Early Registration Rates (Register by February 1) Members: $50/person Non-Members: $75/person

Regular Registration (Register after February 1) Members: $75/person Non-Members: $100/person

Breakfast & Lunch Included

This 2026 Leadership Conference offers a number of opportunities to develop skill and knowledge in curriculum & instruction, board governance & leadership, or other topics of importance. Keynotes include:

• Dr. Zach Groshell, Highly distinguished teacher, instructional coach, and educational consultant presenting on Direct, Explicit Instruction & Project Follow Through

• Mike Miles, Superintendent from Houston ISD and former Superintendent of the Harrison School District in Colorado Springs presenting on Turnaround Strategies to move student achievement

• Dave Trabert, CEO of the Kansas Policy Institute and author of 8 Things to Know about Running for School Board, presents on key strategies to increase your effectiveness as a board member

Workshops Include:

• Building Community Coalitions

• Robert’s Rules of Order for School Boards

• CDE panel outlining the supports available

• Science of Reading - How to ensure students find success

• Science of Math - What is working in mathematics

• Direct Explicit Instruction: Strategies for Student Success

• You’ve Won, Now What: Advance Colorado’s overview of training available

• Student nutrition: What does research say and how our school lunch programs align, or don’t

• Legislation & State Regulations: How to best influence and track what’s going on at the Capitol & State Board of Education

• Homeschool Enrichment Programs: How to best serve this segment of your population within your school or district