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why attend?SCSBA’s premiere professional development event of the year brings together school board members and other education lead-ers from across the state to offer an impres-sive collection of educational presentations and experiences. Hear from insightful and inspiring visionaries who will challenge you to imagine, engage and transform education in your district.

IMAGINE your school district with dynamic schools that solve the challenges of prepar-ing all students for the global marketplace.

ENGAGE others with your district’s stories of success and be inspired in turn.

TRANSFORM your leadership to focus on ev-ery student’s success.

highlightsNew Board Orientation Thursday, February 20

SCSBA’s interactive learning experience for newly-elected or appointed board members provides essential skill building presentations and better under-standing of the roles and re-sponsibilities of school boards. Held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the orientation is open to SC-SBA members only and features a proven and praised line up of topics from ethics and decision making to financial oversight and basic regulations. Par-ticipants can comply with the state law requiring new board

members to complete new board training free-of-charge and extend their stay to enjoy additional training during the Annual Con-vention. All other SCSBA members are wel-come to attend for $100 per person, which includes lunch.

Board Chair Workshop Thursday, February 20

Gain practical skills to effectively lead and manage at SCSBA’s annual leadership ses-sion specifically for experienced and new board chairs. Held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the workshop focuses on the specific roles and responsibilities and skills to address the demanding issues that come with the top job. It is open to superintendents and other interested board members. The registration fee, which includes lunch, is $125 for SCSBA members and $225 for non-members.

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General Sessions, Hot Topics and Share the Success Workshops

From the four general session keynote speakers, to the hot topics sessions and share the suc-cess workshops, this year’s convention features information on increasing student achievement, reaching diverse populations, effective board operations, innovative programs and more.

Trade show

Take home a wealth of ideas and product infor-mation from the more than 65 exhibitors, includ-ing architectural firms, food service providers, suppliers of instructional materials, and more. Trade show hours are Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. and Saturday, 7:30 - 11:30 a.m. To find out who is going to be at the trade show, visit scsba.org/annual-convention.

Student performances

Student musicians and vocalists will showcase their talents throughout the convention. Those scheduled to perform include the Spring Valley High School Orchestra (Richland School District Two); Allendale Steel Tigers (Allendale County Schools); Discovery Singers (Marl-boro County School District); Blue Flame Bluegrass (School District of Pickens County); Hardeeville Ridgeland Middle School Ladies Quartet (Jasper County School District); and the Singing Stallions (Lee County School District).

Saturday evening reception

Before heading out on the town for dinner, join colleagues, con-vention speakers and SCSBA staff from 5 to 6:30 p.m. for a network-ing reception and a little fun, to

include a photo booth and door prizes. NOTE: The reception is complimentary for registered convention attendees who RSVP their atten-dance in advance through the board secretary or company contact. Additional wristbands for guests are available for $25 each and must be reserved in advance by the board secretary or company contact.

Dress code

Dress code throughout the convention is casual. Dressing in layers is recommended, as some meeting rooms may be a little cool.

New this year: Saturday luncheon and entertainment

SCSBA is excited to add a Saturday plated luncheon for registered attendees only (must wear name badge to attend). Dine, unwind and network with colleagues around the state while enjoying student performances.

Hardeeville Ridgeland Middle School Ladies Quartet

New this year: SCSBIT Relaxation Station

Meet up with colleagues at the South Caro-lina School Boards Insurance Trust Relaxation Station located in the Harrow Room in the heart of the trade show area to enjoy a re-freshing beverage and receive a special gift.

Registration

The registration fee, which includes one ad-mission for Saturday’s luncheon and evening reception, through January 31 for SCSBA members is $250 per person and for non-members is $350 per person. Cancellations and registrations after the deadline will be charged an additional $25.

To prevent duplicate registrations, invoicing and credit card charges, SCSBA’s online con-ference registration process is as follows:

•schoolboardmembersmustregisterthrough their board secretary

•associatemembersmustregisterthroughtheir company SCSBA contact

•allothersmayregisterbyclickingonthe“register now” link at scsba.org/annual-convention

For more information contact Sandy Poole at spoole@scsba.org or 1.800.326.3679.

Cancellations

Cancellations must be made in writing and emailed to Sandy Poole by January 31, 2014. Cancellations and registrations after the deadline will be charged an additional $25.

