professional development

Our professional development programs provide a range of opportunities for school personnel, from the TABS Annual Conference, the leading conference for administrators, to workshops and seminars for targeted audiences. Read more below.

  • The TABS Annual Conference - this popular event continues to be the leading education conference for boarding school heads, deans of admission, residential life specialists, faculty, and staff. It offers an environment to learn best practices in formal settings through workshops, concurrent sessions, and nationally renowned keynote speakers, and informally through receptions, luncheons, and breaks.
  • Admission Academy - a dynamic team of proven admission leaders guides participants through a comprehensive array of issues, offering pragmatic approaches to the challenges faced by those that bring the mission of the school to the general public. Truly a nuts-and-bolts academy, the techniques and methods presented benefit your students and campus community.
  • Residential Life Workshop - the role of the dorm parent has evolved from a mere presence to an influential key figure in the development of a child's life. Effective residential life professionals must be knowledgeable about communication strategies, management, and a variety of contemporary sociological and psychological issues. An exceptional faculty, drawing from years of experience in boarding schools, leads the Residential Life Workshop.
  • Midwinter Residential Life Seminar - this affordable two-day seminar focuses on issues that boarding school deans, dorm faculty and staff members, and other administrators deal with during the winter and spring months. Through a combination of discussions, lectures, and advisee-group sessions, participants will gain insights from a seminar faculty comprised of experienced boarding school administrators. Ample time is allowed for participants to raise issues that they are addressing on their campuses.

Internet Services

  • Direct inquiry forms provide valuable contact and demographic information from potential applicants.  The inquiry process is structured to minimize blind multiple submissions, increasing accuracy and efficiency.
  • BoardingSchools.com includes a powerful school search engine to help families, consultants, counselors, students, and teachers use a variety of search options (academic, athletic, extracurricular, etc.) to find boarding schools that meet their needs.
  • TABS listservs put you in contact with professionals learning from one another, seeking advice and offering solutions.
  • Monthly "click through" reports help you monitor the number of visitors from BoardingSchools.com to your school's web site.
  • TABS' Boarding School Admission Application streamlines the admission process with downloadable forms for families.

Other Benefits

  • Resource on international student enrollment & visa information
  • Affiliation with like school
  • Internationally recognized resource on boarding school
  • Professional development that evolves with the needs of the education industry
  • Membership services that evolve with the needs of our members

 

Conferences

Annual Conference

12/2/2010-12/4/2010

Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Through its annual conference, TABS brings together professionals from every quarter to the only forum exclusively dedicated to the distinct challenges and experiences of leading and serving in boarding schools.

Workshops

Admission Academy

7/20/2010-7/23/2010

Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Boarding school admission officers need a specialized set of skills. This academy is designed to teach those important skills to individuals with less than two years of experience.

Residential Life Academy

7/20/2010-7/23/2010

Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Residential life professionals must be knowledgeable about communication strategies, management, and a variety of legal, sociological and psychological issues. This academy encompasses timely topics chosen for their relevance to your school's mission of guiding and shaping young lives.

Managing Risk for Boarding Schools

6/23/2010-6/25/2010

Hotel Du Pont, Wilmington, Delaware, USA

From alcohol policy, bullying, and campus security to sexual harassment and Internet (mis)use, boarding schools are confronted with ever more complex risks. Join experts in education, law, crisis management and more as well as consult with your boarding school peers to review possible solutions.

Residential Life Workshop

2/4/2010-2/5/2010

Saint Andrews School, Boca Raton, Florida, USA

This workshop encompasses myriad timely topics chosen for their relevance to your school’s mission of guiding and shaping young lives. It is designed for professionals new to boarding school residential life programs as well as for veteran deans, counselors, heads of dorms, and heads of schools.

Webinars

No webinars are scheduled at this time.

 

 

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