2002 National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Annual Conference
San Francisco, CA
Theme: "Facing the Future"
PAISTA members may borrow the audio recordings of the conference sessions. This year all the available recorded sessions are on two audio CD-ROMs (mp3 format). The CDs plays on Windows 95/98/NT/2000 or Mac computer. The CDs in mp3 format will play only on a computer, NOT on a CD player. The audio is recorded during the actual conference sessions. No handouts or visuals are available. If you are interested in hearing any of the sessions contact Faith Bitterolf at Sewickley Academy. You will be sent the two CDs. The CDs may be copied.
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C27 ENDING MONOLINGUAL AMERICA: |
D1 CASTING A WIDER NET: ALUMNI |
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D3 HARNESSING |
D4 A PARENTS' COUNCIL AT WORK This session explores the value of the effective parents' council and demonstrates how this group provides another forum to keep active, positive lines of communication open to teachers and administrators. PRESENTER Sue Astley, Principal, Elementary and Middle School, St. Martin's Episcopal School (GA) PRESIDER Susan Nelson, Head of Schools, The Webb Schools (CA)
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D5 THE SPIRITUAL JOURNEY |
D6 GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP IN SCHOOL CHANGE Dynamic boarding schools today require strong partnerships among the constituents of a school community. Effective school governance can provide the structure for this partnership. Focusing on the faculty/administrative side and using the experience of Northfield Mount Hermon School as a model, participants will actively consider the nature of an effective governance structure for independent schools. PRESENTERS Lorren Byrom, Dean of faculty, Peter Jenkins, Chair of the Faculty Executive Committee and Member of the English Department, and Sheila Heffernon, Member of the Faculty Executive Committee and Past Chair, Northfield Mount Hermon School (MA) PRESIDER Steve Harrison, Headmaster, Saint Richard's School (IN) |
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D7 WHAT ONE SCHOOL LEARNED FROM A DEATH THREAT It is becoming more commonplace for people within our school communities to "act out" in ways that either directly or indirectly threaten other members of our community. Sometimes these threats are anonymous, sometimes overt. Sometimes they are merely pranks and other times they are real and serious threats made by a troubled student. Hear how one school survived a death threat and what it learned about prevention, crisis intervention, communication, publicity, and cooperating with local police and the FBI. Although circumstances may vary widely from incident to incident and school to school, many aspects of this presentation will be applicable to a broad range of school crises, particularly for admin- istrators or anyone within a school community who impacts school policy. PRESENTERS Gary J. Niels, Assistant Head of School Upper School Director, and Michelle Harris, Director of Support Services, Hawken School (OH) PRESIDER Joyce Evans, Head, The Town School (NY) |
D8 WHAT SCHOOLS CAN LEARN FROM BUSINESS The Faculty Room is buzzing that you are surrendering your school's integrity, moving away from the mission. You think the school is sensibly adapting to shitting cultural pres- sures and changing market realities. Who is right? Come hear three headmasters, all with MBAs, discuss what the business world could learn from our schools and what principles from the business world might be applied to our schools. PRESENTERS John Fixx, Headmaster, The Lexington School (KY); Todd Horn, Headmaster, Kent Denver School (CO); William Peebles, Headmaster, Asheville School (NC) PRESIDER Pat Adams, Head of School, Emerson School (MI)
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D10 SUCCESS OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS IN INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS This session reports on the findings from a study conducted through the University of Pennsylvania and in collaboration with five Philadelphia independent schools, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. PRESENTER Howard Stevenson, Professor and Psychologist, University of Pennsylvania (PA); Jacquelyn Hamilton, Head of Lower School, The Episcopal Academy (PA) PRESIDER Michael Novello, Head of School, The Out-of-Door Academy (FL) |
D11 HAZING IN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOLS: INITIATION GONE WRONG This session presents the results of a ground- breaking national survey. Through a discussion of its key points, participants will come away with a conceptual framework for understanding why initiations are so important to adolescent students and ideas for ways to provide appro- priate experiences that meet this need. Participants will come to understand the seriousness of hazing in high schools. PRESENTER Norman Pollard, Director of the Counseling and Student Development Center, Alfred University (NY) PRESIDER Laddie Levy, English Department, McDonogh School (MD) |
