Purchase tickets for special events when you register. Space is limited.
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Wednesday, February 24
- 2PM - 5PM
AASA Bookstore
Hall C Lobby
Stop by the Bookstore in Hall C Lobby, right outside the entrance to the NCE Exhibit Hall, for the latest education-related titles and AASA merchandise.
Thursday, February 25
- 6AM
Together We Stride
Ticketed Event: $10 fee
AASA’s NCE Together We Stride is a guided fitness opportunity, a chance for attendees to start the day with some morning miles and smiles. Join us as we start the day with a supported, no-drop 5k walk/run through Atlanta.
Note: As we continue to evolve the NCE fitness opportunities, we are moving away from a chipped/timed event and are happy to debut a guided fun run/walk event.
- 7AM - 3:30PM
AASA Bookstore
Hall C Lobby
Stop by the Bookstore in Hall C Lobby, right outside the entrance to the NCE Exhibit Hall, for the latest education-related titles and AASA merchandise.
- 8 – 10AM
Special Contracts Session
Ticketed Event: $75
No part of a superintendent’s working conditions is more important than the contract with the school board. Get an overview of key contract provisions for superintendent contracts and contract provisions to avoid. Participate in a discussion about who should negotiate a contract for a superintendent, how a superintendent can avoid being terminated and key provisions of severance agreements, should termination be necessary.
- 12NOON – 1:30PM
Federal Relations Luncheon
Ticketed Event: $80
Join us for a lunch discussion on education policy, updates and news.
Sponsored by:
Visit them at Booth #801 in the NCE Exhibit Hall
Friday, February 26
- 7:30AM - 5PM
AASA Bookstore
Hall C Lobby
Stop by the Bookstore in Hall C Lobby, right outside the entrance to the NCE Exhibit Hall, for the latest education-related titles and AASA merchandise.
- 11AM – 12NOON
Blessings in a Backpack Stuffing
Tickets NOT required for this event
Approximately 13 million children struggle with hunger on a regular basis. AASA and Sourcewell are proud to partner with Blessings in a Backpack (BIB) during the 2027 National Conference on Education to help provide food on weekends for elementary students who qualify for their school’s free and reduced-price meal program.
Sponsored by:
Visit them at Booth #508 in the NCE Exhibit Hall
- 12:15 – 2:15PM
Dr. Effie H. Jones Memorial Equity Luncheon
Ticketed Event: $80
The Dr. Effie H. Jones Memorial Equity Luncheon is an annual event at the National Conference on Education. It remembers Dr. Effie H. Jones, who was a teacher, counselor and school administrator for 15 years and served as an associate executive director at AASA, promoting the interests of minority educators and children.
Sponsored by:
Saturday, February 27
- 7:30AM - 12NOON
AASA Bookstore
Hall C Lobby
Stop by the Bookstore in Hall C Lobby, right outside the entrance to the NCE Exhibit Hall, for the latest education-related titles and AASA merchandise.