2026 NEASC Leadership Conference

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Join educational leaders and NEASC staff as they share their journeys to create a Vision of a Learner to articulate their school’s learning goals for their students.
Learn how schools across New England have used this guiding document to align curriculum, bring staff together around shared philosophy, and assess student success. Presenters and NEASC staff will share examples of successful implementation, and resources and ideas for bringing this process in your school.

Designed for group participation, this workshop is an opportunity to work collaboratively, with your school team or with others, to understand the importance and implications of developing a Vision of a Learner, consider your school's values and learning goals, and start to understand the importance of authentic assessment for that vision.

All participants will receive a handbook for implementation and access to a library of resources and exemplars from public, independent, and international schools.

Prepare to take on a leadership role on a NEASC Visiting Team through this focused training for school leaders. Ideal for future Chairs and Assistant Chairs, the session provides a clear, comprehensive grounding in the accreditation process of the Commission on Independent Schools.

Through hands on activities and practical discussion, participants will gain the knowledge and perspective needed to step confidently into these leadership roles.

Independent school leaders who have never served as Chairs or Assistant Chairs — as well as those who haven’t participated in a NEASC visit in some time — are warmly encouraged to attend.

The session begins at 11am, includes lunch, and concludes with the Welcome Reception for the NEASC Leadership Conference.

NEASC is offering Lead Visitor Training for experienced international school visitors who we believe have the potential to excel as leaders of accreditation teams. This one day workshop is for individuals who will be new to the role of NEASC ACE lead visitor, and for those who have been lead visitors, but would like to refresh their skills.

A profile of a successful Lead Visitor includes: school leadership experience, experience on several accreditation visits, understanding of the ethos of NEASC ACE, embracing our developmental approach to accreditation, and belief in our goals to help schools develop future-ready learners.

How can schools and districts best serve increasingly diverse student populations? How can leaders design systems that leverage multilingualism and support multilingual learner success? This interactive preconference will build shared understanding of how leaders can connect research to practice and build collective efficacy in serving multilingual learners and their families. Using a systems change approach, we will share insights from action research projects designed and implemented at schools around the world to study new strategies and systematically collect data to understand what works and why. You will leave with tools to apply in your own context and opportunities to collaborate within a cohort connecting research to practice.  

This interactive workshop brings together three essential dimensions of transformational learning: designing future-ready curriculum, developing meaningful assessment systems, and creating aligned learner and teacher profiles that reflect a school’s vision for high-quality learning.

Grounded in the NEASC ACE Learning Principles, a Framework for High-Quality Learning, and emerging global education priorities, participants will explore how schools can build coherent systems that connect curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, and learner outcomes in ways that prepare students to thrive in an unpredictable and rapidly changing world.

Enjoy a buffet lunch with us before returning to your workshop session.

All conference attendees are encouraged to attend.

Thank you to our reception sponsor ___________!