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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 74 Collections and/or Records:

Reports relating to modern foreign language and Latin programs [for NYSAIS], 1975

 File — Box 08001: [Barcode: 10128000004694]
Identifier: B08001_F08
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

Reports relating to science department [for NYSAIS], 1975

 File — Box 08001: [Barcode: 10128000004694]
Identifier: B08001_F15
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

Reports relating to the physical education program [for NYSAIS], 1975

 File — Box 08001: [Barcode: 10128000004694]
Identifier: B08001_F13
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

Self-evaluation report for NYSAIS, 1982 Feb

 Item — Box 08001: [Barcode: 10128000004694]
Identifier: B08001_F20
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 Feb

Self-evaluation report for NYSAIS, 1993 Sep

 Item — Box 08003: [Barcode: 10128000004702]
Identifier: B08003_F05
Scope and Contents

Report includes list of NYSAIS Visiting Committee members, schedule for visit, list of administrators, quick guide to schoolhouse layout, and a Sep. 29, 1993 cover letter from Dorothy Hutcheson enclosing the report to Visiting Committee chair. Also in this folder is a letter from NYSAIS to Dorothy Hutcheson dated Sep. 8, 1993, enclosing the visiting committee list and a visit rating form, and giving instructions for the self-study.

Dates: 1993 Sep

Self-evaluation report for NYSAIS, 2003 Sep

 Item — Box 08004: [Barcode: 10128000004710]
Identifier: B08004_F03
Scope and Contents Includes thorough presentation of school curriculum by division and department, faculty and staff statistics, the admissions process, alumnae involvement, communications, the school community, extracurricular and auxiliary programs, the library, counseling and guidance provisions, governance structure, organizational structure, institutional advancement, facilities, health and safety, food service, administration and financial management, school records, and a self-analysis of strengths and...
Dates: 2003 Sep

Self-Evaluation Report for NYSAIS 2001-2002, 2002 Jun

 Item — Box 01154: [Barcode: 10128000001476]
Identifier: 001 004 000 23 0026
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 Jun

SS04 Correspondence, Memoranda, and Business Records, 1992 - c. 2009

 Sub-Series
Identifier: RG02_SG001_S06_SS04
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: 1992 - c. 2009

SS07 NYSAIS accreditation, 1993 - 2008

 Sub-Series
Identifier: RG02_SG001_S06_SS07
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 - 2008

SS07 NYSAIS accreditation

 Sub-Series
Identifier: RG02_SG001_S05_SS07
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. 1960 - 2005