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Charlotte, NC 28204
2025 Curriculum Symposium
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
at 12:00 PM (EST)
to Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM (EST)
Sheraton Charlotte
555 South McDowell StCharlotte, NC 28204
The SAIS Curriculum Symposium equips independent school educators and curriculum leaders with the tools and insights needed to create learning experiences that drive student success and foster continuous learning.
Choose impactful sessions from among four learning journeys.
- Design & Mapping
- Instructional Strategies
- Assessment & Feedback
- Agency & Engagement
With keynotes focused on research & innovation, participants will explore pedagogical ideas, innovative instructional strategies, and transformative educational products and services.
Audience: heads of school, assistant heads, division heads, academic administrators, academic support, department chairs, teachers
Keynote Speakers
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| Amanda Bickerstaff | Jay McTighe |
Registration
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After Jan 24 |
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$589 |
You may also register for the Academic Support Conference and/or the DEI Institute at a reduced rate on the registration form.
Nicole Ackerson
Department Chair, Science
Berkeley Preparatory School
Allison Albert
Director of Academic Affairs & College Guidance
Westchester Country Day School
Susan Alexander
English Department Chair
Berkeley Preparatory School
Jess Alfaro
Teacher
Summit School
Kristy Simpson Alvarez
Middle School Head
First Presbyterian Day School
Sabrina Amann
LS Reading Interventionist
Cannon School
Susanna Ames
Head of Middle School
The Epstein School
Siroj Amirov
Assistant Principal of Finance & Operations
Pinnacle Academy
Dana Amos
Lower School Teacher & K-8 Curriculum Coordinator
B'nai Shalom Day School
Melissa Anderson
Lower School Grade 5
Cape Henry Collegiate
Ellie Armstrong
Teacher
Stevenson School
Donna Baggette
Lower School Teacher
Randolph School
Candace Bell
Middle School Assistant Principal
The Galloway School
Kelsey Bennett
Associate Sales Executive
AMPLIFY
Laura Bernick
Lower School Teacher
Randolph School
Amanda Bickerstaff
CEO
AI for Education
Page Birney
Head of Preschool
Spartanburg Day School
Kate Bitter
Director of Learning Support
Stevenson School
Garden Blincow
Kindergarten Teacher
Charleston Day School
Katharine Bonasera
Manager of Educational Partnerships
Collaborative Classroom
Brette Book
English Department Chair
The John Cooper School
Jennifer Borak
Pre K Lead Teacher
Hancock Day School
Jan Brabham
Instructional Leader
Carolina Day School
Conway Brackett
Upper School Director of Academic Technology
The Lovett School
Alie Brinegar
Assistant Director of Lower School
Forsyth Country Day School
Jamye Brown
Head of Lower School
Cape Henry Collegiate
Monica Browne
Lower School Academic Dean
Trinity Episcopal School-NC
Katrina Bryan
Assistant Head of School
Mason Preparatory School
Angie Bush
Lower School Head of Learning & Innovation
Mount Vernon School
Olga Cadilla-Sayres
Math Department Chair
Davidson Day School
Sarah Cady
First Grade Teacher
Franklin Road Academy
Phil Call
Lower School Assistant Director; Math, Grade 6
Norfolk Academy
Nancy Canning
Head of School
Montessori Academy of Colorado
Cristina Carbajales
2nd grade Teacher
St. Thomas Episcopal Parish School
Jennifer Carideo
Learning Resource Coordinator
St. Mary's Episcopal Day School - Tampa
Jill Chang
Middle School Language Teacher
The Lovett School
Cheryl Cicco
Head of Early School
Bayside Academy
Erica Clark
Director of Student Success
Wellington School
Katie Clayton
Head of Lower School
Spartanburg Day School
Estella Cofer
PK-5 Spanish Teacher
Hancock Day School
Heather Coggins
High School English Teacher
First Baptist School
Heather Kistler Coulter
Director of Curriculum & Instruction
Salisbury Academy
Sarah Davenport
Head of Upper School
Ascension Episcopal School
Beth Day
Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Charlotte Christian School
Julie DeLong
Teacher
Monte Cassino School
Kathryn DePietro
Middle Division Spanish Teacher
Stevenson School
Lauri Desai
Lower School Kindergarten
Cape Henry Collegiate
Lindsey Dunnavant
Assistant Head of Lower School
Randolph School
Whitney Duquette
Dean of Students/History Teacher
Charlotte Latin School
Melanie Dykes
Head of Middle School
Tuscaloosa Academy
Jennifer Eason
Account Executive
Amplify
Kelly Edwards
Academic Dean
