Agenda

New Directors Training

Sunday, December 7, 2025 (Travel Day) 

4:00 - 6:00 PM

Registration & Badge Pick Up

5:00 - 6:00 PM

New Directors Training Welcome Reception 

Monday, December 8, 2025

8:00 AM

Breakfast

9:00 AM

Welcome & Introductions

9:15 AM

Introduction to CLA 

9:30 AM

You’re a Director, Now What? 

10:15 AM

Engaging Stakholders Panel

11:00 AM

Break

11:10 AM

Effective Communication, Time Management, & Considerations for Corrections

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Key Issues - Round Table

2:00 PM

Director 101

2:50 PM

Break

3:00 PM

Executive Session – Directors Only

 

All Directors Symposium

Monday, December 8, 2025

4:00 PM

Registration & Badge Pick Up

5:00 - 6:00 PM

All Directors Symposium Welcome Reception

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

8:00 AM

Breakfast

9:00 AM

Welcome, Posting of the Colors, & Conference Overview & Introductions

9:10 AM

History of Corrections 

10:10 AM

From Blueprint to Bars: Navigating Every Phase of Correctional Facility Construction, Opening, and Closure

11:00 AM

Break

11:10 AM

Right Bed, Right Time

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

The Power of Message: Shaping Effective Corrections Communication

1:45 PM

Business Meeting 

2:15 PM

Break

2:20 PM

Executive Session (Closed - DOC Directors and Staff Only)

5:00 PM

Reception – Open to All Attendees

6:00 PM

Francke, Clements, and Wainwright Awards Dinner – Directors and Associates Only

Wednesday, December 10, 2024

8:00 AM

Breakfast

9:00 AM

Welcome & Recap

9:05 AM

Executive Session (Closed - DOC Directors & Staff Only)

10:25 AM

Break

10:35 AM

From Voices to Impact; Effective Advocacy in Corrections 

11:20 AM

2025 Director’s Report Findings: Evaluating Solutions & Successes Highlighted in Correctional News

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM             

AI Panel

2:00 PM 

Piloting a Suicide Predictive Risk Model in Prison Systems: A New Approach to Suicide Prevention in Corrections

2:50 PM

Break

3:00 PM

Legal

5:00 PM

Farewell Reception - Open to All Attendees 

 

Thursday, December 11th (Travel Day)