Superintendents Summit | Premier k-12 Leadership event
an invitation-Level experience for district leadership
The Superintendents Summit brings together K-12 district leaders from across the country for two and a half days of peer-driven learning, candid conversation, and the king of professional development that actually changes how you lead. No massive convention crowds. No generic keynote-and cocktails format. Just the right people, in the right room, having the conversations that matter.
Built around real conversations, not keynote performances
Most professional development puts you in an audience. The Superintendents Summit puts you in a dialogue. Roundtables, masterminds, and small group dinners create the conversations that rarely happen in a conference setting.
Why Attend the Superintendents Summit?
A District of 300 or 300,000 – The challenges are remarkably similar
Share ideas, forge lasting relationships, and learn from the shared experiences of like-minded peers.
The network that works after the summit ends
Share ideas, forge lasting relationships, and learn from the shared experiences of like-minded peers.
Leave with strategies for monday morning
Share ideas, forge lasting relationships, and learn from the shared experiences of like-minded peers.
What two and a half days actually looks like
Attendance is limited to maintain an intimate, high-impact experience.
Arrive & Connect
Summit Welcome
Opening Keynote
Micro PD
Micro PD
Mastermind Session
Welcome Reception
DALI Hosted Dinner
After Party Reception
Full immersion
Breakfast
Welcome /Review
Network Learning Activity
Keynote
Micro PD
Micro PD
Mastermind session
Roundtable Session 1
Lunch
Keynote
Micro PD
Micro PD
Roundtable Session 2
Person time (3 hrs)
Cocktail Reception
Vendor Hosted Dinners
Synthesis & Next Steps
Breakfast
Welcome/Review
District Spotlight
Micro PD
Micro PD
Roundtable Session 3/4
Micro PD
Micro PD
Keynote
Drilldowns
Summit Close
Lunch
“I left with tools we can pilot immediately, people I can learn with, and a simple structure for turning ideas into action.”
The Superintendents Summit delivered real resources, authentic networking, and an approach for supporting leaders, teachers, and students. I left with tools we can pilot immediately, people I can learn with, and a simple structure for turning ideas into action.
Dr. Donna Ambrosius
Superintendent of Schools at Florence Township School District
Attending for the First Time?
Many of DALI’s most committed members attended their first summit as a guest — and joined before they left. When you experience what it means to be in a room built exclusively for district leaders, membership tends to make itself an easy decision.
DALI members attend summits as part of their membership — no separate registration required. Standard members choose one summit or the Executive Cabinet Retreat annually. Deluxe members choose two.