Boardmanship Institute Credit

•NewBoardOrientation:10points,5hours

•BoardChairWorkshop:10points,5hours

•SCSBAAnnualConvention:20points,14hours

Convention hotel

The Embassy Suites is located in the Kingston Plantation at 9800 Queensway Boulevard in Myrtle Beach. A nightly room rate of $132, single or double plus taxes and fees, is avail-able through January 20 or when the room block is full; whichever comes first. The reser-vation process, including instructions and the rooming list form, are available at scsba.org.

Complimentary breakfast, manager’s reception

Attendees staying in the Embassy Suites and Kingston Plantation Condos & Villas in the SCSBA contracted room block will receive a complimentary full breakfast Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Embassy Suites’ Coastal Grill and an evening Manager’s Reception. Breakfast begins at 6:30 a.m., Friday through Sunday. NOTE: Attendees who book rooms outside of the SCSBA contracted room block in the Kingston Plantation Condos & Villas or at the Hilton Myrtle Beach Hotel will incur an additional fee of $15 per night, per room.

Directions

Directions from I-95 South & Hwy 9: Travel I-95 South to Dillon, SC. Take Hwy 9 East to North Myrtle Beach, picking up Hwy 31 South, toward Myrtle Beach/Georgetown. Follow Hwy 31 South for 7 miles to Hwy 22 East, exit marked Myrtle Beach (left lane). Follow Hwy 22 East, taking Kings Road exit. Turn right at bottom of ramp onto Kings Road and follow for approximately 1.2 miles. Plantation en-trance is on the left. Be sure to check scsba.org regularly for the latest convention details, including speaker information and a list of exhibitors.

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New Board OrientationThis day-long, interactive session open to SCSBA members only features information on the roles and responsibilities of school boards and board members. Attendance may require aroomreservationforWednesdaynight.Thereis no cost for newly elected or appointed board members. For all other SCSBA members, the fee is $100, which includes lunch.

8 - 8:30 a.m.

Registration and continental breakfast

Co-sponsored by Duff, White & Turner, LLC

8:30 - 10 a.m.

SCSBA at your service

Gain a better understanding of the South Carolina School Boards Association and the services it provides to the state’s 81 school district boards.

Understanding board roles and responsibili-ties

Leni Patterson, Former NSBA Director, SCSBA Past-Pres-ident, Former Member of Laurens 55 Board

10:15 - 11:30 a.m.

Ethics for public officials

Cathy Hazelwood, Esquire, Assistant Director and Gen-eral Counsel, State Ethics Commission

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

School finance 101

David Loadholt, Assistant Superintendent of Business, Greenwood School District 50

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Lunch (included in registration)

1:45 - 2:45 p.m.

Understanding the Freedom of Information Act

Kenneth Generette, Esquire, Staff Attorney, Horry County Schools

3 - 4:30 p.m.

Understanding board meeting protocol

Dr. Paul Krohne, SCSBA Executive Director

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Allendale Elementary School Steel Tigers

BoardChairWorkshopLearn about the chair’s leadership role through skill-building sessions. Attendance may require aroomreservationforWednesdaynight.Theregistration fee for SCSBA members is $125 and includes lunch. The non-members registration fee is $225, and includes lunch.

8 - 8:30 a.m.

Registration and continental breakfast

Co-sponsored by Childs & Halligan, P.A.

8:30 - 10 a.m.

Welcome and purpose

Leading in times of difficulty

Debbie Elmore, SCSBA Director of Communications

10:15 - 11:15 a.m.

Lessons from the trenches

BethWatson,Board Chair, District Five of Lexington/Richland Counties

Sanya Moses, Board Chair, Lee County School District

J.R. Green, Superintendent, Fairfield County School District

Elizabeth Reid, Board Chair, Fairfield County School District

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Sharpening your presiding skills for effective meeting management

Dr. Paul Krohne, SCSBA Executive Director

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Lunch (included in registration)

1:45 - 2:45 p.m.

Accountability in the workplace through the Oz Principle

Dr. Iwana Ridgill, Adjunct Professor, Midlands Technical College, Motivational Speaker

3 - 4:30 p.m.

Accountability in the workplace through the Oz Principle, continued

Spring Valley High School Orchestra

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Thursday, February 20

4:30 - 7 p.m.

Convention registration and welcome reception

Friday, February 21

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Beverage break (coffee, tea and water)

NOTE: Convention attendees staying in SC-SBA’s contracted room block at the Embassy Suites and Kingston Plantation Condos & Vil-las will receive a complimentary full breakfast Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Embassy Suites’ Coastal Grill. Breakfast begins at 6:30 a.m., Friday through Sunday.

