Exploring Leadership Skills at the Institute for Strategic Leadership
Early bird registration deadline is May 25.
This summer, SAIS school leaders will explore important questions surrounding strategic leadership skills in independent schools at SAIS's fifth annual Institute for Strategic Leadership. The institute will be led by Keith Evans, Head of The Westminster Schools in Atlanta, GA, and David Mahler, Head of The Out-of-Door Academy in Sarasota, FL, who will draw on their experience as independent school leaders as well as new and previous research regarding organizational change. One key influence is the work of Dr. Bob Johansen, author or co-author of eight books, including Leaders Make the Future: Ten New Leadership Skills for an Uncertain Age. In preparation for the event, which will be held on June 15-17 at Emory Conference Center & Hotel in Atlanta, GA, Evans and Mahler posed four questions to Johansen. >>Read more. >>Register. >>Event details.
|
SAIS Board of Trustees: Call for Nominations
The board is responsible for the supervision, control, and direction of the association. According to the bylaws, trustees must be heads of SAIS member schools. The board seeks to represent geographic diversity as well as diversity of school mission and a variety of other factors. Review the current board of trustees here. The SAIS Committee on Trustees will process the nominations and review the nominees. The slate will be presented for approval by the membership at the SAIS annual business meeting, which takes place at the SAIS Annual Conference, October 17-19 in Atlanta. New trustees will begin their terms on January 1, 2016. Submit a nomination for the SAIS Board of Trustees here.
|
Seven Steps Toward Online Learning
By Michael Zavada, Upper & Middle School Principal, Trinity Presbyterian School, Montgomery, AL
Previous hallmarks of independent school education are leaning tenuously on their precipices. From the Puget Sound to the Florida Keys, many independent schools fear the traditional college prep school model of small classrooms with traditional learning modes may be swept aside in favor of virtual learning.
If you're dreading the prospect of online courses at your school, you can now relax. Online or virtual learning simply provides a new medium for learning. It does not threaten your teachers, your school, or your business. In fact, rather than threatening your school's model, online learning can potentially enhance it and allow you to expand what you offer in your own backyard. >>Read more.
|
2015 SAIS Annual Conference Breakout Session Proposals
Breakout session proposals for the 2015 SAIS Annual Conference are being accepted through May 15. The conference will take place October 17-19 at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia in Atlanta.
>>Event Details. >>Submit proposals here.
|
SAIS is pleased to announce the addition of a new Administrative & Accreditation Assistant, Carole Weems. Carole comes to SAIS with a strong independent school background, having served for 15 years at McCallie School in Chattanooga, TN, as Executive Assistant to the Head of School as well as Administrative Assistant to the Vice President for Planning and Board Relations. She joined the SAIS staff earlier this month. Welcome, Carole! Contact Carole directly at (404) 633-2203 or [email protected].
|
It may or may not feel like it, but summer is fast approaching. Time for vacations, hobbies, professional development, and of course, summer reading! Whether you are a history buff, social scientist, fiction or non-fiction reader, we have some recommendations to get you started. >>Read more.
|
Virtual Tribute to SAIS President Steve Robinson
Help us send SAIS President Steve Robinson off to Honduras with great memories of his tenure at SAIS! Leave him a note on a special bon voyage blog, which is being kept a secret until the Heads Leadership Retreat in Nashville this Sunday. We will be displaying some of the blog comments in a slide show at the HLR opening reception. The blog will remain open through June 30, but please send in your comments now so we can surprise him with them on April 19! >>Visit the blog and leave your message.
|
2015 Calendar of Events
SAIS offers a variety of affordable, accessible, and relevant professional development programs for independent school leaders.
See the full calendar of events at www.sais.org/events.
|
2015 SAIS Institute for Heads
Early bird registration deadline is May 25.
The 2015 SAIS Institute for Heads will take place on June 24-26 at Airle in Warrenton, VA, less than an hour from Dulles. This unique program combines the wit and wisdom of Michael Thompson and Rob Evans and is designed specifically for independent school heads and spouses. This institute offers an opportunity for thoughtful dialogue and engagement with colleagues on key issues facing school heads. Many participants attend year after year to enjoy the combination of learning and laughter, plus time for reflection, relaxation, and recreation - a perfect way to refresh for the year ahead. >>Register. >>Event details.
|
|
Visit www.sais.org/surveys to see the stakeholder surveys available to your school community. SAIS has created a series of highly reliable and valid stakeholder surveys for use either in conjunction with a strategic visioning process or just to take the pulse of your community. Be sure to check out the video, sample questions, timelines, and sample reports.
|
|
|
|
Blogs of Note
Speaker, consultant, and author, Grant Litchman, reviews Loving Learning: How Progressive Education Can Save America's Schools by Tom Little and Katherine Ellison.
An Equal Opportunity
Stan Beiner, Head of The Epstein School in Atlanta, GA, discusses the importance of standing up against social injustice and inequality.
Michael Ehrhardt, Head of Cary Academy in Cary, NC, gives advice to parents and students about how to weather the madness of college admissions.
Author, speaker, and blogger, Annie Murphy Paul, discusses why we fall into saying or doing the wrong thing at the wrong time.
|
Research Corner: Articles We've Been Reading
Staying informed of the latest research in education is critical for today's leader. Innovations in science constantly change what researchers can measure and study. Here are some articles we've been reading lately; we'd love your submissions as well! >>Read more.
|
Tweets of Note
|
Learning from Travel, Emotional Intelligence, Maker Education,
and More!
|
Catch up on education topics in the news! Here are some articles that have been circulating in the independent school world.
|
|
|
