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 83 Collections and/or Records:
Records for preparation of NYSAIS reports, 2003, 2005
File — Box 10066: [Barcode: 10128000029972]
Identifier: B10066_F06
Scope and Contents
Includes Marcy Mann and Marina Radovich thoughts on administration evaluation processes and communication for Administration/Organization and Structure committee; Memo regarding air quality testing in the ceramics studio and photography lab; and trustee self-evaluation forms (some blank, some completed) and analysis of same.
Dates:
2003, 2005
Records related to committees for NYSAIS self-study, 2002
File — Box 10066: [Barcode: 10128000029972]
Identifier: B10066_F04
Scope and Contents
Includes lists of self-study committees; email regarding subcommittee work; memo to Committee chairs from D. Hutcheson regarding 1993 NYSAIS recommendations (3 copies); letters to faculty and staff from D. Hutcheson requesting service on a NYSAIS committee (3 copies); chart of committee meeting dates; and timeline for preparations for NYSAIS evaluation
Dates:
2002
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
Report of the NYSAIS visiting committee, 1993 Nov
Item — Box 08003: [Barcode: 10128000004702]
Identifier: B08003_F06
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 Nov
Report on pupil evaluation and development at Nightingale [for NYSAIS], 1975
Item — Box 08001: [Barcode: 10128000004694]
Identifier: B08001_F14
Scope and Contents
Report discusses student screening, testing, counseling, speech therapy, and remedial reading.
Dates:
1975
Report on the activities program [for NYSAIS], 1975
Item — Box 08001: [Barcode: 10128000004694]
Identifier: B08001_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:
1975