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BOARD OF DIRECTORS B

DR. PATRICIA DAWSON, CO-CHAIR Crofton House School MR. JEFF PAIKIN, CO-CHAIR New Horizon Homes MS. NANCY BIRT KPMG (Retired) MS. ANGELA BURGOS Centennial Academy DR. ROBERT CAMPBELL Mount Allison University MR. JONATHAN GOLDBLOOM Jonathan Goldbloom & Associates DR. BEAT GULDIMANN Tribeca Consulting Group MR. PETER JEWETT Torys LLP DR. STEPHEN JOHNSON St. John’s-Ravenscourt School MR. PAUL G. KITCHEN Rothesay Netherwood School MR. GEORGE KITCHING Idealia Advisors Inc. MR. JONATHAN LEIGH Ridley College MS. KIM MAGEE Educational Consultant MR. BOB SNOWDEN St. Michaels University School MR. DREW STEPHENS Southridge School MR. PETER STURRUP Pickering College MS. TINA WOODSIDE Gowlings

ADVISORS MR. HUGH BURKE

ISABC DR. ANDY HARGREAVES

Boston College MR. CHRISTOPHER SHANNON QAIS MS. SUSAN WRIGHT CIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MS. ANNE-MARIE KEE

Canadian Accredited Independent Schools

Friday, June 10, 2011 Dear CAIS Community, Congratulations on nearing the end of the academic year. Before you break for a well-deserved holiday, I wanted to provide you with some updates from our national team.

Summer Leadership Institute, Shawnigan Lake School We are really excited about the two new programs this summer – “Money and Managing Change” for Heads only and “The Next Step” for current administrators. David Hadden, David Robertson and Barry Wright have prepared an excellent program for these new specialized opportunities. The regular line-up of modules also promises to provide another summer of inspiration and valuable learning with like-minded colleagues. In our ongoing commitment to celebrate leaders across the country and inspire others to pursue leadership positions, we are also looking forward to the New Leaders Address by two LI Alum: Martha Perry, Head of St. Clement’s School, and Marc Ayotte, Head of Hillfield Strathallan; and to the Art of Leadership Address by CAIS leaders who have been nominated by their peers: Pat Dawson, Head of Crofton House School, and Rodger Wright, Head of Collingwood School. Everyone is welcome to attend those evening dinners and presentation. Registration for the Next Step program is closed, but limited space is available for Heads and the regular stream. Contact Lindsay Ireland: lireland@cais.ca.

CAIS Website Our web presence continues to evolve. More than 35,000 people visit our website each month; our Careers page surpassed 100,000 hits in one month this spring; our School Directory is our third most popular hit which means we are driving traffic from our site to your schools' sites. The “KeeNote” (http://www.cais.ca/page.cfm?p=440) has climbed to be one of the most popular hits from our main page; and we have visitors from over 100 countries. In less than one year, we have reached our goal to become a hub of information providing the latest resources, news and opportunities in education. We update our website weekly - often daily! - so please continue to check-in with CAIS regularly.

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Student Leadership Conference, Sacred Heart School of Halifax 130 CAIS students from across the country gathered in Nova Scotia for the annual “For students, by students” CAIS Leadership Conference, and participated in workshops, service projects, and community work while polishing some leadership skills. We are proud to announce that this year, students and staff also benefited from our strategic partnership with the Rotman School of Management’s Integrative Thinking concepts. Thank you to Patricia Donnelly, Head of Sacred Heart School of Halifax, and to Mrs. Tamara Drummond, the faculty advisor to the student team for providing a fantastic opportunity for students to billet and learn with new friends – this year over three quarters of the students had never been to Nova Scotia! Please save the date for next year’s conference at Selwyn House in Montreal from April 17-21. National Tracking Project Think Tank, Havergal College As we embrace new approaches to teaching and learning, CAIS encourages all schools to be strategic and track the success of their alum in university. The NTP began five years ago, and we are at a necessary stage of review for the project. We have identified the schools that have been most active in the NTP and have organized a Think Tank meeting on Wednesday, June 15 to share what is working and to make improvements. Results from the privacy analysis will be presented. All CAIS Schools are invited to attend. Kim is also organizing a BC meeting in July. Please contact Kim Tulloch-Wynn for details: ntp@cais.ca. Boarding School Summit, Appleby College On May 16, twenty-three boarding schools came together on the Appleby campus to preview strategies and provide feedback for the Collaborative Boarding Project. We were pleased that 20 others joined us through live-streaming. The day included presentations on:

+ Market research from Harris Decima Chairman, Allan Gregg; + Recruitment, agent, marketing and website progress from the Management Team; and, + Synergies with our strategic partners from TABS and DFAIT.