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D14 SCHOOLS AND THE LAW: LEGAL ISSUES FOR 2002 Every year a panoply of new legal issues surfaces for schools, whether new law or just new to schools. This session covers recent federal legal issues most important to schools. PRESENTER Debra Wilson, Staff Attorney, National Association of Independent Schools (DC) PRESIDER Brian Morgan, Head of School, The Putney School (VT) |
D17 GENDER AND EQUITY: FINDINGS AND CHALLENGES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY The Independent School Gender Project has spent the last five years asking teachers and students about the impact of gender on their experience in schools. This session presents the project's preliminary findings related to how we all can mentor girls, boys, and each other in ways that promote equity, under- standing, and respect. PRESENTERS Ellie Griffin, Director of Health and Counseling, Milton Academy (MA); Cheryl Sandford Jenkins, Director of Counseling, Loomis Chaffee School (CT); Nancy Bird, Director of Health Services, and Nancy Gaynor, Director of Counseling, Hotchkiss School, (CT); Susan Hazell, Assistant Head, Lakefield College School Ontario, Canada; Carol Hotchkiss, Director of Durango Institute (CO) PRESIDER Annette C. Smith, Head of School, Hutchison School (TN) |
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D20 UNITING TECHNOLOGY.
EVALUATION, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN FACULTY SUPERVISION This session presents an intranet resource bank developed as an integral part of a comprehensive faculty evaluation system. The presenter discusses developing a collegial process for determining criteria and processes for faculty evaluation; establishing a common vocabulary and shared standards; and using an intranet resource bank that combines the I criteria, the process, explanation of terms, and links to resources for faculty development. PRESENTER Christopher Bull, Dean of Faculty, The Winsor School (MA) PRESIDER Francisco J. Grijalva, Head of School, The Overlake School (WA) |
D21 AFFIRMING TEACHERS THROUGH, SUPERVISION: A NEW PARADIGM This session looks at a new paradigm for teacher supervision and introduces the social- work model of supervision and how it has been adapted to a school setting. Participants will learn how this model, designed around the functions of administration, education, and sup- port, is both affirming and helpful to teachers. PRESENTER Janet Cruz, General Director, The Sierra Nevada School (Mexico City, Mexico PRESIDER Ruth Glass, Director, The Odyssey Program (CA) |
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D23 ASSESS YOUR ASSESSMENT This session provides a framework for authentic assessment. Participants will receive useful ideas, activities, and assessment samples for their classrooms and will learn how to build a useful rubric. PRESENTER Laurie Bottiger, Middle School Head, St. Paul's Episcopal Day School (MO) PRESIDER James K. Scott, President, Punahou School (HI) |
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D25 ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND MORAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN This session helps teachers, administrators, and psychologists develop strategies to pro- mote social, emotional, and moral develop- ment in children. Among the areas covered are: What kind of school climate facilitates this aspect of development? How do we help children become one among many--people in their own right but also members of a com- munity, establishing healthy affiliations with teachers and peers? PRESENTER Karen Brody, School Psychologist, The Packer Collegiate Institute (NY) PRESIDER Emily Fuller, Executive Director, Tennessee Association of Independent Schools (TN) |
D 26 MOVING UP WITHOUT STRESS- EASING PARENT ANXIETY This session addresses the anxieties of parents at re-enrollment time as they begin to worry about next year's program, Participants learn to prepare and present grade-level Parent Preview Nights that provide glimpses of the next grade's goals, curriculum, and expectations. PRESENTERS Karen Francis, Head of Lower School, Sue Lloyd, First Grade Teacher, Rosemary Leach, First Grade Teacher, and Ellyn Hickey, Fifth Grade Teacher, The John Cooper School (TX) PRESIDER Joseph Broccoli, Head of Upper School, The John Cooper School (TX) |
