to build a brighter future
Summit Agenda
Pre-Show. 8:00 – 8:30 AM
Student Performance.
Tolleson Elementary Mariachi Band | Los Tigres de Tolleson, Students, Tolleson Elementary School District
Efrain Casillas, Band Director, Tolleson Elementary Mariachi Band: Los Tigres de Tolleson, Tolleson Elementary School District
Event Start. 8:30 AM

Tickets and Registration
Sara Wyffels, NBCT, Honors Spanish 3, IB/AP Spanish 4, 2021 Arizona Teacher of the Year, World Language Department Chair, Chandler High School
Welcome.
School Connect’s Vision for the Future
Tracey Beal
Founder and CEO
School Connect
The Power of Student Innovation.
Brian E. Mueller
President
Grand Canyon University
Keynote.
The Story of Strategic Change for Chinle
Quincy Natay
Superintendent
Chinle Unified School District
Table Discussion 1.
Impacting Change in Your Organization
The Laveen Community.
Strategic Collaboration
Dr. Jeff Sprout
Superintendent
Laveen Elementary School District
Dr. Joe Roselle
Community Engagement Coordinator
Laveen Elementary School District
Megan Hamburgh
Principal
Rogers Ranch School
What is the CAFÉ Model?
Tracey Beal
Founder and CEO
School Connect
Micah C. Nicholas
Love Our Schools CAFE Coordinator
United Way of Acadiana
Leadership Institute of Faith and Education.
Dr. Irvin Leon Scott
Senior Lecturer on Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education
The Golden Rule Celebration.
The Power of Interfaith Councils
Dr. Jim Dean
Superintendent
Dysart Schools
ACE Mentoring.
Pendergast Students.
Hands on STEM Innovation
MET Professional Academy Panel.
Where Industry and Education Join Forces to Change the Future
Panel Facilitator:
Chad Eichenlaub, MET Professional Academy Coordinator, Peoria Unified School District
Student Panel:
- Abigail Urbina-Bernal, Student, MET Professional Academy
- Joshua Case, Student, MET Professional Academy
- Lucas Szokol, Student, MET Professional Academy
Table Discussion 2.
How My Organization Creates Student Pathways Into Our Industry
ASU Next Education Workforce Panel.
Team Teaching: A Student-Centered Approach
Panel Facilitator:
Laura Toenjes, Superintendent, Kyrene School District
Panel Members:
- Dr. Lisa McCray Cannon, Senior Program Manager | Whole School Models, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University
- Korbi Adams, Senior Program Manager | Community Educator Initiatives, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University
- Sharisse Nunes, Lead Teacher | 5th Grade, Falcon Hill Elementary School, Mesa Public Schools
Arena Wide Networking Activity.
Connections That Matter
Facilitation
The Be Kind Crew
The Be Kind People Project
Be Kind Buddy Benches.
Creating Spaces for Connection
Performance
The Be Kind Crew
The Be Kind People Project
Sierra’s Story.
Empathy That Empowers
Tracey Beal
Founder and CEO
School Connect
Keynote.
The Connection Between Empathy and Innovation
Dr. Quintin Boyce
Associate Vice President | Educational Outreach
Arizona State University
Superintendent Panel.
The Future We Share
Panel Facilitator:
Dr. Perry Berry, Superintendent, Queen Creek Unified School District
Panel Members:
- Dr. Lupita Ley Hightower, Treasure Hunter and Arizona Superintendent of the Year 2022, Tolleson Elementary School District
- Dr. David Dumon, Superintendent and ASA’s All Arizona Superintendent Small District 2021, Altar Valley School District
- Dr. Gregory Wyman, Superintendent and ASA’s All Arizona Superintendent Medium District 2022, J.O. Combs Unified School District
- Brian Capistran, Superintendent and ASA’s All Arizona Superintendent Large District 2022, Glendale Union High School District
Special Gift and Student Affirmation.
Tracey Beal
Founder and CEO
School Connect
Dr. Lupita Hightower
Superintendent
Tolleson Elementary School District
Event Close. 12:30 PM
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