June 25, 2023 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

This event is open to participants from CAIS member schools only.

Location:

Hotel Del Coronado Coronado, CA View Location Web Site

A professional learning opportunity for heads of school in their first few years of headship, consisting of roundtable presentations and discussions.

Cost: $350 – Registration for the 2021-2022 New Head Roundtable is all inclusive and covers the cost of all six sessions. Individual sessions may not be prorated.

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PROGRAM
Sessions will focus on independent school governance, finance, fundraising, and trends, and will feature presentations by experts in each field and interaction amongst the new heads. Participants will be invited to pose questions and dilemmas that they are facing in the area under discussion. CAIS Executive Director Dr. Deborah Dowling, retired heads of school, and industry leaders will facilitate these discussions.

NB: All live sessions will be held on Wednesdays via Zoom Meeting. Recordings will be available to registered participants only.

Session I: Governance–October 19, 2022, 12:00pm-1pm

Session II: Budget and Finance–November 9, 2022, 12:00pm-1pm

Session III: NHR [email protected]/School Head Conference–January 27, 2023, 7:00pm-8:00pm

Session IV: Advancement–March 22, 2023, 12:00pm-1pm

Session V: Looking Ahead–May 10, 2023, 12:00pm-1pm

Session VI: New Heads' Reception–June 25, 2023, 5:00pm-6:00pm, Hotel Del Coronado

FACULTY
Dr. Deborah Dowling, Executive Director, California Association of Independent Schools
Lucinda Lee Katz , Senior Consultant, Carney, Sandoe & Associates, and former Head of School, Marin Country Day School, and Chicago Laboratory Schools
Marcela Hunter, Associate Consultant, See Change Grow Consulting
Kathy Layendecker , Associate Head of School for Finance and Operations, Castilleja School, former Interim Head of School at Oregon Episcopal School, and former Head of School at Shattuck-St Mary’s School
Tesha McCord Poe , Consultant, and former Interim Head of School, The Girls Middle School
Cathy Shelburne, CAIS Director of Professional Learning, Moderator


IMPORTANT: This CAIS program is intended to supplement, not to replace, the NAIS Institute for New Heads.

THE FINE PRINT
Cancellation Policy
Written cancellations received by October 5, 2022 are eligible for a refund after a $75 cancellation fee. Cancellations received after October 5 are ineligible for refund.

All CAIS programs are subject to change.

Questions? Contact Cathy Shelburne, Director of Professional Learning at [email protected]