St Johns, Florida | July 20–21, 2026
Day 1
Take the learning home with you. Visit our book co-op open onsite throughout the event.
7:00–8:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Location: Auditorium Foyer
8:00–9:30 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Brennan Asplen, Superintendent, St Johns County School District
Keynote—Purpose and Precision in a PLC
Nathaniel Provencio
Location: Auditorium
9:30–9:45 a.m.
Break
9:45–11:00 a.m.
Chad M. V. Dumas—The PLC: It’s Not Just What We Do, It’s Who We Are
Location: Poe
Cheyana Leiva—From Numbers to Knowledge: Using Your Common Formative Assessment Data Effectively
Location: Welch
Nathaniel Provencio—The Principal + Leader Partnership
Location: Hunsinger
Matthew Treadway—Every Ladder Needs a First Step: Designing Learning Progressions for All Students
Location: Auditorium
11:00 a.m–12:15 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)
12:15–1:30 p.m.
Drew Chiodo—Stop Doing More—Start Doing What Matters: Building and Maintaining Guiding Coalitions That Deliver
Location: Kurtz
Chad M. V. Dumas—The Guiding Coalition: We Have One—Now What?
Location: Poe
Cheyana Leiva—Strategic Unit Planning: Aligning to Essential Standards
Location: Welch
Nathaniel Provencio—Ownership and Excellence: How Collaborative Teams Strengthen Tier 1 Instruction and Own Tier 2 Responses
Location: Auditorium
Matthew Treadway—Partners in Practice: Co-Planning for Shared Ownership
Location: Hunsinger
1:30–1:45 p.m.
Break
1:45–3:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion—Unfiltered PLC: What Actually Works (and What Doesn't)
Drew Chiodo
Location: Kurtz
Chad M. V. Dumas—Simple Habits to Transform Collaboration: Starting With You
Location: Poe
Cheyana Leiva—From Feedback to Ownership: Helping Students Know, Grow, and Take the Next Step
Location: Auditorium
Nathaniel Provencio—Leading at Scale: The Leadership Moves Behind an Effective PLC
Location: Welch
Matthew Treadway—Partners in Practice: Co-Planning for Shared Ownership
Location: Hunsinger
3:00–3:15 p.m.
Break
3:15–4:00 p.m.
Team Time—Presenters aid in your collaborative team discussions.
Location: Cafeteria
Day 2
Take the learning home with you. Visit our book co-op open onsite throughout the event.
7:00–8:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Location: Auditorium Foyer
8:00–9:30 a.m.
Chad M. V. Dumas—Actions That Influence: Simple Ways to Get More Done in Less Time With Greater Joy
Location: Poe
Cheyana Leiva—Where the Learning Happens: Instruction in the PLC Process
Location: Auditorium
Nathaniel Provencio—Taming the Teams: Moving From Havoc to Harmony
Location: Welch
Matthew Treadway—Co-Teaching in Action: Instruction, Assessment, and Response
Location: Hunsinger
9:30–9:45 a.m.
Break
9:45–11:00 a.m.
Chad M. V. Dumas—Getting to We: The Purpose and Responsibilities of a Guiding Coalition
Location: Auditorium
Cheyana Leiva—From Numbers to Knowledge: Using Your Common Formative Assessment Data Effectively
Location: Welch
Nathaniel Provencio—Collective Excellence in a PLC: Five Foundations of High-Performing Teams
Location: Poe
Matthew Treadway—Where's the Finish Line? Backward Designing Instruction for Proactive Success
Location: Hunsinger
11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)
12:15–1:30 p.m.
Drew Chiodo—Stop Doing More—Start Doing What Matters: Building and Maintaining Guiding Coalitions That Deliver
Location: Kurtz
Chad M. V. Dumas—The Guiding Coalition: We Have One—Now What?
Location: Welch
Cheyana Leiva—The 15-Day Challenge: Win Quick, Win Often!
Location: Auditorium
Nathaniel Provencio—Leading at Scale: The Leadership Moves Behind an Effective PLC
Location: Poe
Matthew Treadway—No More Stretch Armstrong: Uniting SDI for Seamless Student Success
Location: Hunsinger
1:30–1:45 p.m.
Break
1:45–2:30 p.m.
Team Time—Presenters aid in your collaborative team discussions.
Location: Cafeteria
2:30–2:45 p.m.
Break
2:45–4:00 p.m.
Keynote—Hope Is a Plan: Turning Belief Into Action
Matthew Treadway
Location: Auditorium
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