Annual Convention: Main Convention
February 15-18, 2024
Hilton Head Marriott, Hilton Head Island
Overview
The premiere professional development event of the year offers an impressive collection of educational presentations and experiences! Hundreds of school board members and other education leaders from across the state come together to:
- Learn from state and national experts on topics ranging from board governance to community engagement to innovations in classroom technology.
- Explore areas of particular interest in the diverse slate of breakout sessions.
- Connect with more than 70 education service and product vendors and gain a wealth of ideas and information.
- Enjoy performances by student musical groups from schools around the state.
2024 Annual Convention Student Entertainment RFP
2024 Annual Convention Breakout RFP
Get on board!
Download SCSBA’s new guide to school board member roles and responsibilities here.
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Please review new registration guidelines.
Hilton Head Marriott
One Hotel Circle
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
For directions from your location, please click here (opens in new window).Hotel rate: $149, Hotel deadline: Jan 17, 2024
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The hotels listed below are located near the Hilton Head Marriott. We do not have a contract with these hotels. Please contact them directly.
The Beach House Holiday Inn
Sonesta Hotel
Omni Hotel
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Pre-conference Board Chair Workshop, featuring speakers, discussions and activities focused on key leadership issues. Participants will gain a wealth of perspectives on their roles and responsibilities and develop skills to enhance governance of their districts.
- Keynote and General Sessions presentations by motivational speakers as wells as state and national experts on a wide variety of issues related to K-12 education.
- Breakout Sessions providing in-depth discussion on a diverse slate of topics.
- Trade Show.
- Student performance groups.
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You must be a member of SCSBA to participate in the 2024 Trade Show. Download the 2024 Trade Show Prospectus.
Contact Ashleigh Hankwitz at ahankwitz@scsba.org for more information.
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Board Chair Workshop: 5 points and 5 hours
Annual Convention: 10 points and 10 hours of training
New Board Orientation: 5 points and 5 hours
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2023 Annual Convention handouts
- 2023 Annual Convention agenda-at-a-glance
- 2023 Annual Convention brochure
- 2023 New Board Orientation agenda
- 2023 Board Chair Workshop agenda
- AC Breakout- Friday- Navigating Future General Fund Budgets– Mellanie Jinnette and Brad Willard
- AC Breakout-Friday- State Inspector General Investigations- What should we expect– Brian Lamkin, Leslie Wiser
- AC Breakout- Friday- CERRA’s Supply and Demand– Dr. Jennifer Garrett and Dr. Jenna Hallman
- AC Breakout-Friday- In it to win it! A community approach to a World class educational experience– Hembree
- AC Breakout- Friday-Policy in Practice-Rasheeda Cleveland
- AC Breakout- Saturday- Board and Superintendent Realtions– Policy and Control- David Duff and William Freeman
- AC Breakout-Saturday- ConnectED-A New Perspective on Teacher Recruitment and Retention– Latoya Dixon
- AC Breakout-Saturday- Lexington 2.5 An Interdpartmental Approach to After-Schol Academic Intervention-Brooks, Wise, Burggraaf
- AC Breakout Saturday-Financial Questions to ask your professionals– Campbell, Heizer, Dobson
2022 Annual Convention handouts
- 2022 Annual Convention program
- Board Chair Workshop agenda
- New Board Orientation agenda
- 2022 Annual Convention brochure
- 2022 Annual Convention flyer
- Feb 18, 2022 AC handout: Beyonce Put a Ring on it, WE put a CAP on it!– La’Toya Adams
- Feb 18, 2022 AC handout: Finance 101 and Beyond– Mellanie Jinnette
- Feb 18, 2022 AC handout: D50’s Process for Moving from a Traditional Calendar to a Year Round Calendar– Dr. Steve Glenn
- Feb 19, 2022 AC handout: 3rd Grade Safety and Survival Swimming– Michael Thorsland
- Feb 19, 2022 AC handout: Legislative Update – Debbie Elmore
- Feb 19 2022 AC handout: Superintendent Search Service – LeGrand, Moore and Price
2021 Annual Convention handouts
- 2021 Annual Convention program
- 2021 Annual Convention agenda-at-a-glance
- 2021 Annual Convention brochure
- 2021 Annual Convention Safety Precautions
- AC Keynote – Craig Lemasters: Handout Exercise
- AC Breakout – Boykin & Davis, LLC: Educational Equity in the Decision-Making Process
- AC Breakout – Boykin & Davis, LLC: Culturally Competent and Racially Conscious Professional Development for School Leaders
- AC Breakout – Boykin & Davis, LLC: Equity and Quality in Education
- AC Breakout – Anderson One: Bringing all Students back for face-to-face Instruction in a COVID Environment
- AC Breakout – Horry County Schools: Building Equity for English Learners: What’s in your District’s Toolbox?
