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CS&A at MCRC@ADVIS

On October 11, Kim Garner, Director of Conferences, and Lawrence Alexander, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and leader of our DEI Consulting Practice, will be attending the MCRC@ADVIS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Conference. Held at Tower Hill School (DE), the event will offer educators and school leaders an opportunity for skill-building, learning, community-making and enrichment, and seeks to equip attendees with knowledge, skills, and experiences to advance and promote equitable and inclusive practices and policies in all areas of school life.

Lawrence Alexander Featured on NPR

On October 7, Lawrence Alexander, CS&A's Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and school consultant, was interviewed on WBUR, Boston's NPR station, regarding the recent Harvard University discrimination case and about bias in the college admission process. Listen to the full interview here.

He was also interviewed by the Chronicle of Higher Education on the same topic. Congrats to Lawrence on being contacted to weigh in on this important topic!

CS&A at NACAC

Search consultants Ben Bolté, Jennifer Christensen, Tom Marlitt, and Lawrence Alexander, along with Placement Counselor Diana Zito, attended and exhibited at the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) National Conference in Louisville on September 26-28. They enjoyed connecting with college counseling and college admission professionals from across the country.

Lawrence Alexander to Lead AISNE Workshop

On October 10 at Dedham Country Day School (MA), Lawrence Alexander — CS&A's Director of DEI and leader of the DEI Consulting Practice — will be facilitating a workshop entitled “Examining Equity Practices in Enrollment: Exploring Implicit Bias.” The workshop is part of AISNE's Professional Development Workshops series.

The workshop will examine how attendees can interrupt implicit bias in their independent school admissions processes. The day will include candid conversations and action-oriented analysis so that attendees can meet their enrollment goals without compromising on their ethical duties to ensure a fair and just admissions process.

Leadership Transition Feature

The announcement is out, the search has ended – time to celebrate and call it a day? Celebrate, certainly, but a growing body of research shows that the most important work should just be getting started.

This summer, as schools prepared to welcome their new leaders, CS&A shared thought leadership around an area we believe that schools, and school leaders, would be well-served to invest significantly more time and energy into: the transition phase of leadership.

Check out the full series here of stories and articles from industry and education experts.

Lawrence Alexander at ADVIS

Lawrence Alexander, CS&A Search Associate and Director of DEI, led an afternoon breakout sessions at the MCRC@ADVIS Cheryl Irving Cultural Competency Institute on August 22 at The Episcopal Academy (PA). The event was designed to help schools to build a strong common language and understanding around the importance of developing cultural competence and inclusive practices in their communities. This year's featured keynote speaker was Rosetta Lee of Seattle Girls' School.

Schools Welcome Lawrence Alexander

On July 31 and August 1, Lawrence Alexander, CS&A Search Consultant and our Director of DEI, ran an implicit bias training for the admissions office at Texas Christian University. Together, they explored bias through a systems approach with the goal of creating a more inclusive process.

At Palmer Trinity School (FL), Lawrence led two days of training in early August on facilitating courageous conversations around diversity, equity, justice, and inclusion. One day of training was with faculty and the other was with student leaders.

Clark University also welcomed Lawrence over the course of the summer to train its admissions counseling team around disrupting bias in the application reading process.

CS&A Sponsors, Presents at NCGS

CS&A was delighted to be a Diamond Sponsor of the 2019 NCGS (National Coalition of Girls’ Schools) Conference, Dream, Dare, Do: Girls as Makers, Inventors, Engineers, & Entrepreneurs, at Westridge School in Pasadena on June 24-26.

On Monday, June 24, several members of CS&A’s Search and Consulting Group led a compelling and interactive three-hour pre-conference workshop designed to prepare and empower emerging female leaders and aspiring school heads to pursue administrative positions in their schools. The workshop, Answer the Rising Call for Women’s Leadership in Independent Schools, was be facilitated by Bill Christ, Ann Teaff, Jennifer Christensen, Karen Neitzel, and Karen Whitaker.

Additionally, members of CS&A's Search and Consulting Group presented at several others sessions during the conference. Check out the full story here.

Women in Leadership Feature

This spring, CS&A shined a spotlight on women in leadership. Members of our Search and Consulting Group, as well as current female heads of school, shared their stories of leadership, mentorship, and their professional journeys. We hope educators everywhere are inspired and motivated by these individuals and that schools continue to nurture, attract, and retain female leaders. Click here to explore the feature.