Bringing Merit Aid Out of the Shadows

With Priscilla Lund, Director of Admissions, Capitol Hill Day School (DC) Small PK-8 schools frequently have small admission departments. Yet these directors of admission face the same challenges in

Lisa Pelrine, Director of Admission, Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School, MA Jennifer McGurn, Director of Admissions, Pace Academy, GA For the last decade, we have been faced with enrollment declines and

Karin Elliott, Executive Director, National Partnership for Educational Access, MA Charlotte Brownlee, Director of Admission and Enrollment, Cate School, CA Kaila Davis Nsimbi, Director of Placement,

Dana Anselmi, Senior Associate Director of Admission & Director of Financial Aid, Berkshire School, MA, Heidi Jamieson, Director of Financial Aid, Phillips Academy Andover, MA, and LeRhonda Greats, De

Geriann Blevins, Director of Admission and Beth Pride, Director of Communications, The Lexington School, KY Time to change up your field positions? This is a story of space and angles, the move from

Crystal Bailey, Director, The Etiquette Institute of Washington An experienced consultant and public speaker, Crystal is dedicated to helping business professionals polish their executive presence an

Mike Connor, President, Connor Associates Strategic Services, LLC, CA What are the marketing responsibilities of the faculty? Head of school? Trustees? Business officer? Admission director? Developme

With Tim McDonough Independent school affordability is a top concern for prospective students and parents. Tuition and financial aid pages are a necessary evil on your website. They are a top search

With John Hutchins, Director of Financial Aid, Phillips Exeter Academy (NH) & Andy Noel, Director of Financial Aid, Choate-Rosemary Hall (CT) Case studies will illustrate interpretation of taxes, ver

With Bernadette Sarlo, Associate Director of Placement, New Jersey SEEDS; Andy Hoge, Director of Admissions & Placement, New Jersey SEEDS & Robert L. Mitchell II, Director of Admissions, Morristown-Be

David Baker, Director of Admission & Financial Aid, St. Mark's School of Texas, TX In order to make data-driven decisions, you must first collect and compile the data. This presentation focuses on th

Kristen Power, National Director, Business Development, SSS by NAIS, DC Andrew Bishop, Director of Admission and Financial Aid, Berwick Academy, ME With the "new financial aid family" putting more pr

Jackson Marvel, Director of Financial Aid, The Hotchkiss School, CT John Hutchins, Director of Financial Aid, Phillips Exeter Academy, NH Do you include, exclude, cap, or limit home equity? Do you al

Mark Mitchell, Vice President, SSS by NAIS, DC The affordability discussion is ever present among school leadership, and clarifying what it means to be affordable is the first step. Analyze pre- and

With Lisa Pelrine, Kristen C. Power, and Susie Horan For the last decade, tuition costs have been on the rise, but that doesn’t necessarily mean financial aid budgets have grown in parallel with thos