Leadership Reset

Time to Plan. Space to Lead.

Step away from daily demands and create a clear, actionable plan for strengthening special education in your school or district.

Why Leaders Choose Leadership Reset

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Leave with a Clear Plan

Every participant leaves with a personalized leadership action plan designed to strengthen systems, improve outcomes, and move their district forward.

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Strengthen Your Team

Break down silos, strengthen communication, and create greater alignment among special education leaders, administrators, and staff.

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Think, Reflect, Recharge

Step away from daily demands to gain fresh perspective, renewed energy, and purposeful direction in a peaceful retreat setting.

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Dedicated Team Planning Time

Dedicated planning time is built into both days so district teams can collaborate, make decisions, and return home with shared next steps.

Why Leadership Reset Is Different

Most professional learning ends when the session is over.

Leadership Reset is intentionally designed to move beyond inspiration to implementation.

Throughout both days, participants experience a rhythm of learning, reflection, discussion, and dedicated team planning time. Rather than returning home with a notebook full of ideas, district teams leave with shared priorities, practical strategies, and a concrete plan already in motion.

What Participants Are Saying

This Leadership Reset is the best professional development I have had in over 20 years in special education. Bob is also an experienced special educator with a vast knowledge of special education in all areas. I walked away feeling that I have a plan for this school year; I just need to implement it. Thank you, Bob; you are a wonderful teacher.

— Shannen Garrett, MAEd, MA
SPED Lead/Resource/ICS Teacher
Travis Elementary School · Rosenberg, TX

I highly recommend the Leadership Reset. Our team left with a concrete plan to strengthen and align our systems to help close the achievement gap.

— Kim Hofmann
Director of District Supports
Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency · Bettendorf, IA

Choose a Time That Works

Leadership Reset cohorts are forming for several periods during the second half of the school year. Choose the timeframe that works best for you, and we’ll work to build a small cohort around shared availability.

Mid to late January 2027
Early to mid February 2027
Mid to late March 2027
Early to mid April 2027
Mid to late May 2027
Early to mid June 2027

Our preferred schedule is Thursday and Friday, although we are open to considering other days if another schedule works better for interested leaders and teams.

These potential timeframes apply to both Asilomar and Saint Simons Island.

Choose Your Setting

Leadership Reset is offered in two distinctive retreat settings. Choose the location that best fits the experience you are looking for.

Asilomar Leadership Reset

Leadership Reset at Asilomar

Step Away Together. Think Clearly. Return With a Plan.

We are looking forward to bringing the Leadership Reset to the beautiful Asilomar Conference Grounds on California’s Monterey Peninsula.

Leadership Reset gives special education administrators and their leadership teams dedicated time away from daily demands to examine current practices, identify priorities, work through challenges, and build a practical plan for moving forward.

While individual leaders are welcome, the experience can be especially valuable when leadership teams attend together. Previous teams have found that the uninterrupted time at Asilomar creates an opportunity for deeper conversations, shared decision-making, and greater alignment around the work they want to accomplish when they return home.

I’m Interested in Asilomar

Saint Simons Island Leadership Reset

A peaceful coastal setting for meaningful learning, dedicated team planning time, and focused leadership reflection.

Saint Simons Island Leadership Reset

Saint Simons Island Leadership Reset

Location: Saint Simons Island, Georgia

  • Two nights lodging
  • Breakfast and lunch each day
  • Small cohort leadership experience
  • Dedicated team planning time both days
  • Personalized leadership support
  • Peaceful coastal retreat setting
I’m Interested in Saint Simons Island

Is Leadership Reset Right for You?

Special Education Directors
Assistant Directors
Coordinators
School Administrators
District Leadership Teams
State Agency Leaders

Ready to Reset?

Sometimes the most important leadership decision is creating the time and space to think together.

bobbarrows.com

Helping Schools Build Better Futures

Leadership • Transition • Adult Success

Founder, Symbiotic Path Foundation

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