these sponsors for their support of SCASA and
public education.
Amplify
Clear Touch
Dot-it
Edgenuity
Education Advanced
i-Ready/Curriculum Associates
Horace Mann
Hypersign
ID Shop
Interior Elements
ionogen LLC
Lifetouch National Studios
Lightspeed Technologies
Mark III Employee Benefits
MB Kahn
Mobile Communications America
Move This World
NetZero
NWEA
Pearson
Savvas Learning
SC ETV
Scholastic Education
Soteria/Joseph Benjamin
Successful Innovations
TPG Cultural Exchange
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11Monday, June 21, 2021
Opening General Session
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Palisades Ballroom, Hilton Hotel
John Maxwell
John C. Maxwell is a #1 New York Times bestselling author,
speaker, coach, and leader who has sold more than 33 million
books in fifty languages. He has been called the #1 leader in
business and the most influential leadership expert in the world.
His organizations—the John Maxwell Company, the John Maxwell
Team, EQUIP, and the John Maxwell Leadership Foundation—
have translated his teachings into seventy languages and used
them to train millions of leaders from every country in the world. A
recipient of the Horatio Alger Award and the Mother Teresa Prize
for Global Peace and Leadership from the Luminary Leadership
Network, Dr. Maxwell influences Fortune 500 CEOs, the
presidents of nations, and entrepreneurs worldwide.
12Monday, June 21, 2021 Room: Eton
Project Connect—Solar-powered, Self-
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. contained Wi-Fi Creating Community
Education Sessions Learning Centers
Bill Brown, Greenville County Schools
Room: Palisades Ballroom, Hilton
Distance learning became the norm across
A LOR—The Instruction Hub: What,
South Carolina when the Governor, by
Why and How! Executive Order, closed schools in mid-March
Lee D'Andrea and David Mathis, SC in an attempt to mitigate the spread of COVID-
Department of Education 19. The lack of Internet accessibility and
connectivity for over 150,000 South
The SCDE is implementing a statewide Carolinians, coupled with little time to prepare
Learning Object Repositories (LOR). The LOR for virtual learning, left many students falling
is a comprehensive digital library for all through broadband cracks. Greenville County
teachers in all districts to access high-quality, Schools (GCS) faced unique challenges due
effective resources aligned to SC Standards to the sheer size of its student population, the
by grade and subject. The LOR is for broad expanse of the district, the topography
educators and the planning for instruction— of the land, and the many rural Internet “dead
face-to-face and virtual (synchronous and zones.” To address the situation, GCS has
asynchronous). The LOR, named in SC the identified and built a solution that provides a
Instruction Hub, has four main goals: (1) widespread and long-term application to not
increase the number of high-quality resources, only students residing within these digital
lessons, and activities for teachers to use in deserts but also residents and businesses
creating the teaching and learning experience located in the identified areas. It involves the
in the digital environment (either in the deployment of solar-powered, self-contained
classroom or away from the classroom); Wi-Fi units at public and private locations (with
(2) provide created or purchased courses for their permission), such as local churches,
students to access all over SC regardless of recreation facilities, etc. The units can be
where they live; (3) save teachers time in mounted on light poles, rooftops, or even
planning and preparation; and (4) house a trailers similar to those used at construction
library of professional development for all sites. This presentation will cover the design
educators, including content-centered and implementation of Project Connect.
lessons, technology skill-building, and general
communications focused on pertinent SC
topics. Come find out more; see the Room: Oxford
dashboard and the professional development Implementing the ODS (Output Delivery
plans! Time for Q&A! System)
Dan Ralyea, SC Department of Education
We have an ODS, what’s next? This session
will describe use cases for using the district-
level ODS to improve student outcomes.
13Room: Winchester Room: Somerset
School-based Healthcare Centers – A Virtual Education Meets Reality
Collaborative Approach to Improve Richard Rosenberger and Veta New,
Community Health Anderson District 5
Jeremy Searson, South Carolina Athletic
Trainers Association Anderson Five Virtual Academy was birthed
with just over one month of planning. Now
School-based Health Centers (SBHCs) 4,000 students are enrolled. What sets this
develop interprofessional collaboration program apart is the camaraderie of the 130+
amongst healthcare professionals. This staff members educating students using
collaborative effort can improve the wellness communication skills and technology
and health of students, staff and communities techniques like never before. Forget bus duty,
supported by the SBHCs. Implementation of lunch duty, and evening events; the Virtual
SBHCs can expand access to healthcare and Academy staff is doing what they were
address disparities that exist within a originally hired to do—teaching! Pulled from
community. Utilization of SBHCs can also close to 20 schools, teachers have created a
streamline the healthcare process by learning approach that towers above other
improving the school-based healthcare virtual programs. The team will share
models to center on the patient while challenges, opportunities, insights, and many
maximizing the expertise of the personal stories that can be used to inform and
interdisciplinary healthcare team. School- connect others to best practices in
based healthcare model focus on coordinating establishing and maintaining the most robust,
the care of all patients through the utilization of effective, and sustainable virtual academy.
complementary roles, common facilities, and
data sharing between the healthcare team. Room: Windsor A
Indirect cost savings may also be observed One Class. One Teacher. Seven
through more appropriate treatment, triage Different Grade Levels. The Solution?
and referral practices. Instructional Andy Guidici, NWEA
integrations can also be connected to Career
and Technology Programs to provide onsite More than ever, it is crucial to have
opportunities. trustworthy, actionable data for teachers and
administrators to navigate unfinished learning.
