Where K-12 Planners
Map the Future
Three days of hands-on workshops, expert sessions, and peer learning designed for the professionals who plan schools, forecast enrollment, and keep students safe.
What You’ll Master at SPC26
Hands-on GIS training built specifically for K-12 planners — not generic tech courses adapted for schools.
Enrollment Forecasting
Master the cohort-survival method and GIS-powered demographic analysis to produce enrollment projections that hold up when your board asks hard questions.
- Cohort-survival methodology
- ArcGIS Pro + SchoolSite Pro
- Residential development integration
- Multi-year projection modeling
School Safety Mapping
Map critical incident scenarios, identify vulnerabilities, and build spatial safety plans that meet district and state requirements with GIS precision.
- Critical incident mapping
- Indoor GIS floor plans
- Threat zone analysis
- Safety plan documentation
Boundary Planning
Design attendance boundaries that balance capacity, demographics, and community expectations — with the analytical tools to defend every decision.
- Attendance zone modeling
- Equity and balance analysis
- Scenario comparison tools
- Community presentation mapping
Built for the People Doing the Work
SPC26 is not a general education conference. Every session, every workshop, and every conversation is designed for K-12 professionals who use GIS and spatial data in their daily work.
Who You’ll Learn From
A mix of MGT’s national K-12 GIS team and guest experts who have done this work in the field — not just taught it.
Georgia Leonard
MGT’s GIS Director, specializing in ArcGIS Pro and SchoolSite Pro for district-wide planning, enrollment forecasting, and school boundary analysis. Leads Track A — hands-on from the first hour.
Chris Griego
Keynote speaker and Track B facilitator. Specializes in facility aging cycles, capital improvement planning, and the demographic analysis that drives long-range facilities decisions.
Marci Horner
Combines school planning, GIS analysis, and demographic expertise to tackle boundary adjustments, consolidations, and safety mapping — with a focus on the human element.
Full speaker bios and session details will be published as the conference approaches.
Westshore Grand, Tampa
A full-service conference hotel in Tampa’s Westshore business district with purpose-built meeting space designed for intensive workshop formats.
First time on the East Coast. SPC has run for over 20 years from the West. In 2026 we’re closing the gap — Tampa puts world-class K-12 planning education within reach of the majority of U.S. districts.
What Past Attendees Say
Over 500 districts have sent planners to SPC. Here is what they come back saying.
The enrollment forecasting workshop alone was worth the trip. I came back and immediately rebuilt our district’s projection model.
I’ve been doing GIS for school safety for three years. SPC gave me a framework I didn’t have. The indoor mapping session was outstanding.
There are very few places where K-12 GIS people can learn from each other. SPC is the one conference I block on my calendar every year.
Secure Your Spot at SPC26
Seats are limited. If you have been waiting for the right year to attend, this is it — the East Coast edition will not happen again anytime soon.