Recruitment and Selection of New Students

A New Model for the Admission Consortium

With Eric Barber, Director of Admission and Enrollment Management, The Evergreen School, Lauren Formo, Director of Admissions, Eastside Preparatory School & Kathy Mitchell O’Neal, Director of Enrollme

Successfully Meeting Enrollment and Retention Challenges

With John Littleford, Consultant, Littleford & Associates In 2001, a prosperous lower school (K-8) campus of 223 students emerged as a leading choice for families in California. By 2008, enrollment h

Admission is Everyone's Business!

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

Getting Creative with Enrollment

With Kelly Dun, Brian Beale & Allison Price During these tough economic times, it’s important for admission professionals to be flexible to keep their schools filled with the best candidates. For ex

Working with Feeder Schools, Educational Consultants & Community Organizations

Admission is a people business and therefore, even in the age of technology, personal relationships matter. In this session, we will explore the importance of relationship building with feeder schools

Admission and Athletics: Finding Common Ground

With Allison Price, Director of Admission and Financial Aid, The Derryfield School (NH) & Chris Hettler, Varsity Alpine Ski Coach, Varsity Boys Lacrosse Coach, 8th Grade Head Class Advisor, The Derryf

Orienting and Acculturing International Students

With Martin Milne, Vice President for School & Family Relations, ASSIST (CT);David Damico, Director of Admission, Wyoming Seminary (PA) & David Thompson, Coordinator of International Programs, The Hot

Lifehack Your Message: Quick Fixes to Achieve More Effective Messaging Now

With Patti Crane, Founder & President, Crane MetaMarketing Ltd. (GA) & Tiffany Hendryx, Senior Marketing Strategist, Crane MetaMarketing Ltd. (GA) Does your marketing strategy feel like a game of Wha

Energy, Enthusiasm, and Evaluation - Bringing Out the Best in Your Staff

With Suzanne Buck, Director of Admission, New Hampton School (NH) How do you motivate your admission team? What strategies do you employ to get the best of everyone in your office? How do you provide

Revisiting Our Good Practices: Keeping Our Focus on What’s Good for the Candidate and Family

with Leo Marshall, Director of Admission and Financial Aid, The Webb Schools (CA); Aimee Gruber, Senior Director of Outreach and Business Development, The Enrollment Management Association (NJ) & Cari

Talking to Parents: Effectively Delivering Tough Decisions

With Marjorie Mitchell, Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, The Westminster Schools (GA) & Julie Williams, Assistant Director of Admissions, The Westminster Schools (GA) In this interactive se

For Better or Worse: Executing Sibling Admission Policies

With Sherryn Hay, Director of Admission, Trinity Preparatory School (FL) & Katie Seymour, Assistant Director of Admission, Trinity Preparatory School (FL) Schools with sibling policies face special c

Building and Maintaining Relationships With Feeder Schools and Programs

With Steve Birdsall, Associate Director of Admissions, Director of Financial Aid, McDonogh School (MD); Scott LeBrun, Assistant Director of Secondary School Placement, Fay School (MA); Stu Rosenwald,

Continuing the Dialogue: Building A Successful Partnership to Achieve Diversity

With Sandra E. Timmons, President, A Better Chance; Michael Gary, Director of Admissions, Phillips Exeter Academy & Rhonda Auguste, Executive Director, The Wight Foundation Using the 50th anniversary

Current Trends and How to Build Your Admission Team

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

Soy Mi Cuento: Latina/o Students Bridging Multiple Worlds in Independent Schools

Lillian Diaz-Imbelli, Researcher and Independent Educational Consultant, Diaz Imbelli Consulting, NY Yocelin Gonzalez, Senior Associate Director of Admissions & Director of Multicultural Recruitment O

Addressing Socioeconomic Diversity: Bridges to Success for Underrepresented Students in Independent Schools

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,

You Have New Competition: Models That Challenge Independent School Value Propositions

Brad Rathgeber, Executive Director, Online School for Girls, MD Independent schools have traditionally marketed themselves on small, highly-personal learning communities with countless opportunities

The Admission Officer as a Diversity Practitioner

With Rohan M. Arjun and Diane Nichols As our schools put more emphasis on creating a community that is reflective of the world in which our students live now and in the future, it is important that a

Creating and Implementing a Strategic Enrollment Management Plan

With Craig Tredenick Identify. Attract. Enroll. Retain. All words we use regularly, but what is the structure and strategy behind our efforts? This presentation digs deep on the process of developing