Top 10 Reasons to Attend the 2008 Assembly

1. LINKING: Connect your learning with the diverse day school field.

2. POSITIONING: Set your school up to use cutting-edge strategies for growth and excellence.

3. NETWORKING: Meet new colleagues and catch up with old friends.

4. COACHING: Spend an hour with a professional consultant at no charge.

5. APPLAUSE: Congratulate the recipients of PEJE's first-ever Marketing Awards.

6. CELEBRATION: Commemorate PEJE's 10th anniversary and the outstanding achievements of day schools.

7. COMMUNITY: Strengthen your school team through collaborative learning.

8. VISION: Look internally and beyond your school to build connections that will support a vibrant Jewish future.

9. NEW IDEAS: Hear from Pat Bassett about "The Right-Brained Future".

10. RESOURCES: Visit The LINC and meet with Corporate Sponsors for the latest tools and ideas for the day school world.

Questions? Read Assembly FAQ's >>

Have You Heard that the Assembly Rewards School Teams?

Special group rates are available until February 1.

Get the most value out of the Assembly by registering with your school's team:

• Identify those in your school community--both professionals and volunteer leaders--who will benefit most from attending the Assembly. Encourage your next Board Chair, if known, to join the team.
• Plan ahead with your school's team members by identifying goals and outcomes for your Assembly experience.
• Divide and conquer! Pick sessions that enable each member of your team to gain specific skills and new perspectives in the areas most relevant to his/her work.
• Convene as a group during special school team meeting times during the Assembly in order to de-brief. Process the potential impact of what you are learning on your school.
• Take the knowledge and energy of the Assembly back to your school--in the Board room, around the faculty lunch table, in administrative team meetings, with parents--and throughout your community.
• Follow-up on the top learnings you take from the Assembly in the weeks and months immediately following the event. Reconvene your school's Assembly team in May to check in with each other on progress and to set goals for the next school year.

Read more about positioning your school's team at the Assembly >>

View school team discount details >>

Virtual Assembly Session

School Change: A Look from the Inside
Monday, February 4, 2008
1:00 pm Eastern

What does school change look like over time?  How do leaders explore options, launch programs, and deepen and expand positive change by building and supporting learning communities to foster collaboration and ensure buy-in of all school staff?  This Virtual Assembly Session will dig into these key issues, creating a framework and giving you a taste of the kind of ideas to be shared and discussed at the Assembly.

Presenters: Stephanie Hirsh, Executive Director and Joellen Killion, Deputy Executive Director of the National Staff Development Council (NSDC)

Contact Kirk Tallman for the call-in number and to register for this session.

Community Support

Affording the Assembly is a challenge for all. PEJE is extremely grateful to federations and supporters in the following communities for offering stipends to defray a portion of the registration costs for schools in their area:

• Atlanta/Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
• Baltimore/Center for Jewish Education
• Boston/Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston
• Cleveland/Jewish Education Center
• Detroit/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
• Metropolitan New York/UJA-Federation of New York
• Metrowest NJ/Jewish Community Foundation Day School Fund
• Phoenix/Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix
• Toronto/Mercaz, UJA Centre for Enhancement of Jewish Education
• Western MA/Harold Grinspoon Foundation

List in progress, with more communities to be added and posted on www.peje.org. Contact the day school professional in your community for details.

New for 2008: Pre-Assembly Workshops

To cover some of the basics that won't be addressed in Assembly sessions, this year's Assembly features five Sunday morning extended workshops. These sessions, meeting from 9:30 am-12:30 pm* on Sunday, April 6, provide intensive exposure to expertise and best practice. Start your Assembly experience off with a burst of knowledge in one of these areas:

• Development 101
• Market Research Strategies
• Website Basics
• Putting Your Strategic Plan into Action
• Partners in Leadership (for pairs of new board chairs and heads of school)
• How a School Is not like a Business: Fiduciary Responsibility for Day Schools

Space is limited in these workshops, and pre-registration is required, though there is no additional registration fee. More details will be available for registered Assembly participants.

*Be sure to book your travel arrangements so you can participate.