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	National Associations National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) International Boys' Schools Coalition (IBSC) National Coalition of Girls' Schools (NCGS) Council for American Private Education (CAPE) Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education (CSEE) Friends Council on Education (FCE) National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES) National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) Network of Sacred Heart Schools (NSHS) Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education (PEJE) American Montessori Society (AMS) Regional Associations Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools (ADVIS) Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington (AISGW) Association of Independent Schools of New England (AISNE) Independent Schools Association of Northern New England (ISANNE) Independent School Association of the Central States (ISACS) Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISASW) Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools (PNAIS) Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools (SWAES) State and Local Associations Delaware Association of Independent Schools (DAIS) New Jersey Association of Independent Schools (NJAIS) Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) Association of Independent Maryland Schools (AIMSMDDC) Association of Independent Michigan Schools (AIMS) California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS-CA) Connecticut Association of Independent Schools (CAIS-CT) Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS) Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) Hawaii Association of Independent Schools (HAIS) New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS) North Carolina Association of Independent Schools (NCAIS) Ohio Association of Independent Schools (OAIS) Palmetto Association of Independent Schools South Carolina (PAIS-SC) Tennessee Association of Independent Schools (TAIS) Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS) Cleveland Council of Independent Schools (CCIS) Independent Schools of Saint Louis (ISSL) Association of Colorado Independent Schools (ACIS) International Associations Association of American Schools of Central America, Colombia, Caribbean & Mexico American School Foundation Monterrey (ASFM) Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia (AISWA) Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CAIS) Caribbean Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) Conference of Independent Schools (CIS) East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS) European Council of International Schools (ECIS) European Council of National Associations of Independent Schools (ECNAIS) Independent Schools Council (ICS) Independent Schools of South Africa (ISASA) Near East/South Asia Council of Overseas Schools (NESA) The Quebec Association of Independent Schools (QAIS) The Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE) Council on Standards for International Education (CSIET) Other Associations and Resources Association of Independent School Admission Professionals (AISAP) Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) National Business Officers Association (NBOA) Philadelphia Area Independent School Business Officers Association (PAISBOA) A Better Chance Association for Experiential Education (AEE) Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia (CSFP) Churchill Institute on Leadership Development (CHILD) Educational Records Bureau (ERB) Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) Independent Teacher International School Services (ISS) Klingenstein Center for Independent School Education Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges National Association of Private Schools for Exceptional Children (NAPSEC) Philadelphia School Partnership Secondary School Admissions (SSAT) Stepping Stones Scholars, Inc.

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