This year’s Texas Assessment Conference call for proposals centers on the theme:
“LEADING WITH PURPOSE”
Proposal Period Open: March 16, 2026 through June 1, 2026
The Texas Assessment Conference invites superintendents, district leaders, campus administrators, assessment professionals, instructional leaders, and content specialists to submit proposals that elevate assessment beyond compliance and into purposeful leadership.
In today’s evolving accountability landscape, assessment must serve as a catalyst for clarity, coherence, and continuous improvement. We seek innovative, practical, and research-based sessions that empower districts to align systems, strengthen instructional impact, and support every learner.
Sessions are 50 minutes in length and proposals may be submitted as traditional presentation, interactive panel, or workshop-style sessions that allow participants to engage more deeply with tools, strategies, and implementation practices. Workshop proposals should emphasize hands-on learning, collaboration, and practical application for leaders.
Proposals should align to one of the following tracks:
- Accountability
- Sessions that unpack the evolving Texas accountability system, including Texas Education Agency frameworks, A–F ratings, growth measures, domain calculations, and strategic planning aligned to accountability indicators. Emphasis on transparency, communication, and data-informed decision-making at the board and superintendent level.
- Assessment Literacy
- Sessions focused on building assessment capacity across campuses, districts or colleges. Topics may include formative assessment practices, designing high-quality assessments, interpreting data with precision, and strengthening educator understanding of alignment to state expectations.
- College and Career Readiness
- Sessions highlighting strategies that strengthen CCMR outcomes, align assessment systems to postsecondary readiness indicators, and support students in earning college, career, and military readiness distinctions. Emphasis on longitudinal data use and strategic programming.
- Instructional Strategies
- Sessions that demonstrate how assessment data drives instructional precision. Topics may include best practices, intervention systems, acceleration models, high-quality instructional materials (HQIM), and real-time data cycles that impact student outcomes.
- Leadership
- Sessions designed for superintendents, district and campus administrators, assessment directors, and testing coordinators who lead and manage coherent assessment systems. This track highlights governance alignment, effective assessment administration, cross-functional collaboration, and strong communication practices. Proposals should emphasize practical strategies that elevate assessment leaders as key members of the leadership team and move systems from compliance-driven to purpose-driven.
- Special Populations
- Sessions that address assessment and accountability considerations for emergent bilingual students, students receiving special education services, economically disadvantaged students, and other student groups. Emphasis on equity, access, compliance, and performance growth.
- Technology
- Sessions exploring digital assessment platforms, online testing readiness, cybersecurity considerations, reporting systems, and innovative uses of technology to streamline assessment processes and strengthen instructional responsiveness.
Submission Guidelines
Proposals should clearly outline learning outcomes, practical application, target audience, and evidence of impact. Priority will be given to sessions that demonstrate measurable results, replicable systems, and alignment to Texas priorities. Join us as we lead with purpose supporting assessments as a powerful lever for purposeful impact for students across Texas.
If you are submitting the session proposal on behalf of someone else, please fill in the Submission Editor contact information to receive a carbon copy of submission notifications.
With the exception of Sponsor Demonstration Fair presentations, Exhibitors/Vendors wanting to submit a session proposal must co-present with someone from a school campus, district, or college/university to have their session proposal considered.
All main presenters and co-presenters must register for the Texas Assessment Conference and pay the Attendee registration fee.
Submission Timeline
Proposal Period: Open March 16, 2026 – June 1, 2026
Selection Period: June 1, 2026 – July 31, 2026
Notification/Confirmation: Notifications will be sent in August 2026