2027 Cohort: 4 Questions Shaping Independent School Education

Independent schools are operating in an environment that is changing faster than many of the assumptions inside them (shifting demographics, new school choice funding, a growing field of microschools and alternatives, AI, and rising expectations from families and faculty). This three-part virtual cohort series gives senior leaders a focused space to work through the four questions shaping that landscape:

1. Are we becoming easier or harder to choose? 

2. Are we connecting students to the skills their future requires? 

3. Can we keep and develop the teachers this moment demands? 

4. What kind of school must we become next? 

Across three 2-hour sessions, participants will examine current data and trends; test them against their own school’s context; and use a shared framework of purpose, people, practice, proof, progress, and parameters to decide what to strengthen, redesign, or stop. Participants will leave with a clearer read on their own school’s position, sharper questions for their teams and boards, and a mission-anchored way to lead the adaptive work ahead.

The group will meet via Zoom from 3:30-5:30 PM Eastern / 2:30-4:30 PM Central on these dates:

Facilitator: Dr. Brett Jacobsen, SAIS President

Audience: Head of School, Associate/Assistant Head of School, Division Leaders, Advancement/Enrollment/Marketing 

Registration:
Members $325 | Non-members $625

Note: By registering for the first session, you'll automatically be enrolled in the other two sessions.