Room: Hampton At NWEA, we collaborate with the industry's
Cybersecurity: Current Trends in most extensive array of instructional partners
Cyber-Crime and How to Reduce Your to help schools and districts maximize the
Risk tools they're already using to support grades
Sean Fay, South Carolina Law Enforcement K-12. During this session, educators will learn
Division how to connect MAP Growth data with content
from more than a dozen instructional partners.
With cyber-attacks in the news every day,
cybersecurity remains as a top priority for all
organizations. What are the current cyber-
crime trends and how do we protect our
organization?
14Room: Windsor B Room: Kensington A
Do You Know EDGAR? Race and Other Elephants in the
Jewell Stanley, SC Department of Education Classroom: How to Have
Conversations about Race and Racism
Who is EDGAR, you ask? EDGAR is the to Benefit Students and Staff
Education Department General Administrative Tony Hemingway, Kershena Dickey, and Will
Regulations. If you have ever had a brilliant Dyer, York District 2
idea for your Title I plan, only to be told by your
Federal Programs Director or the SC How does the conversation about race and
Department of Education that you could not racism begin and end to impact students' and
fund your brilliant idea with federal dollars, that teachers' social and emotional well-being? We
was because of EDGAR. EDGAR is the will share our district's struggles and
complete list of federal regulations that govern successes with navigating tough
all federal grants awarded by the U.S. conversations about race, racism, diversity,
Department of Education. In this session, and inclusion.
participants will receive clarification on the
allowable use of federal funds as outlined by
Room: Kensington B
EDGAR, particularly for Titles I, II, and IV.
Participants will also leave with an “Allowable
Connection, Collaboration, and
Use of Funds” guide and will be able to Innovation Drive Change for the
confidently say, “Yes, I know EDGAR!” Better!
Tennille Wallace, Mychal Frost, and Chris
Room: Windsor C Odom, York District 3
WOW! So That's a STE(A)M Classroom
Connection, collaboration, and innovation
Alice Gilchrist, SCCMS/S2TEM Centers SC
drive change for the better! Cross-functional
leaders in the Rock Hill School District share
When an administrator walks into a STE(A)M
ideas and ways that you can drive process
classroom, there are certain aspects of
improvement and reduce costs across your
teaching and learning they should observe.
school district by empowering leaders to
How should a teacher manage excited
implement small changes. Ideas such as
students, multiple materials, student learning,
better understanding software, process
collaboration, and time on task in a STE(A)M
mapping, and understanding wastes inherent
classroom? Do administrators know what to
in a system allow us to see an opportunity for
look for when observing teachers as they
improving. In Rock Hill, leaders from
manage all the moving parts of a successful
technology, instruction, and communication
classroom? How can they determine learning
have joined together to streamline and
from chaos and how should they encourage
improve processes spanning data collection,
and support their teachers? Testimony from
student and program registration, automation
current STE(A)M school administrators and
of employee onboarding tasks, and more. One
STE(A)M teachers will be shared with the
change to the district’s student registration
audience as participants engage in reading,
process is expected to save the district an
writing, and dialogue to explore ways they
extensive amount per year. Another change to
should observe a STE(A)M classroom.
employee onboarding has not only reduced
Becoming a supportive STE(A)M school
duplication of services but has also led to both
administrator takes one step at a time so come
a more welcoming environment for new
and take your first step with us. Tried and true
employees and improved data reliability
tricks of the trade will be shared to set you on
across systems ranging from human
the right path to becoming a successful
resources and benefits to payroll and email.
STE(A)M administrator.
Whether you’re looking to reduce contractor
costs or improve intradistrict operations, don’t
miss this session.
15Room: Kensington C Room: Palladium B, Brighton Building
Implementing Transformative MTSS Targeted Intervention that
Leadership in a Priority School Worked: Students Testimonials
Don Hardie, Lakisha Cook, and Margaret Yvonne Commodore, Dr. Ronald E. McNair
Schilit, White Knoll Middle School School of Digital Communication and
Leadership and Laura Hickson, Florence
Learn how White Knoll Middle School (WKMS) District 3
administrators have used transformational
leadership strategies to implement the The Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS)
workshop model, virtual teaching, and AVID in process was adopted by Florence School
a priority school during the COVID pandemic. District 3 and piloted at Dr. Ronald E. McNair
WKMS’s administration has created a School of Digital Communication and
program that has administration and teacher Leadership. There were grave concerns
leaders observing and providing feedback on regarding the low academic performance,
a weekly basis based on the 4.0 rubric that excessive discipline referrals, and childhood
challenges and encourages teachers. During trauma being expressed by 62% of our
this session the audience will be surveyed to students. This session will outline strategies
drive the direction of the presentation in order employed, comparison data, and testimonials
to meet the needs of the present audience. from five current students. Attendees will gain
Come learn how WKMS is empowering practical intervention ideas and understand
teachers and students to take charge of all the multi-systemic approaches that facilitated
learning. our school turnaround.
