• NAIS Thrive

    Thrive 2025: There's Still Time to Reserve Your Spot!

    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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  • 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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Apply for the NAIS Fellowship for Aspiring Heads

Deadline Extended! Apply for the NAIS Fellowship for Aspiring Heads

Take the next step in your headship journey with this yearlong program that includes expert mentorship, in-person and virtual learning, and a supportive cohort. Apply by January 29!

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Legal Tip of the Week: How the New Congress, President Have Impacted Independent Schools So Far

How the New Congress, President Have Impacted Independent Schools So Far

Congress started a new session, and President Trump was inaugurated January 20. With a flurry of new activity in the federal government, here's what independent schools should watch right now.

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

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Helping Students Find Agency in the President’s First 100 Days

Helping Students Find Agency in the President’s First 100 Days

To help students now and guide them into the future, here are three actions schools and educators can pursue to facilitate deliberation and civil discourse among students. 

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Disaster Recovery, Planning, and Mitigation Resources

Disaster Recovery, Planning, and Mitigation Resources

To help your school in disaster planning or finding assistance in the event of a disaster, NAIS has compiled these valuable resources and tips.

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What Heads Want Their Board Chairs to Know

What Heads Want Their Board Chairs to Know

Heads have an increasingly complex job. Here are five major themes that heads wished their board chairs understood about the role of a head—and their role on the board.

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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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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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Open Door: Sustaining Leaders and Our Schools

Open Door: Sustaining Leaders and Our Schools

The health and sustainability of independent schools goes hand in hand with effective, stable leadership.

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The Big Questions: Designing an Updated Educational Model and Student Experience

The Big Questions: Designing an Updated Educational Model and Student Experience

As schools work to navigate the tension between tradition and innovation in education during a period of profound transition, school leaders must think differently about the future of teaching and learning.

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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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