CSBA Annual Education Conference and Trade Show
California district and county board members and superintendents plus an education trade show.
- Dates
- Dec 3 to Dec 5, 2026
- Where
- San Diego, CA
- Cost
- Free expo floor; session passes $799 to $999. 2026 AEC: early (Jun 9-Aug 11) $799; regular (Aug 12-Nov 9) $899; late/onsite (from Nov 10) $999. Page says the member rate requires CSBA membership; no separate non-member rate listed.
- Type
- Conference · Free expo, paid sessions
- Organizer
- California School Boards Association
- Audience level
- Senior, Executive, Mid career
- Suits
- Growing in role
- Last checked
- October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site
Official site and registration
Speaking opportunities
Has sessions, ask how speakers are chosen
Who goes
Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.
Segments: Education policy and school districts, K-12 school leadership
Roles: school board member, district administrator, superintendent, county office of education staff
Levels: Senior, Executive, Mid career
The field it serves: Education & EdTech
- Verified open jobs
- about 17,309
- Typical posted salary
- $88,000 a year (middle half $66,000 to $125,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 34% of openings
- Employment, year over year
- −0.1% in educational services, the closest BLS sector
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 907 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.
Full Education & EdTech snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences
Employers at this conference
Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.
- Attendly Sponsoring 2026
- Ball/Frost Group Sponsoring 2026
- CalKIDS Sponsoring 2026
- Capitol Advisors Sponsoring 2026
- Classtime Sponsoring 2026
- Climatec Sponsoring 2026
- Disney Imagination Campus Sponsoring 2026
- Eastshore Consulting Sponsoring 2026
- Ehecatl Wind Philosophy Sponsoring 2026
- Evolv Technology Sponsoring 2026
- HeyTutor Sponsoring 2026
- Jones Hall Sponsoring 2026
- Lozano Smith Sponsoring 2026
- North Coast States Carpenters Union Sponsoring 2026
- OPTERRA Energy Services Sponsoring 2026
- Orbach Huff & Henderson LLP Sponsoring 2026
- PBK Sponsoring 2026
- Schneider Electric Sponsoring 2026
- Schools First Federal Credit Union Sponsoring 2026
- Stifel Sponsoring 2026
- Voler Strategic Advisors Sponsoring 2026
- Teachers College, Columbia University Speaking 2026
Read from the event’s own pages: aec.csba.org.
Speakers and sessions
Named on the event’s own program. Titles and organizations are as the event lists them.
Speakers
Dr. Christopher Emdin
Maxine Greene Chair; education innovator, Teachers College, Columbia University
Josh Shipp
Award-winning speaker, bestselling author and global youth advocate
Shawn Achor
NYT bestselling author and positive psychology pioneer
Read from the event’s own pages: aec.csba.org
Industries and functions
Where it is and who it is for
Held in San Diego, CA. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.
Past and planned editions
- 2026: December 3, 2026 to December 5, 2026, San Diego, CA
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