• NAIS Annual Conference

    Registration Is Now Open for Thrive: NAIS Annual Conference 2024!

    Join us February 28–March 1 in St. Louis to gain insights, discover strategies, and foster connections that help you, your team, your students, and your entire school community.

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  • PoCC Registration

    Registration is Now Open for the 2023 NAIS People of Color Conference!

    Join us Nov. 29-Dec. 2 in St. Louis to explore the theme Gateways to Freedom: A Confluence of Truth, Knowledge, Joy, and Power. Get early bird savings through Oct. 31!

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  • Order the NAIS Trendbook

    Track the Latest Trends With the 2023-24 NAIS Trendbook

    Follow 30 timely trends shaping your independent school. The Trendbook gives your board, faculty, and staff authoritative insights into must-know changes ahead.

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  • NAIS New View EDU Podcast

    New View EDU: Designing Schools for Blended Learning

    In this week's episode, Catlin R. Tucker joins host Tim Fish for a deep discussion of what blended learning is (and is not), what opportunities it provides, and how to enact it in a thoughtful way.

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  • Independent School Magazine: Exploring Purpose

    Independent School Magazine: Exploring Purpose

    The Fall 2023 issue brings renewed focus to an important question: What is the purpose of school?

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  • NAIS Committee Handbook

    Make Sure Your Committees Know the Essentials

    Get practical advice from The Committee Handbook: A Guide to Strengthen Your Board and Get More Done. Buy it for all your committee chairs. 

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  • A Solution Kit for Parent Relations

    A Solution Kit for Parent Relations

    Get families and schools on the same page with these practical resources. Give out the booklet Better Together at parent meetings. Provide the book Hopes and Fears to faculty who want smoother parent partnerships. 

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  • NAIS Career Center

    Hiring Resources from NAIS

    Is your school hiring? Are you looking for your dream job? Use the NAIS Career Center to post and find great independent school career opportunities.

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Resources for Educators

Resources for Educators About the Conflict in the Middle East

We hope these resources can help school leaders and educators as they support their communities, restore a sense of security, guide students in understanding the conflict, and manage complex conversations.

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Legal Tip of the Week: Safety and Civil Discourse

Legal Tip of the Week: Safety and Civil Discourse

Get details about an October 19 webinar on the impact of current events on school safety, and find guidance on fostering civil discourse and revisiting respectful speech policies. 

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2023 NAIS Hot Issues Survey

2023 Hot Issues Survey: Challenges and Opportunities for Independent Schools

To better understand the nuances of the myriad issues independent schools are currently facing, NAIS surveyed member heads of school. Five main themes emerged from their responses. 

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Developing Trend: How Will Changes in Higher Education Affect Your School?

Developing Trend: How Will Changes in Higher Education Affect Your School?

For your independent school—especially if your mission centers on being college preparatory—it’s important to understand emerging issues in higher education and their implications. 

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NAIS DASL Data Entry

DASL Data Entry: Submit Financial Operations Data by November 17

Have questions? Get tips and key information for data entry, watch video tutorials, and view webinar recordings that cover different stages of the 2023-24 DASL data entry process.

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Member Voices: Resetting Tuition Strategy

Member Voices: Resetting Tuition Strategy

Nancy Lang, head of The New School (AR), shares how she addressed an erosion of trust in her market, adjusted her thinking about tuition strategy, and made sure everyone was on the same page.

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Preparing for a Renaissance in Education and Exploring Our Collective Purpose

Preparing for a Renaissance in Education and Exploring Our Purpose

Questions around purpose are combining with ideas on makes for a healthy, fulfilling, and successful life in ways that will impact the work we do in our schools, writes NAIS President Debra P. Wilson.

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Working for the Future: Moving Through the Present and Trusting in Transformation

Working for the Future: Moving Through the Present and Trusting in Transformation

This work is daunting, but the great thing about working for the future is that there is time to adjust. It’s easy to be hopeful when you have the future to guide you.

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NAIS Career Center

Find the Best Talent

Talented teaching and administrator candidates are waiting to apply for jobs at your school. NAIS members can post jobs and browse resumes for free; nonmembers can purchase job postings.

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