2025 Utah Rural Schools Conference

Welcome to URSA 2025 at Park City High School!

Chett Heath

Monroe Elementary School

Principal

Sevier School District

About me

Chett Heath Started out as a Third grade teacher at Monroe Elementary where he worked for 16 years. He then became a Literacy Coach at Salina Elementary and finally came full circle becoming the principal of Monroe Elementary (the greatest school on earth)

10:30am MDT

Conference Credit PCHSJoe B. Wright

11:00am MDT

Conference Registration and Badge Pick-Up PCHS

12:00pm MDT

Conference Welcome, NUES URSA Award, Friend of Education Award Eccles Center Theater

12:10pm MDT

Keynote: Honoring the Ask – Respecting What it Takes to Engage in Coaching Eccles Center TheaterKatie Dewey Hill

1:30pm MDT

Burnout or Resilience: Addressing the challenges of educators in today’s schools and classrooms? Room #143Dale COX • Meghan Everette On the Edge of AI: Exploring Emerging Innovations Lecture HallEmma Moss • Jonathan Stewart Six Leadership Moves for High-Impact Professional Learning Systems Room #141Andrea Rorrer • Cori Groth • Kody Colvin

2:50pm MDT

AI for Administrators Room #131David Long • Cody Spendlove Leading the Way to Improved Literacy Outcomes-The Principals Pivotal Role Room #143Christine Elegante • Denice Maedgen The Power of Connection: Influencing Others Through Authentic Relationships Room #238Travis Henderson • Ryan Harris

8:00am MDT

URSA 2026 Video Presentation Eccles Center Theater

8:07am MDT

SESC & SEDC URSA Awards & Keynote Welcome Eccles Center Theater

8:30am MDT

Keynote: Better Conversations: Coaching Ourselves and Each Other to Be More Credible, Caring, and Connected Eccles Center TheaterJim Knight

9:45am MDT

Keynote Breakout: Fundamentals of Leadership Coaching (A Growth Model) Eccles Center TheaterJim Knight

10:45am MDT

Networking & Refreshment Break Exhibitor Hall

11:10am MDT

Leading Deeper Learning with Deeper Purpose Room #232David Boren Lessons in Leadership from the Culture Code Room #231Dani Sloan

12:20pm MDT

Lunch (click to see details) Gym: LUNCH Hall

1:40pm MDT

Addressing Key Challenges in Educational Leadership: Insights from SUU’s Administrative Leadership Masters Project Room #232Tony Pellegrini

2:40pm MDT

Refreshment Break Exhibitor Hall

3:10pm MDT

How to Improve Fluency through Partner Reading-Paragraph Shrinking Lecture HallMelinda Meccariello • Dina Wise

8:00am MDT

Conference Credit PCHSJoe B. Wright Conference Feedback TBD

8:30am MDT

CUES URSA Awards, Friend of Education Award, and Keynote Welcome Eccles Center Theater

8:40am MDT

Keynote: "Strong Instruction, Community, and Relationships" Eccles Center TheaterSayre Posey

9:45am MDT

Connecting with your Community Room #136Kole Krahenbuhl • Kelly Winn

10:45am MDT

Refreshment Break Exhibitor Hall

11:00am MDT

Creating a predictable environment for optimal behavior In our schools and classrooms Room #237Elizabeth Howcroft School Attendance and the Effect on Risk and Protective Factors Room #143Phillip Bertoch

11:00am MDT

Conference Credit Online Form Conference Registration and Badge Pick-Up AU - Auditorium Foyer

8:00am MDT

Conference Registration and Badge Pick-Up AU - Auditorium Foyer

8:00am MDT

Conference Credit Online Form