If you are a new board chair in the '19 - '20 year and ISCA member, please join us for this group call that is designed to provide peer networking and support to first time board chairs.  Experienced ISCA board chairs will help facilitate the call.

COVID-19 ISCA Chair Chats are facilitated conversations that provide an opportunity for ISCA Board Chairs to share information, ask questions and receive support during these challenging circumstances.  

Numerous agencies estimate that as many as 15% of America's private schools are operating on the fiscal edge of viability.  How can Boards free up as much as 40% of their meeting to focus on the issues that really matter?  It sounds like a pipe dream, but research has proven that it's possible.  In this […]

COVID-19 ISCA Chair Chats are facilitated conversations that provide an opportunity for ISCA Board Chairs to share information, ask questions and receive support during these challenging circumstances.  

How should boards approach the issue of tuition reimbursements, partial refunds, discounted tuition in the context of the school's value proposition, and uncertainty of fall enrollment? How do you assess potential long term impacts of short term tuition policy decisions?  Once decisions are made, how should a communication strategy be crafted?  What is the board’s […]

ISCA Chair Chats are facilitated conversations with ISCA board chairs to share information and find support in our peer network. This DEI Chair Chat is the first in a series that begins with a discussion on the foundational responsibilities for boards to engage in DEI work and the guiding principles to create a structure to […]

After more than 15 years of committed work and progress on DEI issues, The Gordon School’s current Head of School and Board Chair will discuss lessons learned in navigating these complex and nuanced conversations and offer suggestions for Board Chairs who are facilitating these discussions. They will review the progress they have made, the pivotal […]

Are you a first year Board Chair or Chair Elect?  This special training created by experienced independent school board chairs especially for you will help you get off to a great start in your new leadership role.  We have identified the unique responsibilities, skills and relationships that independent school board chairs have and included them […]

Dr. David Rubin, Director of the PolicyLab of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, will discuss the health and safety considerations of reopening and staying open for in-person learning. Dr. Rubin will review the PolicyLab's reopening guidance issued on 8/6/20, and will be available to answer your questions and address your health and safety concerns.  If you […]

Co-Presenters, Ronald Wanglin and Michael Blacher will address liability insurance issues related to school reopenings, waivers, and the landscape looking forward relative to insurance and risk management. Ron Wanglin is Chairman of the Board of the risk management and insurance firm, Bolton & Company Michael Blacher is a Partner at the law firm, Liebert, Cassidy […]