Room: Palladium A, Brighton Building Room: Palladium C, Brighton Building
When Behavior Is the Focus Building SPED Leaders at the School
Debbie Bishop, Greenwood School District 50 Level
Celina Patton, Kathy Griffin, and Laura
Do you have teachers, administrators, and/or Merrick, Charter Institute at Erskine
parents overwhelmed with handling student
behaviors? Are you at a loss for where to As leaders, we must ensure compliance, de-
begin? Do your teachers (and/or escalate tough situations, and complete
administrators) feel “stuck” and can’t move countless activities, but the overriding goal is
forward because of problematic student to increase student achievement and
behaviors? Join a Director of MTSS for a outcomes for ALL students. Join us to gain the
presentation on improving behavioral climate. knowledge you can use to develop a dynamic
Hear experiences in implementing classroom school SPED team that can begin moving
behavioral interventions and making a beyond reactive management into leading
systemic change to improve the behavioral teams with intention and learning to mitigate
climate for classrooms, schools, and district- risk by implementing proactive systems.
wide. Our experiences focus on piloting and Insights will be offered on how administrators
later embedding behavior support in the can partner with SPED teacher leaders in their
classroom; providing individualized school buildings to enhance the capacity of
recommendations to classroom teachers; and their teacher leaders in special education and
supporting teachers and administrators implement a successful special education
through professional development and direct program while building the leadership skills of
classroom modeling. The presentation will these SPED teacher leaders.
highlight the pitfalls and praises during our
experience and will share roadblocks we faced
and evidence-based solutions we used.
16Monday, June 21, 2021 learning experience for students. Edgenuity’s
customizable K-12 learning solutions equip
12:20 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. educators and administrators with content
aligned to South Carolina College and Career-
Exhibitor Showcase Ready Standards, along with real-time
actionable data to help prioritize and adapt
Room: Eton instruction. Join our discussion as we outline
Protecting Your Greatest Asset, Your ways to empower teachers to identify learning
Income gaps, maximize growth, and provide flexible
Horace Mann intervention and enrichment opportunities to
drive student success.
Curious about the impact a sudden illness,
accident, or short term disability can have on Room: Hampton
your retirement accounts? Join us to review The Post-Covid Classroom: Engaging
the ways to best protect yourself and your for Students, Simple for Teachers
family financially during these unprecedented BridgeTek Solutions
times.
What does the post-covid classroom look like?
Room: Oxford Ensure you are prepared for the unexpected.
Savvas Learning's K-8 Math Universal Create environments that draw students into
Screener and Diagnostic Assessment active participation and give teachers the
Savvas Learning flexibility in how they teach. Our solutions are
easy to use and adaptable and support
Please join us to learn more about Savvas student engagement.
Learning’s New K-8 Numeracy Screener and
Diagnostic Assessment developed in Room: Somerset
partnership with WestEd. This Universal The Importance of Simplifying
Screener identifies proficiency in skills taught Processes for Teachers AND
during the previous grade level through a brief Administrators
assessment. Reducing student testing time Classworks
and frustration since students are provided
with questions at the right ability level. Come The new school year brings fuller classrooms,
see how the Data students who will need to readjust to the in-
Dashboards provide detailed, actionable person school day, and parents who are more
data for Teachers and Administrators, informed and involved in their student’s
including Overall Performance Score, learning. How do you navigate the waters
Percentile Score by Mathematical ahead? By simplifying programs and
Domain, and South Carolina College and processes to allow greater focus on students’
Career Readiness Standards-Based social-emotional learning and academics.
Reporting. That’s our specialty! We partner with districts
to help streamline intervention, special
Room: Winchester education, and SEL processes for greater
Empower Teachers to Accelerate success and less frustration. Help relieve the
Student Growth burden for teachers and prevent burnout with
Edgenuity a simplified, all-in-one program that includes
assessment, instruction, progress monitoring,
The 2020-2021 school year was far from reporting, and SEL and goal-setting tools. Join
“normal”. The shuffle from traditional us for lunch and view a brief demo of how we
classroom learning to online learning work with SC districts to ensure students catch
presented teachers with the unique challenge up, keep up, and get ahead. No sales pitches
of personalizing and differentiating the and no pressure!
17Room: Windsor A recommended by the CDC, EPA, American
Social Emotional Learning Medical Association, and many others.
