The Pennsylvania Department of Education's 2025 SAS Institute, is scheduled for December 6-9, 2026, at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center.

The SAS Institute convenes educational leaders from across the Commonwealth for four days of professional learning focused on strengthening systems, advancing instructional leadership, and improving organizational health.

Proposed sessions should offer clear learning outcomes, align to the Institute theme, and present evidence informed practices that support high quality, human centered systems.

Session content should introduce a well defined problem of practice or opportunity and provide research informed or field tested strategies supported by real examples, models, or demonstrations. Proposals should explicitly connect the work to Pennsylvania’s priorities, standards, or systems.  

We're happy to cover the registration fee for the primary speaker! To ensure this, please make sure the primary speaker submits the Request for Proposal (RFP), as primary speaker designations cannot be changed after submission.

Proposal Submission opens on May 13, 2026.

Proposal Submission closes on August 19, 2026.

You will be notified of proposal status before registration opens September 16, 2026.

To submit a proposal, go to 2026 SAS Institute Request for Proposals.  **At the beginning of the RFP 
submittal process, please download and reference the RFP Instructions document and the Speaker Checklist.**

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