Good authorizing doesn’t happen in isolation. It’s built through shared knowledge and, honest conversations. It’s buoyed by a professional field that holds itself to high standards. NACSACon brings that community together.

For more than 20 years, NACSACon has been the only national gathering dedicated exclusively to the advancement of charter school authorizing.

Here are 6 reasons for you to join us October 27-29, in Nashville TN, for NACSACon 2026:

1. Learn from practitioners who’ve been there. Sessions are led by authorizers, policymakers, and practitioners with realexperience navigating the same challenges you face every day.
2. Engage with the questions the field is asking right now.NACSACon sessions are shaped by what authorizers are wrestling with—from innovative school models to accountability frameworks.
3. Walk away with tools you can use immediately.NACSACon is practical. You’ll leave with resources and strategies you can apply the day you return to your office.
4. Build connections to strengthen your work year-round.The relationships formed at NACSACon don’t end when the conference ends. Peer connections made here support authorizers long after October.
5. Bring the whole team.Maximize the conference experience by bringing your team. Supercharge knowledge sharing and multiply your network all while engaging in organic team building.
6. Students deserve authorizers at their best. Every skill sharpened, every connection made, and every conversation had at NACSACon ultimately serves one purpose: ensuring all students have access to a quality public education.

Get the tools, resources, and connections you need to best serve your community. Register to join us in Nashville, TN, October 27-29 for NACSACon 2026.

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