ALABAMA (keynotes) Bessemer City Schools Convocation, Bessemer, AL Alabama ASCD Leadership Summit, Birmingham, AL Eufaula City Schools Community Program, Eufaula, AL Helicon Missionary Baptist Church Male Empowerment Retreat, Grady, AL Montgomery Public Schools, Montgomery, AL Tying Men to Education Banquet, Mosses, AL Selma City School District Staff, Selma, AL Sheffield City School District, Sheffield, AL Pike County Schools, Troy, AL Troy City Schools, Troy, AL

ALABAMA (workshops) Bessemer City Schools (leadership teams), Bessemer, AL Birmingham City Schools (assistant principals), Birmingham, AL Ramsay High School, Birmingham, AL Erwin Middle School, Birmingham, AL Center Point High School, Birmingham, AL Decatur City Middle Schools Summer Retreat, Birmingham, AL Brookhaven Middle School, Decatur, AL West Decatur Elementary School, Decatur, AL Girard Middle School, Dothan, AL Honeysuckle Middle School, Dothan, AL Blount High School (Mobile Public Schools), Eight Mile, AL Eufaula City Schools (district), Eufaula, AL Lowndes County Public Schools, Fort Deposit, AL AAMU/UAH Regional Inservice Center (administrators), Huntsville, AL Lee HS, Huntsville, AL Huntsville City Schools (principals), Huntsville, AL Huntsville City Schools (assistant principals), Huntsville, AL Rolling Hills Elementary School, Huntsville, AL Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools Leadership Institute, Huntsville, AL Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools Leadership Convention, Mobile, AL Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools Leadership Institute, Mobile, AL Montgomery Public Schools (district administrators), Montgomery, AL Southlawn Middle School, Montgomery, AL Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools Leadership Institute, Prattville, AL Scarborough Middle School, Mobile, AL Selma City Schools (principals), Selma, AL Sheffield City School District (administrators and teachers) Sheffield, AL Sylacauga City Schools, Sylacauga, AL Pike County Schools, Troy, AL Tuscaloosa City Schools (administrators), Tuscaloosa, AL Holt High School, Tuscaloosa, AL

ALASKA (keynote) Alaska Association of Secondary School Principals Conference, Anchorage, AK Leader Presence, LLC Leadership Summit, Anchorage, AK

ALASKA (workshop) Alaska Association of Secondary School Principals Conference, Anchorage, AK

ARIZONA (keynote) Yuma Union High School District, Yuma, AZ

ARIZONA (workshops) Phoenix Union High School District (principals), Phoenix, AZ Yuma Union High School District, Yuma, AZ

ARKANSAS (keynotes) Arkansas ASCD Annual Conference, Hot Springs, AR Blytheville Public Schools Staff Inservice, Blytheville, AR Little Rock School District Prof. Dev. Day, Little Rock, AR

ARKANSAS (workshops) Blytheville Public Schools (administrators), Blytheville, AR Central High School, Little Rock, AR Cloverdale Middle School, Little Rock, AR Henderson Middle School, Little Rock, AR

CALIFORNIA (keynotes) Berkeley High School Leadership Forum, Berkeley, CA Parent Conference, Carson, CA LAUSD/AEMP Parent Summer Leadership Inst., Los Angeles, CA California League of Schools Conference, North Lake Tahoe, CA Principals Partnership (Oakland area principals), Oakland, CA California League of Schools Conference Middle Level Conference, Sacramento, CA Association of African American Educators Conference, San Diego, CA Department of Educational Leadership, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA Milken National Educator Forum, Santa Monica, CA National New Teacher Center Annual Symposium on Teacher Induction, San Francisco, CA Principals Partnership (Stockton area principals), Stockton, CA Mission Oak High School, Tulare, CA

CALIFORNIA (workshops) ASCD Empower17 Conference Special Feature Presentation, Anaheim, CA Kingswood Elem. School (Sacremento area), Citrus Heights, CA Tennyson HS (San Francisco Bay area) Hayward, CA Action Plan Pilot Schools Prof. Dev. Conf., Los Angeles, CA Harambee Education Summit, Los Angeles, CA LAUSD Closing the Achievement Gap Conf., Los Angeles, CA

LAUSD Mini Conference Series, Los Angeles, CA California League of Schools Conference, North Lake Tahoe, CA California League of Schools Conference Middle Level Conference, Sacramento, CA Elk Grove Unified School District Power of One Conference, Sacramento, CA Association of African American Educators Conference, San Diego, CA S. Lake Tahoe Middle School, S. Lake Tahoe, CA

COLORADO (keynotes) Gurian Institute, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO Reaching High Conf., University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO Colorado Black Round Table & Joint Effort Better Boys Project, Denver, CO ED Talk: Culturally Responsive Education with Baruti Kafele, Denver, CO Make A Chess Move Chess Tournament, Denver, CO Englewood Schools District Convocation, Englewood, CO Thompson School District Parent Symposium, Loveland, CO

COLORADO (workshops) Boston K-8 Elementary School, Aurora, CO Fulton Elementary School, Aurora, CO Virginia Court Elementary School, Aurora, CO Wheeling Elementary School, Aurora, CO Colorado Association of School Executives Conf., Breckenridge, CO Gurian Institute, Univ. of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO Reaching High Conf., Univ. of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO Tesla Educational Opportunity School, Colorado Springs, CO Truscott Elementary School, Loveland, CO

CONNECTICUT (keynotes) Bloomfield School District, Bloomfield, CT Coventry Public Schools District Convocation, Coventry, CT Connecticut Right Response Network, Cromwell, CT Connecticut Council of Education Reform Conference, Rocky Hill, CT EASTCONN Leadership Conference, Portland, CT Back to School Educational Forum, Stamford, CT

CONNECTICUT (workshops) Bloomfield School District, Bloomfield, CT Derby Middle and Derby High School, Derby, CT Bulkeley High School, Hartford, CT High School Graduation Initiative, Hartford, CT Windsor Locks School District, Windsor Locks, CT

DELAWARE (workshop) Highlands Elementary School, Wilmington, DE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (keynotes) Milken Educator Awards Forum, Washington, DC National Blue Ribbon Schools Awards Ceremony, Washington, DC NEA Board of Directors Meeting (Black Observance), Washington, DC

