WELCOME TO ADMISSIONS!

New Admission Officers Workshop

July 10, 2012

Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School

INDEPENDENT EDUCATION: WHO WE ARE

An association of 85 independent schools educating 32,000 students from nursery school through high school in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania

Founded in 1951 as the Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington

Resource for both member schools and families seeking to learn more about independent education and the many educational options that our member schools provide.

INDEPENDENT EDUCATION TEAM

Mary Worch, Executive Director Patricia Mayo, Chief Operating Officer Christie Antoniewicz, Director of Programs Ann Brunk, Director of Finance Aubrey Andre, Program Associate

Contact Us Anytime!info@independenteducation.org

(202) 625-9223

MEMBERS SERVICES

Independent Education provides a wide variety of benefits to members including:

Organizing Professional Development and Networking Opportunities 40+ programs, workshops and roundtables per year Offer a Fall and Spring Workshop specifically for Admission

Officers Previous admission topics have included:

Enrollment Management Financial Aid Marketing and Communications Relationship between Admissions and Administrative

Departments

COMMUNICATIONS

Promoting Communication among Professionals through Listservs Host twenty Administrator Listserv including one

for Admission Officers(AdmissionOfficers@lists.independenteducation.org)

Forum for networking and communicating with colleagues

Personal learning network component

ANNUAL DATA COLLECTION

Collecting and Analyzing Data for Assisting in Institutional Decision-Making Total of 8 annual report forms

Tuition and fees Faculty count and salaries Head, Administration and Staff salaries Diversity representation Enrollment Financial Aid Development/Advancement Business Operations

*Customized reporting on all data collected is available upon request

NEWSLETTER

Publishing a Quarterly Newsletter on Local and National Education Trends and News from our Schools Highlights Independent Education professional

development opportunities Articles on education topics of interest to

independent schools Updates on association work and member school

activities Information vehicle to support and enhance your

daily work

WEBSITE

Attracts Families to independent education through our Website and other Communication Strategies

Directory of Member Schools with robust school search to assist parents in finding the right school and fit

Unique School Profiles that include school-specific admission dates

Open House Calendar Common Recommendation Forms Resources for parents and families

http://www.independenteducation.org/families

INDEPENDENT EDUCATIONPRINCIPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE (PGP)

Focus on common concerns where schools, as part of a local community, can exert considerable influence and where interschool cooperation is helpful to the public

Standards and principles grounded in ethical conduct

Designed for the protection of both individuals and institutions

PRINCIPLES OF GOOD PRACTICEADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AID

Key Components: Application Process

Application Deadline – schools set date independently Notification Date – decision letters sent no sooner than

early March Registration/Reply Date – enrollment contracts for

newly- admitted students are due back to the school, preferably, the first Friday in April and no earlier than mid-March

Tuition Binding Date - enrollment contracts for both newly- admitted and re-enrolling students have a binding date of no earlier than June 1

Enrollment and Waiting Pools Financial Aid