Possibilities Summit
Reimagining Strategic Planning for School Districts
What if your next strategic plan started with possibility?
Most strategic planning processes are built on the assumptions of today. They ask leaders to project forward from what already exists, which means the plans that result tend to produce more of the same, when what children and communities need is something entirely new.
At the Possibilities Summit, you'll explore how possibilities thinking and AI together create a fundamentally different way to plan — grounded in your values, connected to your community, and built for the future your district is trying to build. Anchored in ASU's Principled Innovation® framework and AI Possibility Lab, you won't just learn to use AI. You'll learn to use it in a way that puts people first and drives real results.
What will participants learn at the Possibilities Summit?
- Distinguish between strategic planning that improves what exists and planning that reimagines what's possible
- Implement ASU's Principled Innovation® framework to keep students, families, and communities at the center of every strategic decision
- Use AI as a genuine planning tool, guided by the values and community context that define good decision-making
- Apply possibilities thinking as a disciplined leadership practice, not just a one-time exercise
- Ask better questions at the start of the planning process, so the plans that result are bolder, more grounded, and more durable
- Build team-wide alignment around a shared planning mindset, and apply it directly to your own district's strategic plan in real time
The Possibilities Summit is for superintendents and their district leadership teams. It's built for leaders who are ready to move beyond incremental planning and toward something more ambitious for the students and communities they serve.
Teams are encouraged to attend together. The work is more powerful, and the plans more durable, when leadership is aligned from the start. Each person from a district should register separately.
The Possibilities Summit is a working summit, and you should plan to bring your district's current strategic plan. You'll leave with a revised strategic planning approach you can apply immediately in your district, including real progress on your own district's plan.
October 28, 2026 | 8:00 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. MST
October 29, 2026 | 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MST
Attendees are responsible for their own travel and lodging arrangements.
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October 28 to 29, 2026
Arizona State University, Memorial Student Union, 301 E. Orange St., Tempe, AZ 85281
$429
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$779
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Debbie Magee
Director, Center for Leadership & Learning
AASA, The School Superintendents Association
703-875-0716
