DCSD Summer Summit 2026

DCSD Summer Summit 2026

You will be able to validate your attendance (Check-In to sessions) using your personal schedule.

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7:30am MDT

Principal Mentor/Mentee MeetingJohn Gutierrez

7:45am MDT

Breakfast and Networking

8:15am MDT

PLC Time ExpectationsDanelle Hiatt • Danny Winsor

8:45am MDT

Elementary Unconference Time (Castle Rock and Parker)

Elementary Unconference Time (Highlands Ranch)

High School Unconference Time

Middle School Unconference Time

9:45am MDT

Using the Proficiency Scales in All PLC QuestionsErica Mason

From Policy to Practice: How to Set Your Staff Up for Success with Professional BoundariesHolly Giron • Rachel Dreiling

No Hands Raised: Strategies to Increase Student Engagement & Deeper ThinkingJanet Merrill • Traci Thorstenson

Explore BEFORE Explain: Reshaping Instruction in the Age of InquiryTyson Emborg

Integrating Gemini and NotebookLM in Secondary InstructionMark Blair • Rick Kendall

The Leader's Role in WayfinderHope Ebel • Trena Hand

State-Level Data Review and School ImprovementMatt Pomme

Spotlight on Secondary: Building Structured Literacy Support for Striving Adolescent ReadersLynni Nordheim

Secondary Classroom Structures in Tier 1 to Support Intervention & ExtensionRachel Graham • Ryan Gudmundson

11:00am MDT

Using Proficiency Scales to Engage Students in LearningErica Mason • Charla McClinton

State-Level Data Review and School ImprovementMatt Pomme

Using Data Protocols to Analyze the Efficacy of Assessment ToolsDeanne Kirby

Differentiated Tier 1 Foundational Skills Instruction to Accelerate Learning: To Grade-Level Island and Beyond!Lynni Nordheim • Traci Thorstenson

Beyond the Prompt: Building Your AI FluencyTyson Emborg

Coaching Actions in Practice: Coaching for Rigor in MathJana Mustard

Deep Dive into Gemini and NotebookLM for EducatorsMark Blair • Rick Kendall

The PSR Playbook: What Leaders Need for CTE, CE, and WBL for 26–27Keri Stuebinger

1:00pm MDT

Kindergarten Readiness Contact TrainingMegan Sobeck