Call for Proposals - NASAI: Native American Student Advocacy Institute 2027

The College Board’s NASAI: Native American Student Advocacy Institute conference assembles education professionals from across the nation to discuss new solutions and approaches that will help Native students succeed. Share your experiences, creative solutions, and insights by submitting a session proposal that showcases a program or partnership that has a positive impact on students.

We welcome proposals by all professions in education. Because of the wide range of ideas and audiences at NASAI, you should be clear about your topic and your target audience.

All sections of the proposal form must be accurate and complete.
The session title is limited to 75 characters, including spaces, and must accurately describe the session.
The description must be submitted in a publishable format using proper grammar and spelling and is limited to 1,000 characters, including spaces. The description should be detailed to assist the planning committee in its review.
Open-ended questions should be fully answered and address session significance and session process.
The topic you select should be the one your session best aligns with. See topic descriptions below.
A primary audience must be selected.
Your proposed content must be engaging, relevant, and interactive.

The following are topics that will be considered for the program. (These examples aren’t intended to be exhaustive.)

Administration, Advocacy, and Policy: Policies, practices, and resource allocation for federal, state, and district level; policy recommendations, planning, evaluation, and implementation. Staff and community engagement, strategic planning, instructional leadership, adaptive leadership.
Admissions: Admissions policy, college selection, college transfer, issues seen by first-generation students, diversity and international recruitment, student applications, demonstrated interest, and efforts to increase retention.
Assessment and Instruction: STEM, AP®, SAT®, college readiness, instruction techniques, teacher and faulty perspectives, student perspectives, remediation, curriculum and instruction, and summer bridge programs.
Counseling: College transition, student advising, recommendation letters, efforts to increase graduation rates, and building college culture. Best practices, innovation and trends in college counseling, advisement, academic support and transition, implementation and use of data for the Advanced Placement® Program, the SAT Suite of Assessments, and Khan Academy®. Counseling and advising special populations and students from all backgrounds, including students with disabilities, rural students, and LGBTQ+.
Financial Aid: College pricing and affordability, student loan eligibility, debt repayment, FAFSA^®, student aid, financial literacy, award letters, financial aid distribution, and topics supporting the student financial aid application process.
Rural Education: Address the unique opportunities and challenges of rural education. Sessions should focus on practical strategies to help students prepare for college and careers, on access to advanced coursework, resources, educator recruitment and retention, and on community-based solutions that support student success. Showcase collaborative efforts between schools, higher education institutions, families, and local organizations, as well as innovative models that reflect the geographic diversity of rural communities.

Concurrent Sessions: Composed of a single speaker or a panel of education experts and practitioners, concurrent sessions focus on topics of significance to the conference audience. These sessions suggest best practices in education and foster discussion.
Roundtable Sessions: Designed as facilitated discussions on specific topics, these sessions aren’t presentations but discussions. They’re most successful when attendee participation and interaction is encouraged. Each session usually involves 1 moderator.
Education Summit (Committee Members only): Education Summit sessions highlight issues of interest across the professions and provide an opportunity for discussion. They give attendees a chance to learn about policies, data, programs, and initiatives that impact their work and support of students.
Spotlight Sessions (College Board Staff only): These 15-minute presentations will highlight programs and initiatives that promote access and opportunity for students. Hear directly from College Board staff on a program of interest.

Confirm and then submit a proposal only if you (the submitter) and cospeaker(s) have agreed and secured funding from your institution to register at the discounted speaker rate and are able to attend the conference.
You can include up to four speakers (five if there’s a moderator). A moderator isn’t required. Their role is limited to chairing or introducing the session.
You may be asked for additional materials if your proposal is accepted, including a presentation outline, a résumé or CV, and a headshot for each speaker.
Submit no more than 2 proposals, either as lead speaker or cospeaker. Get consent before listing other cospeakers. As lead speaker, you’re responsible for sharing College Board conference policies and logistics with your cospeakers. If your institution or contact information changes, contact us to be sure you get all speaker information.
All session titles and descriptions, along with speaker names, job titles, institutions, and states, are part of the official conference program and will be edited for consistency and accuracy.
The title and description may be edited to conform to College Board editorial style guidelines.

Note:  Session proposals promoting the purchase of books, materials, or services won't be considered for the conference program. Because of space and time limitations, not all qualified proposals can be accepted. If your proposal isn't accepted, please consider submitting it next year.