We are excited to announce the 2025 WV Principals Conference is officially announced for December 6-8! We look forward to seeing everyone in December, it’s one of the best educational events of the year! If you have questions about attending as an educator or a vendor, event better at the later dates, please email them to mblackwell1@wvstateu.edu.
2026 West Virginia Leaders of Education Conference Information
The conference is open to all school administrators, central office personnel, superintendents, WV Department of Education officials, aspiring administrators, and anyone interested in preserving and supporting public education.
In recent years, we had over 130 attendees and vendors from all parts of the State and several county superintendents in attendance! Our conference is co-sponsored by the West Virginia Association of Elementary/Middle School Principals and the WV Association of Secondary School Principals.
Past conference speakers have included educational experts Ruby Payne and Todd Whittaker, Astronaut Leland Melvin, Governor Jim Justice, Huntington Fire Chief Jan Rader, WVANG General James Hoyer, West Virginia University personality Tony Caridi, WV State Superintendent Dr. Michele Blatt and WVBOE Board members. We will also have national representatives from the NAESP and NASSP in attendance!
