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Whether you’re focused on strategic planning, board development, enrollment challenges, or faculty culture, membership ensures you’re never facing decisions alone. You’ll gain access to research-backed strategies, exclusive resources, and personalized support from ISM consultants and other experienced school leaders.
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Free Access to All ISM Live & On-Demand Webinars
ISM member schools can tune in for 50+ webinars led by ISM consultants and industry experts each year (a $8,000 value). Plus, they access our library of 300+ on-demand webinars!
Beyond the Numbers: Leveraging Surveys for Strategic Success
The State of Student Well-Being in 2025: Trend Lines and Next Steps
Breaking Down Silos: Building an Advancement-Oriented School
From Day One to Year One: Ensuring New Leaders Thrive
Ideas & Perspectives
ISM members receive 10 issues of Ideas & Perspectives (I&P) each year and access 900+ articles online! ISM’s flagship publication for school leadership, I&P shares targeted research, actionable insights, and sound theory with school leaders.
The Cost of Culture Erosion in Independent Schools
Volume 50 Issue 7 ● September 18, 2025
Is cultural erosion stealing the soul of your school?
READ MORESetting a Data-Driven Annual Fund Goal
Volume 50 Issue 4 ● April 1, 2025
Most schools depend on the annual fund to balance their operating budgets — here’s why ISM disagrees with this approach.
READ MOREAre Your Middle and Upper School Schedules Outdated?
Volume 50 Issue 4 ● April 1, 2025
Does your schedule encourage student well-being and learning?
READ MOREEnrollment Challenges? Look Inward Before Looking Out
Volume 50 Issue 3 ● March 1, 2025
External factors may contribute to a school’s enrollment stagnation, but they rarely tell the whole story.
READ MORE
I read Ideas & Perspectives religiously each month, and my Board Chair does, too. It’s outstanding. There is always something in there that applies to us, and it prompts good conversation between us and our board.
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Transforming Curriculum: Leading Change at a Traditional School
Date(s): 10/7/2026 ● Time: 3:00pm ET ● Status: Open
Hear directly from educators leading a major curriculum redesign at a 90-year-old, tradition-bound school. Their case study illustrates how they moved from a topic-based curriculum to one built on transferable skills and enduring understandings — and how they built the buy-in, capacity, and structures to make it stick.
$161.00
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Unified Advancement Leadership: From Silos to Strategy
Date(s): 10/14/2026 ● Time: 3:00pm ET ● Status: Open
Learn how a unified advancement approach aligns your admission, development, and marketing teams and strengthens your school’s enrollment, retention, and philanthropic support.
$161.00
General
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Govern AI Without Managing It: ISM’s Framework for Board Oversight
Date(s): 10/28/2026 ● Time: 3:00pm ET ● Status: Open
Learn how your Board can govern your school's AI vision and strategy — without stepping into day-to-day school operations.
$161.00
General
$0.00 For all members
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