Agenda

 Tuesday, May 5, 2026 
Stanford Graduate School of Education AKNO Building
12:00pm - 1:30pm PTWelcome Lunch (District/State Leaders and Researchers by invitation only)
1:30pm - 5:00pm PTDistrict and State Leader Workshop (District/State Leaders by invitation only)
1:30pm - 5:00pm PTResearcher Workshop (Researchers by invitation only)
5:30pm - 7:30pm PT

Welcome Dinners (Open to all registrants)

These small group dinners, held at local restaurants, offer a chance for attendees to connect prior to the main conference.

Dinners are sponsored by: Accelerate, Air Tutors, Paper, PEARL, Pencil Spaces, The Princeton Review/Tutor.com, and SAGA.

 Wednesday, May 6, 2026 
Stanford Arrillaga Alumni Center
8:00am - 9:00am PTRegistration and Breakfast
9:00am - 5:00pm PTFull Day Convening (Open to all registrants)
 

Speakers will include:

  • Adrienne Battle
    Adrienne Battle
    Superintendent of Metro Nashville Public Schools
  • Jean Claude Brizard
    Jean Claude Brizard
    CEO of Digital Promise
  • Joanna Cannon
    Joanna Cannon
    Senior Program Officer at Walton Family Foundation
  • Alberto Carvalho
    Alberto Carvalho
    Superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District
  • Linda Darling-Hammond
    Linda Darling-Hammond
    Chief Knowledge Officer at Learning Policy Institute
  • Susanna Loeb
    Susanna Loeb
    Executive Director of National Student Support Accelerator
  • Raymond Pierce
    Raymond Pierce
    CEO of Southern Education Foundation
  • Nakia Towns
    Nakia Towns
    President of Accelerate
5:00pm - 6:30pm PTClosing Reception (Open to all registrants)