Professional development for board members and district leadership teams

The 2025 OSBA Capital Conference is where thousands of school board members, district administrators and school staff gather to exchange knowledge, resources, strategies, solutions and more. Over three days of learning, growing and finding inspiration, attendees are equipped with a year’s worth of training to support them as they champion Ohio public schools and the students in their district.

Get the insights today’s school leadership demands at the OSBA Capital Conference, featuring over 150 education sessions for every facet of school governance, leadership and operations. Insights, innovation and inspirations — it’s all here at the OSBA Capital Conference.

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Session types and details

One-hour sessions that cover key education topics impacting Ohio school districts. The conference curriculum is organized into focus areas to help you find the sessions most appropriate to your interests and roles.

These in-depth sessions allow attendees to go deeper into complex topics. 

These 30-minute informational sessions showcase new and/or improved offerings from exhibitors. 

Spark your curiosity with these quick presentations that succinctly cover a topic in 10 minutes.

Key details

  • All presenters must be paid registrants for the conference. 
  • Your session presentation and other handouts (presentation slide deck and other materials) are due by noon on Friday, Oct. 17. Please email your handouts in ppt and pdf formats to handouts@ohioschoolboards.org.
  • Presentation computers are not provided. You are responsible for bringing your own computer.

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