Washington, DC

The LEAD Conference scheduled for February 5-7 in Arlington, VA, has been canceled due to inclement weather. More information on travel and hotel arrangements

The Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA, is located just minutes away from the heart of the American Experience and our nation’s Capitol. You may wish to extend your stay to visit famous sights, free attractions, museums, and endless special events taking place in Washington. Visit www.washington.org for complete tourist and event information plus a free copy of the Washington, D.C. official visitor’s guide. The Crystal Gateway hotel will honor our conference rates from February 3-9, 2010, based on availability so make your reservations early. The hotel is located within easy access to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) subway system.  For details on the Metro system visit the Web site: www.wmata.com.

Students, check out the Officer Training Program, a special training focusing on self esteem, leadership, goal setting, organization, project planning, meeting skills, problem solving, conflict resolution and much more. Advisers, LEAD offers professional development for your needs focusing on planning, organization, budgets, resources, fundraising, teambuilding, evaluation and more. For more information, view the Training Program Overview and the Training Program Schedule.

Tentative Schedule of Events
Friday
3:30 – 6:30 p.m. Adviser Registration
4:00; 5:00; or 6:00 p.m. Orientation (All attendees are required to attend one of the orientation sessions.)
7:00 – 10:30 p.m. Opening General Session and Leadership Training. Dinner is on your own.

Saturday
7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. All Delegate Breakfast and Lunch, Second General Session, Workshops, Idea Exchanges and Leadership Seminars
4:30 – 7:30 p.m. Dinner (on your own) and time for shopping or sightseeing
8:00 – 10:30 p.m. Third General Session

Sunday
8:00 – 10:30 a.m. All Delegate Breakfast, Closing General Session, Conference in Review

Registration
Online registration is now open.

Registration Fees
(Please note that your school's affiliation fees must be paid in order to quality for the member rate. Please verify that your school membership is current before you register.)
Early bird registered by January 4, 2010
Member Schools $165 per person
Non-Member Schools $265 per person

Registered after January 4, 2010
Member Schools $185 per person after January 4, 2010
Non-Member Schools $285 per person after January 4, 2010

Advisers: Reserve your hotel rooms early by calling 800-228-9290 or 703-920-3230, and identify that you are attending the 2010 LEAD Conference for student councils and honor societies. Rates: Room rates are $149 per room, per night plus taxes (currently 10.25%) and must be guaranteed by one night’s deposit on a major credit card. Rates are on a first-come basis according to the hotel’s room block capacity or the deadline date, whichever occurs first. Deadline: The reservation deadline is January 13, 2010, but don’t wait. Make your reservations early. The Marriott Crystal Gateway hotel is approximately 1 mile from the Ronald Reagan International Airport (DCA) and offers a complimentary shuttle service by request or taxi and shuttle bus service is available for approximately $7 per person one way. Hotel self parking fees are $21 per day.

Hotel Reservations Confirmation Form - DC

Adviser/Student Ratio Criteria
The adviser/student ratio must not be less than 1/12 for high school students and 1/10 for middle level students. LEAD Conference security will monitor the hotel sleeping hallways during and after curfew times.

Attendees will need to have signed release forms obtained in accordance with local administrative guidelines. Dress and behavior guidelines, required commitment forms and other details can be found in the Registration Confirmation Materials.

Featured Programs and Speakers

Quiet Riot is a team of two brothers — Bill Mettler, Executive Storyteller, and David Mettler, Person in Charge of Noises and Opportunities. In their combined experience they have: circled the globe, led rock climbing expeditions, harvested cotton in Israel, commanded USAF satellites, worked on off-shore oil rigs, directed a wilderness school, built a courthouse in Australia, flew airplanes, barely escaped indoctrination into a Moonie commune, worked with drug addicts, the homeless, the CIA, and taught 2nd grade. They have degrees in aerospace engineering and natural resource management. They have studied acting, mime, jazz and modern dance, ballet, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, motivational psychology, CQI, Eco-Economics & Sustainability.

Bob Lenz stresses the value of each person and their tremendous worth, no matter what happens to them. He challenges you to have courage to stand up for what’s right and to not just go with the crowd. And he stirs a desire in you to show respect for each other, your parents, your teachers and for the diversities that make each of us unique.

Adviser Professional Development

All LEAD Conferences offer advisers professional development through a full training program concurrent with the student program. Advisers will take part in sessions designed with their unique needs in mind led by experienced advisers and nationally known speakers and presenters. Sessions will be offered on topics such as fundraising, teambuilding, communication, teacher recognition and motivation, leadership, and most important, the long-term impact you have on the students you teach. Also offered is the ever popular adviser's Idea Exchange rated as the most valuable opportunity for advisers to obtain new ideas and share information with each other.

By participating in the LEAD Conference, advisers may earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs). NASSP is a member of the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). LEAD Conferences are approved to provide 1.1 CEU credits for 11 hours of continuous educational training. Check with your school district to see if these credits can be applied toward your educational requirements.

What Else? In addition to special training tracks and presentations, Saturday will be filled with interactive student and adviser workshops, idea exchanges, large group leadership sessions and an opportunity to hear first-hand from speakers and presenters who collectively offer 150 years of experience.

Student and Adviser Small Group Workshop Presenters Needed! One of the things that make the LEAD Conferences so popular and unique is that the workshops are led by people just like you. Please consider presenting a small group workshop and becoming part of the conference. Small Group Workshop Applications for Advisers and Students

Invite Student Council Advisers and Students to Attend the LEAD Bring along your school's student council advisers and students so they can take part in workshops and sessions designed specifically with their needs in mind.

About Washington, D.C. For more information about Arlington, VA and the Washington, DC area visit: http://www.washington.org.

Need More Information? Contact us!

Wanda Carroll, Program Manager, carrollw@principals.org
Rose Marie Walton, waltonr@principals.org

The LEAD Conferences are a program of the National Association of Secondary School Principals.