Frequently Asked Questions

The 2026 California Charter School Conference will be held at the Long Beach Convention Center located at 300 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90802 from Monday, February 23 to Thursday February 26, 2026.

The California Charter Schools Conference is a place of inspiration, learning, and connection. This annual event connects charter school experts from across the country who lead sessions on everything from balancing your budget, obtaining a new facility, and creating a safe school environment to building a productive and excellent board and advocating for your school on the local, state and federal level.

The conference is for charter school educators, leaders, teachers, board members, administrators, business managers, university educators, political leaders, business partners and community stakeholders.

See the What is included page for more details.

In order to postpone payment, please register using a purchase order number. Once your registration has been processed, you will receive an invoice for your total registration fees; however, the bill will not be due until after the conference in February 2026.

See the Conference Schedule page for details.

See the Hotels and Travel page for more details and hotel links.

We have flexible options for you:

Transfer: Registered conference attendees can transfer their unused registration without penalty to another attendee. Email registration@ccsa.org to request a transfer prior to 5pm PST, February 23, 2026.

Refunds: Conference registration cancellations must be received in writing to registration@ccsa.org or faxed to (541) 346-3545. Cancellations must be received by the deadlines below to receive the following refunds:

$75 administrative fee if received by the Back to School deadline
75% refund if received by the Early Bird deadline
No refunds will be provided after the Early Bird deadline. No exceptions.

Roll forward: We no longer offer the option of rolling a registration forward to the next Conference.