Professional development events to take you, your team, and your school to the next level of excellence.
Summer Institute
JUNE 16–AUGUST 5, 2021
Choose from 20+ online, topic-focused workshops to develop new skills, learn research-backed strategies, and gain confidence in your role as a private school administrator.
Learn MoreVirtual Advancement Summit
JULY 20–22, 2021
The only live, comprehensive distance-learning event for private school enrollment management, development, and marketing leaders.
Learn MoreWebinars
YEAR ROUND
Available for free to all ISM members, our webinars supply timely information needed for schools to make decisions, connect with successful peers, and lead with clarity.
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YEAR ROUND
Introducing: Engaging Students in Any Length Period— Asynchronous Learning Workshop
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The First Year: How to Ensure Teachers New to Independent Schools Succeed
Date(s): 8/4/2021 — 8/5/2021 ● Status: Open
If you’ve just hired a teacher who has never worked in independent schools before, this workshop provides tools for success. Attendees develop a foundational understanding of how independent schools work, how a school’s mission influences each teacher’s role, and how to flourish from the first day in a new school community.
$707.70
Platinum Members
$808.80 Gold $1,011.00 General & Silver
$606.60 Second Person
Pandemic Briefings with Medical Experts for Independent Schools
Date(s): 8/12/2021 — 8/26/2021 ● Time: 12:00pm ET ● Status: Confirmed
Join our Pandemic Briefings, led by our expert medical panel, for the latest data and news to guide your decisions this fall. Cut through the noise with our weekly COVID-19 updates—specifically for private schools—presented by a team of medical experts. Discover what you need to know, without trying to parse through all the information on your own.
$0.00
For all members & General
New Heads Cohort: Fall Semester
Date(s): 8/19/2021 — 1/20/2022 ● Status: Open
Feel confident in your new Headship with strategies and tactics backed by research and used by successful Heads. This six-month cohort is for attendees of ISM’s New Heads Accelerator workshop or Dollars and Sense for School Heads workshop. Extend your time with ISM by engaging in monthly group sessions and one-on-one meetings with ISM Consultant Shannan Schuster from July through December to ensure your first years as a Head are successful.
$1,960.00
Platinum Members
$2,240.00 Gold $2,800.00 General & Silver
Tools for Creating an Engaging Alumni Program
Date(s): 10/5/2021 — 10/6/2021 ● Status: Open
Finally—learn how to build healthy, productive relationships with alumni that result in a well-organized volunteer program. Discover how to support an alumni association that encourages professional and personal connections, engages alumni in your school’s life and future, and is highly representative of the breadth and diversity of individuals in your alumni community.
$944.30
Platinum Members
$1,079.20 Gold $1,349.00 General & Silver
$809.40 Second Person
Summer Program: An Asset to Your School
Date(s): 10/6/2021 — 10/8/2021 ● Status: Open ● Credits: 30 IACP/30 BCP
Discover how to build a mission-driven summer program that yields benefits for students, parents, faculty, staff, and administrators alike.
$1,410.50
Platinum Members
$1,612.00 Gold $2,015.00 General & Silver
$1,209.00 Second Person
How to Build and Implement an Extraordinary Major Gifts Program
Date(s): 10/18/2021 — 10/19/2021 ● Status: Open ● Credits: 20 IACP
Discover how to use foundational approaches to build and solidify relationships with your biggest donors. Explore a proven methodology for creating a fundraising program that, when tailored to your school’s unique needs, is proven to produce results.
$944.30
Platinum Members
$1,079.20 Gold $1,349.00 General & Silver
$809.40 Second Person
Financial Aid Mastery: The New Approach That Could Change Everything for Your School
Date(s): 10/18/2021 — 10/20/2021 ● Status: Confirmed
When your school implements a mission-driven financial aid program, you can award appropriately, boost revenue, achieve your enrollment goals, and advance your mission.
$1,180.20
Platinum Members
$1,348.80 Gold $1,686.00 General & Silver
$1,011.60 Second Person
School Hiring Mastery: How to Create and Implement a Mission-Driven Hiring Plan
Date(s): 10/25/2021 — 10/27/2021 ● Status: Open
Explore how to create a system that identifies skill needs and fulfills your hiring initiatives. You’ll leave this online workshop with a plan in hand to improve your hiring process right away.
$1,180.20
Platinum Members
$1,348.80 Gold $1,686.00 General & Silver
$1,011.60 Second Person
30 Days to an Inbound Marketing Program That Fills Your Admission Funnel
Date(s): 10/26/2021 — 11/16/2021 ● Status: Open
The simple fact is this: Schools need to utilize inbound marketing strategies today more than ever. Learn how to create an inbound marketing strategy will help you accomplish these goals. Discover how to build a complete inbound marketing plan that will drive admission inquiries and enrollment.
$1,316.00
Platinum Members
$1,504.00 Gold $1,880.00 General & Silver
$1,128.00 Second Person
How to Implement Transformative Faculty Growth and Evaluation
Date(s): 10/27/2021 — 10/28/2021 ● Status: Confirmed
Explore a mission-driven and comprehensive approach to hiring and induction, assessing and enhancing faculty and school culture, faculty growth and evaluation, corrective action, selective retention, and coaching and mentoring.
$944.30
Platinum Members
$1,079.20 Gold $1,349.00 General & Silver
$809.40 Second Person
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