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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 83 Collections and/or Records:

Notes from all faculty and staff meeting on NYSAIS evaluation, 1993 Oct 27

 Item — Box 01152: [Barcode: 10128000001435]
Identifier: 001 004 000 16 0008
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series includes minutes and summaries of faculty and faculty committee meetings as well as memoranda to or from such committees. Subjects include academic affairs, advisory structure, NYSAIS evaluations, general faculty division meetings, and Salus. Salus, which means health or well-being in Latin, is a committee that helps to resolve quality of life issues for the faculty and staff in the Nightingale community. The committee provides a formal voice for the faculty and staff and...
Dates: 1993 Oct 27

NYSAIS and NAIS accreditation records, 1994 - 2009

 File — Carton 10034: [Barcode: 10128000005352]
Identifier: B10034_F25
Scope and Contents

Includes photocopies of letters from 1994, 1999, 2004, and 2009 from NYSAIS accrediting Nightingale. Also includes a photocopy of a certificate from NAIS dated 2002-03 certifying Nightingale is a member in good standing; and the NYSAIS Report of the Committee Making a Five-Year Progress Visit to the Nightingale-Bamford School, Jan. 26-27, 2009.

Dates: 1994 - 2009

NYSAIS Board evaluation form, completed by Trustees, 1993 Jun 14

 Item — Box 08003: [Barcode: 10128000004702]
Identifier: B08003_F04
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: 1993 Jun 14

NYSAIS Board of Trustees meeting records, 1999 - 2006

 File — Carton 10044: [Barcode: 10128000005444]
Identifier: B10044_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: 1999 - 2006

NYSAIS Evaluation of the Nightingale-Bamford School (Kindergarten - Grade VIII), 1976 Apr

 Item — Box 08001: [Barcode: 10128000004694]
Identifier: B08001_F18
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 Apr

NYSAIS Finance and Nominating Committee records, 2002 - 2006

 File — Carton 10044: [Barcode: 10128000005444]
Identifier: B10044_F27
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: 2002 - 2006

NYSAIS Manual for Evaluation and Accreditation, 2002

 Item — Box 10066: [Barcode: 10128000029972]
Identifier: B10066_F05
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: 2002

NYSAIS Trustee workshop records, 1999 - 2006

 File — Carton 10044: [Barcode: 10128000005444]
Identifier: B10044_F19
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: 1999 - 2006

NYSAIS Visiting Committee's Five-Year Progress Report, 1986 Dec 3

 Item — Box 08003: [Barcode: 10128000004702]
Identifier: B08003_F02
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: 1986 Dec 3

NYSAIS's Five-Year Progress report for Nightingale, 1999 Mar

 Item — Box 08003: [Barcode: 10128000004702]
Identifier: B08003_F11
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: 1999 Mar