Leadership Day

LEADERSHIP DAY – APRIL 22, 2025

Exclusive Pre-Conference
Opportunity

Join us for an inspiring and transformative pre-conference workshop designed specifically for early education administrators and coaches. Leadership Day is dedicated to equipping you with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to lead with excellence in the dynamic field of early childhood education. This workshop takes place April 22nd and registration does not include access to the general conference April 23rd-25th.

OUR KEYNOTE

Tuesday

April 22nd, 2025 – Leadership Day

Sarah Baray

Chief Executive Officer
Pre-K 4 SA

Sarah Baray, Ph.D. serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Pre-K 4 SA. She has over 30 years of experience in the education field, including time as a teacher, principal, and district administrator in the Austin Independent School District. As a professor at Texas State University, Dr. Baray directed the Ph.D. in School Improvement program and served as a researcher and instructor in the university’s Educational and Community Leadership program.

Dr. Baray’s research interests focus on policies and practices related to educational equity. She has authored numerous articles and book chapters and has provided extensive professional development to help educators become more culturally responsive.

With a special testimonial from Gregorio Velazquez, Administrator on Assignment Special Projects, SAISD ECE Department.

With A Special Testimonial From

Gregorio Velazquez
Administrator on Assignment Special Projects, SAISD ECE Department

OUR SESSIONS

The Right Fit: Coaching a Multi-Generational Workforce
with Chamayne Green, M.Ed. 
Coaching in the early childhood field is not a one-size-fits-all approach—especially when working with a multi-generational workforce. In this interactive session, participants will explore the unique generational characteristics that influence coaching dynamics and develop strategies to address them effectively.
Sailing the Seven C’s – “Conscientious and Caring Coaches Cultivate Compassionate and Competent Caregivers”
with Janice Grace Hill
Coaching is an interactive process of observation, discussion, and reflection in which the coach promotes the other person’s ability to grow toward identified goals. In this training learn how to effectively work closely with your teachers, identify their specific needs, offer constructive and customized feedback, and modulate their coaching approach to encourage ongoing improvement in the classroom which will increase the quality of care and yield better outcomes for children.
HighScope Curriculum Components
with Erin Burnett
Being a school/site administrator is a challenge in and of itself; add to it working with a curriculum with which you are unfamiliar, and it becomes exponentially more complicated. This workshop is designed to help Administrators understand the components of the HighScope Curriculum and how to support staff members with implementation. Together we will walk through the HighScope Daily Routine, Key Concepts of the Curriculum, and discuss available resources. Throughout the workshop, we will identify tips for supporting your classroom teachers and staff. 
The Why’s Behind the Curriculum
with Karin (KJ) Johnson 
High Scope’s five decades of research shows that the first six years of a child’s life are critically important for determining long-term health, academic achievement and well-being. In this workshop, we will discuss the why’s behind the High Scope curriculum and how it provides children with a foundation of emotional understanding that can help them develop stronger emotional intelligence, positive coping skills and effective interactions that support success in many different areas of life.
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