- 2024 -
LEADERSHIP AND HAPPINESS SYMPOSIUM
Exclusive Leadership Event for Superintendents
Thursday, March 20, 2025
9:00am – 3:00pm ET
46 Donovan St.
Concord, New Hampshire
Hosted by New Hampshire School Administrators Association
You’re invited to this exclusive leadership event in Concord focused specifically on the needs of School District Superintendents.
Why Happiness?
Happiness is an essential investment for both Superintendents and their staff as a cornerstone of professional success and personal fulfillment.
For leaders, cultivating personal happiness enhances resilience, sharpens decision-making, and strengthens ethical grounding, equipping you to face the challenges of leadership with grace and effectiveness.
For staff, happiness directly impacts productivity, creativity, and loyalty – All of which contribute to a positive and dynamic workplace culture that extends to your families and students as you build a more connected community.
Register Today for No Cost
The registration for this exclusive event is provided to you at no-cost through our commitment to equip superintendents – the most influential local leader – with the tools and resources to make the most meaningful and long-lasting positive changes for yourselves, staff, students, and communities.
This One-Day Event Will Provide:
- Understanding of the neuroscience behind the most effective leadership skills
- Strategies to build a culture of happiness in your schools.
- Immediately impactful applications, resources, and best practices
Additional Highlights Include:
- Connecting and networking with Superintendent peers
- Discussing innovative solutions for employee retention and recruitment
- Learning crucial skills to cultivate thriving schools, contented staff, and successful students
Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Uplevel your leadership style to inspire, enlighten, and sustain.
Michelle Bartsch
Vice President of Education, Cook Center for Human Connection
Grace Brown
Sr. Manager of Impact & Curriculum, Cook Center for Human Connection
Agenda
Friday
May 4
Brigantine, New Jersey
8:00 - 9:00 AM
Registration and Check-in
Leadership Continental Breakfast (provided) – Meet and Greet
9:00 - 9:15 AM
Welcome and Introductions – Glen Robbins, Superintendent, Brigantine Community School District
Symposium Overview – Michelle Bartsch, Vice President, Cook Center for Human Connection
9:15 - 10:45 AM
Science of Leadership and Happiness
10:45 - 11:00 AM
Break
11:00 - 12:00 PM
Finding the Sum of the Happiness Equation
12:00 - 12:45 PM
Working Lunch (provided) – Student Leaders in Action Panel – Students of Brigantine School District
12:45 - 1:30 PM
Guided Tour with Scholars
1:30 - 1:45 PM
Mission for Mental Wellness
1:45 - 2:30 PM
Solving the Happiness Equation
2:30 - 3:15 PM
Putting Ideas into Action – Strategy Integration
3:15 - 3:30 PM
Closing Remarks