We are grateful to the following partners sponsoring this event:
Innovate Your After School with AlphaBEST Education — where enrichment meets excellence! AlphaBEST is not just a childcare provider; we are an education enrichment company built on a strong foundation of licensed care and passionate educators. We partner with school districts to deliver dynamic after school and summer programs that spark curiosity, build skills, and inspire lifelong learning. From STEM and the arts to global languages and fitness, our hands-on experiences are designed to extend the school day in meaningful ways. We help districts support families, boost student engagement, and build stronger school communities. Let’s reimagine what after school can be.
Contact:
Dawn Hosni
Chief Development Officer
dhosni@alphabest.org
480-815-7014
ClassLink is a global education provider of identity, access, and analytics products that create more time for learning and help schools better understand digital engagement. As leading advocates for open data standards, we offer instant access to apps and files with single sign-on, streamline class rostering, automate account provisioning, and provide actionable analytics. ClassLink empowers 25 million students and staff in over 3,000 school systems.
Contact:
Nicole Holehan, Senior Director of Instructional Technology
nicole.holehan@classlink.com
518-284-3019
Connecticut Behavioral Health is Connecticut's foremost leader in providing clinical and behavioral supports for schools across the state. CBH provides expert consultation, behavioral health services, and specialized staffing supports for schools.
Contact:
Dr. Ryan Loss, Executive Director
director.cbhllc@gmail.com
203-271-1430
Curriculum Associates® makes classrooms better by connecting data-driven insights to high-quality instruction. Our i-Ready® solutions span assessment, personalized instruction, and core literacy and mathematics programs. We’re also the home of Ellevation® for multilingual learners, Stile Education® for core middle school science, and AI Labs for the latest in educator-trusted technologies.
Contact:
Lisa Cattaruzza, Educational Sales Consultant
LCattaruzza@cainc.com
(203) 848-8435
Effective School Solutions partners with school districts to deliver in-school, high-impact mental health programs for students with the most intensive emotional and behavioral needs. Starting with 2 partner districts, Effective School Solutions now supports over 120 districts across 12 states, including 20+ CT districts.
www.effectiveschoolsolutions.com/
Contact:
Mike Roseman, Director of District Partnerships, New England | Long Island | Westchester
mroseman@effectiveschoolsolutions.com
215-983-7089
TCG, a HUB International Co., is one of the nation's largest Third Party Administrators specializing in K-12 education, providing 403(b)/457(b) retirement plan administration, Superintendent Contract Consulting, and Financial Wellness services to over 900 school districts. Our team supports retirement and financial planning needs for more than 1 million educators across the country.
Contact:
Randy Feid, Vice President, Business Development
randy.feid@hubinternational.com
781-364-4996
HMH is an adaptive learning company that helps educators create growth for every student. Our integrated curriculum, assessment and professional learning solutions use data to paint a full picture of every learner and recommend how to best support their needs. By partnering with educators, we create lasting momentum so that all students can reach their full potential. HMH serves more than 50 million students and 4 million educators in 150 countries.
Contact:
Gail Kinch
Administrator
(847) 424-3420
INVO partners with districts to strengthen mental health and behavior systems—keeping students engaged, supported, and learning in their home schools. For decades, districts nationwide have relied on INVO to reduce outplacements, preserve instructional time, and build staff capacity through evidence-based services. If mental health, behavior, or outplacement pressures are impacting your district this year, let’s connect.
Contact:
Suki Shergill, M.Ed., T.E.F.L., Senior Director of Partnerships
sShergill@invohealthcare.com
860-878-0047
Meagan French Frenier, Head of New Partnerships
mfrench@invohealthcare.com
860-558-7772
Kaleidoscope Education Solutions is a purpose-driven school-based therapy recruiting agency dedicated to ensuring every student receives the services they need and deserve. We partner with public and charter schools to provide experienced Speech-Language Pathologists, School Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, BCBAs, and related professionals through in-person, hybrid, and virtual models. Our signature Virtual-to-In-Person Program ensures immediate coverage with credentialed virtual providers while we thoughtfully transition to the right long-term in-person match—reducing service gaps, minimizing compliance risk, and delivering high-quality support in a cost-effective, sustainable way.
