Meet the Presenters
Explore discipline, difficult conversations, leadership strategies, campus culture and critical legal updates. Features dedicated time to share ideas during timely topics table talks and to build your professional community.
TEPSA AP Conference Sessions
How to Have Difficult Conversations with Difficult People
Eddie Damian, EdD, Founder, Leadership Remedy
How can the power of words and conversation guide your campus to success? Learn valuable techniques and methods for providing feedback to employees in a way that maintains trust and positive employee rapport. Explore conversation obstacles and successful techniques to implement immediately. Emphasis will focus on setting expectations, aligning policy with actions, and providing you with successful tools for talking to employees, including your most challenging conversations. Discover how having a difficult conversation doesn’t have to be difficult.
Empowering Assistant Principals: Navigating Roles and Cultivating Campus Culture
Shauna Hittle, Assistant Superintendent, and Danieli Parker, Director of Innovation and Instructional Technology, Hallsville ISD
In this transformative session, we’ll focus on the assistant principal mindset, aligning with your principal’s vision, and fostering a positive campus culture through the power of communication. Learn key strategies, engage in interactive activities, and gain practical insights from experienced facilitators to thrive in your leadership role. Enhance your skills, build strong relationships, and make a lasting impact on your school’s success!
#1 in the #2 Business: Legal A to Z for the AP
Kevin Lungwitz, Education Lawyer
We admit we stole this slogan from a port-a-potty company, but we think it fits for APs, too! As the #2 in charge on a campus, APs are faced with a wide variety of responsibilities. In this A to Z session, attorney Kevin Lungwitz will bring you up to date on issues like student safety, corporal punishment, bullying, student abuse, CPS reports, staff evaluations, parental rights and relations, best practices for protecting yourself from legal claims, and more. With the legal knowledge you gain, you’ll be #1 in the #2 business.
More than Points and Parties: Creating Campus-Based Behavioral Systems that Work
Jessica C. Wright, EdD, Education Specialist, Region 4 ESC
Student academic and behavior outcomes can improve when schoolwide behavior management systems are implemented with fidelity. This requires more than points and parties. Learn the critical elements necessary for success within a multi-tiered system of support for behavior.
Leadership Tips (Lunch Included)
Elevate your leadership with tips from our 2023 National Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year for Texas Sommer Reynolds, Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD
Special thanks to Horace Mann for sponsoring lunch.
When Kids Lead
Todd Nesloney, TEPSA Director of Culture and Strategic Leadership
Grow your students into leaders and world-changers! Whether it’s through morning meetings, social media interns, student ambassadors or more, learn ways to inspire your students to dream big and leave a mark worth remembering.
Trending Topics Table Talk (T4)
Share and learn new ideas on trending topics with your peers.
