2024-25 DASL Data Entry is Open! Enter Foundation Data by October 18
Have questions? Get tips and key information for data entry, watch video tutorials, and register for webinars that cover different stages of the 2024-2025 DASL data entry process.
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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. -
2024 NAIS People of Color Conference Registration is Open!
Join us at PoCC, December 4–7 in Denver, to explore the theme Meeting the Moment: Anchoring and Enriching Our Education Futures. -
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. -
Independent School Magazine: Reframing College Admission
College admission is more fraught than ever amid a quickly changing landscape. The Summer 2024 issue explores how to change the narrative around the admission process and prioritize student health and well-being. -
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. -
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.
Tips to Improve the School-Parent Partnership
Challenges will certainly arise throughout the year, but school leaders who take the extra step can start on the right foot and garner parent confidence, even in difficult times.
Legal Tip of the Week: Mental Health as a Component of School Safety
Supporting the mental health and well-being of your students and staff is just as important as ensuring physical and digital safety. Rely on these resources to safeguard your community.
Independent School Health Check: Key Changes in High School Results
This report details the most significant changes between 2022-2023 and 2014-2017. These two sets of data offer insight into students’ well-being prior to and following the pandemic.
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.
Creating Conditions for Civil Discourse in Schools
In our polarized world, a skills-based approach to discussion can help build the skill sets and mindsets students need to have real discussions across difference.
Member Voices Podcast: Equipping Students in the Age of AI
Autumn Adkins Graves, head of St. Anne's-Belfield School (VA), shares the importance of curiosity around AI, and how her school created a portrait of a graduate with a futurist lens.
2023–2024 State of Independent School Governance, Part 1
This comprehensive look at industry-wide standards will help you contextualize your school's governance practices and learn about best practices in governance. Get tips, guidance, and key data.
The Conversation: How Neuroscience Can Strengthen Leadership
A head of school and a consultant explore how brain science research impacts collaboration, relationship building, and more.
Boardroom: How to Promote Meaningful Trustee Engagement
Fostering deeper connections with board members, through initial onboarding and ongoing conversations, enables the institution to cultivate a high-performing board.
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.
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.