MASC/MASS 2016: Conference Schedule

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The following is a partial schedule for the 2016 MASC/MASS Joint Conference and is subject to change. To view the latest schedule information, detailed session descriptions, speaker information and create your own customized schedule, get the new MASC Events app for Apple and Android devices.

Note: The icon next to a session indicates that a ticket is required to attend. This is typically in the case of the lunch and dinner programs.

Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Wednesday, November 2

11:00am
Conference Registration Opens
MASC Delegate Registration
12:30pm - 1:40pm: Panel Session I
Small Rural and Regional Districts: Fiscal and Enrollment Challenges (Cape Cod)
SEL: Moving from Compliance to Cultural Implementation (Hyannisport West)
Planning for Success: DESE Multiyear Improvement/Annual Action Plan (Hyannisport East)
MassKids: Implementing the New Safe Child Standards (Barnstable 1)
Virtual Learning: Creating Regional Capacity to Expand Opportunities for All (Barnstable 3)
Interest Based Bargaining (Centerville)
Social/Emotional Learning: A Priority Through the Education Pipeline (Centerville)
Universal Design for Learning (Orleans)
Working Together for Student Success (Ballroom)
1:50pm - 3:00pm: Panel Session II
Innovative Practices to Social-Emotional Learning (Hyannisport West)
New Superintendent Induction Program: Ensuring a Smooth Transition (Hyannisport East)
DESE: Report from the Civic Learning and Engagement Task Force (Barnstable 1)
Planning for Continous Improvement (Barnstable 3)
Foreign Exchange Students: Challenges and Benefits (Centerville)
Improve Outcomes with Student Survey Feedback (Cape Cod)
Budget Development (Orleans)
Policies You Need (Bass River Alcove)
2:45pm - 3:10pm
MASC Resolutions Clinic (Ballroom)
3:00pm - 7:00pm
Exhibit Hall Open
3:15pm
MASC Delegate Assembly (Ballroom)
3:25pm - 4:00pm: Partner Presentations
Using Analytics to Change Public Perception and Win Support (Cape Cod)
3:25pm - 4:30pm: Panel Session III
What Educational Collaboratives Can Do for You (Cape Cod)
Innovations in Global STEM Programming (Barnstable 1)
Engaging Community Stakeholders in Emergency Operations Planning (Barnstable 3)
Candidate Performance Assessment: Impact on Mentoring, Hiring Evaluation and Preparation Processes (Centerville)
4:30pm - 5:00pm
MASS Business Meeting (Hyannisport West)
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Reception with Exhibitors (Exhibit Hall)
Sponsored By: Mirick O'Connell
7:00pm: Dinner ProgramTicket Required
Wednesday Keynote Dinner (Bass River)
Greetings: Mitchell Chester, Massachusetts Commissioner of Education
Keynote Address: Rev. Liz Walker, Former TV Journalist & Humanitarian
"Getting Unstuck: What I Have Learned About Poverty and Education", Teaching resilience to urban children and combating trauma in their lives and communities.
Special Presentation: of the Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill Award to Michael Cavanaugh of the Pathfinder Regional Vocational School Committee Sponsored By: Scholastic
9:00pm - 12:00pm
Meet Your Colleagues Social (Bogey's)
Musical Guest: The Cape Cod Slackers

Thursday, November 3

7:30am - 11:30am
Registration Open
7:30am - 3:00pm
Exhibit Hall Open
7:50am - 8:40am: Partner Presentations
Working with your Community and the MSBA to Achieve a School Building Solution(Orleans)
Independent Reading and the Whole Child: Creating Pathways for Literacy at School, Home, and in the Community (Barnstable 3)
8:00am - 8:40am: Partner Presentations
The Redesigned SAT, Khan Academy, and AP Program Updates (Barnstable 1)
7:30am - 9:30am
Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors (Exhibit Hall)
Sponsored By: Sodexo
8:45am -10:00am: Panel Session IV
Strategies for Children: Implementing Pre-K Programs and Building Capacity (Cape Cod)
Vocational Technical/Agricultural Education: Best and Emerging Practices (Bass River)
Building Blocks for Learning: Connection Between Social/Emotional Health and Academic Achievement (Hyannisport West)
Families in Crisis: Addressing Social and Emotional Needs of Students and Families (Hyannisport East)
Code of Conduct: Establishing a Positive Behavioral Intervention Support Model (Barnstable 1)
Charter School Reform Update (Barnstable 3)
NEASC Accreditation Process: A New and Improved Model (Centerville)
MCAS 2.0: An Update (Ballroom)
10:00am - 10:45am
Coffee with Exhibitors (Exhibit Hall)
10:00am - 10:35am: MASC Division Meetings
Division VIII (Bass River Alcove)
Division IX and Minority Caucus (Hyannisport East)
10:45am - 12:00pm: General Session
SEL and the Mental Health Needs of Children, In and Out of the Classroom (Ballroom)
Guest Speakers: Dr. Nicholas Covino, Nadja Reilly, Shella Dennery
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Thursday Lunch Program Ticket Required
Networking Luncheon (Bass River)
Sponsored By: Colliers International
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Ice Cream Social with Exhibitors (Exhibit Hall)
1:15pm - 2:15pm: Partner Presentations
Social Emotional Learning: How Threats Shared on Social Media Impacts Time on Task and Everyday Learning (Centerville)
Measuring Social and Emotional Learning (Barnstable 1)
Community Eligibility Program: A Boost for Students AND School Budgets (Barnstable 3)
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Registration Open
2:30pm - 3:45pm: Panel Session V
Special Education Transportation: Cost-Savings Strategies (Cape Cod)
School Building Authority Update (Hyannisport West)
School Law 101 (Hyannisport East)
Social/Emotional Learning: Educational Collaborative Initiatives (Barnstable 1)
Advocacy and Media Strategies (Barnstable 3)
Superintendent Contracting: Do's and Don't's (Orleans)
Best Practices in the Boardroom (Centerville)
Supporting Transgender Students: Laws, Policies and Best Practices (Ballroom)
4:00pm - 5:15pm: Panel Session VI
Recovery High Schools: Best Practices (Cape Cod)
Special Education Issues Update (Barnstable 1)
School Law 201 (Hyannisport West)
Budget Oversight: It's Your Responsibility! (Hyannisport East)
OPEB (Other Post-Employment Benefits): What Every District Needs to Know (Centerville)
Virtual Education: Family Engagement for Student Achievement at MA Virtual Academy (Orleans)
Evaluating the Superintendent (Barnstable 3)
Chapter 70: What It Is, How It Works, 21st Century Challenges (Ballroom)
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Presidents' Reception (Lobby Lounge)
6:30pm: Thursday Dinner ProgramTicket Required
Thursday Night Banquet (Bass River)
Sponsored By: Social Sentinel Guest Speaker: Comedian Jimmy Tingle, Comedian, Harvard graduate, occasional presidential candidate
"Jimmy Tingle for President"

