
Summer Leadership Conference (known as SLC) is an annual event designed to provide training and programs to all local PTA members, helping them to establish grass-roots advocacy in their schools and preparing them to be key leaders in their education community.
There’s No Place Like PTA this year at the Crowne Plaza-The Desmond Hotel, Albany, July 16-17, 2022!
This year’s 24-hour schedule includes: Leadership training Saturday and Sunday, 24 workshop choices, 3 educational and fun general sessions, NYS PTA training tables, exhibitors and networking, prizes, and more! All for only $160 per attendee! Reminder, all PTA training is a covered PTA unit expense.
Deadline to register is June 30.
REGISTER NOW and pay by Credit Card! (Registration is now CLOSED – On site registration is available)
REGISTER NOW and pay by Check! (Registration is now CLOSED – On site registration is available)
Click Here for full conference details, including workshop titles and descriptions
Hotel Reservations are made on your own (under the NYS PTA room block) at Crowne Plaza-The Desmond before June 30, 2022 at the room rate of $135/night, per room (not per person). Reservations are to be made directly through the hotel booking link or, call the hotel directly at 518-869-8100 using the Group Code: LDC
EXHIBITORS: Click Here for Exhibitor Registration and Information
2021

Due to COVID-19, Summer Leadership Conference was re-imagined for this year to a one-day, three-hour virtual conference, on Wednesday, July 21, 2021.
The schedule opened with a General Session – a presentation on General Child Wellness, three workshop sessions, a Virtual Exhibit Hall, and concluded with prizes!
SLC 2021 Workshop titles and descriptions here!
- How Can We Help? Making PTA Accessible to Everyone
- Men Can and Should PTA Too!
- Get Your PTA Board on Board!
- Bylaws for Region Bylaws Chairs & Region Directors
- Awards! They’re Not Just for Celebrities!
- Financial Literacy
- Conflict Support and Resolution
- You’re the PTA President! Now What?
- New MemberHub Enhancements Overview
- Tech Toolkit: Free & Low-Cost Tools to Improve Organizational Effectiveness
- Tech Toolkit Slides
- Region Boardsmanship
- Reimagining Literacy in our New School Environments
- Membership Mindset
- Hot Topics in Education
- 30 Point Check Up
- 30 Point Check Up Slides
- 30 Point Check Up PDF
- Recruiting and Supporting New Leaders
- Nominations and Elections
- MemberHub for Region Board Members
- Tips and Tricks for a Successful Membership Year
- Taking Your Team from Good to Great
- Running a Reflections Program
- Special Education in the New Norm: 2021 and Beyond
- Your Unit Budget from Start to Finish
- How to Run an Effective Meeting
- Advocacy 101: Shining a Light on Advocacy
2020 Workshop presentations are still available for viewing
Click HERE for the training materials from other recent NYS PTA events.
ATTENTION TEACHERS and SCHOOL RELATED PROFESSIONALS
New York State PTA is now an approved provider of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) for education professionals!