Join NAIS Today and Receive 25% Off Your 2024-2025 Dues!
NAIS supports independent school leaders at all levels. When your school joins NAIS, every staff and faculty member—from teachers to trustees—gains access to benefits. Join now and save!
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Thrive 2025: Get Super Early-Bird Savings Through October 18!
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. -
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. -
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. -
New View EDU Podcast: Pluralism in Education
On this week's new episode, Eboo Patel, author and director of Interfaith America, joins NAIS President Debra P. Wilson to talk about his work on the role of pluralism in schools. -
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. -
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.
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.
Clarifying the Admission Process
For admission professionals, partnering with prospective and current families has to be centered on being clear, even if this means there will be moments of conflict.
Member Voices Podcast: Supporting Teacher Well-Being
Erik Wormwood, upper school division head at The Advent School (MA), discusses how his school is navigating polarization and supporting student and educator well-being.
Legal Tip of the Week: Preparing for and Responding to Natural Disasters
Amid cleanup following recent storms, many schools are trying to adapt to the severe damage to public infrastructure in their areas. These resources can help.
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.
Communicating with Parents: How School Leaders Can Support Teachers
It’s never been more important for school leaders to equip faculty members of every tenure level with the tools and skills to build relationships—before challenges arise.
Involving Parents: When Less Is Not More
One school realized it was struggling with its leave-it-to-us approach to parent communication and has been working to shift the dynamic for school-family transparency.
What Do Parents Want?
An independent school parent and counselor shares her hopes for what schools will provide for her children throughout their education.
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 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.