Call for Session Presenters

IMPORTANT! Before attempting to submit a proposal submission, collect all the required information for each presenter referenced in the "Instructions for Session Submission Steps". For your reference, you may download these instructions as a PDF.

• Proposals must be submitted electronically no later than Friday, November 16, 2018, at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time).
• Presenters must commit to maintain an educational focus for their session and to eliminate all sales messages or presentations. Sessions that incorporate a sales theme and/or receive low ratings will not be selected for future conference programs.
• The National Principals Conference screening committee will make selections based on audience and content needs that reflect a diverse demographic. The submission of a concurrent session proposal does not guarantee inclusion in the National Principals Conference program. Factors for acceptance include the degree to which the proposal aligns with the four focus strands; the depth of content; and its application to the K–12 continuum. The four focus strands are:

1. BUILDING CULTURE: Nurturing community stakeholders to develop and live shared norms, values and beliefs to flourish in a safe, caring and evolving school community.

   • Equity — Ensuring that each person is known, valued and treated justly, and receives the personalized, high-quality education necessary to succeed in a global society.
   • Leading Complex Change — Influencing the mindset of key stakeholders, empowering a shift from reflection to action.
   • Leading from the Heart — Inspiring stakeholders through thoughtful leadership to create a caring and empathetic community.
   • Strategic Branding — Crafting a brand through collaboration that reflects school goals, beliefs, core values, and is easily embraced by students, staff, parents, and community stakeholders.

2. PROMOTING WELLNESS: Cultivating a culture of wellness for student and adult stakeholders to enhance community learning and productivity.

   • School Safety — Promoting proactive safety and crisis management planning and implementation to protect the school community.
   • Social Emotional Learning — Developing a culturally responsive approach to the social-emotional development of all stakeholders in the school community.
   • Mental Health — Utilizing an interagency, multi-disciplinary approach to enhance mental health services for the school community.
   • Whole School Wellness — Creating opportunities to promote physical, nutritional, intellectual wellness and the happiness agency of the school community.

3. LEADING LEARNING: Empowering all stakeholders to affirm shared values and develop the skills and dispositions to grow and contribute productively in a global society.

   • Building Teacher Effectiveness — Challenging educators to seize ownership, taking the risk to ensure every student's success through a fostered culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
   • Building Leadership Capacity — Engaging staff in professional and personal self-reflection and nurturing their ability to lead school improvement initiatives.
   • Future Ready Learning — Fostering creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and communication in students and adults to prepare them for our ever-changing global society (cultural relevancy/sensitivity).
   • Student Agency — Creating a platform by which students are actively engaged in creating real-world learning experiences.

4. DISRUPTING BUSINESS AS USUAL: Cultivating courageous leadership that inspires and engages students and adults as creative risk takers to make compelling change and learn in our global society.

   • Culture — Nurturing school and community stakeholders to develop and live shared norms, values and beliefs to flourish in a safe, caring and evolving school community safe for exploring risk and inspiring innovation.
   • Teaching and Learning — Ensuring that each person engages with and succeeds in progressive, personalized teaching and productive learning.
   • Systems and Structures — Redesigning institutional structures and strategies that foster systems and processes that maintain strong relationships among students, families, community and staff members that drive organizational performance.
   • Leadership — Elevating experiences and outcomes that ensure optimal learning is achieved by all.

• Sessions will run for 60 minutes with a limited number of sessions running 90 minutes. Those who want to be considered for a 90 minute session, must demonstrate the need for additional structured, interactive participation when filling out the Learning Objectives/Action Plan for Delivery. All sessions will be scheduled throughout NPC19, which begins on Thursday, July 18, 2019, and continues through Saturday, July 20, 2019.
• Up to three presenters may be listed for each session proposal. Do not list presenters without a definite commitment that the co-presenter(s) will appear during the program. All presenters must agree to the terms and conditions for participation.
• The primary person submitting each proposal will serve as the point of contact for NPC19. This person will be responsible for all related presentation specifications and for informing the presenter(s) of the status of the proposal, deadlines, and registration fees.
• The National Principals Conference session presenters receive no speaker fee and must pay their own travel expenses including hotel, airfare, and ground transportation. If your session is selected, all presenters must pay a speaker registration fee of $295 no later than May 30, 2019. This fee covers the NPC19 indirect expenses related to the session room. In exchange, presenters benefit through their exposure to a national audience of school leaders.
• By submitting a concurrent session proposal, you agree that the National Principals Conference or a representative of the conference has your permission to use all images, presentations, materials, and/or handouts you have submitted without restriction in any means of communication. Conference staff will provide presenters with tips for developing top-notch presentations and a standard PowerPoint slide template. NPC19 presenters must agree to allow minor editing of their presentations if requested.