Tuition and Financial Strategy

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,

(Un)Privileged: The Cost of Being Poor at an Elite Institution

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

Creating Independent School Tuition Pages that Convert

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

The Real Price Tag

With Tearon Joseph, Financial Aid Programs Director & Associate Director of Admissions, Lakeside School & Margaret Hardy, Associate Director of Admissions & Financial Aid, Lakeside School By analyzin

Financial Aid: Practical Application

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

Meeting the Need: Supporting Families During the Financial Aid Process

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

Bringing Merit Aid Out of the Shadows

Eric Turner, Director of Enrollment Management, Wyoming Seminary, PA Learn how Wyoming Seminary transformed a lackluster merit exam into a dynamic enrollment driver. By changing the date, marketing,

Let's Talk Money: The Strategic Importance of Financial Aid and Affordability

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

Professional Judgment in Financial Aid: What is Your Policy?

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

Trends in School Affordability

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

Financial Aid Growth as an Enrollment Management Strategy

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

The State of Financial Aid

With Mark J. Mitchell This presentation provides the findings of the 2016 State of Financial Aid survey conducted by SSS by NAIS, and addresses questions such as: What are the main goals of schools'

Innovative Business Models in Higher Education

With Richard Staisloff Higher education as an industry has long focused on the quality of its programs and services. More recently, institutions have turned their attention to outcomes and student su

Quantifying Affordability

By Mark Mitchell, Vice President, SSS by NAIS Taking a big picture view of what it means to be an affordable school today is increasingly important for enrollment managers and other school leaders. Q

Admission Projections: Dartboard or Data?

Amy Clemons, Director of Enrollment Management, Sylvia Spector, Director of Admissions, and Adam Wojtelwicz, Chief Financial Officer, The Shipley School, PA Shipley has designed a data-driven project

Complex Financial Aid Issues: How to Handle Them?

John Hutchins, Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, Phillips Exeter Academy, NH, and Jackson Marvel, Director of Financial Aid, Hotchkiss School, CT Have you, or your financial aid director, eve

Using Numbers to Drive Your Enrolment Decisions and Programs

Kathy LaBranche, Director of Admissions, Trinity College School, ON & Bruce Mutch, Director of Admissions, Ashbury College, ON Find out what numbers and stats led Trinity College School to introduce

The Business of Enrollment

Chad Tew, Founding Principal, Tew & Associates, CA The skill set for admission success is rapidly evolving. To maximize impact, enrollment managers need to learn the language of CFOs, heads, and trus

Making Financial Aid Offers to High

Erica Hernandez, Regional Program Manager, Northwest, A Better Chance, CA & Jessica Gamboa Feliciano, Regional Program Manager, Southwest, A Better Chance, CA Every school has a budget to allocate fi

The Art and Science of Financial Aid

Kristen Power, National Director, Business Development, School and Student Services (SSS) & Mercy Kealey, Director of Financial Aid, The McCallie School, TN Ever wondered how to utilize the SSS Schoo