2015 NAIS Leadership Through Partnership October 2 – 4, 2015 The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center
Program Schedule
Friday, October 2nd 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Registration
1:00 – 1:15 PM
Welcome and Logistics
1:15 – 3:00 PM
Governance 101* (Jack Creeden, President, School Year Abroad; former NAIS board chair)
3:00 – 3:15 PM
Break
3:15 – 3:30 PM
Opening Remarks (John Chubb, President, NAIS)
3:30 – 5:00 PM
Plenary 1: Changing the Conversation; Transforming Your Board’s Effectiveness through Organizational Change (Vince Watchorn, Head of School, Providence Country Day School)
5:15 – 6:15 PM
Reception
National Ballroom Foyer National Ballroom
National Ballroom Foyer
*Governance 101 is an optional session for those who are new to governance, LTP, or simply want a refresher course in good governance basics.
Saturday, October 3rd The Center for Creative Leadership joins us for… 7:00 – 7:45 AM
Breakfast
8:00 – 8:10 AM
Introduction and Welcome
8:10 – 8:35 AM
Opening Exercise
8:35 – 9:30 AM
The Partnership Frame
9:30 – 10:30 AM
DAC – Key tools for achieving partnership
National Ballroom Foyer All Day - National Ballroom
1|Page LtP 2015
10:30 – 10:45 AM
BREAK
10:45 – 11:15 AM
Trust and Interdependence
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Emotional Intelligence
12:00 NOON
LUNCH
1:00 - 2:00 PM
Growth Mindset
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Learning Curve; Developing a Learning Culture
3:00 – 3:15 PM
BREAK
3:15 – 4:00 PM
Leadership Culture – Management vs. Leadership Strategies
4:00 PM
Leadership Philosophy – Building an Alliance, Agreeing on Goals and Strategies
5:30 PM
Wrap up for the day, Dinner on own
Sunday, October 4th 8:00 – 8:45 AM
Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Plenary 2: School Finance; All Day - National Ballroom Preparing for an Unknown Future (Marc Levinson, Executive Director, MISBO and Donna Orem, COO, NAIS)
10:00 – 10:15 AM
Break
10:15 – 11:30 AM
Plenary 3: Marketplace Trends; What Every Board Must Know (Donna Orem, COO, NAIS and Marc Levinson, Executive Director, MISBO)