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K12 Systems Improvement Pre-Conference at the Improvement in Education Summit
Two events, one trip.
Start with the Studer Education K12 Systems Improvement Pre-Conference on November 2. Then join the 2026 Improvement in Education Summit on November 3–4.
You'll build practical skills in improvement science and learn to test and scale what works. You'll gain strategies for managing change, strengthening partnerships, engaging and retaining employees, and more. Leave with a network of leaders solving the same challenges.
November 2, 2026 • Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk

Take Your Leadership to the Next Level: An Interactive 9 Pillars of Leadership Excellence Workshop – Kentucky
From Leadership Strategy to Everyday Practice.
Join us alongside other K-12 district leaders and their teams to discover practical strategies that will help you strengthen culture, improve communication, engage employees, and elevate performance.
Leave with practical tools, fresh ideas, and a clear plan you can implement right away.
December 9, 2026 • Elizabethtown, KY

Destination High Performance (DHP) Virtual K-12 Leadership Conference
Save the date. Start the year with a plan.
Join K-12 leaders online to learn from peers, share what's working, and turn New Year momentum into strategies your team can use right away.
January 12, 2027 • Virtual

Take Your Leadership to the Next Level: An Interactive 9 Pillars of Leadership Excellence Workshop – California
From Leadership Strategy to Classroom Reality.
Most leadership workshops end when the presentations are over. This one goes further — two days designed to help your team build consistency, improve processes, and establish true standards of excellence.
- Day 1: Learn practical leadership strategies.
- Day 2: See the work in action — exclusive access to Hemet Unified School District classrooms.
February 8-9, 2027 • Hemet, California

Take Your Leadership to the Next Level: An Interactive 9 Pillars of Leadership Excellence Workshop – Oregon
From Leadership Strategy to Classroom Reality.
Most leadership workshops end when the presentations are over. This one goes further — two days designed to help your team build consistency, improve processes, and establish true standards of excellence.
- Day 1: Learn practical leadership strategies.
- Day 2: See the work in action — exclusive access to Estacada School District classrooms.
March 9 - 10, 2027 • Estacada, Oregon

Take Your Leadership to the Next Level: An Interactive 9 Pillars of Leadership Excellence Workshop – Arizona
From Leadership Strategy to Classroom Reality.
Most leadership workshops end when the presentations are over. This one goes further — two days designed to help your team build consistency, improve processes, and establish true standards of excellence.
- Day 1: Learn practical leadership strategies.
- Day 2: See the work in action — exclusive access to Casa Grande Elementary School District classrooms.
April 20-21, 2027 • Casa Grande, Arizona
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