The Summit School’s Idea Shop Pushes Student Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Creativity In the heart of Winston-Salem, NC, the Summit School has spent the better part of the past 90 years recognizing the needs of the local community and rising to meet […]
Hello there! On behalf of everyone at SAIS, welcome to the 2024-2025 school year. As a guest writer last August, I scribed a post for the monthly newsletter about traversing transitions. Little did I know that I was about to […]
As the 2024-2025 academic year gets underway, school leaders across the country find themselves wondering if enough is enough when it comes to student electronic devices, namely smartphones. Prompted in part by books such as Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation, […]
Understanding how to engineer an AI prompt will help you harness the power of generative AI. Creating a scenario to house the question you are asking narrows the scope of the AI’s response to supply a more helpful and appropriate reply. […]
The Employee Benefits Survey was designed to gather insights on school-specific and regional trends around benefits in SAIS member schools. The survey was administered in January 2023. Human resources, financial officers, and other business office personnel from all SAIS member […]
Introduction The end of the school year is always an opportunity for reflection. A posture of intentional reflection is well supported considering the historic and monumental changes to the independent school landscape in the past few years. We are rocks […]
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In the landscape of independent school management, the decision to transition from annual re-enrollment to continuous enrollment represents a pivotal shift with wide-ranging implications. Oak Hall School’s journey serves as a beacon of inspiration, illuminating the challenges associated with the […]
From preschool to upper school, three schools share their experience with adding a grade level(s) to their school. Research and PlanningIn all three schools, community feedback was an integral part to the decision making process. Survey data, small group conversations, […]