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D27 THAT'S A FAMILY! A FILM ABOUT EMBRACING FAMILY DIVERSITY IN A MULTICULTURAL CURRICULUM This presentation includes a screening of the award-winning film, That's a Family! as well as a discussion of how to use this film to create an inclusive and safe school community, The film takes a tour, from a child's point of view, through an incredible range of family struc- tures, With blunt and sometimes hilarious candor, the children in the film open the door to their homes and explain what the terms "divorce," "mixed race," "gay and lesbian," "birth mom," "guardian," and "stepdad" mean, and get right to the heart of what they wish other children and adults would understand about their families. PRESENTER Debra Chasnoff, Director/ Producer, Women's Educational Media (CA) PRESIDER Diane Cooper, Head of School, Saint Edward's School (FL) |
E1 WIRED BUT NOT PLUGGED IN: MAXIMIZING YOUR SCHOOL'S WEB PRESENCE This session considers practical approaches for measuring a school website's value and covers details such as intuitive navigation, intelligent design, search engine placement, and dynamic content, as well as larger topics such as portal sites, budgetary considerations, and site management. The focus is on under- standing a website visitor's needs and ensuring a strong experience, critical for a successful site. PRESENTERS Angelo Otterbein, President, Silverpoint, Inc. (MD); Edward Allred, Vice President, Silverpoint, Inc, (CA) PRESIDER Joan Lutton, Head, The Cushman School (FL) |
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E2 BENCHMARKING ENDOWMENTS FOR INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS This session looks at the trends driving best practices concerning endowments. Results of the annual Commonfund Benchmarking Study provide the basis for the session. PRESENTER Thomas Van Zant and Crissie Tewell, Managing Directors, Commonfund (CT) PRESIDER Jim Munger, Headmaster, Dunn School (CA)
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E3 WHAT DO PARENTS WANT? MARKET RESEARCH AND ANNUAL GIVING Using Allendale Columbia School as a case study, the session examines the discrepancies between an apparently healthy annual giving program and the giving levels of certain parts of the community. For example, how do we account for a high alumni giving percentage, but a low parent participation rate and giving level? In an attempt to involve the entire com- munity in giving, Allendale Columbia conduct- ed focus groups, and presenters share the interesting results. PRESENTER Pell Fender, Director of Development, Allendale Columbia School (NY) PRESIDER Dane L. Peters, Headmaster, Mooreland Hill School (CT) |
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E4 INVOLVING PARENTS IN FAMILY AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION This session examines a model parent-education program that creates opportunities for understanding how students learn and estab- lishes links between child and family, home and school, and school and community. Topics include: program structure guidelines, topics and activities, school/home connectors for academic and social skill reinforcement, and avenues for community educational outreach. PRESENTERS Cherrie Farnette, Director of Parent and Community Education, and Kathleen Rayburn, Head of School, Westminster School of Nashville (TN) PRESIDER Marie Kidd, Assistant Head of School, The Chandler School (CA) |
E5 PAYING FOR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL: STRATEGIES FOR FAMILIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOLS This presentation highlights tax and invest- ment strategies that help parents and grand- parents reduce private high school and college costs, and demonstrates how independent schools can use this information to dramati- cally enhance their value to parents, strength- en their marketing campaigns, improve student retention, and raise endowment assets. Topics covered include: Hope Scholarship, Lifetime learning Credit, tax- efficient investing, 529 Qualified State Tuition Plans, Education IRA's, gifting, income shifting, capital gains, financial aid, and the College Insight' Tuition Discount Program. For heads, business officers, marketing coordinators, col- lege counselors, and endowment managers. PRESENTER Troy Onink, Vice President of the Harris Insight Funds, Harris Trust and Savings Bank (IL) PRESIDER Joseph Cox, Headmaster, The Haverford School (PA) |
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E6 TOLERATING THE TENSION: NORMS OF OVERACHIEVEMENT IN OUR SCHOOLS This session explores the fallout of professional disillusionment and the paradoxical antagonism among educators and parents who are working toward the same goals. Topics include strategies for more rewarding adult-to-adult communication based on a systemic approach to analyzing how educators unwittingly reinforce parents' anxiety. PRESENTERS Trish Calvert, Consulting Psychologist, Counseling & Consulting Psychology (TN); Gene Gardino, Counseling Coordinator, The Chapin School (NY) PRESIDER Tad Bird, Headmaster, All Saints. Episcopal School of Fort Worth (TX)