- AC Breakout – Florence 3: Engaging your Board & Stakeholders in the District’s Strategic Planning Process for Continuous Improvement Annually & during the Pandemic
- AC Breakout – Jerome Singleton: South Carolina High School League update
- AC Breakout – Tiffany Richardson: What’s new and what’s next: Updating policies in compliance with statutory and regulatory mandates
- Board Chair Workshop – Tiffany Richardson: Lets “meet” in the room
- Board Chair Workshop -Beth Branham & Dr. Nicolas Wade: Your Board and You – A Tale of Responsibility and Relationship
- Board Chair Workshop -Tony Arasi: The Core Work of Highly-Effective School Boards
- Board Chair Workshop -Tony Arasi: Top 10 tips for Effective Strategic Planning Blog
- Board Chair Workshop -Tony Arasi: Rate your practices as a member of the Governance Team
- Board Chair Workshop -Tony Arasi: Superintendent Evaluation Process
- Board Chair Workshop -Tony Arasi: Leadership Chart
- Board Chair Workshop -Tony Arasi: Policy BH – Code of Ethics
2020 Annual Convention handouts
- 2020 Annual Convention program
- 2020 Annual Convention flyer
- 2020 Annual Convention agenda at-a-glance
- 2020 Annual Convention brochure
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Board Chair Workshop – Tara McCall & Dr. Tiffany Richardson: Ethics
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Board Chair Workshop – Timi Tullis: Meaningful meetings
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Board Chair Workshop – Timi Tullis: Working Style Worksheet
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New Board Orientation – ElizaBeth Branham: Roles & Responsibilities
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New Board Orientation – David Duff: FOIA
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New Board Orientation – Lyde Graham: School finance 101
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New Board Orientation – Tara McCall: Ethics
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New Board Orientation – Dr. Tiffany Richardson: Meeting management 101
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New Board Orientation – Dr. Tiffany Richardson: Robert’s Rules Cheat Sheet
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AC Trending Topic – Understanding school district finance
- AC Trending Topic – Tiffany Richardson & Tara McCall: What’s New and What’s Next
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AC Trending Topic – Timi Tullis: Working Styles Worksheet
- AC Breakout – Jackie Bryant – Work-Based learning
- AC Breakout – Hayley Cagle and Matt Wilson: A Vision For Student Achievement Through A Data-Driven Partnership: Lessons Learned From Florence 1 Schools And LinkIt!
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AC Breakout – Anthony Cox: Biophilic Design
- AC Breakout – Gary Culler – Student Mental Health First Aid
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AC Breakout – Jim Denning: Data Breach
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AC Breakout – Jonathan Eggert & Melissa Azallion: Success in the classroom
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AC Breakout – Eddie Ingram: Mission, Vision and Work & Lifeskills Flyer
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AC Breakout – Eddie Ingram: Shared Values
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AC Breakout – David Lyon: What to expect?
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AC Breakout – Dr. Marcella Shaw: One school district
- AC Breakout – Jeff McCoy & Dr. Burke Royster – Creating district systems that get results
- AC Breakout – Helena Miller – Getting the community on your side
2019 Annual Convention handouts
- 2019 Annual Convention program
- 2019 Annual Convention agenda-at-a-glance
- 2019 Annual Convention brochure
- 2019 Board Chair Workshop agenda
- 2019 New Board Orientation agenda
- Board Chair Workshop – Paulette Cunningham: EQ success strategies
- Board Chair Workshop – Paulette Cunningham: Amplify the Intelligence (EQ) of your Board
- Board Chair Workshop – Dr. Tiffany Richardson: Meeting management
- New Board Orientation – Charles Boykin: Ethics
- New Board Orientation – Andrea White: Freedom of information
- New Board Orientation – David Loadholt: School finance 101
- AC Trending Topic – Rick Kaufman: A high-performance mindset
- AC Trending Topic – Dr. Harry Miley: Understanding school district finance
- AC Breakout – Alan Walters: Metal detectors
- AC Breakout – Andrea White: Guns and grenades
- AC Breakout – Barry Townsend: The education branding
- AC Breakout – Fort Mill Schools: School district impact fee
- AC Breakout – Ken Childs – Superintendent contracts
- AC Breakout – Laurens 55: Ladies and gentlemen’s clubs
- AC Breakout – Proactive Partnerships: Resource list
- AC Breakout – Rev. Cynthia Brown & Rep. Annie McDaniel: The takeover
- AC Breakout – Rep. Annie McDaniel: The takeover
- AC Breakout – Scott Price & Judy LeGrand: Superintendent search
- AC Breakout – Tom Cranmer: Data security
- AC Breakout – Paulette Cunningham: Amplify the Intelligence (EQ) of your Board
- AC Breakout – Dr. Sean Alford and Merry Glenne Piccolino: Ethically educate your community