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (workshops) DC Public Schools Summer Institute, Washington, DC

FLORIDA (keynotes) Broward County Title I Parent Conference, Davie, FL Pan Handle Area Educational Consortium Leadership Conference, Destin, FL Bethel SDA School Parent / Community Forum, Florida City, FL Pinellas County Head Start Staff Appreciation Day, Gulfport, FL Black Educators Rock Conference, Jacksonville, FL Pinellas County Multi-Cultural Awareness Training, Largo, FL Pinellas County Community Forum, Largo, FL Ethics in Education A – Z Conference, Miami, FL Miami-Dade County Public Schools BRIDGES Symposium, Miami, FL SREB / Florida Turnaround Leaders Program, Miami, FL ASCD Conference of Educational Leadership, Orlando, FL FASFEPA Spring Forum, Orlando, FL NASSP Urban Perspective, Orlando, FL Palm Pointe Educational Research School at Tradition, Port St. Lucie, FL Community Forum on Motivating Black Males, St. Petersburg, FL Gurian Winter Institute, Tampa, FL

FLORIDA (workshops) Broward County Title I Parent Conference, Davie, FL Pan Handle Area Educational Consortium Leadership Conference, Destin, FL Bethel SDA School, Florida City, FL Broward County Administrators and Teacher Leaders, Fort Lauderdale, FL Aspiring School Leaders Institute (Black Educators Rock Conference), Jacksonville, FL Pinellas County Head Start Teachers, Largo, FL Pinellas County Public Schools, Largo, FL Pinellas County Public Schools (assistant principals), Largo, FL Orange County Public Schools (administrators), Orlando, FL Orange County Public Schools BRIDGE Summer Leadership Institute, Orlando, FL Workman Middle School, Pensacola, FL Booker High School, Sarasota, FL Booker High School (invited administrators), Sarasota, FL Sarasota County Schools (ELA, behavioral specialists, admin), Sarasota, FL Azalea Middle School, St. Petersburg, FL Blanton Elementary School, St. Petersburg, FL Fairmount Park Elementary School, St. Petersburg, FL Hillsborough County Public Schools, Tampa, FL Broward County Public Schools (principals), Weston, FL

GEORGIA (keynotes) Gwinnett County Public Schools Leadership Conference, Athens, GA ASCD Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA Clark Atlanta University Male Empowerment Forum, Atlanta, GA Dev. Resources / Nat. Symposium on School Discipline Practices, Atlanta, GA Innovative Schools Summit, Atlanta, GA SREB Principals Institute, Atlanta, GA Richmond County School System Leadership Institute, Augusta, GA Fulton County Schools Title I Conference (principals), East Point, GA Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference, Eatonton, GA Jones County and Greene County GEAR / PILLARS Summer Institute, Gray, GA Georgia Association of Educational Leaders Annual Conf., Jekyll Island, GA Georgia Dept. of Education Instructional Leadership Conference (North Area), Macon GA Georgia Dept. of Education Instructional Leadership Conference (South Area), Macon GA Georgia Dept. of Education Instructional Leadership Conference (Metro Area), Macon GA Meadowcreek High School, Norcross, GA Meadowcreek Cluster, Norcross, GA Rome City School District Convocation, Rome, GA National Youth At-Risk Conference, Savannah, GA Georgia Compensatory Educational Leaders Annual Conf., Savannah, GA Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools Mini Conference (administrators), Savannah, GA Barrow County School System Staff End of Year Pep Rally, Winder, GA

GEORGIA (workshops) Chattahoochee-Flint RESA Leadership Conference, Americus, GA Gwinnett County Public Schools Leadership Conference, Athens, GA Georgia State University / Principals Center Expert Speaker Series, Athens, GA Georgia State University / Principals Center Expert Speaker Series, Atlanta, GA Butler HS (and elementary / middle school feeder school staffs), Augusta, GA Richmond County School System Assistant Principal Leadership Retreat, Augusta, GA Richmond County School System Leadership Institute, Augusta, GA South Cobb High School, Austell, GA Fulton County Leadership Forum (selected schools), College Park, GA Reese Rd. Elementary School, Columbus, GA Richards Middle School, Columbus, GA Newton County Schools (administrators), Covington, GA Northeast Georgia RESA, Danielsville, GA Fulton County Schools Title I Conference (principals), East Point, GA Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference, Eatonton, GA Jones County and Greene County GEAR / PILLARS Summer Institute, Gray, GA Meadowcreek High School, Norcross, GA National At-Risk Youth Conference, Savannah, GA Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools Mini Conference (administrators), Savannah, GA Social Circle Schools Secondary Educators, Social Circle, GA Valdosta City Schools, Valdosta, GA

HAWAII (keynote) 2016 Educational Leadership Institute, Honolulu, HI

HAWAII (workshop) 2016 Educational Leadership Institute, Honolulu, HI

IDAHO (keynote) Lewiston School District, Lewiston, ID

IDAHO (workshop) Coeur d’Alene Tribal School, DeSmet, ID Lewiston School District (administrators), Lewiston, ID

ILLINOIS (keynotes) Bellwood School District 88, Bellwood, IL Berwyn South School District 100, Berwyn, IL Bradley Elementary District 61, Bradley, IL Cook County School District 130 Back to School Convocation, Crestwood, IL Chicago Public Schools Network 11 Principals Meeting, Chicago, IL Comprehensive Literacy and Reading Recovery Conference, Chicago, IL SDE Differentiated Instruction Intensive Institute, Chicago, IL Elgin Community College Alliance for College Readiness, Elgin, IL Park Forest – Chicago Heights School District 163 Back to School Convocation, Park Forest, IL Thornton Township High School District 205, Harvey, IL Fairmont 89 School District Boys to Men Conf., Lockport, IL Prairie Hills School District 144 Back to School Convocation, Markham, IL 2016 Illinois Assoc. of Title I Directors Annual Conf., Springfield, IL 2017 Illinois Assoc. of Title I Directors Annual Conf., Springfield, IL Illinois Principals Association, Springfield, IL

