HaYidion: The Prizmah Journal on Relationships

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HaYidion: The Prizmah Journal, Spring 2023 Issue on Relationships
In This Issue
Upcoming Programs and Gatherings
Professional Development Opportunities
Jewish Day School Perspectives and News
Mazel Tov Moments
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HaYidion: The Prizmah Journal, Spring 2023 Issue on Relationships

Relationships are much more than the glue that holds the school community together. They lift our spirits and stoke our engines, provide support when we need help and inspiration to do our best work and be our best selves. The authors in this issue discuss a wide range of school relationships, offering strategies to engage in them more successfully and build more enduring and productive systems for communication and collaboration. Use the ideas here to consider ways that you want to improve your professional relationships and your school's relationships in the year ahead.

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Relationships

by Elliott Rabin

Relationships are surely at the heart of the enterprise of Jewish schools. At the center is the “TSR,” teacher-student relationship: the tremendous caring and thought that teachers bring to the classroom,

to leverage the dynamics among students, to support each student and account for each student in all of their unique complexity. Read more.

Shifting from Transactional to Relationship Based Leadership

by Barry Kisclowicz

The combination of time pressure and emotional stress can make it hard for school leaders to get through the day. Many heads (and coaches) focus on time management strategies, including prioritization and delegation, to improve their chances of success.

Indeed, the multiple demands on a leader’s time necessitate such techniques. At the same time, the focus on improved efficiency often drives heads and principals toward a transactional paradigm of leadership. Read more.

The Power of a Parent/Guardian Advisory Committee

by Eliana Lipsky

It is no secret that Jewish day school parents are demanding, at times inappropriately so. Many parents are making financial sacrifices to send their children to Jewish day schools; it is natural that they want to ensure their financial investment is paying off. However, the way a

a parent body expresses its demands of a school may signal a lack of trust in the school leadership, leading the school’s professionals to feel insulted and their expertise undermined. Read more.

Developing Our Teachers as Leaders: A Vision of Professional Relationships in Jewish Day Schools

by Laura Pasek

The scene is all too familiar: Jewish day schools often rely on traditional hierarchical relationships with respect to teacher roles. An administrative team makes the majority of decisions. Teachers are

expected to comply. There are few opportunities for expert teachers to advance in their careers, which handcuffs teacher talent and limits Jewish education from fully realizing its potential to educate children and support them as they develop their Jewish identity. Read more.

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Upcoming Programs and Gatherings

LAST CHANCE! Building a Strong Board-Admission Professional Partnership

Level Up Your Lay Leadership Series

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET // 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PT

Together with Prizmah’s Senior Director of Catalyzing Resources, Amy Adler, we will explore strong professional practices that can be implemented to support your school’s admission professionals with their recruitment and retention work. Register here.

Series will continue on Monday, June 5

Development In Focus: Crypto Donations

Encourage your school’s development team to join the discussion.

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET // 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

A monthly professional development, interactive learning experience, open to all development professionals. Register here.

Building a Strong Board-Admission Professional Partnership

Level Up Your Lay Leadership Series

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET // 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PT

Join Mamie Kanfer Stewart, author of Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging and Enjoyable Meetings and host of The Modern Manager podcast, to learn the principles of effective board meetings and practice applying these principles to foster productive and inclusive experiences. Register here.

Re-Imagining Your School’s Student Support Systems

A Five-part Deep Dive

July 5th, July 12th, July 19th, July 26th, August 2nd
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET // 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT

This five-part interactive series will introduce participants to REACH’s model for serving struggling learners in our day schools. REACH focuses on developing multi-tiered systems to support schools in providing an appropriate education for all students, including those with academic learning challenges, through a strength-based lens. Register here.

Senior Development Professionals Retreat 2023

A Retreat for Experienced Development Professionals

This intentionally designed experience will focus on best practices to capture major donors and major giving opportunities, and will provide professionals the opportunity to network, collaborate and learn from each other in meaningful and thought-provoking ways. This year’s retreat will be held at Milken Community School in Los Angeles, July 11-13. Learn more and register here.

Generously sponsored by The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles

Prizmah Meetups

Connect with day school peers on a regular basis to share ideas and brainstorm solutions with colleagues from across the field.

Professional Development Opportunities

Prizmah offers several professional development opportunities each year for leaders in your school. Share these applications with your team and encourage them to apply!

YOU Lead - A Leadership Development Program for Rising School Leaders

YOU Lead, Prizmah’s signature leadership development program, provides a highly personalized leadership development experience for school professionals who aspire to deepen their leadership capacity in their current role, and for roles they will hold in the future.

Encourage your school’s strong aspiring leaders to apply before May 15, 2023.

Rising Leaders 2023-2024 Cohort - A Leadership Development Program for Orthodox Women

The Rising Leaders Cohort is a ten-month leadership development program designed to support, engage, and deepen the skills of Orthodox women in Jewish day schools and yeshivas who currently serve in a supervisory role. Rising Leaders provides a meaningful experience for school professionals who aspire to deepen their leadership capacity in their current roles, and for roles they will hold in the future. Learn more and apply here. Applications are due by May 19, 2023.

This program is generously supported by Shari and Nathan J. Lindenbaum, Micah Philanthropies, and the Walder Foundation

Engage: Growing School and Community Partnerships - A Program for School Admissions Professionals

Engage offers the opportunity for increased recruitment and stronger retention by positioning the school as a hub for Jewish communal life. Apply by May 19, 2023. Learn more and apply here.

This program is generously supported by Lisa and Arieh Coll, the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, and PJ Library Alliance Funders

Enhance Your School’s Culture of Belonging - Grant Opportunity

Schools are eligible to apply for up to $5,000 toward building or deepening their culture of belonging to invest in expert consulting services, content provider partnerships, or microgrant investments. Learn more here.

Jewish Day School Perspectives and News

Major New Push to Address “Critical Shortage” of Preschool Teachers Takes Shape (eJP)
Jewish Institutions Awake to Climate Crisis (JTA)
Mental Health Month Resources for your school (Prizmah Knowledge Center)

Mazel Tov Moments

Mazel Tov to Ava Hutman, eighth grader at Manhattan Day School on her first place win at the state level National History Competition.
Mazel Tov to Milwaukee Jewish Day School on becoming a heart safe school.
Mazel Tov to Rachel Gayer on her appointment as the new Assistant Principal grades 2-8 at Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School in Washington, DC.

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Pedagogy of Partnership Online Introductory Institute Open to K-12 Jewish and General Studies Educators

Join a 3-afternoon online training that equips educators with techniques to support students in developing sharp critical thinking skills and deep social-emotional capacities. Translate learning into practice and meet the upcoming school year with renewed energy and new tools and materials. Register here.

June 26 - 28, 2023, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET // 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM PT

Questions? Please reach out to Deena Messinger, [email protected].

To view the full list of current Prizmah Leadership Searches, or to learn about the Prizmah search process, click here or reach out to [email protected].

Explore resources, templates, and videos curated and created for Jewish day school professional and lay leaders in Prizmah’s Knowledge Center.

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