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E7 EDUCATING TOMORROW'S PHilANTHROPISTS, OR HOW TO GIVE AWAY MONEY INTELLIGENTLY! In the words of Aristotle, to give away money is an easy matter. Deciding to whom to give it, how much and when, and for what purpose is not as easy. This workshop demonstrates the methods used by an elementary school development director to teach sixth graders how to become intelligent philanthropists. Students learn how to research non-profit organizations in person, by phone, and on the Internet. They write reports and invite organization executives to class for a Q & A session, and finally, after spir- ited debate, decide which organization will receive the more than $2,000 raised annually from the school play and picnic. PRESENTER Dorothy L. Bacon, Director of Development, Chesterfield Day School (MO) PRESIDER John Todd, Chief Development Officer, Gould Academy (ME) |
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E8 GLOBALIZATION: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR SCHOOLS? Presenters discuss globalization and give key strategies for implementing global education. in schools. What do these programs look like? What are the desired outcomes? Presenters use the Wo International Center and the Pacific. Basin Consortium as models. PRESENTERS Hope Kuo Staab, Director, Wo International Center, Punahou School (HI); Terrina Wong, Executive Secretary, Pacific Basin Consortium (HI) PRESIDER Gregory Blackburn, Headmaster, The Chestnut Hill School (MA) |
E9 ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF AN ALL-GIRL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT Explore the benefits as well as the social, emo- tional, and intellectual challenges inherent in an all-girl school. Topics include: cliques, teacher- student relationships, parent identification, social cruelty, risk taking, and classroom dynamics. Participants leave with strategies to better serve students, teachers, and administrators. PRESENTERS Rita McBride, Assistant Head, Westridge School for Girls (CA); Nancy Marlow Drago, School Counselor, The Brearley School (NY) PRESIDER Mary Jane Yurchak, Interim Head of School, Poughkeepsie Day School (NY) |
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E10 ENDOWED TEACHING CHAIRS AND THE TEACHER SHORTAGE Research indicates that endowed teaching chairs and planned giving to support the chairs are proven solutions to schools' teacher shortages. Session topics include the benefits of endowed teaching chairs as well as tips on how to establish such a program. PRESENTER Frank Jones, Head of Upper School, Holland Hall School (OK) PRESIDER John Beall, Head of Upper School, The Collegiate School (NY)
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E12 MYTHIC LEADERS AND LEADERSHIP STYLE IN INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS Using examples of classic leadership begining with the story of Odysseus and progressing to movie scenes from High Noon, Norma Rae, Gettysburg, and others, this session defines leadership in a new way. It draws on the work of Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, and James Hillman to explore two essential archetypal elements: the decisive masculine and the connected feminine. Presenters provide an innovative definition of effective leadership immediately applicable to the classroom, the school at large, and the real world. PRESENTER Selden Edwards, Headmaster, Sacramento Country Day School (CA) PRESIDER Stephanie Flanigan, Head of School, Montessori School of Denver (CO) |
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E13 THE BISHOP'S FUTURES INITIATIVE: EQUIPPING SCHOOLS TO DEAL WITH CHANGE This session examines the Futures Initiative, a program created in September 2000 by a $500,000 grant to The Bishop's School, and designed to explore how to equip schools to deal with the rapid and extensive change characteristic of the 21st Century. Topics include school governance, commitment to growth, and faculty workload. Participants are invited to share innovative ideas. PRESENTER David Morgan, Director, Bishops Futures Initiative, The Bishop School (CA) PRESIDER Mark Marcus, Assistant Headmaster for Operations, la Jolla Country Day School (CA) |
E14 THE HARMONIOUS TRIANGLE: TRUSTEES, HEADS OF SCHOOL, AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORS Marriott, Salon 6 This session explores ways in which this triangle of leadership affects meeting school goals and advances the school mission and how each role supports the other two. Topics include fund raising, trustee involvement in board/school relations, the head's job as a "balancing act," public relations, the role of the development office and the board in parent volunteer coordination, and the relationship between development and the school's long- term financial plan. PRESENTERS Sue Levitt, Director of Development, and D. Gordon Macleod, Head of School, and Cathy R. Smith, President of the Board of Trustees, Tampa Preparatory School (FL) PRESIDER Bruce E. Buxton, Headmaster, Falmouth Academy (MA) |
