Thriving on the Vine: Leadership in an Age of Engagement, Leadership Summit Breaks Records
Over 540 tickets were purchased to attend either one or both days of the Region 6 Leadership Summit, and annual awards dinner on June 17 & 18. The Casa Real event center at Ruby Hill Winery was filled with educational leaders and aspiring leaders eager to learn about and discuss critical topics presented by the slate of top tier authors, researchers and speakers.
Tom Armelino, incoming ACSA State President, kicked off the event and noted the impressive size of the group, quality of the program, and beauty of the venue. Educational leaders from Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin and other counties attended to hear from Michael Fullan, Anthony Muhammad, Jim Knight, Patricia Madsen and other outstanding speakers at a fraction of the normal cost for such a high caliber line-up. Furthermore, a vast majority of those in attendance at the full summit paid the discounted “early bird” price by registering before March 20.
Multiple districts sent large teams, or their entire leadership team to learn together over the two days. Following the close of the summit, a reception led up to the start of the 2015 ACSA Region 6 Awards Dinner. Nearly 400 people attended the dinner to honor our own outstanding administrators from Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.
The summit and dinner were presented with support from Contra Costa County Office of Education, Alameda County Office of Education, Teacher’s Pension and Insurance, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Brandman University, Scholastic, Opterra, VALIC, Lexia, Corwin, Bloomsky, McGraw Hill, California Casualty, Curriculum Associates, Total School Solutions, and Moore Educational Resources/Mimeo. As is their custom, our friends at Lifetouch provided photography for attendees at the dinner.
Next year’s summit and dinner will take place on June 15-16, 2016 in the same location. Peter Senge, author of The Fifth Discipline (1990), The Dance of Change (1999), and Schools That Learn: a Fifth Discipline Fieldbook for Educators, Parents and Everyone Who Cares About Education (2013), is confirmed to present.