July 9, 2018

The 2018 ATPE Summit will bring thousands of Texas educators together to discuss future of Texas’ largest educators’ association

The Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) will host its annual leadership, education and business conference on July 11-13. More than 1,000 public school employees and ATPE members are expected at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel to attend the annual ATPE Summit.

“ATPE is proud to bring its biggest event of the year to Dallas for the first time,” said Carl Garner Jr., ATPE State President. “ATPE Summit is where our members from all around Texas can connect with one another, learn about the needs of one another’s’ districts and chart the course of Texas’ largest educators’ association for the coming year. It’s an important event for ATPE, and we’re thankful to the city of Dallas for having us.”

The three-day event brings together public educators and ATPE members from across Texas to network with one another, receive professional development and training and decide many facets of ATPE’s future.
ATPE leaders and members from each of the association’s 20 regions, including those from the Dallas-Fort Worth area (Region 10), attend ATPE Summit each year to vote on a variety of new initiatives for the association, elect and formally induct new state officers, decide on bylaws and train new volunteers. Attendees also have the opportunity to earn hours of continuing professional education credits, collaborate with fellow educators and gain new insights into the state of public education in Texas today.

“ATPE is a network of hundreds of thousands of educators passionate about advancing the cause of public education in Texas,” Garner added. “Its members are public educators. Its leaders are public educators. We understand the importance of ensuring Texas students receive quality educations from teachers who love the profession like we do. ATPE Summit is a celebration of our association, its dedicated members and Texas public education as a whole.”

During ATPE Summit, the association also recognizes educators, elected officials and media personalities who have demonstrated exceptional and innovative skills in their respective fields at a special awards luncheon on Friday, July 13, at 1 p.m.
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For information about the 2018 ATPE Summit, visit atpesummit.org or call (800) 777-2873.

For press inquiries, please contact ATPE Media Relations Specialist Jesus Chavez at (956) 335- 5724.

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About the Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)
ATPE has been a strong voice for Texas educators since 1980. It is the leading educators’ association in Texas with approximately 100,000 members statewide. With its strong collaborative philosophy, ATPE speaks for classroom teachers, administrators, future, retired and para-educators and works to create better opportunities for Texas’s five million public school students. ATPE is the ally and the voice of Texas public education. Learn more about ATPE at atpe.org.