The NAIS Member Voices podcast features stories from the thoughtful, hard-working individuals who make up the independent school community. You'll hear from faculty and staff at NAIS member schools about their roles, challenges, successes, inspiration sources, and more. Whether you are currently part of the NAIS community, considering joining, or simply interested in learning more about our industry, we hope you will listen and enjoy!
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Season 5 Episodes: 2021-22
Check back each month for a new episode!
Episode 56: Enrollment Trends Amid the Pandemic: Special Episode—Part 1
Release Date: October 4
In the first of a two-part enrollment series, Joe Corbett (right), NAIS research analyst, speaks with Duane Emery (left), director of enrollment management at Sycamore School (IN). They discuss enrollment declines due to the pandemic, enrollment in lower grade levels, and how the school navigated these challenges.
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Episode 55: Tucker Foehl, Head of School, Sonoma Academy
As we welcome this year’s new heads of school, Member Voices is taking a closer look at the transition to headship in a three-part miniseries.
In the third and final episode of “Transitioning to Headship,” we talk with Tucker Foehl, head of school at Sonoma Academy (CA). Tucker details how he worked to build up his skills before his first year as head, the relationship-building that occurred during the search process, and what has been most helpful to him during his tenure thus far.
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Episode 54: Jennifer Landis, Head of School, Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child
As we welcome this year’s new heads of school, Member Voices is taking a closer look at the transition to headship in a three-part miniseries.
In the second episode of "Transitioning to Headship", we talk with Jennifer Landis, new head at Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child (NJ). She shares how she finds joy in her work, how being a division head prepared her for headship, and what she's looking forward to in her new role.
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Episode 53: Suzanne Walker Buck, Head of School, Western Reserve Academy
New heads of school often begin their tenure in July, and as we welcome this year's new heads, Member Voices is taking a closer look at the transition to headship in a three-part miniseries.
In the first episode of "Transitioning to Headship", we talk with Suzanne Walker Buck, head of Western Reserve Academy (OH). She describes how she approached the board-head relationship, balancing budgets, and questions of legal liability as a new head of school.
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