2027 Leadership Summit
Leading What’s Next: Practical Leadership for Complex Schools and Systems
District and campus leaders are facing more challenges than ever as they do their utmost to advance teaching and learning. How do you do justice to your educators and your students when so much seems to be changing? How can you establish a fair standard that can handle the common issues, but can still resolve the outliers that test your principles?
The 2027 TCEA Leadership Summit is here to help you find your path forward! Taking place from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, January 31, this closed-door half-day workshop will give you the insight, resources, and networking opportunities you need to develop critical leadership skills and actionable strategies.
What’s in store for Leadership Summit attendees?
- Actionable Decision-Making: Gain practical frameworks to distinguish immediate problems from systemic challenges, communicate expectations clearly, and guide your teams through uncertainty with confidence and trust.
- Peer-Powered Problem Solving: Bring your real-world leadership challenges to the Leadership Summit and use facilitated group exercises to crowdsource proven strategies and tactics from fellow district and campus leaders.
- Tangible Takeaways: Leave with an individualized action plan and concrete ideas to implement immediately.
- Lasting Connections: Utilize dedicated networking time during lunch and the closing reception to expand your PLN.
Leadership Summit
Sunday, Jan. 31 • 11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
BADGE TYPE: Premium Conference Badge + Leadership Summit
The Leadership Summit is for district and campus leaders attending TCEA 2027 who are looking for a deep dive into leadership topics, skills, and more.
Leadership Summit Schedule
Sunday, January 31
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch and Networking
12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Opening: Leading What’s Next
12:45 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lead the Moment. Shape the System.
How do leaders distinguish between the problem that needs to be solved today and the larger condition that needs to change over time? In this section, you’ll explore decision-making amid competing demands, recognize when a challenge requires a quick response versus deeper adaptation, and identify where leaders can exert meaningful influence.
1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Communication That Creates Movement
Leadership increasingly means helping people move through uncertainty, resistance, competing priorities, and change. This section focuses on practical ways leaders create clarity, build trust, communicate expectations, navigate difficult conversations, and bring people along rather than simply announcing a direction.
2:25 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
The Leadership Lab: Solve It Together
Bring real leadership challenges to the table and work through them using a facilitated problem-solving process. You and your fellow participants will experience the peer network itself as a leadership resource—not simply hear another speaker tell you what to do.
3:15 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.
From Insight to Action
In this closing section, you’ll articulate the themes, tactics, and goals you’ve developed, as well as one idea or practice you are taking from another leader in the room.
3:50 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Closing
4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Reception
About the Presenter – Avi Olitzky
Avi Olitzky is president and principal consultant of Olitzky Consulting Group, partnering with mission-driven organizations through complexity, transition, growth, and reinvention. A former senior rabbi of one of North America’s largest congregations, Avi is a facilitator, strategist, speaker, educator, entrepreneur and retreat leader. He advises associations, nonprofits, universities, faith communities, camps, clubs, and executives on governance, engagement, strategic planning, and mission-aligned action. Avi has worked with NATA for several years, and is faculty for the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Organization Management. An expert on dues and revenue models, Avi’s new book How to Be a Toxic Board Chair is due out in 2027.
Ready to Lead the Way?
How to Sign Up
- During the registration process, select “Premium Conference Badge + Leadership Summit”
- Complete your registration. (That’s it!)
Save Your Spot!
Seating is limited, and the event sold out last year, so register early to guarantee your spot!
Premium Conference Badge + Leadership Summit
Early Bird Pricing until 11/6.
$538
Member Pricing
Non-Member Pricing: $567*
NOTE: The price above is for the Premium Conference Badge + Leadership Summit. This is $30 more than the standard Premium Conference Badge.
