Behavior Leadership Conference: Modernize Your Student Systems of Support
It is time to transform how we perceive student behavior and how we handle discipline.
Learn how to set a new tone on your campus, how to better support the needs of students and staff, and how to improve student behavior without burning out staff, alienating teachers, or over-disciplining students.
This conference is about leadership responsibility, better outcomes, and sustainability. You will leave with a new understanding of student behavior and what kids really need from us, new decision-making frameworks, implementation roadmaps, and tools to share and utilize immediately.
Our goal is to help you effectively incorporate family support, strengthen and retain teachers and support staff, and use the whole child perspective to truly meet the needs of today’s kids. Using a mental health approach, you will engage with the science behind student behavior and leave with practical skills and tools you can use the next day, not just theories and ideologies.
This two day conference will feature keynote speakers and interactive breakout sessions – not just sit and gets! The breakouts will include a variety of topics to choose from that apply to different grade levels, different needs, and different tactics.
Are you ready to reset how you think, reconnect your school community, and restore order and well-being on your campus?
Who This Conference Is For
Topics Overview
*Full agenda TBD and subject to change
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Closing Keynote by Rising Phoenix
Bad Kids, or Broken Systems? Bringing the Village Together
After a full day of learning, strategy, and shared expertise, this closing keynote invites participants to step back, connect the dots, and solidify a collective path forward. Grounded in the Circle of Courage and restorative practice, the cofounders of Rising Phoenix Training and Consulting guide educators and leaders through a structured capstone experience built around three intentional movements: Connect, Create and Contribute.
This capstone experience honors the wisdom already in the room while challenging leaders to examine whether student behavior reflects individual deficits — or systemic misalignment. Participants will leave with a unified framework, renewed clarity, and practical next steps to move the work forward together. Because real change doesn’t happen in isolation.
It happens when the village moves with intention.
The reality is this: there are no bad kids. There are only young people navigating systems that need improvement. And every day, we are given the privilege of working with the best kids — the ones brave enough to grow in front of us.
Dates & Locations
Grand Prairie – July 21st & 22nd, 2026
Hilton Inn Grand Prairie at EpicCentral
2935 S State Hwy 161, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
Pricing
Single Registration: $375
Group of 5 or more: $350 per person
Group of 10 or more: $340 per person
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Early Bird Discount!
Register by March 31st, 2026 for $30 off each registration.
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Accreditation
This conference provides 9.25 hours of CPE credit through SBEC. Attendees are responsible for checking in on site and filling out an evaluation form in order to receive their Certificate of Attendance.
Featured Speakers
Raymond D. Appleberry, Lynne M. Roland, and Brian P. Hopkins
Rising Phoenix
Rising Phoenix has successfully developed a unique therapeutic model for working with highly aggressive and troubled youth. Due to the proven effectiveness in transforming behavior and improving outcomes, other youth organizations, public school districts, and charter schools turn to Rising Phoenix to learn best practices, replicate their success, and receive training on implementing similar strategies.
Sharon Bradley
RestorativeFlo Educational Solutions
Sharon Bradley is an educational consultant who serves as a school district administrator where she has helped shape the district’s approach to social and emotional development and truancy prevention for all students. Throughout her 22 years in education, she has served as department director, alternative high school principal, assistant principal, dropout prevention program coordinator, general education teacher, and special education teacher.
Dr. Andrea Ogonosky
ED311
Dr. Andrea Ogonosky is a licensed psychologist, a licensed specialist in school psychology, and a nationally certified school psychologist who currently serves various roles in school districts across the United States. Her job duties include assessing students for IDEA disability conditions; conducting program reviews on Response to Intervention, Section 504, and Special Education; designing Response to Intervention systems of support for small, medium, and large school districts; providing professional development on a variety of educational and assessment topics; supplying expert testimony at local, state, and federal court; and supervising school psychology students at the master and doctoral level.
Nathan Maynard
Science of Discipline
Nathan Maynard is known for translating complex human behavior into practical systems that educators can use under real-world pressure. He is a leading voice in the global movement to reimagine school discipline. Through his writings and hands-on work in complex schools, he helps educators confront one of the hardest questions in education: how to hold students accountable without losing their humanity.
His work has influenced schools and systems worldwide, offering a clear alternative to fear-based models that no longer serve educators or society.
Stephanie Powell
Shift Storm
Stephanie Powell is a speaker, educator, and brain science strategist who teaches people how to work with the brain instead of against it. Her work fuses lived AuDHD experience with research-backed insight, helping people rewire the way they think about leadership, systems, learning, and the stories we’ve been told about how success should look.
With over 20 years in education (13 in public ed, 8+ in adult learning), Stephanie now speaks on leadership, psychological safety, autism & ADHD, masking, executive function, workplace design, and more—approaching each through the lens of brain science and what every mind needs to thrive.
Dr. Dorothea Gordon
Eager Young Minds
For 37 years, Dr, Dorothea Gordon has served and empowered Special Education and general education teams, administrators, campus teams, parents, and community members locally, statewide, and nationally. Dr. Gordon’s purpose is to empower teams to reach Kaizen … continual improvement. It grounds her work. Having served as a general and special education teacher, campus principal, and special education executive director, Dr. Gordon has the experience and expertise to empower and lead collaborative teams through data driven analysis, professional development, and evidence based practices.
Alan Krenek
EdTomorrow
Alan Krenek is a seasoned educator with an extensive background spanning 17 years in public education. His experience as a special education teacher, behavior specialist, and 7th grade assistant principal affords him a multifaceted understanding of the school day, viewing it through the distinct perspectives of both a classroom teacher and a campus leader.
As a special education teacher, Alan focused on supporting students with behavioral and emotional challenges. Alan’s enthusiasm for supporting students, coupled with his steadfast advocacy, ensured students’ voices were heard and their needs were met. This commitment fostered a classroom culture characterized by inclusivity, support, and success.
Denise “Circlemamma” Holliday
EdTomorrow
Co-Author of Classroom Circles
Denise “Circlemamma” Holliday is a true powerhouse in the realm of education. Her ability to own a room, the sheer presence she exudes, the impactful words she chooses, and the way she genuinely listens and uplifts everyone she engages with – is simply unmatched.
Denise joins the Edtomorrow team with a wealth of knowledge and experiences from the hundreds of schools and districts she has trained and coached throughout the nation. Her commitment is evident in the time spent in real classrooms, working side by side with teachers and students to seamlessly integrate restorative practices into the very fabric of their buildings. She enjoys collaborating with district leaders and school boards to reimagine the educational experience of students and support for teachers through Restorative Practices.
Marchelle Sterling
Educator Empowerment Speaker
Marchelle Sterling is a former campus principal and leadership speaker who equips educators to build courageous, sustainable systems that protect both students and staff. Drawing from campus leadership experience and grounded in behavioral science, she helps leaders reframe discipline through a mental health and belonging lens. Her sessions blend research, practical frameworks, and real-world insight leaving participants with tools they can implement immediately to strengthen culture, retention, and student outcomes.
Vernon Wright
The Wright Leader
Vernon Wright is a speaker, board president, mentor, educator, and thought leader considered to be one of North Texas’ leading experts in creating high-performing workplace cultures that retain talent and scale organizations.
His education and experience include the following: a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) and a Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Leadership, followed by more than two decades of experience diagnosing and solving performance issues in education and business. Mr. Wright has a track record of increasing efficiency and productivity in bureaucracies and small teams.
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