Edmentum
Room: Kensington A
Today’s students are dealing with stress, Coming Back Better: Data, Equity, and
anxiety, and mental health issues — Renewal
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and may lead to destructive behavior. To help
you support your students’ social-emotional In this session, we’ll show i-Ready can help
needs, Edmentum now offers BASE districts address unfinished learning through a
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emotional learning platform with clinical share how educators across the country are
content built by mental health professionals using the program to screen students to
with real-world experience. Join us as we identify academic needs; design Tier 1, 2 and
showcase the world's first and only online, 3 interventions and monitor progress. In
CASEL approved, and evidence -based addition, we’ll offer strategies for increased
blended learning SEL platform. student engagement through data chats and
Culturally Response Learning and
Room: Windsor B Assessment content.
CASPR Disinfectant Technology:
From Outer Space to YOUR Space! Room: Kensington B
Meteor Education Reconnecting with Families for
Academic and SEL Success
With the wealth of information and products Successful Innovations
available for school safety and sanitation,
many administrators are looking for guidance In this session, attendees will have the
on best practices. Through extensive research opportunity to learn how schools are using an
we have identified a solution that holds up to innovative platform to effectively outreach to
high safety standards while allowing for more families, support the professional learning of
normal in-person learning: CASPR their parent coordinators, and enhance school,
Disinfecting Technology. CASPR works family, and community partnerships.
around the clock providing continuous air
scrubbing using hydrogen peroxide in the Room: Kensington C
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And Protect Students And Staff reignite students' engagement. We'll share
NetZero USA with you several of our solutions for math,
literacy, STEM, and Social and Emotional
This session is an introduction to GUV Learning. Door prizes will be given as well at
(Germicidal Ultraviolet Disinfection) Lights, the end.
operating 24/7/365 to clean and disinfect.
Used by hospitals for over 80 years and
18Monday, June 21, 2021 Monday, June 21, 2021
1:10 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. 1:10 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Education Sessions
Instant Ideas Room: Palisades Ballroom, Hilton
Legal Guidance for Administrators to
Navigate the First Amendment,
Employee and Student Expression,
Room: Kensington A and the Use of Social Media
Kathy Mahoney, Vernie Williams, and Dwayne
Presenters share their personal and professional Mazyck, Halligan Mahoney & WIlliams
passions for a total of 20-25 minutes each. The
following topics will be shared. This session will provide administrators with
specific legal guidance regarding how to
Creating Reflective Practices in Difficult navigate employee and student
Times communications (whether in person, in writing,
Dennis Dotterer, Sherry Hoyle, and Tammy White, through technology, or through social media)
Winthrop University in a manner that is consistent with the law, but
also limits disruption to school operations.
Building Instructional Capacity Within: Using
Trust to Professionally Develop Your Team Room: Eton
Alana Powers and Allison Hepfner, Doby’s Mill The Science of Implementation –
Elementary School Strategies for Achieving Success with
New Programs
Christopher McCants and Ingrid Anderson,
Florence Chapel Middle School; Jill Brady,
Spartanburg District 5; and Kenneth Tam,
Curriculum Associates
As educators adopt new programs and
practices to address their students’ unfinished
learning, they should consider how to design
implementations that get the intended results
they are looking for. The science of
implementation is the study of methods and
strategies that facilitate the update of
evidence-based practices and research into
regular use by practitioners and policy makers.
It seeks to systematically close the gap
between what we know and what we do by
identifying and addressing the barriers that
slow or prevent the update of new practices.
Hear how the school leadership team from
Florence Chapel Middle School in District Five
Schools of Spartanburg County were able to
established key goals; achieved buy in;
continually monitored and adjusted their
implementation and shared data with
stakeholders.
19Room: Oxford Room: Somerset
2021-22 Palmetto’s Finest Award Honing Your C.R.A.F.T. (Culturally
Process Overview Responsive Approaches to Facilitate
Penny Atkinson, Palmetto's Finest Committee Transformation)
Chairman Priscilla Johnson, Sand Hill Elementary
School; Gary Seaboldt, SC Department of
This session will be an overview on the 2021- Education; April Sanders, Clay Hill Elementary
22 Palmetto’s Finest Award process to include School; and Tria Grant, Center for Teaching
a review of the application, site visits, and best Quality
practices.
Teaching today requires more than the "sage
Room: Winchester on the stage" approach to instructional
Using Food for Thought SC for a delivery. The culturally responsive educator
Successful Nutrition Program, and thrives from knowing their students' voices
CEP Update influence choices in their instructional design.
Donna Davis and Ellen Mason, SC Hone your C.R.A.F.T. and connect with all
Department of Education students, allowing them to see themselves in
meaningful pedagogy.
The Office of Health and Nutrition will
demonstrate tools in Food for Thought SC Room: Windsor A
critical to the success of your nutrition School-Wide PLC Transformation: A
program. Focus will be on new software that Journey from Commitment to
insures program compliance with USDA Fulfillment
regulations. Presenters will demonstrate menu Sheila O'Neil-Brown, Jamane Watson, and
development software that promotes creative Prasanna Shekar, Marlboro County High
school menus that are cost effective. A CEP School
update will be provided.
