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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Chairing Your Department: The First Five Years
Date(s): 7/13/2026 — 7/17/2026 ● Status: Open
Strengthen your leadership presence, communicate with greater clarity, manage your team with confidence, and align your department’s work with your school’s mission and long-term goals.
$4,995.00
General & Silver
$4,495.00 Gold
$3,795.00 3+ Person
Leading the Effective Upper School
Date(s): 7/13/2026 — 7/17/2026 ● Status: Open
Discover and refine your leadership style as you deepen your approach to faculty evaluation, change management, culture-building, and schedule design.
$4,995.00
General & Silver
$4,495.00 Gold
$3,795.00 3+ Person
Leading the Effective Lower School
Date(s): 7/13/2026 — 7/17/2026 ● Status: Open
Gain the skills and strategies to build a cohesive team, strengthen faculty culture, and lead a student-centered lower school with clarity and confidence.
$4,995.00
General & Silver
$4,495.00 Gold
$3,795.00 3+ Person
Balance Your Roles as Upper School Dean of Students
Date(s): 7/13/2026 — 7/17/2026 ● Status: Open
Gain the clarity, skills, and confidence to lead a mission-driven, student-centered upper school culture that supports adolescent growth and well-being.
$4,995.00
General & Silver
$4,495.00 Gold
$3,795.00 3+ Person
Leading the Effective Middle School
Date(s): 7/13/2026 — 7/17/2026 ● Status: Open
Learn how to uphold your school’s mission and culture, engage faculty and staff, and enhance the student experience.
$4,995.00
General & Silver
$4,495.00 Gold
$3,795.00 3+ Person
Finance Without Fear: A Head’s Guide to Mission-Driven Financial Leadership
Date(s): 7/15/2026 — 7/17/2026 ● Status: Open
Build a fiscal success framework that sets your school on a strong path and enables you to speak confidently about core principles of financial responsibility and accountability.
$2,220.00
General & Silver
$1,998.00 Gold
$1,598.00 3+ Person
Rebuild, Refine, Reinvent: Creating a Modern Advisory Program
Date(s): 7/15/2026 — 7/17/2026 ● Status: Open
Create and implement a thriving advisory program that truly supports your middle and upper school students.
$2,775.00
General & Silver
$2,495.00 Gold
$2,020.00 3+ Person
Design a Faculty Growth System That Works
Date(s): 10/20/2026 — 10/21/2026 ● Status: Open
Build a faculty culture where educators feel supported, accountable, and confident enough to take the risks that lead to meaningful professional growth.
$675.00
General & Silver
$540.00 Gold
$510.00 3+ Person