California Association of Independent Schools Fall, 2000 Newsletter Twenty at Twenty WITH THIS “No one should head a school for more than ten years.” ISSUE “New heads of school should have a six to ten year plan for their tenure, and leave after those goals have been met.” We provide “No head of school is effective for more than eight to ten years.” information on professional These statements are frequently heard from independent school leaders, con- development sultants and heads. They are fed by a society that values change more than opportunities, stability and the new more than experience, knowledge, and wisdom. Dot the 2000-2001 comers change companies several times a year, good elected officials have calendar and term-limits and people who hold jobs for more than six years are asked, transitions of “Are you still there?” leadership to and from Proof that the notion of a fixed tenure for headship is arbitrary and without schools. merit is found in the list of twenty CAIS heads of school who have served as head of their current school for more than twenty years. These leaders have founded and guided exemplary independent schools, transformed campuses, trained and mentored excellent teachers and administrators, developed innova- Announcements tive programs and curricula and made significant contributions to their commu- Page 2 nities. The tenure of these heads of school has also provided a stability that has benefited their students, faculty and parents and allowed their boards to focus on the long-term betterment of their institutions. Heads Searches Completed We are pleased to honor these heads of school: Page 2 Jim Astman Ray Michaud Sr. Ramona Bascom Bob Nafie Conferences & Reveta Bowers Howard Nichols Workshops Tom Clarke Sr. Carlotta O’Donnell Page 3 - 4 Terry Edeli Joel Pelcyger David Heath Dolores Pollock Mike Hermes Dennis Rice Marvin Jacobson Larry Scheindlin Shirley Levine Paul Singer Kate Mecca Jeff Stephens Mimi Baer Northern Professional ANNOUNCEMENTS Services Committee Debbie Gibbs, Administration Marin Country Day School Linda Benney, Counseling CAIS Welcomes New Heads of Schools The Hamlin School Bliss Tobin, Early Childhood The Head-Royce School We welcome new and familiar faces to our schools: Crystal Land, English The Head-Royce School Linda Bradley, All Saints’ Episcopal Day School Megan Kuykendall, Timothy Burns, Bentley School Intermediate Grades Brenda Mizel, The Children’s School (Interim) Mount Tamalpais School Joel Weiss, Crane School François Thompson, Languages Kathleen Warren, Gateway School (Interim) The Harker School John Finch, La Jolla Country Day School (Interim) Diane Kabat, Library Kevin Michael, Midland School Santa Catalina School Mary Fauvre, The Oaks School Anita Mattison, Math Joseph Ciancaglini, Sacred Heart Schools Marin Academy Karan Merry, St. Paul’s Episcopal Day School Joyce Sherry, Performing Arts York School Peter S. Browning, St. Timothy’s Episcopal School (Interim) Patrick Burrows, Physical Education Jonathan Martin, Saklan Valley School Castilleja School Matthew Heersche, San Domenico School (Interim) Dennis Duncan, Sciences Stephen Lane, Santa Barbara Middle School The Branson School Pamela Hayes, Schools of the Sacred Heart Michael Brody, Avrom Schochet, South Peninsula Hebrew Day School Social Studies/History Menlo School Jamie Sullivan, Technology CAIS 2000-2001 Southern Professional Sacred Heart Schools Services Committee Karen Goodkin, Visual Arts Committees Stephen Edele, Administration The San Francisco School The Pegasus School Patti Wilczek, Counseling Business Thanks to all the people who Cate School Advisory Committee donate their time and expertise Nancy Vernon, Early Childhood Peter Christian, to CAIS committees. High Point Academy Wildwood School Susie Zachik-Smith, English Dee Forgette, Trustee Committee The Palm Valley School Center for Early Education Jessie-Lea Abbott, Head of School Pat Shawaker, Intermediate Grades Kathy Kopp, The Katherine Delmar Burke School The Oaks School Saint Mark’s School Bodie Brizendine, Head of School Amy Brotschul, Languages Joyce Montgomery, Marin Academy The Webb Schools Crystal Springs Uplands School Mary Ellen Gozdecki, Patti Ogden, Library Elliot Spokane, Head of School Berkeley Hall School Oakwood School Marymount High School Kurt Schleunes, Math Wayne Taylor, Tom Hudnut, Headmaster Marlborough School The Branson School Harvard-Westlake School Libby Keller, Performing Arts Martin Krasney, Trustee La Jolla Country Day School Technology Plan The Urban School, Max Weischedel, Marin Country Day School Physical Education Review Committee Ray Michaud, Headmaster Chadwick School Ida Dahan, The John Thomas Dye School Kathy Griffis, Sciences Marlborough School Lyle Poncher, Trustee Buckley School Rick Harris, Wildwood School Michelle Parsons, St. Mark’s School Andrew Susskind, Trustee Social Studies/History Ray Louie, Center for Early Education Crossroads School The Head-Royce School George Tamura, Trustee Brian Woods, Technology Patrick Lynch, Redwood Day School Campbell Hall Marymount High School Lynn Wendell, Trustee Barbara Weinstein, Visual Arts Mario Santonastaso, San