Building Beyond the Blueprint: A Summit Rooted in Solutions
More than 600 education leaders came together in Denton with one goal in mind: building systems that lead to stronger student outcomes across Texas.
In partnership with the Texas Education Agency, Educate Texas hosted the 2025 CCRSM Leadership Summit, a three-day statewide convening focused on the future of Early College High Schools and Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools implementation. With more than 100 sessions spanning topics from data strategy to advising and workforce alignment, the summit created space for ideas to take root, grow and be shared across district lines. 
2025 CCRSM Leadership Summit, Denton, TXThis was not just a meeting of minds — it was a convergence of momentum. Each session brought renewed clarity to the CCRSM Blueprint and deeper insight into the systems that drive long-term success for Texas students. From hallway conversations to hands-on workshops, the atmosphere was one of shared purpose and active problem-solving.
Sessions explored how cross-sector partnerships can expand student access to college credit and industry credentials. Leaders analyzed outcomes-based measures to refine programming, examined four-year crosswalk design and collaborated on ways to integrate advising frameworks with career-connected learning.
“We can’t design learning environments that elevate students unless we start by seeing them first,” said Jenice Pizzuto, founder of IMPACT Lead Succeed and author of Implement with IMPACT. “Everything follows from that.” That mindset carried through every conversation, from campus teams comparing approaches to regional partners aligning goals.
“When you’re a campus leader, the systems you build don’t just shape a student’s experience today. They shape what’s possible tomorrow,” said Valarie Londrie, Senior Director of College, Career and Military Preparation at the Texas Education Agency.
Sessions such as Creating a Crosswalk to Maximize Student Outcomes, OBM Strategic Planning with Driver Diagrams, and From Classroom to Patient Care showcased both the technical tools and collaborative strategies needed to sustain effective CCRSM programs. Whether exploring how AI can enhance career exploration or unpacking how industry-aligned P-TECH pathways meet local workforce needs, attendees were immersed in real solutions designed for real impact.
“We are in the business of dreams,” said Kerri Briggs, Ph.D., Executive Director of Educate Texas. “Our charge is to help students design them, pursue them and achieve them.”
“Our students deserve pathways that work, and leaders who are willing to collaborate to make them work better,” said Kenya Wilson, Director of Programs at Educate Texas.
As Educate Texas and TEA continue to partner on programs that drive academic achievement, career readiness, and postsecondary success, the spirit of this summit will carry forward, grounded in the belief that systems only improve when the people inside them are connected, prepared, and empowered.
