Description
2025 Coast2Coast Federal Advocacy Trip
Join CSBA & ACSA for our fourth annual Coast2Coast Federal Advocacy Trip to Washington, D.C. to shine a light on the issues affecting the state’s nearly 6 million students. California governance team members — school and county board members and superintendents — are urged to attend this three-day annual event held in our nation’s Capital.
The first two days will be dedicated to educational sessions, equipping participants with the knowledge and strategies needed to effectively advocate for their districts. Attendees will have the chance to network with prominent D.C. figures, as well as engage in briefings with Capitol Hill decision-makers and influencers. This comprehensive event lays the groundwork for the trip's culminating experience: face-to-face meetings with California's congressional representatives.
Coast2Coast staff strongly discourage attendees from booking a flight back to California earlier than 6:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Congressional District meetings may be scheduled up until 4:00 p.m. on April 30, and therefore we do not want our registrants to miss an opportunity to meet with their representatives should their meetings get scheduled on Wednesday afternoon.
Registration capacity policy
Due to space constraints, congressional offices limit the number of constituents who can attend an in-person meeting at any one time. To ensure equitable representation from the various local educational agencies (LEAs) across California, we must cap the number of trustees or staffers from a single LEA that can attend the in-person congressional meetings during the Coast2Coast Federal Advocacy Trip.
Specifically, in Congressional Districts that include more than one LEA, each LEA is limited to a maximum of three representatives for the congressional meetings on Capitol Hill. LEAs are welcome to register as many approved participants as they would like for the overall Coast2Coast event. However, if an LEA registers more than three people, they will need to select three members from their delegation to represent the school district or county at the congressional meetings. Final counts for the number of attendees in each meeting will be determined based on the number of LEAs attending for that congressional district and how much space is available at the congressional office.
This policy allows us to provide all California LEAs the opportunity to have their voices heard directly with their congressional representatives, while respecting the capacity constraints of the congressional offices. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in adhering to this policy.
Approved participants include: School Board Members, Superintendents, Deputy Superintendents, Directors, and Cabinet-Level Positions only (Executive Assistants do not qualify).
For more information, please visit https://www.csba.org/Coast2Coast
Location
Capital Hilton
1001 16th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20036, US
Phone: (202) 393-1000
Program
Monday, April 28 – Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Please note, the optional pre-conference activity and networking event will be on Sunday, April 27.
Registration fees
Early: $799 from Oct. 8, 2024 – Feb. 27, 2025
Regular: $949 from Feb. 28, 2025 – April 3, 2025
Late: $1,199 from April 4, 2025 until sold out
There is a spouse/partner rate of $199. The spouse/partner registration fee includes a spouse/partner’s ability to enjoy the welcome reception, breakfast, and break offerings throughout the conference, as well as admittance to the Tuesday evening reception. This does not include access to the program in the general session room, any breakout sessions, or ability to attend any Congressional Hill meetings.
A spouse/partner is defined as a significant other who is not affiliated with or employed by a California school district or county office of education (including board members, administrators, teachers, or staff). Co-workers or associates are not eligible to use the spouse registration category. If this registration category is used by someone other than a spouse, the registrant will be charged a full conference registration rate for that person.
Optional pre-conference activity
The Indigenous D.C. Tour is available for purchase immediately preceding the Federal Advocacy Trip on Sunday, April 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET. You may purchase a ticket during the registration process.
Pre-Conference Activity: $120
Hotel information
Hotel accommodation can be booked online through a dedicated website. The single/double rate is $309, plus taxes and fees. Please make your reservation as soon as possible. The block of rooms has a Saturday, April 5, 2025, reservation cutoff date. After the cutoff date, rooms may be given on a space-available basis, and the special group discount may not be available. The hotel requires a valid credit card to guarantee the reservation at the time of booking.
Please click here to make your hotel reservations.
Travel information
The nearest airport to the Capital Hilton is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Coast2Coast staff strongly discourage attendees from booking a flight back to California earlier than 6:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Congressional District meetings may be scheduled up until 4:00 p.m. ET on April 30, and therefore we do not want our registrants to miss an opportunity to meet with their representatives should their meetings get scheduled on Wednesday afternoon.
Notices
Please click here to view the policy. Direct all cancellation and refund requests to register@csba.org.
Accessibility
The event is wheelchair accessible and caters to disabilities by providing reasonable accommodation. For special accommodation, please contact coast2coast@csba.org with at least 72 hours' notice to ensure availability.