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Canadian Accredited Independent Schools
Friday, June 10, 2011
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DR. PATRICIA DAWSON, CO-CHAIR
Crofton House School
MR. JEFF PAIKIN, CO-CHAIR
New Horizon Homes
MS. NANCY BIRT
KPMG (Retired)
MS. ANGELA BURGOS
Centennial Academy
DR. ROBERT CAMPBELL
Mount Allison University
MR. JONATHAN GOLDBLOOM
Jonathan Goldbloom & Associates
DR. BEAT GULDIMANN
Tribeca Consulting Group
MR. PETER JEWETT
Torys LLP
DR. STEPHEN JOHNSON
St. John’s-Ravenscourt School
MR. PAUL G. KITCHEN
Rothesay Netherwood School
MR. GEORGE KITCHING
Idealia Advisors Inc.
MR. JONATHAN LEIGH
Ridley College
MS. KIM MAGEE
Educational Consultant
MR. BOB SNOWDEN
St. Michaels University School
MR. DREW STEPHENS
Southridge School
Dear CAIS Community,
Congratulations on nearing the end of the academic year. Before you break for a welldeserved holiday, I wanted to provide you with some updates from our national team.
Summer Leadership Institute, Shawnigan Lake School
We are really excited about the two new programs this summer – “Money and
Managing Change” for Heads only and “The Next Step” for current administrators. David
Hadden, David Robertson and Barry Wright have prepared an excellent program for
these new specialized opportunities. The regular line-up of modules also promises to
provide another summer of inspiration and valuable learning with like-minded
colleagues.
In our ongoing commitment to celebrate leaders across the country and inspire others
to pursue leadership positions, we are also looking forward to the New Leaders Address
by two LI Alum: Martha Perry, Head of St. Clement’s School, and Marc Ayotte, Head of
Hillfield Strathallan; and to the Art of Leadership Address by CAIS leaders who have
been nominated by their peers: Pat Dawson, Head of Crofton House School, and
Rodger Wright, Head of Collingwood School. Everyone is welcome to attend those
evening dinners and presentation. Registration for the Next Step program is closed, but
limited space is available for Heads and the regular stream. Contact Lindsay Ireland:
lireland@cais.ca.
MR. PETER STURRUP
Pickering College
MS. TINA WOODSIDE
Gowlings
ADVISORS
MR. HUGH BURKE
ISABC
DR. ANDY HARGREAVES
Boston College
MR. CHRISTOPHER SHANNON
QAIS
MS. SUSAN WRIGHT
CIS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MS. ANNE-MARIE KEE
CAIS Website
Our web presence continues to evolve. More than 35,000 people visit our website each
month; our Careers page surpassed 100,000 hits in one month this spring; our School
Directory is our third most popular hit which means we are driving traffic from our site to
your schools' sites. The “KeeNote” (http://www.cais.ca/page.cfm?p=440) has climbed
to be one of the most popular hits from our main page; and we have visitors from over
100 countries.
In less than one year, we have reached our goal to become a hub of information
providing the latest resources, news and opportunities in education. We update our
website weekly - often daily! - so please continue to check-in with CAIS regularly.
P.O. Box 3013, 2 Ridley Road, St. Catharines, ON L2R 7C3
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Student Leadership Conference, Sacred Heart School of Halifax
130 CAIS students from across the country gathered in Nova Scotia for the annual “For students, by
students” CAIS Leadership Conference, and participated in workshops, service projects, and
community work while polishing some leadership skills.
We are proud to announce that this year, students and staff also benefited from our strategic
partnership with the Rotman School of Management’s Integrative Thinking concepts.
Thank you to Patricia Donnelly, Head of Sacred Heart School of Halifax, and to Mrs. Tamara
Drummond, the faculty advisor to the student team for providing a fantastic opportunity for students
to billet and learn with new friends – this year over three quarters of the students had never been to
Nova Scotia!
Please save the date for next year’s conference at Selwyn House in Montreal from April 17-21.
National Tracking Project Think Tank, Havergal College
As we embrace new approaches to teaching and learning, CAIS encourages all schools to be
strategic and track the success of their alum in university. The NTP began five years ago, and we are
at a necessary stage of review for the project. We have identified the schools that have been most
active in the NTP and have organized a Think Tank meeting on Wednesday, June 15 to share what is
working and to make improvements. Results from the privacy analysis will be presented. All CAIS
Schools are invited to attend. Kim is also organizing a BC meeting in July. Please contact Kim TullochWynn for details: ntp@cais.ca.
