2-RR-4-Leveraging Assessments
Participants will learn to use assessments to:
- Level the playing field by preventing knowledge and skill gaps, fostering a growth mindset, and building students’ self-reliance.
- Improve learning in real time by spotting and fixing student struggles during lessons, improving retention through the “retrieval effect”, and leveraging peer instruction.
2-RR-3-The Balancing Act
Participants will learn to:
- Use the Action Item Matrix to track accountability.
- Apply the Need / Can / Want tool to clarify roles and capacity.
- Embrace the Collaborative Partner Model for stronger leadership.
- Empower staff and leadership with mission and values
- Practice effective leadership conversations with feedback.
2-ED-3-Concurrent Session 1 The Balancing Act
Our yeshivos are thriving — expanding student bodies, new campuses rising across the country, and growing satisfaction among parents and supporters. Yet with growth comes the constant demand for creativity and fundraising capacity. In this thought-provoking session, visionary leaders from across the Jewish institutional landscape will share the strategies, insights, and innovations that have propelled their organizations to remarkable success. As builders of mega-mosdos and master fundraisers, they bring perspectives that transcend sectors — offering lessons our yeshivos can adapt to strengthen their missions. Uniquely, these panelists also sit in our parent body, experiencing our schools firsthand and providing a rare dual lens as both professionals and consumers. Join us for an eye-opening conversation on parallel paths — and discover what our yeshivos can learn from the best. 1-RR-3-Motivation and Executive Function
Participants will learn to:
- Set up tasks to engage the unmotivated learner
- Cultivate students’ self-determination and self-awareness using goal setting, motivational interviewing
1-ED-2-1:1 With The Top 1%
…1-AA-1 Opening Address
… 1-MW-2-How To Apply The Marshall Method In Your School
Join Mrs. Miriam Gettinger for an inspiring fireside chat on three key leadership habits that drive school success—classroom walkthroughs, effective feedback, and meaningful teacher support. Discover how to turn these goals into lasting habits that elevate teaching and learning. 2-RR-1-From External Control To Internal Strategies
Participants will learn to:
- Differentiate between learning and production difficulties
- from external control to internal self-regulation through bridging strategies
- Use reflective questioning and cognitive strategy instruction to bridge from external to internal EF control
2-RR-2-Working Lunch From Theory To Application
Facilitated discussions on turning workshop ideas into practical action. 1-RR-1-Hadracha From A Master Mechanech
Guidance on timely issues for those in the world of education and special education. 2-MW-2-Working Lunch From Theory To Application
Facilitated discussions on turning workshop ideas into practical action. 2-MW-3-The Balancing Act
Participants will learn to:
- Use the Action Item Matrix to track accountability.
- Apply the Need / Can / Want tool to clarify roles and capacity.
- Embrace the Collaborative Partner Model for more decisive leadership.
- Empower staff and leadership with mission and values
- Practice effective leadership conversations with feedback.
1-MW-1-The Hyperactive Principal Syndrome
Learn how short, supportive classroom walkthroughs - focused on coaching, not evaluation—can strengthen instruction, build trust, and drive teacher and student growth. 2-MM-2-Working Lunch From Theory To Application
Facilitated discussions on turning workshop ideas into practical action. 2-MM-3-Unleash Your Team S Potential Through Coaching
Unlock your team's potential with effective feedback and coaching—learn to foster growth, give impactful feedback, apply key coaching skills, and lead through the Coaching Framework. 1-MM-1-Two Leaders One Mission
This groundbreaking session brings together Menahalim and Executive Directors – two roles whose partnership can make or break a mosad. In a dynamic, scenario-driven format, participants will tackle real-life challenges: aligning educational vision with fiscal reality, balancing fundraising with chinuch, and representing the school effectively to diverse stakeholders. Through guided discussion and practical tools, this session will highlight how differences can become strengths, how clarity of roles can prevent conflict, and how true collaboration can energize an entire institution. Intriguing, practical, and empowering – this is a unique opportunity to gain insight, skills, and unity in the sacred mission of leading Klal Yisroel's schools. 2-MW-1-Unleash Your Team S Potential Through Coaching
Unlock your team's potential with effective feedback and coaching—learn to foster growth, give impactful feedback, apply key coaching skills, and lead through the Coaching Framework. 2-ED-9-The Elevator Pitch 2 0
Five Executive Directors will have 120 seconds to pitch their newest initiative, campaign, or project for a chance to win $10,000 ($5k for the Mossad & $5k for YOU). A panel of philanthropists will choose the winner. 1-ED-1-Two Leaders One Mission
This groundbreaking session brings together Menahalim and Executive Directors – two roles whose partnership can make or break a mosad. In a dynamic, scenario-driven format, participants will tackle real-life challenges: aligning educational vision with fiscal reality, balancing fundraising with chinuch, and representing the school effectively to diverse stakeholders. Through guided discussion and practical tools, this session will highlight how differences can become strengths, how clarity of roles can prevent conflict, and how true collaboration can energize an entire institution. Intriguing, practical, and empowering – this is a unique opportunity to gain insight, skills, and unity in the sacred mission of leading Klal Yisroel's schools. 2-GS-1-Networking Breakfast
A moderated discussion to network and resolve high-priority challenges faced by principals. An underlying goal will be to facilitate relationships and ongoing network support amongst principals. 2-GS-2-Project Based Learning Pbl
Discover how to develop and implement meaningful extended projects that will create Menuchas Hanefesh in the General Studies Classroom. Key Features:
- Authentic Learning: Students tackle real life problems that connect classroom learning to life beyond school.
