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Update from the ACCIS Board of Directors and Executive Committee Meeting in Dallas

Dear ACCIS Members,

It is hard to believe that it has only been five short months since we gathered in Baltimore.  Much has occurred in each of our offices and schools since that time.  The same is certainly   true for ACCIS.  The Board of Directors and Executive Committee recently completed two days of meetings in Dallas on the beautiful campus of Southern Methodist University thanks to the gracious hospitality of Ron Moss and his staff.

ACCIS 2010 Summer Institute: details on the conference and registration!

Dear ACCIS colleagues and potential members,

You are heartily invited and encouraged to attend the Third Annual ACCIS Summer Institute, held this year at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, GA from June 20 to June 23.  The ACCIS Summer Institute is a special opportunity to learn, share, grow, and reflect on the issues that affect our increasingly demanding and important role in independent schools. 

ACCIS Board of Directors Meet @ the College Board National Forum

The ACCIS Board of Directors met for the first time in a morning meeting on November 6, 2008 at the College Board National Forum in Houston, Texas.  In attendance were Hector Martinez, Marcia Hunt, Rhody Davis, and Marty Elkins.  Carl Ahlgren and Bruce Hunter were unable to attend. 

ACCIS @ NACAC 2008

On the morning of Thursday, September 25th, more than 100 college counselors from independent schools across the nation gathered for the first Annual Meeting of the Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools. This meeting was another essential step in moving ACCIS from a good idea to a full-fledged national organization.

Announcement of ACCIS' new board of directors

 

Dear Members of ACCIS,

 I write to share exciting news! Thanks to the efforts this summer of two loyal members of the Executive Committee, Eric Monheim of Sidwell Friends School and Betsy Dolan of Phillips Exeter Academy, who sought nominations and managed the entire process for electing the school representatives for our ACCIS inaugural Board of Directors, we have the results!

ACCIS response to Forbes Magazine college ranking article

 Déjà vu All Over Again

By Marty Elkins

When Rankings Go Wrong

On the Education Week website you can read the Op Ed piece by Marty Elkins entitled "When Rankings Go Wrong".

Rankings of colleges and schools do more harm than good for students and parents trying to make sound decisions. ACCIS tried to stop an effort to rank schools in the summer of 2007.

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