Sept 23—25, 2026
Convention times/schedule/sessions & workshops
Expectations
- 2026: Primary Center and Elementary faculty and administration attend; in other situations please contact your principal.
- [In an all-school year, all K3-12 faculty and administration attend; some staff attend. Principals are the final say about whether a BJA employee is to attend.]
- Regular school dress while at the convention.
Details below for 2026
Provided by BJA (sign up through your level administrative assistant)
- Shared room at the Sheraton (sign up through your level administrative assistant for who you will share the room with; due Aug 28, 2026)
- Transportation via school vans (sign up through your principal to ride a school van; due Sept 1o, 2026)
- Cash! $225, provided by the time of the trip, for meals and convention registration via Whova ($105 if completed by Sept 10, 2026).
- Convention registration via Whova (required)
- Register on Whova here (Use your personal credit card; do NOT use a BJA credit card)
- Complete all registration information
- You are the buyer & the ticket holder, and you will use your own credit card to pay (do NOT use a BJA credit card)
- “Affiliation” information … for your convenience, BJA’s mailing address is 1700 Wade Hampton Blvd, Greenville, SC 29614
- Full registration packet is available here
Location for convention & BJA-provided rooms: Sheraton Myrtle Beach
- BJA-provided rooms are reserved by Sarah Fleming
- Check in after 4 p.m. on Wednesday
- Receive room assignment when checking in at hotel
- For those staying here, parking is complimentary but breakfast is not provided.
Alternate Transportation/Housing Plans
- Transportation: free for those riding BJA vans
- Staying elsewhere: you’re welcome to stay elsewhere
- To receive $145 housing credit (represents your half of the Sheraton room at $72.5 per night) notify you level administrative assistant who is handling the sign-ups
- Bringing a spouse/children to stay at the Sheraton Myrtle Beach
- Depends on availability, which will be determined after everyone has signed up (we’ll let you know no later than Sept 2, 2026). Cost is committed 3 business days in advance of trip
- $145 total (covers 2 nights and will be deducted from the cash you receive in advance)
- Staying for the weekend at the Sheraton Myrtle Beach
- Make your own arrangements with the hotel, group rate will not apply