Boarding School Summit, Appleby College
On May 16, twenty-three boarding schools came together on the Appleby campus to preview
strategies and provide feedback for the Collaborative Boarding Project. We were pleased that 20
others joined us through live-streaming.
The day included presentations on:
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Market research from Harris Decima Chairman, Allan Gregg;
Recruitment, agent, marketing and website progress from the Management Team; and,
Synergies with our strategic partners from TABS and DFAIT.
Boarding schools will be contacted about our summer research project this month, and we are
excited to be revising our marketing and confirming our recruitment strategies.
Check out the article “Pitching Canadian education to the world” featuring our project in Saturday’s
Globe and Mail (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/).
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CAIS Governance – We need strong and strategic people!
We have been able to accomplish a lot in the past couple of years thanks to the commitment of
many volunteers. In order to stay on track with our strategic goals for next year, we need your
support. Please consider nominating someone (or yourself!) to one of the following new committees
by the end of the month:
1. National Professional Development Steering Committee
Chaired by Kim Magee, retired Head of BSS.
Mandate:
To provide oversight while preserving the autonomy of the various leadership groups to ensure quality
control, high standards, collaborative agenda and budget processes, development of website
resources and corporate sponsorship support; and to ensure the Professional Development program is
managed according to budget.
Membership:
a) The National PD Steering Committee is comprised of representatives from each of the
CAIS-­‐member groups that currently organize a conference including: Business Officers, Junior
School, Assistant Heads, Admissions, Advancement, Heads & Chairs, and at least one CAIS
Board member.
b) The Steering Committee will have regional representation and include representatives from
different kinds of CAIS member schools.
2. Collaborative Boarding Project Steering Committee
Chaired by Guy McLean, Head of Appleby College.
Mandate:
To provide strategic counsel to and oversight of the marketing, recruiting and communication for the
Collaborative Boarding Project and ensure the project is managed according to budget.
Membership:
+ Three Heads (including one CAIS Board member; regional differences)
+ Three Chairs (regional differences)
+ Two Admission Directors
+ Two Marketing/Communications Directors
+ One independent member
3. National Student Activities Task Force
A pillar for CAIS is a vibrant national student activities program including athletics and student
leadership. The National Tournament Task Force, Chaired by Rodger Wright, is wrapping up its
comprehensive review with a report to the CAIS Board in September and a presentation at the CAIS
AGM. A team has also made recommendations on the annual Student Leadership Conference. This
Task Force will focus on the implementation of both sets of recommendations to ensure our future
student leadership offerings are strong.
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Thank you to the following 24 Task Force Members:
Significant work has been accomplished by two National Task Forces this year, and Draft
Policies, Procedures and Recommendations will be presented to the CAIS Board in September
and to Heads and Chairs at the Annual General Meeting in October.
Many thanks to the volunteers whose time and expertise are guiding the future success of
national leadership and learning.
National Tournaments Task Force
Chaired by Rodger Wright, Head of Collingwood School
Marc Ayotte, Hillfield Strathallan College, ON
Susan Beazley Armbrae Academy, NS
Richard Cohee, St George’s School, BC
Leanne Dietrich, St John’s-Kilmarnock School, ON
Andre Simard, Stanstead College, QC
David Speirs, Collingwood School, BC
Deryn Lavell, Bishop Strachan School, ON
Kevin McHenry, St Andrew’s College, ON
Professional Development Task Force
Chaired by Michael Simmonds, CAIS
Angela Burgos, Centennial College, QC
Ron Clark, Rundle College, AB
Catherine Kirkland, Royal St George’s College, ON
Nicole Simard-Larin, Lower Canada College, QC
Janet Crofton, Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School, AB
Dave Fitzpatrick, Royal St George’s College, ON
Linda Gendron, Lower Canada College, QC
Jeanette Hepburn, Albert College, ON
Struan Robertson, Upper Canada College, ON
