Conference Presenter Handouts

PNAIS staff makes every effort to design, conduct and provide worthwhile learning opportunities. It is our goal to provide educators with information about the products, services (see Corporate Sponsor page for details) and programs that will support them in their work. Listed below are links to materials distributed by various presenters during each of the noted events.  If you require materials from a PNAIS event not listed below, please contact for assistance.  

Be sure to visit the PNAIS Professional Development Calendar for details about upcoming events!

2011 PNAIS Business Officers' Conference

Gary Mauser

•  New Pinnacle

Katherine Novikov

• Best Practices for Payment Acceptance

Jim Pugh

•  Keeping Your Balance, Community Impact, Long Range Model, Appraisal Forms

2010 PNAIS Fall Heads' Conference

Bethany Silvestri

• Web Strategy in the Digital Age

Judith Wilson

• Coaching Skills for Educational Leaders

2010 PNAIS Institutional Leadership Conference

Jacobson Jarvis

• Speed Reading Non-Profit Financial Statements

Mario Mussa

• The Art of Woo

Sorrel Paskin

• Stategic Financial Planning
• A Philosophical Approach to Budgeting

Soundfootprint

• Sustainability as a Strategic Initiative in PNAIS Schools

2010 PNAIS Fall Educators Conference

Michelle Anthony

• Preschool and Elementary Fiction
• Teacher's Activities
• Scenarios That Follow the Four Steps

2010 PNAIS Institutional Advancement Conference

Tracy Bennett

• Admissions Development
• The New Normal

Joe Cliber and Rich Vallaster

• Creosote Affects

Aimee Gruber

• Admissions from the Inside Out: Creating a Whole School Admission Perspective

Amy Hall

• Cultivation and Stewardship

Bob Sevier

• Wise Moves
• Major Trends that Will Impact Your Ability to Recruit Students, Raise Money and market Your Institution

Tom Wilson 

• Listen to Customer Values
  

2010 PNAIS Board Chairs Conference

Sonja Gustafson

• Managing the Management of the Board

Jean Orvis

• Building and Maintaining Effective Relationships in the School Context

2010 PNAIS Plant and Facilities Conference

• Building an Operational Strategy in Line With Your Budget and Mission
• Maximizing Building Life Cycle to Get the Most Out of Your Facilities
• Building an Operational Strategy in Line With Your Budget and Mission

Wallace Reid

• Renovate Right
• Lead Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting
• Steps to Lead Safe Renovation, Repair and Painting

2010 PNAIS Spring Association Conference

Mary Cullinane

• Creating Artists of Learning

2010 PNAIS Business Officers Conference

• From 100,000 Feet to 6 Feet Under
• Budget Report to Finance Committee
• Budget Report to Board
• Board "Dashboard"
• Finance 101
• The Market Mechanism and Education Costs

2009 PNAIS Spring Association Conference

Jean Orvis

• Future Schools
• Schools of the Future Committee, Bibliography
• Summary of Essential Capacities for the 21st Century

 
2009 PNAIS Sustainable Schools Workshop

KC Goldman

• Climate Solutions for a New Sustainable Prosperity

Ben Wheeler

• Sustainable Schools, Worksheet
• Sustainable Schools, Definitions
• Sustainable Schools, Planning

2009 PNAIS Business Officers Conference

Howard Donkin

• Form 990

2009 PNAIS Facilities Conference

Teena Shouse

• Facilities Management

Mahlum Architects

• Case Study: Catlin Gabel Creative Arts Center

Travis Greene

• Dialogue vs. Debate
• Communication Tools
• Feedback Tips

2008 PNAIS Fall Association Conference

Denis Stoddard

• 13 Behaviors of High Trust Leaders
• Leading at the Speed of Trust
  
  

2008 PNAIS Institutional Leadership Conference

Nancy Axelrod (Keynote)

• Building an Exceptional Board: What Make Great Boards
• Succession Planning

 Leslie Breitner

• How to Access the Financial Health of Your School
• What Makes Me a Fiscally Responsible Trustee

Mo Copeland and Cynthia Cappello

• Dashboard Indicators
• Dashboard Indicators (Presentation Slides)

Patti Crane

• As the Generations Turn
• What is Your Category?

Barbara Manuell

• How to Get Ready for a Capital Campaign
• Lifecycle of a School Parent Donor

Sally Revere and Sonja Gustafson

• ISM Board Leadership
• Effective Practices of a Strategic Board Chair

Alan Sparrow

• Nominating Committee Process
• Nominating Process Report