Women in CTE Leadership Summit - Dallas, Texas

Featuring Keynote Speaker Jill Siler, Author of

Thrive Through the Five

The Women in CTE Leadership Summit is a one-of-a-kind professional experience designed to bring together leaders from across the Career and Technical Education ecosystem. This intimate, high-impact NCLA event will explore how to strengthen leadership pipelines, elevate women’s voices in CTE, and accelerate innovation across secondary, postsecondary, and workforce pathways.

The summit opens with an inspiring keynote from Dr. Jill Siler, nationally recognized leadership expert and author of Thrive Through the Five, setting the tone for two days of learning, connection, and collaborative problem-solving.

Participants will engage with CTE leaders, educators, and industry partners while exploring strategies to increase non-traditional enrollment, expand early career exposure, and strengthen career-connected learning from elementary through high school.

Check-in opens at 11am on March 24th and we will kick off the event at 12pm with a luncheon and opening session. The event concludes on March 25th at 2 pm. 

Stay tuned for more details and the event agenda. 

Summit Highlights 

• Welcome lunch and opening keynote with Jill Siler

• Book signing 

• Evening networking reception with industry and education partners and sponsors

• Facilitated discussions focused on increasing female representation and non-traditional enrollment in CTE

• CTE Center Spotlight Tour featuring:

  • Overview presentation

  • Student-led panels

  • Tours across 18 programs

  • High school student facilitators

• Early exposure models including:

  • Elementary CTE awareness initiatives

  • Fifth-grade career-connected learning kits

  • Middle school showcase and CTE preview opportunities

• Career Exploration Mobile Trailer demonstrations, including drone and virtual reality activities

• Charter transportation between hotel and venue

• Networking with female CTE leaders, business and industry representatives, and statewide CTE partners

This summit is designed to support, empower, and elevate women leading in CTE while providing a collaborative space to share best practices, challenges, and innovations shaping the future of career pathways.

 Hotel Accommodations 

OVERFLOW HOTEL: Cooper Hotel

12230 Preston Rd, Dallas, TX 75230

 Call the hotel (972)386-0306 and book under the NCLA Women in CTE Block Rate $219 per night

Double Tree by Hilton SOLD OUT!

 3300 West Mockingbird Lane 

 Dallas, TX 75235 USA

Hotel Booking

Event Registration Changes & Cancellations

Cancellations in this section refer to the cancellation of an event registration in its entirety.

Cancellation Refund Policy:

• Cancellation requests received 45 days before the event will receive a refund minus a $100 cancellation fee.
• Cancellation requests received 30 days before the event are eligible only for a credit (less the $100 fee) toward a future event.
• No refund for no shows. 
• Flight cancelled, travel delays, weather related: unfortunately, we are unable to refund, however, you may send someone else in your place (minus $50 processing/badge change fee)
• Check refunds will be processed post-event.
• Cancellations must be sent to info@ncla-cte.org.
• Note: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances can occur. If you're unable to attend after the 30-day mark, we can transfer your registration to someone else in your organization (minus $50 processing/badge change fee). Since food and beverage minimums and other orders for the event have already been placed, we are unable to refund registrations that are 30 days or less from the event date.

Inclement Weather Policy

NCLA will NOT cancel an event due to inclement weather. NCLA will issue refunds to those registrants who notify us of their verifiable weather-related travel cancellation less a $100 processing fee.