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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READ MOREAre Your Middle and Upper School Schedules Outdated?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.
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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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Living, Teaching, and Learning in an Infodemic
Date(s): 12/8/2025 ● Time: 3:00pm ET ● Status: Open
Explore how the information economy is reshaping attention, trust, expertise, and the psychology of learning.
$161.00
General
$0.00 For all members
Rethinking Student Assessment for Modern Learning
Date(s): 12/10/2025 ● Time: 3:00pm ET ● Status: Open
Design assessment practices that reflect the science of learning and the new realities of human-AI cognition.
$161.00
General
$0.00 For all members
Structuring Your School's AI Readiness
Date(s): 1/7/2026 ● Time: 3:00pm ET ● Status: Open
Confidently launch or level up your school’s AI Planning Committee by using ISM’s AI Readiness Framework to guide mission-aligned, future-focused progress.
$161.00
General
$0.00 For all members
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