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The ISM Consortium is a loyalty program, a benefits program, and a rewards program all wrapped up in one—a way to save your school both time and money.

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Here you will find Ideas & Perspectives, To The Point, ISM books, compendia, collections, and pamphlets—all tailored for busy private-independent school administrators, Trustees, and teachers.

ISM Workshops

Our workshops provide position-specific professional development for private-independent school administrators. These workshops make a difference in your job performance and in your school. We guarantee it!

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FAST™ helps you keep seats filled with mission-appropriate students, virtually eliminates the need for paperwork, and grants you instant access to all in-coming applicants. Want more? Like the ability to archive applications for next year’s approval, or

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Your New Online ISM Experience

Since May, the ISM Marketing and IT departments have been hard at work developing a new ISM Web site. Welcome!

Since you're here, you’ve probably noticed the changes in navigation, style, and added features—especially if you’re a Consortium member. And there’s more to come! Stay with us as we work through some of the turbulence—we have some great ideas yet to come to life!

What you'll find right now, however, is for Consortium member schools, unlimited access to Ideas & Perspectives and To The Point! All articles have been formatted to live article pages so you can now read both the latest and our archived greatest with just a few clicks of your mouse. No more waiting a year for archived articles to be uploaded!

Also, new online features allow Consortium school leaders expanded search capabilities in our archived articles (archives are current up to the past 10 years), the ability to update subscriber information anytime, and the opportunity to share your perspective with fellow Consortium members.

But wait, there’s more! New features aren’t just for Consortium members. If you’re not a Consortium member you won’t be able to access I&P and TTP articles online, but you can still be a part of the new ISM online community. Archived e-letters, once a benefit for Consortium members only, have now been moved for all to read and share their perspective. Check under the Publications tab to find not only the most recent, but also the last two years worth of e-letter news and updates.

E-Learning is also a new area, and will be the future home to the Webinar calendar. Check back in February for the full line-up. We know you’ve been patiently waiting for an easier way to search our popular Webinar series—we promise it's coming soon.

One last mention before we wrap up, Creative Consulting has also been made available online. Under the Home tab, you’ll see the new Creative Consulting link. Here you’ll find what ISM consultants have been working on, and where they’ve been most recently—all the same great chatter you’ve grown to love, now available online.
 
FAST (Financial Aid for Student Tuition)

FAST is a comprehensive, customizable financial aid processing program that is Web-based, user-friendly, and available to you and your families—24 hours a day, 7 days a week.


ISM Consortium—Worth the Investment

“If I ever doubted that Consortium membership would be worth the investment, those doubts would have been laid to rest—again and again—this year.”

Irene Carney, Executive Director
Sabot at Stony Point, VA

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Snow Days on Campus

Traditionally, February is the snowiest month on the calendar for the U.S. If you're located in the northeast like we are, you're probably already tired of seeing the snow clouds roll in. (Although your students are probably loving all the snow this year!) Snow presents several challenges for s...

Vol. 8 No. 5 | Friday, 5 February 2010

Green Corner

Welch's Harvest Grants for Teachers Hurry, hurry, hurry! This year, in a partnership with Scholastic, Welch's is supporting school garden programs, helping to teach the value of sustainable agriculture and healthy eating. Teachers can apply for a Welch's Harvest Grant and win a school garden pa...

Vol. 8 No. 5 | Friday, 5 February 2010

The Seven Steps of Claims Filing

It's always hoped that your school will be the exception to the rule and won't suffer a loss or have to submit an insurance claim. The reality, however, is at some point in your school career you will have to file a claim. Following are the seven steps you'll need to best handle the process.

Vol. 8 No. 5 | Friday, 5 February 2010

Share Your Accomplishments and Experiences During Your Phonathon for Maximum Impact

Many schools, at one time or another, will conduct a phonathon to supplement the annual giving letter campaign. Is yours stagnant? Not getting the results you used to? To revitalize that phonathon, you need to make sure your volunteers are well trained and have the support they need for maximum retu...

Vol. 8 No. 5 | Thursday, 4 February 2010

Ask the Development Expert

Once a month, a member of the ISM Development Team will answer a development-related question submitted by one of our readers. To ask a question to be addressed in future e-letters, please click here.

Vol. 8 No. 5 | Thursday, 4 February 2010

Fund Raising in a Economic Downturn

Does fund raising look any different in a down economy? The obvious answer is yes! How do you ask people who have lost their jobs to make an investment in your school? Or what happens if a major player is forced to leave town, or even goes bankrupt? Or how do you get money from someone whose bonus w...

Vol. 8 No. 5 | Thursday, 4 February 2010

No "Sexting" at Your School? It's More Common Than You Think

In its new study Sex and Tech: Results From a Survey of Teens and Young Adults, The National Campaign to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy found that 39% of teens have sent or posted sexually suggestive messages via text, e-mail, or instant message. And 20% of teens have sent or posted online nude or semi-n...

Vol. 7 No. 4 | Friday, 29 January 2010

21st Century Teaching: Lessons That Are Challenging, Relevant, and Reflective

Two veteran teachers in a school each teach a secondary World Geography class. They have approximately the same class sizes, the same content, and the same access to technology. The students of the first teacher groan at the mention of his subject, while the students of the second teacher can't wait...

Vol. 7 No. 4 | Friday, 29 January 2010