Professional Development Opportunities
Our programs not only help you discover new solutions to your tactical and strategic problems but also ensure you're growing as a leader. Ready to connect to the most dynamic and engaging community of enrollment leaders anywhere?
Enhance your skill set.
More than 3,700 admission professionals attend our in-person training, events, and conferences each year. Whether you're just starting out in admission, are a newly appointed or aspiring director, or are a veteran enrollment manager, we have a professional development program to support you.
Is It Really the Enrollment Cliff?
October 19, 26, & November 2
You already track population trends, inquiries, yield, retention, and household income. This master class will help you determine whether there's a market problem or a "your-school" problem.
The 2026 State of the Independent School Enrollment Industry Report
This report captures a profession navigating real pressure and real opportunity. From the rise of artificial intelligence to shifting family expectations, evolving leadership roles to the financial realities facing schools today, this fifth edition offers enrollment leaders, heads of school, and boards the data and perspective they need to lead with clarity.
2026 Student Recruitment Fairs & Agent Networking Events
Trusted by leading boarding schools, our recruitment series is intentionally designed for boarding schools committed to driving sustainable enrolment growth through smart strategy and trusted partnerships.
Fall 2026, "The Yield"
What can enrollment leaders see about a school that others might miss? The stories of three former enrollment leaders, now heads of school, offer a lesson for enrollment professionals at every career stage: the knowledge, relationships, and skills you build every day can help your school make better decisions about far more than enrollment.
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October
22
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2–3 p.m. ET
Lower School Enrollment and Student Assessment Practice: Steps to Take to Ensure a Developmentally Appropriate Assessment Process
Join Dr. Peg Oliveira, Director of the Gesell Program in Early Childhood at the Yale Child Study Center and Associate Research Scientist at Yale University, to explore strategies for establishing a developmentally appropriate assessment protocol that allows children to show who they truly are and what they can do.
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Lower School Enrollment and Student Assessment Practice: Steps to Take to Ensure a Developmentally Appropriate Assessment Process
Join Dr. Peg Oliveira, Director of the Gesell Program in Early Childhood at the Yale Child Study Center and Associate Research Scientist at Yale University, to explore strategies for establishing a developmentally appropriate assessment protocol that allows children to show who they truly are and what they can do.
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October
26
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3–4 p.m. ET
Is It Really the Enrollment Cliff?
This three-part virtual master class moves participants beyond descriptive data and toward disciplined market diagnosis. In week two, you'll uncover an advanced interpretation and application lab.
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Is It Really the Enrollment Cliff?
This three-part virtual master class moves participants beyond descriptive data and toward disciplined market diagnosis. In week two, you'll uncover an advanced interpretation and application lab.
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November
2
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3–4 p.m. ET
Is It Really the Enrollment Cliff?
This three-part virtual master class moves participants beyond descriptive data and toward disciplined market diagnosis. In week three, you'll create a school specific and personalized action plan
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Is It Really the Enrollment Cliff?
This three-part virtual master class moves participants beyond descriptive data and toward disciplined market diagnosis. In week three, you'll create a school specific and personalized action plan
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November
3
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2-3 pm ET
Tuesday Talk | Data-Wise: Building Predictive Tools for Enrollment Success
Enrollment managers are increasingly called to be data-driven leaders. But with so much of it available, knowing where, or even how, to start can be difficult. Join members of the Enrollment Management Leadership Council (EMLC) and our guest colleague James Eberhart of Chadwick School to learn how to build a predictive tool to track inquiries, applications, and, ultimately, yield. Additionally, there will be a discussion centering on best practices for locating, cleaning, verifying, and maintaining data so we can use it more effectively and efficiently.
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Tuesday Talk | Data-Wise: Building Predictive Tools for Enrollment Success
Enrollment managers are increasingly called to be data-driven leaders. But with so much of it available, knowing where, or even how, to start can be difficult. Join members of the Enrollment Management Leadership Council (EMLC) and our guest colleague James Eberhart of Chadwick School to learn how to build a predictive tool to track inquiries, applications, and, ultimately, yield. Additionally, there will be a discussion centering on best practices for locating, cleaning, verifying, and maintaining data so we can use it more effectively and efficiently.
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