As fall and spring mainstays, most schools employ parent-teacher conferences as face-to-face opportunities to share student progress with parents. While the pandemic required creative alternatives to the traditional parent-teacher conference, the following strategies are helpful for both virtual and in-person […]
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By Kelley Waldron, Head of School, St. Andrew’s School, Savannah, GA In Josh Clark’s article in the January edition of HeadLines, “School Is Not Reality,” he drives home salient illustrations of the structure and patterns of “how schools work.” He […]
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Prevention A Comprehensive Approach to Suicide Awareness and Prevention Edutopia Bring Suicide Prevention to Your School American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Help Prevent Suicide Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Learn the Facts: Risk factors, warning signs, statistics, treatment, […]
An informative, innovative, and comprehensive opportunity for independent school leaders to gather and discover proven strategies and emerging trends. Examine critical issues alongside colleagues from across the region. With three keynotes and two dozen breakouts, you’ll be able to find […]
With headlines touting 2021 as the year of “The Great Resignation” and a parent community that is concerned over any sign of teacher turnover, schools should give intentional thought to employee retention. Brad Rathgeber, head of One Schoolhouse, shares […]
Organizational psychologist, Adam Grant describes the traditional job interview as “broken” and falling behind behavioral science we now understand. In his podcast, Work Life, Grant shares research and insight on how we might reinvent the interview. Grant explains how candidates […]
As we create job descriptions and prepare interview questions, what skills are most important to the mission and vision of the school? SAIS is developing responsibility and skills lists for a number of positions. These lists offer sample language from […]
