| Series and Courses |
Virtual Series and CoursesVirtual Series and CoursesThese multi-session programs will deepen learning, build community and streamline registration and communication. Look for these series, courses, and cohort programs in 2025-26.
Seven Sessions, September 2025 - May 2026
Building Better Boards
In this series of workshops attendees will explore the role of trustee, and provide a space for board members to learn from national thought leaders, experienced board chairs, heads of school and association leadership. Attendees can sign up session-by-session. NWAIS schools can register their whole board for the series at one low price. Read MoreFour Sessions, September-November 2025
Enrollment Marketing Mapping: A Four Part Series
An NWAIS workshop series to explore independent school enrollment management and learn how to use this four-step model to explore current practices and tune-up their school's admissions and marketing strategy. Read More
Three Sessions, October-November 2025 Student Engagement as a Design Challenge
An NWAIS workshop series to explore how to shift thinking about student engagement from a strategy challenge to a design challenge. Participants will explore how student engagement is shaped by the structures we create—moment to moment and over time. READ MORE
Three Sessions, January-February 2026 Fundraising Through Change: Strategies for Independent Schools
An NWAIS workshop series carried out in partnership with CCS Fundraising designed to help advancement teams to explore contemporary independent school development practices and learn how tune-up their school's fundraising strategies. READ MORE
Four Sessions, January-April 2026 Leading in an AI World
An NWAIS Workshop Series to support member school leaders in strategic thinking and implementation of thoughtful AI policies and practices. READ MORE
Three Sessions, January-March 2026 Financial Leadership for the 21st Century
An NWAIS Workshop Series to explore trends in the independent school financial model, how schools should be adapting to the changes, the best ways to interpret and report key data, and the most efficient and effective systems and processes for financial management. READ MORE
Four Sessions, January-March 2026 Assessing for Equity
An NWAIS workshop series designed for educators at all levels to explore, reflect, and design equitable assessment practices for students. READ MORE
Three Sessions, March 2026 Large Schools Symposium
An NWAIS course to support senior leaders, heads of school and trustees guiding the work of schools with student populations of over 400 students. Brought to you in partnership with NAIS and MISBO READ MORE
ONLINE & ASYNCHRONOUS Mergers & Acquisitions for Independent Schools
This course is offered in partnership with NJAIS. This online, asynchronous course provides Board members with the core considerations involved in school consolidations, outlining why schools may wish to merge, alternatives to merger, as well as best practices for Board members and the Head of School, alignment in governance and culture, mission continuity, and more. Registration is through the NJAIS learning platform. NWAIS account credits and "bill school" option are not available for this course. READ MORE |
2/9/2026 » 6/8/2026
DEIB Practitioner Round Tables
2/10/2026 » 5/12/2026
Senior Leadership Cohort: A Professional Learning Community 2025-2026
2/11/2026 » 2/13/2026
Future of Assessment Summit presented by Toddle