Contact:
David Rubinstein
Managing Director & Chief Optimist
davidr@kesgroup.net
(484) 433-7966
With Learning Without Tears, educators gain simple, effective tools to foster early literacy skills, from school readiness to handwriting to phonics, ensuring every child’s path to learning is built on a strong foundation.
Contact:
Ken Miller
Sales Executive
ken.miller@LWTears.com
(917) 783-7935
Today's students need more than knowledge to succeed. They need confidence, curiosity and real-world skills to adapt and lead. At LEGO® Education, we bring learning to life through hands-on experiences that help every student develop the skills and mindset to succeed in a changing world. Explore our solutions to transform your classroom by taking learning to exciting places, that textbooks alone cannot reach.
Contact:
Tara Kaczmarek, Events Marketing Manager
tara.kaczmarek@LEGO.com
781-460-4970
LITIX Academy transforms mandated staff training from a checkbox exercise into an efficient, engaging learning experience. The platform delivers video-based compliance courses covering critical requirements including Title IX, ethics, harassment prevention, child abuse reporting, bloodborne pathogens, and more—all designed specifically for K-12 educators and staff.
Contact:
Jackie Butler, Director of Communications
Jackie@litix.ai
Newsela: Meaningful Learning for Every Student Newsela is an instructional content platform that transforms the way students engage with the world. By taking authentic, real-world content from over 175 trusted sources and making it instruction-ready for Social Studies, ELA, and STEM, Newsela helps K-12 educators drive literacy and engagement across the entire curriculum. With a library of 18,000+ texts, all published at five distinct reading levels, Newsela ensures that every student, regardless of their reading ability, can access the same high-quality materials and participate in meaningful classroom discussions.
Contact:
Emma Briody, Strategic Account Executive
emma.briody@newsela.com
Open Up Resources is a non-profit publisher in pursuit of delivering the highest quality learning experiences for all students. Through access to high-quality materials, a robust peer community, and ongoing professional learning, Open Up Resources goes beyond opening the door and provides a navigational toolkit for educators building classrooms where every student can achieve their highest potential.
Learn more at www.openupresources.org.
Contact:
Ammar Zia
Regional Development Manager, New England
Ammar.Zia@OpenUp.org
(310) 349-9192
Renaissance supports district leaders on instructional rigor, assessment quality, and evidence‑based decision‑making. Stop by our booth to explore how districts are strengthening core instruction, making learning visible, and using reliable data to drive meaningful improvement.
Contact:
Diane Houle
District Account Manager
diane.houle@renaissance.com
(774) 413-0601
Right At School delivers fully-managed, hassle-free enrichment programming — including before and after school, summer camp, and break camps — conveniently hosted on-site at your schools. Our highly trained local educators ignite afterschool joy and community for 65,000 students in 1,000 schools across the country — providing free-to-district and district-supported programs. Parents love our affordable, flexible options and students have a blast with our Disguised Learning™ curriculum, which is designed to cultivate the durable skills they need for personal success while having fun doing it!
Contact:
Melissa Celia
Manager of School Partnerships
melissa.celia@rightatschool.com
(609) 760-4388
SchooLinks is the leading college and career readiness platform. We are moving the needle forward with postsecondary readiness - ensuring staff maximize their time, and students leave high school with goals and a plan. With interactive experiences from interest discovery, academic and post-secondary planning, and social emotional learning - SchooLinks offers internship matching, career mentorship, industry partner management and other features that help districts broaden the definition of college and career readiness.
Contact:
David Wolpert, College & Career Readiness
marketing@schoolinks.com
(512) 710-9922
Since 2014, Yondr has led the charge to create phone-free spaces, supporting millions of students around the world every day. With partner support and implementation based in all 50 states and over 48 countries, Yondr is proud to work with schools to help students experience the focus, creativity, and relief that comes with a phone-free education.
Contact:
Andrew Richards, Senior Account Executive (Education Partnerships) New England
andrewrichards@overyondr.com
802-777-0336