2025 SSTAGE Promising Promising Practices Conference
January 14, 2026 | The Classic Center, Athens, GA
The 19th Annual highly acclaimed SSTAGE Promising Practices Conference will feature an opening session, as well as a breakout session, with Dr. Towanda Harris, author of The Right Tools: A Guide to Selecting, Evaluating, and Implementing Resources and Practices. Dr. Harris will equip educators with practical strategies to design inclusive literacy instruction that supports all learners while leveraging data to inform and enhance instructional decisions. Attendees will explore equitable literacy practices and data-driven approaches to meet diverse student needs effectively.
Concurrent conference sessions will focus on the most promising practices for Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), Response to Intervention (RtI), Student Support Teams (SST), Science of Reading and Instruction, Tier 1 Instruction, and Whole Child Supports, Health, & Safety featuring elementary, middle, and high schools along with districts from around the state implementing highly effective practices with successful outcomes, and a wide array of special interest topics that are informative and practical from expert educators including several from GaDOE/GaMTSS.
Prices:
$500.00 - Exhibit Booth (non-sponsorship)
Includes an exhibit table with two chairs. Please note that there will be no designated exhibition time built into the one-day conference schedule. There are 15-minute breaks between sessions/workshops and the exhibit tables will be located in the main lobby and registration area.
$750.00 - Bronze Sponsorship
Your company name in the program, exhibit space
$1,000.00 - Silver Sponsorship
All of the above plus your company logo in the program
$1,500.00 - Gold Sponsorship
All of the above plus SSTAGE's appreciation expressed during lunch
$2,500.00 - Platinum Sponsorship
All of the above plus Full page ad in the program
$5,000.00 - Diamond Sponsorship
All of the above plus a year-long link to your company from the SSTAGE homepage
Questions? Email Joan Whitehead-Freeman at jwhitehaed@gael.org
Cancellation/Refund Policy:
2026 SSTAGE Promising Practices Conference Cancellation policy for Sponsors/Exhibitors: No cancellations or refund requests will be accepted after Decembeer 14, 2025. Cancellation requests must be in writing and sent via email to Joan Whitehead-Freeman, jwhitehead@gael.org.