• NAIS Thrive

    Thank You for Attending NAIS Thrive 2025!

    It was a great week in Nashville, TN, where 3,000 independent school leaders gathered to gain new ideas, build meaningful connections, and head back to their schools 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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  • Independent School Magazine: Sustainability

    Independent School Magazine: Sustainability

    The Winter 2025 issue examines multiple aspects of school sustainability, including business models, tuition-setting, strategic planning, operations, programs, and facilities.

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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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NAIS Strategic Planning Project

NAIS Strategic Planning Project

The NAIS staff and board have launched a long-range strategic planning process. With so much change in the educational landscape and wider world, we’ll focus on how to best serve our member schools moving forward. Get details on how to engage in this process here.

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2023–2024 State of Independent School Governance

State of Independent School Governance, Part 2: The Head-Board Relationship

Learn about governance practices that support effective school leadership. Use the findings to make informed decisions and empower your leadership team with insights.

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NAIS Legal Advisory: The New Administration and Independent Schools

NAIS Legal Advisory: The New Administration and Independent Schools

Get an overview of some of the policy changes that may occur in the new administration, and how those changes may affect independent schools.

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How AI Can Feed the Perpetual Learning Machine

How AI Can Feed the Perpetual Learning Machine

Allowing students to have a voice in how to approach artificial intelligence empowers them to take ownership of their learning and builds skills for the future.

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Member Voices Podcast: The Leadership Pipeline

Member Voices Podcast: The Leadership Pipeline

Sarah Odell, dean of faculty at San Francisco University High School (CA), Foley shares insights on the on the leadership pipeline and the landscape of hiring and retention.

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The Bystander Effect: Teaching Students How to Step Up

The Bystander Effect: Teaching Students How to Step Up

Learn about one school’s approach to helping students develop empathy and listening skills so they can take action in times of need.

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Anatomy of a Merger: When Two Schools Become One

Anatomy of a Merger: When Two Schools Become One

A recent merger of two schools in New York City sheds light on the opportunities to join forces in the face of struggling enrollment and related sustainability challenges.

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Built to Last: Creating More Substantive, Meaningful, and Sustainable Campus Master Plans

Built to Last: Creating More Substantive, Meaningful, and Sustainable Campus Master Plans

Looking at connections and prioritizing them as an indispensable part of the planning process can be a catalyst for transformation and growth.

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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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