Leadership EDIT 2026

Leadership EDIT 2026

7:40am CDT

Registration/Coffee 4801 Rockhill Rd, Kansas City, MO 64110

8:00am CDT

Opening Keynote TownhallAnna Stubblefield

9:00am CDT

Before Belonging: The Trauma-Informed Foundations Schools Must Build First Kansas CityAscendra Donald

Getting at the Root: Building Racially Equitable and Trauma-Informed School Communities Through Leadership TroostMorét Freeman • Crystal Yakel-Kuntz

Re-Imagining How We Talk With One Another: The Humanizing Approach to Discourse We Need to Make Sustainable Change in Schools (and Society at Large) PaseoLindsay Lyons

Using the Social Discipline Window & Neurobiology to Strengthen Equitable Discipline Brush CreekKatie McDonald

From Buzzwords to Better: Demystifying Implementation of Trauma-Informed and Inclusive Practices BrooksideChris Perry

10:30am CDT

Reframing the Narrative: Focus on Potential Kansas CityAmber Buck

The Intentional Leader: Shaping Your Vision and Curating Your Influence PaseoMatthew McClain

Trauma Is Not the Ceiling: How Championship Mindsets Build Resilient Schools TroostDr. Luther Riley

Regulated Leaders, Resilient Systems: Trauma-Informed Executive Leadership for Sustainable Change BrooksideFabiola Riobe

The Moment: When Mentoring Shifts a School to a Family Brush CreekLazell Williams

11:45am CDT

12:30pm CDT

Connection is the Intervention: How Schools Can Lead with Belonging Brush CreekLyndsey Brown

What are the critical components that CAUSE student engagement? Kansas CitySharon Walker • Julie Leach

Building Conversational Safety: The Power of the Paraphrase BrooksideTiffany Judkins

From Fear to Freedom: Creating Psychological Safety in Teams TroostBecky Gabany

What About Us? Transitioning from Individual Self-Care to Institutional Wellbeing for Educators on the Front Lines PaseoSolomon Moore

2:00pm CDT

The Perfect Blend: Brewing Supportive School Culture TroostMatthew McClain • Mallory Jacobs

Leadership is not a position it is a skill. BrooksideLaTrisha Gunn

Repair is a Leadership Skill: The Neuroscience of Restorative, Trauma-Informed Leadership Brush CreekJames Moffett

Dysregulation Is Not Neutral: The Hidden Equity Cost of Our Systems PaseoKatie McDonald

Utilizing the School Counselor in Student Outcomes Kansas CityGeoff Heckman

3:30pm CDT

Leading with Regulation: How Leaders Set the Emotional Climate of a School Brush CreekLyndsey Brown

Building Student Leadership Opportunities: A Partnership Approach to Prevention Kansas CityDr. Sarah Lucero • Dr. Lazell Williams • Mr. La'Derrick Collins

Inspiring Leadership through Literacy TroostLeonard Webb

Keeping Your Mask On: Educator Self Care PaseoKiley Lucket

Rethinking Crisis Drills BrooksideJohn Calvert