Research suggests that school systems that
Room: Hampton emphasize professional learning communities
Riding the Waves of eLearning display higher levels of teacher motivation and
Anna Baldwin, Anderson District 5; Kristen academic achievement. (Reeves & DuFour,
Hearne, Anderson District 1; Beth Dabney, 2018). This workshop is a resource for
Anderson 2; Stewart Lee, Anderson District 3; educators who are looking to move student
Charlotte McDavid, Greenville County Schools learning forward through the systemic
implementation of the four critical questions of
Join us for an interactive session with a panel a Professional Learning Community (PLC).
of eleven upstate eLearning pilot districts: Join leaders from Marlboro County High
Anderson One, Anderson Two, Anderson School as we share our journey of continuous
Three, Anderson Four, Anderson Five, improvement in building a culture of effective
Greenville County, Greenwood 50, teams in our school. Through several key
Greenwood 51, Laurens 55, Laurens 56, and levers, learn how we have supported our
Oconee County. Districts will cover successes educators in displaying a laser-like focus on
and challenges over the past school year. student achievement. Additionally, attendees
Leave the session with information and will have a chance to explore how to utilize
resources to help your district to successfully PLCs as opportunities for teams to prioritize
implement eLearning days. standards, identify essential skills, create
common assessments, and implement tiered
intervention. Participants will leave the session
with practical ideas on how to revitalize and
sustain a productive school-wide culture of
collegial collaboration.
20Room: Windsor B Room: Kensington B
Mary, Mary How Do Your Leaders Supporting School and District
Grow? Improvement through ESSER Funds
Angie Rye, Lexington District 3; Sonya Bryant, David Mathis and Stephanie DiStasio, SC
Batesburg Leesville High School; and Department of Education
Charlene High, Batesburg Leesville Primary
School With ESSER III funds, districts have a once-in-
a-lifetime opportunity and funding source to
Cultivating excellent schools starts with implement systemic school improvement.
effective leadership. How can we support During this session, the South Carolina
school leaders in focusing on the things that Department of Education (SCDE) will give an
matter most? How can we recognize and overview of the state’s plan to address
empower leadership at all levels by leveraging unfinished learning and accelerate all
school leaders? School leaders need students. Additionally, the SCDE will provide
meaningful professional learning in order to information on the most promising practices
grow and thrive in today’s educational that school and district leaders can use to
landscape. Participants will gain practical include in their district plan. School
ideas for growing school and district leaders improvement can best be achieved when the
with professional development above and state, district, and school align their work and
beyond the garden-variety principals’ meeting. focus on what matters most—students.
Room: Windsor C Room: Kensington C
Engaging and Partnering with 2021 Legislative Update: Pulling Back
Stakeholders to Support District the Curtain
Initiatives and the Strategic Planning Sandy Smith, SCASA
Process for Continuous Improvement
Laura Hickson and Kasey Feagin, Florence This session will provide an update of the 2021
District 3 Legislative Session and what to look for in
2022.
Community and the feeling of belonging are
among the most common reasons why a
parent might choose your school district.
Every student matters! Every organization
needs to be goal-oriented with a set of aims
and objectives for obtaining growth,
continuous improvement, and success.
Engaging your external and internal
stakeholders is vital to the success of your
district for the following reasons: it gives the
entire team a sense of direction of the
district/organization; it makes your district
competitive; it provides opportunities for
innovation in the district; it makes the district
proactive, not reactive; it elevates productivity,
operational efficiency, and a sense of shared
responsibility; and it cultivates a culture of
diversity, equity, and inclusion. This session
will provide district and school leaders with
strategies for intentionally engaging your
stakeholders to cultivate a culture of diversity,
equity and inclusion.
21Room: Palladium A, Brighton Building Room: Palladium C, Brighton Building
Positively Motivated! How Can I Meet the Needs of All
Angie Showalter, Katie Kinard, and Sabrina Learners? Teacher Retention and Best
Coan, Wellford Academy of Science and Practices for Effective and Efficient
Technology Scheduling
Jinni Friend and Angie Slatton, Lexington-
How do you keep parents and students Richland District 5
engaged with the school community while
continuing to have staff members enjoy As administrators in special education, how
coming to work?! Learn how one elementary can we exceed the vision and be the
school motivated students to improve their difference to help retain our special
daily lessons and motivated families to educators? Research in the field on teacher
participate in school events. Furthermore, retention identifies caseload size, paperwork
learn how this school created a fun, family-like responsibilities, and administrator support as
environment where teachers can have a blast some of the most impactful factors that lead to
while boosting each other's morale and where special educators either remaining in or
they enjoy coming to work each day. leaving the profession. Contributing to teacher
burnout is the complex schedule that does not
Room: Palladium B, Brighton Building allow for common planning time with other
Cultivating Growth Mindset and MTSS educators and does not meet the diverse
Merriman Nichols, Nikki Ingram, Robyn needs of learners based on instructional
Galloway, Hope Robinson and Betsy Horton, grouping. A comprehensive schedule of
Kershaw County Schools services for students that allows for
collaboration, common planning, quality IEP
Kershaw County Schools (KCS) has moved development, and job-embedded professional
from RTI to the Multi-Tiered System of development for the special education teacher
Supports (MTSS). To achieve this, growth is critical. In this session, participants will learn
mindset was cultivated and nurtured. KCS had tips, techniques, and strategies to develop
an RTI manual and some processes in place; schedules that can result in higher levels of
however, students were still falling through the teacher satisfaction resulting in increased
cracks. The district used the research science outcomes for increased teacher retention and
behind the six critical areas of MTSS to move student outcomes.
