This year’s exciting program lineup includes Fierce Leadership, Accreditation Redesign and Emerging Issues for Independent Schools, and Building a Faculty Growth Process That Really Works, The Journey of Two Schools. Our guest for dinner on Thursday evening will be Chris Nelson, President, St. John’s College. Be sure to join us for what promises to be a highly informative and relaxing day and a half.
For more information and to register, use this link.
Making Schools Safe:Gender and Sexual Diversity in Independent Schools (for Students, Faculty, and Staff)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Roland Park Country School
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT; REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Jennifer Bryan, a Ph.D. psychologist and educational consultant widely admired for her work with independent schools across the country to help them engage and address Gender Identity and Sexual Identity in a developmentally appropriate and pedagogically sound manner. This year’s conference will be highly informative and interactive for teachers at all grade levels – and for teachers and administrators from all schools, regardless of how far along they are in addressing gender and sexuality diversity issues.
Job Fair to Promote Diversity in Independent Schools
Saturday, February 25, 2012
8:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Gilman School
Interested candidates may register for this event here.
Health Insurance Benefits for Member Schools
Educator Benefit Services is owned by AIMS with the sole purpose to provide high quality group health insurance benefits at competitive prices to employees of AIMS member schools. EBS has been enormously successful for more than twenty years – in fact, it is one of the most successful independent school health insurance groups in the country. For more information about this important benefit of membership in AIMS, contact EBS President, Karen Vassar: (410) 590-6590 kvassar@ebsonline.net
AIMS/ Johns Hopkins Leadership Training Program
AIMS and Johns Hopkins have collaborated to develop a course of study that provides students with skills and information in those areas of school operation that are now essential to successful independent school leadership: Governance, Communications and Marketing, Finance, Curriculum, and Professional Development and Supervision. The program is completed in approximately fifteen months, classes meet after school hours, and the courses are specifically designed to meet the needs of AIMS schools. Learn More
Journal of the Association of Maryland & DC Schools
The Journal of the Association of Independent Maryland & DC Schools (JAIMS) is a digital publication and online forum focused on teaching and learning at all grade levels in independent schools. The Journal publishes bi-annually peer-reviewed articles across a wide range of interests: scholarly articles, reports about action research, reflective pieces about classroom experiences, book reviews, and exemplary lesson plans. The Journal also hosts online exchanges and networking among independent school educators through comments on published pieces and online learning communities focused on particular areas of practice. The Journal thus serves a dual purpose: to celebrate the extraordinary work of educators at independent schools and to foster their further professional growth and development through a vibrant ongoing exchange of ideas about teaching and learning. Learn More
Support for Diversity
No aspect of the AIMS mission is more important than its effort to help member schools sustain diverse communities and cultures. By any measure, the commitment of AIMS schools to many kinds of diversity runs deep: For the 2010-2011 academic year, people of color represented 27.4% of students, 14.4% of teachers, 11.6% of administrators, and 12.5% of trustees. Schools are also committed to socio-economic diversity: 24% of students in AIMS schools are awarded financial assistance, totaling approximately $114,000,000. Diversity in AIMS schools includes a strong commitment to students with diverse learning styles and aptitudes. Learn More.
