In order for boards to govern effectively, they must be knowledgeable about the landscape in which independent schools operate - including the educational landscape. Many independent schools are engaging in conversations about the future of education, including the question of how best to prepare students for a complex, interconnected, and often volatile world. Researchers and […]

The ISCA Board of Directors invites all ISCA members to join them for ISCA's Annual Membership Meeting.  You will hear from ISCA's Executive Director, meet  ISCA's Board of Directors, learn about ISCA's strategic initiatives, finances and formally elect our Board of Directors for the '22 - '23 year.  Please join us for this brief annual […]

At the request of one of our ISCA members, this Chair Chat is being organized to engage in conversation around how schools are handling microagression towards BIPOC faculty/staff especially from parents. What has been the experience at your school? How can Boards work with Administration in creating a safe and inclusive work environment - from […]

  Do you have a new Head of School that started this year? Join us for this facilitated conversation to discuss how transition is going for you, your Head, your board and your school community. Establishing support, good communication, trust and clear expectations are the important first steps of a new partnership with your HOS. […]

In this Q&A session, governance expert Cathy Trower will provide guidance on planning for and building great board meeting agendas to ensure appropriate oversight and engage trustees strategically and generatively. The perennial topic of board meeting agendas requires us to get into specifics—what might seem “weedy,” but so necessary—around such questions as: Who should provide […]

If you are a new board chair in the '22 - '23 year, join us for our New Chair Chats that will be facilitated conversations with experienced board chairs. Connect with other first year board chairs, discuss challenges you might be facing, and find support and guidance. We look forward to chatting with you! *Note […]

Join independent school cybersecurity consultant, Marck Orchison, as he guides board chairs through the complex maze of independent school cybersecurity. Mark will present the most current cyber threats facing independent schools and share how the board can fulfill its oversight responsibility and legal obligations in managing these risks. You will learn what metrics the board […]

Join Terry Moore, ISM consultant, as he discusses the recent article, "Tuition: Ability to Pay vs. Willingness to Pay,” published by NAIS Vice President Mark Mitchell. The article offers guidance on how to classify your school’s enrollment struggles by differentiating between ‘ability’ to pay vs ‘willingness’ to pay and provides advice on how to overcome […]

If you will be going through a Head of School transition at the end of this year, join your fellow Board Chairs for this facilitated conversation to discuss how you are preparing for your new Head of School. Facilitated by Samantha Cross and Georgy Ann Peluchiwski *Note that published event times are Eastern

ISCA members have ranked the 'attraction and retention of independent school talent' as the #1 issue facing independent schools in 2023. What can boards do to partner with and support the HOS in the attraction and retention of faculty and staff? Similarly, what can boards do to retain their HOS? Disruptive HOS departures are on […]