Date:
September 29, 2026
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location:
Online
Cost:
$500 per person
Registration for this event has closed.
The Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP) is excited to continue the Innovative Leaders Network (ILN) for the 2026–27 school year with Year 3: Iterate & Evolve
ILN is designed as a multi-year learning network for secondary school leaders who are ready to reimagine school in an AI-integrated, student-centered, and future-ready landscape. Year 1 focused on exploration and possibility. Year 2 moved from ideas into implementation. Year 3 shifts the focus again—from launching innovation to strengthening the leadership capacity to continually transform, iterate, and evolve.
Year 3 offers returning ILN participants the opportunity to continue, refine, expand, or scale their Year 2 Innovation Change Project—or apply the innovation process to a new challenge or opportunity within their local context. Through individualized coaching, collaborative Design Studios, and a trusted network of experienced ILN leaders, participants will examine constraints, uncover new possibilities, gather feedback, test assumptions, and determine how their work should evolve over time.
Participants will:
- Advance, refine, scale, or evolve an existing Innovation Change Project—or apply the innovation process to a new challenge.
- Develop and use Propelling Questions that connect bold ambition with meaningful constraints.
- Apply strategies such as “We Can If,” Resource & Stakeholder Mapping, abundance thinking, and divergent thinking to real leadership challenges.
- Receive six individualized Leadership Coaching for Innovation sessions through Michigan Virtual, matched to each participant’s innovation, context, goals, and needs.
- Participate in collaborative Learning + Design Studios focused on feedback, problem-solving, iteration, sustainability, and scale.
- Strengthen stakeholder ownership and build local capacity to sustain innovative change.
- Prepare to share the evolution, learning, and impact of their work as part of EdCon27.
Year 3 is designed to help leaders move beyond managing a single innovation project and develop an enduring capacity for innovation leadership. The goal is not simply to sustain what was started in Year 2, but to continually learn, adapt, evolve, and help others do the same.
Who Should Attend
Principals and Assistant Principals who have completed the Year 2 ILN experience and are ready to continue developing their innovation work and leadership capacity.
Agenda At A Glance
- Reconnect with the Year 3 ILN network
- Determine whether to evolve an existing ICP or pursue a new challenge
- Develop a Propelling Question
- Explore Bold Ambition + Beautiful Constraints
- Shift from scarcity to abundance thinking
- Identify next steps for the year
Key Year 3 Components:
- Evolving the Innovation
- Propelling Questions & Innovation Strategies
- Leadership Coaching for Innovation
- Strategic Networking & Design Studios
- Storytelling, Sustainability & Scale
Additional Info:
To see program details and the Year 3 timeline, please click here.
Funding Source:
Title II, Title IV, Section 31a
MASSP Cancellation Policy
Cancellations made ten (10) business days or more in advance of the training date, will receive a 100% refund. Cancellations made after this date, including no-shows, are nonrefundable. Registration fees may be transferred to another individual by contacting the MASSP office at (517) 327-5315.
In the event that MASSP must cancel a training due to unforeseen circumstances, including inclement weather, participants will be refunded the cost of registration or may credit the fee toward an upcoming training. MASSP does not assume responsibility for any additional costs, charges or expenses; to include, charges made for travel and lodging.