FAQ : EAST Seminar 2025

July 23-25, 2025 Register

Frequently Asked Questions

Facilitators who attend EAST Seminar and have paid their invoice will be able to access professional development certificates by Friday, August 15, 2025. See “Professional Development Credits” for more information.

You may be wondering how many credit hours you can earn at EAST Seminar. Facilitators are required to earn at least 12 hours (including both General Sessions), but you are able to create your own schedule and obtain up to 20 credit hours (through live, on-demand, and General Sessions). Additional networking opportunities may also be worth credit hours.
All recorded sessions will be uploaded to the Digital Content Library by Friday, August 1, 2025. Facilitators who are unable to attend EAST Seminar in person (due to extenuating circumstances) and facilitators who would like to earn additional professional development credits will have until 11:59 pm CST on Sunday, August 10 to watch sessions for earned credit.
* Facilitators who host or present a session may receive double credit hours.

The dress code for EAST Seminar is casual. EAST staff will likely wear jeans and EAST apparel. We encourage facilitators to bring a light jacket, cardigan, pullover, or a small blanket, as some of the meeting rooms can be chilly!

According to the EAST Statement of Assurances acknowledged by your school administrator and EAST, each facilitator is required to actively and fully participate in professional development activities (including but not limited to Phase Training, EAST Conference, and EAST Seminar) on a continuing basis as part of regular duties. If, due to extenuating circumstances, a facilitator is unable to attend EAST Seminar in person, they must (1) notify their program’s site support representative, (2) submit a letter to EAST from a school administrator detailing those extenuating circumstances, and (3) register to attend EAST Seminar On-Demand. This option is only available to facilitators once every three years. Failure to comply with this policy will place an EAST program in immediate jeopardy for Program of Influence status.
Should extenuating circumstances arise, notify the EAST program’s site support person and upload an administrator's letter to the EAST Seminar Registration Portal by 11:59 pm CST on Monday, June 30, 2025.
Facilitators participating in EAST Seminar On-Demand must view recorded sessions in the Digital Content Library after EAST Seminar and complete all required professional development by 11:59 pm CST on Sunday, August 10, 2025. A minimum of 12 professional development hours, including General Sessions, must be earned by this time.

If a Facilitator must leave early, for any reason, it is our policy to notify their school administrator. The Facilitator is still responsible for fulfilling the minimum credit hour requirement (12) and viewing any of the required sessions that were missed via the Digital Content Library before the on-demand deadline of 11:59 pm CST on August 10, 2025.

By participating in this event or activity, you agree and consent that EAST or its employees or agents may film, tape, and photograph you during and in connection with your appearance at and involvement with this event or activity, and EAST shall be the exclusive owner of all of the proceeds and results of such filming, taping, and photography and any related derivative works with the right for EAST or its agents or assigns to use in any reasonable manner, throughout the world, in any format or medium now known or later developed, for an unlimited number of times in perpetuity, royalty-free, all or any portion of your name, appearance and image. By participating in this event or activity, you understand that your name, appearance, and image or any derivative works may be available for viewing by the general public, and may appear on EAST's website, in print, or in other formats and mediums.

The registration deadline is 11:59 pm CST on Monday, June 30, 2025. Programs registered after that date will have a late registration fee of $25 assessed to their registration. Please register early to avoid this fee.
Credit card, checks, or cash are accepted. Purchase orders will NOT be accepted. We appreciate prompt payment, but if an extension is necessary due to extenuating circumstances, please contact receivables@EASTstaff.org.
(NOTE: Professional development credit will not be released to attendees until their program's invoice, including any late fee, has been paid in full. In addition, programs will not be allowed to register for EAST Conference 2025 until their Seminar invoice has been satisfied.)

A sneak peek of the session schedule will be available for participants on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Sessions will have limited seating availability and will require pre-registration. Session registration will open on Monday, July 14, 2025. Stay tuned for more information!

EAST values inclusion and access for all participants and is pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please contact events@EASTstaff.org to make any requests pertaining to audio, visual, mobility or other needs not listed. Requests submitted at least 14 calendar days before the event greatly assist EAST in making necessary arrangements. However, we understand that needs may arise unexpectedly and are committed to accommodating any last-minute requests to the best of our ability.