Events Calendar

A two-day, intensive experience designed specifically for independent school leadership teams, the Blueprint Sprint helps you turn strategy into measurable progress.  Led by Dr. Brett Jacobsen, SAIS president, 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.

In this session from the 2025-2026 NAIS Regional Affordability Webinar Series, engage in a conversation exploring the price and discounting trajectories independent schools in the Midwest region are on and how the characteristics of families in the aid pool are changing.

This student deliberative experience, hosted by NAIS, Close Up Foundation, and the Stanford University Deliberative Democracy Lab, invites high school students to critically examine the role of artificial intelligence in their lives and their future careers. Through expert panels, facilitated dialogue, and consensus-building exercises, students will gain the tools to lead meaningful conversations back at school and beyond. This runs concurrently with the 2025 NAIS Symposium on AI and the Future of Learning.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we teach, learn, and lead. As a forward-thinking school leader, you’re invited to this two-day summit designed to equip independent school professionals with the insights, tools, and connections to navigate the rapidly evolving AI landscape. Join leading voices in education and technology to explore how AI can empower educators, strengthen school systems, and enhance student learning. Through expert-led sessions, collaborative discussions, and practical demonstrations, you’ll gain the knowledge and confidence to lead your school into the future—ethically, strategically, and creatively. This event runs concurrently with the 2025 Student NextGen Roundtable: From Classrooms to Careers: How AI is Shaping Our Paths, hosted by NAIS, Close Up Foundation, and the Stanford University Deliberative Democracy Lab.

This multi-session, virtual, team-based workshop series designed for school teams to explore innovative staffing models and analyze compensation structures. Using insights from the NAIS Salary Explorer, NAIS Data and Analysis for School Leadership (DASL), and other sources, as well as NAIS Strategy Lab curated frameworks and processes, your school team will work to generate ideas for connecting your vision of the future to optimizing staff size, quality, and retention. Leave with a pitch deck and a concise, compelling story that outlines new strategic approaches for your compensation and staffing model. This experience includes a pre-session on November 19 and a post-session on February 11.

 

As you help manage challenges and opportunities in your independent school, you can see the power of shared knowledge and support. The NAIS Connect online communities have become a hub for robust discussions, resource sharing, and support. To provide another forum for connection, NAIS offers online meetups for executive assistants and support staff. These free, 45-minute get-togethers offer an opportunity to connect in small groups and discuss topics of your choice as you get to know others who do what you do. 

In this session from the 2025-2026 NAIS Mid-Level Leadership Webinar Series, join us for a discussion on how to become a more effective and impactful leader by mastering simple, powerful coaching habits.

In this session from the NAIS Mid-Level Leadership Webinar Series, learn how to hone your leadership skills in giving and receiving feedback with clarity and care.

In this session from the 2025-2026 NAIS Executive Assistant and Support Staff Webinar Series, join us to discuss ways to communicate more effectively, get tips to prioritize tasks, and find out how to set boundaries for yourself—all so you can assist your team successfully.

This event brings together high school students from across the country to build knowledge, develop strategies, and hone leadership skills to make a positive impact. Through engagement with experts and collaborative inquiry into pressing national issues, students consider their individual and collective responsibilities and agency, identify best practices in community engagement, and develop vision statements and strategies to make a difference in their own communities. Students will present those plans to teachers, administrators, and other participants in the concurrent 2026 NNSP Annual Conference.