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News – From SAIS Trustee Brett Jacobsen – August 2023

Throughout this year you will see the voices of many SAIS board members in this spot as the organization transitions to new leadership. Our August news comes from Brett Jacobsen, chief executive officer at The Mount Vernon School in Sandy […]

News – From SAIS President Debra Wilson – May 2023

Happy May, Friends! It is hard to believe, but this is my last president’s letter for this newsletter. Next year you will see the voices of many SAIS board members in this spot as the organization transitions to new leadership. […]

News – From SAIS President Debra Wilson – April 2023

Hello Friends! I write this as we are enjoying the Fundamentals Conference, an event we created for leaders and aspiring leaders to come together to learn some of the intricacies of school operations and take the opportunity to identify their […]

News – From SAIS President Debra Wilson – March 2023

Hello Friends! Since the pandemic began three years ago, we have spent a lot of time thinking about and worrying about community. Over the past 18 months in particular, schools have been working hard to build back community that was […]

News – From SAIS President Debra Wilson – February 2023

Hello Friends! As you read this, February is coming to its quick close. To many this month is the trough of the school year, particularly in our region where we do not tend to build in a longer midwinter break. […]

News – From SAIS President Debra Wilson – January 2023

Hello Friends! After the indulgences of December, I have to say that I generally embrace the starkness of January and planning for the calendar year ahead. Many of you are deep in basketball and the other sports of this winter […]

News – From SAIS President Debra Wilson – December 2022

Hello Friends! As we race through the first few weeks of December, I hope its shortened days bring a winter break window during which we can all rest a little more as we enter into our various festivities and prepare […]

News – From SAIS President Debra Wilson – October 2022

Hello Friends! For those of you impacted by hurricane Ian, please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you. If there is anything we at SAIS can do to help, do not hesitate to reach out. The speed at […]

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, […]

News – From SAIS President Debra Wilson – April 2022

Hello Friends! Many lunch hours find me walking the dogs across the shared green space in the middle of our neighborhood. It’s one of those enclaves that you don’t know exists if you do not live here, but it spans […]