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Leading From The Middle: Managing Up, Down, and Across
Oct 29, 2025 10:00AM—12:00PM
Virtual
This program is designed for leaders who want to navigate these complexities with greater confidence and clarity learning with and from a community of practitioners. Together, we’ll tackle the challenges that come with making tough decisions, leading effective meetings, supervising your peers, and giving feedback that builds rather than erodes trust.
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Human-Centered AI for Lower School Educators
Oct 28, 2025 3:30PM—5:00PM
Virtual
In this virtual series for lower school educators we will explore the importance of human-centered approaches, share insights into the value of AI literacy, engage with AI tools, and examine supportive leadership frameworks and processes. This dynamic program will meet educators where they are in their AI journeys and build a learning community of educators grappling with the complexity of this work
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Leadership Fellows Program
Oct 24, 2025 6:00PM—Oct 26, 2025 12:00PM
Upham Hotel in Santa Barbara
This year-long fellowship for experienced educators from throughout California supports the unique demands of independent school leaders—the only program of its kind in California!
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Finance & Sustainability in Independent Schools: A Practical Approach to Management and Innovation
Oct 22, 2025 2:30PM—5:30PM
Virtual
This 5-session program will help educators develop practical financial and risk management skills necessary for leadership roles in K12 schools, both day schools and boarding schools. Moving beyond the theoretical and foundational principles of finance, we will ground our work together in the practical tools that educators and schools can use to understand trends, articulate current and potential economic challenges, and develop strategic and action-oriented approaches to sound financial management and financial sustainability.
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Practical AI for School Leaders
Oct 15, 2025 10:00AM—11:30AM
Virtual
This session is designed for school leaders who want to better understand how to use generative AI to support their own work and goals. While they are often immersed in questions of philosophy, policy, and supporting students and colleagues, school leaders rarely have the opportunity to explore generative AI in practical terms: learning the skills and tools that will make them more effective users of this powerful technology.
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Parent Communication Strategies: Academic Feedback and Narrative Reports
Oct 09, 2025 3:30PM—5:30PM
Virtual
Educators navigate increasingly complex parent and caretaker communication situations in person, over the phone, via email, Zoom, and during in-person school events. Please join facilitator Dr. Jawaan Wallace, Director of Enrollment Management and Collegiate Partnerships at Marlborough School to build your toolkit of effective, responsive, and nimble communication strategies.
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Making Sense of AI
Sep 24, 2025 3:30PM—5:00PM
Virtual
This workshop offers educators relevant and practical entry points to begin the process of making sense of AI. We’ll cover three guiding principles and seven strategies for understanding AI’s impact on education and harnessing its power to support deeper learning and teaching.
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Department Chairs Institute
Aug 06, 2025 10:00AM—Aug 08, 2025 3:00PM
Virtual
The Department Chairs Institute will guide participants in exploring the multilayered challenges of this unique position and in developing the knowledge, skills, and strategies needed to become effective department leaders.
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CAIS + CATDC Responsive Leadership Workshop: Upholding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Independent Schools
Aug 04, 2025 10:00AM—Aug 06, 2025 12:00PM
Virtual
This two-day virtual Summer Institute is designed for school leadership teams to meet the moment in upholding and sustaining DEI efforts. We will explore the legal landscape, assess institutional risks, and develop strategies that align with mission and values. Our purpose is to come together to reaffirm and strengthen our shared work fostering equity and inclusion.
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Leveraging UDL 3.0 to Increase Engagement
Jul 25, 2025 9:30AM—3:30PM
Virtual
Join us for a full-day virtual workshop to gain familiarity with UDL and the major shifts associated with the recent 3.0 updates. We will then reconnect for three, 90-minute virtual sessions across the school year to focus on the design process, applying and reflecting on UDL-aligned strategies, and addressing relevant problems of practice.
