IASB Convention 2024: Full Schedule

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8:00am CST

Board Presidents’ Workshop

Friday November 22, 2024 8:00am - 12:00pm CST

Rooms 312–315, Level 3

CALLING ALL BOARD PRESIDENTS, VICE PRESIDENTS & ASPIRING LEADERS! Once again, we’ll be offering our staple, interactive workshop designed to serve the learning needs of board leaders. Feedback from past participants indicates this four-hour learning experience provides some of the most powerful and relevant learning at Convention. Join your peers and IASB staff experts as we delve into hot button issues and meaningful content to share insights and surface practical approaches to various issues related to effective school board governance. While designed for board leaders, anyone is welcome to attend.

A complimentary breakfast will be provided for attendees at the Board President Workshop.

Special thanks to DCI Group for sponsoring the Board Presidents’ Workshop at the 79th IASB Annual Convention & Trade Show.

Moderators

Siobhan Schneider

Associate Executive Director, Board Leadership & Legal Services, IASB

Siobhan Schneider is the Associate Executive Director, Board Leadership Services for the Iowa Association of School Boards. She has been with the association since 2018. Siobhan oversees all association resources focused on board development, legal, and HR services to provide timely... Read More →

Presenters

Lou Ann Gvist

Board Development Director, IASB

Lou Ann Gvist has been a Board Development Director for the Iowa Association of School Boards since 2004. In her role, Lou Ann designs curriculum content and facilitator guides that serve as the foundation for her to facilitate workshops with board and superintendent teams on requested... Read More →

Tammi Drawbaugh

Board Development Director, IASB

Tammi Drawbaugh has been a Board Development Director at the Iowa Association of School Boards since 2021. In her role, Tammi designs curriculum content and facilitator guides that serve as the foundation for her to facilitate workshops with board and superintendent teams on requested... Read More →

Tara Paul

Superintendent, Indianola Schools

Tara Paul has recently joined the Indianola Community School District as the Superintendent of Schools. Her knowledge base and success is in supporting teacher growth and learning around Professional Learning Communities, the MTSS process and systems based SEL and mental wellness... Read More →

Dr. Erin Slater

Superintendent, Fort Madison Schools

Dr. Erin Slater joined the Fort Madison Community School District in 2016 and is in her 7th year serving the district. The District’s focus has been on supporting teacher and student learning with Professional Learning Communities and increasing resources in social-emotional support... Read More →

Brian Stone

Superintendent, Mid-Prairie Schools

Sponsors

DCI Group

DCI Group proudly sponsors the Board Presidents' Workshop at the 79th IASB Annual Convention & Trade Show.DCI Group is an Iowa-based construction management firm that provides clients in the Midwest with the expertise to guide them through a construction project, by developing a master plan that best fits their core business model to ensure the project is a success for all involved... Read More →

Friday November 22, 2024 8:00am - 12:00pm CST
Rooms 312–315, Level 3 Iowa Events Center

Post-Convention Workshop

Track Board President