March 30-31, 2023 ♦ Hilton McLean Tysons Corner
WHY ATTEND?
Are you interested in timely topics and strategies to impact your independent school business office?
Do you want to connect and collaborate with VAIS peers?
Then this is the program for you!
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Business Officers and Teams
HOW WILL WE LEARN?
Join your colleagues for the 2023 VAIS Business Officers Institute in McLean! Anticipate a lively Keynote Address followed by Learning Blocks where we will learn from national experts and collaborate with VAIS colleagues. Session topics include: Cabinet Level Trends, Recruitment & Retention, DASL Data-Driven Decision Making, Understanding Demographic Drivers, and more!
KEYNOTE: Financial Wellness Matters: Taking Care of Your Talent, Jania Stout, Senior Vice President, One Digital Jania Stout will walk you through the financial stressors that are impacting working America and how having a financial wellness strategy in the workplace can help relieve the stress of your faculty and staff. She will share studies that show the impact of these types of programs and how it can help employees work toward financial independence. Your talent is your biggest asset, and this session will help you learn more ways of both attracting and retaining your key people.
WHERE/WHEN? 
Hilton McLean Tysons Corner
7920 Jones Branch Drive
McLean VA 22102
703-761-5116
VAIS has a group room rate of $179 + taxes. To make your reservations, please click on this link. Special room rate available until Thursday, March 2, 2023.
Plenty of free parking is available behind the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner.
SCHEDULE:
To view the full schedule, click here.
| THURSDAY, MARCH 30 |
| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM |
Welcome and Introductions |
| 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM |
Keynote: Financial Wellness Matters: Taking Care of Your Talent
Jania Stout, Senior Vice President, OneDigital, Retirement Services |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM |
BREAK/VISIT SPONSORS |
| 10:45 AM - 11:45 PM |
Schooled in the Law: Latest Employment Changes
Douglas R. Burtch & Barry D. Gabay, Burtch Law PLCC
|
| 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM |
Reimagining How We Recruit, Hire & Retain Diverse Staff
Bryan Jackson, NonProfit HR |
| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM |
Lunch/Visit with Sponsors/Networking |
| 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM |
Sponsor Speed Rounds |
| 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM |
BREAK/Visit with Sponsors |
| 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM |
Exploring Risk and Insurance: A VAIS Case Study
James Shewey, RCM&D
Lisa Dwelle, Associate Head of School Finance & Operations, The Steward School
|
| 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM |
BREAK/Visit with Sponsors |
| 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM |
VCPE Update + Q & A + Table Discussions |
| 5:00 PM |
Recess for the Day |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
Reception/Dinner for Participants |
| FRIDAY, MARCH 31 |
| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM |
Welcome/Overview of Day
Cabinet Restructuring & Preparing for Complex Leadership Hiring
Gabriel Lucas, Principal, 12M & Ed Tech Recruiting |
| 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM |
BREAK/Visit with Sponsors |
| 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM |
Fraud Session
Sierre Lindgren, Senior Fraud Analyst & Josh Black, Security Operations Specialist, Paymerang |
| 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM |
Using DASL Data for Decision Making
VAIS Staff & Friends |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Market Update & The VAIS MEP
Matt Hedley & Chad Wilson, OneDigital |
| 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM |
Understanding the Demographic Drivers of Virginia's Private Education Boom
Hamilton Lombard, University of Virginia, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service |
| 12:15 PM - 12:30 PM |
Gratitude and Program Conclusion |
Additional Opportunity (RSVP Required):
Following the BOI program, you are warmly invited for lunch and a tour of The Potomac School campus, just a few miles from Hilton McLean Tysons Corner. Tour the campus and learn how they leverage their environment to prepare students for lives of purpose, achievement, and generosity of spirit.
REGISTRATION:
Registration includes program, breaks, lunch and dinner on Thursday and breakfast on Friday. The final registration deadline is Friday, March 17, 2023. No refunds will be issued after that date. (See Cancellation Policy)
| WHO |
FEE |
| VAIS MEMBER |
$475 |
| NON-MEMBER |
$950 |
