Thank you to everyone who joined us in historic downtown Hot Springs, Ark., for our 2019 Fall Conference Breaking Boundaries: Educating Generation Alpha on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at the Hot Springs Convention Center. We hope to announce the dates for our 2020 Fall Conference soon.
APSRC’s annual Fall Conference is a statewide event with strands featuring breakout sessions for superintendents, administrators, teachers, school finance staff and IT Techs.
Pre-Conference Business Manager Bootcamp
APSRC’s pre-conference Business Manager Bootcamp was a huge success. Please complete this quick survey to let us know if you are interested in attending a future session.
2020 Sponsorship Opportunities
- Platinum: $10,000
Includes signage at entrance/registration and at luncheon; signage at the breakout session of your choice; 8 seats at the luncheon; recognition during the opening session and luncheon; exhibitor’s booth; full-page ad in the conference program, and more. - Gold: $5,000
Includes signage at banquet hall entrance; signage at the breakout session of your choice; 4 seats at the luncheon; exhibitor’s booth; half-page ad in the conference program, and more. - Silver: $3,000
Includes signage in the breakfast area; signage at the breakout session of your choice; 2 seats at the luncheon; exhibitor’s booth; logo in the conference program, and more. - Bronze: $2,000
Includes signage in afternoon break service area; signage at the breakout session of your choice, exhibitor’s booth; 2 seats at the luncheon; logo in the conference program, and more. - Friends of APSRC: $1,000
Includes signage at the breakout session of your choice; exhibitor’s booth, 2 seats at the luncheon; logo in the conference program, and more.
Contact Director of Communications Christina Fowler at (501) 492-4300 or email cfowler@apsrc.net for details.
Featured Speakers
2019 Keynote Speaker
Rodney Walker, author of A New Day One: Trauma, Grace, and a Young Man’s Journey from Foster Care to Yale
Rodney Walker is an author, educator and entrepreneur that travels both nationally and internationally, speaking at schools, corporations and conferences about the importance of character education, youth entrepreneurship, and trauma-informed mentorship aimed to uplift and support at-risk youth.
Rodney is the bestselling author of the educational memoir titled A New Day One: Trauma, Grace, and a Young Man’s Journey from Foster Care to Yale. Given the obstacles placed before him as a foster child, Rodney struggled academically and socially in school. Through trauma-informed mentorship and education, he overcame these adverse experiences and redirected his path. He is an award-winning entrepreneur, and went on to graduate with degrees from Morehouse College, Yale and Harvard University.
2019 Opening Session Speaker
Peter Hostrawser, owner of Disrupt Education and Department Chairman of the Glenbard East School of Business
Peter Hostrawser is the Department Chairman of the Glenbard East School of Business, an innovative department within Glenbard East High School in Lombard, Ill. In the Glenbard East School of Business, students are actively engaged in project-based learning and working collaboratively with companies like West Suburban Bank, Cleu, Yolobe, and NextWaveSTEM.
Peter began his career as a business entrepreneur in the fields of Video Production and Student Business Consulting. He spent 15 years at Oak Park and River Forest High School, where he founded the OPRF School of Business. He currently owns Disrupt Education, specializing in helping young people ignite their ambitions and take control of their learning.
2019 Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors for their support of public education in Arkansas.
Presenting Sponsor
Platinum Sponsors
Bronze Sponsor
Friends of APSRC
Many thanks to our other generous sponsors – Baldwin & Shell Construction Company, DataPath Administrative Services and eDynamic Learning!