NCED Connect Symposium Fall 2026: Full Schedule

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11:00am EDT

Tuesday September 29, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT

Limited Capacity seats available

Participants will collaboratively review key Infinite Campus functions, discuss common role confusion, and build a district-level flow chart that clearly defines responsibility and ownership. Attendees will leave with a shared framework to support consistency, accountability, and efficient system management.

Speakers

Tony Smith

Director of Educational Information Systems, Wayne County Public Schools

Tony started out as a third-grade teacher back in 2000, and started helping teachers and students use technology in the classroom. Over the years, he progressed through school and district-level positions, learning all facets of technology along the way. Now, in his third-year as... Read More →

Tuesday September 29, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT
Sandpiper Koury Convention Center 3121 W Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC 27407

Educators, Intermediate | NCSIS, Intermediate | Coaches & SLMC, Intermediate | Leadership, Intermediate

11:00am EDT

AI Guidelines Lab v2.0

LIMITED

Tuesday September 29, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT

Imperial Ballroom D

Limited Capacity seats available

Join Emerging Technologies and Digital Learning specialists for a hands-on workshop to revisit your PSU’s existing AI guidelines through the lens of current practice. Leadership teams will identify what is working well, where challenges or gaps have emerged, and how closely existing guidance aligns with the ways staff and students are actually using AI. Teams will use these insights, along with current considerations for responsible AI implementation, to develop a revised draft of their AI guidelines.

Speakers

Meredith Ward Hill

Emerging Technologies Consultant, NCDPI

Meredith Ward Hill serves as the Emerging Technologies Consultant at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, where she leads the state's AI education strategy for PK-13 public schools. Prior to this role, she served as a digital learning consultant, district media specialist... Read More →

Stacy Lovdahl

Western Digital Learning Consultant, NCDPI

Stacy Lovdahl has 24 years of experience as a state and district-level education technologist. She is an AI literacy trainer, the Western DTL Consultant for NCDPI, an Instructional Technology Facilitator and a formal middle school science teacher. Stacy has coached teachers and facilitated... Read More →

Tuesday September 29, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT
Imperial Ballroom D Koury Convention Center 3121 W Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC 27407

Leadership, Intermediate

12:00pm EDT

Breaking Up: Canvas to Campus Learning

LIMITED

Tuesday September 29, 2026 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT

Arrowhead AB

Limited Capacity seats available

Join Nash County Public Schools as we share lessons learned from transitioning from Canvas to Infinite Campus Campus Learning. Explore strategies for educator support, change management, and system adoption, while collaborating with peers to identify future enhancements for Campus Learning.

Speakers

Caroline Aycock

Director of Digital Teaching and Learning, Nash County Public Schools

Caroline Aycock is the Director of Digital Teaching and Learning for Nash County Public Schools. With over 15 years of experience in education, including classroom and district leadership roles, she supports initiatives related to instructional technology, artificial intelligence... Read More →

Tuesday September 29, 2026 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
Arrowhead AB Koury Convention Center 3121 W Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC 27407

Leadership, Intermediate | Coaches & SLMC, Intermediate

1:00pm EDT

Excel-lent Efficiency

LIMITED

Tuesday September 29, 2026 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT

Imperial Ballroom F

Limited Capacity seats available

What if your spreadsheets could do the work for you? Learn how to use PivotTables, conditional formatting, and other powerful spreadsheet tools to save time, reduce manual work, and quickly find insights. Walk away with practical strategies to organize data, highlight key information, and work more efficiently.

Speakers

Lauren Roberts

Digital Teaching and Learning Coach/Lead Media Coordinator, Iredell-Statesville Schools

I am a Digital Teaching and Learning Coach and Lead Media Coordinator with a library supervisor license. Previously, I taught middle school math and science and served as a Media Coordinator—experiences that shaped my passion for connecting curriculum with innovative technology... Read More →

Tuesday September 29, 2026 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Imperial Ballroom F Koury Convention Center 3121 W Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC 27407

Educators, Intermediate | Leadership, Intermediate | Coaches & SLMC, Intermediate | NCSIS, Intermediate

1:00pm EDT

Chronic Absenteeism in the SIS

LIMITED

Tuesday September 29, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT

Pebble Beach

Limited Capacity seats available

You know who has behavioral, academic, or socio-emotional concerns. Who is under the radar because they aren’t present regularly? School attendance is important, and “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” -Robert Collier. Find out who needs to see those small efforts to be encouraged to send their child to school.

Speakers

Thomas Grimes

Director of Technology and Accountability, Hertford County Public Schools

After starting as a classroom teacher in 2013 I've moved a lot, first to being a lead technician, then to being an ITF, to SIS (in time for the IC conversion, yay!), and finally to Director. I've always had a reputation for being the data guy and working to understand connections... Read More →

Tuesday September 29, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Pebble Beach Koury Convention Center 3121 W Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC 27407

NCSIS, Intermediate | Leadership, Intermediate

2:00pm EDT

Excelerate Your Day - Intermediate

LIMITED

Tuesday September 29, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm EDT

Auditorium III

Limited Capacity seats available

Elevate your data management skills in this intermediate-level session, "Excelerate Your Daily Experience." Designed for those looking to move beyond spreadsheet basics, this workshop focuses on practical, advanced techniques to streamline your data analysis and visualization workflows.

Speakers

Chris Bunting

Executive Director of Student Assignment and Information Systems, Johnston County Schools

Tuesday September 29, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm EDT
Auditorium III Koury Convention Center 3121 W Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC 27407

NCSIS, Intermediate | Leadership, Intermediate

3:00pm EDT

The AI Guidelines Lab

LIMITED

Tuesday September 29, 2026 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT

Imperial Ballroom D

Limited Capacity seats available

Hands-on workshop for technology leaders to partner with NCDPI Emerging Technologies to develop practical AI guidelines for their schools and districts. Examine key considerations such as responsible use, privacy, transparency, equity and human oversight. Leave with a customized draft that supports safe, ethical and AI use across their PSU.

Speakers

Meredith Ward Hill

Emerging Technologies Consultant, NCDPI

Stacy Lovdahl

Western Digital Learning Consultant, NCDPI

Tuesday September 29, 2026 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
Imperial Ballroom D Koury Convention Center 3121 W Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC 27407

Leadership, Intermediate | Coaches & SLMC, Intermediate

3:00pm EDT

Back for another CRDC? So am I.

LIMITED

Tuesday September 29, 2026 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT

Auditorium II

Limited Capacity seats available

Every CRDC collection brings new questions and considerations. Designed for attendees familiar with the CRDC process, this session covers the latest federal updates, lessons learned, and key considerations to help districts prepare for the upcoming reporting cycle with confidence.

Speakers

Terra Lynne Dominguez

Business Systems Analyst II, Department of Public Instruction

Terra Lynne Dominguez is a Business Systems Analyst II with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, where she serves as the EDFacts Coordinator, SEA CRDC Coordinator, and supports the CEDARS Data Warehouse. She works across program areas to coordinate federal reporting... Read More →

Tuesday September 29, 2026 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
Auditorium II Koury Convention Center 3121 W Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC 27407

NCSIS, Intermediate | Leadership, Intermediate

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