When: April 26 – 29, 2026

Where: Marriot Downtown Kansas City, MO

Why: Join your fellow public K-12 Facilities Professionals at the premier event tailored exclusively for school plant management! Building on the incredible momentum and success of our 2025 Conference in Washington D.C., this year’s gathering promises even more inspiring speakers, innovative solutions, and unmatched networking opportunities. Connect with public facilities experts from across the country and return to your schools empowered with practical strategies and innovative solutions that will transform your facilities and support student/teacher success like never before.

What: From AI for Facility Managers,  School Safety, Employee Retention, and Women in Leadership, every session is designed to help you strengthen your schools, your staff, and yourself. Engage in deep-dive discussions on capital planning and leveraging contracts, and collaborate directly with peers, architects, engineers, and national partners and fellow school coalition experts. Interested in what MO is doing for their Core Certification… step into one of their classes to see for yourself.

Conference Program

MO CORE Certification Registrations:

If you are attending the Tuesday Missouri Core Certification classes as part of your pre-paid program, you are encouraged to join us for the full Tuesday event. Please note that you must first register for the Core Certification classes through the MSPMA portal.

Want to join us for the full Conference experience, please register for the reduced-rate “Day Tripper” option to attend the Monday offerings as well through the NSPMA portal.

Day Trippers:

If you’re unable to attend the full event but would like to join us for either Monday or Tuesday, we’ve got you covered. Simply register as a “Day Tripper”, and we’d be happy to have you join us for a day of learning and collaboration!

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** 1st Ever Attendee Scholarship Opportunity: NSPMA is excited to offer 10 scholarships of $500 each to help dedicated public school facilities and operation professionals attend the 2026 NSPMA Annual Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. These scholarships are specifically designed for facility professionals from financially challenged communities or districts—those who might otherwise be unable to attend without this critical support. 2026 NSPMA Annual Conference – Attendee Scholarship Application

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NSPMA has a discounted room block at our host hotel. Reserve your room today and take advantage of this amazing rate!

(Marriot Room Block Reservation Link)

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* By submitting registration/s for attendance, the registrant is confirming that they, and their school representatives, will comply with the NSPMA Code of Conduct for the 2026 EXPO.

NSPMA_2026_Event_Rules_Code_of_Conduct

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