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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Human-Centered AI: AI in Service of Strategic Priorities and Mission
Date(s): 10/7/2025 ● Status: Open
Understand how to align AI adoption with what you hold dear.
$225.00
General & Silver
$180.00 Gold
$180.00 3+ Person
The Three Leadership Factors that Promote School Culture and Success
Date(s): 10/8/2025 ● Time: 3:00pm ET ● Status: Open
Learn the three factors within leaders that foster a strong, healthy culture that ultimately maximize school success.
$161.00
General
$0.00 For all members
Human-Centered AI: Strategies for Communicating About AI at Your School
Date(s): 10/14/2025 ● Status: Open
Effectively navigate diverse community perspectives, including skepticism, and determine the best communication strategies to frame AI.
$225.00
General & Silver
$180.00 Gold
$180.00 3+ Person
Five Things Heads Need to Know to Avoid Costly Survey Mistakes
Date(s): 10/15/2025 ● Time: 12:00pm ET ● Status: Open
Learn how to avoid common survey pitfalls and capture feedback that truly matters.
$0.00
For all members & General
Smart Scheduling Strategies to Boost Student and Faculty Success
Date(s): 10/16/2025 ● Time: 3:00pm ET ● Status: Open
Get a headstart on next year’s schedule with tips and tricks to design it right the first time.
$0.00
For all members & General
Human-Centered AI: AI-driven Solutions to Preserve Connection and Belonging
Date(s): 10/21/2025 ● Status: Open
Explore how AI can be leveraged to enhance the core human elements of an independent school education — not detract from them.
$225.00
General & Silver
$180.00 Gold
$180.00 3+ Person
From Posts to Purpose: Build Your School’s Strategic Social Media Content Plan
Date(s): 10/22/2025 ● Time: 3:00pm ET ● Status: Open
Learn how to move from “scattergy” to strategy with a clear, goal-driven content plan for your school’s social media.
$161.00
General
$0.00 For all members
The Pivotal Role of the Development Committee Chair
Date(s): 10/29/2025 ● Time: 3:00pm ET ● Status: Open
Explore how the development committee chair ensures philanthropy is purposeful, donor-centered, and aligned with your school’s long-term goals.
$161.00
General
$0.00 For all members