Session Catalog
Explore the sessions and key topics that will be covered at this years K-12 UC. Please note that all details are subject to change as we continue to plan the ultimate conference experience.
| Track | Name | Speakers | Products | Skill Level | More Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, July 15, 2026 | |||||
| Admissions & Enrollment | Building a Consistent and Effective Admissions Communications Plan | Stephen Adams, Salesianum School | Blackbaud Enrollment Management System | Not Applicable | |
| IT | Data Without Detours: Building Direct SKY API to Looker Studio Connection | Nick Marchese, Emma Willard School | SKY UX | Advanced | |
| Academics / Learning Management System | Did you know? LMS/SIS Tools You May Not Be Using! | Whitney Donnelly, Blackbaud Kara Martone, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Learning Management Systems, Blackbaud Student Information Systems | Basic | |
| Academics / Learning Management System | Facility Management using Education Management Calendar | Mary Ann Mulvehill, Calvary Day School Patrick Mulvehill, Calvary Day School | Blackbaud Learning Management Systems, Blackbaud Student Information Systems | Basic | |
| Academics / Learning Management System | Drive Impact with Student Success Insights: Configure, Impact, and Innovate | Arunaa Atreya, Blackbaud Jacqueline Koca, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Student Information Systems | Not Applicable | |
| Academics / Learning Management System | Connected, Informed, Empowered: Elevating the Parent Experience with Blackbaud | Whitney Donnelly, Blackbaud Kara Martone, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Student Information Systems | Basic | |
| Fundraising (Advancement & Development) | Tuition Management Shop Talk | Jamie Lyons, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Tuition Management | Not Applicable | |
| Business Office | Integrating Tuition Management with Financial Edge NXT | Diana Burness, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT®, Blackbaud Tuition Management | Intermediate | |
| IT | My Journey to SKY API | Stephen Boyle, Blackbaud Jacob Glickman, NSU University School | Blackbaud’s Education Management Portfolio for K-12 | Not Applicable | |
| IT | Shop Talk: Blackbaud Core | Stephen Boyle, Blackbaud Josh Lyford, Blackbuad Jessi Walters, Blackbaud | Core | Not Applicable | |
| Fundraising (Advancement & Development) | Setting the Pace: Streamlining Early Admissions and Enrollment | Christina Mannucci, Blackbaud Michael Zuchowski, Blackbaud Susan Emery, Kingswood Oxford School | Blackbaud Billing Management, Blackbaud Enrollment Management System, Blackbaud Tuition Management | Intermediate | |
| Academics / Learning Management System | Are you the Blackbaud Guru at your School? | Lauren Henderson, Phillips Academy Andover Carolyn Stevens, Cranbrook Schools Jeanne Townsend, Thayer Academy | Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT®, Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® | Basic | |
| Admissions & Enrollment | Financial Aid Management Shop Talk | Sagar Buddiga, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Financial Aid Management | Not Applicable | |
| Fundraising (Advancement & Development) | Tipping the Scale: Finding Balance between Full Pay Families and Financial Aid | Kelly McDavid, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Financial Aid Management, Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® | Intermediate | |
| Admissions & Enrollment | Advanced Admissions Checklists: Scale complexity and automate the hard parts | Laura Day, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Enrollment Management System | Intermediate | |
| Fundraising (Advancement & Development) | Connected Contracts: Improving Enrollment and Billing for Families (and Finance) | Shirley Wagar, Royal St. George's College | Blackbaud Enrollment Management System, Blackbaud Tuition Management | Intermediate | |
| Fundraising (Advancement & Development) | From Chaos to Celebration: Streamline Event Management with Raiser's Edge NXT | Elaine Montgomery, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® | Not Applicable | |
| Academics / Learning Management System | It's Not Apparent Who's a Parent | Carolyn Stevens, Cranbrook Schools Jeanne Townsend, Thayer Academy | Core | Not Applicable | |
| IT | Practical Governance: Privacy, Security, and Liability | Hiram Cuevas, St. Christopher's School Cameron Stoll, Blackbaud | Not Applicable | ||
