• NAIS Thrive

    Thrive 2025: Get Early-Bird Savings Through January 24!

    Join us in Nashville, February 26-28, for the NAIS annual conference, where independent school leaders come together to connect, explore, inspire, and recharge. This is your opportunity to gain new ideas, build meaningful connections, and leave ready to lead with joy and purpose.

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  • Order the NAIS Trendbook

    Get Fresh Thinking on Future Trends in the New Trendbook!

    Delve into emerging issues and timely data with the redesigned 2024-2025 NAIS Trendbook. It’s your springboard for discussion at board, faculty, and staff meetings.

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  • NAIS New View EDU Podcast

    New View EDU Podcast: Leadership Through Listening

    On the Season 7 finale, NAIS President Debra P. Wilson sits down with education leadership experts Nicole Furlonge, Carrie Grimes, and Steve Piltch to discuss the importance of listening in developing the leaders of the future.

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  • What Leadership Looks Like

    What Leadership Looks Like

    As the leading voice for independent schools, NAIS exemplifies leadership by advocating for and delivering unparalleled insights to schools nationwide. Now, we are inspiring independent schools with a bold new brand.

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  • Revised and Expanded! The New Hopes and Fears

    Revised and Expanded! The New Hopes and Fears

    Get fresh perspectives plus empathic advice on partnering with parents. Even if you read the first edition, you’ll gain new ideas about restructuring the home-school relationship in a changed world.

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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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PoCC On Air Podcast

PoCC On Air: Extend the PoCC Experience With Our New Podcast

Listen to PoCC On Air with The Straight A’s, hosted by four long-time independent school educators and leaders. The first episode features 2024 Denver local committee co-chairs Marti Champion and Sumant Bhat.

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NAIS Membership

Join NAIS Today and Receive 25% Off Your 2024-2025 Dues!

NAIS supports independent school leaders at all levels. When your school joins NAIS, every staff and faculty member—from teachers to trustees—gains access to benefits. Join now and save!

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NAIS Legal Advisory: The Second Trump Administration and Independent Schools

NAIS Legal Advisory: The Second Trump Administration and Independent Schools

Get a broad overview of the some of the changes that may occur in the second Trump administration, and how those changes may affect independent schools.

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Resources for Educators in an Election Season

Resources for Educators in an Election Season

This election season, educators likely will manage challenging conversations and be called on to model and teach civil discourse. NAIS has compiled this list of resources to help your school.

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2024 Report on How Parents Pay School Costs

2024 Report on How Parents Pay School Costs

This report highlights the crucial role of financial aid in families' school decisions and will help your school develop an affordability strategy with the parent experience in mind.

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Member Voices Podcast: Rethinking Retention and Recruitment

Member Voices Podcast: Rethinking Retention and Recruitment

Greg Martin, dean of faculty at Vermont Academy (VT), outlines a proactive year-round hiring approach focused on building relationships with potential candidates.

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Giving Leaders the Grace to Grow

Giving Leaders the Grace to Grow

"As educators, we often emphasize to students the importance of practice, trial and error, and using mistakes as learning opportunities. In leadership, this kind of grace is often absent."

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Boardroom: How to Build a High-Performing Board

Boardroom: How to Build a High-Performing Board

A successful independent school board doesn’t just come together. It is built—according to the strategic plan, by casting a wide net, and with recruitment partners.

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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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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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