Summer Conference 2024

Association Updates

Ann Lowrey Forster: Practicing Hospitality in Faculty & Parent Development
Ann Lowrey Forster: Practicing Hospitality in Faculty & Parent Development

As leaders in our schools, we have an opportunity to create a culture of hospitality. We know that the environment in which our students learn matters, and the same is true for our teachers and parents. Starting with a heart posture and… Continue Reading

Date posted06/27/2024


Sherri Huston: Protecting Your School From Religious Liberty Threats
Sherri Huston: Protecting Your School From Religious Liberty Threats

We’ve all seen that churches, schools, and ministries across the US are facing increasing religious freedom threats – many from government officials who are limiting your rights to freely minister and operate according to biblical beliefs… Continue Reading

Date posted06/27/2024


Franklin Norton: The Rhetoric of the School Tour
Franklin Norton: The Rhetoric of the School Tour

It takes a lot of effort just to get a prospective family through the doors of your school for the first time. The school tour, as the first impression for many, often makes or breaks a family’s decision to apply and ultimately enroll… Continue Reading

Date posted06/27/2024


Clay Vaughan: Boost Visibility and Attract the Right Families
Clay Vaughan: Boost Visibility and Attract the Right Families

Imagine if your school could be the first thing families see when they search for quality education in your area. With over 70% of online traffic going to the top 3 search results on Google, securing one of these spots could transform your… Continue Reading

Date posted06/27/2024


Benjamin Lindquist: Mastering Market & Competitive Analysis
Benjamin Lindquist: Mastering Market & Competitive Analysis

In an increasingly competitive educational environment, understanding market dynamics and positioning your school effectively is crucial. This workshop offers an overview of the methodologies utilized in market and competitive analysis… Continue Reading

Date posted06/27/2024


Ron Hoch & Milt Matter: Leveraging Data for Continuous Improvement
Ron Hoch & Milt Matter: Leveraging Data for Continuous Improvement

School leaders often have a ton of data at their disposal. Unfortunately, we often struggle to put it to good use, because we're either not intentional about data collection, are collecting the wrong data, and/or we don't feel equipped to… Continue Reading

Date posted06/27/2024


Brad Layland: Crafting a More Successful Annual Fund
Brad Layland: Crafting a More Successful Annual Fund

Could the results of your annual fund be improved? The classical movement is characterized by integrating proven methods with new approaches to contextualize them. Why should our fundraising be any different? Most annual fund efforts… Continue Reading

Date posted06/27/2024


Elizabeth Perkins & Andy Lynch: Developing Your School’s Right-fit Family Rubric
Elizabeth Perkins & Andy Lynch: Developing Your School’s Right-fit Family Rubric

How do you define a right-fit family? It's a question that many school leaders and advancement team members answer from intuition rather than documentation. Whether your school is sort of full, nearly full, or overflowing, there’s no time… Continue Reading

Date posted06/27/2024


Christopher Schlect: Teacher Evaluation
Christopher Schlect: Teacher Evaluation

How do we distinguish a poor teacher from a middling teacher, and a middling teacher from an outstanding teacher? What qualities make some lessons great and other lessons not so great? This session draws principles from two Roman teachers… Continue Reading

Date posted06/27/2024


Robyn Burlew: Developing Faculty
Robyn Burlew: Developing Faculty

Faculty development is a key component of building a missionally-aligned and cohesive school, and also one of the most complicated components to carry-out. Some teachers need philosophical orientation, some need relational coaching, and… Continue Reading

Date posted06/27/2024


David Diener: Leadership As a Liberal Art
David Diener: Leadership As a Liberal Art

Throughout the liberal arts tradition, leadership is a recurrent theme that is treated in a manner consistent with the tradition’s understanding of human nature and purpose. Contemporary leadership, scholarship, and training, however… Continue Reading

Date posted06/27/2024


Robert Littlejohn: Attracting, Educating, and Retaining Parents with your Value Proposition
Robert Littlejohn: Attracting, Educating, and Retaining Parents with your Value Proposition

With a changing economy and rising tuition rates, it is increasingly critical that schools clearly articulate the value proposition of a classical Christian education to prospective parents as well as to currently enrolled families. When… Continue Reading

Date posted06/27/2024