| Fundraising (Advancement & Development) | Shop Talk: Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT | Anthony Gallo, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® | ||
| Academics / Learning Management System | ABC's of Report Card Writing | Boyd Reilly, St. Andrew's Episcopal School | Blackbaud Student Information Systems | Not Applicable | |
| Academics / Learning Management System | Advanced Bulletin Boards and Topics | Patrick Mulvehill, Calvary Day School Cera Marsh, Hebron Christian Academy | Blackbaud Learning Management Systems, Blackbaud Student Information Systems | Intermediate | |
| Academics / Learning Management System | All About Attendance | Kara Martone, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Student Information Systems | Not Applicable | |
| Admissions & Enrollment | Best Practices: Financial Aid Management Integration with EMS and BBTM | Christina Mannucci, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Enrollment Management System, Blackbaud Financial Aid Management, Blackbaud Tuition Management | Intermediate | |
| Business Office | Beyond QuickBooks®: Future-Proofing Your School’s Financial Operations | Jenn Haley, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Billing Management, Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT® | Intermediate | |
| Academics / Learning Management System | Beyond the Basics: Innovative Ways to Use Blackbaud Student Checklists | Kara Martone, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Learning Management Systems, Blackbaud Student Information Systems | Basic | |
| Fundraising (Advancement & Development) | Billing Management Shop Talk | Julia Meseck, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Billing Management | Not Applicable | |
| Business Office | Blackbaud Billing Management Implementation Roundtable | Jackie Rose, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Billing Management | Intermediate | |
| IT | Blackbaud's Reporting Strategy for Education | Jessi Walters, Blackbaud | Core | Not Applicable | |
| Academics / Learning Management System | Bridging the Gap: User Voices and Blackbaud Innovations through the Idea Bank | Heather Leonard, Rumsey Hall School Jacqueline Koca, Blackbaud Arunaa Atreya, Blackbaud | Core | Not Applicable | |
| Academics / Learning Management System | Crushing Complex Schedules with AI | Austin Ewachiw, Calvert Hall College HS | Blackbaud Student Information Systems | Not Applicable | |
| Fundraising (Advancement & Development) | Data Flow from Education Management to Raiser's Edge NXT and Financial Edge NXT | Julie Katz, Donna Klein Jewish Academy Donna Albaum, Donna Klein Jewish Academy Scott Blair, Gonzaga College High School | Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT®, Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® | Not Applicable | |
| Fundraising (Advancement & Development) | Database Cleanup 101 for K-12 Schools: Where to Start and How to Maintain | Luba Tasevski, Kingsway College School | Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® | Not Applicable | |
| Fundraising (Advancement & Development) | From Insight to Impact: Prospecting with Target Analytics & Power BI | Vicky Wong, University School Kelly McDavid, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® | Not Applicable | |
| Academics / Learning Management System | From Scattered to Streamlined: Effectively Manage Your Content | Amy Matthews, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Learning Management Systems, Blackbaud Student Information Systems | Not Applicable | |
| Academics / Learning Management System | Extended Transcript: Holistically Capturing a Student’s Experience | Katherine Reedy, Woodberry Forest Aaron Richards, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Student Information Systems | Not Applicable | |
| Admissions & Enrollment | Is Your Budgeting, Financial Aid, and Enrollment Timing Working for You? | Jenn Haley, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Billing Management, Blackbaud Enrollment Management System, Blackbaud Financial Aid Management | Intermediate | |
| Tuition & Billing Management | From Tuition Management to Billing Management: Your Readiness & Adoption Roadmap | Christina Mannucci, Blackbaud Julia Meseck, Blackbaud Jamie Lyons, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Billing Management, Blackbaud Tuition Management | Not Applicable | |
| Fundraising (Advancement & Development) | Know Where You Stand—Grow Where You Can: Benchmarking for K–12 Success | Kelly McDavid, Blackbaud Kelly Gereski, The Taft School | Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® | Advanced | |
