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Communicating about School Closure / Transition to Virtual Learning: Sample Letters

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Leadership Discussion Group

Join us for six Monday conversations with other administrators who understand exactly what your days are like. SAIS is partnering with Rob Evans & Michael Thompson for year three of a Zoom discussion group exclusively for division heads, assistant division heads, and assistant […]

Student Safety Resources

Meeting Standards: Child Safety and Protection SAIS accreditation standards 4 and 5 ask schools to show evidence that they have planned for the safety and protection of the children in their care. The following resources are provided to help schools […]

Responding to School Violence

While independent schools are generally safe places to be, there have been 2,069 school shootings in the United States between 1970 and June of 2022. Almost half of those school shootings have taken place since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in […]

The Head’s Transition

News – From SAIS President Debra Wilson – May 2022

Hello Friends! Welcome to May. This month seems to get longer every year, but after writing about the challenges of May in our last HeadLines, I want to focus on what is amazing about this time of year. For me, […]

Diversity Learning Resources and Research

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Sample Definitions for Diversity Work

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Professional Learning Resources for DEI Work

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School Stories: The Mount Vernon School’s Innovation Diploma

By Brad Droke, The Mount Vernon School In the spring of 2014, Mount Vernon Ventures at The Mount Vernon School hosted an event called the Council on Innovation, where several groups of students were assembled to engage in a design […]