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Reimagining Strategic Planning for School Districts with AI

This October, AASA, in partnership with , will convene district leaders from across the country for a new kind of learning experience designed to fundamentally change how strategic planning is done in public education.

The Possibilities Summit: Reimagining Strategic Planning with AI, taking place October 28–29, 2026, on the Arizona State University campus in Tempe, Arizona, invites superintendents and district leadership teams to go beyond incremental planning and into a more ambitious, values‑driven way of designing for the future.

Many strategic planning processes ask leaders to project forward from what already exists. The Possibilities Summit starts somewhere else entirely — with what could be, for every student and community, if leaders had the tools and frameworks to think and plan beyond today's boundaries.

A Fundamentally Different Way to Plan

At the heart of the Summit is a powerful shift in how leaders approach strategy. By combining possibilities thinking with artificial intelligence, participants will explore a planning approach that doesn’t simply optimize the present, but actively expands what leaders can imagine and design.

AI will not be introduced as a shortcut or a substitute for leadership judgment. Instead, it will become a planning partner — one that helps leaders see more, question assumptions, and explore options that might otherwise remain invisible.

Grounded in Principled Innovation^® and the Public Education Promise

The Possibilities Summit is anchored in Arizona State University’s , which places values, context, and community at the center of decision‑making. Participants won’t just learn how to use AI—they’ll learn how to use it responsibly and intentionally, guided by what matters most to their districts and the people they serve.

Preparing students for real life requires leaders willing to reimagine how districts are designed, not just refine what already exists. That conviction is at the heart of the Public Education Promise, and it’s what the Possibilities Summit puts into practice. Possibilities thinking, guided by principled values, becomes a leadership practice that keeps students, families, and communities at the forefront while helping districts design bold, grounded, and lasting change.

The Possibilities Summit will take place October 28–29, 2026 in Arizona. Superintendents and their district leadership teams are encouraged to attend together. Âܲ·AVÊÓƵmembers receive a special registration rate!