Hello there! As spring break approaches, we enter the final quarter of the school year. This stretch always feels compressed, as important decisions and priorities converge simultaneously. Budget analysis, recruitment of new faculty and staff members, and enrollment projections are […]
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Hello there, As I write this, many of us are navigating a wintry mix of snow and ice, power outages, and those familiar open-or-close school decisions. I hope you fared well. As this weather system moves on, February school life […]
Reimagining the Employee Value Proposition in Independent Schools is a sector-wide study of educators across the SAIS association membership. The study seeks to understand how independent school educators experience motivation, engagement, and meaning in their workâand how those experiences shape […]
Hello there, I hope your well-deserved break allowed for moments of rest and meaningful time with family and friends. Before enrollment agreements, staff contracts, and budget planning come fully into view, I invite you and your team to pause and […]
To better understand the experiences of early-career professionals in independent schools, SAIS partnered with Dr. Carrie Grimes from the Peabody College at Vanderbilt University in the fall of 2025 on an extensive research project. The research included a survey to […]
Hello there! As you know all too well, December can be a vibrant but exhausting season in school life. Auditoriums are full with performances, winter sports are in full swing, student projects are being celebrated, and parent volunteers are constantly […]
Hello there! As we enter a season of gratitude, I want to thank you for the ways you have shown up this fall. Whether through webinars, virtual roundtables, leadership cohorts, or the energy you brought to the SAIS Annual Conference, […]
SAIS is excited to unveil Meridian, a new benchmarking tool designed to help school leaders make data-informed decisions that strengthen mission-driven plans. The first phase of Meridian focuses on teacher compensation, with future iterations expanding into broader areas of school […]
