NAIS Benefits

As part of the NAIS community, you and your entire team have access to the tools and resources needed to succeed. Below is an overview of the benefits that all NAIS members and premium subscribers receive.

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Get Trusted Guidance on Standards and Best Practices

  • Principles of Good Practice: Gain a shared sense of values and best practices in all areas of independent school operations.
  • Books: Understand the wider context through trends analysis and practical guidance.
  • Webinars: Get practical advice from experts to help you address everyday school challenges.
  • Legal & Legislative Resources: Stay up-to-date and in compliance.
  • Resource Library: Browse our wealth of resources for tips, advisories, case studies, table-top exercises, and more.
  • Trustees' Guide: Equip trustees with the information, tools, and advice they need to lead schools in a changing landscape.


Plan Ahead With Big-Picture Insights and Future Trends

  • Data and Analysis for School Leadership (DASL): Find actionable data related to all aspects of your school operations.
  • Market View: Better understand your community and find prospective students in your area.
  • Research: From in-depth reports to just-in-time snapshots, get the analysis on topics that affect your school.
  • Strategy Lab: Empower your team to find innovative solutions to your school’s most pressing challenges.
  • Assessment of Inclusivity and Multiculturalism: Benchmark your school climate and advance other strategic equity goals.
  • Surveys: Get insights into your students' well-being, collect valuable feedback from your community, and assess your head and board.


Connect With a Global Network of School Leaders

  • NAIS Thrive: Gain insights, discover new strategies, and foster connections that help you, your students, and your school community thrive at NAIS's annual conference.
  • NAIS People of Color Conference: PoCC is the flagship of NAIS’s commitment to equity and justice in teaching, learning, and sustainability for independent schools.
  • Institutes and Workshops: School leaders and aspiring leaders can gain peer networks and intensive training at events that are grounded in best practices in adult learning.
  • Connect: Share ideas, discuss challenges, and post questions around issues independent schools are facing in these online communities. Watch a brief video to learn how to join the discussion and update your profile and settings.
  • Career Center: Find the ideal candidates for your school staff or faculty.
  • Peer Circles: Join a unique space for open and genuine discussions about leadership realities among peers who empathize with your challenges.


Be a Part of the Leading Voice for Independent Schools

  • Independent School Magazine: This award-winning quarterly magazine provides thought leadership for education leaders, administrators, and practitioners on a wide range of topics.
  • Independent Ideas Blog: This weekly blog explores the issues and trends that matter most in education in a storytelling format. It features a diversity of voices and perspectives.
  • Head Space: Make sense of major issues that affect independent schools in this monthly communication from the NAIS president.
  • Podcasts: Gain insight from stories and discussions with experts and individuals in the independent school and broader education community.
  • Find a School Directory: List your school in the place that gets over 100,000 views per year.
  • NAIS Logo: Receive visible credibility and national endorsement by displaying our logo on your website or printed materials.
 

NAIS members have access to all these benefits and more. If your school isn’t a member, consider joining today.


If you have questions, please contact us through our Help Center or call (202) 973-9700.