January 11 - 14, 2026
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL
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Finding Your Path: Building a School for the Rest of Us!

January 17, 2025
NORTH 210D
School Leaders
Examine how the worlds of alternative education, digital learning, social-emotional learning, and career and technical education collide in an innovative new approach to middle and high school design.The Shelby Academy is a unique marriage of a personalized online learning program, an operationalized GED opportunity, and an alternative school, all using a hybrid learning format, but - more importantly - built on wrapping around a student's educational and social-emotional needs when the traditional learning environment did not fit.  Accomplishing this requires a unique structure, the right technology, and a human touch often forgotten in online learning.  Welcome to a school for ”The Rest of Us”!
Speakers
Mr. Ben Roberts, Shelby Academy Principal - Shelby County Public Schools
Dr. Adam Hicks, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum - Shelby County Public Schools
Mr. Daniel Pfaff, Digital Learning Coordinator - Shelby County Public Schools

Reg-Class

Session or All-Access Registrations Required

Session Type

Concurrent Session (45 minutes)

Topic

Equity/Diversity

Level

High School (grades 9-12)

Curriculum Area

Professional Development

Endorsements

Future Ready