Conferences

2026 November Heads Meeting

Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM (CST) to Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 11:30 AM (CST)

Lively Hotel on Oak

ISAS welcomes all Heads of School to the annual November Meeting in Oklahoma City!

Early Bird (until October 26)	Regular (after October 26)
$625	$675

ISAS has reserved a block of rooms at The Lively at the rate of $159++/night. Click here to reserve your room.

We thank our corporate sponsors for their support of this conference.

November 8
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM	ISAS Standards Committee Meeting
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM	ISAS Board of Directors Meeting
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM	New Heads Gathering A time for new ISAS Heads to network with each other and ask questions of ISAS staff.
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Opening Reception for all ISAS Heads of School Sponsored by DovetailED
November 9
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	Breakfast Buffet
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM	Navigating the Space in Between: Leading with Intention Amid Competing Demands and Constituents Greg Bamford, Leadership+Design
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM	Headship: A discussion of the Summer Edition of Independent School Magazine Facilitated by Scott Griggs
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM	Lunch Sponsored by GFF Design
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Unconference
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Wisdom Road: Searching for Civility, Shared Values, and Common Ground Grant Lichtman, Author, Speaker, and Thought Leader on Civic Engagement
November 10
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	Breakfast Buffet
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM	What if We Are Asking the Wrong Questions About Department Chairs? Erin Rehel, One Schoolhouse
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM	Mandatory Membership Meeting