Connect to Excellence 2025
Equipping, Empowering, and Engaging Today’s Educators

The HAABSE Connect to Excellence Summer Conference is an immersive professional development event that provides cutting-edge opportunities for educators to gain knowledge and skills in best instructional practices, leadership, social-emotional learning, relationship building, and educational technology. This year’s theme, It’s A Different World: Educators Advocating for Excellence,” will provide the backdrop for the conference experience for all attendees preparing for the 2025-2026 school year.

Who Should Attend?

HAABSE and TABSE members, supporters, superintendents, principals, higher education administrators, school and college board members, education human resource professionals, deans, professors, education department heads, administrative/educational support staff, teachers, caregivers, curriculum specialists, students, clergy, employers, job seekers, and any individual or organization concerned about the education of our state’s children and adult learners. 

HAABSE Summer Conference

Featuring Concurrent Workshops on Important Topics

Leadership – Are you leading others and yourself to Destination Excellence?

  • Relevant issues faced by district leaders, principals, higher education administrators, and aspiring leaders, including counselors and school/college board members.

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) – Are we there yet?

  • Practices and topics related to teaching and learning social skills, self-awareness, emotional management, responsible decision-making, and relationship skills that students need to succeed in every area and stage of their lives.

Building Relationships – You’re not traveling alone on this journey!

  • Approaches and practices for developing authentic student and teacher relationships to support student achievement.

Educational Technology – Traveling light to all the right sites! Your destination is just a download away!

  • Pedagogical approach to utilizing technological tools that promote the advancement of knowledge and communication.

Date / Location

Date: 
July 18 & 19, 2025
Location:
Moody Gardens Hotel
Seven Hope Blvd,
Galveston, Texas 77554
Hotel booking information will be sent in the confirmation email.
Room rates start at $205/night plus applicable taxes & fees.

Registration Dates

Early Bird Registration Opens:
March 31, 2025
Early Bird Registration Closes:
May 23, 2025
Regular Registration:
May 24, 2025 - June 13, 2025

Registration Costs

Early Bird HAABSE Member Registration:
(Includes HAABSE T-Shirt):

$270
Early Bird Non-HAABSE Member Registration: 
$320
Registration: 
$375

For all conference questions, email: haabseregistration@tabse.net

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