Venue: Magnolia Ballroom, 8:30 AM, WELCOME — Leroy Matthews, Jr., President, Mississippi School Boards Association INVOCATION —Patricia Russo, President, Louisiana School Boards Association INTRODUCTION OF AFJROTC —Cecil Lizana, Vice President, Mississippi School Boards Association PRESENTATION OF COLORS —AFJROTC St. Martin / Vancleve High Schools PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE —Rosa Bowman, President, Arkansas School Boards Association GREETINGS —Dr. Tony Prothrow, Executive Director, Arkansas School Boards Association; and Dr. Janet Pope, Executive Director, Louisiana School Boards Association OPENING REMARKS —Denotris R. Jackson, M. Ed., Executive Director, Mississippi School Boards Association