Are Daily Demands Keeping Your School’s Strategy on Hold?
As an independent school leader, you juggle the urgent and the important every day. The demands of students, faculty, and families require your immediate attention, but where does that leave your long-term strategic goals?
Too often, strategy gets discussed but stalls in implementation. Schools struggle to turn big-picture vision into real, measurable action while balancing the daily pressures of leadership.
Led by Dr. Brett Jacobsen, SAIS president, and Ann Marsh Rutledge, SAIS director of strategic design & innovation, this high-impact workshop will give your team a structured blueprint and practical tools to bring a strategic priority to life so you can return to your school ready to implement real change.


“The opportunity to unplug from school operations to focus on strategic planning was great. Having the session facilitated by independent school professionals with strategic planning experience was invaluable.”
Previous Attendee
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