Invest in Your Personal Well-Being and Professional Growth
As a Head of School, staying focused on your school’s big-picture goals can be difficult when you’re navigating the daily responsibilities and pressures of operations. This challenge is what prompted us to create our Annual Head’s Retreat — a gathering that gives School Heads the time and space to step back and refocus, discuss emerging trends, and cultivate visionary leadership.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL LEADERS
Explore ISM’s professional development events.
Develop new skills, gain confidence in your role, and lead with clarity. Be mentored by leaders who are experts in their field, many currently working in private schools today. Get hands-on experience, network with fellow school leaders, and walk away with an action plan you can use the minute you return to campus.
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Expanding Auxiliary: Unifying Programs to Drive Revenue
Date(s): 11/10/2026 — 11/19/2026 ● Status: Open
Move auxiliary work from a collection of programs to a disciplined, revenue-generating strategy aligned with your school’s mission, resources, partnerships, and long-term goals.
$720.00
General & Silver
$576.00 Gold
$570.00 3+ Person
Faculty Well-Being: Data From ISM’s Multiyear Study
Date(s): 11/18/2026 ● Time: 3:00pm ET ● Status: Open
Discover data-backed drivers of teacher stress and turnover, along with practical leadership strategies to build a supportive school culture that attracts, develops, and retains exceptional faculty.
$161.00
General
$0.00 For all members
ISM Labshop: The 2027–28 Tuition Decision
Date(s): 11/19/2026 ● Status: Open
The 2027–28 Tuition Decision Labshop. Bring your numbers, build your model with us, and leave with a number you can defend to your board.
$1,250.00
General
$500.00 For all members
Build a Sustainable Culture of Coaching and Growth
Date(s): 12/1/2026 — 12/2/2026 ● Status: Open
Learn how peer-to-peer coaching drives a structured, energized system for continuous faculty growth, year after year.
$675.00
General & Silver
$540.00 Gold
$525.00 3+ Person
Parent Engagement: Building Stronger School Communities
Date(s): 12/2/2026 ● Time: 3:00pm ET ● Status: Open
Your parent associations and volunteer groups can do more than organize events and raise funds. Learn how to build productive partnerships that foster belonging, support family retention, and advance your school's mission.
$0.00
Silver
$0.00 Gold
ISM Labshop: The 2027–28 Tuition Decision
Date(s): 12/3/2026 ● Status: Open
A working session for heads and business officers. Bring your numbers, build your tuition model with ISM, and leave with a number you can defend to your board.
$500.00
Silver
$500.00 Gold
ISM Labshop: The 2027–28 Tuition Decision
Date(s): 12/14/2026 ● Status: Open
A working session for heads and business officers. Bring your numbers, build your tuition model with ISM, and leave with a number you can defend to your board.
$500.00
Silver
$500.00 Gold
Universal Design for Learning: Practical Strategies to Boost Executive Skills
Date(s): 12/16/2026 ● Time: 3:00pm ET ● Status: Open
Discover practical, inclusive Universal Design for Learning (UDL) strategies that strengthen learners’ planning, organization, emotional regulation, and self-monitoring skills.
$161.00
General
$0.00 For all members