Apply

Has your school made measurable progress for students? Share how student outcomes have improved, the instructional practices that contributed to that progress, and the approaches other schools could adapt to their own communities.

What we're looking for:

• Student impact: Evidence of growth or improvement relative to your school's starting point, including achievement, attendance, or engagement.
• Connected instruction: How curriculum, instruction, assessment, and student supports work together toward shared learning goals.
• Practices that last: Documented approaches that are part of your school's daily work and that other schools could adapt and sustain.

Show how progress is taking hold across your district.

Has your district achieved measurable progress across multiple schools? Share the evidence of student growth, how your district connects instructional priorities and supports across schools, and the systems other districts could learn from.

What we're looking for:

• Impact across schools: Evidence of improved student outcomes across multiple schools, considered in the context of your district's starting point.
• Districtwide alignment: Shared learning goals, instructional practices, and supports that are put into practice across schools.
• Sustainable systems: Documented approaches that can continue over time and be adapted by other districts.

Share what you've learned. Help others put it to work.

Have an approach that other educators could learn from? We're looking for sessions that demonstrate results, share lessons from real-world implementation, and give attendees practical strategies and resources they can use in their own classrooms, schools, or districts.

What we're looking for:

• Practical takeaways: Strategies, tools, templates, or resources attendees can use.
• Evidence of impact: Credible data or examples that show what your approach accomplished.
• Real-world implementation: How you put your approach into practice, including challenges and lessons learned.
• Fresh perspectives: Relevant ideas that address challenges facing educators today.

You don't need to be a recognized Model School or Model District to present.