NYSAIS
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS) is a voluntary association of 196 independent nursery, elementary, and secondary schools enrolling over 83,000 students. It is affiliated with the National Association of Independent Schools and the New York State Coalition for Independent and Religious Schools. Founded in 1947, the Association is chartered by the New York State Board of Regents and is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.Established originally to protect New York independent schools from obstructive legislation and regulation, the Association has added substantially to the range of its activities since its founding. These activities include: evaluation and accreditation of member schools professional learning for faculty, administrators, and trustees advocacy for independent education legal and institutional counsel information on legislation, regulations, statistics, educational developments, and administrative practice
The affairs of the Association are overseen by an executive director and a board of trustees comprised of current heads and trustees of NYSAIS schools and elected by the membership at an annual meeting.
Full membership in the Association is open to non-profit independent, nursery, elementary, and secondary schools, and to non-profit associations concerned with independent education. Associate membership is available to certain other private or quasi-private educational institutions. From nysais.org, accessed May 1, 2019
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Joan McMenamin from NYSAIS, enclosing Visiting Committee confirmation letter and evaluation instructions, 1976 Mar 18
Item — Box 08001: [Barcode: 10128000004694]
Identifier: B08001_F16
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Heads of School records consist of records created by or under the purview of the various heads of Nightingale-Bamford School from its founding to present, as well as photographs, clippings, and biographical records with the head of school as subject. Records include correspondence and announcements, memoranda, reports from the heads of school to the Board of Trustees, speeches given by heads of school, and related records created and received in the course of business as well as records...
Dates:
1976 Mar 18
Letter to Joan McMenamin from NYSAIS regarding upcoming ten year evaluation, 1991 Dec 17
Item — Box 10066: [Barcode: 10128000029972]
Identifier: B10066_F01
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Heads of School records consist of records created by or under the purview of the various heads of Nightingale-Bamford School from its founding to present, as well as photographs, clippings, and biographical records with the head of school as subject. Records include correspondence and announcements, memoranda, reports from the heads of school to the Board of Trustees, speeches given by heads of school, and related records created and received in the course of business as well as records...
Dates:
1991 Dec 17
Letter to NYSAIS executive director from Joan McMenamin, responding to errors in report, 1982 Jun 2
Item — Box 08001: [Barcode: 10128000004694]
Identifier: B08001_F25
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Heads of School records consist of records created by or under the purview of the various heads of Nightingale-Bamford School from its founding to present, as well as photographs, clippings, and biographical records with the head of school as subject. Records include correspondence and announcements, memoranda, reports from the heads of school to the Board of Trustees, speeches given by heads of school, and related records created and received in the course of business as well as records...
Dates:
1982 Jun 2
Letter : [to] the Board of Trustees / Mrs. Edward B. McMenamin, relating to school self-evaluation, 1974 Oct 18
Item — Box 06003: [Barcode: 10128000004058]
Identifier: 006 005 000 03 0023
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Heads of School records consist of records created by or under the purview of the various heads of Nightingale-Bamford School from its founding to present, as well as photographs, clippings, and biographical records with the head of school as subject. Records include correspondence and announcements, memoranda, reports from the heads of school to the Board of Trustees, speeches given by heads of school, and related records created and received in the course of business as well as records...
Dates:
1974 Oct 18
Memo : to Trustees / Mrs. McMenamin, relating to New York State Association for Independent Schools report, c. 1980 - 1989
Item — Box 06010: [Barcode: 10128000004082]
Identifier: 006 005 000 11 0013
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Heads of School records consist of records created by or under the purview of the various heads of Nightingale-Bamford School from its founding to present, as well as photographs, clippings, and biographical records with the head of school as subject. Records include correspondence and announcements, memoranda, reports from the heads of school to the Board of Trustees, speeches given by heads of school, and related records created and received in the course of business as well as records...
Dates:
c. 1980 - 1989
Memorandum : [to] Faculty Committee on Evaluation Criteria / Mrs. Edward B. McMenamin, relating to assessments, 1976 May 28
Item — Box 06004: [Barcode: 10128000004017]
Identifier: 006 005 000 11 0006
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Heads of School records consist of records created by or under the purview of the various heads of Nightingale-Bamford School from its founding to present, as well as photographs, clippings, and biographical records with the head of school as subject. Records include correspondence and announcements, memoranda, reports from the heads of school to the Board of Trustees, speeches given by heads of school, and related records created and received in the course of business as well as records...
Dates:
1976 May 28