Learner Responsive Leadership Academy

Welcome to the Learner Responsive Leadership Academy!

Come join us in person at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, TX for a transformative leadership experience. Our academy focuses on developing and enhancing the leadership skillset of K-20 educators, administrators, school board members, and advocates such as curriculum writers, academic coordinators, and decision-making personnel who are adaptable, empathetic, and innovative. Through presentations, interactive workshops, group discussions, and hands-on activities, you'll learn how to lead with authenticity and respond effectively to challenges at your institution. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your leadership skills and network with like-minded individuals. Register now and take the first step towards becoming a more effective and impactful leader!

Info: Registration and welcome breakfast hosted by Dr. Valerie Martinez and Dr. Christopher Carmona

Info: This talk will explore Dr. Valenzuela’s foundational text Subtractive Schooling and how an asset-based approach to education will promote access-centered learning.

Info: Lunch Provided

Info: This workshop will update participants on current policies in K-20 and provide strategies to translate your academic assets into action in the policy arena.

Info: Participants will individually reflect on today's activities with a post-presentation and workshop participant survey. Participants may also network during this time.

Info: This event is optional but will serve as additional time to network with other participants, presentation and workshop facilitators, and hosts.

Info: Participants will enjoy a light breakfast and set their priorities and goals for the day.

Info: This presentation explores how educational leaders can navigate the influence of personal perspectives and decision-making patterns to foster fair access, balanced support, and meaningful change across learning environments.

Info: Lunch Provided

Info: Participants will conduct hands-on activities and individually reflect on today's activities with a post-presentation and workshop participant survey.

Info: Participants will enjoy a light breakfast and set their priorities and goals for the day.

Info: This presentation will address the psychological impact of deficit-based learning and highlight the mental health benefits of approaches that recognize and build upon students’ existing strengths and knowledge in leadership and management practices.

Info: Lunch Provided

Info: Participants will conduct hands-on activities and individually reflect on today's activities with a post-presentation and workshop participant survey.

Info: Participants will enjoy a light breakfast and set their priorities and goals for the day.

Info: This presentation will explore how educational leaders can align institutional goals with practices that value varied ways of knowing, learning, and leading to better serve all students.

Info: Lunch Provided

Info: Participants will conduct hands-on activities and individually reflect on today's activities with a post-presentation and workshop participant survey.

Info: Participants will enjoy a light breakfast and set their priorities and goals for the day.

Info: This presentation will explore how institutional change can begin at the district or department by cultivating relationships within institutions and the community and by supporting professional development for educators. 

Info: Lunch Provided

Info: Participants will conduct hands-on activities and individually reflect on today's activities with a post-presentation and workshop participant survey.

Info: This closing reception will celebrate and reflect on strategies for meaningfully weaving community voices, partnerships, and perspectives into K–20 educational spaces. Light Refreshments and Door Prizes

Host or Publisher NACCS Tejas Foco prek-12 Comm., SomosMAS, Our Lady of the Lake University