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SUMMARY:2026 GACIS Fall Conference
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 2026 GACIS Fall Conference&nbsp\;</strong></span></p>\n<p style="text-alig
 n: center\;"><strong><span style="font-family: &quot\;times new roman&quot
 \;\; color: #000000\;"><em>Belief to Impact: Leading with Clarity\, Courag
 e\, and Collective Efficacy</em></span></strong></p>\n<p style="text-align
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 r: #000000\;"><strong>September 24-25\, 2026 |&nbsp\;</strong><strong>The 
 Classic Center\, Athens\, GA</strong></span></p>\n<p style="text-align: ce
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 r: #ff0000\;">REGISTRATION IS CLOSED</span></em></p>\n<p style="border:med
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 x\;">CLICK HERE FOR LODGING INFORMATION</span></a></span></em></span></p>\
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 #1f497d\;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SeYngapRqkizqCeyf-
 9sUi2FkKc1P4Zi/edit"><span style="font-family: &quot\;times new roman&quot
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 ;times new roman&quot\;\; font-size: 16px\;">AGENDA</span></a></span></p>\
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 line\; text-align: center\; font-family: georgia\; color: #000000\;">Regis
 ter today for the 55th Annual GACIS Fall Conference! Registration for the 
 in person event is limited.&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-size: 15px\; te
 xt-indent: -0.1pt\; text-align: left\; font-family: georgia\; color: #2424
 24\;">A virtual registration option is also available for those who wish t
 o participate remotely.</span></p>\n<p style="border:medium none\;   color
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 ght: 22px\; border-image: initial\; text-align: center\;"><span style="fon
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 t\;\, serif\;"><strong>Registration Cost:</strong> $425 (Member Rate) &amp
 \; $525 (Non-member Rate).</span></p>\n<p style="border:medium none\;   fo
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 w roman&quot\;\, serif\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="text-decoration: 
 underline\; color: #ff0000\;">Important Note:</span><span style="color: #0
 00000\;"> You are registering for the GACIS Conference only. You must comp
 lete a separate registration for the GaDOE Day Conference.&nbsp\;</span></
 span></p>\n<p><br />\n</p>\n<p style="border:medium none\;   color: #00000
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 e: initial\; text-align: center\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 20px\; 
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 Featuring Keynote Speakers:</span></strong></p>\n<p style="border:medium n
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 ight: 22px\; border-image: initial\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt
 \; line-height: 24px\; font-family: &quot\;times new roman&quot\;\, serif\
 ;">Elena Aguilar&nbsp\;</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12pt\; line
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 p\;</span><span style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: &quot\;times new rom
 an&quot\;\, serif\; color: #000000\;">is a writer\, leader\, teacher\, coa
 ch and podcaster. She is the author of eight highly acclaimed books: The A
 rt of Coaching (pub. 2013\, retd. 2024)\, The Art of Coaching Teams (2016)
 \, Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators (2018)\, The Onwa
 rd Workbook (2018)\, Coaching for Equity (2020)\, The Art of Coaching Work
 book (pub. 2020\, retd. 2024)\, The PD Book: 7 Habits that Transform Profe
 ssional Development (2022)\, and Arise: The Art of Transformational Coachi
 ng (July 2024). She has also been a frequent contributor to Edutopia\, ASC
 D&rsquo\;s Educational Leadership\, and EdWeek Teacher. Elena is the found
 er and CEO of Bright Morning Consulting\, an organization committed to hel
 ping individuals and organizations create the conditions for transformatio
 n. She has taught tens of thousands of educators how to have conversations
  that build a more just and equitable world. Elena can be heard demonstrat
 ing these conversations on The Bright Morning Podcast.</span><span style="
 font-size: medium\; color: #000000\;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt\
 ; line-height: 24px\; font-family: &quot\;times new roman&quot\;\, serif\;
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 age: initial\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt\; line-height: 24px\;
  font-family: &quot\;times new roman&quot\;\, serif\;">Dr. Jenni Donohoo</
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 ly: &quot\;times new roman&quot\;\, serif\;">\,&nbsp\;<span style="font-si
 ze: 12pt\; text-indent: -0.1pt\; font-family: &quot\;times new roman&quot\
 ;\, serif\;">is a professional learning facilitator\, author\, and researc
 her with more than 25 years&rsquo\; experience in leading school improveme
 nt. Jenni has multi-year partnerships with numerous organizations and gove
