National Summit on Improvement in Education 2026

Pre-Con Add-On: Coaching for Improvement: Supporting Teams Toward New Practices

Pre-Con Add-On: Pushing Improvement beyond the Toolbox

HTH GSE Degrees Community Mixer

Opening Community Gathering

Problem of Practice Advisory: Chronic Absenteeism 1

Problem of Practice Advisory: Chronic Absenteeism 2

Problem of Practice Advisory: College Access/On-Track to Graduate

Problem of Practice Advisory: Educator Retention

Problem of Practice Advisory: Literacy

Problem of Practice Advisory: Math

Problem of Practice Advisory: On-Track to Graduate

Role-Alike Advisory: Data Analyst

Role-Alike Advisory: District, County, or State Level Leaders 1

Role-Alike Advisory: District, County, or State Level Leaders 2

Role-Alike Advisory: District, County, or State Level Leaders 3

Role-Alike Advisory: Higher Ed & Researchers

Role-Alike Advisory: Instructional Coaches

Role-Alike Advisory: Org Leaders

Role-Alike Advisory: Other Nonprofit Roles

Role-Alike Advisory: School Leaders

Role-Alike Advisory: School Professionals & Community Members

Role-Alike Advisory: Technical Assistance Providers

1A: Leading for Network Health: Selecting Tools and Planning Your Improvement Routines

1B: School Sparks, System Shifts: A Blueprint for Scaling Improvement

1C: How to Use Teams and Student Voice to Change Your Culture

1D: From Data to Action: Using PDSA Cycles and Rigor Walks to Strengthen Literacy Systems

1E: Core, Contingency, and Paradox: Leading Systems for Continuous Improvement

1F: All Children Ready - Improving School Readiness and Early Learning Outcomes

1G: Beyond Grades and Test Scores: Experiential Learning and SEL Boosts Postsecondary Success

1H: Leveraging Learning Walks to Align on Student Experiences and Improve Coaching Outcomes

1I: Adaptive Solutions, Technical Moves: How Check-Ins Address Complex Leadership Challenges

1J: Beyond Firefighting: Solving Problems to Root Using Real-Time Problem Solving (RTPS)

1L: Data that Moves: Visualizing Improvement Data

1M: Improvement Through Partnership: Lessons from Baltimore and the RISE Network

1N: Leader's Mindset: Shifting Deeper Learning from Complex Challenge to Improvable Problem

1O: Leading with Data: Empowering Improvement through DA Protocols

1P: Literacy for All: An Improvement-Driven Ecosystem Effort to Ensure Every Child Reads

1R: Coaching to a Charter and a Testable Change

1S: Experimenting for Improvement

1T: The Art of Coaching PDSAs: Building Inquiry Skills in Improvement Teams

DL Crossover Session: Building Belonging: Tools for Student-Led Classrooms

DL Crossover Session: Building Ecosystems of Mattering in Schools

DL Crossover Session: Ground Control to Major Tom: Modern Leadership

DL Crossover Session: Mission-Aligned Targets, Deeper Learning Outcomes

DL Crossover Session: Rethinking Stress to Nurture Thriving Learners

DL Crossover Session: System-Level R&D: Conditions for Change

Fireside Chat: Deeper Learning or Continuous Improvement: Why Not Both?

Reception & Dinner

Awakening AI Through Movement

Poster Sessions

2A: Removing Barriers to Learn From Variation: AI Control Chart Generator

2B: Hardwire, Don't Hope: Systemwide Improvement Practices for Leaders

2C: Strengthening Empathy Interviews: Purpose, AI, and Application

2D: Unlocking Excellence: A Hub Routine Driving Black & Latinx Success

2E: Continuous Improvement IS Professional Learning

2F: Listening to Lead: Embedding Student & Family Experience Data in Systemwide Improvement

2G: See the System, See the Work: KIPP's Strategy to Drive System-Level Leadership

2H: From Absences to Access: Improving Attendance for Students with Disabilities

2I: Leading the Equation: How School Teams Are Solving for Math Success

2J: Aiming for Zero Fights: How One School Prevents Aggression with Real Time Problem Solving

2K: From District to Classroom, Spread Continuous Improvement in Your System

2L: Aligning Teachers with Curriculum: What Leaders Need to Know

2M: Grading as Feedback: Lessons from Oakland's Journey to Improve 9th Grade Success

2N: UCM & K-12 District Partnership Utilizing the Early Identifying and Intervention System

2O: Reframing Absenteeism: A Neighborhood Strategy to Improve Student Outcomes

2P: What’s the Evidence? Strategies for Making Compelling Claims about Improvement

