Encourage & Equip

Missouri District Educators’ Conference
November 25-26, 2024

Lodge of the Four Season – Lake Ozark

Join us at the Missouri District Educators’ Conference on November 25-26, 2024, at the Lodge of Four Seasons in Lake Ozark, MO. With the theme "Encourage & Equip," this conference addresses the pressing issues facing educators today, including mental health challenges, engaging parents, navigating academic struggles, and the importance of self-care. Amidst these demands, we find solace and strength in Christ, our rock. He provides the wisdom to guide us, a calming presence in the storm, and bears our burdens. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and be inspired.

General Information

  • The 2024 Educators’ Conference begins on Monday, November 25, with keynote speaker, Tim Clue
  • Registration and exhibits will open at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, November 25, and will be available throughout the day. Exhibits will be available both days: Monday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
  • Our conference ends together with a wrap-up from our keynote speaker Tim Clue at 2:00 p.m. following worship on Tuesday, November 26

Theme

This year’s conference theme is Encourage & Equip, based on Isaiah 41:10: "So do not fear, for I am with you, do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."

Registration

Registration links will be sent to your school's administrator. The registration fee covers program, Monday & Tuesday Lunch, and Tuesday Breakfast.

  • All participants: $175
  • Emeritus, Student Teachers, Interns and Guests: $125

The registration deadline is Monday, November 4. Please get your groups registered by the deadline.

Housing is not included in the conference registration fee.  Rooms at a discounted price are available below – see “Lodging Information”.

To Register: Administrators, please register your staff as a group online with the link that will be provided to you – this is how you will be charged.  Staff that register individually will have to pay individually.

Cancellations

A full refund of the registration will be given if cancelled prior to the November 4 deadline.  After November 4, no refunds will be given, as final numbers will have been given to the Lodge of the Four Seasons

Lodging Information

*The deadline for our room block has passed – but there could be some cancelations, so please call them first to ask about availability: 888-265-5500 (Monday-Friday before 4:30 p.m.).  Let them know you are with the Educators’ Conference*

Each administrator makes room reservations for all conference attendees. If you have any lodging questions, please call Lodge of the Four Seasons at 888-265-5500.

Reservations with the Lodge of Four Seasons will be accepted no later than October 25, 2024.

Main Lodge Guest Rooms/Seasons Bay Guestrooms: $99.00 + tax

The applicable taxes are 8.225% state tax plus a county lodging tax of 3%.  When registering at the hotel, remember to bring your tax-exempt letter and pay either with a church credit card or check, to avoid the state sales tax.   Personal credit cards will not get you this exemption.  Local taxes still apply. Reservations are from 4:00 p.m. the day of arrival until 11:00 a.m. the day of departure.

Menu Choices

For registrants that have food sensitivities, the menus for conference-provided meals are posted below.  Meals are served buffet-style, so hopefully, there are options that are acceptable.  If not, please feel free to bring your own food items and join the group for any group meals.  All hotel rooms have a mini fridge for your convenience.

 

Mon., November 25

Lunch

Tomato, Cucumber, Onion and Vinaigrette Salad

Mixed Field Greens with assorted Dressings

Pan Seared Chicken Breast with Artichokes, Sweet Peppers and Shallot-Rosemary Sauce

Marinated Grilled London Broil

Oven Roasted Potatoes

Fresh Seasoned Vegetables

Assorted Rolls and Whipped Butter

Seasonal Berry Shortcake

Fresh Brewed Iced Tea, Coffee, Decaf, and assorted Herbal Teas

Tuesday, November 26

Breakfast

Sliced Seasonal Fruit & Berries

Fruit Yogurts

Farm Fresh Scrambled Eggs

Applewood Smoked Bacon

Sausage

Breakfast Potatoes or Cheesy Grits

French Toast with Pure Maple Syrup

2% Milk

*Breakfast Buffet includes fresh baked muffins, bread, Danishes, butter, preserves, coffee, orange juice, and assorted herbal teas.

Lunch

Mixed Field Greens with Assorted Dressings

Potato Salad

Pulled Pork

Smoked Beef Brisket

Cowboy Beans

Savory Skillet Succotash

Onion, Pickle, and BBQ Sauce

Buns and Corn Bread with Whipped Butter

Ozark Blackberry Cobbler

Fresh Brewed Iced Tea, Coffee, Decaf, and assorted Herbal Teas

About the Speaker

 

Tim Clue, The Unlikely Teacher.

Before Tim was an educator, speaker, comic, playwright, and father, he was an undiagnosed, hyperactive, dyslexic rug rat, raised in a small rural town outside of Chicago. Teachers stand and applaud Tim’s unique ability to remind them of their own core strengths as mentors, artists, and teachers of curiosity. He showcases how a challenged learner can lead equally challenged educators on a journey to connect and build a mindset of lifelong engagement. His keynote celebrates, motivates, and 'LOL' empowers our nation's most undervalued assets—teachers! Tim travels across our country, mentoring, motivating, and modeling better ways to create lifelong, curious learners who are more capable of lighting the path to their own journeys.

"When minds of all kinds find places to fit and not quit, we all succeed!" - Tim Clue

Questions?

Contact Sue Thompson
314-590-6200
sue.thompson@mo.lcms.org