Schools in the US
NEASC will facilitate personalized, school-specific coaching plus a collaborative cohort experience throughout the 2025-26 school year to help school communities learn how to take the idea of the vision of a graduate from idea to action.
Based on interests, needs, and proximity, cohorts will be created of up to six school/district teams. Each school/district team can include up to six participants. Space in each cohort is limited to ensure personalized professional development and coaching. Sessions will be scheduled throughout the school year based on participant availability.
What will be explored
Working collaboratively, teams of educators and leaders will be able to practice and learn how to implement strategies that provide on ramps to school or district-wide implementation. Each session will provide participants with the chance to practice the strategies and plan how to adapt them for success in their own school community.
Who should participate
These workshops and coaching sessions are ideal for collaborative groups of educators, students, and leaders from schools/districts interested in implementing the vision of the graduate. Each school/district team can include up to six participants.
As we left the Vision of a Graduate workshop, one member of our team said, "That was the best professional development I've had." This sentiment was shared by the whole team. Our workshop gave us the tools, resources, and capacity to execute our unique vision of a graduate. In Newburyport, we were able to mimic the journey of the Nipmuc Regional High School--bringing such activities as the "Powerful Learning Moments," "I Can Statements," and "Sticker Activity" to our staff across the district. In addition, the workshop helped us see how to leverage our teacher leaders across the district to help promote teacher buy-in. Perhaps most importantly, it gave us the capacity to bring to life the District Strategic Plan which we had just completed. Our presenters were dynamic, interactive, and a wonderful resource to help us realize our portrait of a graduate. Tom Abrams, Ed.D. |
In-person Professional Development Workshops
Dates:
- October 16-17, 2025 (Workshop 1)
- March 26-27, 2026 (Workshop 2)
Location: Connecticut Association of Schools, 30 Realty Dr., Cheshire, CT 06410
Format: 2-day sessions, in-person
Schedule:
- Day 1, Thursday, 2:00-6:00 p.m.
- Day 2, Friday, 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (refreshments and lunch provided)
Personalized Virtual Coaching Sessions
Each coaching session will provide opportunities to share successes, identify problems of practice, and gain feedback on the next steps for implementation.
- Each team will have access to one 45-minute Zoom session
- Date/time convenient to both parties will be scheduled between November 2025 to March 2026.
Fees / Registration
The total cost is $3750.00 for a maximum six team members from one school or district.
Fee includes the cohort sessions and one virtual coaching session.
REGISTER HERE
Facilitators | |
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| Mary Anne Moran, Co-Principal of Nipmuc Regional High School Mary Anne began her career as an elementary educator and quickly made her way to the secondary level. She has been a member of the Nipmuc community for the last 20 years transitioning to the role of assistant principal 13 years ago and then co-principal six years ago. In 2016, Mary Anne was named Massachusetts Assistant Principal of the Year. With a passion for what is possible and an endless curiosity about our educational system, she spends much of her time reading, leading, and learning about reimagining and redesigning our schools for the modern world. |
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| John Clements is Co-Principal of Nipmuc Regional High School John began his career at Nipmuc 25 years ago as an English teacher and has been an administrator at Nipmuc for 20 years, the past 13 as principal. John is a believer in the capacity of students, teachers, and school communities to reimagine school for the modern world. He is a board member and past president of the Blackstone Valley Education Foundation. He has worked closely with NEASC including chairing the committee to design the 2020 Standards for Accreditation for its 600+ schools and serving six years as a Commissioner. He is the recipient of NEASC’s 2020 Jacob Ludes III Leadership Award. John is the 2017 Massachusetts Principal of the Year. |
Questions:
If you have questions, please contact:
Alyson Geary
Director, NEASC Commission on Public Schools
ageary@neasc.org
Resources
Go to www.neasc.org/vision for additional resources on the Vision of the Graduate.