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2025 GAEL Winter Conference Registration

"El evating Public Education: Attitude Determines Altitude"

The Classic Center in Athens\, Georgia

Conference Dates: January 26-28\, 2025

Registration is CLOSED
\n*Onsite Registration will be available*

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Agenda

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Registration options: in-person &\; livestream!\n

Member Registration is $460 | \;Non-Memb er Registration is $610

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Are you ready to kickstart 2025 with ins piration and innovation? We invite you to join other Georgia educational l eaders at the 2025 GAEL Winter Conference!

Keynote Speakers Include:

Kyle Maynard\, American speake r\, author\, and mixed martial arts athlete

Chris Clark\, Georgia Chamber of Commerce

Antho ny Mohammed\, Former principal and school culture expert

Mark Wils on\, Former principal and author of Principal Matters!
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The Professional Learning Strands:

Leading for Learning: The "Leading for Learning" breakout s trand is designed to empower educational leaders with the strategies\, ins ights\, and tools necessary to cultivate a thriving learning environment w ithin their institutions.

Organizational Effectiveness: The "Organizational Effecti veness" breakout strand equips educational leaders with strategies to opti mize their institutions' operations and performance. \;Participants w ill engage in interactive sessions to gain actionable insights and practic al solutions for enhancing school/district effectiveness and achieving the ir educational goals.

Human Resources Leadership: The "Human Resources Leadership" breakout strand is designed to empower educational leaders with essential HR skills to foster a thriving school environment. This strand focuses on staff recruitment and retention\, professional development structures\, pe rformance management\, and building a positive work culture. \; Partic ipants will gain practical tools and strategies to enhance their HR leader ship skills\, improve staff management\, and create a positive\, productiv e school culture.

Innovative Leadership: The "Innovative Leadership" breakout stran d is designed for educational leaders eager to drive progress and transfor mation in their institutions. Sessions in this strand will focus on strate gies to embrace change\, explore creative problem solving\, integrate effe ctive technology\, and cultivate a forward-thinking mindset with a clear\, innovative vision for the future.

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Registration Questions? Ema il Ivy Young at \;iyoung@gael. org . \;
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Cancellation Policy for 2025 GA EL Winter Conference \;is as follows and acknowledgement is \ ;required \;during registration: \; Due to commitments to our fac ilities and partners\, cancellations are allowed only up to \;January 10\, 2025. \;Cancella tions prior to January 10 are subject to a cancellation fee of $100.00. Ca ncellations after January 10 will incur the full fee. No-shows at the even t will be charged the full fee. Cancellations must be in writing. \; P lease email Ginny Smith at gsmith@gael.org to cancel. \;Payments is due by&nb sp\;January \;15\, 2025. \;If GAEL is for ced to cancel the conference because of federal or state restrictions\, yo u will receive a credit on your account for all fees paid. \;\n
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