WASA/AWSP Summer Conference 2025
June 22-24, 2025 | Spokane
"Leadership for a New Era"
AWSP and WASA are thrilled to bring you our 43rd annual Summer Conference for educational leaders on June 22-24, 2025 in Spokane! Join principals, assistant principals, superintendents, central office staff, teacher leaders, and partners in education for a conference focused on "Leadership for a New Era."
Featuring session covering:
- Collaborative Cultures: Building Strong School Communities and Partnerships
- Technology Leadership in Education: Leveraging Digital Tools to Enhance Teaching, Learning, and Leadership
- Building Resilient Schools: Leadership Strategies for Overcoming Adversity
- Culturally Responsive Leadership: Promoting Equity and Inclusion
- Leading with Impact: Driving School Improvement through Strategic Leadership
- Transformative Leadership: Adapting to Change and Preparing for the Future
2025 Conference Registration
Conference registration is now open! This year, WASA is the office of record, and registration is being processed through WSIPC.
To register you will need to know each attendee's contact information, level of membership, meal selections and/or requirements, and any pre-conference selections the leader wishes to attend.
Conference Pricing
Payment by Mastercard and Visa only.
Members
$525
Lifetime Members
$350
Intern Member
$275
Non-Member
$795
Keynote Presenters
Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal
Founder and Chief Resilience Officer of the Resilience Leadership Institute (RLI) and Bestselling Author
Sunday Banquet Keynote — Resilient Leadership: Thriving in the New Era of Uncertainty
Sarita Maybin
Motivational Speaker, Communication Expert, and Author
Monday Opening Keynote — If You Can't Say Something Nice, What Do You Say?
Jeff Butler
Motivational Speaker and Author
Tuesday Brunch Keynote — The Authentic Workplace and The Key To The New You
Pre-Conference Sessions
Housing Details
Book your group rate hotel room now for the Leadership for a New Era Summer Conference! Once registering for the conference, you will receive housing links.
Important Housing Update for Conference Registrants
Our room block at the Grand is filling up quickly! At this time:
- Saturday night is sold out.
- Sunday and Monday nights have only single-bed rooms available (no two-bed rooms remain).
If you are hoping to stay at the Grand starting Saturday night, please email kim@awsp.org to be added to a waitlist. We will review availability with the hotel in 30 days and explore the possibility of adding more rooms.
In the meantime, we strongly recommend booking a room at another nearby hotel. If a room at the Grand becomes available, we will do our best to accommodate requests.
Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing you at the conference!
If you need assistance finding housing or have any questions or concerns regarding reservations, don't hesitate to contact Kim at kim@awsp.org or call the Association of Washington School Principals office at 800.562.6100. Our office is available from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PST, Monday through Friday.
Presenter Information
Technology, App, and Materials
The conference will provide the following:
• Projector and projection screen
• One handheld mic per breakout room
• Sound from laptop
• Tech support
Please bring your laptop and any other items needed to support your presentation.
Materials: Any session materials are due by June 5, 2025 and will be uploaded to the app for attendee access. (Presenters may also provide hard-copy handouts as desired.)
Proposal Notifications & Conference Registration
Notifications: Notifications will be delivered via email the week of February 15, 2025.
Registration: Presenters are encouraged to register and participate in the conference; however, presenters coming solely to present their session do not need to register. Regretfully, due to budget restrictions, we are not able to offer compensation to our presenters.
Conference registration opens in January 2025. Watch for details!