2022 Innovative Schools Summit SAN ANTONIO

The Summit features a great lineup of award-winning and nationally recognized speakers. This expert lineup of presenters draws upon their years of experience and research to provide proven strategies that work.

Featured Speakers

By Registering for the Innovative Schools Summit San Antonio attendees receive access to all of the following leading National Education Conferences (on a space-available basis)

• At-Risk & Struggling Students Conference

• School Discipline Conference

• Innovative Teaching Strategies Conference

• School Climate and Culture Forum

"This was my first time attending the Summit and I must truly say it was the best Conference I have ever attended. The sessions were very informative, inspiring, and motivating" 

"I've been a teacher for 15 years and I learned more from this Conference than I've learned from any other Professional Development I've ever attended. I can't wait to return to school and share with my colleagues!"

"Wow! I loved all of the Keynote Speakers - each one was inspiring, thoughtful and reminded me why I got into teaching. I'm so glad I attended and learned strategies to help my most difficult students."

The At-Risk & Struggling Students Conference focuses on evidence-based programs and strategies that educators can use to prevent dropouts and to help students experience success in school. More than 1.2 million students in the United States and Canada drop out of high school each year (with the percentages skewed toward males, low-income and minority students). Millions more are considered at-risk because they exhibit ongoing disciplinary problems, impulsive behavior, truancy issues and have become frustrated or disengaged. The long-term cost of failing to engage these students is tremendous, since they are much less likely to transition successfully into adulthood and to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Join us in San Antonio to gain valuable insights and to explore practical ways to help this critical portion of your school’s population.

Enhancing Student Success While Insuring Equity Drives Renewed Focus on School Discipline & Classroom Management

Many facets of school life have been transformed over the past two decades. Curriculum has changed dramatically, technology continues to be enhanced, and assessment has become far more rigorous. Yet, in many schools, discipline remains much the same.

Traditional exclusionary “consequences” – office referrals, in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions and expulsion – have the unintended result of removing the most academically at-risk students from the classroom. Citing current research in both the U.S. and Canada, advocacy groups and government agencies have supported an end to exclusionary and zero-tolerance policies, saying they are applied unfairly to minorities and student with special needs.

In recent years, schools have begun moving toward progressive discipline, restorative practices, PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions & Support) and other alternative methodologies. But which of these systems actually works? And how can they be successfully implemented?

Now in its eighth year, the School Discipline Conference provides a forum where educators can gather information on various approaches and philosophies. It will assemble internationally recognized experts and speakers and will feature evidence-based programs as well as promising new approaches developed by practitioners.

101 Bowie St., San Antonio, TX 78205

(210) 223-1000

Guests should make individual reservations by calling the hotel at (407) 238-8000 or by clicking the "Book A Room" button. Guests are responsible for all charges at a rate of $195 per night for singles and doubles, plus applicable state & local taxes and fees. ($25 Hotel fee is waived for attendees booked through the block). When making reservations via phone, reference group booking code "2020 Innovative Schools Summit."

Pre-Conference Sessions are 3 hours long and offer attendees the opportunity to take a deep-dive into that session's topic.

Pre-Conference sessions will be held from 9:00 - 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm on Thursday, December 1 and from 8:00 am - 11:00 am on Friday, December 2. The main Summit begins at 12:00 pm on Friday, December 2, 2022.

You can select your prefered Pre-Conference Sessions at Checkout. 

• Entrance to 2 Pre-Conference Sessions on Thursday, December 1, 2022
• Entrance to 1 Pre-Conference Session on Friday, December, 2, 2022
• Entrance to all 4 Conference that are a part of the Innovative Schools Summit San Antonio, December 2-4, 2022
• Morning & Afternoon Refreshments

• Entrance to 1 Pre-Conference Session on Friday, December 2, 2022
• Entrance to all 4 Conference that are a part of the Innovative Schools Summit San Antonio, December 2-4, 2022
• Morning & Afternoon Refreshments

• Morning & Afternoon Refreshments

Group Discounts 

• $25 off Registration for Groups of 3-9 attendees
• $50 off Registration for Groups of 10 or more attendees

A Certificate of Completion is available upon submission of the Conference Evaluation Form. AccuTrain is approved to offer up to 22 continuing education contact hours (13 hours Main Conference plus 9 hours Pre-Conference) through the National Board of Certified Counselors. AccuTrain’s Developmental Resources Division has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP™ #5602. AccuTrain is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

Please  for more information on Sponsorship & Exhibitor Opportunities.

Any registrant unable to attend the Summit has the option to send a substitute, transfer to another AccuTrain Event, or receive a 3-year Summit Voucher.

The 3-year Voucher is transferrable to another attendee and may be applied at face value toward a future event or to access eLearning via our AccuTrain Education platform.

Should you be unable to attend, please email us at [email protected] – at least one week prior to the event – and let us know whether you wish to substitute another attendee, transfer to a different event or receive a Voucher.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter, 101 Bowie Street, San Antonio, United States