Align Financial Aid Investments With Your School’s Mission at the NAIS Access and Opportunity Summit!
Led by NAIS Vice President for Access and Affordability Mark Mitchell, the October 15-16 summit in Washington, DC will bring independent school leaders together to address the uchallenges of access and opportunity. The summit will focus on helping schools align financial aid investments with their aspirations to serve the most financially vulnerable students.
Go to our bio link to learn more.
#financialaid #opportunity #indyschools
Why does governance feel different now?
"Cultural tensions, technological shifts, and heightened family expectations push operational questions upward and policy conversations downward, creating more shared interpretation than the model once anticipated. Trustees are increasingly drawn into work that demands not only fiduciary oversight but cultural awareness, relational intelligence, and mission-centered judgment."
In Independent School magazine, Yerko Sepúlveda, Ph.D., head of community engagement and wellness at Porter-Gaud School, writes about the value of human-centeredness—anchored in dignity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and purpose—in governance work.
Go to our bio link to read the full story. https://bit.ly/4nnOo9s portergaud
▶️ Are you looking to sustain and advance inclusion, belonging, and community well-being at your school? Join us for the NAIS Diversity Leadership Institute, July 26-31, in Atlanta! Go to nais.org/events to learn more.
#governance #diversity #inclusion
What does effective digital literacy look like today? In the Season 10 finale of New View EDU, Yvette Renteria of Common Sense Media talks about the challenges, opportunities, and best practices shaping schools today. https://apple.co/49hWquw
Find New View EDU on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and many other podcast apps.
#DigitalLiteracy #NewViewEDU
The chief advancement officer at @churchfarmschool shares how innovative fundraising and community engagement fuel a mission-centered, college prep education for boys. 🎙️ Listen on the Member Voices podcast. https://apple.co/4cSdrxF
Find Member Voices on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, TuneIn, Spotify, and other podcast apps.
This December, NAIS invites you to Gather.
Gather is NAIS's new convening for educators, administrators, and school leaders committed to advancing inclusion and belonging in independent schools. December 2–5 in Boston, we're gathering in every sense of the word—coming together to connect and learn and to gather insight, skills, strength, and conviction for the coming year. Save the date and learn more here! /events/gather
#NAISGather #Convening #IndependentSchools
Chad Tew, “chief disruption navigator” for LearnCollab, talks about the independent school market, why he thinks of school mergers as a unification process, and how collaboration can shore up school communities in disruptive times. Listen today! https://apple.co/3QeNn7c 🎤 Find New View EDU on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and many other podcast apps.
#newviewedu #podcast #indyschools
Internships… in fifth grade?
At Rowland Hall, students are building real-world skills years earlier than expected—and thriving.
Now in its third year, the fifth grade internship program pairs students with campus mentors—from the head of school and advancement office to tech support, athletics, and student services. Students take on real responsibilities across campus, building professional skills well ahead of schedule.
Go to our bio link to read the full story in the Spring issue of Independent School. @rowlandhall1867
What’s happening at your school? Share your story with us at [email protected].
#internships #studentlife #indyschools
Jessica Bremmer, English department chair and upper school English teacher at Westridge School (CA), has a passion for storytelling that shapes her leadership and commitment to amplifying student voices. In an excerpt from her Member Voices podcast, she talks about how AI has been her biggest challenge, and why she designed a banned books and censorship course that senior English students can choose as one of their final classes at @westridgeschool .
Go to our bio link to learn more abour Jessica's commitment to creating an environment of challenge and growth. in Independent School magazine.
#Indyschools #membervoices #storytelling
Call for Workshop Proposals!📢 📢
Thrive 2027 is headed to Baltimore, March 3–5, and we’re looking for forward‑thinking independent school leaders to help shape our annual conference.
Do you have innovative ideas, research, or practical strategies to share? This is your chance to spark conversation, inspire change, and connect with peers nationwide.
Submit a workshop proposal by May 15! https://bit.ly/4sGF0yM
#naisthrive #indyschools
Are you wondering how to navigate diversity and inclusion efforts at your school? Dr. Yerko Sepúlveda, head of community engagement and wellness at Porter-Gaud School, will be sharing his expertise at the NAIS Diversity Leadership Instiitute, along with other talented educators. portergaud
There's still time to register! https://bit.ly/4vAOz4L
#diversity #inclusion #indyschools #naisdli
✨ The Spring 2026 issue of Independent School is here—and it’s all about governance.
As schools grow more complex, trusteeship has never mattered more. From leadership alignment to the head‑board partnership, this issue dives into what it really takes to lead with clarity and purpose.
Have you seen it yet? Check it out here. To read the digital version, go to our bio link!
#indyschools #ismag #governance
