Retirement Isn’t an Ending. It’s a Redefinition.
What’s next for you?
After years of leading districts, developing people, navigating challenges, and making an impact, one of the most significant transitions of your career is on the horizon.
But retirement doesn’t have to mean stepping away from purpose. It can mean redefining it.
IASA is excited to introduce a brand-new Professional Learning Community designed specifically for superintendents within 0–5 years of retirement.
This web-based, guided experience will provide a meaningful space to reflect, prepare, connect, and look ahead as you begin planning for your next chapter.
Finish Strong. Prepare Intentionally. Imagine What’s Next.
Together, participants will explore:
- Finishing Strong: Reflect on your leadership journey, legacy, and priorities for the final years of your superintendency.
- Preparing for Retirement: Navigate the practical realities and important considerations that come with this transition.
- Redefining Purpose: Consider what fulfillment, contribution, and leadership might look like beyond the superintendent’s office.
- Exploring Possibilities: Discover new opportunities, interests, and ways to remain engaged and connected.
- Building Your Next Chapter: Develop an intentional vision for life after the superintendency—on your own terms and at your own pace.
- Connecting with Peers: Share experiences and learn alongside other superintendents who are navigating this same transition.
Whether retirement is 6 months away or 5 years down the road, it’s never too early to start thinking about what comes next.
You have spent your career leading with vision, purpose, and intention. This PLC invites you to bring those same qualities to your next chapter.
Your superintendency may have a finish line. Your impact doesn’t.
Join us as we explore what it means to finish one chapter well—and intentionally begin the next.
The Sunsetting the Superintendency Professional Learning Community will meet online via Zoom on the following dates/times:
- October 21, 2026: 10 am to 11:30 am
- November 12, 2026: 1 pm to 2:30 pm
- January 13, 2027: 10 am to 11:30 am
- February 24, 2027: 1 pm to 2:30 pm
- March 18, 2027: 10 am to 11:30 am
PD Hours will be provided for each session attended.