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

Registration

7:30 - 11 a.m.

Trade show

8:30 - 10 a.m.

First general session

Welcome

Elizabeth Branham, Esquire, SCSBA President, Lexington School District Two Board Member

Greetings from NSBA

Thomas Gentzel, NSBA, Executive Director

Student performance

Allendale Steel Tigers, Allendale County Schools

Becoming a mobile learner

Travis Allen, Founder and CEO, iSchool Initiative

Co-sponsored by Childs & Halligan, P.A.

10 - 11 a.m.

Beverage break (coffee, tea and water)

Co-sponsored by Boykin & Davis, LLC

11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Second general session

Student performance

Spring Valley High School Orchestra, Richland School District Two

Take the stairs

Rory Vaden, MBA, Co-founder, Southwestern Consulting

Co-sponsored by Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.

12:15 - 1:30 p.m.

Lunch on your own

12:15 - 3:30 p.m.

Trade show

1:30 - 2:45 p.m.

Hot Topics workshops (choose one of three)

From cradle to careers

Local control and Common Core: what every school board member needs to know

Ensuring effective charter schools through accountability

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Hot Topic workshops (choose one of three - repeated from 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.)

From cradle to careers

Local control and Common Core: what every school board member needs to know

Ensuring effective charter schools through accountability

Saturday, February 22

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Beverage break (coffee, tea and water)

Co-sponsored by Duff, White & Turner, LLC

7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Registration

7:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Trade show

8:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Third general session

Student performance

Discovery Singers, Marlboro County School District

Recognition of SCSBA past presidents

Recognition of SCSBA President’s Club

Recognition of SCSBA Boardmanship Institute Level 6 recipients

NOTE: Level 6 is the highest level of Boardman-ship Institute recognition.

Disruptive demographics: implications for K-12 education in South Carolina

James H. Johnson, Jr., Ph.D., Kenan Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Co-sponsored by Boykin & Davis LLC

10:30 - 11 a.m.

Beverage break and door prize winners

Names of winners will be posted on the bulletin boards in the exhibit area.

Co-sponsored by Childs & Halligan, P.A.

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Share the success workshops (choose one of six)

12:15 - 1:45 p.m.

New this year: Luncheon and entertainment

For registered convention attendees only (name badge required for admission)

Student performances

Hardeeville Ridgeland Middle School Ladies Quartet, Jasper County School District

Blue Flame Bluegrass, School District of Pickens County

2 - 3 p.m.

Share the success workshops (choose one of six)

3:15 - 4:15 p.m.

SC Caucus of Black School Board Members meeting (open to all convention participants)

Lee Central High School Singing Stallions

5 - 6:30 p.m.

Reception

Featuring light refreshments, photo booth with free pictures and door prizes.

Co-sponsored by McNair Law Firm

Sunday, February 23

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Registration

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Beverage break (coffee, tea and water)

8:30 - 11 a.m.

Closing general session and door prizes

Student performance

Singing Stallions, Lee County School District

Greetings: 2014 SCASA Superintendent of the Year

Dr.RoseWilder,Superintendent, Clarendon School District One

How to ruin a perfectly good day

Glenda Doles, motivational speaker and author

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Travis Allen, Founder and CEO, iSchool Initiative

Travis Allen is a young visionary for digital learning in the class-room. Before graduat-ing high school, Travis created a viral YouTube video on revolutionizing America’s education through mobile learn-ing. Today, he is a senior at Kennesaw State University (KSU) where he operates his growing non-profit organization, iS-chool Initiative. The iSchool team is comprised of 13 other ambitious Kennesaw University stu-dents with a diverse background of skills and experiences.Withthesupportofhisteam,Travishas presented in over 26 states & 3 continents allowing him to reach an audience of over 200,000 people. He has been featured on CNN, Huffington Post, and Forbes; in addition, he is the winner of the 2012 Google Young Minds competitionandwasinvitedtotheWhiteHouse for the Education Datapalooza Event.