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E15 STRATEGIC PLANNING AS A FRAMEWORK FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS This session explores the tools necessary for the development of a strategic plan, including the process for validation by the board of trustees and school administration.. Participants will receive a template for developing an implementation plan. PRESENTERS Paul Schiffman, Head of School, The Harley School (NY); Richard Finkelstein, Professor, SUNY Geneseo and Harley Board Secretary (NY) PRESIDER Murray Cohen, Head of School, The College Preparatory School (CA) MANAGEMENT |
E16 CAMPUS MASTER PLANNING: TURNING DREAM INTO REALITY Practical elements of campus master planning. Topics include importance of long-range planning in times of economic uncertainty and growing competition, steps for a successful planning process, roles of the players, neigh- borhood outreach strategies, and design solutions. Participants share real-worldexperiences and lessons learned. PRESENTERS Don Carlson, President, and Bill Luria, Facilities Planning Director, Carlson Architects (WA) PRESIDER Sid Rowell, Headmaster, Gill St.. Bernard's School (NJ) |
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E17 ADVISORY PROGRAMS: A
PERSON- ALIZED CONNECTION THAT WORKS This session looks at how a strong advisory program can foster a relationship between students and adults that mitigates the "un- connectedness" and anonymity of schools. Topics include character development, scheduling, advisor/advisee pairing, individual advising, group advising, and parental contact. PRESENTER Christine Hempsted, Guidance Director, Trinity Preparatory School (FL) PRESIDER Thomas Hudgins, Jr., Headmaster, The Heritage School (GA) |
E18 MEDIA LITERACY FOR CRITICAL THINKING, PREVENTION, DIVERSITY, AND SELF-ESTEEM The New Mexico Media Literacy Project provides active solutions to many student problems. Presenters discuss critical thinking, self-esteem, and academic and other meta- cognitive skills. Based on current research, this session demonstrates innovative and proven techniques that provide life-long skills of analyzing and producing media that are valuable and enjoyable. PRESENTER Bob McCannon, Executive Director, Albuquerque Academy/NMMLP (NM) PRESIDER Andrew Watson, Head of School, Albuquerque Academy (NM) |
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E19 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP: A CHECKLIST FOR EFFECTIVE CURRICULUM AND CAMPUS FACILITIES This session explores two opportunities for independent schools to demonstrate leadership in environmental education: curriculum and campus planning/renovation. Presenters discuss examples of good practice and provide an "audit" checklist to help assess the adequacy of their efforts. PRESENTER Thomas Redmon, Executive Director, Southern Association of Independent Schools (GA) PRESIDER Michael E. Baker, President, Maryknoll School (HI) |
E21 NEW TEACHER SEMINAR PROGRAM: SHARING SCHOOL CULTURE . This session, led jointly by a head of school and two new teachers, explores one model of new teacher mentoring. Topics include: monthly seminars, readings, topics, and how to help teachers learn the culture of a school. PRESENTERS Greg Feldmeth, Interim Head of School, and Suzie Arther and Julie Bengtson, Third Grade Teachers, Polytechnic School (CA) PRESIDER Douglas Lyons, Head, Greenwich Country Day School (CT) |
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E25 STICKY TEACHING: THE ART AND PRACTICE OF SERVICE LEARNING Make teaching stick! Service learning is an exciting, empowering, and fun way for stu- dents to learn by completing a project that is related to their curriculum, provides services to people in need, and makes a connection between the two. It allows students to see the bigger picture of a world in which they can have an impact and create solutions. Presenters introduce a variety of projects and discuss curriculum, goals and objectives, standards, reflection, evaluation, and celebra- tion. Use presenters. free and easy projects or learn how to create your own. PRESENTER Diane Boyd, Outreach Coordinator, Facing the Future: People and the Planet (WA) PRESIDER James Buckheit, Headmaster, Baylor School (TN) |
F1 BUILDING CHARACTER AND COMMUNITY THROUGH SERVICE- LEARNING RETREATS This session examines a service-learning pro- gram that builds character, citizenship, and leadership skills while creating an institutional bridge to the local community. Presenters dis- cuss the benefits of a service-learning retreat as a community building exercise and as a transition from middle-school group projects to individual service projects of upper school. PRESENTER Ethel Gullette, Coordinator, Windward School (CA) PRESIDER Mark C. Hale, Head of School, St. Matthew's Episcopal Day School (CA)
