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Day School Matters

PEJE's printed newsletter, Day School Matters, is published twice a year and widely distributed to day school and Jewish community leaders. Read the latest issue or choose one of the previous issues in the archive:

• April 2007
• August 2006
• January 2006
• June 2005
• December 2004
• February 2004
• June 2003
• December 2002

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A Collection of Timeless Wisdom
A Collection of Timeless Wisdom gathers the "Timeless Wisdom" articles from previous issues of PEJE's Day School Matters newsletter. Featured topics are "The Day School Board," "Vision," "The Day School-Early Childhood Connection," "Assessment: Making Data-Based Decisions in Day Schools," and "Adaptive Leadership."

Electronic Newsletters

Hadashot V'Hidushim
PEJE distributes our e-newsletter, Hadashot V'Hidushim, each month electronically to a wide audience of day school leaders. To submit a resource or suggestions for content please email PEJE Webmaster. Read the latest issue or select one of the previous issues in the archive:

• 2008:  Jan - Feb - Mar
• 2007:  Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov
• 2006:  Jan - Feb - Apr - May - Jun - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec
• 2005:  Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec
• 2004:  Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Oct (Assembly) - Nov
• 2003: s Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec

Fundraising Flash
The PEJE Fundraising Flash is distributed electronically every other month to Heads of School and Development Directors.

• New IRA Legislation Aids Charitable Gift-giving November 2006
• MATCH Special Issue #2 December 2005
• MATCH Special Issue November 2005
• Budgeting for the Development Department September 2005
• The Role of the Development Director June 2005
• Annual Campaigns April 2005

Spotlight: Financial Management
The PEJE Spotlight: Financial Management is distributed electronically every other month to Board Chairs, Day School Financial and Business Managers, Treasurers, and Heads of School.

• The Budget: An Expression of the School's Mission January 2007
• Bringing Grandparents into the Picture September 2006
• What Does Your Student Body Look Like, Economically? May 2006
• How to Set Tuition December 2005

Views from Josh Elkin
PEJE's Executive Director, Josh Elkin, periodically shares his thoughts on emerging issues in the day school field:

• Teachable Moments: Linking Modern Jewish History and Jewish Peoplehood December 2007
• Celebrating Jewish Day Schools October 2007
• Federations, Day Schools, and Grandparents June 2007
• Transforming Your Board: The Value of the Experienced Trustee February 2007
• What It Means to Be an Independent School December 2006
• A Message for the New Year 5767 September 2006
• A Broader Day School Reaches a Broader Audience April 2006
• The Case for Hebrew Language in Our Day Schools November 2005 - View Feedback
• A Silver Bullet to Stimulate Enrollment Growth? May 2005
• Federations and Day Schools: The Dawning of a New Era February 2005
• Attracting More People to Day School Education April 2004

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Miscellaneous Greetings

Purim Greetings 2005
Our "virtual" mishloach manot package delivers resources about Adult Learning for Parents of Preschoolers, Recruiting the Right Leadership for the Board, Sustaining Professional Leadership, and Accessing Peer-to-Peer Networking.