2025 MAFEPD TENTATIVE CONFERENCE AGENDA

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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

1:00 - 4:00  New Directors Pre-Conference

3:00 – 6:00   Exhibitor Set–up

3:00 – 5:00   Conference Registration

6:00 – 8:30  MAFEPD President’s Reception- JR Ballroom and Poolside

          Wednesday, June 18, 2025

7:15 – 5:30   Registration and Visit Exhibitors

7:15 – 8:15   Breakfast Buffet- Grand Ballroom C

8:15 – 10:00 General Session- Welcome/Overview,  Grand Ballroom A-B 

Mrs. Stephanie Bradshaw, MAFEPD President

Introduction:

Dr. Lance Evans, Incoming State Superintendent-
                                  Mississippi Department of Education 

Dr. Donna Boone, Chief Academic Officer 

SPEAKER

10:00 – 10:30              Break and Visit Exhibitors

10:30 – 11:30  Concurrent Sessions

11:30 - 11:45 Break and Visit Exhibitors

11:45 – 1:15                Luncheon-  Grand Ballroom C

SPEAKER

1:15 – 1:45  Break and Visit Exhibitors 

1:45 – 2:45   Concurrent Sessions

2:45 – 3:00  Break and Visit Exhibitors 

3:00 – 4:00 General Session- Grand Ballroom A-B 

MDE Updates

Updates from Procurement and Grants Management

Mrs. Elisha Campbell, Executive Director

Mississippi Department of Education

Updates from the Office of Federal Programs 

Dr. Judy Nelson, Executive Director

Mississippi Department of Education

4:00 – 4:15  Announcements

Door Prizes: Must be present to win. 

Thursday, June 19, 2025

7:15 – 4:00  Registration and Visit Exhibitors

8:00 – 9:15   Breakfast and Annual MAFEPD Business Meeting

9:15 – 9:45 Break and Visit Exhibitors

9:45 – 11:00 General Session- Grand Ballroom A-B 

                                   Introductions:

Bonnie L. Graham, Esquire, CGMS

Partner, The Bruman Group, PLLC

11:00 – 1:00           Lunch: Conference participants on your own

1:00 – 2:15  Concurrent Sessions

2:15 – 2:45        Break and Visit Exhibitors

2:45 – 4:00            Concurrent Sessions 

Friday, June 20, 2025  

7:30 – 8:00          Continental Breakfast- Grand Ballroom C

8:00 – 9:00          Concurrent Sessions

9:00- 9:15           Break

9:15 - 10:15        General Session- Grand Ballroom A-B 

                            Introduction: 

Updates from various MDE Offices

Mississippi Department of Education

10:15 – 10:30      Break

10:30 – 12:00      General Session- Grand Ballroom A-B 

Dr. Judy Nelson MDE Updates

12:00 – 12:45         Door Prizes: Must be present to win.

                              Closing Remarks and Adjourn

MAFEPD President

New Directors Pre-Conference

Tuesday, June 17, 2025   1pm - 4pm

Sheraton Conference and Convention Center

Flowood, MS

1:00 - 1:15      Introductions and Ice Breaker

1:15 - 2:00      School Improvement

Dr. Sonja Robertson, Executive Director, MDE Office of School Improvement

2:00 - 2:30 Grants Management 

2:30 - 2:45      Brain Break

2:45- 3:45       Federal Programs 

3:45 - 4:30      Federal Programs & Grants Management