ILLINOIS (workshops) Learning First Summer Institute, Aurora, IL Bellwood School District 88 (administrators), Bellwood, IL Havlicek Elementary School, Berwyn, IL Jefferson Elementary School, Berwyn, IL Lincoln Middle School, Berwyn, IL Cook County School District 130 (administrators), Blue Island, IL Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School, Chicago, IL Country Club Hills School District 160, Country Club Hills, IL University of Chicago Charter School (Carter G. Woodson Campus), Chicago, IL Legal Prep Academy (leadership), Chicago, IL Dolton School District 148, Dolton, IL SIUE East St. Louis Charter HS, East St. Louis, IL Elgin Community College Alliance for College Readiness, Elgin, IL Evergreen Park School District 124, Evergreen Park, IL Brookwood School District, Glenwood, IL

Lorenzo R. Smith Elementary School, Hopkins Park, IL Joliet Public Schools (administrators), Joliet, IL Kankakee School District, Kankakee, IL Prairie Hills School District 144 Back to School Convocation, Markham, IL Connections Conference 2013, St. Charles, IL SPEED Multi-District Institute Day, University Park, IL Sipley Elementary School, Woodridge, NJ Illinois State University CTE Speaker Series, Bloomington, IL Illinois State University CTE Speaker Series, Edwardsville, IL Illinois State University CTE Speaker Series, Lisle, IL

INDIANA (keynotes) Boys and Girls Club of Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN ElevatED Conference (Lawrence Township and Pike Township Schools), Indianapolis, IN Indiana Association of School Principals (Assistant Principals Conference), Indianapolis, IN Priority Schools Summer Institute, Indianapolis Public Schools, Indianapolis, IN Indiana Principal Leadership Institute, Indianapolis, IN Indiana Principal Leadership Institute, Indiana State Univ., Terre Haute, IN

INDIANA (workshops) Concord Community High School, Elkhart, IN ElevatED Conference (Lawrence Township and Pike Township Schools), Indianapolis, IN Indiana Association of School Principals (Assistant Principals Conference), Indianapolis, IN Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township, Indianapolis, IN Priority Schools Summer Institute (administrators), Indianapolis, IN East Allen County Schools, New Haven, IN

IOWA (keynotes) Des Moines Public Schools Summit on School Climate and Culture, Des Moines, IA

IOWA (workshops) Des Moines Public Schools Summit on School Climate and Culture, Des Moines, IA

KANSAS (keynotes) Kansas Alliance of Black School Educators (KABSE) Conference, Topeka, KS Kansas NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet, Topeka, KS

KANSAS (workshops) Coffeyville Unified School District No. 445, Coffeyville, KS Topeka Public Schools (administrators), Topeka, KS

KENTUCKY (keynotes) GRREC Title I Conference, Bowling Green, KY Fayette County Schools District Administrators, Lexington, KY Kentucky Continuous Improvement Summit, Lexington, KY Equity & Inclusion Fall Institute, Louisville, KY

Kentucky Association of Elementary School Principals Fall Institute, Louisville, KY Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) Annual Leadership Institute, Louisville, KY Louisville Urban League Education Summit, Louisville, KY Omega Psi Phi Men of Quality Conference, Louisville, KY Ready to Work / Work to Learn Empowerment Conf., Louisville, KY

KENTUCKY (workshops) GRREC Title I Conference, Bowling Green, KY Fayette County Schools (administrators), Lexington, KY Fayette County Schools (teachers), Lexington, KY Kentucky Continuous Improvement Summit, Lexington, KY Leestown Middle School, Lexington, KY Tates Creek Middle School, Lexington, KY Winburn Middle School, Lexington, KY Camp Taylor Elementary School, Louisville, KY Central High School, Louisville, KY Marion C. Moore High School, Louisville, KY Senaca High School, Louisville, KY Waggener High School, Louisville, KY Jefferson County Public Schools Equity & Inclusion Fall Institute, Louisville, KY Jefferson County Public Schools Diversity, Equity and Poverty Speaker Series, Louisville, KY Kentucky Assoc. of School Administrators, Louisville, KY

LOUISIANA (keynotes) Morehouse Parish Schools Convocation, Bastrop, LA Louisiana Association of School Executives, Baton Rouge, LA Terrebonne Parish School District (administrators), Houma, LA University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA Ouachita Parish Schools Parents Luncheon, Monroe, LA Milken Educator Awards Forum, New Orleans, LA NEA Ethnic Leaders Meeting, New Orleans, LA

LOUISIANA (workshops) Morehouse Parish Schools (administrators), Bastrop, LA Pine Grove Elementary School, Bastrop, LA Lake Charles College Prep High School, Lake Charles, LA Ouachita Parish Schools (administrators), Monroe, LA New Beginnings Schools Foundations Charter School Network, New Orleans, LA Lafourche Parish Schools Summer Admin. Inst., Raceland, LA

MARYLAND (keynotes) Anne Arundel County Public Schools Leadership Conference, Arnold, MD NAREN Conference, Baltimore, MD Office of Federal Programs / Title I, Baltimore, MD Maryland Football & Cheerleading Coaches Assoc., Hanover, MD

Calvert County Public Schools, Principal Frederick, MD Calvert County Title I Parent Conference, Prince Frederick, MD Pocomoke Elementary, Middle & High School, Pocomoke, MD Somerset County Public Schools (administrators), Prince Anne, MD PBIS Conference, Salisbury, MD Worcester County Employment Symposium, Salisbury, MD

MARYLAND (workshops) Anne Arundel County Public Schools Leadership Conference, Arnold, MD Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy (East), Baltimore, MD Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy (West), Baltimore, MD Frederick Douglass High School, Baltimore, MD NAREN Conference, Baltimore, MD Scholastic, Inc. / Baltimore City Schools, Baltimore, MD William Hall Academy, Capitol Heights, MD Worcester County Public Schools (administrators), Newark, MD Worcester County Public Schools, Newark, MD Worcester County Public Schools Back to School Kickoff, Ocean City, MD Calvert County Public Schools. Prince Frederick, MD

MASSACHUSETTS (keynote) Youth Build Instructional Leadership Institute, Boston, MA Concord Public Schools, Concord, MA

