Ready to build power and strengthen your union? Join educators from across the state at the 2027 CTA Organizing Academy, January 15–17 in Las Vegas, for an intensive, team-based Power Structure Analysis (PSA) training.

Guided by CTA’s organizational North Star—a super majority of local chapters with organizing structures at every site, running effective, high-participation campaigns in every community in California—this year’s Academy will focus on helping local teams understand how power operates in their communities. Through facilitated mapping and analysis, teams will identify key decision-makers, relationships, institutions, potential allies, and opportunities to build the power needed to run effective campaigns and win!

Because effectively understanding, engaging, and shifting power requires collective knowledge and relationships, participating chapters must bring at least two members for locals with 400 or fewer members and at least three members for locals with 401 or more members. Teams should include leaders and members who collectively understand the local’s organizing and bargaining strategy and bring relationships with school board members, parents, community and faith organizations, labor partners, local elected officials, and other community leaders that have been developed through coalition and/or community schools work.

This is a hands-on working Academy. Each local team will work with a facilitator throughout the weekend to develop a Power Structure Analysis of their own community and identify next steps for strengthening relationships and building power when they return home.

To make the most of the Academy, teams will be asked to complete research and pre-work as a group before arriving and come prepared to draw on their collective knowledge of their local and community. Additional instructions and research tools will be provided in advance and will require approximately 2.5 hours of advanced work.

If you have any questions, please email the conference staff at CTAOrganizingAcademy@CTA.org.

AGENDA*: Click here for the Agenda – coming soon

*All program details and documents are subject to change.

Host Hotel: Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino

• Address: 3667 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
• Group Rate: $149/night + tax
• Resort Fee: Waived
• Booking Deadline: Wednesday, December 30, 2026 (or until block sells out)
• Parking: $9.20 Self Parking (no Valet Parking available)

Please register for the conference before booking a room. The special rate registration link will be available in the registration confirmation email. The special room rate is for conference attendees only. Please do not share the link.

Why Las Vegas? Click here to learn more.

• CTA Members – $175
• Invited Exhibitor – $560/booth
• Aspiring Educators – $33

Harry Reid International Airport (LAS): 3 Miles

• Uber/Lyft: The average travel time is 14 minutes. Follow signs to Ride Share Pickup
  
  
• Commercial shuttle buses: These buses are available 24 hours a day outside of baggage claim and depart every 15–20 minutes.
   
• Taxis: Taxis are also available at the airport on the ground level

Airfare Discount: United Airlines offers reduced rates for CTA members up to 10%. Please visit www.united.com from a desktop computer and enter the code ZRVW947785 under Upgrades, certificates, and promotion codes. This can be found by clicking Advanced Search under “Book”. Please check with the other airlines to ensure that you are getting the best rate.

Child care for the 2026 CTA Organizing Academy is available to CTA Members and Staff attendees who are the primary caregivers of the child(ren) attending. Click here for more child care information.

You must Register your Child to reserve a spot at Camp CTA. Children attending Camp CTA must adhere to the conference Health & Safety Policies. The child care registration link will be provided during conference registration.

When: Camp CTA will take place from January 16 – January 18, 2026

2026 Camp CTA Schedule –

Friday, January 15, 2027
On-Site Activity Center – 6:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

Saturday, January 16, 2027
On-Site Activity Center – 7:15 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, January 17, 2027
On-Site Activity Center – 8:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Contact Information
Jovie Las Vegas
Phone: (702) 620-3366
E-mail: lasvegasnv@jovie.com

Session documents will be available in the conference app and attendee hub closer to the start of the conference. You must be logged in to the Event App to view session documents. Provided documents can be found at the bottom of each session page within the Event App and Attendee Hub.

The California Teachers Association (CTA) is committed to ensuring that all attendees of its conferences and meetings have equal access and opportunity to participate in these events. CTA recognizes that some attendees with disabilities may require the assistance of animals for various reasons. This document outlines the policy and procedures for reasonably accommodating disabled attendees who require the use of assistive animals at CTA conferences and other events. This policy also recognizes that for the health and safety of all attendees and to avoid disruptions at CTA conferences and meetings, pets are not permitted in conference and meeting spaces.

Please click HERE to view the full Animal Accommodation Policy.

Professional Growth Hours: By attending this conference, you will earn 15 hours of Professional Development which can be used to claim (1) University Credit through our partner, CSU Chico. Conference attendance from start to finish is required to receive the Professional Growth Hours. After the conference, attendees will be emailed a certificate of Professional Growth Hours.

University Credit: The CTA University Credit Program is a benefit available to members who attend CTA Conferences or watch recorded sessions through the CTA Virtual Pass to Online Learning. Please visit www.CTA.org/Credit for all timelines and information on how to claim the credit.

The CTA Board of Directors will award conference grants to upcoming CTA statewide conferences and trainings. These incentive grants are available to new members, BIPOC members, members from small chapters, and other categories based on the particular conference.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR CONFERENCE GRANTS

• Application Deadline: November 9, 2026
  • Grant recipients will be notified via email. The registration fee discount will apply automatically upon registering.

Email: CTAOrganizingAcademy@CTA.org