2R: Making Work Visible: Introduction to System Mapping

Fireside Chat: The Mississippi Miracle Demystified

IR 1A: Creating Upstream Systems to Improve Youth Outcomes with the Boys & Girls Club of America

IR 1B: Coordinating Multiple Strands of Network Support with the Network for College Success

IR 1C: How Do We Know It’s Working? Measuring Academic Discourse with South San Francisco Unified School District & Partners in School Innovation

IR 1D: Improving Math Instructional Practices Across a Large District with Metro Nashville Public Schools

IR 1E: Connecting K–12 and Higher Ed: A Networked Approach to Improving Teacher Prep with the National Association of Higher Education Systems (NASH)

Round 1 Lunch and Marketplace

IR 2A: Scaling an Effective Chronic Absenteeism Initiative with New Visions for Public Schools

IR 2B: Increasing Systems Alignment and Coherence to Improve LEA Support with Sacramento County Office of Education

IR 2C: Closing Gaps for Students with Disabilities in the IGNITE Network with Marshall Street

IR 2D: Measuring Mathematics HQIM Implementation over Time with New Visions for Public Schools & Illustrative Mathematics

IR 2E: Learning to Improve Educator Workforce Together in the CT Innovation Cohort

Round 2 Lunch and Marketplace

3A: Amplifying Adult/Student Partnership in Improvement Science

3B: When AI Supports Core Work: Three Examples Across Two Networks

3C: Assessing Districts' and Schools' Readiness for Instructional NICs

3D: From Pilot to Expansion: RISE Launches AmeriCorps-Funded On-Track Mentor (OTM) Corps

3E: Leading Sustainable Innovation in Schools: Embedding R&D in Everyday Practice

3F: Rural Student Success Systems: The Power of Networks

3G: Exploring Variation with Accessible Shewhart Charts in Google Sheets

3H: From Aim to Architecture: Designing for Scale in the RAISE Network

3I: Beyond Heroes: Building Systems for Instructional Improvement through Indirect Leadership

3J: Practical Measurement in Service of Instructional Improvement

3K: From Insight to Action: Driving Continuous Improvement with Institutional Dashboards

3L: From Insight to Impact: How 12 States Saw Double-Digit Improvement in Post-Secondary Student Enrollments

3N: Teacher-Led Improvement: Applying Data Wise for Measurable Math Results

3O:Student Voice Meets System Change: PDSA in Action

3P: Cultivating Academic Classroom Culture Through Purpose and Goal Statements

Fireside Chat: Improvement: Promoting Change and Guiding Resistance

The Future Isn’t Standardized: A Film Screening and Conversation

4A: Family Engagement as a Strategic Tool for School Improvement

4B: Beyond the Initiative: System Alignment as the Engine for School Achievement Gap Closure

4C: From Hidden to Found: Using Improvement Science to Drive Compelling Results for LTMLLs

4D: Youth Voice in Action: Turning Student Insights into Policy and Practice

4E: Heal Thyself: Advancing Systemic Change at MCOE

4F: On or Off Track? Understanding How Your Leadership Practice Is Helping Your Network Reach Its Aims

4G: From Push to Pull: Coaching Methods for District Transformation

4H: Climb with Clarity: Using the Ladder of Inference to Transform Data into Collective Action

4I: The Core 4 (and Beyond): Monitoring Progress to Graduation in a Post-COVID World

4J: Designing Expected Outcomes to Unlock Literacy Potential: EmPOWERing Schools to Accelerate Proficiency

4K: Leading Improvement: Building Data-Informed Cultures Through Competency-Based Leadership

4L: Using AI to Support Continuous Improvement Cycles in Team-Based Staffing Models

4M: From Words to Action: Design-Thinking Tools for Coherent Improvement

4N: Student-Led Improvement: Methods for Engaging Students as Improvers

DL Crossover Den Talk: What Can the Deeper Learning and High Quality Instructional Materials Communities Learn from Each Other?

DL Crossover Session: Beyond the One-and-Done: Adult Learning for Impact

DL Crossover Session: Building Student Centered Culture by Developing Teacher Leaders

DL Crossover Session: Ordinary Streets, Extraordinary Learning

DL Crossover Session: Student Voice Data: Building Safer Schools

Fireside Chat: Driving High School Success & Postsecondary Readiness: Learning with Award for Impact Recipients

Closing Community Gathering

Post-Con Huddle: From Accountability to Learning: How to Leverage your School Improvement Plan for Impact