Agenda

NOTE: You may download the 2010 convention program, which contains the agenda, in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file format by clicking here.

Thursday, February 18

Pre-Conference Workshops

New Board Orientation
Learn about the roles and responsibilities of school boards and school board members. Orientation attendance may require a room reservation for Wednesday night. No registration fee for new board members. For all others, the fee is $100 and includes lunch.

8 - 8:30 a.m.
Registration, continental breakfast

8:30 - 10 a.m.
Greetings and purpose

SCSBA Working for You

Understanding Roles and Responsibilities
Leni Patterson, former NSBA Director, SCSBA Past President, former member Laurens 55 school board

10:15 - 11:30 a.m.
Ethics for Public Officials
Cathy Hazelwood, Esquire, Assistant Director and General Counsel, State Ethics Commission

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
School Finance 101
John Gardner, Executive Director of Finance, Horry County Schools

12:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch (included in registration)

1:45 - 2:45 p.m.
School Law Primer
Charles J. Boykin, Esquire, Shareholder with Boykin & Davis, LLC

3 - 4:30 p.m
Effective Communications Skills for Board Leaders
Denise Ryan, MBA, CSP, FireStar

Board Chair Workshop
Learn about the chair’s role in leading the board and participate in skill-building sessions related to the chair’s role in meeting management. Workshop attendance may require a room reservation for Wednesday night. Registration fee is $110 and includes lunch.

8 - 8:30 a.m.
Registration, continental breakfast

8:30 - 10 a.m.
Greetings and purpose

Board and Superintendent Relationships
Dr. Michael W. Waldrop, Executive Director Mississippi School Boards Association

10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Sharpening Your Presiding Skills for Effective Meeting Management
Dr. Paul Krohne, Executive Director, South Carolina School Boards Association

12:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch (included in registration)

1:45 - 2:45 p.m.
Dr. Frank Vail, Director of Insurances Services, South Carolina School Boards Insurance Trust

3 - 4:30 p.m.
Effective Communications Skills for Board Leaders
Denise Ryan, MBA, CSP, FireStar

Annual Convention

4 - 7 p.m.
Registration, welcome reception

The Trade Show opens Friday, 7:30 - 11 a.m. and 12:15 - 3:30 p.m. and Saturday, 7:30 - 11:30 a.m.

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Friday, February 19

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Refreshments (coffee, tea and water)
Note: full breakfast is included in your Kingston Plantation room reservation in the Embassy Suites’ Fisheye Grill beginning at 6:30 a.m.

7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Registration

7:30 - 11 a.m. and 12:15 - 3:30 p.m.
Trade show

8:30 - 10 a.m.
Opening ceremony, welcome
Bruce Davis, SCSBA President, Hampton Two Board
Dr. Paul Krohne, SCSBA Executive Director

Musical selection: Myrtle Beach High School Orchestra, Horry County Schools

Greetings
Sonny Savoie, President, National School Boards Association
Dr. Jim Rex, State Superintendent of Education
Charles “Chuck” Saylor, President, National PTA

11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
First general session Keynote speaker
Dr. Rita Pierson, aha! Process, Inc., Houston, Texas

12:15 - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch on your own - For your convenience, Fisheye Grill will offer a special buffet lunch.

1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
Special interest workshops:Choose one of six

3:15 - 4:30 p.m.
Special interest workshops:Choose one of six

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Saturday, February 20

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Refreshments (coffee, tea and water)
Note: full breakfast included in your Kingston Plantation room reservation in the Embassy Suites’ Fisheye Grill starting at 6:30 a.m.

7:30 - 8:20 a.m.

State Superintendent Candidates Forum

7:30 - 8:20 a.m.
Early bird session - to be announced

7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Registration

7:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Trade Show

8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Second general session and awards

Musical selection: Blackville-Hilda High School Chorus, Barnwell 19 Schools

Level 6 award recipients
Level 6 is the highest level of recognition awarded by SCSBA in the Boardmanship Institute.

SCSBA President’s Club

Keynote speaker
Dr. Phillip Boyle, President, Leading & Governing Associates, Inc., Carrboro, North Carolina

10:30 - 11 a.m.
Break, door prize winners announced

11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Special interest workshops:Choose one of six

12:15 - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch on your own - For your convenience, Fisheye Grill will offer a special buffet lunch.

1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
Special interest workshops:Choose one of six

3 - 4 p.m.
SC Black Caucus of School Board Members meeting

5 - 7 p.m.
Reception, student performances and door prizes

Musical selection: The Carolina Forest Elementary Taiko Drum Ensemble, Horry County Schools

7 - 9 p.m.
Team-building entertainment

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Sunday, February 21

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Registration

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Refreshments (coffee, tea and water)
Note: full breakfast included in your Kingston Plantation room reservation in the Embassy Suites’ Fisheye Grill starting at 6:30 a.m.

9:15 - 11:45 a.m.
Closing general session and door prizes

Musical selection: Voices of Berkeley, Berkeley County Schools

Keynote speaker
Dr. Adolph Brown, III, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Convention closing

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