New Directors Workshop

The New Directors Workshop runs every other year and will be held in summer 2027!

Horace Mann School
Bronx/New York, NY
July 22-24, 2025

In order to support new college counseling office directors within our member schools, ACCIS offers the New Directors Workshop, an intentional gathering to assist our organization’s directors of college counseling (or equivalent titles) who will start the next academic year with 0-3 years of experience in that role. This program is geared toward those with prior college counseling experience in schools; for directors brand new to college counseling in independent schools, the New Counselor Workshop may be the preferred choice but is not a prerequisite for this program. View the schedule outline here.  

Led by our ACCIS-member faculty team, the workshop balances presentations and content sharing with group discussion and community-building. Sessions will include topics such as:

  • Aligning Philosophy, Mission, and Culture
  • Internal and External Communication
  • Budgeting and Other Office Protocols
  • Accountability re: Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
  • Office Systems and Structures
  • Hiring
  • Using Data for Board Reports and Different Audiences

Need to add a new counselor to your school's account? Click here.

For further information, contact New Directors coordinator Constance Lumumba-Perez