Friday, November 4

7:30am - 11:30am
Registration Open
7:30am - 9:30am
Continental Breakfast (Ballroom Foyer)
Sponsored By: BoardDocs
9:00am - 3:00pm
COSCAP Workshop Registration Required (Cape Cod)
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9:00am - 10:15am: Featured Panel
Between a Rock and a Calm Place - Behavioral Intervention Strategies (Ballroom)
Guest Speaker: Jessica Minahan
9:00am - 10:15am: Panel Session VII
MIAA: New Initiatives (Barnstable 1)
Creating a New Path for Assessments (Barnstable 3)
L.E.A.P. Program (Centerville)
Addressing Violence in Our Schools: From Bullying to Dating Violence (Orleans)
Transparency in Budget Presentation (Osterville)
10:30am - 11:45am: General Session
Questions School Committees can Ask in Pursuit of Excellence with Equity and some Common Answers (Ballroom)
Guest Speaker: Ron Ferguson, Author, Economist and Senior Lecturer in Education and Public Policy at Harvard University
12:00pm: Friday Lunch Program Ticket Required
Leadership Luncheon (Bass River)
Guest Speaker: Mo Cunningham, Associate Professor of Political Science, UMASS Boston and Co-Founder and Contributor to WGBH's MassPoliticsProf blog
1:45pm - 2:30pm: MASC Division Meetings
Divisions I & II (Hyannisport East)
Division III (Hyannisport West)
Division IV (Barnstable 1)
Division V (Barnstable 3)
Division VI (Centerville)
Division VII (Bass River Alcove)
2:30pm - 3:45pm: Panel Session VIII
School Committee Self-Evaluation (Hyannisport East)
Small District Issues (Barnstable 3)
ESSA and the Arts (Barnstable 1)
Parliamentary Procedures (Orleans)
Sustaining Strong School Committee/Superintendent Relationships (Osterville A)
Legislative Update (Ballroom)
Family Engagement (Hyannisport West)
Courageous, Compassionate Leadership (Centerville)
New Member Orientation: Part I (2:30pm - 5:00pm) (Grand Ballroom)
Multigenerational Communications (2:30pm - 5:00pm) (Osterville B)
4:00pm - 5:15pm: Panel Session IX
Social Media: How to Use it Effectively (Osterville B)
Edward M. Kennedy Institute - Senate Immersion Model (Barnstable 1)
Student Activity/Revolving Funds: Audit Guidelines (Orleans)
Promoting a Maker Mindset (Barnstable 3)
What the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Means for Your District (Ballroom)
5:00pm - 5:45pm
Past Presidents' Council Meeting (Room 104)
6:00pm - 7:00pm
MASC Life Member/Award Recipient Reception (Lobby Lounge)
7:00pm: Thursday Dinner Program Ticket Required
MASC Leadership Awards & Life Member Banquet (Bass River)

Saturday, November 5

9:00am - 10:15am
Students and Social Media (Cape Cod)
Learning Beyond the Classroom - Student Internships (Hyannisport West)
Focus on Students: Dual Enrollment Opportunities (Barnstable 1)
Roles (and Responsibilities) of the Chair (Bass River Alcove)
New Member Orientation (Part II)(Hyannisport East)
Mindfulness in the Classroom (Barnstable 3)
10:30am - 11:45am
Hot Topic! Early Start Times for Schools (Hyannisport West)
Students Mentoring Students (Barnstable 3)
Looking for a Leader: Superintendent Searching (Bass River Alcove)
Students in Poverty (Cape Cod)
Have You Done Your Homework Yet?? (Barnstable 1)
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Saturday Lunch Program Ticket Required
Student Voices Luncheon (Bass River)