This year’s Pre-Convention Day of Discovery is scheduled for Wednesday, January 25, 2012. This pre-convention session is once again sponsored by Discovery Education and continues the tradition of offering valuable opportunities for professional development and networking.

The 41st USA|Kansas annual convention, Kansas Administrators: Leading Education in the 21st Century - will be held in Wichita from Wednesday, January 25 - Friday, January 27, 2012. The USA|Kansas annual convention provides opportunities for engaging in meaningful professional development, networking and recognizing administrator achievements. This year’s convention continues the tradition of offering valuable opportunities for professional development and networking -- with more learning clusters and an additional keynote speaker!

USA|Kansas extends a special thanks to our exhibitors and our 2012 Convention Sponsors. We encourage conference participants to visit our vendors and business partners. With their support, we are able to offer additional convention activities and programming without increasing registration fees.

On behalf of USA|Kansas, I would like to extend a warm welcome and thank you to our vendors. Our business partners have been particularly impacted by the cuts to K-12 education funding in Kansas and across the nation. USA|Kansas remains committed to working with our districts and our business partners to ensure a prosperous future.

In recognizing the critical role your business plays in supporting education and the economy, we are pleased to extend this invitation to join us in 2012 for our 41st annual convention, Kansas Administrators: Leading Education in the 21st Century.

On Wednesday afternoon convention participants will commence in Expo Hall beginning at 3:00 p.m. with the Vendor Reception from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The exhibit area will also be open from 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday.