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THE PORTRAIT OF AN EDUCATOR

Teacher Recruitment & Retention With Intention The landscape of education is changing — from AI integration to the rise of alternative educational delivery models such as online schools and microschools. During his presidential address at the 2024 SAIS Annual Conference, […]

FROM IDEA TO IMPACT

Resources for Building Community During the December Heads Virtual Roundtable, several SAIS school heads shared valuable research and resources they have utilized within their communities. The topics discussed ranged from enhancing the student experience and exceeding parent expectations to respectfully […]

PARENT ENGAGEMENT THAT WORKS

3 Principles to Make the Most of Your Parent Events Wouldn’t it be wonderful if your school’s parents and families completely understood your mission and vision? If they supported teachers, the administration, and the advancement fund? If they not only […]

STARTING WITH A DEFICIT AND SAVING A SCHOOL

Making Smart, Mission-Based Decisions to Support School Community As can be the case with leaders who take the helm at independent schools, Robert McGehee confesses he’s “not a finance guy.” As head of school for St. Nicholas School in Chattanooga, […]

TAKING A FUTURIST APPROACH TO STRATEGIC PLANNING

Using Foresight to Plan for Your School’s Future “Thinking about the far-off future is more than an exercise in intellectual curiosity. It’s a practical skill that new research reveals has a direct neurological link to greater creativity, empathy, and optimism. […]

REIMAGINING ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT

Unlocking New Possibilities Regardless of the time a graduate spent with their alma mater – be it one year of high school or the entirety of their K-12 independent school experience – the relationship between student and school need not […]

DEVELOPING CORE VALUES THAT RESONATE WITH YOUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY

For Saint James School, Service Learning Is an Intentional Extension of Core Values Independent school mission statements often stretch beyond student academic gains to focus on developing the whole child. Yet, shaping students’ character, while admirable, is difficult to measure. […]

Webinar Recording – L+D’s Design for Election Season

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DIALOGUING ACROSS DIFFERENCE

At Cary Academy, Students Take Ownership of Facilitating Challenging Conversations For the past seven years, Cary Academy, located in Cary, NC, has been living out the school’s values of respect, integrity, and compassion through their “Dialogue Across Difference” initiative. Nearly […]

School Stories: Why Worldview? A Call to Christ, A Call to Virtue

Evangelical Christian School’s (ECS) mission is “to provide the Christian family with a Christ-centered, biblically directed curriculum that challenges the students to know the Lord Jesus Christ and to develop the vision and practice of excellence in academics, character, leadership, […]