Schedule

Best Practice intensives 2026

Monday, June 22

2-4:15pm – Registration  

4:30-5:45 – Intro session in track 

6-7pm – Keynote (Randy Gravitt from Lead Every Day) 

7-8pm – Dinner 

8 pm: Back to hotel 

Tuesday, June 23

7:30am- Bus leaves hotel 

8-8:45a – Breakfast  

9:00 am –  Cohort Session 1 

10:15 am – 15-minute Break 

10:30 am – Cohort Session 2 

12-1 pm – Lunch 

1 pm – Cohort Session 3 

2:15 pm – 15-minute Break 

2:30 pm – Cohort Session 4 

Ends at 3:45pm 

4 pm-Optional tour of Wheaton Academy 

4:30pm bus leaves for hotel 

Evening free; dinner on your own 

Wednesday, June 24

7:30am- Bus leaves hotel 

8-8:45 am – Breakfast  

9 am – Cohort Session 5 

10:15 am – 15 min break 

10:30am-12pm – Closing session (Rusty Campbell from Herzog) 

12pm- box lunch provided 

Monday, June 22

3-4 pm – Registration  

4-8 pm – Conference, Sessions, and Dinner

Tuesday, June 23

8 am-4 pm – Conference

Wednesday, June 24

8 am-12 pm – Conference

Travel Notes

  • Fly to O’Hare International Airport (ORD) or Midway International Airport (MDW). 
  • All conference sessions and events take place at Wheaton Academy (900 Prince Crossing Dr., West Chicago, IL 60185).
  • Transportation to and from the airport will not be provided.

Food and Housing

  • Hotel information will be shared once your application has been accepted.
  • All meals during the conference are provided. Dinner the evening of June 25 will be on your own.

Hotels

You can use the link above to book a hotel at a reduced rate using the Wheaton College** travel portal. 

**This is not a function of Wheaton College

Your Hosts

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Phil Strzalka
Executive Director | Wheaton Academy Institute, West Chicago, IL
pstrzalka@wheatonacademy.org
630-806-6785

Dr. Gene Frost
Executive Director | Wheaton Academy Foundation, West Chicago, IL
gfrost@wheatonacademy.org
630-562-7516

For more information, contact:

Charity Moon
Marketing & Business Manager | Wheaton Academy Institute, West Chicago, IL
cmoon@wheatonacademy.org
630-562-7567

Jenn Trott
Executive Assistant to the Chief Academic Officer | Wheaton Academy, West Chicago, IL
jtrott@wheatonacademy.org
630-562-7589

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