2026 SAIS Annual Conference: Grid

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The Heads Forum: 4 Questions Shaping Independent School Education 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Designing Future-Ready Learning Today 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Accreditation Workshop 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Sponsor Set-Up 11:00am - 1:00pm

Registration Open 1:45pm - 7:00pm

Sponsor Booths Open 1:45pm - 7:00pm

Break 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Reception 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Connections Lounge 1:45pm - 7:00pm

Mapping the Parent Journey 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Roundtable: PreK-8 Heads 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Sustaining Faculty Motivation & Engagement 4:30pm - 6:00pm

SAIS 101 3:15pm - 4:00pm

Navigating Meridian 2:00pm - 4:00pm

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Ballroom	Plaza A	Plaza B	Plaza C	Prefunction	Room 2	Room 3	Room 4	Room 5	Room 6	Room 7-8	Room 9-10	Upper Rotunda

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Breakfast 8:00am - 9:00am

Keynote: Innovation-ish 9:00am - 10:00am

Community & Conversation Lunch 11:45am - 1:00pm

Keynote: Prosper, Prepare, Protect 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Student-Centered Schedule Design: Aligning Time With Learning 10:30am - 11:45am

Rigor, Regulation, and the Science of Engagement 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Quiet Room 8:00am - 6:00pm

Teaching Well as AI Reshapes Classrooms 10:30am - 11:45am

HR Compliance in Action: Master the Tricky Situations 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Leading Through the Metacrisis 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Registration Open 7:45am - 6:00pm

Sponsor Booths Open 8:00am - 6:00pm

Break 10:00am - 10:30am

Break 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Break 3:30pm - 4:00pm

Reception 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Booth Tear-Down | Friend Sponsors 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Connections Lounge 8:00am - 6:00pm

AIMS Sponsor Spotlight: Redirect... 10:00am - 10:30am

Toddle Sponsor Spotlight: Does Y... 2:00pm - 2:30pm

2026-27 National and Regional Financial Aid Trends 10:30am - 11:45am

Mentoring: Build a Sense of Belonging and Purpose 1:00pm - 2:00pm

The Invisible Handbook: Decoding the Unwritten Rules of School C... 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Growing Leaders From Within: Cultivating Leadership Through Intentionality 10:30am - 11:45am

I Have This Data; Now What? 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Relationships First: Aligning Leadership, Faculty, and Families 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Leading Campaigns and Construction Successfully: Avoiding the Risks and Reaping... 10:30am - 11:45am

Actionable Data: Prioritizing Student and Educator Well-Being 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Data Fluency in the Age of AI 2:30pm - 3:30pm

From Avoidance to Action: A Practical Framework for Leading Difficult Conversati... 10:30am - 11:45am

When AI Acts: Redesigning Learning and Assessment 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Independent Schools Legal Update: What's New and What's Next 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Strategic Plans Don't Fund Themselves 10:30am - 11:45am

Symbols, Strategy, and School Spirit: Durham Academy's Rebrand 1:00pm - 2:00pm

What a Capital Campaign Is Really Asking of Your School 2:30pm - 3:30pm

The Resistance Paradox: Approaches to Growth, Evaluation, and Feedback 10:30am - 11:45am

World & Work Ready: Diploma Distinctions 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Why Trustees Serve and How Leaders Should Respond 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Karaoke 8:30pm - 10:00pm

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Breakfast 8:00am - 9:00am

Keynote: Leadership Unblocked 9:00am - 10:00am

Cultivating Belonging in the Era of AI 10:30am - 11:30am

Quiet Room 8:00am - 11:30am

Building Culture and Retention Through Employee Wellness Program... 10:30am - 11:30am

Registration Open 7:45am - 11:45am

Sponsor Booths Open | Silver, Gold, Platinum 8:00am - 10:30am

Break 10:00am - 10:30am

Booth Tear Down | Silver, Gold, and Platinum Sponsors 10:30am - 11:30am

Adjourn | See you...

Connections Lounge 8:00am - 10:30am

Leading Schoolwide AI Through Strategic Task Force Design 10:30am - 11:30am

Leverage Your Professional Growth System to Drive Retention 10:30am - 11:30am

Tying Outcomes to the Independent School Value Proposition 10:30am - 11:30am

Building High-Performance Leadership Metabolism 10:30am - 11:30am

Using Operational AI to Strengthen Institutional Advancement 10:30am - 11:30am

Thinking About Thinking: Unlocking Student Autonomy Through SRL 10:30am - 11:30am

Accreditation Chair Training 12:00pm - 2:00pm

2026 SAIS Annual Conference

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