MASSACHUSETTS (workshops) Black Educators Alliance of Massachusetts, Boston, MA METCO Directors Association Conference, Norwood, VA Springfield Public Schools (administrators), Springfield, MA

MICHIGAN (keynotes) Boys and Girls Club Passport to Manhood Breakfast, Benton Harbor, MI Detroit Parent Network Annual Breakfast, Detroit, MI National Alliance of Black School Educators Admin. Comm., Detroit, MI National Alliance of Black School Educators IIS Comm., Detroit, MI Wayne RESA Priority School Achievement Conf., Detroit, MI Grand Rapids Public Schools Community Forum, Grand Rapids, MI Michigan School Boards Association Annual Leadership Conference, Grand Rapids, MI Holland Public Schools Parent – Student Program, Holland, MI Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Public School Educators, Kalamazoo, MI AdvancED-Michigan, Michigan Dept. of Education, Lansing, MI School Reform / Redesign Office, Michigan Dept. of Ed., Lansing, MI Michigan Dept. of Education Fall Improvement Conf., Lansing, MI Chippewa Valley Public Schools District Convocation, Macomb, MI Michigan Assoc. of Secondary School Principals, Traverse City, MI Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals Assoc., Traverse City, MI Van Dyke Public Schools District Convocation, Warren, MI

MICHIGAN (workshops) Berrien County RESA, Berrien Springs, MI Field Elementary School, Canton, MI Center Line Public Schools (district), Center Line, MI Center Line Public Schools (administrators), Center Line, MI Clintondale Community HS (admin), Clinton Township, MI Macombs Intermediate School District, Clinton Township, MI Coloma Community Schools, Coloma, MI Advanced Technology Academy, Dearborn, MI Edsel Ford High School, Dearborn, MI O. L. Smith Middle School, Dearborn, MI Bethune Elementary / Middle School, Detroit, MI University of Detroit Jesuit HS, Detroit, MI Wayne RESA Priority School Achieve. Conf. (admin), Detroit, MI Academy of Flint Charter School, Flint, MI Grand Rapids Public Schools (administrators), Grand Rapids, MI Grand Rapids Public Schools (teachers & support staff), Grand Rapids, MI River City Scholars Charter Academy, Grand Rapids, MI Poupard Elementary School, Harper Woods, MI Holland Public Schools (administrators), Holland, MI Holland Public Schools (district), Holland, MI Upper Peninsula Administrators Academy, Iron Mountain, MI Jackson Public Schools (Priority and Focus Schools), Jackson, MI Battle Creek Public Schools (administrators), Kalamazoo, MI AdvancED-Michigan, Michigan Dept. of Education, Lansing, MI School Reform / Redesign Office, Michigan Dept. of Ed., Lansing, MI Michigan Dept. of Education Fall Improvement Conf., Lansing, MI Muskegon Heights Public Schools, Muskegon Heights, MI Muskegon Heights Public Schools (administrators), Muskegon Heights, MI West Middle School, Plymouth, MI Lincoln Middle School (Van Dyke Public Schools), Warren, MI Lincoln High School (Van Dyke Public Schools), Warren, MI Oakland County Schools, Waterford, MI Waterford School District, Waterford, MI East Arbor Charter Academy, Ypsilanti, MI

MINNESOTA (keynotes) Area B Community Forum, Minneapolis, MN Minn. Assoc. of Admin. of State and Fed. Ed. Programs, Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis Public Schools District Convocation, Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Elementary School Principals Association, Minneapolis, MN

MINNESOTA (workshops) Metropolitan Principals Academy, Falcon Heights, MN Minn. Assoc. of Admin. of State and Fed. Ed. Programs, Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis Public Schools (administrators), Minneapolis, MN

North Community High School, Minneapolis, MN Urban Leadership Academy, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN West Metro Education Program (administrators), Minnetonka, MN West Metro Education Program (teachers), Minnetonka, MN

MISSISSIPPI (keynotes) iRISE Education Conference, Greenville, MS Mississippi Center for Education Innovation Forum, Greenville, MS Hattiesburg Public School District Mid-Year Convocation, Hattiesburg, MS Hattiesburg Public School District Parent Event, Hattiesburg, MS

MISSISSIPPI (workshops) Hattiesburg Public School District (administrators), Hattiesburg, MS Simpson Central School, Jackson, MS Mississippi Leadership Academy, COSEBOC and W.F. Kellogg Foundation Leadership Conference, Jackson, MS Millsaps College Principals Institute, Madison, MS

MISSOURI (keynotes) District Back to School Kickoff, Cape Girardeau, MO Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals Fall Conference, Columbia, MO Character Plus National Conference, St. Charles, MO Catapult Learning Leadership Institute, St. Louis, MO St. Louis Public Schools Summer Leadership Kickoff, St. Louis, MO Kansas City Public Schools Leadership Summit, Kansas City, MO Midwest Equity Assistance Center Annual Update, Kansas City, MO Missouri Charter Public School Association Conference, Kansas City, MO National Alliance of Black School Educators (Opening Plenary Session Panel), Kansas City, MO

MISSOURI (workshops) Ferguson-Florissant School District (principals), Florissant, MO Hogan Prep Academy Charter School District, Kansas City, MO Kansas City Public Schools Leadership Summit, Kansas City, MO Sedalia #200 School District, Sedalia, MO Catapult Learning Leadership Institute, St. Louis, MO Education Plus Institute, St. Louis, MO Riverview Gardens School District (administrators), St. Louis, MO St. Louis Public Schools (administrators), St. Louis, MO

MONTANA (keynote) Montana Association of Elementary and Middle School Principals Winter Conference, Great Falls, MT Montana ASCD Summer Leadership Summit, Helena, MT

NEBRASKA (keynotes) Lincoln Public Schools Multicultural Leadership Institute, Lincoln, NE

Omaha Public Schools Best Practices Summit, Omaha, NE Omaha Public Schools New Teachers Institute, Omaha, NE Concerned and Caring Educators (CACE) Annual Scholarship Banquet, Omaha, NE

NEBRASKA (workshops) Lincoln Public Schools (administrators meeting), Lincoln, NE Minne Lusa Elementary School, Omaha, NE Skinner Magnet Center, Omaha, NE Title I Teachers, Omaha, NE

