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MODEL SCHOOLS CONFERENCE
Event Agenda
June 22–25, 2025 | Gaylord National DC
Join our featured speakers, Model Schools, Innovative Districts, Epic Educators, and Aspiring Model Schools as they share best practices in leadership, teaching & learning, assessment, inclusivity, literacy, school culture, family and community engagement, and so much more!
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, connect, and be inspired!
Featured speakers
Keynote speakers
Energize your Passion
Dr. Adam Drummond
Author, Senior Director
Center for Model Schools
Fueling your Momentum: You Owe YOU
Eric Thomas, Ph.D
Author, Speaker, Educator
Eric Thomas & Associates
Stories as a Catalyst: Transforming Education through the Currency of Connection
Dr. Mary Hemphill
CEO & Founder, The Limitless Leader; Senior Fellow
Center for Model Schools
Featured programming
| Sunday, June 22 | |
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| 9:00am–7:00pm | Registration |
| 11:00am–4:00pm | Pre-Conference Sessions (optional, lunch included) |
| 7:00pm–8:00pm | Opening Keynote Experience—Potomac Ballroom |
| Monday, June 23 | |
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| 7:00am–8:00am | Light Breakfast—included |
| 7:00am–4:00pm | Registration |
| 8:00am–9:00am | Opening Keynote—Potomac Ballroom |
| 9:30am–12:00pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| 12:00pm–1:30pm | Lunch—included |
| 1:30pm–4:00pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| Tuesday, June 24 | |
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| 7:00am–8:00am | Light Breakfast—included |
| 7:00am–4:00pm | Registration |
| 8:00am–12:00pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| 12:00pm–1:30pm | Lunch—included |
| 1:30pm–4:00pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| Wednesday, June 25 | |
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| 7:00am–8:00am | Light Breakfast—included |
| 8:00am–12:00pm | Concurrent Sessions |
| 11:00am–noon | Closing Keynote—Potomac Ballroom |
*Breakfast & Lunch included on Monday & Tuesday and Breakfast on Wednesday
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center | 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD
Full program agenda with session day/times coming in April 2025.
A variety of sessions to deepen learning
MSC 2025 Model Schools, Innovative Districts, and Epic Educators
Learn from educators driving transformational change.
- Model elementary schools
- Model middle schools
- Model high schools
- Innovative districts
- Epic educators
Academy of Innovation at Remington, St. Louis, MO
Arcadia Elementary School, Tuscaloosa, AL
Brock Road Elementary School, Spotsylvania, VA
Compass Elementary School, Kansas City, MO
Dannelly Elementary School, Montgomery, AL
Dover Elementary School, Orangeburg, SC
Glenn Duncan Elementary School, Reno, NV
Hamilton Elementary School, Moline, IL
James Avant Elementary School, East St. Louis, IL
Matilda Hartley Elementary School, Macon, GA
Midway Elementary School, Blackshear, GA
Ricardo Richards Elementary School, St. Croix, VI
Rich Pond Elementary School, Warren, KY
Rozelle Elementary School, Memphis, TN
Sonny Carter Elementary School, Macon, GA
Woodland Forrest Elementary School, Tuscaloosa, AL
