The Atlantic Union Conference Office of Education Administrators Council (AUCOEAC) held its biannual meeting, October 21-23, at the Atlantic Union Conference headquarters in Lancaster, Massachusetts. This gathering brought together superintendents of schools, associate superintendents, and academy principals from the six conferences within the Atlantic Union to provide advisory input on educational planning and policies for the Atlantic Union Conference Office of Education and the Atlantic Union Conference Board of Education.
New members at this session included Mark Bugbee, Northern New England Conference superintendent of schools; Ollyce Gardner, South Lancaster Academy principal; and Timothy Raymond, Union Springs Academy principal. Highlights from the meeting included a presentation by Heather Thompson Day titled “War Words.” Day is an associate professor of communication at Andrews University, an interdenominational speaker, and an author focused on compassionate communication.
Additional topics on the agenda covered essential areas such as balanced leadership, advancements in robotics, finance, special needs education, and technology, including discussions on artificial intelligence. Feedback from attendees was highly positive. One attendee used the word “Awesome” to describe the presentation and its impact. Another person commented, “The discussions between the superintendents and the principals are always fantastic!”
