2025 CTA Issues Conference
The CTA Issues Conference brings together local leaders and activists on the issues that matter most.
Event Description
The Issues Conference hotel room block is currently sold out.
Registration is nearing capacity. Register now to ensure your spot.
The CTA Issues Conference brings together local leaders and activists to learn, discuss, and strategize so that we can organize and increase our collective voice on the state and local issues that matter most in education. The 2025 conference will take place January 17 – 19.
This year’s sessions will include hot topics and skill-building sessions that can be put to use immediately! More information on sessions coming soon!
If you have any questions, please email the conference staff at issuesconference@cta.org.
Program
AGENDA-AT-A-GLANCE*: Click here for the Agenda
WORKSHOP GRID*: Click here for the Workshop Grid
DESCRIPTIONS*: Click here for the Workshop Descriptions
*All program details and documents are subject to change.
Friday, January 17
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
CTA Registration Desk & Exhibitor Showcase
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Issues Advisory Committee (SOGIIAC)Forum
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Welcome Reception & Dinner
6:00 PM
Friends of Bill W.
Saturday, January 18
7:15 AM - 8:15 AM
Breakfast
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM
Racial Equity Affairs Committee (REAC) Forum
7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
CTA Registration Desk & Exhibitor Showcase
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM
Opening General Session
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Elective Workshop 1
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Elective Workshop 2
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch & General Session - Keynote Speaker: CTA President, David B. Goldberg
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Elective Workshop 3
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Coffee & Tea
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Breakout Sessions
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Caucus Meetings (Open to all attendees)
6:00 PM
Dinner on Own
Sunday, January 19
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Caucus Meetings (Open to all attendees)
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Woman's Issues Committee (WIC) Forum
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
CTA Registration Desk
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Coffee & Tea
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Elective Workshop 4
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Brunch & Closing General Session - Keynote Speaker: TBD
12:00 PM
Conference Concludes
Pre-Conference Session – County Office of Education Issues
CTA will be hosting a Pre-Conference for members working in County Office of Education (COE) locals. Join us to network with other educators around the state to discuss issues and organizing opportunities unique to County Offices. Registration is required to attend this Pre-Conference.
COE Pre-Conference Registration: Select registration type “County Office of Education Member” when registering and ensure you sign up for the Pre-Conference session
Date: Friday, January 17, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Location: Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
Room: TBD
Venue
Host Hotel: Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino
- Address: 3667 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
- Group Rate: $134/night + tax
- Resort Fee: Waived
- Booking Deadline: Wednesday, January 1, 2025 (or until block sells out)
- Parking: $9.20 Self Parking (no Valet Parking available)
Please register for the conference before booking a room. The special rate registration link will be available in the registration confirmation email. The special room rate is for conference attendees only. Please do not share the link.
Fees
- CTA Members
- Member – Chapter of 101 or more- $145
- Member – Chapter of 100 or fewer – $120
- Invited Exhibitor – $560/booth
Featured Presenters
David B. Goldberg
CTA President
An educator for more than 25 years, CTA President David Goldberg has spent most of his career as a bilingual teacher at Murchison Elementary in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). In addition to English, he is fluent in both Spanish and sign language. Goldberg has a long history of union activism. He previously served as CTA Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer for four years each, as well as two three-year terms on the CTA Board of Directors. Goldberg aso previously served as treasurer of United Teachers Los Angeles. He comes from a long line of Los Angeles educator union leaders—he was active in the UTLA strike of 2019 just as his mother “walked the line in 1989” as a UTLA strike captain and his grandmother did during the L.A. teachers strike in the 1970s. Goldberg is currently the lead on the Community Schools movement for CTA and is passionate about helping transform schools into places where families and students can be involved in a more democratic educational experience.
Traveling to the Conference
Harry Reid International Airport (LAS): 3 Miles
- Uber/Lyft: The average travel time is 14 minutes. Follow signs to Ride Share Pickup
- Commercial shuttle buses: These buses are available 24 hours a day outside of baggage claim and depart every 15–20 minutes.
- Taxis: Taxis are also available at the airport on the ground level
Airfare Discount: United Airlines offers reduced rates for CTA members up to 10%. To take advantage of these rates, you must book online at www.united.com. Enter the CTA Discount Code: ZNYT122681 in the Offer Code Box found on the left-hand side of the page. Please check with the other airlines to ensure that you are getting the best rate.
Documents
Session documents will be available in the conference app and attendee hub closer to the start of the conference. You must be logged in to the Event App to view session documents. Provided documents can be found at the bottom of each session page within the Event App and Attendee Hub.
Health & Safety Policy
If you are feeling sick, have tested positive for COVID-19, or are showing COVID-19 symptoms, do not attend the event.
Your wellbeing at CTA conferences is important to us, click here to read the conference health and safety policies. As part of registration, all attendees are expected to abide by the Code of Conduct for CTA Events found here.
Animal Accommodation Policy
The California Teachers Association (CTA) is committed to ensuring that all attendees of its conferences and meetings have equal access and opportunity to participate in these events. CTA recognizes that some attendees with disabilities may require the assistance of animals for various reasons. This document outlines the policy and procedures for reasonably accommodating disabled attendees who require the use of assistive animals at CTA conferences and other events. This policy also recognizes that for the health and safety of all attendees and to avoid disruptions at CTA conferences and meetings, pets are not permitted in conference and meeting spaces.
Please click HERE to view the full Animal Accommodation Policy.
Credits
Professional Growth Hours: By attending this conference, you will earn 15 hours of Professional Development which can be used to claim (1) University Credit through our partner, CSU Chico. Conference attendance from start to finish is required to receive the Professional Growth Hours. After the conference, attendees will be emailed a certificate of Professional Growth Hours.
University Credit: The CTA University Credit Program is a benefit available to members who attend CTA Conferences or watch recorded sessions through the CTA Virtual Pass to Online Learning. Please visit www.CTA.org/Credit for all timelines and information on how to claim the credit.
Grants
The CTA Board of Directors will award conference grants for the upcoming Equity & Human Rights Conference. These incentive grants are available to new members, ethnic minority members and members from small chapters. Please see our dedicated web page for more details.
- The application deadline ended on October 31, 2024 – grant recipients will be notified via email. The registration fee discount will apply automatically upon registering.
Contact
Email: issuesconference@cta.org