All Events

2022 Annual Conference

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 […]

What Employees Want: Post-Pandemic Retention Strategies to Keep Your Best People

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 […]

Reinventing the Interview

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 […]

Required Skills and Responsibilities

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 […]

Recruiting and Retaining Diverse Faculty and Staff

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News – From SAIS President Debra Wilson – February 2022

Happy February! January is finally in our rearview mirror, for which I think we can be thankful. One of the highlights of this time of year for me is that I often catch up with a friend who has a […]

Heads of School Virtual Roundtable Recording – January 19, 2022

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Student Safety Policies and Procedures Checklist

This document was developed by the experts at Joffe Emergency Services to provide schools with benchmarks and goals for their school safety program. It is designed as a self-assessment tool that school operations leaders can use to help understand the […]

School Is Not Reality

I knew it in 7th grade. It was not a calling or a selfless desire to give back. I, too, wanted to eat and use the restroom whenever I pleased. These early realizations that led me to education are a […]

Get Ready for Hiring Season with the SAIS Career Center

Hiring season is fast approaching and it is time to look at your school’s hiring process. Finding a match for your school’s mission and culture with the necessary skills and experience can be time consuming when time is at a […]