The Vermont Principals’ Association is inviting you to the 2025 Winter Symposium at the beautiful and cozy Woodstock Inn for colleagueship, rejuvenation, inspiration and meaningful professional learning.
Who: The target audience is school leaders, central office administrators, athletic directors, and aspiring school leaders
When: The evening of Wednesday, January 29th & Thursday, January 30th
Cost: $450. per participant. The cost includes 9 hours of professional learning, all related session materials, Wednesday evening desserts, breakfast and lunch on Thursday. The cost does not include any overnight accommodations.
Early Bird Registration: $410, Through November 1st
Thursday Only Registration: $395
January 29th, Wednesday Evening: Participants will gather in the Rockefeller room for networking and a BOOM session from 5:00pm to 6:15pm. The BOOM session will feature 6 different presentations about an outstanding and exciting practice direct from a school leadership colleague. Each presenter will have 7 minutes to share about an innovative and effective practice that is in place in their school setting. BOOM sessions will occur before dinner will be on your own. You can enjoy a nice meal at the Inn or once of the many restaurants in the picturesque town of Woodstock. Later that evening we invite you to return to join us for a social time with colleagues, desserts and a cash bar from 7:45-9:30pm.
January 30th, Thursday: Participants will have breakfast available 7:00 - 8:00 am. Our morning keynote will be Desiree Cocroft. You will then have two opportunities to attend breakout sessions open to individual choices. Each workshop will run in the morning, and in the afternoon, so if your top choice is full in the morning, you can select a different choice and then try again in the afternoon. We will end our day with a closing keynote by Stephanie Schaffer. Lunch will be provided mid-day and we plan to have people on the road around 3:30 pm on Monday afternoon.