MINNDEPENDENT’s Professional Development Seminar/Webinars are opportunities for K-12 independent school professionals and staff to connect and engage in idea sharing to help schools enhance the offerings they provide students and families.

Admissions, marketing, development, and technology staff are exposed to practical, hands-on tools presented by experts from local and national organizations who share valuable information about current trends. 

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Previous Professional Development Seminars

The links below will take you to the Members Only Professional Development Resource Page.

If you need your username and password, please contact Jennifer Renstrom at [email protected].

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2025-2026

November 11, 2025: Legal Updates for Private and Independent Schools: What you need to know in 2026 and beyond.

2024-2025

May 1, 2025: Scheduling Yourself: Intentionally recharge and reallocate your time and energy this spring and summer.

January 15, 2025: Understanding the Impact: Social Media Marketing for Private Schools

December 10, 2024: Employment & Legal Landscape for Nonpublic Schools: What’s New and What’s Ahead

2023-2024

March 21, 2024: Charting the Course: Generative AI Strategies for K-12 Educational Leaders

February 21, 2024: Vocation and Burnout

December 14, 2023: What’s New in Employment Law in MN: Earned Safe and Sick Time (ESST)

Development webinar November 14, 2023:Take Your Storytelling from Boring to Brilliant

2022-2023

January 24, 2023 |  Maximizing EANS Funds to Benefit Your School & Navigating ClassWallet

Admissions/Marketing Webinar, January 31, 2023: What’s Working for School Social Media – 2023

January 24, 2023 |  Maximizing EANS Funds to Benefit Your School & Navigating ClassWallet

SEL Professional Development Webinar, November 3, 2022: Teacher Turnover: Why It Matters and What We Can Do About It

2021-2022

Admissions-Marketing Professional Development Webinar, February 16, 2022: Thrive Rather Than Survive – 7 Strategies to Retaining and Attracting Students

Social-Emotional Professional Development Webinar, January 19, 2022: Leading Others During Uncertain Times

Professional Development Webinar, January 11, 2022: Five Keys to Social Media Success in 21-22 (Part Two of Two)

Professional Development Webinar, December 7, 2021: Five Keys to Social Media Success in 21-22 (Part One of Two)

Professional Development Webinar, October 28 & November 11, 2021:Technology is not Neutral

2020-2021

Admissions/Marketing Professional Development Webinar, June 17, 2021: The Ride to Independent Schools

Educational Leadership Series Webinar #4, April 21, 2021: Creating an Effective and Healthy Workplace Culture

Admissions/Marketing Professional Development Webinar, April 13, 2021: Dear Parents: Navigating College Admission

Admissions/Marketing Professional Development Webinar, March 4, 2021: What’s Working in School Social Media – 2021

Educational Leadership Series Webinar #3, February 4, 2021: The Motivational Power of Purpose

STEM Professional Development Webinar, January 28, 2021: Why STEM? Communicating your school’s approach to STEM education

Educational Leadership Series Webinar #2, December 3, 2020: Knowing How to See Things Differently: The Frame

Educational Leadership Series Webinar #1, October 22, 2020: Living Above the Line: How Our Thinking Governs Our Experience

Admissions/Marketing Professional Development Webinar, September 22, 2020: Navigating the College Process in the New COVID-19 World

Admissions/Marketing Professional Development Webinar, July 28, 2020: Social Media in Uncertain Times-Dos and Don’ts for Your School

2019-2020

Development Professional Development Webinar, June 4, 2020: MINNDEPENDENT Town Hall – Q & A Session – Development During COVID-19

Admissions/Marketing Professional Development Webinar, May 19, 2020: Navigating the College Process in the New COVID-19 World

Advocacy Webinar, May 14, 2020: What you need to know about the ESSER Fund (Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund)

Advancement Professional Development Webinar, May 7, 2020: School Advancement During COVID-19

STEM Professional Development Webinar, May 6, 2020: Playful STEAM in Difficult Times

Admissions/Marketing Professional Development Webinar, April 30, 2020: Helping Families Navigate the College Process in the New COVID-19 World

Admissions/Marketing Professional Development Webinar, April 2, 2020: 50 Strategies to Market and Grow Your School

Social-Emotional Professional Development Seminar, February 6, 2020: I Can’t Think When I am Stressed Out: Neuroscience and the Adolescent Brain

STEM Professional Development Seminar, December 5, 2019: Getting ready for the new Minnesota Science Standards

Marketing Professional Development Seminar, October 24, 2019: Social Media Made Easy-Nine Ways to Create Awesome Content

2018-2019

STEM-Technology Lunch & Learn Seminar, May 16, 2019: Journey Towards Exploratory and Experiential Learning

Admissions & Marketing Lunch & Learn Seminar, March 21, 2019: How to Decode the Retention Formula

STEM Lunch & Learn Seminar, January 17, 2019: Embracing the Maker Movement at Your School: Designing a Purposeful Makerspace

Development Lunch & Learn Seminar, December 6, 2018: Crafting the Donor Story

Admissions Lunch & Learn Seminar, October 25, 2018: Standing Out, Being Bold, and Working a Plan

Development Lunch & Learn Seminar, June 21, 2018: Utilizing Volunteers to Enhance Your Fundraising Efforts