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With accreditation being a requirement for membership in CAIS, schools are increasingly interested in the process and its demonstrated impact on sustained improvement. This module will examine the history and current trends in accreditation, along with additional methods of effecting successful change.

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This module provides an overview of important topics facing CAIS admission and marketing offices today, including how to manage faculty professional development. It has been designed to introduce non-admission faculty and staff to the challenging, creative, high-pressure, and exciting world of the Admission Office.

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“There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.” - Machiavelli

This module will provide you with a solid understanding of both the theoretical and practical aspects of leading change. The paths to take and the pitfalls to avoid will be examined by focusing on a host of ideas like: urgency, vision, cynicism, chaos, celebrations, storytelling, and Grendel’s Mother.

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The Finance module is designed to provide participants with information and experience in receiving and interpreting financial data within the school environment. We will explore the ethics and law around financial decision making, benchmarking of independent schools, financial sustainability and governance, internal financial reporting and reviewing financial statements. Read more

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Student learning has to be at the heart of what we do; student learning has to provide the horizon from which we make decisions; and ultimately, student learning has to form the foundation of our schools. This module is designed to support and inspire school leaders towards improving student achievement and learning within their schools.

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One key to the success of our independent schools is a first class facility. This module will introduce participants to strategic planning of new facilities, annual maintenance of existing plants, and ongoing management of plant, property, housekeeping and food services.

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There is considerable research on leadership development, and this module will examine current theories and data on the main leadership traits and how they are developed and recognized in girls and women.

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