Francisco University High School La Jolla Country Day School Campbell Hall 2 CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS Trustee/School Head Conference CAIS Development from The Branson School will share The 2001 Trustee/School Head Con- Officers Conference their experience and expertise in run- ference will be held January 20-21, The Development Officers Conference ning programs at their schools. The pro- 2001 at the historic Regal Biltmore will be held March 11-12, 2001 at The jected date will be the week of April Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Our Head-Royce School in Oakland. For 23, 2001. Stay tuned for further details. keynote speaker will be Dr. Steven B. more information contact Susan Sample, president of the University of Guilfoyle at The Branson School (415) Biennial NAES 2000 Conference Southern California and the Sunday 454-3612. The National Association of Episcopal session will be led by Dick Chait. Schools will hold its biennial confer- CAIS Mentoring Workshop ence November 15-18 at the Fairmont Northern Regional Meeting Being Planned Hotel and the Grace Cathedral in San The Northern Regional Meeting will be Following up on the cover article in last Francisco. For additional information held on March 12, 2001 at Sacred spring’s Newsletter, CAIS is planning a visit the NAES website at Heart Schools in Atherton. The North- workshop on mentoring programs and www.naes.org, email [email protected] or ern Professional Services Committee is training for the 2000-01 school year. call (800) 334-7626, ext. 6134 or (212) planning 150+ workshop sessions for Lisa Merryman from St. Margaret’s Epis- 716-6134. Deadline for hotel reserva- the one day meeting. Faculty interested copal School, Toast Coley from Saint tions is October 14. The hotel phone in presenting workshops should con- Mark’s School, and Robynne O’Byrne number is (800) 866-5577. tact a committee member or Sandee Mirell in the CAIS office. Retreats for Teachers Professional Days for Teachers The Retreat for Elementary Teachers The Southern Professional Services will be held November 12-14, 2000 at La Casa de Maria in Santa Committee is planning 14 programs Barbara and will feature sessions on such topics as classroom man- for teachers. These programs will agement, parent conferencing, learning styles, ethics and morals, as- take place between November and sessment, and changing families. Participants may bring case studies April at schools throughout Southern to be discussed. New teachers, as well as teaching assistants and in- California. A poster listing these pro- terns, are welcome. grams will be sent to the CAIS repre- The Retreat for Middle School Teachers sentative at each school in October. will be held February 4-6, 2001 at the Mary and Joseph Retreat Cen- Registration for each program will be ter in Palos Verdes. Included in the workshop will be sessions on is- sent six weeks prior to the event and sues of puberty, diversity, defining the middle school; grade level dis- will also be available on the CAIS cussions on classroom management; and teaching strategies by disci- website (www.caisca.org) pline. This workshop is designed for new teachers and teachers new to middle school teaching, as well as assistant teachers and interns. Accreditation Workshops The Retreat for Secondary Teachers Workshops for 2000-01 team mem- will be held November 5-7, 2000 at Vallombrosa Center in Menlo bers and chairs will be held from 9:00 Park. Sessions on adolescent development and issues, classroom man- a.m.–12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, agement and the art of teaching, as well as master sessions for each November 1 in San Francisco at discipline, will be included. New teachers, teaching assistants, and French-American International interns are welcome. School and on Thursday, November The Retreat for Experienced Teachers 2 at The Mirman School in Los An- will be held March 18-20, 2001 at the Smoke Tree Ranch in Palm geles. Workshops for schools being Springs. Teachers with eight or more years of experience will meet to accredited in 2001-02 will be held on reflect upon and discuss making a difference and being the difference the same day from 1:00-4:00 p.m. in an educational community, in our schools, and in the lives of stu- dents. Also discussed will be the moral dimensions of change, the nature of schools, and the need to nourish our souls. Conferences continued on next page 3 IN OTHER NEWS Scholarship and Fellowship Free Materials for Schools Opportunities KidMAX, a special part of the Califor- The Klingenstein Center for Indepen- nia Materials Exchange (CalMAX) of- NEW SCHOOL ADDRESS dent School Education at Teachers Col- fers free materials such as building, FOR 2000-01 lege, Columbia University announces science, and art supplies; computers; four fellowship and scholarship oppor- fabric; binders; and paper donated by tunities for the 2000-01 academic year. businesses which would otherwise International School Application deadline is January 15, discard them. Schools can also list of the Peninsula 2001 and more information can be ob- items to be donated.