NAIS School Leadership Institute
June 23-26, 2026 ; Emory Conference Center Hotel, Atlanta, GA ( registration has closed ) The NAIS School Leadership Institute (SLI) is an intensive program to help you better understand your own leadership style and identify your strengths—as well as areas for growth—in five key facets of independent school leadership. NAIS Diversity Leadership Institute July 26-31, 2026; Emory Conference Center Hotel, Atlanta, GA ( registration is now open ) The NAIS Diversity Leadership Institute (DLI) offers
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The institute incorporates learning experiences at four levels: whole group, working group, homeroom groups, and individual meetings. A unique facet of this institute is the incorporation of a 360-degree assessment anchored in the best-selling Leadership Practices Inventory. Drawing on personalized data from your own school context, come away with actionable insights into your own leadership, a renewed sense of purpose for your work, and clarity about future goals for your ongoing growth as a leader. Best of all, SLI provides the opportunity to build close-knit relationships with mentors and peers from around the country—professionals who will sustain and support you throughout your career.
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- Best Practices Leadership best practices for all levels of leaders.
- Feedback on Strengths and Areas for Growth A 360-degree review from your colleagues, supervisors, and direct reports on your personal strengths and areas for growth as a leader.
- Small-Group Sharing Small-group processing around personal and professional celebrations and challenges.
- Practical Applications Tools, activities, and language you can take back to your team at school and immediately apply as you seek to intentionally grow as a leader.
2026 Faculty
- Nayo Brooks Lower School Principal St. Paul’s Episcopal School (CA)
- Chia-Chee Chiu Assistant Head of School for Academics Park Tudor School (IN)
- Carl Coombs Assistant Head of School and Interim Lower School Head Brimmer and May School (MA)
- Mark Garrison Assistant Head of School Breck School (MN)
- Carrie Green Head of Middle School Brentwood School (CA)
- Stacia McFadden Head of Upper School Rowland Hall (UT)
- Jason Novak Assistant Head of School for Quakerism and Community Well-Being Brooklyn Friends School (NY)
- Phelana Pang Assistant Head of School Seattle Girls’ School (WA)
- Rob Scotlan Head of School Seabury School (WA)
- John Shoe Coordinator of Faculty and Program Development The Logan School (CO)
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