The Ninth Grade Initiative
Conference Resource Page
Schedule
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
7:45 - 8:30 Check-in, breakfast, and coffee service
8:30 - 9:30 The Ninth Grade Initiative
9:45 - 11:45 Focus Session #1
The Level Table Framework - F110
Assessment for Learning - F206
11:45 - 12:45 Lunch (Onsite, Included)
1:00 - 3:00 Focus Session #2
The Bridge to 10th Grade - F110
Going Beyond the Content - F206
3:00 - 3:45 Team Planning
Breaks Throughout
Coffee, Water, and Soda Service All Day
Thursday, June 26, 2025
7:45 - 8:30 Check-in, breakfast, and coffee service
8:30 - 9:15 The Ninth Grade Initiative
9:15 - 9:30 Break
9:30 - 11:30 Focus Session #1
The Level Table Framework - F110
Assessment for Learning - F206
11:30 - 12:30 Lunch (Onsite, included)
12:30 - 2:30 Focus Session #2
The Bridge to 10th Grade - F110
Going Beyond the Content - F206
2:30 Social and Team Planning
3:45 Dismiss
The Pairings
Option A: The Level Table Framework & Going Beyond the Content
Option B - Assessment for Learning & The Bridge to 10th Grade
Option C - The Level Table Framework & The Bridge to 10th Grade
Option D - Assessment for Learning & Going Beyond the Content
Resource Center
Items will be added throughout and after the conference.
Assessment FOR Learning - Scott Habeeb
The Level Table Framework - Todd Novak
Going Beyond the Content - Scott Habeeb
The Bridge to 10th Grade: 8 Phases - Todd Novak
Handout
Speakers
Todd Novak
The Freshman Academy Coordinator @ Jefferson High School, 2021 - present | Sioux Falls, SD
13 years as a Freshman Academy Coordinator @ Washington High School | Sioux Falls, SD
Model School Presenter - Washington, D.C. | 2019
TEDx Talk: My Life Among Freshmen and the Adults Who Teach Them
District Recognition Video: Staff Stars - Todd Novak
Co-author of Connections: 10 Summer Days to Start High School Well
Scott Habeeb
Coordinator for Alternative and Online Programs, 2023 - present | Salem, VA
10 years as Principal of Salem High School | Salem, VA
9 years as Assistant Principal of Salem High School | Salem, VA
National Speaker | 200+ Keynotes and Presentations in more than 15 states
Founder of The Freshman Transition Network
Founder of The Assessment Network
Co-author of The 9th Grade Opportunity: Transforming Schools from the Bottom Up
Continuing Education.
Attendees can also receive fourteen (12) hours of CEU credit.
Information on how to receive those certificates will be available at the conference or email Todd.Novak@TheFreshmanAcademy.com.