NAIS — National Association of Independent Schools

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The NAIS Leadership Academy offers immersive professional development experiences designed exclusively for school leaders seeking to elevate their leadership impact. This dynamic program offers four specialized tracks, each tailored to address the critical challenges and opportunities facing today’s school leaders.Participants will learn and develop strategies across three key domains necessary for a thriving school community: leadership and governance, school sustainability and operations,…

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Atlanta, GA

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Leading Your Growth

  • The NAIS School Leadership Institute (SLI) is an intensive program to help you better understand your own leadership style and identify your strengths—as well as areas for growth—in five key facets of independent school leadership.
  • The NAIS Diversity Leadership Institute (DLI) offers participants the opportunity to engage in a purposeful and evolving community of practice aimed at meeting today’s challenges and transforming them into avenues for strategic growth and innovation.
  • The NAIS Fellowship for Aspiring School Heads is a yearlong program that includes small group mentorship with an experienced head, in-person and virtual learning, including a summer institute of engaging sessions, and lifelong relationships with a cohort of supportive peers. The fellowship program is best suited for independent school administrators who are seriously considering headship in the next few years.
  • Elevate your administrative expertise at the premier professional development opportunity designed for executive assistants and assistants to heads in independent schools. Join colleagues from across the United States for two days of skill-building, strategic learning, and meaningful…

NAIS School Leadership Institute

NAIS Diversity Leadership Institute

NAIS Fellowship for Aspiring School Heads

  • The NAIS Fellowship for Aspiring School Heads is a yearlong program that includes small group mentorship with an experienced head, in-person and virtual learning, including a summer institute of engaging sessions, and lifelong relationships with a cohort of supportive peers. The fellowship program is best suited for independent school administrators who are seriously considering headship in the next few years.

NAIS Leading Assistant Institute

  • Elevate your administrative expertise at the premier professional development opportunity designed for executive assistants and assistants to heads in independent schools. Join colleagues from across the United States for two days of skill-building, strategic learning, and meaningful networking.

Leading for Influence

  • The NAIS Institute for New Heads (INH) is a program for individuals starting their first or second year of headship. Join us to build a strong peer and mentor network, acquire an understanding of the essential tasks of headship, and return to school supported by a toolkit of valuable resources.
  • NAIS Leadership Through Partnership (LTP) is a foundational governance program that provides heads and board chairs dedicated time to build a…

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