Boarding schools will be contacted about our summer research project this month, and we are excited to be revising our marketing and confirming our recruitment strategies.

Check out the article “Pitching Canadian education to the world” featuring our project in Saturday’s Globe and Mail (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/).

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CAIS Governance – We need strong and strategic people! We have been able to accomplish a lot in the past couple of years thanks to the commitment of many volunteers. In order to stay on track with our strategic goals for next year, we need your support. Please consider nominating someone (or yourself!) to one of the following new committees by the end of the month: 1. National Professional Development Steering Committee Chaired by Kim Magee, retired Head of BSS. Mandate: To provide oversight while preserving the autonomy of the various leadership groups to ensure quality control, high standards, collaborative agenda and budget processes, development of website resources and corporate sponsorship support; and to ensure the Professional Development program is managed according to budget. Membership:

a) The National PD Steering Committee is comprised of representatives from each of the CAIS-­‐member groups that currently organize a conference including: Business Officers, Junior School, Assistant Heads, Admissions, Advancement, Heads & Chairs, and at least one CAIS Board member.

b) The Steering Committee will have regional representation and include representatives from different kinds of CAIS member schools.

2. Collaborative Boarding Project Steering Committee Chaired by Guy McLean, Head of Appleby College. Mandate: To provide strategic counsel to and oversight of the marketing, recruiting and communication for the Collaborative Boarding Project and ensure the project is managed according to budget. Membership:

+ Three Heads (including one CAIS Board member; regional differences) + Three Chairs (regional differences) + Two Admission Directors + Two Marketing/Communications Directors + One independent member

3. National Student Activities Task Force A pillar for CAIS is a vibrant national student activities program including athletics and student leadership. The National Tournament Task Force, Chaired by Rodger Wright, is wrapping up its comprehensive review with a report to the CAIS Board in September and a presentation at the CAIS AGM. A team has also made recommendations on the annual Student Leadership Conference. This Task Force will focus on the implementation of both sets of recommendations to ensure our future student leadership offerings are strong.

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Thank you to the following 24 Task Force Members: Significant work has been accomplished by two National Task Forces this year, and Draft Policies, Procedures and Recommendations will be presented to the CAIS Board in September and to Heads and Chairs at the Annual General Meeting in October. Many thanks to the volunteers whose time and expertise are guiding the future success of national leadership and learning. National Tournaments Task Force Chaired by Rodger Wright, Head of Collingwood School Marc Ayotte, Hillfield Strathallan College, ON Susan Beazley Armbrae Academy, NS Richard Cohee, St George’s School, BC Leanne Dietrich, St John’s-Kilmarnock School, ON Andre Simard, Stanstead College, QC David Speirs, Collingwood School, BC Deryn Lavell, Bishop Strachan School, ON Kevin McHenry, St Andrew’s College, ON Professional Development Task Force Chaired by Michael Simmonds, CAIS Angela Burgos, Centennial College, QC Ron Clark, Rundle College, AB Catherine Kirkland, Royal St George’s College, ON Nicole Simard-Larin, Lower Canada College, QC Janet Crofton, Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School, AB Dave Fitzpatrick, Royal St George’s College, ON Linda Gendron, Lower Canada College, QC Jeanette Hepburn, Albert College, ON Struan Robertson, Upper Canada College, ON Lindsay Thierry, St George’s School, BC

Dave Hutchison, Shawnigan Lake School, BC Suzan Beazley, Armbrae Academy, NS Troy Hammond, Bayview Glen, ON Courtenay Shrimpton, St Andrews College, ON