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From Busy to Intentional: Leveraging Analog, Digital, and AI tools to Bring Balance to Your Work Life
Jun 16, 2025 2:00PM—Jun 18, 2025 4:00PM
Virtual
Take control of your time and shift from reactive to strategic in this interactive workshop designed to help busy educators work more efficiently. You’ll practice proven strategies for managing projects, email, and digital workspaces while integrating generative AI tools to streamline tasks. Led by Head of School Andrew Davis, this hands-on experience will equip you with practical systems to make your work more productive and rewarding.
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Parent Communication Strategies
Jun 13, 2025 10:00AM—12:00PM
Virtual
Educators navigate increasingly complex parent and caretaker communication situations in person, over the phone, via email, Zoom, and during in-person school events. Please join facilitator Dr. Jawaan Wallace, Director of Enrollment Management and Collegiate Partnerships at Marlborough School to build your toolkit of effective, responsive, and nimble communication strategies.
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Making Sense of AI
Apr 21, 2025 9:00AM—3:00PM
Riviera Ridge School
What is our job as educators in a world being disrupted by generative artificial intelligence (AI)? How do we embrace the potential of this powerful tool while staying aware of, and hopefully avoiding, its pitfalls? This introductory workshop offers educators relevant and practical entry points to begin the process of making sense of AI.
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AI and the Teaching of Writing: Design Sprint
Apr 14, 2025 3:30PM—5:00PM
Virtual
This two-part continuation of the “AI and the Teaching of Writing” workshop offers educators the time, space, and support to redesign a key writing assessment in response to generative AI.
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Coping Through Crisis: Support for Those Affected by the Southern California Fires
Mar 12, 2025 3:30PM—4:30PM
Virtual
The loss and destruction caused by the recent Southern California wildfires has been devastating. It’s important for educators to give themselves grace and seek community during this time of recovery. In partnership with Licensed Clinical Social Worker and school-based mental health professional, Jill Ma (she/her), CATDC is offering support groups for educators impacted by the fires.
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Leading From The Middle: Managing Up, Down, and Across
Oct 29, 2025 10:00AM—12:00PM
Virtual
This program is designed for leaders who want to navigate these complexities with greater confidence and clarity learning with and from a community of practitioners. Together, we’ll tackle the challenges that come with making tough decisions, leading effective meetings, supervising your peers, and giving feedback that builds rather than erodes trust.
View MoreHuman-Centered AI for Lower School Educators
Oct 28, 2025 3:30PM—5:00PM
Virtual
In this virtual series for lower school educators we will explore the importance of human-centered approaches, share insights into the value of AI literacy, engage with AI tools, and examine supportive leadership frameworks and processes. This dynamic program will meet educators where they are in their AI journeys and build a learning community of educators grappling with the complexity of this work
View MoreLeadership Fellows Program
Oct 24, 2025 6:00PM—Oct 26, 2025 12:00PM
Upham Hotel in Santa Barbara
This year-long fellowship for experienced educators from throughout California supports the unique demands of independent school leaders—the only program of its kind in California!
View MoreFinance & Sustainability in Independent Schools: A Practical Approach to Management and Innovation
Oct 22, 2025 2:30PM—5:30PM
Virtual
This 5-session program will help educators develop practical financial and risk management skills necessary for leadership roles in K12 schools, both day schools and boarding schools. Moving beyond the theoretical and foundational principles of finance, we will ground our work together in the practical tools that educators and schools can use to understand trends, articulate current and potential economic challenges, and develop strategic and action-oriented approaches to sound financial management and financial sustainability.
View MorePractical AI for School Leaders
Oct 15, 2025 10:00AM—11:30AM
Virtual
This session is designed for school leaders who want to better understand how to use generative AI to support their own work and goals. While they are often immersed in questions of philosophy, policy, and supporting students and colleagues, school leaders rarely have the opportunity to explore generative AI in practical terms: learning the skills and tools that will make them more effective users of this powerful technology.
