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AELL 35th Anniversary National Conference-How Successful Directors Lead

Come celebrate 35 amazing years with us!

8:00am CDT

Child Care Center TourFULL Off-Site

1:00pm CDT

Pre-Conference: Keys to Successfully Marketing Your Business with the Deluxe TeamFILLING Rhapsody

5:30pm CDT

Conference Kick-Off Party!LIMITED Exhibit Hall-Mandalay Ballroom

7:30pm CDT

Leader's Night Out!FILLING Off-Site

8:30am CDT

Keynote: The Game Winning 3 with Dave DavlinLIMITED Las Colinas Ballroom: Salons D-F

10:45am CDT

101-How Ready Are You for the Real Thing? - Planning and Preparing for EmergenciesLIMITED MartabanMichael Swain 102-Being an Intentional LeaderFILLING RangoonAngel Stoddard 103-Cultivating Community and Collaboration Among TeachersFILLING NepalRachel Supalla 104-Empower Others Through Delegation and MotivationFILLING Salon B-CJennifer Romanoff 105-Managing MillennialsFILLING EnjolieDawn Martini 106-Biggest Legal Mistakes Directors Make!FULL RhapsodyRon McGuckin, J.D. 107-So You Want to Own a Child Care Center?LIMITED AndamanDonna Thornton-Roberts 108-Recruitment and Retention of Quality VolunteersLIMITED Salon ADanielle Waite

12:30pm CDT

Munch & Mingle Lunch EventLIMITED Exhibit Hall-Mandalay Ballroom

2:00pm CDT

201-If You Aren't Cultivating Your Staff, You Are Losing Your StaffFULL NepalHeather Torres 202-Show Me the Money: Empowering Management to Lead Their Schools to Financial SuccessFULL EnjolieMike Pepper 203-Active Supervision: What Every Teacher Must Know and Be Able to DoLIMITED Salon B-CKarina Soto 204-Understanding Your Management Style and Using ItFILLING RhapsodyMiriam Dressler 205-Managing Challenging Situations and PeopleFULL RangoonCynthia Jauregui • Liz Matson 206-Be Your Best Self: 50 Ways to Stay MotivatedFULL MartabanLynnette McCarty 207-The "Who, What, When, and Where" of the National Accreditation CommissionLIMITED AndamanLaura Genz • Erin Schmidt 208-Effects of Legalized Marijuana on Employer PoliciesLIMITED Salon ADawn Martini

5:00pm CDT

Get Connected! First-Time Attendee Meet & GreetFULL Rangoon Owners Only Happy HourFILLING Enjolie

8:00pm CDT

35th Anniversary 80s Dance Party!FILLING Rhapsody

8:30am CDT

301-"OZ"ome Family PartnershipLIMITED Salon ADawn Brown 302-Putting the Right People in the Right PlacesFILLING Salon B-CShannon Hendricks 303-Making the Transition from Classroom to ManagementFILLING AndamanTymothy Smith 304-The Basics of Giving FeedbackFILLING RhapsodyCaterina Pannarale 305-The Near Death Experience of a Child Care Business: The Value of ValuesLIMITED EnjolieAnthony D'Agostino 306-Top 5 Tips for Social Media SuccessFULL MartabanJessica Robinson 307-Enrollments on DemandFULL NepalMichael Tasner 308-What Every Leader Needs to Know About Human ResourcesFILLING RangoonShela Mobrak

10:45am CDT

401-Strength Based Communication to Support Positive Team RelationshipsFULL RhapsodySusan MacDonald 402-Connections: The Key to Family Engagement, Employee Satisfaction, and Increased ProductivityFULL NepalSandi Brooks • Leann Hackler 403-Using Observations, Assessment & Planning Cycle to Support Children's LearningFILLING MartabanDr. Joanne Baham • Dr. Lisa Taylor Cook 404-Getting Out of Overwhelmed: Tools to Work ON Your Business Instead of Working IN Your BusinessFULL AndamanTameenah Adams 405-Role of Telehealth in Diagnosing and Treating Children with Austism Spectrum DisorderLIMITED Salon ABoyd Mark 406-Best Meeting Ever! Creating Successful and Productive Staff MeetingsFILLING RangoonMiriam Dressler 407-Effects of Legalized Marijuana on Employer PoliciesLIMITED EnjolieDawn Martini 408-What's New and Next for the National Accreditation CommissionLIMITED Salon B-CMargaret Collins • Laura Genz • Erin Schmidt

12:30pm CDT

Munch & Mingle Networking & Lunch Event Exhibit Hall-Mandalay Ballroom

2:00pm CDT

501-Staff Shortage Survival Skills for LeadersFULL MartabanMary Hornbeck 502-Organizational Health: A Requirement for SuccessLIMITED Salon ARobin Stephenson 503-Staff Appreciation: Bring It On!FILLING Salon B-CMollie Ipsen 504-Eat Cake for Breakfast! Picking the Right Battles with PeopleFILLING RhapsodyLori Buxton 505-Owners Only Hot Topics ForumFULL NepalRon McGuckin, J.D. 506-Be Extraordinary: The Habits of High AchieversFILLING EnjolieLynnette McCarty 507- Tuition and Your BusinessLIMITED AndamanRyan Gwaltney • Kassia A. Galloway 508-Managing Your Managers: Multi-Site LeadershipLIMITED RangoonLynette Galante

4:15pm CDT

Ambassador Informational MeetingLIMITED Rangoon

6:00pm CDT

Dine Arounds with AELL Ambassadors!LIMITED Off-Site

9:00am CDT

601-Inspiring Professional Growth: Practical Strategies for Creating a Growth Culture in Early Childhood ProgramsFILLING NepalSusan MacDonald 602-Situational Leadership: A Strategy for Managing StaffFILLING RhapsodyRobin Stephenson 603-Hiring Them for Keeps!LIMITED EnjolieLinda Bardales 604-Leading from the MiddleFILLING MartabanDonna Thornton-Roberts 605-Serve and Return: Strengthening ConnectionsLIMITED Salon B-CJuNene K 606-Authentic Family Engagement and CommunicationFILLING AndamanAlix Hall 607-Budgets and Profit/Loss Statements: Understanding the NumbersFILLING RangoonTymothy Smith 608-Leading Your Team Through AccreditationLIMITED Salon ALaura Genz • Erin Schmidt

11:15am CDT

Closing Keynote: The Promise of a Pencil with Adam BraunLIMITED Las Colinas Ballroom: Salons D-FAdam Braun