US expert to speak at NZSTA conference

&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;" alignright size-full wp-image-1606" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;schoolnewsnz&period;fastrackdev&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;06&sol;SND16-wk5-NZSTA&lowbar;Conference-Lorraine&lowbar;Kerr&period;jpg" alt&equals;"SND16-wk5-NZSTA Conference-Lorraine Kerr" style&equals;"margin&colon; 5px&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"293" &sol;>Creating a high-performing organisation with a strong and vibrant culture is one of the factors that &&num;8220&semi;separates the best from the rest&&num;8221&semi;&period; <&excl;--more--> <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This year&&num;8217&semi;s NZSTA conference features a keynote address with pointers on this topic from Randy Pennington&comma; a highly regarded US expert in helping leaders make the changes and build cultures they need to achieve positive results in a world of accelerating change&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mr Pennington is a 20&plus;-year business performance veteran&comma; award-winning author&comma; consultant&comma; and commentator on leadership and building a culture that delivers results&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Every year NZSTA looks here and overseas for exciting and inspiring people to headline the NZSTA conference&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We have had some outstanding keynote speakers over the years&comma; and this year we&&num;8217&semi;re excited to have Randy speaking&comma;&&num;8221&semi; NZSTA president&comma; Lorraine Kerr says&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Randy&&num;8217&semi;s messages are important ones for boards of trustees to hear&comma; and resonate strongly with NZSTA&&num;8217&semi;s vision for all schools to be effectively governed by a board of trustees whose primary focus is every student achieving their highest possible educational potential&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Every student in every classroom in New Zealand is entitled to be in a school where there is a strong and vibrant culture of pursuing the best&comma; not the easiest and that is at the heart of Randy&&num;8217&semi;s presentation&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Ms Kerr says&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A short preview of Randy&&num;8217&semi;s keynote address is available from the Conference website <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nzstaconference&period;co&period;nz&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">www&period;nzstaconference&period;co&period;nz&sol;<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Further information&colon; NZSTA Conference <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nzstaconference&period;co&period;nz" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">www&period;nzstaconference&period;co&period;nz<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Randy Pennington&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;penningtongroup&period;com&sol;about-randy&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;penningtongroup&period;com&sol;about-randy&sol;<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;p>&NewLine;