students forward and change the trajectory for
all students. The district repurposed some
positions into feeder area schools in
elementary and middle schools into MTSS
coaches. This system change created a
systematic alignment process to identify which
students needed what help. Through PLCs
and coaching teachers and administrators
mindset toward what MTSS is and is not
changed to the benefit of student growth. KCS
focused on growing by using best practices,
repurposing tools we already had, and making
the work more seamless. This session focuses
on providing educators with the tools they
need to become data-driven problem-solvers
that see growth in ALL students.
22Monday, June 21, 2021 firm to better understand its growth and how
the building plan could best serve the district
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. for the next 10-15 years. Through this work
Lexington One and its planning firm studied
Education Sessions birth and population projections, housing data,
and enrollment trends to make school
Room: Palisades Ballroom, Hilton enrollment projections all the way out to 2027-
There Is a Magic Bullet 2028. The data gathered has served and will
David Mathis, SC Department of Education serve the district well in decisions about
property acquisitions, school capacities, and
Some say there is not a magic bullet in rezoning efforts. Come and here how
education, but there is. An effective teacher Lexington One is embracing growth and being
and strong building leader are our magic intentional about managing ongoing housing
bullet. The SCDE is committed to assisting development in Lexington County.
schools and districts in building capacity in
teachers and school leaders by providing Room: Hampton
resources that improve the quality of Purpose over Preference: From
instruction in every classroom. Participants will “Program” to Practice
leave this session with a toolbox of resources Jamilia Kenely, Ezetta Myers, Tori White,
that include lesson and unit plans, rubrics for Courtney Robinson, and Monique Flowers,
developing quality lessons, a guide for Kelly Mill Med Pro Middle School
conducting curriculum audits, a process to
unwrap content standards that align to the The purpose of this session is to share our
rigor of the standard, and a proven roadmap journey with AVID schoolwide and how we
for school improvement. Additionally, the have implemented the system with fidelity.
SCDE will provide a list of the most promising Participants will get an overview of the
practices reported by districts that accelerate systemic barriers we have faced and how we
leaning after the pandemic. have worked as a team to overcome systemic
and site-specific issues from a middle-level
Room: Oxford case-study perspective. Specific focus will be
Palmetto's Finest Best Practices: given to the design and structure of the master
Walker-Gamble Elementary School schedule, state-mandated requirements,
Allen Kirby and Nancy Moore, Walker-Gamble access to rigorous courses, accountability,
Elementary School and site-based professional development. The
session will include an examination of how our
Join a 2020 Palmetto's Finest Elementary site uses AVID’s domains to develop solutions
School Winner as they share best practices and evaluate outcomes. Attention will be given
that led them to become a Palmetto's Finest to increasing male representation in the AVID
School. elective, Algebra I numbers, and Summer
Bridge participation. Participants will have an
Room: Winchester opportunity to brainstorm additional barriers
Embracing and Preparing for and possible solutions. The intended audience
Population Growth through Long- for the session includes sites that are
Range Building Planning interested in developing AVID schoolwide,
Matt Warren, Lexington District 1 including site administrators and leaders.
Lexington County School District One has
grown by an average of 500 students per year
since the late 1980s. In preparation for the
2018 Bond Referendum Lexington One
partnered with a demographics and planning
23Room: Somerset Room: Windsor A
Developing Teachers and Leaders with Leveraging Organization Change Using
an Equity Lens: How the SC Teaching Data Teams, Lesson Study, Reflection,
Standards, Special Areas, and and Teacher Agency
PADEPP Rubrics Can Help You Create Kristie Krause Smith, Lindsey Head, and
Supportive, Inclusive, and Rigorous Malisa Johnson, Oak Pointe Elementary
Classrooms School
Lilla Toal Mandsager and Kimberly Howard,
SC Department of Education Oak Pointe will share our experience
implementing data teams utilizing teacher
Schools and districts that are serious about agency through the lesson study format to
addressing educational inequities know that impact instruction and student achievement. In
a safe, inclusive environment is foundational. the context of professional learning, teacher
If we want every student to have access to agency is the capacity of teachers to act
high quality classroom instruction, we need purposefully and constructively to direct their
common language to ensure our expectations professional growth and contribute to the
are high and helpful data to understand where growth of their colleagues (Calvart, 2016).
we are.This session will equip participants with Through reliance on research on lesson study,
specific data points and indicators that can we designed a learning opportunity focused on
help your team create a common vision for mathematics and reading, respectively. In this
instruction and leadership that engages session, presenters will describe how various
students' hearts and minds. grade-level teams engaged in lesson studies
supported by administration and university
faculty. We will discuss how the utilization of
lesson study in the context of professional
learning grows teacher agency and capacity to
purposefully deepen instructional strategy
implementation that impacts student
achievement.