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Thank you to the following 38 Accreditation Committee Members: Appleby College, Oakville, ON Chaired by Bob Snowden, St. Michaels University School, BC Elspeth Anderson, Crofton House School, BC Jeff Chisholm, Canadian Accredited Independent Schools, ON Bill Jones, Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School, AB Susie Kendall Carlisle, Cushing Academy, MA Patti MacNicol, Upper Canada College, ON Bruce Neal, St. John’s-Ravenscourt School, MB Tim Putt, Ashbury College, ON Chris Shannon, Lower Canada College, QC Phil Stringer, Crofton House School, BC Armbrae Academy, Halifax, NS Chaired by Claire Sumerlus, Robbins Hebrew Academy, ON Ric Anderson, Albert College, ON Simon Beatty, Ridley College, ON Julia Knapp, St. Clement’s School, ON Nathan McMinn, The Rosedale Day School, ON Andy Whiteley, Royal St. George’s College, ON Michael Simmonds, Island Pacific School, BC Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, Wilcox, SK Chaired by Paul Kitchen, Rothesay Netherwood School, NB Nadia Delanoy, Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School, AB Sharon Klein, Queen Margaret’s School, BC Tanya Richard, Rothesay Netherwood School, NB Keith Stansfield, Albert College, ON Sacred Heart School of Halifax, Halifax, NS Chaired by Jane Wightman, St. Mildred’s Lightbourn School, ON Tina Alto, Balmoral Hall School, MB Steve Beatty, Montcrest School, ON Bruce Buchanan, Rundle College, AB Karen Dyne, St. Mildred’s-Lightbourn School, ON Nicole Murphy, Pickering College, ON Kara Spicer, Academy of Sacred Heart, MI Angela Terpstra, The Bishop Strachan School, ON Solomon Schechter Academy, Montreal, QC Chaired by Glenn Zederayko, Toronto Montessori Schools, ON Lori Binder, Gray Academy of Jewish, MB Elliott Brodkin, Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto, ON Hugh Burke, Meadowridge School, BC Adam Carswell, Hillfield Strathallan College, ON Silvia Eilath, Robbins Hebrew Academy, ON Corina Gill, Bayview Glen, ON Sonya Jean, Selwyn House School, QC

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CAIS Summer Reading List With a focus on learning and leadership, we recommend the following:

• Bellanca, J and Brandt, R: 21st Century Skills: Rethinking How Students Learn. (http://www.solution-tree.com/public/Media.aspx?ProductID=BKF389&ShowDetail=true)

• Chait, R and Ryan, W and Taylor, B: Governance as Leadership. (http://www.amazon.com/ref=gno_logo)

• Copp, J and Smith, B: Mining for Gems. (http://www.cais.ca/page.cfm?p=1) • Evans, R: Seven Secrets of the Savvy School Leader. (http://www.amazon.com/ref=gno_logo) • Grogan, M and Shakeshaft, C: Women and Educational Leadership.

(http://itunes.apple.com/ca/book/women-educational-leadership/id406013075?mt=11) • Hargreaves, A and Shirley, D: The Fourth Way: The Inspiring Future for Educational Change.

(http://www.amazon.ca/Fourth-Way-Inspiring-Future-Educational/dp/1412976375) • Heath, C and Heath, D: Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard.

(http://www.amazon.com/ref=gno_logo) • Hunt, A and McGovern, M et al: 2010-2011 Trendbook for Independent Schools.

(http://www.nais.org/transact/Bookstore.cfm) • Kets De Vries, M: The Leader on the Couch.

(http://www.amazon.com/ref=gno_logo) • Kohn, A: Feel-Bad Education: And Other Contrarian Essays on Children and Schooling.

(http://www.amazon.com/ref=gno_logo) • McDonald, E and Shirley, D: The Mindful Teacher.

(http://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Teacher-school-reform/dp/0807750190) • Robertson, J and Timperley,H : Leadership and Learning.

(http://www.amazon.com/ref=gno_logo) • Seldon, A: Trust: How We Lost it and How to Get it Back.

(http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1849540012/?tag=libdemvoice-21) Of course you can also spend time perusing our CAIS website and read our research reports on social media and governance as well as other items of interest. We update the blog and news every week and will continue to do so over the summer. This time of year is always exhausting - but exhilarating! - with graduations, celebrations and closing meetings. On behalf of our team, I wish you all the best with your final weeks, and enjoy a restful summer. Sincerely,

Anne-Marie Kee Executive Director