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Webinar Recording – Aligning Donor Interests With Institutional Priorities

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March 2026 Signals

Hello there! As spring break approaches, we enter the final quarter of the school year. This stretch always feels compressed, as important decisions and priorities converge simultaneously. Budget analysis, recruitment of new faculty and staff members, and enrollment projections are […]

From SMART Goals to SMART Habits: A Neuroscience-Informed Framework for Teacher Growth

Goal-setting has become a cornerstone of professional growth in the education profession. Teachers are encouraged to define clear, measurable objectives. Frameworks such as SMART Goals have been widely adopted to ensure that professional development is specific, achievable, and observable. At […]

Webinar Recording – Leading Through Change: Strategies for Moving People and Culture Forward

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BOARD BULLETIN: Shared Accountability: The Heart of Effective Governance

By Dr. Brett Jacobsen, SAIS President As we continue our journey through the Governance Health Index, this month’s focus is Shared Accountability—the competency that sits at the heart of effective governance and healthy partnership between the board and head of […]

Webinar Recording – Beyond Tuition – Creative Strategies for Diversifying School Income

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Webinar Recording – The First Years Matter: Research Insights on Early Career Educators

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February 2026 Signals

Hello there, As I write this, many of us are navigating a wintry mix of snow and ice, power outages, and those familiar open-or-close school decisions. I hope you fared well. As this weather system moves on, February school life […]

Reimagining the Employee Value Proposition in Independent Schools

Reimagining the Employee Value Proposition in Independent Schools is a sector-wide study of educators across the SAIS association membership. The study seeks to understand how independent school educators experience motivation, engagement, and meaning in their work—and how those experiences shape […]

Cultivating Growth Through Clear and Courageous Conversations

School leaders and personnel often desire meaningful feedback, as is the case with the educators surveyed in a recent SAIS motivation and engagement survey. As evidenced by the data, teachers crave feedback, as good feedback can provide role clarity, affect […]