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F2 LEVERAGING THE INTERNET FOR MARKETING, FUND RAISING, AND RELATIONSHIPS Learn how to leverage the Internet and e-mail for building strong relationships with donors, alumni, and parents to ensure a lasting, loyal supporter base-key for the success and future of your school. Topics include how to use e- mail as an efficient, high-impact communica- tions tool and other high return-on-investment Internet applications. PRESENTER Fred Waugh, Vice President of Marketing, Convio, Inc. (TX) PRESIDER Steve Harrison, Headmaster, Saint Richard's School (IN) |
F3 PARTNERING WITH PARENTS: AN ADMISSION STORY Word-of-mouth can be a school's best market- ing tool. Presenters demonstrate ways to achieve record enrollment figures, which strengthens and diversifies the applicant pool, and discuss specific examples of effective partnerships between parents and school communities. PRESENTER Holly Hatcher-Frazier, Director of Admission, The Ellis School (PA) PRESIDER Karen Hoefel, Headmaster, Pilgrim School (CA) |
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F7 DIVERSITY, CHANGE, HIGH PERFORMANCE, AND LEADERSHIP A commitment to diversity is an important component of a school whose mission includes learning and high performance. However, any mission that includes learning, diversity, and sustained high performance involves continuous changes and institutional- ized learning. This session examines roadmaps for change specifically focused on creating and maintaining inclusive communities. PRESENTER Richard Ackerly, Ackerly & Associates (CA) PRESIDER Abigail B. Wiebenson, Director, Lowell School (DC) |
F8 INTERNATIONALIZE YOUR SCHOOL Schools need to prepare students for an ever- increasing interdependent world. Discover the process, developed by the International Schools Association, through which a school can assess its needs and formulate action plans to bring its students toward an increased understanding of, and appreciation for, others. beliefs and cultures. PRESENTER Anne Marie Pierce, Consultant, Carney, Sandoe and Associates (CA) PRESIDER Edward C. Young, Head of School, All Saints Episcopal Day School (AZ) |
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F11 LEADING AND MANAGING CHANGE In this session, heads, board members, and senior administrators will learn how to develop and communicate an organizational vision that challenges the school to change and grow but remains faithful to core values. Participants learn practical strategies for stimulating new ways of thinking about change and Imple- menting it in a way that provokes excitement rather than resistance. PRESENTER Jane Camblin, Head of School, French American International School [CA) PRESIDER Lisa Darling, Head of School, Wilmington Friends School (DE) |
F12 INTEGRATING
DIVERSITY EVERYWHERE Can a school include diversity in all aspects of its programs? This session explores an integrated curriculum, comprehensive profes- sional development, board initiatives affirming diversity policies, and a broad-based program of parent education, plus how these compo- nents connect to each other. The session provides a model and a wealth of ideas for schools hoping to take their diversity efforts to the next level. PRESENTERS Nadine Nelson, Dean of Multicultural Affairs, and Peter Gow, Academic Dean, Beaver Country Day School (MA) PRESIDER Richard Drew, Head, Chrystal Springs Upland School (CA) |
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F13 SEEING OUR NEEDIEST STUDENTS THROUGH THE COLLEGE PROCESS How can we, as heads of upper school, deans of students, school admission directors, and college counselors, help our neediest students prepare for the process, apply, and gain admis- sion to colleges they can afford and at which they can succeed? Frequently the first generation in their family to attend college, and often speak- ing a language other than English at home, these students usually comprise less than 10 percent of their independent school class. How can we best help these students without labeling them? What programs are in place to help them? PRESENTERS Lisa Pence, Director of College Counseling, St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School (VA); Angela Romans, Associate Director of Admissions, Brown University (RI): Bruce Hunter, Director of College Counseling, Rowland Hall-St. Mark's School (UT); Dorothy Benjamin, Dean of Admissions, Saint Mary's College of California (CA) PRESIDER Tyler Tingley, Principal, Phillips Exeter Academy [NH) |
