Bay Area Independent Leaders Meetup with Joe Feldman and Raj Mundra

Bay Area Independent
Leaders Meetup

Leading change with care

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Thursday, October 16 2025 | 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM PT
Thursday, 16 October 2025 | 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM PT
The Exploratorium, San Francisco CA
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10+

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NJ Curriculum Leadership Summit Delegates
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sessions

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150+

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Event overview

Bay Area independent school leaders are coming together to align teaching and assessment with their school’s mission.

On October 16, join over 150 peers at San Francisco’s iconic Exploratorium, a space where curiosity, creativity, and hands-on discovery come to life. You’ll hear from Joe Feldman (author of Equitable Grading), Raj Mundra (Head of Lick-Wilmerding), and a panel of local Bay Area leaders on telling the whole story of learning.

Through keynotes, panels, and hands-on sessions, you’ll explore grading reform, AI-powered personalization, and curriculum leadership with peers who get it. 

This event is ideal for:

Curriculum and academic leaders
Heads of school and division directors
Assessment and innovation coordinators
Tech and IT directors
Curriculum and academic leaders
Heads of school and division directors
Assessment and innovation coordinators
Tech and IT directors

Key topics

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Driving innovation in US
independent schools

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Aligning assessment with
school mission.

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Using AI for feedback
and personalization.

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Thought leadership partners

We proudly partner with the country’s leading education associations to support school leaders and advance innovation in K-12 learning

Why attend

Strengthen your leadership and build meaningful connections

Learn

Level up your leadership with cutting-edge strategies and fresh learning insights.

Connect

Meet, mingle, and swap ideas with fellow school leaders and thought leaders.

Unwind

Kick back, relax, and enjoy the camaraderie with fellow Bay Area school leaders.

No registration fee

Top-notch PD, zero cost. Because great learning should be accessible.

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Join leaders from schools all over the US

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The Meadows School
Durham Academy
The Leffell School
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The School of Columbia University
Hockaday
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Dushesne Academy of the Sacred Heart
The Country Christian School of Austin
MoundsPark Academy
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Millennium School
The Epstein School
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The Mount Vernon School
Carolina Friends School
MartinJ Gottlieb Day School
French American School of Puget Sound
Riverdale Country School

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Frequently Asked Questions

No! The Bay Area Independent Leaders Meetup is a completely free event. We value and appreciate all you do for your learners and this event is our way of thanking you!

The Bay Area Independent School Leaders Meetup is a free, in-person event hosted at the Exploratorium in San Francisco on October 16, 2025. It’s designed specifically for leaders in independent schools who are thinking deeply about how to shape the future of teaching, learning, and assessment.

We’d love for you to join us for the full day of learning, connection, and conversation. That said, we know school leaders have packed schedules, and your time is valuable. You’re absolutely welcome to attend the sessions that align best with your interests and availability. Your presence, even for part of the day, would be truly appreciated.

All participants who attended The Bay Area Independent Leaders Meetup will be provided with a learning certificate from Toddle.





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Save up to 10 hours every week. Streamline your work, amplify your impact.

Curriculum Design Assistant

Built to elevate every stage of curriculum design - from courses to units to lessons

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Assignment Builder

Give Toddle AI broad strokes and generate worksheets, questions, assessment tools & more in seconds

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Feedback & Grading Assistant

Let a smart AI assistant take the first pass at evaluating student work, and cut your grading time in half

Feedback & Grading Assistant
AI Tutors

Let students chat with Plato, practice French & debug code with AI tutors. Personalise help and feedback

AI Tutors
Progress Reports Assistant

Write reports in minutes. Synthesise student data into personalised, evidence-based comments

Progress Reports Assistant
Writing Assistant

Generate high-quality first drafts for your announcements, messages, incident reports & more in a click

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