Transitional Grade Enrollment Growth Workshop

Workshop
Transitional Grade Enrollment
Growth Workshop

Transitional Grade Enrollment Growth Workshop

Fill the seats in those grades in need. Build your plan in 60 minutes.

Live Workshop: Friday, October 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET
Live attendance is free.
Replay + worksheet: $26

Why Transitional Grades Now?

Most schools run a full recruitment effort for two or three entry grades. Every other grade grows or shrinks on its own. Between Lower and Middle, Middle and Upper, attrition can pile up in those transitional grades, and a handful of empty seats in a section you are already staffing is real revenue left on the table.

Gaps can occur. There is a method to solve that problem. This workshop walks you through it, and you leave with the plan for your single highest-value transitional grade.

What You'll Walk Away With

By the end of this 60-minute session, you will have built three tools in one document:

Gap Calculator: a dollar figure on your empty transitional grade seats, and a clear read on whether each gap was never filled or leaked at the seam
Transitioning Grade Persona: a profile of the family that transfers mid-stream, built on the 5 W's: who is leaving, why, what they actually want, how to make them stay, and where to find them
Step Up Messaging and Positioning Strategy: a positioning line backed by a real practice, plus the response to the objection families actually have
Transitional Grade Growth Plan worksheet: all three tools in a single document you fill in during the session

If you attended the Summer Enrollment Marketing Planner, this session goes inside the grade-level rows you filled in there.

This Workshop Is Designed For

Heads of School
Directors of Admissions and Enrollment
Directors of Marketing and Communications
Anyone at an independent or private K-12 school who owns a grade that is not an entry point

Not a Fit For

- Schools looking for a lecture
- Teams that will not bring their enrollment numbers
- Anyone hoping the answer is a bigger ad budget

What We'll Cover (Agenda)

60-Minute Working Session

Where gaps form: entry grades, division seams, and why transitional grades go unmarketed
Section 1: Gap Calculator
Section 2: Transitioning Grade Persona (the 5 W’s)
Section 3: Step Up Messaging and Positioning Strategy
Your plan is ready: next steps and your free Plan Review

This is not a lecture. You spend most of the hour filling in your own worksheet with guided frameworks the whole way through.

Come with three numbers: enrollment by grade, a rough sense of capacity by grade, and net tuition per student. Estimates are fine.

About Your Host

Karl Boehm has supported more than 100 independent and private schools with enrollment growth and admissions marketing.

With 10+ years of experience helping private schools and 20 years in marketing strategy, Karl founded Spiral Marketing for Schools and the Help One Hundred Schools community to provide practical, implementation-focused guidance for school leaders.

Pricing

Live attendance is free.

The replay package $26 and includes:

Full workshop replay
Transitional Grade Growth Plan worksheet
Team sharing access

FAQ

Will it be recorded?

Yes. The replay and worksheet are available for $26.

Do I need my numbers?

It helps. Bring enrollment by grade, rough capacity by grade, and net tuition per student. If you do not have them, we work from a sample school and you can finish your worksheet afterward.

Can my team attend?

Yes. Anyone from your school may join.

What if I can't attend live?

I attended the Summer Planner. Is this a repeat?

No. The Summer Planner set enrollment targets by grade. This session goes inside those rows to fill one specific grade.

Reserve Your Seat

Join the live working session and leave with a completed transitional grade growth plan.

Live Workshop: Friday, October 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET