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November 2018
Webinar: Leveraging The Board’s Collective Network to Ensure Fiscal and Reputational Sustainability
Marketing-savvy independent school trustees recognize that their school’s sustainability will increasingly depend on creating partnerships with the regional community. These alliances – strategically important to creating a robust public presence – will attract future enrollment, enhance learning, and power-up fundraising. As a board chair, insure all your members know how to maximize their ambassadorial role. Join independent school education marketing veteran Mike Connor for the questions to ask and the connections you need to make that will allow your school…
Find out more »January 2019
Webinar: What Innovative Boards Should Be Considering in Today’s Independent School Landscape
Is your board of trustees focused solely on the problems of today, or is there time in the agenda to address the challenges and opportunities of the future? Join NAIS Chief Innovation Officer Tim Fish to discuss how boards can respond to the demands of an ever-changing educational landscape with increasing market and financial pressures, rapid technological developments, and the new needs of millennial parents. This session will present frameworks for innovation, case studies of schools that have embarked on…
Find out more »March 2019
Webinar: Transforming the Head Search Process: Hiring For Leadership vs the Resumé
Hiring the next Head for your school is a very challenging process with sometimes less than ideal results. There is growing concern across the country among the independent school community about the frequency of Head transitions and the duration of tenure. Tom Olverson has been discussing the growing concern of Head leadership, the inherent shortcomings of the Head Search process, the unintentional biases search committees bring to the process and how to really determine and hire for the leadership qualities…
Find out more »May 2019
Governance Responsibilities for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Why does the board even need to talk about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)? What are the board’s responsibilities and role in their school’s commitment to DEI? And what are effective practices to advance DEI at the board level? This webinar will provide a rationale, framework and actionable “so what now?” steps for boards to assess where they are now and advance to where they intend to go as stewards of DEI in their school communities. We will identify vital…
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