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Join us for Symposium ’25, the must-attend leadership event of the year for PK-12 educators!

Symposium ’25 is your chance to connect and learn alongside educational leaders from across the country. Here’s what you can expect:

    • Inspiring Keynote Speakers: Hear from renowned education experts and visionary leaders who are transforming schools, districts, and student outcomes. 
    • Targeted Pre-Conference Workshops: Participate in specialized sessions designed to address the unique challenges faced by school leaders and educators today.
    • Networking Opportunities: Connect with a diverse group of like-minded administrators and teachers. Share experiences, exchange ideas, and build lasting professional relationships.
    • Breakout Sessions: Discover the Leader in Me platform, a light to reshaping the education landscape. Engage in interactive sessions that enhance teaching, learning, and leadership principles.
    • School Leadership Days: Register to attend a school’s Leadership Day.

 

 

Early Bird Pricing Ends Sept 30th

Des Moines, IA

Nov 12 - 14, 2024

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Early Bird Pricing Ends Oct 31st

Orlando, FL

Jan 29 - 31, 2025

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Early Bird Pricing Ends Oct 31st

Los Angeles, CA

Mar 11 - 13, 2025

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Celebrating 15 Years of Symposiums!

25,000+

Series Attendees

5,000+

Student Leaders

250+

School Site Visits

Speakers

Phil Boyte

Culture Coach

Phil Boyte wants your school to be a place so fun, encouraging and safe you have to beg students and teachers to leave at the end of the day.

Des Moines, IA | Los Angeles, CA

Muriel Summers

Leader in Me Global Ambassador

As former principal of A.B. Combs Leadership Magnet Elementary School, Muriel Summers and her staff created the first leadership elementary school in the nation using FranklinCovey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People as a foundation.

Des Moines, IA | Orlando, FL | Los Angeles, CA

Sean Covey

FranklinCovey Education Practice Leader & Executive Vice President of Global Solutions and Partnerships

Orlando, FL | Los Angeles, CA

Andy Cindrich

Senior Consultant at FranklinCovey & Author of Change: How to Turn Uncertainty into Opportunity.

Orlando, FL

Dustin Odham

Change Starts Here Podcast Host, Managing Director – FranklinCovey

Des Moines, IA

Ashley Carranco

Leader in Me Coach and Consultant for FranklinCovey Education.

Des Moines, IA | Orlando, FL | Los Angeles, CA

Lonnie Moore

Senior Consultant & Coach – FranklinCovey

Orlando, FL

School Leadership tours are available on a limited basis. Register soon for the opportunity to visit a local Leader in Me school and witness student leadership in action.

Pre-Conferences

Unable to attend Symposium? You can still attend Pre-Conference

Pre-conference workshops are also available to educators not attending Symposium. If you are looking for a day of great Professional Development look no further than a Symposium Pre-Conference workshop.

The 4 Disciplines of Execution

November 12 | Des Moines, IA | 8:30 am – 3:00 pm | Lunch Included

You will not want to miss FranklinCovey’s workshop, The 4 Disciplines of Execution, the most powerful methodology available today for creating laser-focused action to improve academic achievement. No matter how effective your current methods, applying these disciplines will take the performance of your district or school to a new level.

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Multipliers

November 12 | Des Moines, IA | 8:30 am – 3:00 pm | Lunch Included
Multipliers®: How the Best Leaders Ignite Everyone’s Intelligence

How can you maximize the potential of each member of your team? Join us for a one-day interactive training focused on how to strengthen your leadership skills, whether it’s at the classroom, school or district level.

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4 Essential Roles of Leadership

January 29 | Orlando, FL | 8:30 am – 3:00 pm | Lunch Included

We live in a time of unprecedented change in education.  School and District leadership has never been so demanding or required so much – every day leaders are making countless decisions and facing problems they’ve never encountered before.  So how can leaders equip themselves and their teams with the tools to build the next generation of leaders?  Leadership, from student to the school board, can be learned and sustained with the right framework.

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Discovery Learning: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

January 29 | Orlando, FL | 8:30 am – 3:00 pm | Lunch Included

Explore The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People like never before in this new one-day interactive learning experience. Using a discovery learning approach, participants will connect with one another and to the paradigms and principles of effectiveness behind the 7 Habits in new and engaging ways. Whether you have previously experienced a 7 Habits workshop or are new to these life-changing principles of effectiveness, this session promises new insights and practical applications for personal and professional growth.

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Trust & Inspire

March 11| Los Angeles, CA | 8:30 am – 3:00 pm | Lunch Included

A Trust & Inspire leader brings out the best in those they lead, as a matter of course. They model authentic, inclusive behavior with humility and courage. They’re not only trustworthy, they’re trusting, and their people deliver on that trust. They inspire others to willingly give their hearts and minds, not just to work, but to contribute meaningfully to something that matters, alongside leaders to whom they matter. People don’t just want to be motivated, they want to be inspired. Contrary to what most people believe, inspiring others is a learnable skill.

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Discovery Learning: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

March 11| Los Angeles, CA | 8:30 am – 3:00 pm | Lunch Included

Explore The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People like never before in this new one-day interactive learning experience. Using a discovery learning approach, participants will connect with one another and to the paradigms and principles of effectiveness behind the 7 Habits in new and engaging ways. Whether you have previously experienced a 7 Habits workshop or are new to these life-changing principles of effectiveness, this session promises new insights and practical applications for personal and professional growth.

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Early Bird Pricing Ends Sept 30th

Des Moines, IA

Nov 12 - 14, 2024

Learn More
Early Bird Pricing Ends Oct 31st

Orlando, FL

Jan 29 - 31, 2025

Learn More
Early Bird Pricing Ends Oct 31st

Los Angeles, CA

Mar 11 - 13, 2025

Learn More

Change Starts Here Podcast

Season 4 has launched! Check out the new research focused episodes that air every second and fourth Tuesday with Dr. Eve Miller, PhD, Dr. Jennifer Chevalier, Ed.D, and Kim Yaris.

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