As an administrative or executive assistant, you are essential to the success of your school. Your ability to manage details, anticipate needs, and support leadership keeps everything moving forward. The SAIS Institute for Administrative Assistants is designed to support the unique responsibilities and challenges of your role.
Discover practical strategies and resources to effectively support an independent school administrator, division, or department. Gain actionable insights for tackling challenges with confidence, and connect with a network of peers to exchange time-saving tips and proven solutions.
“This institute offered validation to feel seen and understood and the ability to both learn and have some downtime.”
Past Participant
Whether you support a head of school, division leader, or department, this experience will help you sharpen your skills, strengthen your impact, and feel more confident in your work.
Audience
- Executive assistants, administrative assistants, and support staff from independent schools.
- Please review the SAIS eligibility & participation policy prior to registering if you are not from an SAIS member school.
- Please note this event is not designed for those supporting public schools.
Eligibility & Participation Policy
SAIS programs are designed primarily for leaders and employees of independent schools. While SAIS membership is not required for all programs, participation and sponsorship opportunities may be limited to individuals, schools, organizations, or businesses that align with the SAIS mission and model of independent school governance and operation. SAIS reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to deny, cancel, or revoke any registration, participation, sponsorship, or exhibitor status in its programs and events. If a registration or sponsorship is denied or revoked under this policy, the affected party will receive a refund of all amounts paid, less a 7% administrative and processing fee.
Details
- Registration includes meals (two breakfasts, one lunch, one reception, and daily snacks/beverages).
- Hotel room block information coming soon.
Registration & Pricing Information
| Member | Non-Members | |
|---|---|---|
| By February 12th: | $695 | $829 |
| By March 19th: | $795 | $929 |
| By April 23rd: | $895 | $1,029 |
| By June 9th: | $995 | $1,129 |
| After June 9th: | $1,195 | $1,329 |
Discount
Schools sending a team of 3 or more may use the promo code 10off for the third, fourth, and subsequent registrations. SAIS will verify correct promo usage upon registration submission. Please note that promo codes will not be issued as refunds if not entered correctly on the registration form. Please contact info@sais.org with any questions.
Event Policies & Acknowledgments
Event policies apply to all conference participants, including attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors. By registering for or participating in this event, you agree to the terms outlined here.
Review Event FAQs at this link.
Payment may be made by credit/debit or ACH. The form defaults to credit/debit but ACH is selectable.
SAIS member schools may use county/state funds as payment by completing this form for 2026 or this form for 2027 at least 45 days prior to the event start date.
Cancellations received 21 days before 2026 events via this form or 2027 events via this form are eligible for an 80% refund. After the stated cancellation date, refunds are not available, but replacement registrants are welcomed. Extenuating circumstances will be considered on a case-by-case basis following the conclusion of the event. In the unlikely event that SAIS cancels a program, 100% of the registration fee will be refunded.
Participation in SAIS events signifies an attendee’s acknowledgment of infectious and other diseases and voluntary assumption of the risk of exposure or infection by attending the event. Attendees agree to comply with all guidelines and procedures, including distancing and/or masking, that may be implemented by SAIS, in accordance with recommendations from the CDC and other public health authorities.
Participants expressly acknowledge the intellectual property of the presenters of this conference and these other terms that are conditions of attendance. This acknowledgment includes the understanding that creating any form of recording, including but not limited to video or audio is a violation of the intellectual property of the speakers as well as a violation of the terms of participation in this event. Participants expressly agree not to independently record, or knowingly let anyone else record, any of the conference sessions in which they participate. Participants will also not share their unique link to the conference platform or the content therein with anyone else. The unique link to the conference platform will be used solely by the participant.
Registration, attendance at, or participation in SAIS meetings and other activities constitutes an agreement by the registrant to SAIS’s use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the registrant or attendee’s image or voice in photographs, videos, electronic reproductions, and audio of such events and activities.
For questions about event registration or special accommodations, contact info@sais.org.