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PAISBOA, PAIS, and NJAIS Announce June Launch of Operational Excellence (OpEx) for Education Pilot – A Learning Opportunity for Independent School Leadership TeamsMonday, June 15 PAISBOA is joining with PAIS and NJAIS to bring the Operational Excellence (OpEx) for Education™ program to the PAISBOA Offices in Radnor on Monday, June 15, and there's still time for you to register your team! This is a one-day, hands-on learning experience for school leadership teams so schools can operate more efficiently, sustainably, and with greater clarity. OpEx will help you find the capacity that’s already inside your systems and processes. OpEx is being thoughtfully aligned with accreditation processes to serve as a structured, ongoing, value-added component of the self-study and visit. Pilot participants will help shape how that integration evolves, making this a genuine moment of co-creation between our associations and our schools. We have limited seats to 30 participants and still have a dozen spots available for you and/or members of your administration to join teams from across Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey. The cost is $699 per participant, and there will be additional program dates of October 13-14 and January 26-27. Why This, Why Now Our schools exist to advance learning. So do we. We are all learning organizations. When we discovered a proven framework that could help school leadership teams work smarter, strengthen operations, and free up capacity for the work that matters most, we knew it belonged in our shared community. The OpEx pilot brings that framework to our schools through a disciplined, collaborative learning experience designed to generate measurable gains. We cannot continue to add more to anyone’s plate. We see this opportunity as a way of helping schools build systems that sustain their mission over the long term. The OpEx framework gives school leadership teams practical tools to:
Grounded in Accreditation This isn’t another initiative layered on top of everything else. OpEx is being thoughtfully aligned with accreditation processes to serve as a structured, value-added component of self-study and operational maturity. Pilot participants will help shape how that integration evolves, making this a genuine moment of co-creation between out associations and our schools. Just as accreditation requires schools to reflect on areas of strength and growth, the tools we bring to that process should do the same. OpEx gives us a disciplined, evidence-based way to make that real. What Leaders Are Saying “Independent schools are under increasing pressure – financially and operationally,” said Elizabeth Hofreuter, Executive Director of PAIS. “This pilot is about learning together. By bringing Heads of School and business leaders into the same room, we’re creating space to build sustainable models and generate real capacity gains.” Kevin Ruth, Executive Director of NJAIS, adds, “Inquiry and innovation are inseparable partners for the future of independent schools, and our associations’ partnership around OpEx is meant to reflect that” “Operational challenges often show up as isolated symptoms, but the underlying issues are structural,” added Aggie Malter, President and CEO of PAISBOA. “This pilot gives schools a clear, disciplined framework to step back and make informed decisions that support long-term sustainability. When leadership teams learn together, the potential for meaningful change increases dramatically.” What Comes Next Here’s a partial overview of the June 15 program:
For the full schedule, download the agenda here. For more information, visit the OpEx for Education website, or reach out to PAISBOA President & CEO Aggie Malter at [email protected]. REGISTER YOUR TEAM TODAY!
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