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2025-26 ACIS Professional Development Series (Subscription or A la Carte options)
Description (Speaker Series Menu)
Heads of School: Click here to register your school
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2025 ACIS-Atlis 9ine Academies
Who:  Technology Director and Officers
Title: Advance your team’s skills with deep dives in IT operations, AI, and school data strategy
When: 9ine Tech Academy (January-May, 2026); 9ine AI and Privacy Academy (November, 2025-July, 2026)
Where: Virtual  
                             Description and Registration                             
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Senior Leader Business Strategy Cohort series - 5 working sessions to strengthen the school model
Presenter: Peter Baron, Founder, MoonshotOS
For: Heads of School (primary audience), CFOs/Business Officers, Enrollment Managers, Development Directors, and Board Finance leaders 
Thursday Session Dates: 2/12, 3/12, 4/14, 5/5, 6/9
Time: 11:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m on Zoom. Please view description.
Description                            Registration
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2026 ACIS-IndySchool Consultancy Webinar
Who: Heads of School, Trustees, HR Directors, Division Heads
Title: Search Readiness Matters: Preparing Your School for a Successful Leadership Transition
Presenter: Tim Viands, President, IndySchool Consultancy
Thursday April 9th from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Where: Virtual on Zoom
Description                          Registration
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2026 ACIS Spring Governance Workshop
Who: Independent School Trustees, Heads, Directors & Aspiring Heads
Title: BECOMING A BOARD OF THE FUTURE
Presenter: Mark Crotty
When: Monday, April 13 from 9-11 a.m. MDT
Where: Virtual on Zoom
Description                            Registration
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SAVE-THE-DATE!
The Colorado Diversity Network Spring Workshop:
Mapping Our Social Change Roles in Crisis and Beyond - Deepa Iyer
Thursday, April 16, 2026 from 9am - 12pm (MT)
Where: In-Person location (Cherry Hills Village)
Description & Registration coming soon!
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2026 ACIS-Boost My School Webinar
Who: Heads of School, Development Officers
Title: Accelerating your Annual Fund Participation: Peer-to-Peer Campaign Strategy
Presenter: Mandy Brindle and Lily Shaw at Boost My School
April 21st from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Where: Virtual on Zoom
Description                          Registration

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

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SAVE-THE-DATE!
Spring Virtual Networking Session with The Colorado Diversity Network
Thursday, April 30, 2026 from 5-7 PM on Zoom
RSVP information coming later...
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OTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFERINGS

Title: Mergers and Acquisitions in Independent Schools
Time to Complete Course: 2 hours
Delivery Mode: asynchronous, self-paced (you can start, and return at any time)
Expiration: none
Cost: $175 per person