View MoreParent Communication Strategies: Academic Feedback and Narrative Reports
Oct 09, 2025 3:30PM—5:30PM
Virtual
Educators navigate increasingly complex parent and caretaker communication situations in person, over the phone, via email, Zoom, and during in-person school events. Please join facilitator Dr. Jawaan Wallace, Director of Enrollment Management and Collegiate Partnerships at Marlborough School to build your toolkit of effective, responsive, and nimble communication strategies.
View MoreMaking Sense of AI
Sep 24, 2025 3:30PM—5:00PM
Virtual
This workshop offers educators relevant and practical entry points to begin the process of making sense of AI. We’ll cover three guiding principles and seven strategies for understanding AI’s impact on education and harnessing its power to support deeper learning and teaching.
View MoreDepartment Chairs Institute
Aug 06, 2025 10:00AM—Aug 08, 2025 3:00PM
Virtual
The Department Chairs Institute will guide participants in exploring the multilayered challenges of this unique position and in developing the knowledge, skills, and strategies needed to become effective department leaders.
View MoreCAIS + CATDC Responsive Leadership Workshop: Upholding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Independent Schools
Aug 04, 2025 10:00AM—Aug 06, 2025 12:00PM
Virtual
This two-day virtual Summer Institute is designed for school leadership teams to meet the moment in upholding and sustaining DEI efforts. We will explore the legal landscape, assess institutional risks, and develop strategies that align with mission and values. Our purpose is to come together to reaffirm and strengthen our shared work fostering equity and inclusion.
View MoreLeveraging UDL 3.0 to Increase Engagement
Jul 25, 2025 9:30AM—3:30PM
Virtual
Join us for a full-day virtual workshop to gain familiarity with UDL and the major shifts associated with the recent 3.0 updates. We will then reconnect for three, 90-minute virtual sessions across the school year to focus on the design process, applying and reflecting on UDL-aligned strategies, and addressing relevant problems of practice.
View MoreFrom Busy to Intentional: Leveraging Analog, Digital, and AI tools to Bring Balance to Your Work Life
Jun 16, 2025 2:00PM—Jun 18, 2025 4:00PM
Virtual
Take control of your time and shift from reactive to strategic in this interactive workshop designed to help busy educators work more efficiently. You’ll practice proven strategies for managing projects, email, and digital workspaces while integrating generative AI tools to streamline tasks. Led by Head of School Andrew Davis, this hands-on experience will equip you with practical systems to make your work more productive and rewarding.
View MoreParent Communication Strategies
Jun 13, 2025 10:00AM—12:00PM
Virtual
Educators navigate increasingly complex parent and caretaker communication situations in person, over the phone, via email, Zoom, and during in-person school events. Please join facilitator Dr. Jawaan Wallace, Director of Enrollment Management and Collegiate Partnerships at Marlborough School to build your toolkit of effective, responsive, and nimble communication strategies.
View MoreMaking Sense of AI
Apr 21, 2025 9:00AM—3:00PM
Riviera Ridge School
What is our job as educators in a world being disrupted by generative artificial intelligence (AI)? How do we embrace the potential of this powerful tool while staying aware of, and hopefully avoiding, its pitfalls? This introductory workshop offers educators relevant and practical entry points to begin the process of making sense of AI.
View MoreAI and the Teaching of Writing: Design Sprint
Apr 14, 2025 3:30PM—5:00PM
Virtual
This two-part continuation of the “AI and the Teaching of Writing” workshop offers educators the time, space, and support to redesign a key writing assessment in response to generative AI.
View MoreCoping Through Crisis: Support for Those Affected by the Southern California Fires
Mar 12, 2025 3:30PM—4:30PM
Virtual
The loss and destruction caused by the recent Southern California wildfires has been devastating. It’s important for educators to give themselves grace and seek community during this time of recovery. In partnership with Licensed Clinical Social Worker and school-based mental health professional, Jill Ma (she/her), CATDC is offering support groups for educators impacted by the fires.
View More