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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

STEAM Academy at McCluer South-Berkeley High School
201 Brotherton Lane, Ferguson, MO 63135

Registered attendees will receive a copy of KEYNOTE SPEAKER Jana Haywood's book 
Move Without the Ball: A Playbook for Success in Sports and Life

 

Our annual conference is designed to provide valuable professional development for support staff. With a variety of breakout sessions to choose from, attendees can personalize their learning experience to align with specific interests and professional goals. It also provides a forum to connect with others across the region who serve students behind the scenes fostering a stronger sense of community and the opportunity to exchange ideas.

Conference strands include:

  • Culture and Climate – enabling the ability to create a positive work environment, supportive work culture and stronger communication skills
  • Technology and Job Skills – strengthening practical skills on specific software, time management and other job-related skills
  • Health and Wellness – emphasizing the importance of stress management, mindfulness and self-care to promote a healthy work-life balance

Support staff learn new skills that can be applied to their personal and professional life enabling them to be more effective and efficient in their everyday roles. They also leave inspired and energized knowing that they make a difference in the lives of students every day.

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Keynote

The Irreplaceables: Role Players 

Keynote Speaker Jana Haywood 

Anyone who has worked in a school knows that the Support Staff is invaluable and irreplaceable. They model hard work, commitment, selflessness and become the heroes in the story. Gain valuable insights into the components that make up a high performing team and why every position matters, especially the one affectionately referred to as the “role player”. Learn tools and templates that can be implemented immediately when you return to your school district. Discover that no position is more important than the other and there is power in embracing the leader within us all. 

 

Breakout Session

Move Without the Ball: Prioritizing Mental Toughness and Mental Health 

Keynote Speaker Jana Haywood 

Engage in sharing a defining moment that has impacted who and how you show up in the workplace each day. Explore a protocol that begins to build a personal game plan that supports your daily well-being and the operations of the school/district's stated goals. Your role is essential to the successful operations of the school/district daily and having the ability to pivot and work in a dynamic environment is a must. Gain strategies that strengthen the muscle of mental toughness to ensure you’re ready to field concerns, needs and demands in real time. 

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Three quotes about the Celebrate Conference: The conference was informative, helpful sessions and worth the time; Enjoyed the event very much, the presenters were informative, patient and fun!; The Celebrate conference had a lot of valuable experiences.