From Pro to Glo is more than professional development, it’s a collaborative, hands-on camp experience designed to transform and strengthen how you manage, monitor, implement, and evaluate ESEA/ESSA programs.

This experience is designed for busy district leaders who need practical results and not theory.

At Camp ESEA, you will:

• Work on real challenges from your own program and practice

• Present your current practices and receive constructive and structured peer feedback

• Strengthen and improve compliance systems and documentation

• Collaborate in small, facilitated learning circle groups

• Leave with a clear, actionable plan, and strategies to implement and enhance your district’s ESSA programs

Not a sit-and-get session. This is an interactive experience focused on your actual responsibilities.

Built around your practice. You bring your work. You refine it. You improve it.

Immediate Application. Everything you do transfers directly back to your district.

As conferences and conventions get larger, Camp ESEA provides a more personalized approach to professional learning. Campers (attendees) will be assigned to a Trailblazer group (i.e. small-group learning circle) with less than 10 participants. Each small group will description have a dedicated “Camp Counselor” to facilitate Campfire Learning Circles. Pre-camp activities: Campers will select from a prioritized list of ESSA focus areas to identify their top three areas of need that will be addressed during the camp session. Camp Counselors will evaluate each camper’s selections to support the creation of an individualized professional learning “Trail Guide”. Campers will arrive at camp ready to present their Pecha Kucha presentation during their Trailblazer group’s Campfire Learning Circle.

Attendees will select a topic of their choice from one of the following example topics for the focus of their PechaKucha presentation.

• Comprehensive Needs Assessment & Schoolwide Planning

• Parent & Family Engagement Requirements

• Title I Budgeting (Rank & Serve, Set-Asides, Per-Pupil)

• Comparability & Supplement Not Supplant

• Monitoring, Documentation, and Program Evaluation

• Collecting and managing compliance documents

• Staffing and highly qualified personnel-time and effort

• Scheduling and monitoring Title I services

• Purchasing and procurement-contract management, RFP/RFQ

• Professional development/travel costs and reimbursement

• Administrative Policies and Procedures/EDGAR

• Braiding funds-coordination of ESSA programs across funding sources

• Equitable services for PNP schools

Camp Counselors will provide support to campers to ensure success with their Pecha Kucha presentation to their Trailblazer Group.

Pre-Camp Fireside Chat (Meet & Greet)

Start your experience with a relaxed, engaging evening designed to:

- Connect with peers

- Meet your Camp Counselor (facilitator) and fellow campers (attendees)

- Icebreakers, interactive games, learning rotations

Outcomes/Key Takeaways

- Refined practices for your federal programs work

- Practical tools and peer-tested strategies

- Meaningful feedback on a real area of responsibility in ESSA programs

Who Should Attend?
Camp ESEA is built for district-level leaders ready to step into the work, not the basics. This is not an entry point. Attendees should have at least one full year of experience working within an ESSA-funded program to fully benefit from the Camp ESEA experience and to engage, apply, and lead with confidence.

Registration priority will be given to Kish’s Title I Compliance Academy Federal Friends.

At camp, this circle is reserved for:

• Federal Programs Director

• Executive Director of Federal Programs

• Title I Director / Coordinator

• Federal Programs Coordinator

• Compliance Director

• Grants Director or Coordinator

• Program Monitoring / Accountability Lead

• ESSA Program Leadership (Title I, II, III, IV)

This camp is not designed for campus-level personnel, it’s for those leading the work at the district level.

Travel, Accommodations & Logistics

Camp ESEA is designed as a seamless, all-inclusive experience from arrival to departure, providing full support so you can remain focused, engaged, and fully present throughout the event.

Attendees will stay at the Sol Cypress Hotel in San Antonio, TX, a Marriott Tribute Portfolio property located along the River Walk—offering a comfortable and centrally located environment for the experience.

All travel and event logistics are thoughtfully coordinated to ensure a smooth, distraction-free experience during your time at Camp ESEA.