05.30.08
Posted in Announcements at 6:07 pm by roland
At NATSAP in Savannah, the Second Annual Gem Award was given to co-recipients Sue Bigg, Educational Consultant from Chicago, IL and Nancy Masland, Educational Consultant from Tucson, AZ. The Gem Award is given to an Ed Consultant or consultants ” for selfless service, professionalism, leadership and compassion. The consultant is a professional who understands the important place of independent small programs in the Private Pay Industry.”
Sue Bigg and Nancy Masland exemplify the very best in service to our field and the families they work with each day. Sue and Nancy are professionals who have made their mark on Educational Consulting, service to families and a positive relationship with all programs and schools and especially independent small programs
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05.05.08
Posted in Announcements at 10:33 am by roland
Once again ISPA has a Private Educational and Dinner Meeting planned for Tuesday, May 13, 2008, just prior to the IECA Conference. The Dinner will be held at The Nicollet Island Inn in Minneapolis.The Dinner is projected to have in attendance, 25-30 Educational Consultants and 28 ISPA Representatives.
The Nicollet Island Inn has been highly praised: Featured in USA Today, Conde Nast Traveler, Gourmet, Bon Appetit, the New York Times and many regional publications, we are the only inn offering a quiet oasis along a storied river–surrounded by one of America’s most dynamic cities.
ISPA continues its series of the highest quality Dinner Meetings and discussions held at unique venues, known for their location, ambiance and culinary esteem.
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01.07.08
Posted in Announcements at 8:31 am by admin
Once again ISPA has an outstanding Private Dinner Meeting planned for February 6, 2008 just prior to the NATSAP Conference. The Dinner will be held at IL Pasticcio Restaurant in downtown Savannah.
The Dinner is projected to have in attendance, 40 Educational Consultants and 31 ISPA Representatives. The dinner will be held at Il Pasticcio, voted by USA Today as one of the top 10 restaurants in the US.
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11.07.07
Posted in Announcements at 8:27 am by admin
ISPA Dinner Meeting Held at the Famous Jonathan Club and the Play Wicked
It was very expensive; it was glitzy, wild and fun and supporting the IECA Foundation through sponsorship of the play, Wicked, was the highlight of the week next to the ISPA Dinner Meeting. There were good seminars, lots of sharing and relationship building and ISPA was right in the middle of it.
The week started out with ISPA Member Programs and 29 Ed Consultants sharing an evening of cocktails, excellent food and important discussions about issues and challenges to our industry.
We held the Dinner Meeting at the Jonathan Club in Downtown LA. Those residing in LA and those who have spent a good deal of time there, told me that the Jonathan Club is the top Club in LA bar none.
It was wondrous. The furnishings and wall coverings were top drawer and the service and ambiance were beyond reproach. At the beginning of dessert discussions began touching on the George Miller/NATSAP controversy and the origins and early days of programs and schools working with Ed Consultants.
We need to look at what is going on, get involved, put down petty jealousies and pull together for the betterment of our industry There are many people out there who would like to see us out of business. Lets work hard to make that impossibility.
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09.07.07
Posted in Announcements at 8:24 am by roland
ISPA was once again a sponsor of the NAROPA Wilderness Symposium held in Boulder, Colorado September 6-9, 2007. Rob Meltzer, Ed Consultant and the driving force along with Naropa University Staff planned and pulled off a great conference.
It is a mix of classroom type sessions and in the wilderness hands on and feet in the air adventures! There is something for everyone regardless of their age, wilderness ability or fear of heights.
It is getting better and better at NAROPA. It is also getting bigger and I am not sure how big it can get without losing some of the down-to-earth karma that has made the conference relaxed yet chopped full of knowledge and wisdom of the presenters.
There was a nice mix of wilderness professionals, residential professionals, Educational Consultants, students from NAROPA and other interested and inquiring minds. The eclectic workings made for one of the most enjoyable conference this experienced (34 years in our industry and counting).
ISPA plans to stay involved and encourages other groups and programs/schools to do so. It is a wilderness symposium, but there is a nice focus of the relationships between wilderness, RTC, Boarding Schools and the entire continuum that is open to our families.
Rob, NAROPA University, the sponsors and participants are bringing our service delivery and understanding of one another, closer together.
NAROPA is scheduled for September 12-14, 2008 at NAROPA University in Boulder, Colorado.
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05.05.07
Posted in Announcements at 10:08 pm by roland
Andy Anderson, Managing Partner of ISPA was asked to make a presentation on Crisis planning and Crisis Management at the NATSAP Rocky Mountain Regional Conference in
Sandpoint, Idaho on May 5, 2007.
Anderson has a great deal of experience in Crisis Planning and Crisis Management. He is also a trained Media Relations and Media Spokesperson. An area that is often overlooked or too scary to deal with, Crisis Management is not nearly given the attention and serious study that other aspects of organizational development and management do. Read the rest of this entry »
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