- Student Voice & Choice: Learners make key decisions about their project's direction, design, and presentation.
- Inquiry & Research: Students engage in sustained questioning, investigation, and critical thinking.
- Collaboration: Teamwork and communication are central as students work together to solve problems.
2-GS-3-Data Driven Success
Participants will learn to: - Collect useful data
- Connect to underlying cause
- Act: Match instruction to student needs
2-GS-4-Working Lunch From Theory To Application
Facilitated discussions on turning workshop ideas into practical action. 2-GS-5-Unleash Your Team’s Potential Through Coaching
Unlock your team’s potential with effective feedback and coaching—learn to foster growth, give impactful feedback, apply key coaching skills, and lead through the Coaching Framework.
2-GS-6-Bringing it All Together
Summarizing key takeaways and applying actionable steps back at school. 1-GS-1-A Day In The Life Of A General Studies Principal
Join a discussion on the top 10 real challenges that every principal knows all too well. 2-MM-1-The Balancing Act
Participants will learn to:
- Use the Action Item Matrix to track accountability.
- Apply the Need / Can / Want tool to clarify roles and capacity.
- Embrace the Collaborative Partner Model for stronger leadership.
- Empower staff and leadership with mission and values
- Practice effective leadership conversations with feedback.
2-ED-5-Working Lunch From Theory To Application
Facilitated discussions on turning workshop ideas into practical action. 2-ED-8-What Our Fathers Taught Us A Panel About Leadership Building Klal Yisroel
They were the giants who built the institutions that shaped our nation — visionaries whose courage, conviction, and leadership laid the foundations of Klal Yisroel's success. We've read their stories and celebrated their achievements, but what truly drove them? In this powerful and revealing session, hear directly from their children — the ones who watched history unfold up close. Through personal reflections, untold stories, and behind-the-scenes glimpses, discover the values, sacrifices, and moments of inspiration that defined their fathers' lives and legacies. What Our Fathers Taught Us is more than a tribute — it's a masterclass in leadership, faith, and the timeless mission of building Klal Yisroel. 1-EC-2-Who S Who
… 1-EC-3-The Everything Job
This will be a team-building activity, a roadmap for the Early Childhood Directors to maximize their time at the Pre-Convention. 2-ED-2-Professional Presentations Looking Good And Sounding Great
In today's world, how we present ourselves and our institutions is inseparable from how we are perceived. Our mosdos have evolved into sophisticated organizations — trusted, organized, and strategic — and it's incumbent upon every leader to match that professionalism. In this dynamic session, top experts from across disciplines and organizations will share real-world insights into the art and impact of professional presentation — both within your institution and to the public. Through practical takeaways and proven best practices, discover how to project confidence, articulate your strengths, and elevate your presence. Whether leading a school, a department, or a project, learn how looking good and sounding great can amplify your message, inspire confidence, and directly strengthen your bottom line. 2-ED-3-Concurrent Session 1 Visionaries Parallel Paths
Our yeshivos are thriving — expanding student bodies, new campuses rising across the country, and growing satisfaction among parents and supporters. Yet with growth comes the constant demand for creativity and fundraising capacity. In this thought-provoking session, visionary leaders from across the Jewish institutional landscape will share the strategies, insights, and innovations that have propelled their organizations to remarkable success. As builders of mega-mosdos and master fundraisers, they bring perspectives that transcend sectors — offering lessons our yeshivos can adapt to strengthen their missions. Uniquely, these panelists also sit in our parent body, experiencing our schools firsthand and providing a rare dual lens as both professionals and consumers. Join us for an eye-opening conversation on parallel paths — and discover what our yeshivos can learn from the best. 2-ED-4-Concurrent Session 2 On Time On Budget On Point
Schools thrive on ideas — new programs, expanded opportunities, improved systems. Yet too often, leaders struggle to move those ideas across the finish line. The result: frustration, wasted effort, and stalled momentum. My session introduces the Finish Line Framework—a clear, practical system for turning vision into achievement. It provides the structure leaders need to plan effectively, involve the right people, establish accountability, track deadlines, and maintain open communication. This is not just project management; it's about cultivating a culture of execution where projects end not in exhaustion, but in success. 2-EC-1-Unleash Your Team S Potential Through Coaching
Unlock your team's potential with effective feedback and coaching—learn to foster growth, give impactful feedback, apply key coaching skills, and lead through the Coaching Framework. 2-EC-2-Working Lunch From Theory To Application
Facilitated discussions on turning workshop ideas into practical action. 2-EC-3-And The Job List Grows The Many Jobs Of A Preschool Director
Building on your team's talents, we will focus on who they are, what roles they play, and how their skill set enables us to do our job as school leaders. 1-EC-1-Planting The Seeds Today Seeing The Fruits For Generations
This session explores the long-term impact of education, highlighting how the values, skills, and inspiration we instill in students today shape not only their futures but also those of future generations.