Conferences and Workshops

State Conference
Iowa Student Leadership Conference

Focus on Leadership XLIII – “Let Leadership Grow”
Sunday, October 27, 2024, 6:00 PM – 9:15 PM
Monday, October 28, 2024,  9:00 AM – 12:30 PM

**LOCATION** 
Iowa State University

Registration

Registration is open until October 21 and is $40 per student and advisor.
Registration deadline is Monday, October 21, 2024 at 4:00 PM.

 

 

Conference Information

     

    Sponsoring Organizations

    Iowa High School Athletic Association • Iowa Association of Student Councils •

    Your Life Iowa

    Musco Lighting

    Iowa Farm Bureau

    State Project

    See this year’s state project information at https://www.iowastudentcouncils.org/state-project/

    Hotels

    Hotels, rates, and contact information:

    Hotels for Ames 2024  – Recommend calling the hotel to book

    Visitor Information

    Discover Ames website:    https://discoverames.com/

    District Conferences

    Tuesday, February 20, 2024 – Central District – at Johnston High School
    Tuesday, February 20, 2024,  from 9:00-12:00

    “All Aboard the Leadership”- How to Save a Sinking Ship.

    KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Kelly Scott, a Coach, Teacher, Retired Army Officer, Husband, Father, and Grandpa, will provide you with tips on how to be a more effective leader at your school. The conference is FREE to attend. We ask each school to bring canned food items to donate to our local food pantries around Central Iowa for a Service Activity.

    Final registration deadline is Friday February 24th, 2023.
    Registration link:   https://forms.gle/Vuzu4H81HDFrA6X77

     

    Northwest District – at MVAOCOU High School in Mapleton, IA
    Monday, March 18, 2024 from 10:00-2:00

    Those that sign up before February 26th will receive a NW District Conference T-shirt. An agenda is linked with more information regarding the conference. Please sign up using the NW Conference Sign-up Form. Follow us on Instagram for conference updates @nwiowa_stuco. We hope to see you all there.

     

    Southwest District – 
    Tuesday, March 26, 2024, from 10:00 – 2:00

    “Leadership Beyond Student Council”

    The registration fee for each person attending will be $10.  The early-bird deadline for registration is February 24.  Registering by this date will secure complimentary t-shirts for you and the members of your council attending.  The final registration deadline is March 17. Lunch is provided.  We will have a guest speaker, breakout rooms, many activities, and plenty of opportunities for your leaders to grow their skills.

    Shirt Order Form:
    https://forms.gle/a3UAbTJXX5KqHgj67

    Regular Registration Form:
    https://forms.gle/DibeY7FFEYwcKyrX9

    Southeast District – at Oskaloosa High School
    Wednesday, February 28, 2024 from 9:00-1:30

    registration form – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyxNpluupCKUJBngbYKGl40mtM6eFIWesN3tL-Zri3u9HVsQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

    Kim Gile – gilek@oskycsd.org

    SE district flyer

     

    Northeast District – at Mason City High School
    Friday, April 12, 2024 – 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

    Registration link – 2024 NE District “Leadership in Full Bloom” Conference Registration


    When:     April 12th, 9am (registration at 8:30am) 

    • The conference will end around 12pm so lunch will not be provided, but there will be snacks and a bake sale that morning!

    Where: Mason City High School in Mason City, IA

     

    Keynote Speaker: Terri Johnson! Terri is the former Executive Director of the Missouri Association of Student Councils. She retired from public education as a school counselor and student council advisor and has dedicated her life to inspiring leadership in all. Her philosophy – “There is a leadership lesson in everything” is the basis of the way she approaches each day! Terri has been passionate about leadership her entire life and loves sharing tips, tricks and ideas with students and advisors!

     

    Service Project: There is no fee to attend the conference, but we are asking that each school make a $25 donation for our service project (larger donations are welcome). Our service project will be assembling crisis response bags for kids in our region.

     

    Early Bird Registration Deadline: March 26th 6pm

    • Each student and advisor will get a free conference T-shirt if registered by the early bird registration deadline!

    Final Registration Deadline: April 10th

     

    Leadership Bootcamp

     As a Student Council/Senate adviser, you are busy from the day you start school–or even before–planning for Homecoming.  Time for training your officers/executive team is almost non-existent; however, if your Student Officers could become more effective leaders, think how much easier it would be to complete projects for Homecoming and throughout the year.  With that in mind, the Iowa Association of Student Councils offers five district workshops.  This one-day training for your Student Council Officers/Executive Board uses interactive lessons to teach students how to be effective officers.  Yes, this IS for middle school students too!  Each school may register from 4 – 7 officers (or more if you have more than 7).   Lunch will be provided.  Registration is $15 per person, not to exceed $100 per school.    You can attend any training in any of the five districts (in case a date in another district works better.)   If fewer than 4 schools register for a specific district, training there will be canceled.  Leadership Boot Camp will start at 9:30 a.m. and finish by 2:30 p.m.  You can click on this link to register:  Leadership Boot Camp Registration.  Here are the dates and locations for the training.

     

    • August 28 — Southeast District at Oskaloosa High School
    • September 4 — Northeast District at Mason City High School
    • September 6 — Central District at North Polk High School
    • September 12 — Southwest District at Annunciation Church Parish Center, 724 Elm Street, Coon Rapids, Iowa
    • September 16 — Northwest District at Sioux City East High School