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Heather Hoerle Named SSATB Executive Director
The Secondary School Admission Test Board (SSATB) has appointed Heather Hoerle to follow Regan Kenyon as the board’s executive director. Ms. Hoerle brings a full independent school background to SSATB having worked in independent schools and at independent school professional associations. Her professional stops include the George School, Westtown School, The Association of Boarding Schools, [...]
Read MoreA Boarding School (Literally) on the Move: A Q&A with The MacDuffie School’s New Head
Continuing our coverage of International EC’s efforts to start a new boarding school in Granby, MA and their recent acquisition of The MacDuffie School‘s operations, we had the opportunity to exchange e-mail with Brian Chatterley of International EC, who will serve as Head of the merged/ongoing MacDuffie School. Brian shared his thoughts on union of [...]
Read MoreBack to the Future: Vermont Towns Revisit Academies Rather Than Public Schools
Local control, costs, and funding are pushing some Vermont towns to consider reverting to the old ‘academy model’ wherein local towns pay to tuition for their students to attend the local academy (VT boarding schools like St. Johnsbury Academy & Lyndon Institute) rather than join or consolidate their students into a regional school district. In Susan Keese’s [...]
Read MoreBoarding Schools: Don’t Rank Them, Understand Them
The fall admission season has opened and admission directors everywhere are facing the same questions – the most enduring of which is the “Where is your school ranked?” We all respond with the same mantra: There is no such thing as official rankings of U.S. independent schools, boarding or day. Our schools have not participated [...]
Read MoreFive Years of Planing Culminates In New Future and Plan For SSATB
Working to focus and best serve particular mission areas of independent schools, SSAT announced the establishment of the Consortium for Independent Education (CIE). The CIE will create focused bodies to serve and reflect the increasingly complex missions and market demands of independent schools and their families. Five service groups will comprise the the CIE: The [...]
Read MoreHow is the Recession Affecting Family Decisions in Independent Schools?
From the perspective of educational advisors, the silver lining to this recession is that client families are making decisions regarding independent schools more thoughtfully than ever. Most parents who during prosperous times were committed to sending their children to independent schools remain convinced that the education offered by independent schools – day and boarding – [...]
Read MoreLooking Beneath the Gloss of Your Prep School Visit
Much of what we’ve written over the years to help families approach the admission process focuses on stripping the gloss and making sure that school strengths fit well with student potential. We’ve covered reading between the lines and presentations, the lingo of school catalogs, evaluating your student, what questions to ask of schools and how [...]
Read MoreMindful of a Liberal Education
Editor’s Note: Every once in a while someone sends you a piece to read, out-of-blue, that makes you wonder how have we forgotten this, or, how did we drift away from our foundation. We’ve come across such a piece that we like so much that we’re publishing it in it’s entirely. Gordon E. Bondurant, Interim [...]
Read MoreSelecting a Private School: It’s not easy nor should it be
After fielding questions from a caller inquiring about our school (The Webb Schools), it is inevitable that I get: “So, where can I find your ranking among other boarding schools?” Happens all the time. Much to their dismay, I have to tell them that there is no such thing and happily so. Yes, there have [...]
Read MoreBassett Blog: Blogging Perspectives from NAIS’ President
Pat Bassett, President, National Association of Independent Schools shares his observations and thoughts on independent schools on his blog- Bassett Blog. A global picture, Bassett Blog provides some nice insights regarding consideration, admission and special opportunities in boarding schools. His latest post addresses may of the common myths associated with independent schools. It’s worth a [...]
Read MoreNow Is the Time to Give
If you believe in a boarding or independent school and you can afford to make a financial contribution, give now. Independent schools- just as colleges and universities- are working through endowment decreases and pressure. With increased financial aid demand, creating an even greater strain on institutional savings and finances. If independent school is part of [...]
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