Room: Windsor B
CTE: Outside the Box
Bryce Myers and Tradd Denny, Lexington
Technology Center
In CTE, like other areas of education, it is
difficult to think, dream, create, and then
implement "outside the box.” In this session,
we will identify common issues that are faced
in CTE. We will then explore what we've
learned from the Covid-19 period to enhance
our CTE learning structures. We will
brainstorm ideas to promote CTE and
enhance its perception, and we will explore
options of how we can work "outside of the
box" across all systems to reach as many
students as possible to prepare them for future
careers.
24Room: Windsor C Room: Kensington B
Leading with Love #345Marlboro License to Coach: Implementing
Ashley Taylor and Mahilda Douglas, Wallace School-Wide Coaching Cycles for
Elementary Middle School; Crystal Halma, Administrators and ICs
Bennettsville Intermediate School; Joy Ashley Wardlaw and Logan Wright, Wade
Rankin, McColl Elementary Middle School; Hampton High School
and Gregory McCord, Marlboro County
Schools Looking for a way to improve student
achievement in your school? Are your
Leading with Love during the pandemic has teachers frustrated with their current
helped us to focus on the social-emotional observation feedback? Are you looking to
well-being of our school families. Our district develop a more positive coaching culture in
motto is #345Marlboro: 3 words “We love you”, your building? By attending this session, you
4 words “We care about you”, 5 words “We are will discover one school’s answer to these
here for you.” Come learn about #345Marlboro questions, as well as learn how the
and what our schools have put into place to administrative team earned their license to
ensure the social-emotional well-being of our coach. Through the collaborative efforts of the
students, staff, parents, and community. Find Instructional Coach and the Wade Hampton
out how we are utilizing community resources High School administrative team, a two-year
to assist everyone during this trying time. professional learning plan was developed that
Through the utilization of school-based incorporates instructional coaching cycles and
administrators, social workers, parent a school-wide focus on rigor. The plan
educators, and school resource officers, we prioritizes developing the administrative team
have been able to engage our students in into instructional leaders who can confidently
hybrid and virtual instruction. Constant engage in coaching conversations with
communication and partnerships have allowed teachers. Participants in this session will
us to engage with our community. Even discover how to create a vision for
through the pandemic, Marlboro County professional learning and coaching cycles that
School District has continued to support the includes a timeline of implementation, an
community in various ways. Our students have observation schedule, an observation
even stepped up to Lead with Love. template, and training for administrators!
#345Marlboro—It is more than a saying; it is a
way of life for all of us.
Room: Kensington A
Summer Slide vs. COVID Slide:
Achieving the Impossible
Nicole Kirkley and Harriet Boykin-Garity,
Blaney Elementary School; and Matia
Goodwin, Camden Elementary School
You thought the summer slide was bad, how
about the COVID slide? We know that
students regress academically over the
summer, but after COVID hit, we saw a more
significant regression than what we were
projecting. Let us show you how we utilized
Tier 1, 2, and 3 instruction to maximize
student-learning outcomes and achieve
growth in the toughest year yet.
25Room: Kensington C Room: Palladium B, Brighton Building
Engaging Families in a Socially Seeing Through New Eyes, a Blueprint
Distanced World: Strategies to Build for Reaching Difficult and Challenging
Strong Partnerships Students
Becky Dukes, Allendale County Schools and Floyd Lyles, South Carolina Department of
Teresa Brown, Family Leadership, Juvenile Justice
Inc./Parenting Partners
You have difficult and challenging students.
In our new 2021 normal , COVID-19 forced us How do you deal with them? How do you reach
to re-evaluate the way we connect with these students? How can you turn a negative
parents and families. To meet the challenges, situation into a positive one? Seeing through
Allendale County Schools turned to their New Eyes will provide a blueprint you can
parent engagement partner, Family follow. This will ensure success for the most
Leadership, Inc., who adapted their existing difficult and challenging students you
Parenting Partners Workshops to the Zoom encounter. Have you ever thought about how
platform and increased the impact of family these students see educators? We don’t
involvement by making it easier to participate always see things how they are. Instead, we
and more engaging than ever. This interactive see things how we are. This presentation will
session will demonstrate practical, help you build relationships with students and
transferable family engagement practices, make life-changing connections. “Your
including how to engage parents virtually. Join students may forget what you taught them but
us as Becky Dukes, Director of Federal and will always remember the way you made them
Accountability Programs for Allendale County feel.” The blueprint for success includes three
Schools, and Teresa Brown, National Trainer core values: relationship, restructure, and
and Team Support Specialist for Parenting results. Please join us to SEE THROUGH
Partners, share with you their experiences NEW EYES �.
with success.
