HSE Live: Syracuse · September 23–25, 2026
What's Included
Every meal below is included with your registration. There is nothing extra to buy and nothing to add at checkout.
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Every meal below is included with your registration. There is nothing extra to buy and nothing to add at checkout.
Find your program below. HSE Live runs three programs side by side, and each one eats on its own schedule — so rather than list everything at once, here is what is included for the program you registered for.
Everyone is served the same food on any given day. The only thing that changes between programs is which room it is brought to, and what time your session breaks.
Your meals come to your own room. Fiscal Summit eats in Seneca and CLASS Certification in Oak — breakfast is carried to you, so there is no need to walk over to the ballroom for it. Thursday’s luncheon and the evening reception are the two times everybody comes together.
Scrambled eggs with chive, bacon, breakfast sausage, seasoned home fries, French toast with syrup, assorted danish, breakfast breads and muffins, sliced fruit with seasonal berries, coffee, tea and juice. The same breakfast is served in both Wednesday programs.
Your choice of Chicken Pesto, Caprese or The Rocky. Every box also comes with kettle chips, a chocolate chip cookie, a granola bar and a soda. We will email you to take your order.
Kept stocked outside meal times, morning and afternoon.
Dinner is taken care of on Wednesday night too. A full dinner buffet — field green, Italian three bean and tomato mozzarella salads; filet of beef tenderloin medallions with chimichurri, classic chicken Milanese, and garlic roasted shrimp with ricotta gnocchi; and a dessert table of funfetti cake pops, mini cupcakes and crème brûlée cheesecake.
This one needs its own RSVP. It is free, but it is not part of your conference registration, so we do not know to set you a place unless you tell us. RSVP at hsereg.org/celebration.
Assorted frittatas, scrambled eggs with chive, bacon, turkey sausage, seasoned home fries, Texas-cut French toast, New York style bagels with whipped cream cheese, monkey bread pulled warm with cinnamon and caramel, yogurt, sliced fruit with seasonal berries, coffee, tea and juice. The same breakfast the whole conference is getting, served in Seneca so you are not crossing the property before Day 2.
You join everyone in Mohawk for the featured talk, with lunch served during the session. A deli spread built the way you want it — sliced roasted turkey, capicola, genoa and ham, provolone, aged cheddar, American and Swiss, grilled vegetables, artisan loaves, flat breads and rolls — plus chicken orzo and tomato bisque soups, garden, Greek and chickpea salads, kettle chips, and half moons and pistachio éclairs for dessert.
Three stations. A six-foot paella pan with shrimp, lobster, chorizo and mussels over sofrito rice. A Central New York table with chicken riggies, Utica greens and tomato pie. And game-day favorites — burger sliders, sausage with peppers and onions, and mini corn dogs with chipotle honey. Karaoke runs 6:00 to 9:00 and the room is yours until 10:00.
Scrambled eggs with chive, bacon, breakfast sausage, seasoned home fries, French toast with syrup, assorted danish, breakfast breads and muffins, sliced fruit with seasonal berries, coffee, tea and juice. The same breakfast is served in both Wednesday programs.
Your choice of Chicken Pesto, Caprese or The Rocky. Every box also comes with kettle chips, a chocolate chip cookie, a granola bar and a soda. We will email you to take your order.
Kept stocked outside meal times, morning and afternoon.
Dinner is taken care of on Wednesday night too. A full dinner buffet — field green, Italian three bean and tomato mozzarella salads; filet of beef tenderloin medallions with chimichurri, classic chicken Milanese, and garlic roasted shrimp with ricotta gnocchi; and a dessert table of funfetti cake pops, mini cupcakes and crème brûlée cheesecake.
This one needs its own RSVP. It is free, but it is not part of your conference registration, so we do not know to set you a place unless you tell us. RSVP at hsereg.org/celebration.
Assorted frittatas, scrambled eggs with chive, bacon, turkey sausage, seasoned home fries, Texas-cut French toast, New York style bagels with whipped cream cheese, monkey bread pulled warm with cinnamon and caramel, yogurt, sliced fruit with seasonal berries, coffee, tea and juice. The same breakfast the whole conference is getting, served in Oak so your cohort stays together.
You join everyone in Mohawk for the featured talk, with lunch served during the session. A deli spread built the way you want it — sliced roasted turkey, capicola, genoa and ham, provolone, aged cheddar, American and Swiss, grilled vegetables, artisan loaves, flat breads and rolls — plus chicken orzo and tomato bisque soups, garden, Greek and chickpea salads, kettle chips, and half moons and pistachio éclairs for dessert.
Three stations. A six-foot paella pan with shrimp, lobster, chorizo and mussels over sofrito rice. A Central New York table with chicken riggies, Utica greens and tomato pie. And game-day favorites — burger sliders, sausage with peppers and onions, and mini corn dogs with chipotle honey. Karaoke runs 6:00 to 9:00 and the room is yours until 10:00.
Scrambled eggs with chive, bacon, breakfast sausage, seasoned home fries, French toast with syrup, assorted danish, breakfast breads and muffins, sliced fruit with seasonal berries, coffee, tea and juice.
Seared French-style chicken breast with roasted chicken jus and mushrooms, rigatoni with Italian sausage in parm broth, seasonal vegetables, whipped potatoes, tomato bisque and chicken orzo soups, three salads, garlic bread sticks, and a dessert table of half moons, cookies, lemon bars, brownies and blondies. Served in Oak so your final certification day is not interrupted.
A full dinner buffet — field green, Italian three bean and tomato mozzarella salads; filet of beef tenderloin medallions with chimichurri, classic chicken Milanese, and garlic roasted shrimp with ricotta gnocchi; and a dessert table of funfetti cake pops, mini cupcakes and crème brûlée cheesecake. Seated at rounds, with dinner served from 5:30. Free and open to anyone — you do not need a conference registration to come — but please RSVP at hsereg.org/celebration so we can plan food and seating.
Assorted frittatas, scrambled eggs with chive, bacon, turkey sausage, seasoned home fries, Texas-cut French toast, New York style bagels with whipped cream cheese, monkey bread pulled warm with cinnamon and caramel, yogurt, sliced fruit with seasonal berries, coffee, tea and juice. Check-in is open alongside it, so you can pick up your badge and eat before the opening keynote.
Lunch is served while you listen. Every track comes together for this one, so it is a good time to meet people outside your own program. A deli spread built the way you want it — sliced roasted turkey, capicola, genoa and ham, provolone, aged cheddar, American and Swiss, grilled vegetables, artisan loaves, flat breads and rolls — plus chicken orzo and tomato bisque soups, garden, Greek and chickpea salads, kettle chips, and half moons and pistachio éclairs for dessert.
Three stations. A six-foot paella pan with shrimp, lobster, chorizo and mussels over sofrito rice. A Central New York table with chicken riggies, Utica greens and tomato pie. And game-day favorites — burger sliders, sausage with peppers and onions, and mini corn dogs with chipotle honey. Karaoke runs 6:00 to 9:00 and the room is yours until 10:00.
Scrambled eggs with chive, turkey sausage, seasoned home fries, French toast with syrup, assorted danish, breakfast breads and muffins, sliced fruit with seasonal berries, coffee, tea and juice. A relaxed closing brunch before everyone heads home. Every early childhood leader is welcome, wherever your program is based. The conversation runs until 11:30.
Allergies and dietary needs. Tell us and we will take it straight to the resort's chefs — they handle this every day. Email info@headstarteast.org and we will make sure there is something good waiting for you.
This is our working schedule. Final details are still being worked out with the hotel based on availability and final counts, so times and menu items may change. We will keep this page up to date — it is always the current version.