The Lake County Regional Office of Education is sponsoring the Third County-Wide Institute Day Friday, February 13, 2026!

MULTIPLE Conferences on ONE Day!

Grades Pk-5 Conference
Grades 6-12 Conference
Special Education Conference
Each location will have over 1100 educators and staff

Conference Format:
Friday, February 13, 2026
8am - 3pm
Keynote
45 - 50 minute Breakout Sessions

Locations:
Grades Pk-5 Conference is at Vernon Hills High School, Vernon Hills, IL
Grades 6-12 Conference is at Lake Zurich High School, Lake Zurich, IL
Special Education Conference is at Grant High School, Fox Lake, IL

Possible Presentation Topics:
Climate and Culture | Student Engagement | Special Education |
Multilingual |Differentiation in Instruction | Small Group Instruction |
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | All Content Areas

2026 Call for Speakers/Papers is now open:
Lake County Institute Day Febrrruary 2026: Gr 6-12 Admin & Staff; PE/Health; Nurses; Deans; Counselors/ Social Workers
Call for Speakers/ Papers

Lake County Institute Day Febrrruary 2026: Pk-5 admin & staff; K-12 Fine Arts; Librarians; Admin Assistants
Call for Speakers/ Papers

Lake County Institute Day Febrrruary 2026: K-12 Special Education
Call for Speakers/ Papers

Call for Speakers/Papers is due by Tuesday, January 6, 2026.

Vendors

To offset the cost of lunch, we are opening all conferences up to vendors and sponsors (see below). Each conference is a separate registration.

Select Your Plan:

There are four tiers of support you can choose from:

Chilled | $500.00 (Includes: a table with 2 chairs to display, plus your logo on conference material)

Frosty | $800.00 (only 12 spots available) (Includes: ONE breakout session, table with 2 chairs to display, plus your logo on conference materials )

Freezing | $1100.00 (only 1 spot available)(Includes: TWO breakout sessions, a table with 2 chairs to display, plus your logo on conference materials)

Glacial | $3,500.00 (only 1 available)(Includes: Company commercial before keynote, THREE breakout sessions, a table with 2 chairs to display, plus your logo on conference materials).

To register as a vendor, please select your desired conference below, click on the link to register, select the corresponding ticket to the level of support you would like to choose, and complete the registration form:

Grades Pk-5 admin & staff; K-12 Fine Arts; Librarians; Admin Assistants

Grades 6-12 Conference

Special Education Conference

If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact Jennifer Ochsner