NEVADA (keynotes) Clark County School District School-to-Prison Pipeline Lecture, Las Vegas, NV Clark County School District Turnaround Zone Distinguished Educators Awards Ceremony, Las Vegas, NV Dev. Resources / Nat. Symposium on School Discipline Practices, Las Vegas, NV National Association for Alternative Certification, Las Vegas, NV SDE Pre-Conference Administrators Summit, Las Vegas, NV School Climate & Culture Forum, Las Vegas, NV Washoe County School District (administrators), Reno, NV Washoe County School District Saturday CAFE, Reno, NV

NEVADA (workshops) California League of Schools Conference, North Lake Tahoe, NV Desert Pines High School, Las Vegas, NV Rancho High School, Las Vegas, NV Woodbury Middle School, Las Vegas, NV

NEW JERSEY (keynotes / partial list) Asbury Park Parent Task Force Meeting, Asbury Park, NJ National Symposium on School Discipline Practices, Atlantic City, NJ Gloucester County Public Schools (district), Blackwood, NJ E.O.F. Awards Ceremony, Bloomfield College, Bloomfield, NJ ECET2NJPA Conference, Branchburg, NJ Education Forum, Caldwell College, Caldwell, NJ Kaighn Ave. Baptist Church, Camden, NJ Community / Parent Forum, Carteret, NJ Essex County Valedictorian/Salutatorian Banq., Cedar Grove, NJ East Orange School District Convocation, E. Orange, NJ East Orange Schools Student Leadership Summit, E. Orange, NJ NJDOE Regional Achievement Center Summer Institute, E. Orange, NJ Black History Month Prog., Middlesex County College, Edison NJ NAACP of Elizabeth Branch Breakfast, Elizabeth, NJ NAACP of Englewood Education Forum, Englewood, NJ Urban Teachers Academy, College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ Hackensack School District Convocation, Hackensack, NJ Centenary College Black History Month Program, Hackettstown, NJ

Hamilton School District Parent/Community Forum, Hamilton, NJ Hillside Public Schools District Convocation, Hillside, NJ Irvington Public Schools Parent Conference, Irvington, NJ The Crisis in Education Lecture, NJ City University, Jersey City, NJ Linden Public Schools Back to School Convocation, Linden, NJ Omega Psi Phi, Phi Upsilon Chapter Ed. Forum, Long Branch, NJ Black History Month Program, Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ NAACP of Montclair, Education Committee Forum, Montclair, NJ Closing the Achievement Gap Forum, Montgomery, NJ Urban League Black History Month Program, Morristown, NJ Catholic Partnership Schools Education Summit, Mt. Laurel, NJ EdCampNewark, Newark, NJ Horizon Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Black History Month, Newark, NJ One School Leading Remarkable Learning Conference, Newark, NJ Black Males Collective, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ Rutgers Institute for Improving Student Achievement, New Brunswick, NJ Orange Public Schools Parent Conference, Orange, NJ Bergen Community College, Black History Monthy, Paramus, NJ NJ Black Issues Convention Youth Symposium, Parsippany, NJ Upward Bound/College Bound Awards Program, Paterson, NJ Cen. Jersey Alumnae Chap./Delta Sigma Theta Sor., Plainfield, NJ Kwanzaa Program, Plainsboro, NJ Lighthouse Community Church PIE Service, Pleasantville, NJ Rahway LOC Rites of Passage Ceremony, Rahway, NJ Roselle Public Schools District Convocation, Roselle, NJ SMART Program, Scotch Plains, NJ New Brunswick Area NAACP Freedom Fund Luncheon, Somerset, NJ Black History Month Program, Seton Hall University, S. Orange, NJ Fountain Baptist Church MLK Service, Summit, NJ Black History Month Program, FDU, Teaneck, NJ Asbury Park / Neptune NAACP Banquet, Tinton Falls, NJ Empowering Today’s Youth Community Forum, Trenton, NJ NJ Consortium for Urban Education, Kean University, Union, NJ NJ Future Teachers Assoc. State Conf., MSU, Upper Montclair, NJ NAACP of the Oranges/Maplewood Annual Banquet, Verona, NJ NAACP of Sussex / Warren Scholarship Banquet, Washington, NJ NJ Future Teachers Assoc. State Conf., WPU, Wayne, NJ EOF Professional Assoc. of NJ Fall Conference, West Windsor, NJ

NEW JERSEY (workshops) Asbury Park Administrators Retreat, Asbury Park, NJ Asbury Park School District, Asbury Park NJ NJ Assoc. of Fed. Program Administrators Training Institute, Atlantic City, NJ New York Ave. School, Atlantic City, NJ Uptown Complex School, Atlantic City, NJ Essex Educational Regional Svcs. Comm., Bloomfiled, NJ

Westbridge Academy, Bloomfield, NJ NJPAECET2 Conference, Branchburg, NJ NJDOE RAC Summer Institute (administrators), E. Orange, NJ New Jersey Counselors Association, Eatontown, NJ Edgewater School District, Edgewater, NJ Englewood on the Palisades Charter School, Englewood, NJ ECET2NJPA Conference, Ewing Township, NJ Hackensack Public Schools (administrators), Hackensack, NJ Hamilton Township School District, Hamilton, NJ Hillside High School, Hillside, NJ Irvington Public Schools (administrators), Irvington, NJ Fred W. Martin School (P.S. 41), Jersey City, NJ University Academy Charter High School, Jersey City, NJ Lawnside Public School, Lawnside, NJ School Two, Linden, NJ Lindenwold Public Schools (leadership), Lindenwold, NJ Lindenwold Public Schools, Lindenwold, NJ Columbia High School, Maplewood, NJ Maplewood Middle School, Maplewood, NJ South Orange / Maplewood School District (administrators), Maplewood, NJ Davies Middle School, Mays Landing, NJ Shaner Elementary School, Mays Landing, NJ Montclair Public Schools (administrators), Montclair, NJ Adelaide L. Sanford Charter School, Newark, NJ Barringer High School, Newark, NJ Greater Newark Alliance of Black School Educators, Newark, NJ Marion P. Thomas Charter School, Newark, NJ School Leadership Council Retreat, Cleveland School, Newark, NJ School Leadership Council Retreat, Weequahic H. S., Newark, NJ Passaic County Community College, Passaic, NJ Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology, Paterson, NJ Plainfield Public Schools (administrators), Plainfield, NJ Queen City Academy Charter School, Plainfield, NJ UC T.E.A.M.S. Charter School, Plainfield, NJ NJDOE Effective Practices Conference, Princeton, NJ Kilmer Middle School, Trenton, NJ Trenton Community Charter School, Trenton, NJ NJ Association of Middle Level Educators Conf., Union, NJ Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ

