Professional development events to take you, your team, and your school to the next level of excellence.

School Year Workshops

FALL, WINTER, SPRING

Choose from 20+ topic-focused workshops to develop new skills, learn research-backed strategies, and gain confidence in your role as a private school administrator.

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Advancement Academy 2022

JULY 18–22, 2022

Learn how to surpass your enrollment management, development, and marketing goals to achieve extraordinary results.

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Webinars

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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Asynchronous Learning

YEAR ROUND

Introducing: Engaging Students in Any Length Period— Asynchronous Learning Workshop

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Road Map to Year One: ISM’s New Head Accelerator

Date(s): 3/31/2022 — 5/12/2022 ● Status: Confirmed

This online workshop will set you on the right course for your headship—without dedicating endless hours of meetings or coursework to professional development. Discover the invaluable framework that provides a roadmap to succeeding as a new Head.

$1,960.00
Platinum Members

$2,240.00 Gold $2,800.00 General & Silver

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How to Build and Implement an Extraordinary Major Gifts Program

Date(s): 4/19/2022 — 4/20/2022 ● Status: Confirmed

Schools are driven by the ever-increasing demand for more funding, yet are also aware of return on investment. Therefore, many development leaders focus their fundraising efforts on major gifts.

$945.00
Platinum Members

$1,080.00 Gold $1,350.00 General & Silver

$810.00 Second Person

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How to Implement Transformative Faculty Growth & Evaluation

Date(s): 4/19/2022 — 4/20/2022 ● Status: Confirmed

Cultivate an understanding of the relationships between leadership, leader well-being, faculty culture, and student performance.

$945.00
Platinum Members

$1,080.00 Gold $1,350.00 General & Silver

$810.00 Second Person

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How to Move Past AP and Build a Mission- and Values-Based Curriculum

Date(s): 4/28/2022 — 4/29/2022 ● Status: Confirmed

If your school continues to offer standardized courses based on external content goals, you're missing out on a student-centered approach. Explore why and how your school must evaluate your existing curriculum and redesign it to better benefit your learners.

$945.00
Platinum Members

$1,080.00 Gold $1,350.00 General & Silver

$810.00 Second Person

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Transforming Student Assessment: Determining Authentic Evidence of Learning

Date(s): 5/11/2022 — 5/12/2022 ● Status: Confirmed

It’s time to think about your school’s approach to assessment—that is, how you measure evidence of learning and achievement. Explore how to assess learning that illustrates true comprehension and make changes moving forward.

$0.00
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$0.00 General

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The 11th Annual Advancement Academy

Date(s): 7/18/2022 — 7/22/2022 ● Status: Confirmed

The 11th Annual Advancement Academy is a hands-on, week-long professional development event like none other for private school leaders. Whether you choose to attend the Academy alone or with your school team, leave with the plan and tools to make a difference the minute you return to campus in the fall.

Join us and learn how you can achieve extraordinary results.

$2,982.00
Platinum Members

$3,408.00 Gold $4,260.00 General & Silver

$2,862.00 Second Person

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26th Annual Heads Retreat

Date(s): 11/2/2022 — 11/5/2022 ● Location: San Diego, CA ● Status: Confirmed

Gather with fellow Heads to examine the latest research to support your decision-making, engage in deep conversation, and network with peers who share your challenges to discover new perspectives. Seats for this intimate retreat are in high demand each year.

$2,695.00
Platinum Members

$3,080.00 Gold $3,850.00 General & Silver

We’ve seen an incredible amount of growth in enrollment after implementing ISM’s strategies. In 2016–17—after a year with our new strategies in place—our opening enrollment went from 492 to 520. For the 2017–2018 school year, we opened with 540 students.

SUMMER INSTITUTE PAST ATTENDEE SCHOOLS

The instructors and materials are compelling and engaging. ISM clearly has a passion for research, the results, and supporting the long-range successes of its members and participating schools.

SUMMER INSTITUTE PAST ATTENDEE SCHOOLS

This was my second ISM conference. I made the request to attend this year because of my experience at the first. ISM thinks of everything and I feel like the price is well worth it.

SUMMER INSTITUTE PAST ATTENDEE SCHOOLS

This was transformative for me in many ways. To hear other points of view and to see all of the aspects of the job so clearly has really made me rethink my practices and elevate my efficacy moving forward. My vision is clear and I now have so many resources to do the job well!

SUMMER INSTITUTE PAST ATTENDEE SCHOOLS

I honestly can’t say enough amazing things. I have learned so much here this week and can’t wait to take it all back to school and hit the ground running!