Advancement Academy: Start the school year off strong! This transformative opportunity provides leaders in Admission, Development, Fundraising, Marketing & Communications, and School Heads to come together over the summer to collaborate on advancement initiatives and strategies.
Summer Institute: Whether you’re new to independent schools, hoping to excel in a recent promotion, or looking to master a specific skill, explore the latest research, leading methodology, and best practices in our Summer Institute workshops.
Virtual Workshops: Dig into the “nuts and bolts” around your day-to-day operations from the comfort of campus. Our Virtual Workshops, offered at various times throughout the school year, address questions and deliver solutions you can implement right away for immediate impact in your role.
Webinars: Bite-sized professional development for all positions on a wide variety of topics and led by industry experts. Our webinars are offered throughout the school year.
Heads Retreat: Designed for Heads of School, this retreat-style event occurs in the fall and provides time to refocus, reflect, and discuss emerging trends alongside peers who understand the critical and unique role of headship.
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How to Lead and Sustain a High-Performing Administrative Team
Date(s): 6/17/2024 — 6/21/2024 ● Status: Open
Discover how to become a strong leader and build successful, healthy administrative teams.
The ever-increasing uncertainties facing independent school leadership in the market, in multi-generational faculty expectations, and in a world of increasing neuro-divergence in our students make the demand for decisive, steady, and empathetic leadership greater than ever. While the needs of the individual leader are important, never before has the effectiveness of a healthy, high-functioning team required greater attention.
Identify the strengths you bring to your administrative or Leadership Team, and learn how to create team excellence when managing up, down, and among peers. After this course, you’ll reap the results of strong leadership, healthy cultures, clear purpose, and powerful relationships.
$2,475.00
General & Silver
$2,230.00 Gold
The New Marketing Communications Director
Date(s): 6/24/2024 — 6/26/2024 ● Location: Philadelpiha, PA ● Status: Open ● Credits: 30 IACP
Discover how to excel as a Marketing Communications Director.
The efforts of a school’s Marketing Communications Office are integral to the school’s future. This team shares a unified message with a school’s faculty, staff, students, families, and the larger community.
This workshop combines foundational, practical topics with efficient marketing communications procedures. Additionally, we’ll give you proven materials to help you create strategies to meet your goals.
$3,045.00
General & Silver
$2,740.00 Gold
13th Annual Advancement Academy
Date(s): 7/22/2024 — 7/26/2024 ● Location: Boston, MA ● Status: Open ● Credits: 40 IACP
The ISM Annual Advancement Academy brings together leaders in the areas of admission, alumni relations, development, enrollment, fundraising, and marketing communications—along with School Heads—to collaborate on advancement initiatives and strategies. Attendees leave with a customized action plan to implement right away.
$4,830.00
General & Silver
$4,350.00 Gold
$4,105.00 3+ Person