Room: Palladium C, Brighton Building
Room: Palladium A, Brighton Building Special Education Discipline: The Nuts
Gauging District and School and Bolts
Implementation of MTSS to Maximize Ashley Story, White & Story, LLC
Achievement for All Students
Quincie Moore and Taylor Seale, SC During this presentation, attendees will review
Department of Education and learn the basics with regard to issuing
discipline to special education students. This
This session will provide district and school is a basic overview of many of the common
leaders with steps for strengthening and options that the IDEA allows but also a good
implementing current MTSS processes as we refresher for those who have assumed
move into the third year of statewide MTSS leadership roles at their schools and within
implementation in SC. The presenters will their districts. Join us for interesting
discuss the impact of current and proposed conversation and learning about ways to work
legislation on MTSS. Topics will include using with your special services team to do what’s
data to drive decision-making, to plan for high- best for our kids.
quality Tier 1 instruction and identify
appropriate interventions, and to maximize
both annual and catchup growth for all
students.
26Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Game Changer Session
Instant Ideas
8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Palisades Ballroom, Hilton 8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Hotel Room: Kensington A
This format of learning has been spreading across the
country and world! Each talk is exactly eigh minutes
David Banks long and covers a variety of topics. Presenters share
their personal and professional passions, using 24
slides, 20 seconds per slide for a total of 8 minutes.
The following topics will be shared.
Reimagining School: Books by Cayce Kids for Cayce Kids
Andrew Drozdak, Cayce Elementary School
Advancing Equity After the
Pandemic Leadership Is a Game Changer
Jessie Williams and DeAnna Savage, Pontiac
Elementary School
This session will offer practical strategies that
support transformational leadership as school The Digital Era of Instructional Innovation:
districts and administrators reimagine school Shifting to Virtual and Blended Learning
after the pandemic. Josh McLaurin, McBee High School
Racing to Fluency: Where Our Students Are
the Fastest Driver
Kimmerie Allyen and Allyson Long, Belvedere
Elementary School
NO Money, YES Problems: How Financial
Sponsored by Literacy Education Can Empower Students in
the Hybrid and Virtual World
Denise Harrel and Theodore Brinkley, DuBose Middle
School
System Overhaul—What Do YOU Do When
YOUR Students Don't Get It?
Rhonda Gregory, Anderson District 2
26Tuesday, June 22, 2021 Room: Somerset
Designing a Sustainable System to
8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m Support Technology, Instruction, and
Education Sessions Flexible Learning Districtwide
Josh Shepard and Zach Sheppard, Oconee
Room: Winchester County Schools
iDobys—Service Learning for the 21st
Support for technology and digital
Century applications has become increasingly
Allison Hepfner and Lysa Manning, Doby’s important as more teachers include digital
Mill Elementary School resources into their daily curriculum. Learn
how to design a collaborative system
At Doby’s Mill Elementary, we have inclusive of stakeholders that supports
developed a three-tiered system (iLearn, district-led initiatives and builds awareness
iLead, iServe) to develop the whole child, and ownership among your teachers. As
while meeting needs academically, socially, districts have migrated to an online, hybrid,
and behaviorally. Our students serve their or flexible learning style, the support needed
school, district, and community, helping them for teachers, learners, and parents has
understand that one person can make a raised concerns in many communities. With
difference. this new approach to learning, districts
should adapt their support models to meet
Room: Hampton the needs of all stakeholders. This session
Redesigning Exclusionary Practices: will exemplify how districts can provide
Creating Room(s) for Positive quality support, both technical and
Intervention instructional, in all tthree environments.
Dinah Taylor and Brent Jerome, Richland Attendees will leave with a multitude of
District 2 resources to deploy in their district to begin
building an ecosystem that protects district
This session will explore creating spaces in assets and data while providing the support
your school’s building to facilitate the shift students, teachers, and parents need and
from exclusionary in-school suspension deserve. The strategic alignment of
rooms to rooms where students receive resources, better understanding of support
positive interventions that are not only structures, and the knowledge to put
relevant, but also practical. Participants will procedures into place will help attendees be
go through an engaging, fun, and interactive prepared to support a digital environment.
presentation that will include the following District leaders will leave with resources for
topics: creating a safe space, infusing more in-depth vendor evaluations, tools to
restorative practices, providing replacement evaluate total cost of ownership, and ways to
behaviors or skills, how to select appropriate analyze their effectiveness for hardware and
staff, and effective data collection software purchases in their district.
tools. Participants will also receive a step-
by-step implementation guide to help them
create refocus rooms in their own schools.
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