REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
Join Heads of School from across the Association and share experience, best practices and explore trending themes in independent school leadership.
Featuring Keynote Speakers Carrie GrimesAssistant Professor and Director of the Independent School Leadership Master's program at Vanderbilt University 
Presenting: From Fatigue to Flourishing
and Closing Keynote Liza Talusan
presenting: Structuring Self-Care During Social Crisis / Social Change
Tentative Schedule
November 17, 2025 8:30-12:00 Board Meeting (lunch to follow) 12:30-1:00 Registration 1:00-1:30 Welcome 1:30-3:00 Keynote Address: From Fatigue to Flourishing with Carrie Grimes, Vanderbilt University 3:30-5:00 Hot Topics in The Federal Landscape with Justin Perillo, NAIS Legal Counsel 5:00-6:00 Reception 6:00-8:00 Dinner
November 18, 2025
7:30 Breakfast Available 8:00-9:00 Breakfast Session: Regional Legal Update with Karen Kalzer, NWAIS Retained Legal Counsel 9:00-10:15. NWAIS Business Meeting 10:30-11:45 Workshop: Structuring Self-Care During Social Crisis / Social Change with Liza Talusan 11:45-12:00 Closing
Registration No payment is
required to NWAIS at the time of registration. Your school will be billed
after the event. Please register as soon as you know that you will be
attending and no later than November 7, 2025. Accommodations & Travel 
We have reserved a limited number of rooms at a special group rate of $209/night.
1. Click on group booking link above to generate discounted rates
2. Select arrival and departure dates and input the number of guests
3. Click "Search for Availability"
4. Click "Reserve" on your available preferred room type
5. Enter all relevant guest information: name, address, phone & email
6. Comments: provide estimated check-in/out time, note special requests, etc.
7. Click "Agree" to hotel policies
8. Click "Make Reservation" and a confirmation email will be sent automatically
PHONE RESERVATIONS: Call the hotel directly at (253) 319-8300 Ext. 1 to ask for the "NWAIS Fall Heads Meeting" discount and a guest service agent will gladly assist with booking your reservation.
RESERVATION CHANGES: Should you need to change, cancel or update a reservation, please email pointruston.reservations@silvercloud.com or call (253) 319-8300 Ext. "1" and one of our guest service agents would be pleased to assist you.
ONSITE PARKING: Overnight valet parking is offered at $36 plus tax per night for registered guests of the hotel. Event daytime parking is offered at a rate of $18 plus tax per day for event attendees. Parking rates are subject to change without notice. Onsite parking is not able to be guaranteed and is subject to availability. Hotel does not offer self parking.
RATE: Group discount is available through Wednesday, October 23, 2025. After that date, all guest rooms in the group will be released back into hotel's general inventory. Please note all guest room reservations and room types are subject to availability at the hotel.
NWAIS Heads Meeting Policies Annual Fall and Spring Heads Meetings are open only to schools affiliated with NWAIS.
All NWAIS Accredited and Candidate member schools are billed for a portion of the Heads Conference expenses whether or not the School Head attends. Travel expenses to and from the meeting are reimbursed, added to the meeting expenses, and shared among all accredited and candidate member schools. Hotel expenses are not covered by the Travel Share Policy. If the Head of School of an Accredited and Candidate member school cannot attend, they may send a representative in their place. Heads from Affiliate Members and Subscriber Schools will only be charged for the Heads Conference if they attend. They will be billed for a full share of the meeting expenses. They are however, responsible for their own travel expenses, and not responsible for any portion of the pooled travel expenses. Heads Meeting Guests are asked to register in advance. Guests that are attending the program sessions will be billed after the event for the cost of the meals only. They are not responsible for the shared travel costs or program expenses. Spouses or other guests who do not attend programming will be billed after the conference and will only be charged for the meals, which they register to attend. Only one attendee from each Accredited and Candidate member school is eligible for any reimbursement of travel costs through the Travel Share program. In the case that a guest of a Head of School is unable to attend, there is no cancellation fee until 4 days prior to the start of the meeting. After that point, all registrations are final, and guests will be billed regardless of attendance. Travel and Other Expenses Incurred Before Event Cancellation Typically, cancellations and postponements are very rare, however the pandemic has forced us to utilize these options more frequently. In the case that NWAIS needs to cancel, all registration fees will be refunded. NWAIS is however, unable to reimburse other expenses (such as travel) incurred by attendees prior to the event. NWAIS strongly recommends that attendees make travel arrangements that allow for some flexibility such as rescheduling, cancellation and/or future credit.
Interested in Sponsoring the Event? Contact Jami Sheets for more information.
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