F14 RELIGION IN OUR SCHOOLS: UNDERCURRENTS AND CROSSCURRENTS TO NAVIGATE How do we wind our way in schools between those who twitch when the word religion" is used and those who twitch when it isn't? It is tempting to back away, but we cannot afford benign neglect. This session helps teachers and administrators make sense of the religious and secular landscape and help our children to capably and respectfully navigate it. PRESENTER Peter Cobb, Executive Director, Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education (GA) PRESIDER Sandra Theunick, Head, The Chapin School (NY)
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F15 FRAUD AND OTHER EMBARRASSMENTS What does fraud look like and who commits it? Learn what causes fraud, who is often involved, and what you can do to prevent it. Learn what tightly staffed business offices need to know to manage its exposures. PRESENTER Kathleen Grogan, Partner, Hood & Strong LLP (CA) PRESIDER Clint Wilkins, Head of School, Sage Hill School (CA) |
F16 THE ADMINISTRATOR'S ROLE IN A FACULTY-LED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM In a faculty-led professional development model, what roles and responsibilities rest with administrators? How can those in admin- istrative roles facilitate and support the growth of those in the community without assuming leadership of the program? This session describes the successful faculty-led model at The Wellington School and clarifies the roles of community members in support of professional development. PRESENTERS Jill Webb, Director of Profes- sional Development, Independent Schools Association of the Central States (MO); Rick O'Hara, Head of School, and Mark Wagner, Head of Upper School, The Wellington School (OH) PRESIDER Marcy Cathey, Assistant Head, The Madeira School (VA) |
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F18 MENTORING THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT This session looks at Mentoring at Punahou [MAP], a professional development program that provides teachers who have little or no teaching experience an opportunity to develop skills in a supportive environment. MAP also affords mentor-teachers the opportunity to further their own professional growth. Although still learning about teaching, MAP teachers are given a great deal of responsibility and independence. The session includes ideas, practices, and daily concerns of how teachers navigate in a new school. PRESENTERS Gerald F. Devlin, Program Director of Mentoring, and Pauline Bailey, Punahou School (HI) PRESIDER Ruth Fletcher, Science Department Chair, Punahou School (HI) |
F19 SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL EDUCATORS Come learn about the four programs of interest for independent school educators offered by The Klingenstein Center for Independent Schools at Teachers College, Columbia University: The Master's Degree in Educational Leadership with a Focus on Private School Leadership, The Joseph Klingenstein Fellows Program for Experienced Teachers and Administrators, The Klingenstein Summer Institute for Teachers in the Beginning of their Careers, and The Klingenstein Visiting Fellows Program for Heads of Schools. PRESENTERS Dina Muraca and Libby Cesarz. The Klingenstein Center (NY) PRESIDER Michael Nill, Head of School, Brooklyn Friends School (NY) Return to top |
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F24 CHILDREN ONLINE: REALITIES, ISSUES, AND SOLUTIONS This lively and informative multimedia presen- tation provides a unique blend of technology and counseling. Presenters provide up-to-date information on all aspects of Internet technology while exploring why children are attracted to the Internet and what this means for their emotional and social well-being. The purpose of the program is to empower administrators and educators to help children safely negotiate this ever-changing technological world. PRESENTERS Marje Monroe, Upper School Counselor, Buckingham Browne & Nichols School (MA); Douglas Fodeman, Director of Technology and Communication, Brookwood School (MA) PRESIDER Michael Schafer, Assistant Head of School for Student Life, Middlesex School (MA) |
F25 AS WE EDUCATE (THEM), HOW ARE WE TEACHING (TOMORROW'S) LEADERS? This session invites participants to join a net- work of colleagues with the shared purpose of building frameworks for understanding and. enhancing leadership education for adoles- cents. Participants explore authority, collabo- ration, and responsibility at individual, group, and organizational levels by probing literature and each other's educational practice to strengthen their own schools' curricula. PRESENTERS John Barrengos, Associate Director, CITYterm at the Masters School [NY]; Mike Pardee, Executive Director, Suffield Academy Leadership Initiative (CT) PRESIDER Joan Countryman, Head of School, Lincoln School (RI) |
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