Make this summer count. Grow your leadership skills and connect with school leaders from across California.

June 22-26, 2026 | La Verne, CA

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ACSA’s Summer Leadership Institute is more than just professional development. It’s a transformative experience.

Join us for ACSA’s immersive Summer Leadership Institute, a transformative experience designed for new, experienced, and aspiring principals ready to lead with clarity, courage, and connection.

This multi-day program brings together nationally recognized speakers and school leaders from across California for dynamic discussions on the future of education.

Expect to dive into timely topics like reimagining learning environments, fostering inclusive school cultures, and addressing today’s most pressing leadership challenges. Each session is intentionally designed to provoke thought, ignite purpose, and deepen your resolve for effective, student-centered leadership.

What sets this institute apart is the opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue and reflection with a diverse cohort of fellow school leaders. These connections, formed through both structured and informal activities, create a lasting network of support and inspiration that extends well beyond the event.

Let this be the week you invest in your leadership, elevate your practice, and return ready to inspire lasting change.

Practical Learning

From expert-led sessions to intimate peer learning groups, you’ll gain practical strategies to apply in your school community as you lead your campus and support your staff and students.

Lasting Connections

Engage in meaningful dialogue and reflection with a diverse cohort of fellow school leaders, growing your network with peers throughout California.

Immersive Experience

Participants will enjoy a vibrant setting, meals with dietary accommodations, and dedicated time to recharge and plan for the year ahead.

Call for Presenters

We invite you to submit a proposal to present at an upcoming conference, offering your expertise and building your professional portfolio.

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Sponsors & Exhibitors

The drive to be in touch with educators and to learn how to meet their evolving needs is even greater now than ever before. Fill out the interest form to receive updates on sponsor and exhibitor opportunities.

Interest Form

I feel ready to jump into my role as a brand new principal straight from the classroom.

Summer Leadership Institute Attendee

The institute has a way of providing just what leaders need. Those who are aspiring to be principals get help in exploring and defining their leadership style. At the same time, veteran principals get time to connect and share ideas and resources with other veteran principals. And everyone learns together and from each other.

Jeff Crane, Institute Team Leader

It is difficult to put into words the magnitude of the impact the ACSA Principal’s Institute can have on one’s leadership. To label it “life changing” would even come short of my ability to
adequately describe this experience.

Jeanie Cash, Institute Team Leader and attendee at the first Institute in 1992

ACSA’s Summer Leadership Institute is a transformative, multi-day residential experience designed for new, experienced, and aspiring principals who are ready to lead with clarity, courage, and connection.