Name: NAVIGATE School Leadership
Start: 2026-06-11T10:30:00-0400
End: 2026-06-11T11:30:00-0400

EDUCON is a premier educational showcase and learning opportunity for teachers, principals, and district leaders. Participants will have the opportunity to choose breakout sessions led by school districts from across the Central Kentucky region and beyond. You will not just come away with a good idea or two; you will gain an abundance of great ideas and best practices that you can immediately apply in your classroom, school, or district.

Breakout Session Strands: Your chance to focus on a particular area of interest throughout the conference or explore a broader span!
1. Academics & Instructional Best Practices
2. AI & Technology
3. Systemic School Supports
4. Career Exploration & Future Focused Opportunities

We’re proud to announce our keynote speakers: On Day 1, Jimmy Casas, nationally recognized educator and author of Culturize and Day 2, Horacio Sanchez, renowned expert on resilience and brain-based learning. Both will deliver powerful messages to inspire and equip educators to lead with purpose, compassion, and innovation..

Daily Schedule
7:45 am Registration and Vendor Hall opens
8:30 am Welcome & Keynote Speaker
10:30 am -11:30 am Breakout Sessions
12:00 pm -1:00 pm Lunch break
1:15 pm -2:15 pm Breakout Sessions
2:30 pm -3:30 pm Breakout Sessions

NAVIGATE School Leadership

Thursday June 11, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT

TBA

At the heart of every thriving school lies a network of powerful, interconnected systems that support not only academic success, but the whole child. The N.A.V.I.G.A.T.E. School Leadership approach empowers school leaders to harness these systems for lasting, transformative impact.

This session will help school leaders intentionally design, coordinate, and sustain the core elements that drive student success, staff well-being, and school-wide excellence.

When you're leading a school, N.A.V.I.G.A.T.E. gives you a clear map to align efforts and ensure no system operates in isolation. Every Student. Every System. In Sync.

Speakers

David Young

CEO, Central Kentucky Educational Cooperative

Liz Erwin

Executive Director, KASC

Liz Erwin currently serves as Executive Director of the Association of School Councils. Before coming to KASC as associate executive director in 2022, Liz served as principal of Paint Lick Elementary, a National Blue Ribbon School, in Garrard County. Previously, she was assistant... Read More →

Thursday June 11, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
TBA

Systemic School Supports

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Central Kentucky EDUCON

David Young

Liz Erwin

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Central Kentucky EDUCON

David Young

Liz Erwin

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