Rory Vaden, MBA, Co-founder, Southwestern Consulting

Rory Vaden, MBA, is a self-discipline strategist, co-founder of South-western Consulting, and a New York Times bestselling author of Take the Stairs: 7 Steps to Achieving True Suc-cess. Vaden relates profound truths coupled with humorous anec-dotes that empower professionals to conquer their fears and take immediate action in all aspects of their lives. His insights on improving self-discipline, overcoming procrastination and enhancing productivity have been shared on Oprah radio, Fox News, CNN, CNBC, CBS, in Businessweek, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and in SUC-CESS™ Magazine. A two-time world champion of public speaking finalist for Toastmasters International, Vaden has shared his compelling “Take the Stairs” message on the same stage as John Maxwell, David Allen, Keith Ferrazzi and he’s done special programs for both Zig Ziglar, and for Dave Ramsey’s companies. He is a regular contributor for The Huffington Post, American Express Open Forum and he is also the weekly radio host of Take the Stairs Talk on the Lifestyle radio network. His book Take the Stairs is a #1 USA Today, #1 Wall St Journal, #1 Amazon, #1 Barnes and Noble and #2 New York Times bestseller. He is on a “Take the Stairs WorldTour”whereheistakingthestairstothetop of the 10 tallest buildings in the world to raise money for America’s high schools.

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James H. Johnson, Jr., Ph.D., Kenan Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Dr. Jim Johnson is the WilliamRandKenan,Jr.Distinguished Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneur-ship at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. He is also director of the Urban In-vestment Strategies Center at the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, which focuses on innovative approaches to revitalizing urban areas and on teaching government, community, and nonprofit leaders and managers to become more entrepreneurial and business-like in their operations and service delivery. Dr. Johnson is an expert on community and economic develop-ment, the effects of demographic changes on the U.S. workplace, interethnic minority conflict in advanced industrial societies, urban poverty and public policy, and workforce diversity issues. He is widely quoted in national media and appears on national network news programs. Fast Company magazine named Johnson one of the “17…bright-est thinkers and doers in the new world of work.” Dr. Johnson spent twelve years on the faculty at the University of California, Los Angeles, before coming to UNC-Chapel Hill. He received a bache-lor’s degree from North Carolina Central University, master’sdegreefromtheUniversityofWisconsinatMadison, and Ph.D. from Michigan State University.

Glenda Doles, Motivational Speaker, Author and Adjunct Instructor, Midlands Technical College

Glenda Doles has been described as “very con-tagious and pleasantly outrageous!” She is rap-idly becoming one of the most requested speakers in the area and delights audiences with her humor and heart! Doles is a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She was recruited by Duke Energy (formerly Duke Power) upon her graduation and had a very successful 37-year career before retiring in 2003. At Duke Energy, she held numerous positions in marketing, sales, com-munity affairs and public relations and was man-ager of the Retiree Affairs division where she led one of the most successful corporate retiree volun-teer programs in the nation. She currently is on the Retiree Leadership Team, serving as president of the Gastonia Chapter and was just named Retiree Volunteer of the Year. Doles is an adjunct instruc-tor with Midland’s Technical College in Columbia, where she was named Adjunct Instructor of the Year in 2006. She is a former Miss Thomasville, North Carolina, where she also won the Miss Con-genialityaward.SheismarriedtoDr.WarnerDoles,senior pastor at Fraley Memorial Baptist Church in Gastonia. They have four children and six grand-children.

Dr. Rose H. Wilder, SCASA Superintendent of the Year, Superinten-dent, Clarendon School District One

On May 2, 2013, Dr. Rose WilderwasnamedSu-perintendent of the Year for the State of South Carolina. She is com-pleting her 10th year as superintendent in Clar-endon School District One where she has led the improvement of academic performance of students. Despite being considered the third highestincidenceofpovertyinthestate,Wilderhas led Clarendon School District One to be the second highest academically performing high poverty district. She has more than 30 years of service in education. Prior to coming to Clarendon One, she was superintendent in FairfieldCountySchoolDistrict.In1994,Wilder’sappointment as superintendent in Clarendon School District Two was a historical moment. The State newspaper ran a story about the appointment and noted that she was the first black female superintendent in South Carolina since reconstruction and the first black super-intendent in Manning. She also has the distinc-tion of being the first black female superinten-dent in Clarendon One and in Fairfield County SchoolDistrict.WilderiscurrentlypresidentofSouth Carolina Association of School Adminis-trators has received many awards and recog-nition for her work as an educator, including being named Outstanding Superintendent in 1999bySCSBA.Dr.WilderismarriedtoJamesC.Wilder.

March 26, 2014: 2DAC (Two Days at the Capitol), Columbia, SC

April 5-7, 2014: NSBA Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana

May 14, 2014: 2DAC (Two Days at the Capitol), Columbia, SC

June 7, 2014: New Board Orientation, Make up, Columbia, SC

June 15-17, 2014: NSBA Southern Region Conference, Savannah, Georgia, gsba.com

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