Leading Now
Summer Gathering
Finding Common Ground
July 9-11, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio
D E S T I N A T I O N
The Westin
Great Southern Columbus
310 S. High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
A B O U T T H E G A T H E R I N G
Leading Now’s Summer Gathering theme is Finding Common Ground. We look forward to a full 2.5 days together with the goal that you, as a superintendent and public official, leave Ohio:
Refreshed by reconnecting with your personal values and student-centered aspirations in a trusted community of peers
Prepared with tangible practices to build trust with stakeholders
Empowered with wider peripheral vision on the 2024 national political landscape so you are well-positioned as a public official
W H A T L A S T Y E A R 'S P A R T I C I P A N T S S A I D
"AIl was outstanding. Relevant and deepened my interaction with it as a leader. Colleague circle times are valuable and helped to connect practice with others facing the same challenges in different states regardless of size. Unique and highly valued learning time, thank you."
"The Summer Gathering has been inspiring and pushed my thinking about how I engage my Leadership Team and my other stakeholder groups in equitable discussions and furthering our mission."
"Attending in person allowed me to build deeper personal with my cohort as well as many new leaders. The expertise in the room is profound and I feel fortunate to learn from them."
" (My major takeaway was) the power of the time spent with colleagues who truly understand your position, your challenges, and your needs. Also, the presenters were amazing and the topics so relevant!"
"The Summer Gathering has met and exceeded my expectations from start to finish."
K E Y N O T E
S P E A K E R
A fireside chat with
Robert Putnam
Robert D. Putnam is the Malkin Research Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University. A member of the National Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the British Academy, and past president of the American Political Science Association, in 2006 he received the Skytte Prize, the world's highest accolade for a political scientist. In 2012 Barack Obama awarded Bob the National Humanities Medal, the nation’s highest honor for contributions to the humanities.
He has written fifteen books, translated into 20 languages, including Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Italy and Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, both among the most cited (and bestselling) social science works in nearly a century. He has consulted for Presidents Carter, Clinton, Bush 43, and Obama, as well as presidents and prime ministers from the UK, Ireland, and Finland to South Korea and Singapore. His most recent book, The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again (2020), is a widely praised study of broad 20th century American economic, social, political, and cultural trends.