2025 PACTA Leadership Conference:

Career and Technical Education Leadership for Success

Strategic Leadership  ●  Leadership for Learning  ●  Community Leadership  ●  Systems Leadership

July 29-31, 2025

Sheraton Hotel at Station Square l Pittsburgh, PA

Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Association of Career and Technical Administrators

in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Education

Quality career and technical education is an essential part of America’s workforce development system. The challenges of assuring a high-quality system which meets the needs of students and employers are many. This conference will focus on providing career and technical education leaders with the information and skills to help them meet those challenges. In addition to an outstanding general session speaker, participants will be able to choose from a variety of small group breakout sessions. An additional resource available to conference participants will be a commercial exhibit area.

DATE/LOCATION

The 2025 PACTA Leadership Conference will take place from July 29-31, 2025 at the Sheraton Hotel at Station Square in Pittsburgh, PA. Registration opens at 8:00 a.m. on July 29, with the first session starting at 1:00 p.m. The conference will conclude on July 31 at 11:00 a.m. Optional tours will be available on July 29, beginning at 8:30 a.m.

TENTATIVE AGENDA

Tuesday, July 29, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.                Registration Open

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.              Optional Tours

12:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.              Lunch on Your Own

1:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.                General Session

2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.                Break

3:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.                Breakout Sessions

6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.                Gateway Clipper Dinner

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.                Continental Breakfast

8:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.              Breakout Sessions

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.              New Retiree Life Memberships & Award Luncheon

1:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.                Breakout Sessions

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.                Reception & Door Prizes

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.                Welcome to Western Pennsylvania Reception

  -Sponsored by Point Park University and Western PACTA

Thursday, July 31, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.                Full Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.              PACTA General Membership Meeting