NEW YORK CITY (keynotes / partial list) Community Education Forum, Bronx, NY Boys and Young Men Summit, Brooklyn, NY CEC of District 17 Parent Conference, Brooklyn, NY Sanford Inspire: Chancellor’s Conference Day, Brooklyn, NY National Action Network Saturday Rally, Harlem, NY

QCPC Teen Conference, York College, Jamaica, NY Colgate-Palmolive Black History Month Program, New York, NY The Exchange (aspiring administrators), New York, NY Staten Island Branch NAACP Annual Luncheon, Staten Island, NY

NEW YORK CITY (workshops) Central Westchester / Yonkers Archdiocese of NY (principals), Briarcliff, NY Alfred E. Smith High School (staff retreat), Bronx, NY Alfred E. Smith High School (administrators), Bronx, NY Samuel Gompers High School, Bronx, NY Samuel Gompers High School (administrators), Bronx, NY CIS 313 School of Leadership Development, Bronx, NY Bronx Regional High School, Bronx, NY Hyde Leadership Charter School, Bronx, NY Wings Academy High School (retreat), Bronx, NY Academy for College Prep and Career Exploration (Erasmus Campus), Brooklyn, NY ACORN Community High School, Brooklyn, NY Adelaide L. Sanford Institute, Brooklyn, NY ASCD Professional Learning Program, Brooklyn, NY Boys and Girls High School Retreat, Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Jesuit Prep, Brooklyn, NY District 17 Parent Coordinators, Brooklyn NY P. S. #12, Brooklyn, NY P. S. #22, Brooklyn, NY Stephen Decatur Middle School (M.S. #35), Brooklyn, NY Van Siclen Community Middle School, Brooklyn, NY Queens Metropolitan High School, Forrest Hills, NY North Rockland Central School District, Garnerville, NY Samuel Huntington School (P.S. #40), Jamaica, NY Thurgood Marshall School (P.S. #80), Jamaica, NY Districts 17, 18 20, 21, 22, 33 (Brooklyn, NY) Administrators Meeting, New York, NY Jackie Robinson School (P.S. #375) Retreat, New York, NY NY State School Boards Assoc. Annual Conf., New York, NY TAC-D Summer Institute, New York University, New York, NY

NEW YORK STATE (keynotes) New York State Education Dept. My Brother’s Keeper Symposium, Albany, NY Metro-Buffalo Alliance of Black Sch. Ed. Youth Forum, Buffalo, NY Newburgh Enlarged City School District’s My Brother’s Keeper Launch, Newburgh, NY Saving Our Sons Summit, Newburgh, NY Af. Am. Men of Westchester Education Forum, New Rochelle, NY Project Earthquake Education Forum, Ossining, NY Nat. Sor. of Phi Delta Kappa, Epsilon Chi Chapter, Pearl River, NY Poughkeepsie City School District Back to School Convocation, Poughkeepsie, NY Poughkeepsie City School District Leadership Academy, Poughkeepsie, NY Poughkeepsie City School District Leadership Retreat, Poughkeepsie, NY

Rochester City School District Symposium. Rochester, NY Rochester City School District TIF Conference, Rochester, NY African American Male Luncheon, Roslyn, NY Syracuse City School District Leadership Academy, Syracuse, NY Syracuse City School District Parent Summit, Syracuse, NY Madison-Oneida School District (principals), Vernon, NY Nepperhan Comm. Cen. 22nd Annual MLK Breakfast, Yonkers, NY

NEW YORK STATE (workshops) New York State Education Dept. My Brother’s Keeper Symposium, Albany, NY Metro-Buffalo Alliance of Black School Ed. Conf., Buffalo, NY George Mather Forbes School #4, Rochester, NY Rochester City School District (principals), Rochester, NY Rochester City School District (assist. principals), Rochester, NY Rochester City School District (middle school educators), Rochester, NY John Marshall High School, Rochester, NY Rome City School District, Rome, NY East Ramapo Central School District, Spring Valley, NY

NORTH CAROLINA (keynotes) WRESA Summer Leadership Conference, Asheville, NC Gaston County Schools Administrators Academy, Belmont, NC Gaston County Teaching and Learning Conference, Dallas, NC SREB High Schools That Work Conference, Charlotte, NC Wayne County Public Schools Parent Seminar, Goldsboro, NC Collaborative Conf. for Student Achievement, Greensboro, NC Gullford County Schools Parent Leaders Luncheon, Greensboro, NC Guilford County Schools Leadership Conference, Greensboro, NC North Carolina Middle Level Educators Conference, Greensboro, NC Robeson County Public Schools District Convocation, Lumberton, NC Wayne County Public Schools Summer Institute, Mt. Olive, NC North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction School Leadership Meeting, Raleigh, NC North Carolina Technology in Education Society Admin. Retreat, Raleigh, NC Guilford County Schools Parent Academy Summit, Summerfield, NC Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools District Administrators, NC

NORTH CAROLINA (workshops) Closing the Achievement Gap Institute, Charlotte, NC J. T. Williams Middle School, Charlotte, NC Carver Heights Elementary School, Goldsboro, NC Dillard Middle School, Goldsboro, NC Guilford County Schools (principals), Colfax, NC Aycock Middle School, Greensboro, NC Collaborative Conference for Student Achievement, Greensboro, NC Dept. of Juvenile Justice Educators, Greensboro, NC Bessemer Elementary School, Greensboro, NC

Bluford STEM Academy, Greensboro, NC Guilford County Schools Leadership Conference, Greensboro, NC Vandalia Elementary School, Greensboro, NC Mooresville Graded School District, Mooresville, NC Mooresville Graded School District (administration), Mooresville, NC Robeson County Public Schools (principals), Pembroke, NC Moore County Schools, Southern Pines, NC Konnoak Elementary School, Winston-Salem, NC Guilford County Schools (assistant principals), Summerfield, NC Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Improvement Conf., NC

