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Wednesday, February 12, 2020By Jeff Mitchell, Head of School, Currey Ingram Academy, Brentwood, TN Introduction As a companion to the comprehensive 2019 SAIS Human Resources Survey Report, this FastStats highlights base salary and total compensation trends for NAIS and SAIS schools, some underlying factors that influence the setting of […]
Wednesday, February 5, 2019By Jeff Mitchell, Head of School, Currey Ingram Academy, Brentwood, TN For the 25 years I have served in independent schools, there has been a healthy conversation about the philosophy underpinning the determination of faculty salaries. Among […]
Historically independent schools have maintained their independence by not accepting government funding at any level. It is a commonly held belief that government funding is accompanied by government regulation. It is the “strings attached” that create problems for independent schools […]
In November 2006, a study was commissioned by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) to assess the current opinions and perceptions of independent schools. This study, conducted by Shugoll Research, had the objectives of assessing attitudes toward quality objectives; […]
The practice of tuition discounting — charging different students different prices for the same educational opportunities — is a relatively recent feature of independent K-12 education. Most independent schools provide some amount of financial aid for students from families with […]
Many independent school leaders experience anxiety over the prospect of losing enrollments. Given that independent schools are funded primarily through tuition revenue, financial sustainability is closely linked to enrolling sufficient numbers of “mission appropriate” students. With this in mind, it […]
