Marketing/Admission

• Schools.com – the resource for information about the boarding school option, providing information to families, students, counselors, teachers, and boarding school professionals. Over 60,000 visitors per month.
  
  
• TABS Boarding Schools Directory – still the leading source of information about independent residential education.  Over 30,000 copies distributed worldwide annually.
  
  
• Media Kit – gives you the tools needed to incorporate Telling the Truth about Boarding Schools marketing initiative into your school’s messages.
  
  
• TABS Asia Travel program (with 50+ schools participating) benefits boarding schools in both their growth and cultural enrichment.  The program brings you face to face with Asian families interested in the boarding school option.

Professional Development

• The TABS Annual Conference continues to be the leading conference for boarding school heads, deans of admission, residential life specialists, faculty, and staff.  It offers an environment to learn best practices in formal settings through workshops, concurrent sessions, and nationally renowned keynote speakers, and informally through receptions, luncheons, and breaks.
  
  
• Admission Academy – a dynamic team of proven admission leaders guides participants through a comprehensive array of issues, offering pragmatic approaches to the challenges faced by those that bring the mission of the school to the general public. Truly a nuts-and-bolts academy, the techniques and methods presented benefit your students and campus community.
  
  
• Residential Life Workshop - the role of the dorm parent has evolved from a mere presence to an influential key figure in the development of a child's life.  Effective residential life professionals must be knowledgeable about communication strategies, management, and a variety of contemporary sociological and psychological issues. An exceptional faculty, drawing from years of experience in boarding schools, leads the Residential Life Workshop.
  
  
• Midwinter Residential Life Seminar - This affordable two-day seminar focuses on issues that boarding school deans, dorm faculty and staff members, and other administrators deal with during the winter and spring months. Through a combination of discussions, lectures, and advisee-group sessions participants will gain insights from a seminar faculty comprised of experienced boarding school administrators. Ample time is allowed for participants to raise issues that they are addressing on their campuses.

Internet Services

• Direct inquiry forms provide valuable contact and demographic information from potential applicants.  The inquiry process is structured to minimize blind multiple submissions, increasing accuracy and efficiency.
  
  
• Schools.com includes a powerful school search engine to help families, consultants, counselors, students, and teachers use a variety of search options (academic, athletic, extracurricular, etc.) to find boarding schools that meet their needs.
  
  
• TABS listservs put you in contact with professionals learning from one another, seeking advice and offering solutions.
  
  
• Monthly “click through” reports help you monitor the number of visitors from schools.com to your school’s web site.
  
  
• TABS’ Boarding School Admission Application streamlines the admission process with downloadable forms for families.

Other Benefits

• Resource on international student enrollment & visa information
  
  
• Affiliation with like schools
  
  
• Internationally recognized resource on boarding schools
  
  
• Professional development that evolves with the needs of the education industry
  
  
• Membership services that evolve with the needs of our members