Frequently Asked Questions

Have a question about NAIS or the many services and resources that we provide?  Click on the links below for more info.

• Do you have a troubling equity issue that keeps you up at night? Contact our Equity and Justice Initiatives Team.
  
  
• Does your rookie trustee need to get up to speed on her duties? Download our Trusteeship 101 PowerPoint, and serve hot for best results.
  
  
• Do you wonder how your tuition or enrollment figures compare with peer schools in your region or state? Join StatsOnline and create your own comparison group.
  
  
• Have you booked Michael Thompson to speak at your school? Check out his latest bestseller, Understanding Independent School Parents: An NAIS Guide to Successful Family-School Relationships.
  
  
• Do you have a unique idea to present at next year's Annual Conference? Contact our Annual Conference director.
  
  
• Does your athletic program reflect the best qualities of your school? For guidance, follow the Principles of Good Practice for Athletics, which is included in this full set of all 17 NAIS Principles of Good Practice.
  
  
• Are you outraged at what you perceive as discrimination against international students by the INS post-September 11? Write an editorial for Independent School magazine.
  
  
• Are you puzzled why the local military recruiter has just asked for access to your senior class student directory? Find out why in the Government Relations updates.
  
  
• Are you confused by labyrinthian financial aid issues? Visit our SSS guidelines.
  
  
• Are you a reporter needing a quote on deadline for a story involving an independent school? Contact our public relations specialist.
  
  
• Is there such a thing as a capital campaign without pain? Helen Colson's new edition of Philanthropy at Independent Schools will answer that question.
  
  
• Are you interested in tuition remission issues? Do a search of our libarary of monographs and advisories. Go to the Search box and type in "tuition and remission."