OHIO (keynotes) Princeton City School District (staff), Cincinnati, OH Columbus City Schools Teacher Retreat, Columbus, OH Columbus City Schools Principals, Columbus, OH Columbus City Schools Administrators Academy, Columbus, OH Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators Conference, Columbus, OH Ohio Association of School Personnel Administrators, Dublin, OH Kent State University (Education Department), Kent, OH

OHIO (workshops) Crouse Elementary School, Akron, OH Schumacher Elementary School, Akron, OH Princeton City School District (leadership team), Cincinnati, OH Columbus City Schools (assistant principals), Columbus, OH Columbus City Schools Leadership Interns, Columbus, OH South Mifflin Elementary School, Columbus, OH Paul Laurence Dunbar Early College HS, Dayton, OH Apex Academy, East Cleveland, OH John F. Kennedy HS, Cleveland, OH Shaw High School, East Cleveland, OH Huber Heights City Schools (administrators), Huber Heights, OH Huber Heights City Schools (district), Huber Heights, OH Willoughby-Eastlake City School District, Willoughby, OH

OKLAHOMA (keynote) Oklahoma City Metro Alliance of Black School Educators, OKC, OK

OKLAHOMA (workshop) Caddo Kiowa Technology Center, Fort Cobb, OK Star Spencer High School (Oklahoma City Schools), Spencer, OK

OREGON (keynotes) 6th Annual Teaching with Purpose Conference, Portland, OR 8th Annual Teaching with Purpose Conference, Portland, OR

Teaching With Purpose Institute, Portland, OR Oregon Association of Career and Technical Educators Conference, Sunriver, OR

OREGON (workshops) 6th Annual Teaching with Purpose Conference, Portland, OR Portland Principals Forum (via Skype), Portland, OR Oregon Association of Career and Technical Educators Conference, Sunriver, OR

PENNSYLVANIA (keynotes) National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Inc., XI Chapter, Chester, PA Penn. Ed. Assoc. Minority Leadership Train. Conf., Gettysburg, PA Harrisburg Edu. Assoc. Ethnic Min. Caucus Banq., Harrisburg, PA School District of Philadelphia Teaching and Learning Symposium, Philadelphia, PA

PENNSYLVANIA (workshops) Aliquippa School District, Aliquippa, PA Pennsylvania Dept. of Education Conference, Hershey, PA Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School, Philadelphia, PA St. Martin de Porres School, Philadelphia, PA Thirteenth and Green Elementary School, Reading, PA York Suburban School District, York, PA

SOUTH CAROLINA (keynotes) Anderson District 5 (staff and administration), Anderson, SC Charleston Southern University Education Forum, Charleston, SC South Carolina ASCD Fall Conference, Columbia, SC Richland 1 School District Closing the Achievement Gap Conf., Columbia, SC School District of Pickens County, Easley, SC Francis Marion University, Florence, SC Upstate Schools Consortium (school leaders), Furman University, Greenville, SC At-Risk Youth National Forum, Myrtle Beach, SC Fairfield County School District Convocation, Winnsboro, SC

SOUTH CAROLINA (workshops) Charleston Southern University Education Forum, Charleston, SC Heyward Gibbes Middle School, Columbia, SC Irmo High School, Columbia, SC Irmo Middle School, Columbia, SC Killian Elementary School, Columbia, SC Richland 1 School District Closing the Achievement Gap Conf., Columbia, SC Homewood Elementary School, Conway, SC Francis Marion University, Florence, SC Cherrydale Elementary School, Greenville, SC East North Street Academy, Greenville, SC Sterling Elementary School, Greenville, SC Greenville County Schools (aspiring principals), Greenville, SC

Lincoln Middle-High School, McClellanville, SC N. Myrtle Beach Middle School, N Myrtle Beach, SC Loris Middle School, N. Myrtle Beach, SC Timberland High School, St. Stephen, SC Sumter School District (administrators), Sumter, SC

TENNESSEE (keynotes) Forum for Innovative Leadership Conference, Memphis, TN Shelby County Schools Summer Leadership Conference, Memphis, TN Tennessee Principals Association, Memphis, TN Rutherford County Schools Making the Connection Summit, Murfreesboro, TN ASCD Conference on Educational Leadership, Nashville, TN College Board School Counselors Conference, Nashville, TN Henry County Schools Back to School Kickoff, Paris, TN

TENNESSEE (workshops) Robertson County Schools (admin. retreat), Buchanan, TN Austin East High School, Knoxville, TN Vine Middle School, Knoxville, TN Knox County Priority Schools, Knoxville, TN Knox County Priority School Elementary Principals, Knoxville, TN Knox County Secondary Principals, Knoxville, TN Georgian Hills Middle School (admin. consulting), Memphis, TN Georgian Hills Middle School (staff), Memphis, TN Memphis Charter School Conference, Memphis, TN Memphis City Public Schools Leadership Forum, Memphis, TN Shelby County Schools Leadership Institute, Memphis, TN Millington Middle School (Shelby County), Millington, TN Millington Central High School (Shelby County), Millington, TN Lucy Elementary School (Shelby County), Millington, TN Woodstock Middle School (Shelby County), Millington, TN Rutherford County Schools Making the Connection Summit, Murfreesboro, TN Henry County Schools (administrators), Paris, TN Springfield Middle School, Springfield, TN

TEXAS (keynotes) Akins Vertical Team, Austin, TX Crockett Vertical Team, Austin, TX Lanier Vertical Team, Austin, TX LBJ Vertical Team, Austin, TX LEAD Speaker Series, Austin ISD, Austin, TX Texas Alliance of Black School Educators (TABSE) Conf., Austin, TX Texas School Improvement Conference, Austin, TX Cedar Hill ISD Academic Summit, Cedar Hill, TX NASSP Urban Viewpoint, Dallas, TX Black History Month Celebration, Dickinson, TX