 rnment agencies where she works alongside system and school leaders suppor
 ting high-quality professional learning designed to improve outcomes for a
 ll students. She is a five-time best-selling author\, and her books have b
 een translated into several languages.</span><br />\n</span><span style="f
 ont-size: 12pt\; font-family: &quot\;times new roman&quot\;\, serif\; colo
 r: #000000\;">Jenni has been recognized internationally as an educational 
 thought leader. She has been a keynote speaker at conferences including Wo
 rldEduLead\, Raising Student Achievement\, Annual Visible Learning\, Corwi
 n&rsquo\;s Women in Education\, the LEAP Conference in Australia\, the For
 ward Learning Conference Singapore\, and the Developing Successful Schools
  Conference in New Brunswick. She has presented at faculties of education 
 around the globe including Auckland University and the University of Antwe
 rp.</span> <span style="font-size: 12pt\; text-indent: -0.1pt\; font-famil
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 0\; white-space: normal\; line-height: 22px\;"><strong><span style="font-s
 ize: 12pt\; line-height: 24px\; font-family: &quot\;times new roman&quot\;
 \, serif\;">Jeff Utecht</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12pt\; line
 -height: 24px\; font-family: &quot\;times new roman&quot\;\, serif\;"> is 
 an educational consultant and presenter. He began his career in the Elemen
 tary Classroom in Washington State. In 2001\, he was the recipient of a Bi
 ll and Melinda Gates Grant\, the Technology Leadership Program. This start
 ed his journey into the world of connecting students and using the world a
 s his curriculum.&nbsp\;From 2002 &ndash\; 2012 Jeff taught at Internation
 al Schools moving from a classroom teacher into technology roles and admin
 istrative positions.&nbsp\;He has authored books\, worked as a consultant 
 for technology startups\, and continues to speak at schools and educationa
 l events around the globe. He gave a </span><a href="https://youtu.be/S8dj
 V8slDN0" target="_blank" style="color: blue\;"><span style="font-size: 12p
 t\; line-height: 24px\; text-decoration: none\; font-family: &quot\;times 
 new roman&quot\;\, serif\; color: windowtext\;">TEDx talk</span></a><span 
 style="font-size: 12pt\; line-height: 24px\; font-family: &quot\;times new
  roman&quot\;\, serif\;"> at the first TEDx event in Bangkok\, Thailand fo
 cused on education. In 2018\, he was invited to the </span><a href="https:
 //youtu.be/6qvnGLM6778" target="_blank" style="color: blue\;"><span style=
 "font-size: 12pt\; line-height: 24px\; text-decoration: none\; font-family
 : &quot\;times new roman&quot\;\, serif\; color: windowtext\;">Global Know
 ledge Summit</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt\; line-height: 24px\; 
 font-family: &quot\;times new roman&quot\;\, serif\;"> in Dubai to be part
  of global conversations about the future of education in this Knowledge E
 conomy.&nbsp\;Today\, Jeff makes his home in Seattle\, WA having worked wi
 th and supported over 20 1:1 deployments\, both within the US and Internat
 ionally. During the COVID-19 pandemic Jeff supported the State of Washingt
 on and its educators in shifting through multiple school scenarios.</span>
 </p>\n<p><br />\n</p>\n<p style="color: #000000\; font-size: 12pt\; font-f
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 new roman&quot\;\, serif\; color: #ff0000\;">Cancellation Policy for the 2
 026 GACIS Fall Conference&nbsp\;<strong style="color: var(--main-font-colo
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 e="font-size: 12px\;"><strong><strong><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><str
 ong style="font-size: 11pt\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\; font-family: 
 georgia\;"><span style="color: #000000\;">is as follows and acknowledgemen
 t is</span><span style="color: #1f497d\;"> </span><span style="color: #ff0
 000\;">required </span><span style="color: #000000\;">during registration:
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 trong></span></strong></p>\n<p style="margin: 0in\; font-size: 11pt\; font
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 n: left\;"><span style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: &quot\;times new ro
 man&quot\;\, serif\; color: #000000\;">Due to commitments to our facilitie
 s\, </span><strong style="font-size: 11pt\; color: #000000\;"><span style=
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 lor: #ff0000\;">No cancellations/refunds after September 1\, 2026.&nbsp\;<
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 w roman&quot\;\, serif\; color: #000000\;">All cancellations after Septemb
 er 1\, 2026 will be charged the full registration fee. No-shows will be ch
 arged the full registration fee. All cancellations must be in writing.&nbs
 p\; Please email Dr. Claire Buck to cancel </span><span style="font-size: 
 12pt\; color: #1155cc\;"><a href="mailto:clairebuck@gacis1971.org"><span s
 tyle="font-family: &quot\;times new roman&quot\;\;">clairebuck@gacis1971.o
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