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We encourage you to find a room suitable to your needs at the Westin Galleria, Westin Oaks, or JW Marriott.
We encourage you to find a room suitable to your needs at the
Westin Galleria,
Westin Oaks,
or
JW Marriott.
Check out highlights from previous years.
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.
Whether you are new to authorizing, an adjacent professional, or a school board member looking to understand more about authorizing, this online workshop is for you! NACSA’s Authorizing 101 workshop is the only comprehensive, national training workshop to help those new to the field understand the profession’s purpose, responsibilities, and resources available through NACSA and beyond.
Take advantage of the opportunity to connect with other novice authorizers from across the country and NACSA experts during this workshop.
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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.