Texas Alliance of Black School Educators (TABSE) Conf., Galveston, TX Principals Partnership (Houston area principals), Houston, TX Lockhart ISD, Lockhart, TX Mt. Pleasant ISD Convocation, Mt. Pleasant, TX Navasota ISD District Convocation, Navasota, TX Texas Alliance of Black School Educators (TABSE) Conf., San Antonio, TX

TEXAS (workshops) Austin ISD (administrators), Austin, TX LBJ Early College HS, Austin, TX Texas Alliance of Black School Educators Conf., Austin, TX Cedar Hill ISD (administrators) Cedar Hill, TX A+ Charter Schools (teachers and administrators), Dallas, TX Eagle Pass ISD (administrators), Eagle Pass, TX Morningside Middle School, Fort Worth, TX Region 10 Education Service Center (assistant principals), Garland, TX John Adams Middle School, Grand Prairie, TX Grand Prairie School District (assistant principals), Grand Prairie, TX Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Leadership Conference, Houston, TX Harris County Dept. of Education (administrators), Houston, TX Hilliard Elementary School, Houston, TX Leadership Partners Leadership Summit, Houston, TX Texas Alliance of Black School Educators (administrators), Houston, TX Bellaire Elementary School, Killeen, TX Wunderlich Intermediate School, Klein ISD, Houston, TX Hutto ISD (administrators), Hutto, TX Cimarron Elementary School, Katy, TX Morton Ranch Junior High School, Katy, TX Memorial Parkway Junior High School, Katy, TX West Memorial Junior High School, Katy, TX Region 7 Education Service Center, Kilgore, TX Brooks Quinn Jones Elementary School, Nacogdoches, TX Emeline Carpenter Academy of Science and Technology, Nacogdoches, TX Nacogdoches High School, Nacogdoches, TX Navasota ISD Teaching and Learning Symposium, Navasota, TX Hendrickson High School, Pflugerville, TX Sigler Elementary School, Plano, TX Rasor Elementary School, Plano, TX Region 10 Education Service Center (administrators), Richardson, TX San Elizario High School, San Elizario, TX Peete Elementary School, Tyler, TX Tyler ISD (leadership), Tyler, TX

UTAH (keynote) Western Governors University “Sage Talk,” Salt Lake City, UT

VIRGINIA (keynotes) ASCD Headquarters, Alexandria, VA Virginia Association of Science Teachers, Chantilly, VA Chesapeake Public Schools Middle Schools Conf., Chesapeake, VA Chesapeake Public Schools Title I Academy, Chesapeake, VA Chesterfield County Public Schools (administration), Chesterfield, VA Prince Edward County School Improvement Team, Farmville, VA Successful Innovations National Family Engagement Summit, Lynchburg, VA Lake Taylor Middle School Community Banquet, Norfolk, VA Virginia State University Summer Institute for Aspiring and Practicing Leaders, Petersburg, VA Prince George County Public Schools District Convocation, Prince George, VA VA Assoc. of Fed. Education Program Administrators, Roanoke, VA African American Male Summit, Virginia Beach, VA EduStat University 2011 Conference, Virginia Beach, VA Virginia Assoc. of School Superintendents Conf., Virginia Beach, VA VA ASCD Annual Conference, Williamsburg, VA

VIRGINIA (workshops) Mount Vernon High School, Alexandria, VA Virginia Association of Science Teachers (administrators), Chantilly, VA Chesapeake Public Schools Title I Admin., Chesapeake, VA Chesterfield County Public Schools, Chesterfield, VA Culpepper County Schools (teachers and administrators), Culpepper, VA Mary F. Williams Elementary School, Dumfries, VA Fredericksburg Administrators Retreat, Fredericksburg, VA THE James Monroe High School, Fredericksburg, VA Right Decisions School Leadership Seminar, Hampton, VA School Leadership Institute with Principal Kafele (2-days), Hampton, VA Henrico County Public Schools Summer Leadership Academy, Henrico County, VA Lynchburg City Schools, Lynchburg, VA Mayfield Intermediate School, Manassas, VA An Achievable Dream Academy, Newport News, VA McIntosh Elementary School, Newport News, VA William H. Ruffner Academy, Norfolk, VA Lake Taylor Middle School, Norfolk, VA Norfolk Public Schools Instructional Leadership Institute, Norfolk, VA Southside STEM Academy (Campostella Elementary School), Norfolk, VA Virginia State University Summer Institute for Aspiring and Practicing Leaders, Petersburg, VA Prince George County Public Schools (admin), Prince George, VA Oak Grove-Bellemeade Elementary School, Richmond, VA African American Male Summit, Green Run HS, Virginia Beach, VA Arrowhead Elementary School, Virginia Beach, VA College Park Elementary School, Virginia Beach, VA Parkway Elementary School, Virginia Beach, VA VA ASCD Annual Conf. (administrators), Williamsburg, VA

WASHINGTON STATE (keynotes) Clover Park School District, Lakewood, WA Washington Vocational Association (WAVA), Vancouver, WA Washington Assoc. for Career Technical Education, Centralia, WA

WASHINGTON STATE (workshops) Clover Park School District (administrators), Lakewood, WA First Creek Middle School, Tacoma, WA Franklin Pierce High School, Tacoma, WA Morris Ford Middle School, Tacoma, WA Truman Middle School, Tacoma, WA Washington Vocational Association, Vancouver, WA

WEST VIRGINIA (workshop) Edgewood Elementary School, Charleston, WV Kanawha County Elementary Principals Association, S. Charleston, WV

WISCONSIN (keynotes) African Heritage Inc. Emerging Student Leaders Institute, Appleton, WI Summit for Addressing Disproportionality, Green Bay, WI Wisconsin Elementary Principals Conference, Green Bay, WI Madison Metropolitan School District Comm. Forum, Madison, WI Annual Urban Teaching and Leadership Conf., Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Public Schools Annual Leadership Institute, Milwaukee, WI South Milwaukee / Alverno College Character Education Conf., Milwaukee, WI School District of South Milwaukee Convocation, South Milwaukee, WI National At-Risk Educators Network Wisconsin Chapter (NARENWICH), Wisconsin Dells, WI

WISCONSIN (workshops) Learning First Summer Institute, Brookfield, WI Madison Metropolitan School District, Madison, WI St. Marcus Lutheran School, Milwaukee, WI