Charter Schools Development Center (CSDC) 2025 Conference Charter Schools Development Center (CSDC) 2025 Conference

Why Attend?

The annual event not-to-be missed by California charter school leaders.

The CSDC Conference is your one-stop shop for in-depth content—including the Leadership Update Presentation—relationship building, and connection to the resources your charter organization is looking for.

Why is the conference not-to-be-missed?

EXCLUSIVE INISIGHTS AND ANALYSIS


Throughout the year, CSDC is hard at work in Sacramento, tracking the major fiscal, legislative, and accountability changes affecting charter schools. The conference provides a unique opportunity for your leadership team to hear the latest from CSDC’s team of charter school experts.

NETWORK WITH THE STATE’S LEADERSHIP


Conference attendees are current and emerging charter school leaders who want to connect, problem solve, and learn from their colleagues. Strengthen your charter network by attending the social events featured in each day of the conference and get to know outstanding leaders from across the state.

RESOURCES AND SUPPORT


With your conference registration, you’ll gain password-protected access to the conference website to build your schedule and download presentation materials from the sessions you attend. Plus, you gain access to the Exhibit Hall, where you can connect in-person with charter support organizations and identify new resources to propel your organization forward.

Featuring the sector’s most insightful keynote

Held over two days and led by CSDC Founder and Executive Director, Eric Premack, the Leadership Update Presentation provides California charter school leaders with the very latest fiscal, legislative, and regulatory guidance for staying ahead of the curve and making the hard decisions. More information about the 2025 Leadership Update Presentation will be available soon! In the meantime, view last year’s preview.

What's Included?

With so much critical content, your school’s P.D. budget goes far at the CSDC Conference—plus realize even more savings with CSDC Membership and group registration discounts.

Full (3-Day) Registration

  • Admission to the year’s biggest keynote, the Leadership Update Presentation
  • Access to 100+ excellent sessions (reviewed and thoughtfully curated via CSDC’s CFP process) presented by CSDC and the sector’s leading thinkers and practitioners
  • Access to one 3-hour workshop where you can delve deeply into a critical topic of your choosing
  • Networking with current and emerging charter school leaders who want to connect, problem solve, and learn from their colleagues
  • Admission to the Exhibit Hall, where you can connect in-person with current service providers and build new partnerships
  • Access to pre-event check-in and a welcome reception on Sunday, October 5
  • Lunch on Monday and Tuesday
  • Refreshments in the afternoon
  • Discounted hotel rates at CSDC’s host hotels
  • Password-protected access to the conference website where you can build your schedule and download presentation materials from the sessions you attend

Single Day Registration

Can’t attend all three days? Enjoy everything the event has to offer on the day you’re able to attend. View the schedule overview to select your day.

First Time at the Conference?

“You should expect super high energy, a lot of collaboration, a lot of networking, and a lot of fun,” says Larry King, a charter school leader from Redlands, CA. See what more leaders have to say and join them in Sacramento!

Why Send a Group?

Sync up on the key strategic decisions.

Strategic planning becomes easy when your leadership team gets the same information, from the same source, and discusses it in real-time. See why many schools send their:

  • Executive Director
  • CFO/COO
  • Principals and School Site Leaders
  • Board Chair

Save the Date!

Super early registration for attendees opens in April! Be sure to save the dates in the meantime.