2024 Eggs & Issues Breakfast

We are excited to host our 10th annual Eggs & Issues conference! We look forward to robust discussions on pressing issues facing public schools. This year, we’re delighted to have the opportunity to host forums with candidates for state office. We have invited candidates for Governor, NC General Assembly, Lt. Governor, and State Superintendent of Public Instruction to participate in this year’s event. For the first time, we will also have breakouts following breakfast & the main session, to allow for networking and action planning.

Agenda Overview:

8:00 am | Breakfast and Networking

8:30 am| Welcome and presentation of the 2024 Top Education Issues

8:45 am | Candidate Forums

10:50 am| Breakout Sessions

11:30 | Closing

* Parking at the McKimmon Center is free and plentiful out front!*

Breakout Sessions:

Educator Recruitment, Retention, Diversity and Pay (Room 2)

Jennie Bryan, 2021 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Southeast Regional Teacher of the Year

Gerrelyn Patterson, NC A&T State University Dept of Educator Preparation Chair

Donna Bledsoe, 2023 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year

Rep. John Torbett

Rep. Lindsey Prather

Mental Health and School Safety (Room 6)

Orlando Dobbin, School Counselor

Leah Carper, 2022 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year

Sen. Sydney Batch

Preparing Students for the World They Live In (Room 3)

Patrick Greene, 2022 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year

Kim Jones, 2023 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year

Freebird McKinney, 2018 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year

School Finance (Room 4)

Dr. Marvin Connelly, Cumberland County Schools Superintendent

Dr. Rhonda Schuhler, Franklin County Schools Superintendent

Geoff Coltrane, Office of Governor Cooper Sr. Education Advisor

Rep. Ashton Clemmons

Interested in being an Eggs & Issues 2024 sponsor? Email Jaime Detzi, Director of Development at JDetzi@ncforum.org to learn more!