The Episcopal Academy
Brent Elrod
Teacher
Skyuka Hall School
Becca Eury
Assistant Head of Upper School for Academics
Cannon School
Lexi Hunter Fields
Director of Teaching and Learning
The Galloway School
Kendra Sue Finch
Director of Institutional Advancement
Westminster Schools of Augusta
Angela Finn
Director of Library Services
Ravenscroft School
Frank Fitzgibbon
Teacher/Global Online Academy Site Director
Gilman School
Ann Fountain
Acting Principal, Upper Learning
The Galloway School
Katie Fowler
Director of Student Affairs & Alternative Pathways
The Brighton School
Cindy Frederick
Head of Upper School
Bayside Academy
Lauren Frye
Campus Architect & Design Thinking Instructor
Forsyth Country Day School
Cheryl Gahagan
Assistant Head of Lower School
Collegiate School-VA
Erin Gale
Upper School Academic Dean
Woodlawn School
Meredith Galea
Teacher
Hancock Day School
Leah Glotzbach
Director of Curriculum
Episcopal School of Jacksonville
Ashley Glover
Curriculum Coordinator
Fellowship Christian School
Jill Gough
Director of Teaching & Learning
Trinity School
Marshelle L Grant
Assistant High School Principal
First Baptist School
Tonya Greene
Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Gracepoint School
Charles Guido
Upper School Mathematics
Cape Henry Collegiate
Caitriona Harris
Leader of Learning Initiatives
Monte Cassino School
Marsha Harris
Director of Curriculum
Trinity School
Annie Harrison
Director of Teaching & Learning
Triangle Day School
Amanda Hayes
Head of Middle School
Cape Henry Collegiate
Catherine Helm
Assistant Director of Lower School
Summit School
Gwendolyn Henshaw
K-5 Academic Affairs Coordinator
The Fletcher School
Shannon Hockswender
PK-8th PBL Designer & Academic Support
Woodlawn School
Hayley Rae Holbrook
High School ELA Teacher
Skyuka Hall School
Jared Horvath
Director | LME Global
LME Global
Misty Hyman
Director Upper School
Summit School
Emily Ivey
2nd Grade Teacher
Advent Episcopal School
Meghan James
7th/8th grade math teacher
Mason Preparatory School
Kelley Johnson
Director of Student Support Services
Bayside Academy
Rachel Joiner
Librarian
Advent Episcopal School
Jake Jung
Educational Sales Consultant
Curriculum Associates
Cydney Junius
Assistant Head of Lower School
The Walker School
Sarah Kaplan
Secondary School Principal
Washington School
Kelly Kelly
Early Learning Principal
The Galloway School
Daniel Kempf
Middle School Principal
Prince Avenue Christian School
Mike Kentz
Founder/CEO
Zainetek Educational Advisors
Kindra Kidd
LS Curriculum Coordinator
The Carmel School
Chantel Kjellgren
Middle School Math Teacher
Stevenson School
Krista Kmety
Lower Elementary Teacher
The Carmel School
Jacqueline Kruger
MS Teacher
The Cushman School
Jessica S Kulp
Upper School Student Academic Support Coordinator
Cannon School
Jessica Laliberte
Director of the Teaching & Learning Ctr
Darlington School
Ellen Lane
Kindergarten Teacher
Brookstone School
Sean Lanfear
Middle School Math Teacher
Hancock Day School
Chuck LaRusso
Director of Curriculum
Davidson Day School
Kim Lawless
Assistant Head for Strategic Initiatives
Berkeley Preparatory School
Michael Lemon
Social Studies Teacher and Department Chair
Carolina Day School
Rebekah Lewis
Upper School English Faculty
Pulaski Academy
Lisa Lockhart
Director of Student Success
St. Mary's Episcopal Day School - Tampa
Tomarra Londeree
Lead Educational Technologist
Providence Day School
Christopher Lowe
Founder
K-12 Edvisors
Amanda Lucas
Assistant Head of Upper School for Teaching & Learning
The Lovett School
Jenni Lucero
Director of Strategy & Growth
Montessori Academy of Colorado
Robin Mackintosh
Lower School Coordinator
Greenfield School
Tracy Maple
MS English Faculty
Pulaski Academy
Nicole Martin
Executive Director of Learning & Innovation
Mount Vernon School
Lori Massey
Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Southwest Christian School
Yolanda McClure
Director of Teaching & Learning
Forsyth Country Day School
Mary McFarlin
Structured Literacy Dyslexia Specialist
Sound Literacy Solutions
Rex McFarlin
Creative Digital Implementation
Sound Literacy Solutions
CD Mclean
Library Director
Berkeley Preparatory School
Jay McTighe
Author & Consultant
McTighe and Associates
Natasha Mellini
Project Manager
Toddle
Jon Meredith
Middle School Director
Durham Academy
Cody Miles
Teacher
Gilman School
Aimee Miller
Head of Primary & LS/Asst. Head of School
Hancock Day School
Sara Miller
Director of Student Programs
Hill Learning Center
Rebecca Mitchell
Lower School Teacher
Randolph School
Linda Mohr
4th Grade Teacher
