NACSACon 2025

WHERE

THE WESTIN GALLERIA HOUSTON 5060 W Alabama Street Houston, TX 77056

WHEN

October 20-23, 2025

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NACSACon is more than just an authorizing conference -

It 's A Leadership Conference.

Check out highlights from previous years.

RATES

Member Pricing

$ 685
  • $760 after July 31

Non-Member Pricing

$ 835
  • $910 after July 31

Single Day Rate

$ 385
  • Tuesday or Wednesday

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Designing and Cultivating a Thriving Education Ecosystem

While some may argue that innovation, community-centeredness, and accountability are at odds with one another, NACSACon’s 2024 keynote will challenge you to rethink this. Come hear how these elements of public education can actually fuel each other to create exceptional learning environments.   

Discover how Transcend, a leader in educational transformation, exemplifies this synergy by partnering with schools and districts to foster equitable and innovative learning experiences. Join us for an inspiring keynote by Transcend’s Co-CEO, Aylon Samouha, as he shares insights from his journey in reshaping American education and tackles questions from other leaders. Leave motivated to dive into the rest of NACSACon 2024 with fresh perspectives and a passion for transformative change.

THE 2025 SCHEDULE IS COMING SOON!

In the meantime, take a look at last year’s schedule to get a feel for what you can expect.

SUBMIT A PROPOSAL

Click the link below to learn more and submit your proposal by Monday, June 2, 2025.

authorizing 101

Whether you're just stepping into the world of authorizing, work in a related field, or serve on a school board and want to deepen your understanding—NACSA’s Authorizing 101 workshop is made for you. This workshop blends flexible online learning with hands-on, scenario-based activities during a special in-person session held before our official NACSACon kickoff. Complete self-paced pre-work to build your foundational knowledge, then come together with other new and novice professionals to apply your learning in real-world scenarios guided by NACSA experts.

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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Whether you’re looking to build relationships, share innovative solutions, or raise your profile, NACSACon is the place to be. Thinking about sponsoring or exhibiting at NACSACon 2025? We’d love to have you! 
 
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THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 SPONSORS!

AYLON SAMOUHA

CEO, Transcend

Aylon Samouha serves as the CEO of Transcend. With a commitment to ensuring all students receive the education they deserve, Aylon has dedicated his career to driving transformative change in American schooling. In 2015, he and Jeff Wetzler co-founded Transcend, an organization established on the belief that realizing the infinite potential of all students requires us to reimagine “schooling” as we know it.

Through direct partnerships with schools and districts, democratizing design supports, and influencing the broader ecosystem, Transcend supports communities across the country to create and spread extraordinary, equitable learning environments. Since 2015, Transcend has partnered with over 380 schools and districts across the country and has built a network of 12,000 systems leaders, school leaders, and other education innovators.

Before co-founding Transcend, Aylon served as the Chief Schools Officer at Rocketship Education, where he led the highest performing network of low-income schools in California. Additionally, Aylon spent several years as a Senior Vice President at Teach For America, directing pre-service institutes and service development for teachers.

Aylon’s expertise and insights have been widely recognized, and he has been invited to speak at various convenings, including the ASU+GSV conference, The New Schools Venture Fund Summit, Digital Promise’s Annual Convening, and numerous others dedicated to advancing education innovation globally. Aylon also serves on the board of Leading Educators.

Aylon holds a BA in English from Columbia University. He delights in his roles as husband and father and is an accomplished jazz guitarist, captivating audiences throughout the Chicago area with his performances.