2025 California
School Board
Members
Conference
December 2, 2025
Sofia Theater
*Registration for this event is restricted to elected California school board members, and is by invitation only.*
Join like-minded colleagues from around the state on December 2 in Sacramento, one day before the start of the CSBA annual conference and receive the tools you need to be effective board members and provide a quality education for every student in your district. Hear from renowned speakers on the following topics:
- Key Legislative Issues Affecting School Districts: Hear from top policymakers who will discuss key education issues before the legislature and new state laws that will impact school districts.
- How to Protect Core Priorities Amidst California’s Ongoing Budget Problems: Education finance experts will discuss how federal and state budgets are negatively impacting California’s classrooms and provide strategies for school board members to protect core priorities in uncertain fiscal times.
- The Great Equity Epidemic: Researchers, policy experts and local school board members discuss how woke curriculum is negatively impacting California’s classrooms and what can be done to restore a quality education for every student.
- Screening of PRI’s “Graduation Day” documentary and panel discussion: Get a sneak preview of PRI’s upcoming “Graduation Day” documentary on how to address the drop out problem in America (narrated by Mike Rowe), followed by a panel discussion featuring experts and those featured in the film.
Confirmed speakers include:
Moderator – Lance Izumi,
Senior Director of PRI’s Center for Education and co-author of the new book, The Great Equity Epidemic
The Hon. Jean Pagnone,
Dry Creek School District Trustee
The Hon. Jessica Spaid,
Placer Union High School District Trustee
Dr. Nathan Herzog,
William Jessup University
Wenyuan Wu,
Californians for Equal Rights Foundation and co-author of The Great Equity Epidemic
Jennifer Richmond,
Coalition for Empowered Education