Lindsay Thierry, St George’s School, BC
Dave Hutchison, Shawnigan Lake School, BC
Suzan Beazley, Armbrae Academy, NS
Troy Hammond, Bayview Glen, ON
Courtenay Shrimpton, St Andrews College, ON
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Thank you to the following 38 Accreditation Committee Members:
Appleby College, Oakville, ON
Chaired by Bob Snowden, St. Michaels University School, BC
Elspeth Anderson, Crofton House School, BC
Jeff Chisholm, Canadian Accredited Independent Schools, ON
Bill Jones, Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School, AB
Susie Kendall Carlisle, Cushing Academy, MA
Patti MacNicol, Upper Canada College, ON
Bruce Neal, St. John’s-Ravenscourt School, MB
Tim Putt, Ashbury College, ON
Chris Shannon, Lower Canada College, QC
Phil Stringer, Crofton House School, BC
Armbrae Academy, Halifax, NS
Chaired by Claire Sumerlus, Robbins Hebrew Academy, ON
Ric Anderson, Albert College, ON
Simon Beatty, Ridley College, ON
Julia Knapp, St. Clement’s School, ON
Nathan McMinn, The Rosedale Day School, ON
Andy Whiteley, Royal St. George’s College, ON
Michael Simmonds, Island Pacific School, BC
Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, Wilcox, SK
Chaired by Paul Kitchen, Rothesay Netherwood School, NB
Nadia Delanoy, Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School, AB
Sharon Klein, Queen Margaret’s School, BC
Tanya Richard, Rothesay Netherwood School, NB
Keith Stansfield, Albert College, ON
Sacred Heart School of Halifax, Halifax, NS
Chaired by Jane Wightman, St. Mildred’s Lightbourn School, ON
Tina Alto, Balmoral Hall School, MB
Steve Beatty, Montcrest School, ON
Bruce Buchanan, Rundle College, AB
Karen Dyne, St. Mildred’s-Lightbourn School, ON
Nicole Murphy, Pickering College, ON
Kara Spicer, Academy of Sacred Heart, MI
Angela Terpstra, The Bishop Strachan School, ON
Solomon Schechter Academy, Montreal, QC
Chaired by Glenn Zederayko, Toronto Montessori Schools, ON
Lori Binder, Gray Academy of Jewish, MB
Elliott Brodkin, Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto, ON
Hugh Burke, Meadowridge School, BC
Adam Carswell, Hillfield Strathallan College, ON
Silvia Eilath, Robbins Hebrew Academy, ON
Corina Gill, Bayview Glen, ON
Sonya Jean, Selwyn House School, QC
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CAIS Summer Reading List
With a focus on learning and leadership, we recommend the following:
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Bellanca, J and Brandt, R: 21st Century Skills: Rethinking How Students Learn.
(http://www.solution-tree.com/public/Media.aspx?ProductID=BKF389&ShowDetail=true)
Chait, R and Ryan, W and Taylor, B: Governance as Leadership.
(http://www.amazon.com/ref=gno_logo)
Copp, J and Smith, B: Mining for Gems. (http://www.cais.ca/page.cfm?p=1)
Evans, R: Seven Secrets of the Savvy School Leader. (http://www.amazon.com/ref=gno_logo)
Grogan, M and Shakeshaft, C: Women and Educational Leadership.
(http://itunes.apple.com/ca/book/women-educational-leadership/id406013075?mt=11)
Hargreaves, A and Shirley, D: The Fourth Way: The Inspiring Future for Educational Change.
(http://www.amazon.ca/Fourth-Way-Inspiring-Future-Educational/dp/1412976375)
Heath, C and Heath, D: Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard.
(http://www.amazon.com/ref=gno_logo)
Hunt, A and McGovern, M et al: 2010-2011 Trendbook for Independent Schools.
(http://www.nais.org/transact/Bookstore.cfm)
Kets De Vries, M: The Leader on the Couch.
(http://www.amazon.com/ref=gno_logo)
Kohn, A: Feel-Bad Education: And Other Contrarian Essays on Children and Schooling.
(http://www.amazon.com/ref=gno_logo)
McDonald, E and Shirley, D: The Mindful Teacher.
(http://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Teacher-school-reform/dp/0807750190)
Robertson, J and Timperley,H : Leadership and Learning.
(http://www.amazon.com/ref=gno_logo)
Seldon, A: Trust: How We Lost it and How to Get it Back.
(http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1849540012/?tag=libdemvoice-21)
Of course you can also spend time perusing our CAIS website and read our research reports on social
media and governance as well as other items of interest. We update the blog and news every week
and will continue to do so over the summer.
This time of year is always exhausting - but exhilarating! - with graduations, celebrations and closing
meetings. On behalf of our team, I wish you all the best with your final weeks, and enjoy a restful
summer.
Sincerely,
Anne-Marie Kee
Executive Director
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