

DSA NATIONAL
CONFERENCE
July 23-25, 2025
Houston, Texas
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SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY - JULY 23, 2025
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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Devotion & Welcome
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | PLC at DSA with Anthony Reibel
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10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Curriculum & Essential Standards (Envisioned vs. Re-envisioned)
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11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Activity & Work Time on Curriculum
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12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Rubrics
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1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch
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1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Assessment Design & Deployment (Envisioned vs. Re-envisioned)
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2:45 PM - 4:45 PM | Activity & Work Time on Assessment
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4:45 PM - 5:00 PM | Closing
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5:00 PM | Devotion (Sienna) & Announcements
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5:30 PM | Social Hour & Dinner
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7:30 PM | Return to Hotel & Evening On Your Own
THURSDAY - JULY 24, 2025
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8:45 AM - 9:00 AM | Devotion (Doral)
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9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Curriculum Workshops
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PreK | COR Assessment (HighScope Representative)
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K-5 ELA | Collaborative Classroom (Collaborative Classroom Representative)
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6-12 ELA | McGraw Hill (McGraw Hill Representative)
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6-12 Theology | WELS Standards and Curriculum Writing Process (Melanie Giddings)
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6-12 Social Studies | TCI & DBQ Project (Aaron Swanson)
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6-12 Science | Curriculum and Lesson Discussion (Jenny Retzlaff)
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6-12 Math | Curriculum and Lesson Modeling (Ann Rich & Luke Rothe)
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K-12 Physical Education | Curriculum and Lesson Discussion (Lauren Hering)
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K-12 Fine Arts | Curriculum and Lesson Modeling (Laura Montez)
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College Counseling | Roundtable (Mara Morgan)
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DSS | TeachTown (Jenny Chavez)
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School Counselors | Cross Train Kids (Michelle Romero)
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World Languages (Gaby Vargas)
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12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | DSM Presentation
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12:45 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch
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1:30 PM - 4:05 PM | K-5 & 6-12 ELA Curriculum Workshops Continued​
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1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Individual Workshop #1
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2:50 PM – 4:05 PM | Individual Workshop #2
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4:10 PM - 5:25 PM | Individual Workshop #3
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5:30 PM - 5:50 PM | Devotion (Delray) and Announcements
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6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Dinner
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7:00 PM | Return to Hotel & Evening On Your Own
FRIDAY - JULY 25, 2025
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8:45 AM - 9:00 AM | Devotion (Sienna)
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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Harvest Strategy
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10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Break
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10:15 AM - 11:30 AM | Individual Workshop #4
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11:35 AM - 12:50 PM | Individual Workshop #5
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12:55 PM - 1:35 PM | Closing Devotion (SRR) and Thank You’s
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1:40 PM - 2:30 PM | Lunch
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2:45 PM | Depart to Airport / Return Home

PRESENTERS
KEYNOTES

DR. ANTHONY REIBEL is currently the Director of Research and Evaluation for Adlai Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois. In addition to his full-time role, he regularly presents about Professional Learning Communities for Solution Tree. He is also the author of Embracing Relational Teaching and co-author of multiple books including Beyond PLC Lite; Small Changes, Big Impact; The Teacher as Assessment Leader; Proficiency-Based Assessment; Proficiency-Based Instruction; Proficiency-Based Grading in the Content Areas; and Pathways to Proficiency.​


THE HARVEST STRATEGY​ keynote presentation will focus on our intentional plan to connect the families of Divine Savior Academy to lifelong engagement with the ministry of the Word and the community of believers at Divine Savior Church. This session will provide insight and encouragement from:​
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Pastor Carlos Leyrer (President of DSM)
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Pastor Ben Kuerth (DSC-Doral Pastor and Coordinating Pastor of the DSC Association)
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Pastor Kevin Boushek (DSC-Sienna Pastor)
