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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\;">*Scroll to the bottom to register*</span></em></p>\n<p style
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 000\;">Register today for the 55th Annual GACIS Fall Conference! Registrat
 ion for the in person event is limited.&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-siz
 e: 15px\; text-indent: -0.1pt\; text-align: left\; font-family: georgia\; 
 color: #242424\;">A virtual registration option is also available for thos
 e who wish to participate remotely.</span></p>\n<p style="border:medium no
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 ew roman&quot\;\, serif\;"><strong>Registration Cost:</strong> $425 (Membe
 r Rate) &amp\; $525 (Non-member Rate).</span></p>\n<p style="border:medium
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 ot\;times new roman&quot\;\, serif\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="text-
 decoration: underline\; color: #ff0000\;">Important Note:</span><span styl
 e="color: #000000\;"> You are registering for the GACIS Conference only. Y
 ou must complete a separate registration for the GaDOE Day Conference.&nbs
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 \, serif\;">Featuring Keynote Speakers:</span></strong></p>\n<p style="bor
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 t\;\, serif\;">Elena Aguilar&nbsp\;</span></strong><span style="font-size:
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 erif\;">&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: &quot\;t
 imes new roman&quot\;\, serif\; color: #000000\;">is a writer\, leader\, t
 eacher\, coach and podcaster. She is the author of eight highly acclaimed 
 books: The Art of Coaching (pub. 2013\, retd. 2024)\, The Art of Coaching 
 Teams (2016)\, Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators (2018
 )\, The Onward Workbook (2018)\, Coaching for Equity (2020)\, The Art of C
 oaching Workbook (pub. 2020\, retd. 2024)\, The PD Book: 7 Habits that Tra
 nsform Professional Development (2022)\, and Arise: The Art of Transformat
 ional Coaching (July 2024). She has also been a frequent contributor to Ed
 utopia\, ASCD&rsquo\;s Educational Leadership\, and EdWeek Teacher. Elena 
 is the founder and CEO of Bright Morning Consulting\, an organization comm
 itted to helping individuals and organizations create the conditions for t
 ransformation. She has taught tens of thousands of educators how to have c
 onversations that build a more just and equitable world. Elena can be hear
 d demonstrating these conversations on The Bright Morning Podcast.</span><
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 ight: 24px\; font-family: &quot\;times new roman&quot\;\, serif\;">Dr. Jen
 ni Donohoo</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12pt\; line-height: 24px
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 yle="font-size: 12pt\; text-indent: -0.1pt\; font-family: &quot\;times new
  roman&quot\;\, serif\;">is a professional learning facilitator\, author\,
  and researcher with more than 25 years&rsquo\; experience in leading scho
 ol improvement. Jenni has multi-year partnerships with numerous organizati
 ons and government agencies where she works alongside system and school le
 aders supporting high-quality professional learning designed to improve ou
 tcomes for all students. She is a five-time best-selling author\, and her 
 books have been translated into several languages.</span><br />\n</span><s
 pan style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: &quot\;times new roman&quot\;\, 
 serif\; color: #000000\;">Jenni has been recognized internationally as an 
 educational thought leader. She has been a keynote speaker at conferences 
 including WorldEduLead\, Raising Student Achievement\, Annual Visible Lear
 ning\, Corwin&rsquo\;s Women in Education\, the LEAP Conference in Austral
 ia\, the Forward Learning Conference Singapore\, and the Developing Succes
 sful Schools Conference in New Brunswick. She has presented at faculties o
 f education around the globe including Auckland University and the Univers
 ity of Antwerp.</span> <span style="font-size: 12pt\; text-indent: -0.1pt\
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 roman&quot\;\, serif\;">Jeff Utecht</span></strong><span style="font-size:
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 erif\;"> is an educational consultant and presenter. He began his career i
 n the Elementary Classroom in Washington State. In 2001\, he was the recip
 ient of a Bill and Melinda Gates Grant\, the Technology Leadership Program
 . This started his journey into the world of connecting students and using
  the world as his curriculum.&nbsp\;From 2002 &ndash\; 2012 Jeff taught at
  International Schools moving from a classroom teacher into technology rol
 es and administrative positions.&nbsp\;He has authored books\, worked as a
  consultant for technology startups\, and continues to speak at schools an
 d educational events around the globe. He gave a </span><a href="https://y
 outu.be/S8djV8slDN0" target="_blank" style="color: blue\;"><span style="fo
 nt-size: 12pt\; line-height: 24px\; text-decoration: none\; font-family: &
 quot\;times new roman&quot\;\, serif\; color: windowtext\;">TEDx talk</spa
 n></a><span style="font-size: 12pt\; line-height: 24px\; font-family: &quo
 t\;times new roman&quot\;\, serif\;"> at the first TEDx event in Bangkok\,
  Thailand focused 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 Knowledge Summit</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt\; line-hei
 ght: 24px\; font-family: &quot\;times new roman&quot\;\, serif\;"> in Duba
 i to be part of global conversations about the future of education in this
  Knowledge Economy.&nbsp\;Today\, Jeff makes his home in Seattle\, WA havi
 ng worked with and supported over 20 1:1 deployments\, both within the US 
 and Internationally. During the COVID-19 pandemic Jeff supported the State
  of Washington and its educators in shifting through multiple school scena
 rios.</span></p>\n<p><br />\n</p>\n<p style="color: #000000\; font-size: 1
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 "><span style="font-size: 12px\;"><strong><strong><span style="font-size: 
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 ont-family: georgia\;"><span style="color: #000000\;">is as follows and ac
 knowledgement is</span><span style="color: #1f497d\;"> </span><span style=
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 egistration:</span></span></strong></span></strong></strong></span></stron
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 ur facilities\, </span><strong style="font-size: 11pt\; color: #000000\;">
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 , serif\; color: #ff0000\;">No cancellations/refunds after September 1\, 2
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 ot\;times new roman&quot\;\, serif\; color: #000000\;">All cancellations a
 fter September 1\, 2026 will be charged the full registration fee. No-show
 s will be charged the full registration fee. All cancellations must be in 
 writing.&nbsp\; Please email Dr. Claire Buck to cancel </span><span style=
 "font-size: 12pt\; color: #1155cc\;"><a href="mailto:clairebuck@gacis1971.
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