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The National ESEA Conference is one of the most highly sought-after professional development events of the year. In addition to a continued focus on Title I, the Conference includes all major programs within the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) affecting disadvantaged students:

• Title I, Part A - Education for the Disadvantaged
• Title I, Part C - Education of Migratory Children
• Title I, Part D - Neglected & Delinquent
• Title II, Part A - Supporting Effective Instruction
• Title III, Part A - English Learners & Immigrant Education
• Title IV, Part A - Student Support & Academic Enrichment
• Title IV, Part B - 21st Century Community Learning Centers
• Title V, Part B - Rural Education Initiative
• Title VI, Part A - Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native Education
• Title VII, Part B - McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Education for Homeless Children and Youth
• IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Special Education)

2024 Conference Theme: Create the Possibilities

As educators we are blessed every day with many opportunities to create the possibilities for our students to reach their potential. Success is obtained in various ways, but we hold many pieces through the use of federal funds to create new avenues for our students to navigate. How we utilize our base component of the comprehensive needs assessment to build our school improvement plans and then our budgets can create unfathomable possibilities for our students, teachers, administrators, parents guardians, and community. We can cultivate a creative culture for our schools to reach for the stars with the possibilities.

Join us in Portland, OR or online at the National ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) Conference as we Create the Possibilities...

• to review current research and data to guide instruction for students' success,
• for students by exploring vendor resources,
• to develop professional learning for faculty and staff to increase effectiveness,
• to build strong connections with our parents and stakeholders,
• to provide all children, in public and nonpublic schools, significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education, and
• to close educational achievement gaps as defined in ESEA.

As educators, we hold the key to create the possibilities of building the capacity of education professionals to provide children served by ESEA programs with a high-quality education.