The National Coalition of Small Schools
Member Schools Click here to go directly to the Member Resource Area
NCSS provides schools of 300
or fewer students with…
- Knowledgeable support vitally important to success
- A national network of peers sharing ideas, questions and solutions
- A newsletter featuring national experts who suggest strategies and solutions for some of your most pressing concerns
NCSS is experienced…
- NCSS speakers and consultants have extensive
experience with small schools and have been
vetted for effectiveness
NCSS helps with…
- Advancement
- Admissions
- Head Search
- Governance Training
- Crisis Intervention
- Conferences and Workshops
- Strategic Planning
- Parent Relations
- Board and Staff Retreats
- Capital Campaigns
- Alumni Cultivation
NCSS also…
- Advocates for small schools within the larger association network
- Is a clearinghouse for information and research on the benefits of small schools
- Encourages you help design our emphasis as NCSS moves forward
Link to Member School Resources
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Resource Areas
- Brochures
- Family Handbooks
- Faculty Handbooks
- Policies on a wide variety of issues
- Pay scales and contracts
- Community Service Programs
- Senior Programs
- Appropriate Use Policies
- Emergency Response Programs
- Position Descriptions
- Much More!
Calendar
- Meet us at the NAIS Convention!
February 24 - February 26, 2010
Moscone Convention Center
San Francisco, CA - Come to the Annual Small Schools Conference!
June 16-18, 2010
More information here.
NCSS Member Schools
- The Advent School
(Boston MA) - Aspen Country Day School (Aspen, CO)
- Cambridge Friends School (Cambridge, MA)
- Eagle Rock School
(Estes Park, CO) - Foothills Academy
(Wheat Ridge, CO) - Friends’ School Boulder (Boulder, CO)
- The Karuna School
(Lincoln, MA) - Lowell Whiteman Primary School (Steamboat Spring, CO)
- The Nora School
(Silver Spring, MD) - York Country Day School (York, PA)
Links
- Essay: Are Small Schools Better?
- Blog: The Perfect Fit
(Norman Maynard) - Blog: Head's Lines
(Dave Mullen)