- AC Breakout – Tierney Dukes and Christopher Elliott: Bullying and Harassment
- AC Breakout – Andy Coleman and Barbara Nesbitt: Network infrastructure
2018 Annual Convention handouts
- 2018 Annual Convention program
- 2018 Annual Convention brochure
- 2018 Board Chair Workshop agenda
- 2018 New Board Orientation agenda
- Dr. James Ray: District Consolidation
- Cathy Hazelwood: Campaign Reform Act of 1991
- Tom DeLapp: Making dollars make sense
- Erica Ayers, Beth Barry, Juanita Bowens, Carolyn Battaglia Lindstrom: Wellness Policy
- Annette Melton: AdvancED board governance
- Rob Burggraaf: Protecting students in a digital world
- Paige Day, Martha Messick: Remove barriers to increase AP enrollment
- Becky Bean, Mary Anne Byrd, Libby Roof: The PR Doctors Are In the House
- Debbie Elmore: Legislative Update (handout)
- Debbie Elmore: Legislative Update (PowerPoint)
- Charles Weathers: Connected conversations
- Kanisha Williams: Understanding the key work of school boards
- SCSBA: “Get on board!” (school board member roles and responsibilities)
- Patte Barth: School choice: Myths and realities
- Dr. Patricia Dillard, Dr. Crystal Ball O’Connor, Lisa Wells: Improving student outcomes with policy
- Erica Ayers, Beth Barry, Juanita Bowens, Carolyn Battaglia Lindstrom: Wellness Policy, Part 1
- Board Chair – Charles Weathers: ABLE Leader
- Board Chair – Greenville County Board: Transportation Workgroup
- New Board – Scott Price: Understanding roles and responsibilities
- New Board – Jasmine Rogers Dain, Vernie Williams: FOIA, what board members need to know
- New Board – David Loadholt: School finance 101
2017 Annual Convention handouts
- 2017 Annual Convention program
- 2017 Annual Convention brochure
- 2017 Board Chair Workshop agenda
- 2017 New Board Orientation agenda
- Dr. John Draper: Seven habits of collaborative school teachers
- Donald Andrews: Governance
- Jane Turner: The teacher shortage in SC
- Lisa Evans: Early Childhood
- Angela Bain: To blog or not to blog
- Murray Banks: Leadership for change in our schools
- Tom Barlow: New FLSA regulations
- Bick Halligan: Property taxes-debased, defogged and constricted
- Stacey Kaufman: Mandated reporting
- Ashley Story: Making sound board decisions
- Jaime Hembree, Julie Ruff, Matthew Velasquez: Closing the achievement gap
- SCSBA: “Get on board!” (board member roles and responsibilities)
- Dr. Patricia Dillard, Dr. Crystal Ball O’Connor, Lisa Wells: Improving student outcomes with policy
- Patte Barth: School choice: Myths and realities
- Board Chair – Becky Bean: Role as a communicator
- New Board – David Loadholt: Budget planning
- New Board – David Loadholt: Financing education
2016 Annual Convention handouts
- 2016 Annual Convention brochure
- New Board Orientation agenda
- Board Chair Workshop agenda
- Marian Wright Edelman: Children in the states: South Carolina
- Jack Gallagher: Insight into autism a father’s perspective
- Bob Davis: Ask your school district finance director
- Dr. DeeDee Washington: From STEM to STEAM
- Kyle Newton, Tom Wilson, Rick Bradshaw: It makes good cents – Winning a sales tax referendum
- Alan Walters: Disaster! How districts can prepare
- Dr. Mason Gary: No margin for error-saving our schools from borderline teachers
- Jane Turner: Teacher supply and demand issues
- Angie Rye, Pat Padgett, Dr. Lisa Allison: Think tank-Innovative, data-rich professional development model
- Dr. Randy Bridges: Transforming school boards…is there a need?
- Dr. Gary Burgess, Elder Alexis Pipkins, Annie McDaniel: Together-Setting the stage to improve academic achievement of historically underperforming student groups
- Ken Kiser: Creating a college, career and citizenship ready culture
- Debbie Elmore: SCSBA Legislative Update
- James Adams: Restorative Justice
- James Adams: Alternative Discipline
- Board Chair Workshop, Terry McCabe: Improving student achievement
- Board Chair Workshop, Katrina Spigner: Conflict-A catalyst for positive change
- Board Chair Workshop, Dr. J.R. Green: Effective leadership
2015 Annual Convention handouts (archive)
- 2015 convention program
- 2015 convention brochure
- Ed Massey: Improving student achievement
- Angela Maiers: How big is your brave?
- Angela Maiers: Disruptive collaboration
- Charles J. Boykin: School boards roles
- Charlotte McDavid: Designing a learning model
- David Duff and Andrea White: May school boards function as “morality police”?
- Dr. Rainey Knight: Reading success for all children
- Erica Bissell: Read to Succeed, summer reading camp success
- Jasmine Rogers Drain: A board member’s guide
- Trip DuBard: Connecting to private financial support
- Dr. Paul Krohne, Dr. Tiffany Richardson: Nothing could possible go wrong
- Dr. Darrell Johnson: Superintendent-board chair relationship
- Cathy Hazelwood: Ethics for elected officials
- Andrea White, Lindsay Thompson: What to do when it’s not just a bug
- Miranda Beard: “I’m Special” poem
2014 Annual Convention handouts (archive)
- 2014 convention program
- Kevin Baird: Preserving Local Community Control and the Common Core State Standards
- Kevin Baird: CCR Planning Guide
- Paul Krohne: Board Member Roles and Responsibilities
- James Johnson: Disruptive Demographics