Summer Gathering
2025-07-08 - 2025-07-10 | Washington, DC
All Leading Now members invited; Summer Gathering website: https://sites.google.com/leadingnow.org/summer-gathering-2025/

Briefing Session: Planning for the Unknown — Student-Centered Budgeting in a Time of Financial Uncertainty
2025-08-28 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Session led by Joseph Trawick-Smith; open to all Leading Now members and a +1 from their finance/leadership teams

Learning Series Session #1: Good Conflict for Educators (Amanda Ripley)
2025-09-16 15:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
This 3-session series is for full members and a +1 (board member or member of leadership team).

Cohort 16 Kickoff
2025-09-25 13:30 - 2025-09-26 14:30 | Atlanta, GA

Briefing Session: Education Politics & Policy
2025-09-30 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Session led by Seth Gerson, National Governors Association; open to all Leading Now members

Cohort 16 - Virtual Session #1
2025-10-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Zoom

Book Study Session #1
2025-10-15 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
This 3-session book study is for full members.
10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People by David Yeager
Facilitated by David Hardy

Learning Series Session #2: Good Conflict for Educators (Amanda Ripley)
2025-10-21 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom

Book Study Session #2
2025-10-29 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom

Learning Series Session #3: Good Conflict for Educators "Best Of" Frameworks
2025-11-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
This series is for full members and a +1

Book Study Session #3
2025-11-12 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom

Cohort 16 - Virtual Session #2
2025-11-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Zoom

Monthly Briefing: Open System Institute
2025-12-02 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
For all Leading Now members

Strategic Budgeting Learning Series #1: SteadfastK12
2025-12-09 11:00 - 12:30 | Zoom

Cohort 16 - Virtual Session #3
2025-12-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Zoom

Roundtable: Q&A with Dr. Rachel White (The Superintendent Lab)
2026-01-06 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
For full Leading Now members

Cohort 16 - Virtual Session #4
2026-01-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Zoom

Cohort 17 Kickoff
2026-01-13 15:00 - 2026-01-14 15:30
Dallas, TX

Strategic Budgeting Learning Series #2: Edunomics
2026-01-15 11:00 - 12:30 | Zoom

Governance Team Retreat
2026-01-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
For full Leading Now members + guests

Cohort 17 – Virtual Session #1
2026-01-29 13:00 - 15:00 | Zoom

Comms Session #1: Comms 101
2026-02-10 15:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
This series is for full members and/or communications staff

Strategic Budgeting Learning Series #3: Timely Schools
2026-02-17 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom

Comms Session #2: Comms 201 Part 1 - Budget Communications
2026-02-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom

Briefing: Education Politics in a Pluralistic Democracy
2026-02-26 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Andy Rotherham, Bellwether will lead this session for all members

Cohort 17 – Virtual Session #2
2026-03-05 13:00 - 15:00 | Zoom

Comms Session #3: Comms 201 Part 3 - School Communication Audits
2026-03-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom

Cohort 17 – Virtual Session #3
2026-04-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Zoom

Cohort 17 – Virtual Session #4
2026-05-07 13:00 - 15:00
