2026 Surviving & Thriving in School Administration

JUNE 15-17, 2026 | CHARLOTTE, NC

Audience: non-head administrators
Anticipated # of attendees: 40
Limited to one sponsor.

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2026 Institute for Administrative Assistants

JUNE 17-19, 2026 | CHARLOTTE, NC

Audience: executive and administrative assistants
Anticipated # of attendees: 60

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2026 Independent School Leadership Forum

JUNE 22-24, 2026 | CHARLOTTE, NC

Audience: division leaders, deans, associate heads, department chairs, admissions and advancement professionals, inclusion & belonging practitioners, and other mid-level administrators
Anticipated # of attendees: 75

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2026 Small Schools Summit

JUNE 24-26, 2026 | CHARLOTTE, NC

Audience: heads of school, assistant heads, division heads, and other administrators from small schools
Anticipated # of attendees: 40

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2026 Annual Conference

OCT 4-6, 2026 | CHATTANOOGA, TN

Audience: heads of school, assistant heads, division heads, academic deans, deans of students, business officers, tech directors, advancement directors, enrollment directors, and communications/marketing directors
Anticipated # of attendees: 325-350
Check out the 2025 Annual Conference Recap.
Watch this short video for an intro to the conference.

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2027 Academic Support & Student Well-Being Conference

FEB 7-9, 2027 | ATLANTA, GA

Audience: academic support specialists, counselors, nurses, deans of student life, community/belonging directors, and athletic trainers
Anticipated # of attendees: up to 300
More info coming soon!

2027 TransformED: Teaching & Learning Conference

FEB 9-10, 2027 | ATLANTA, GA

Audience: heads of school, assistant heads, division heads, academic administrators, deans of students, academic support, department chairs, school counselors, teachers
Anticipated # of attendees: Up to 200
More info coming soon!

2027 Independent School Brand Summit

FEB 10-11, 2027 | ATLANTA, GA

Audience: brand strategists, marketing & communications professionals, fundraisers, advancement & enrollment management leaders
Anticipated # of attendees: Up to 200
More info coming soon!

2027 Designing Inclusion: A Mission-Centered Institute

FEB 10-11, 2027 | ATLANTA, GA

Audience: inclusion practitioners & those supporting the work
Anticipated # of attendees: Up to 60
More info coming soon!

2027 Annual Conference

OCT 24-26, 2027 | CHATTANOOGA, TN

Audience: heads of school, assistant heads, division heads, academic deans, deans of students, business officers, tech directors, advancement directors, enrollment directors, and communications/marketing directors
Anticipated # of attendees: 325-350
More info coming soon!

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