DESE’s Office of Literacy is excited to announce that Literacy Summit 2026 will be held July 20 and 21 in Osage Beach, Missouri. This two-day conference — open to K-12 educators from all content areas — will be packed with high-quality professional development sessions delivered by literacy experts, highlighting this ongoing theme: “Every Teacher is a Literacy Teacher.”

What: Literacy Summit 2026

When: July 20-21, 2026

Where: Osage Beach, Missouri

Cost: $50 per educator (will be collected at the time of registration)

Registration: The link to register will be posted to the Literacy Summit 2026 Webpage in March.

Proposals: Proposals to present must be submitted by 11:59pm on Friday, February 27, 2026.