Seminars for School Leadership
BJE’s Center for Excellence in Day School Education, in partnership with school leadership and local and national organizations provides seminars that promote educational excellence, tools, and resources to schools to operate more efficiently and effectively and a network for the dissemination of “best practices.” With BJE as their partner, schools have access to increased financial support from Jewish foundations, locally and nationally as well as to government resources available for the support of student learning and security.
Leadership & Fundraising Academy
BJE, in collaboration with PEJE (Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education), launched an extraordinary program to ensure the vitality of day schools, with the support of Janine and Peter Lowy. The Leadership and Fundraising Academy (LFA) is designed to strengthen the fundraising capabilities of day school board leaders and professionals. Ten BJE-affiliated Jewish day schools were selected to participate in the LFA, enabling them to take part in an 18-month seminar series as well as receiving one-on-one coaching from development professionals.
The six intensive LFA sessions focus on topics including board development and fiduciary responsibility, legacy and endowment campaigns, diversifying the donor base of the schools, and strategic planning of short and long-term goals for day schools. The seminars are led by experienced development professionals and participants include teams of professionals and lay leaders from each day school.
LFA Participants
Beth Hillel Day School, Maimonides Academy, Pressman Academy of Temple Beth Am, Stephen S. Wise Day School and Milken Community High School, Shalhevet School, Sinai Akiba Academy, Temple Israel of Hollywood, Valley Torah High School, Yavneh Hebrew Academy, YULA Boys High School and YULA Girls High School.
Consortium Services
Jewish day schools affiliated with BJE are eligible to join either BJE’s Legal Consortium and/or its Human Resource Consortium.
BJE’s Legal Consortium
BJE engages the law firm of Liebert, Cassidy and Whitmore, a firm with expertise in education law, employment law, labor relations and training to work with Jewish day schools affiliated with BJE. For a modest fee, participating schools benefit from training seminars held throughout the year on legal topics relevant to day schools, receive a monthly newsletter with updates on changes in labor laws and have access to individual phone consultations.
BJE’s Human Resources Consortium
BJE affiliated Jewish day schools participating in the Human Resources Consortium benefit from services rendered by MetaForce, a human resources consulting firm with expertise in front-line support, implementation, training and project management. For a modest fee, schools receive an evaluation of the school’s current HR practices and processes, on and off-site coaching service, training sessions and a quarterly newsletter.
For more information, please contact Miriam Prum Hess at (323) 761-8334