Fix Your Meetings
Emotionally Resilient Students
Deans & Department Chairs executive coaching
Technology, AI & Learning: A Dangerous Triumvirate
commUNITY for Division Heads & other Independent School Leaders Chicago February 2026 Conference Banner
Material Play: Clay & Dough
Freedom of Expression, Academic Inquiry & Inclusive & Productive Discourse
Beating the Winter Blues: Perspectives from Positive Psychology
Beyond the Basics: More Strategies to Build Executive Function Skills

The Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) serves more than 240 member schools, offering accreditation services, professional development for employees, parents & trustees across thirteen states. Our mission is to lead independent schools in providing exemplary education.

Workshop Webinar Conference

Educating Emotionally Resilient, Socially Skilled Students

December 5, 2025 · Workshop · Chicago

with Phyllis Fagell, Author & School Counselor

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Deans & Department Chairs: Coaching Skills to Lead Through Influence

December 8, 2025 · Workshop · Chicago

with Michelle Bostian, Executive Coach

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Technology, AI & Learning: A Dangerous Triumvirate

December 10, 2025 · Webinar

with Jared Cooney Horvath, Neuroscientist, Educator, Author

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Fix Your Meetings!

January 13, 15, 20 & 22, 2026 · Webinar

with Claire Bolger, the Meeting Medic

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Material Play: Clay & Dough

January 14, 2026 · Webinar

with Louisa Penfold, Harvard University

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Freedom of Expression, Academic Inquiry & Inclusive & Productive Discourse

January 16, 2026 · Workshop · Chicago

with Leila Brammer, University of Chicago

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Heads Conference: Leading When the Path is Hazy

January 29–30, 2026 · Chicago, IL
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commUNITY: for Division Heads & other Independent School Leaders

February 5–6, 2026 · Chicago, IL

True leadership means breaking down silos and creating something greater than any one of us could achieve alone.

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Beating the Winter Blues: Perspectives from Positive Psychology

February 10, 2026 · Webinar

with Tim Bono, Washington University in St. Louis

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Beyond the Basics: More Strategies to Build Executive Function Skills

March 6, 2026 · Workshop · Chicago

with Sarah Ward, Cognitive Connections

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Reimagining Teacher Evaluation

March 9, 2026 · Workshop · Chicago

with Lori Cohen, Consultant & Elizabeth Denevi, Lewis and Clark

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Emerging in Your Leadership with Emotional Intelligence: Strengths & Styles

April 17, 2026 · Workshop · Chicago

with Carrie Grimes, Vanderbilt University

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