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When Budgets Get Tight: A Panel Discussion on Leading Your Community with Clarity and Compassion

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Register for Part 2 on May 6th - Managing Budget Stress & Creating Strategic Focus: A Panel Discussion with Superintendents

In today’s climate of shrinking budgets and growing demands, school and district leaders are facing tough choices. Join us for a candid panel discussion with experienced leaders who’ve navigated challenging financial decisions while keeping their communities informed, engaged, and united.

Our panelists will share how they’ve balanced clarity and compassion with a continued focus on student outcomes and inclusivity of voices from staff, families, and students.

You’ll walk away with practical ideas for how to lead with transparency, build consensus, and stay anchored to your district’s mission—even when resources are tight.

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Our Esteemed Panelists

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Dr. Gustavo Balderas

Superintendent at Beaverton School District

Dr. Balderas is a nationally recognized educator known for his equity-driven leadership, who has a proven track record of ensuring that all students achieve academic success as well as social-emotional growth. His numerous awards include the 2021 Champion for Equity Award from the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents, 2020 Oregon Superintendent of the Year Award from the Coalistion of Oregon School Administrators, and 2020 National Superintendent of the Year Award from AASA.

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Nancy Brightwell

Chief of Recruitment, Retention, and Talent Development at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Nancy has led major initiatives including a 14-school turnaround effort and served as a principal at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. She is also a co-lead of the CMS Equity-Centered Leadership team and contributes her expertise nationally as a member of the U.S. Department of Education's Technical Work Group on Turnaround Leadership and North Carolina’s Community of Practitioners.

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Dr. Leila Nuland

Senior Vice President at Education Elements

Over the course of her career, Dr. Leila Nuland has leveraged her experience as a high school teacher to build out high-impact products and services that support K-12 educators and leaders. She is passionate about inclusive leadership and has a track record for developing strategy for and managing teams in a high-growth environment.

 

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Dr. Martha Salazar-Zamora

Dr. Martha Salazar-Zamora

Superintendent at Tomball Independent School District

Dr. Martha Salazar-Zamora has served as an educator in Texas for over 37 years and as the Superintendent of Schools in Tomball ISD since 2017. She is a trailblazer and is the first female Superintendent of TISD and the first Hispanic Superintendent of Tomball ISD. Prior to being named Superintendent, she worked as the district’s Chief Academic Officer for three years.
 

While leading Tomball ISD she was recognized as the 2023 Texas Superintendent of the Year, representing Region 4 as well as a 2024 AASA National Superintendent of the Year Finalist, Dr. Salazar-Zamora not only leads a fast-growth district, but one of the highest academic achieving districts in the State of Texas, all while maintaining strong financial management practices.

Uly Navarrete

Uly Navarrete

Executive Director, Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS)

With nearly 20 years of experience working in the educational technology sector, Uly has worked with both large and small districts in urban and suburban areas across the country to change the lives and trajectories of hundreds of thousands of students by advocating and building partnerships with districts and leaders to improve the outcomes of students. Now, as the Executive Director for ALAS, he fights to make sure that our students have representative site and districts leadership, policies to fund educational programming and additional resources needed to prepare our nearly 1/3 of all students in the country for the world of tomorrow.