Charleston Day School
John Monahan
US History & Testing Coordinator
The Westminster Schools
Natalie Montequin
Growth & Development
Toddle
Ashley Moody
Teacher
Hancock Day School
Bailey Moore
Kindergarten Teacher
Stevenson School
Joe Morrow
Academic Dean
Visitation Academy
Danette Morton
Executive Director of the Center for Teaching
The Westminster Schools
Anthony Myers
Assistant Director of Upper School
Summit School
John Nagler
History Department Chair
Ashley Hall
Mary Catherine Nance
Second Grade Teacher
Randolph School
Waynette Noe
Social Studies Instructor
Jackson Preparatory School
Steve Nowack
Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs, Head Boys Basketball Coach
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
Nifemi Ogunsuyi
Lower Division Head
Stevenson School
Hannah O'Keeffe
MS Co-Coordinator
Greenfield School
Monica Ortiz
5th grade Teacher
St. Thomas Episcopal Parish School
Rod Pavao
VP of Sales Development
American Reading Company
Molly Pearson
Middle School Head
First Presbyterian Day School
Joe Peeden
6th Grade Science
Webb School of Knoxville
Erika Pereda
Lead Social Studies Teacher
Fisher Island Day School
Brooke Peterson
Asst Head for Teaching & Learning
Advent Episcopal School
Anne Pope
Teacher and Lower School Assessment Coordinator
Summit School
Emily Pulsifer
Dean of Academics
Christ School
Kathy Rawlins
Lower School Learning Specialist
The Bolles School
Katie Resendez
Teacher
Monte Cassino School
Laura Riester
6th Grade Girls Chair and Teacher
Wesleyan School
Angela Ringley
Assistant Head of School/Provost
Pinewood Preparatory School
Jessica Roberts
Assistant Principal
Carolina Day School
Ginny Robinson
Teacher
Durham Academy
Olivia Rocamora
US Language Dept Head
The Lovett School
Ann Marsh Rutledge
Executive Director, MV Ventures
Mount Vernon School
Hannah Salters
Teacher
First Baptist School
Lindsay Samson
Department Head of World Languages
The Lovett School
Alcides Sandino
MS Mathematics Teacher
Fisher Island Day School
Glennda Sands
Curriculum Director
The Cushman School
Allison Schultz
Coordinator of Teaching & Learning
The Episcopal Academy
Lin Schuster
Middle School Faculty
Pulaski Academy
Holly Scott
Teacher
First Presbyterian Day School
Ashley Shaefer
English Language Arts Teacher
Charlotte Preparatory School
Melissa Silver
Curriculum Coordinator
The Epstein School
Holly Sizemore
4th Grade Teacher
Franklin Road Academy
Katherine Slayton
Director of Curriculum and Special Programs
Charlotte Preparatory School
Keller Smith
1st Grade Teacher
Charleston Day School
Melissa Smyly
English Department Chair
Darlington School
Typhaine Soulet-Marks
MS French Teacher & Department Chair
Davidson Day School
Tori Sparks
US History & Grade chair
The Westminster Schools
Sarah Stanley
Dean of Curriculum, Media Specialist
St. Timothy's School
Erica Stark
English Teacher
Asheville School
Sharla Starker
Upper School Learning Specialist
Wellington School
Lee Steele
Director of Teaching & Learning
The Westminster Schools
Javonne Stewart
Head of Lower & Intermediate School
Brookstone School
Debra Sullivan
Middle School Director
Carlisle School
Kelly Swanson
Dean of Academics
Mount Paran Christian School
Jennifer Tatasciore
Director of Curriculum
The Children's School
James Uhler
Associate Dean of Academics
Christ School
Carrie Valadez
Assistant Principal
Southwest Christian School
Heather Valdez
Upper School Principal
St. Agnes Academy-St. Dominic School
Kit Verica
6-12 Academic Affairs Coordinator
The Fletcher School
Chris Wascom
L&M History
Charleston Day School
Ryan Welsh
Chief Design Strategist; Lead Design Officer for IDEAS@PD
Providence Day School
Alexis Wiggins
Director
Cohort of Educators for Essential Learning
Crystal Wilkins
Teacher
Ashley Hall
Katie Willis
Grade 4 Teacher & Writing Curriculum Coord
Stevenson School
Jenn Wojcik
SAA Lower School Dean
St. Agnes Academy-St. Dominic School
Whitney Woodward
Director of Teaching & Learning
The Westminster Schools
Alex Wright
Lower School Director
Advent Episcopal School
Jennifer Wright
LS Associate Head / Curriculum & Resource Specialist
Tuscaloosa Academy
Sponsor:
Exhibitors:
- Abeka
- American Reading Company
- Amplify
- Collaborative Classroom
- Curriculum Associates
- Heinemann
- Jochi
- K-12 Edvisors
- Sound Literacy Solutions
- Toddle
Event Policies & Acknowledgments
- For questions about event registration or special accommodations, contact learn@sais.org.
- For questions about speakers and sessions, contact elizabeth@sais.org.
- For questions about exhibiting, contact anna@sais.org.