| Academics / Learning Management System | Master Mastery Learning with Brooklyn Friends School | Jaime Lassman, Booklyn Friends School | Blackbaud Learning Management Systems | Not Applicable | |
| Fundraising (Advancement & Development) | Leveraging Raiser's Edge and Matching Gift Platforms to Increase Revenue | Scott Blair, Gonzaga College High School James Marshall Marks, Gonzaga College High School | Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® | Not Applicable | |
| Business Office | Modernizing Accounts Payable: Automate, Simplify, and Close Faster | Rodney Lafaye, The Bishop's School | Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT® | Intermediate | |
| Academics / Learning Management System | One Workflow, Many Wins: Turning Assignments into Daily Lesson Plans | Amy Matthews, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Learning Management Systems, Blackbaud Student Information Systems | Not Applicable | |
| Fundraising (Advancement & Development) | Only a Year Away!: Preparing for the End of the Raiser's Edge Database View | Bill Connors, Bill Connors, CFRE | Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® | Not Applicable | |
| Fundraising (Advancement & Development) | Rethinking Tuition Refund Protection: How Schools are Eliminating the Administrative Burden | Eric Chaffee, Vertical Insure Corey Eck, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Billing Management, Blackbaud Tuition Management | ||
| IT | Security and Privacy Practices for Core Data | Jessi Walters, Blackbaud | Core | Not Applicable | |
| Admissions & Enrollment | Shop Talk: Blackbaud Enrollment Management System | Stephen Boyle, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Enrollment Management System | Basic | |
| Academics / Learning Management System | Shop Talk: Blackbaud Learning Management System | Mike Morrissette, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Learning Management Systems | Basic | |
| Academics / Learning Management System | Shop Talk: Blackbaud Student Information System | Jacqueline Koca, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Student Information Systems | Not Applicable | |
| IT | Shop Talk: Common Records Engine | Stephen Boyle, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® | Not Applicable | |
| IT | Shop Talk: SchoolBI | Ryan Bowse, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Billing Management | Not Applicable | |
| IT | SKY API and Google Sheets Things to Consider | Nick Marchese, Emma Willard School Todd Peyton, The Lexington School | SKY UX | Not Applicable | |
| Admissions & Enrollment | The Enrollment Handshake: Where Admissions Meets Business | Shanda Kirk, Boyd Buchanan School | Blackbaud Enrollment Management System, Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT®, Blackbaud Tuition Management | Intermediate | |
| Fundraising (Advancement & Development) | Unlock Efficiency: Discover Blackbaud Billing Management Today | Julia Meseck, Blackbaud Jenn Haley, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Billing Management | Intermediate | |
| Academics / Learning Management System | Unlocking the Power of Education AI Chat | Jacqueline Koca, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Student Information Systems | Not Applicable | |
| Academics / Learning Management System | Unlocking Your School's Full Potential Through User Community | Joan Palumbo, Trinity Episcopal School | Core | Not Applicable | |
| Admissions & Enrollment | Using Enrollment Management throughout the Enrollment Journey | Sheila Wyer, Southside Christian School | Blackbaud Enrollment Management System | Basic | |
| Admissions & Enrollment | Admissions Checklists Basics - Set the Pace for Faster, Friendlier Admissions | Laura Day, Blackbaud | Blackbaud Enrollment Management System | Basic | |
| Academics / Learning Management System | Been There, Done That! | Seth Hurd, Berwick Academy Julie Katz, Donna Klein Jewish Academy Paul Tidmore, Parish Episcopal School (Dallas) Jeanne Townsend, Thayer Academy Sheila Wyer, Southside Christian School Scott Blair, Gonzaga College High School | Blackbaud’s Education Management Portfolio for K-12 | ||
| Academics / Learning Management System | Hidden Solutions: Using 'Background' Groups | Timothy Strunk, Archbishop Spalding High School Jeanne Townsend, Thayer Academy Tom Mach, Archbishop Spalding High School | Blackbaud Student Information Systems | Intermediate | |