Frequently Asked Questions
for Attendees
Full conference registration gives you access to the following opportunities:
- Your choice of over 100 hours of educational sessions
- Spotlight sessions from the Texas Education Agency and Schulman, Lopez, Hoffer & Adelstein LLP
- Workshops for leaders who want to learn more about finances, enrollment marketing, time management, governance, PEIMS, and developing their principals and teachers.
- Exhibit hall with over 100 solution providers
- Networking opportunities
- Coffee lounge
- Self-care area
Included Meals:
- Sunday night sweets & nightcaps (1 drink ticket included with registration)
- Monday morning coffee & pastries
- Monday lunch in the exhibit hall
- Monday evening reception with heavy hors d’oeuvres (1 drink ticket included with registration)
- Tuesday continental breakfast in the exhibit hall
- Tuesday lunch in the exhibit hall
- Tuesday evening party with dinner (1 drink ticket included with registration)
- Wednesday breakfast
- Coffee breaks each day
Yes, but only for TPCSA members who are attending a single workshop. Only available beginning April 1, 2026.
Please contact our membership team to check your membership status at membershipadmin@txcharterschools.org.
Educational sessions will be available in person from September 28 to 30, 2026. A full list of available sessions will be posted in July.
Please book your guest rooms by utilizing the link in your email confirmation upon registering for the conference. Each guest room needs to be booked separately, one at a time.
ATTENDEE PAYMENT DEADLINE REMINDER
Early Bird or Standard Rate:
- Payment must be paid in full before September 15, 2026. If payment isn’t paid in full, attendees will be asked to pay on-site.
Conference cancellations must be received in writing; please review the cancellation deadlines below:
- If received by July 1, 2026 — 100% refund
- After July 1, 2026, there are no refunds unless TPCSA cancels the conference, in which case all participants will be notified.
Download the mobile app beginning in August for more information on certificates.
Presentations are available exclusively on our mobile app beginning in September. If a presenter does not turn in their presentation materials, they will not be posted on the mobile app. In that case, contact the presenter directly.
A link will be sent via email after the headshot is taken.
Contact lgarcia@txcharterschools.org with your full name, e-mail address, and session title for your missing credit.
for Exhibitors
EXHIBIT HALL HOURS (12 hrs total)
- Monday, September 28, 2026 12:30-6:00 PM
- Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 8:00 AM-2:30 PM
DEDICATED EXHIBIT HALL HOURS (6+ hrs free of other programming)
- Monday, September 28, 2026 12:30-2:30 PM
- Monday, September 28, 2026 4:45-6:00 PM
- Tuesday, September 29, 2026 8:00-9:00 AM
- Tuesday, September 29, 2026 10:00-10:30 AM
- Tuesday, September 29, 2026 11:45 AM-12:45 PM
- Tuesday, September 29, 2026 2:00-2:30 PM
EXHIBITOR MOVE-IN HOURS
- Sunday, September 27, 2026 3:00-6:00 PM
- Monday, September 28, 2026 5:00-11:00 AM
EXHIBITOR DISMANTLE HOURS
- Tuesday, September 29, 2026 2:30-6:00 PM
Each exhibit booth includes two complimentary badges. Additional badges are $475 and can be added during registration.
For an additional fee, exhibitors can use their mobile device or “rent” an iPhone with lead retrieval capabilities. A link can also be found under the exhibit page.
The exhibitor quick facts will be emailed directly to the account holder in late July. A link can also be found under the exhibit page.
EXHIBITOR PAYMENT REMINDER
- Your payment is due within 30 days of registering. All balances must be received by September 15. If payment is not received by this date, attendees will be required to pay on-site, even if a check has already been mailed.
- If your balance is more than $5,000, TPCSA kindly requests that you pay by ACH/Bank Transfer or check. TPCSA’s preferred method of payment is ACH/Bank Transfer.
Warehouse Shipping Address:
Exhibiting Company Name / Booth Number
2026 Texas Public Charter Schools Conference
C/O Freeman
5130 Cash Rd
Dallas, TX 75247
US
Warehouse Shipping Information
- Ship early to avoid delays and save money.
- Freeman will accept crated, boxed or skidded material beginning August 28, 2026, at the warehouse shipping address.
- Material arriving after September 21, 2026, will be received at the warehouse with an additional after-deadline charge.
- Please note that the Freeman Warehouse does not accept uncrated freight (loose, pad-wrapped material and/or un-skidded machinery), cash on delivery (COD) shipments, hazardous materials, freight requiring refrigerated or frozen storage, a single piece of freight weighing more than 4,500 pounds or a single piece of freight beyond the dimensions of 108″H x 93″W x 144″L.
- Warehouse materials are accepted at the warehouse Monday through Friday between the hours of 08:00 AM – 03:30 PM.
- Certified weight tickets must accompany all shipments.
- If required, provide your carrier with this phone number: (855) 435-3234.
Cancellation of any portion of this Application/Contract by the Exhibitor will be accepted only at the discretion of Exhibit Management and then only based upon the following refunds:
- Before or on May 29, 2026: 75% refund of booth fee on canceled space
- After May 29, 2026, but before or on June 30, 2026: 20% refund of booth fee on canceled space
- After July 1, 2026: no refunds.
Except as the Exhibitor’s rental obligation may be reduced as set forth in the preceding sentence, the Exhibitor is responsible for total booth rental irrespective of the reason for the cancellation by the Exhibitor, including the failure of an Exhibit to arrive for any reason.