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Webinar: Ballots to Bottom Lines: Decoding the 2026 Midterms for Independent Schools

Wednesday, November 4, 2026
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EST)

Event Details

Webinar: Ballots to Bottom Lines: Decoding the 2026 Midterms for Independent Schools

The 2026 midterm elections are a pivotal moment for independent schools, with potential impacts on tax policy, school choice, and regulatory oversight. Join Dr. Damian Kavanagh, CAE, and some special guests, for a timely, nonpartisan conversation during election week that goes beyond the headlines and focuses on what really matters for your school. You’ll walk away with a clearer understanding of key policy shifts, how to read what’s coming next, and how to better support your leadership team through uncertainty. We’ll also leave space for real-time questions, so you can dig into the issues that matter most to your school community.

Meet the Speaker(s)

Dr. Damian Kavanagh

Program Credit Information

  • Learning Objectives:
  1. Identify key policy areas affected by the 2026 midterm elections and their impact on independent schools.

  2. Interpret election trends to anticipate shifts in the legislative and regulatory landscape.

  3. Apply strategies to help school leaders navigate uncertainty and communicate during election cycles.

  • Field of Study: Information Technology – Technical
  • Instructional Method: Group Internet-Based
  • Program level: Basic
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Advanced Preparations: None
  • Recommended CPE Credits 1.0

MISBO is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

HRCI Information

This program has been pre-approved for 1 Business (General) recertification credit hours toward
aPHR®, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through
HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).

MISBO is a recognized provider of recertification credits. HR Certification Institute® pre-approved this program for credits towards aPHR™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification.


SHRM Information

SHRM PDC Credit: 1.0
SHRM BoCK: Business Acumen

MISBO is recognized by SHRM to offer SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP professional development credits (PDCs). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.

For More Information:

Kaleigh White Smolinski
Kaleigh White Smolinski, PhD
Director of Professional Development MISBO (404)301-0080
Registration

All webinars are $50 per session but are FREE to anyone from a MISBO member school. Webinars are one hour in length and begin at 2pm ET.


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