2026 Spring

2026 PANC Spring Conference

April 12 - 15, 2026
Hotel Ballast
Wilmington, NC

We are looking forward to seeing you this Spring!

We are excited to be back at the Hotel Ballast this year. Planning for this event is ongoing and new information will be shared here as preparation continues. Payment must be received by March 16, 2026 to secure your spot.

PLANNING FOR THIS EVENT IS ONGOING AND NEW INFORMATION
WILL BE SHARED HERE AS PREPARATION CONTINUES...

REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED!

For additional information about this event, please contact Gayle Higgs, ghiggs@asheboro.k12.nc.us

See below for the agenda for this event.

PRESENTER BIOS | STEERING COMMITEE MEMBERS

TIME	TOPIC	SPEAKER(S)
3:30 - 6:00 p.m.	Check-in / Registration	Steering Committee
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.	Licensure 102	Karoline Fisher
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.	Steering Committee Dinner	Andrea Foxworth

TIME	TOPIC	SPEAKER(S)
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast
8:00 - 8:15 a.m.	Welcome & Announcements	Andrea Foxworth
8:15 - 9:30 a.m.	Employee Use of Social Media	Dionne Jenkins
9:30 - 10:00 a.m.	Break for vendor visits
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.	Professional Conduct Reporting Procedures	Ryan Collins DPI Asst. General Counsel
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	Advanced Teaching Roles	Leah Sutton and Panel
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.	Lunch w/ Vendor discussion
1:15 - 2:15 p.m.	Modernization	Dr. Vanessa Wrenn
2:15 - 3:15 p.m.	Establishing a Culture of Care	Tesha Isler & Melvin Ingram, Richmond County Schools
3:15 - 3:30 p.m.	Break
3:30 p.m.	Sponsor Celebration

TIME	TOPIC	SPEAKER(S)
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast
8:00 - 8:15 a.m.	Announcements	Andrea Foxworth
8:15 - 9:30 a.m.	FMLA and Extended Leave	Katie Cornetto
9:30 - 9:45 a.m.	Break
9:45 - 10:45 a.m.	Using MTSS to Improve Beginning Teacher Retention	Dr. Kevin Taylor Melissa Wilson, Pender County Schools
10:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.	Verify, then Trust: The AI Skills Everyone Needs	Marty Sharpe, Catawba County Schools
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.	Lunch
1:15 - 2:15 p.m.	Licensure Updates	Tom Tomberlin
2:15 - 2:30 p.m.	Break
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.	Building Your Teacher Pipeline	Dr. Wendy Cabral, Sampson County Schools

TIME	TOPIC	SPEAKER(S)
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast
8:00 - 8:15 a.m.	Business Meeting	Andrea Foxworth, PANC President Gayle Higgs, PANC Treasurer
8:15 - 9:30 a.m.	Reduction in Force	Richard Schwartz
9:30 - 10:00 a.m.	Break
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.	TeachNC & HR: Turning Educator Vacancies into Hires	NiKole Nickerson & Gab Barnes, TeachNC

Registration Fees:

More information

Please send all payments and purchase orders to:

Gayle Higgs,

PANC Treasurer

P.O. Box 1422

Asheboro, NC 27204

ghiggs@asheboro.k12.nc.us

Members: $225
DPI: $125

Non-Members: $275

Retired: $100

2026 PANC Spring Conference

April 12 - 15, 2026 Hotel Ballast Wilmington, NC

April 12 - 15, 2026
Hotel Ballast
Wilmington, NC