PEJE Assembly for Day School Education
March 19-21, 2006 in Boston, MA
Admission, Recruitment, and Attrition Prevention
Sept. 11-13, 2006 in Paramus, NJ
Oct. 23-25, 2006 in Skokie, IL
Presenter: Rheua Stakely
For: Admission Directors, Heads of School, and Other Jewish Day School Professionals Managing Admission
In this conference, participants learned to:
- Create a proactive admission calendar for their school and follow the admission cycle
- Develop an action plan to implement immediately
- Formulate an outreach strategy for targeted market niches
- Train their "admission ambassadors"
- Measure your success
- Develop appropriate acceptance criteria
- Analyze what is absolutely necessary to include in print material and what is less important
- Compare their school's website with others and use the web for effective recruiting
- Cultivate relationships with "feeder" organizations
- Differentiate what to share with their board and what not to share with them
Beyond the Usual Suspects: Vision, Strategies, and
Tactics for Your Annual Campaign
Dec. 10-11, 2006 in Boca Raton, FL
A special PEJE Development Track at the Solomon Schechter Day School Association Biennial, open to all day schools.
Presenters: Rabbi Josh Elkin, Rae Ringel, Herb Tobin, and Harry Bloom
For: Jewish Day School Development Directors, Heads of School, Board Chairs, and Board Members
This series of sessions addressed key steps in implementing a successful annual campaign, including:
- Why Day Schools Are Important for the Future of the American Jewish CommunityÑWhy Are They Worthy of Support?
- Taking the Message and Making the Case for a Day School
- Understanding Who Your Constituencies Are and How to Reach Them
- Using the PEJE Day School Peer Yardstick™ Data to Create a Development Strategy
- Major Gifts Solicitation Training
- Events: Fundraisers or Friendraisers?
- Understanding the Roles of Volunteers and Professionals
Marketing Your Day School: Effective Strategies for Promoting Your School Internally and Externally
Jan. 7-8, 2007 in New York, NY
Presenters: Charles D. Snowden, ISM Senior Consultant
Harry Bloom, Learning Acceleration, LLC
For: Heads of School, Admission Directors, Development Directors, Directors of Advancement/Marketing, Divison Heads, and Board Members.
Partners in Leadership: The New Board Chair and the Head of School
Sunday, May 6 11:00 am-8:00 pm
Monday, May 7 8:00 am-4:00 pm
Speakers: Marcy Balogh, President of Ba-Lo Consulting, and Cheryl R. Finkel, Senior Consultant, PEJE
For: Teams comprised of new Board Chairs (one year or less) and new, old, and in-between Heads of School. We encourage two-person teams to expand by including an upcoming Board Chair.
This conference is an active learning opportunity to develop the new leadership team most strategically poised to effect school change. Sessions include some theory, but concentrate on developing practical skills participants can take home and implement right away.
- Model for governance - understand the distinct roles and responsibilities of the Board Chair and Head of School and the relationship between the two.
- Leadership Dialogue - experience a facilitated conversation with your new partner about vision, strategies, and day-to-day interaction.
- Best practices - identify key activities of high performing boards and make them work for you.
- Committee on Trustees and Head Support and Evaluation Committee - create a customized action plan to support governance and professional leadership accountability.
Strategic Financial Modeling for Day School Stability
March 11-12, 2007 in Parsippany, NJ
June 3-4, 2007 in Scottsdale, AZ
Speakers: Sarah Daignault, National Business Officers Association; Sacha Litman, Measuring Success, Inc.; and Mark Mitchell, National Association of Independent Schools
For: Teams comprised of Board Chairs, Heads of School, Treasurers, and Business Managers. We encourage teams of at least two people.
Teams will work together and with other schools to build strategic financial plans using a financial tool making its debut at these conferences. Topics will include:
- Building and implementing strategic financial plans
- Financial benchmarking
- Board fiduciary responsibility
- Strategic perspectives on financial aid
- How to approach big decisions with a strategic financial mindset
- Allocating additional dollars for educational excellence
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