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 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 74 Collections and/or Records:

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 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

Records related to NYSAIS' January 2009 Interim Visit and five year review, 2008 - 2009

 File — Carton 10034: [Barcode: 10128000005352]
Identifier: B10034_F23
Scope and Contents Includes correspondence with the visiting committee and NYSAIS, emails to faculty and staff, schedules for the NYSAIS visiting team's visit to Nightingale, and printed presentation slides of 2003 NYSAIS report recommendations and Nightingale responses. Note that a copy of the Report of the NYSAIS Visiting Committee for Nightingale from October 2003 was removed from folder B10034_F23 (duplicate record) and is available at B08004_F11. Folder B10034_F24 includes a copy of the Dec. 8, 2008 Five...
Dates: 2008 - 2009

Records related to NYSAIS Visiting Committee welcome dinner, 2003 Oct

 File — Box 08004: [Barcode: 10128000004710]
Identifier: B08004_F10
Scope and Contents

Includes invitation, Oct. 9, 2003 e-mail from Dorothy Hutcheson to members of Council, Editor of Spectator, and CAFE Co-Heads regarding evaluation process and dinner; list of invitees, seating chart, and thank-you card.

Dates: 2003 Oct

Report from the School Facilities Committee [for NYSAIS], 1975

 Item — Box 08001: [Barcode: 10128000004694]
Identifier: B08001_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: 1975

Report of the NYSAIS Visiting Committee, 1982 Apr

 Item — Box 08001: [Barcode: 10128000004694]
Identifier: B08001_F23
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 Apr

Report of the NYSAIS Visiting Committee, 2003 Oct 19-22

 Item — Box 08004: [Barcode: 10128000004710]
Identifier: B08004_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: 2003 Oct 19-22