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Beyond the Open House: A Follow-Up With Randolph School

In 2017, NAIS published this piece titled “Beyond the Open House: How Schools Makes Parent Engagement Fun & Effective” in their Independent Ideas blog. SAIS member Randolph School is featured so we contacted them for an update on parent engagement strategies during COVID. […]

SAIS E-newsletter Archives

SAIS produces a monthly e-newsletter, Signals, as a service to our membership. Browse the archives below to view past issues (formerly HeadLines) and articles. To sign up for SAIS e-newsletters, create an account (see the My Account menu), or use […]

News – From SAIS President Debra Wilson – September 2021

I will be honest; I escape from the pandemic and other news as often as I can. Two weeks ago, the SAIS team had our first in-person staff retreat since March 2020. We ventured to Pigeon Forge, where we certainly […]

Tuition and Fees: Contracts and Community Considerations

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Webinar Recording – Trustee Tune-Up – The Fundamentals of Independent School Trusteeship

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News – From SAIS President Debra Wilson – August 2021

Hello Friends! This piece has been started at our last summer family vacation hurrah, Kanuga. My husband’s family has participated in Kanuga summer guest weeks for over 40 years, making me a relative newbie with my paltry 18 summers and […]

Heads of School Virtual Roundtable Recording – July 28, 2021

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Starting a New Independent School

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Tips for Zoom Breakout Rooms – Lessons Learned

Clay Gibney, Director of TechnologyUpdated: February 2021 Zoom’s breakout room feature allows you to split your Zoom meeting into separate sessions (up to 50). It’s a terrific feature in Zoom, but there are a number of gotchas and quirks. Here […]

SAIS Booklets

VISIONOctober 2016As part of a future-minded thought process, many schools have crafted a vision statement to accompany their mission statement. This booklet looks at three aspects of school life that are impacted by a school’s vision: campus, people, and programs.  BALANCEOctober 2015 […]