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Welcome to Admissions!

Welcome to Admissions!. New Admission Officers Workshop July 10, 2012 Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School. Independent Education: who we are.

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Welcome to Admissions!

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  1. Welcome to Admissions! New Admission Officers Workshop July 10, 2012 Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School

  2. 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.

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

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