2024 Annual Conference

2024 Conference Schedule

Click here: Full TSPRA 2024 Annual Conference Program

Click here: TSPRA 2024 Session Program

The #TSPRA24 Conference is shaping up to be an amazing opportunity for networking, learning, and collaboration.

Special thanks to our sponsors who have committed to supporting this year’s conference in a big way. They will help bring you the best TSPRA conference yet.

You won’t want to miss the meaningful learning opportunities planned or the fun adventures with your schoolPR pals in Sugar Land. We look forward to seeing you at #TSPRA24.

Pre-conference sessions are $100 each. Since these occur at the same time, you may only register for one. The sessions will be held on Monday, February 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. and feature presenters you won’t want to miss. Sessions are subject to change.

You may register for a pre-conference session when you register for the entire conference or you can register for them separately at this link:
REGISTER FOR PRE-CONFERENCE STANDALONE TICKETS

Keynote Speaker
Dr. Joe Sanfellipo
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
1st General Session

Dr. Joe Sanfelippo spent the last 12 years as the Superintendent of the Fall Creek School District in Fall Creek, WI. The Fall Creek School District was named an Innovative District in 2016 and 2017 by the International Center for Leadership in Education. Joe holds a BA in Elementary and Early Childhood Education from St. Norbert College, a MS in Educational Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, a MS in Educational Leadership, and a PhD in Leadership, Learning, and Service from Cardinal Stritch University.  Joe is also an adjunct professor in the Educational Leadership Department at Viterbo University. Joe has taught Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, and 5th Grade.  He was also a school counselor and high school coach prior to taking on an elementary principal position in 2005.  He has served as a principal in suburban and rural Wisconsin.  

Joe started the #1minwalk2work Leadership Challenge. He lives across the street from his school in Fall Creek, Wisconsin. It literally takes him 1 minute to walk from home to work. So, he launched the #1minwalk2work leadership challenge to help try something different without throwing a huge disruption into an already full day.

Take a walk with Joe and take the leadership challenge!

Registration and Tickets

Registration opens at 3 p.m. on October 4, 2024.
Click here to register for the conference.
Click here to just purchase tickets for the Star Awards Banquet.

Pricing:

• Monday, Feb. 26 Preconference Sessions – $100
• Member registration [Feb 27-29] – $550 (No 1-day or 2 day registrations)
• Nonmember registration – $980 (includes registration and a TSPRA membership through Oct. 31, 2024, starting when fee is paid)
• Wednesday, Feb. 28 Star Awards Banquet – $80, members and non-members)
• Late fee for registrations received on or after Jan. 24 – $100
• No refunds on or after Jan 24; you may send a substitute in your place

Conference Hotel

Marriott Sugar Land Town Square Hotel
16090 City Walk
Sugar Land, TX 77479-6539

The Hotel room block for #TSPRA24 is full.

Housing Company Link

All questions regarding rooms and reservations are handled through Connections Housing. Click the link to be taken to the site.

This year, TSPRA is using a housing company to manage hotel accommodations. Click the link below to see the hotels where TSPRA has a housing contract at special rates. The overflow hotels are:
Courtyard by Marriott Houston Sugar Land/Lake Pointe
16740 Creekbend Dr,, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1.4 Mile(s) from Marriott Sugar Land Town Square

Hyatt Place Houston Sugar Land
16730 Creek Bend Drive, Sugar Land, TX 77478
1.4 Mile(s) from Marriott Sugar Land Town Square

Hilton Garden Inn Houston/Sugar Land
722 Bonaventure Wy,, Sugar Land, TX 77479
2.8 Mile(s) from Marriott Sugar Land Town Square

• Please use the link to make your reservations and also to handle any changes you need. Calling the conference hotel will not help you get a room at the conference rate, as the hotel has been instructed that TSPRA is using a housing company.
• The TSPRA housing site has a link to get on the waitlist for the conference hotel – the Marriott Sugar Land Town Square. There is also a link that will show all hotels in the Sugar Land area.

https://book.passkey.com/go/TSPRA2024

Need to know information for a reservation:

• Each hotel has different rules regarding reservations and cancellations. A credit card is necessary to secure the reservation and you will need to fill out a credit card authorization several weeks in advance of your arrival.

#TSPRA24 Conference Hotel Information:

• Location: Marriott Sugar Land Town Square Hotel
  
• Hotel Address: 16090 City Walk, Sugar Land, TX 77479-6539
• Dates: February 26-29, 2024; only TSPRA officers have an event on Sunday, February 25.
• Check-in: 4 p.m.
• Check out: Noon
• Complimentary On-Site Parking
• Off-Site Parking – Town Square Garages 0.1 Miles
• Valet Parking, Daily: $28; Non-overnight daily valet is $12
• There are many places within walking distance of the hotel where you can eat lunch and dinner.
• A Starbucks is directly accessible through the hotel lobby; open 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Sugar Land is home to a number of options for dining and entertainment. Maps will be available at the TSPRA registration desk to assist with your dining choices.

At the conference, TSPRA will provide the following, subject to change:

Sunday, Feb. 25

• EC dinner for TSPRA officers

Monday, Feb. 26

• EC breakfast and lunch for TSPRA officers
• Afternoon break for pre-conference attendees
• Sponsored Meet and Greet reception for all attendees

Tuesday, Feb. 27

• Grab and Go breakfast, first come, first served
• Afternoon break for all attendees

Wednesday, Feb. 28

• Grab and Go breakfast, first come, first served
• Afternoon break for all attendees
• Star Award Banquet (ticket purchase required; menu will be posted in December; be sure to mark your dietary restrictions when purchasing your ticket)

Thursday, Feb. 29

• Buffet breakfast for all attendees

Exhibitors

For information on reserving an exhibitor space, click here.
TSPRA has about 50 exhibitor spaces available.

Sponsors

For information on sponsorships, contact TSPRA Executive Director Patti Pawlik-Perales at ppawlikperales@tspra.org.

• For information on conference opportunities for exhibitors and sponsors (advertising, special sessions, etc.), click here.

TSPRA’s annual conference planning is in full swing. Please click here and fill out the form to apply to present at the 2024 Annual Conference, February 26-29, 2024 at the Marriott Sugar Land Town Square, Sugar Land, Texas.

All participants must register & pay in order to attend the conference, including presenters

The Conference Planning Committee meets on November 30, 2023 to slate breakout and roundtable sessions. You will be contacted by the end of December with their decision whether or not your presentation is selected.

Submit your proposals by 4 p.m. Oct. 30, 2023 for consideration.

Here is an overview of how presentations are chosen each year:

• The state office issues a call for sessions.
• Applicants submit proposals. On the submission form, submitters choose if they wish to submit a concurrent session but also if they are willing to be a roundtable presenter.
• The conference committee meets to slate the programming as well as alternatives. It is typical for the committee to have more than 80 proposals to consider for about 40 concurrent slots.
• In support of the Conference Planning Committee, the state office contacts applicants by end of December. If their presentation is approved, they are asked to confirm their acceptance and make any edits for the program by a specified deadline.
• Sometimes presenters change their minds and choose not to present. At that point, their slot is offered to an alternate presenter.
• Once this process is complete, all those who submitted are contacted.
• If a presenter doesn’t accept their assignment and confirm program information by the specified deadline, their presentation will be replaced by an alternate.