Independent School Alliance For Minority Affairs

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL ALLIANCE IDENTIFIES, SUPPORTS, AND CONNECTS UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDERSERVED STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN OUR CITIES TO INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS BECAUSE ALL STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE PREMIER WORLD CLASS INSTITUTIONS THAT PREPARE GLOBAL LEADERS.

STUDENT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS:WE PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT FOR APPROXIMATELY 800 STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THEIR YEARS IN THEIR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL. WE MONITOR AND SUPPORT THEIR ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL PROGRESS AS NEEDED. WE ALSO HOST A COLLEGE READINESS SERIES TO ENSURE OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, WE AWARD COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO FOUR DESERVING STUDENTS EACH YEAR. WE ALSO HAVE A FOCUSED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (YOUTH AMBASSADORS) FOR OUR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. FINALLY, WE HOST SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR AND INTO THE SUMMER TO EASE THE SOCIAL TRANSITION AND TO BUILD A SENSE OF COMMUNITY.

STUDENT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS:WE PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDERSERVED STUDENTS THROUGH THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS AND YEARS IN THEIR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL. ADDITIONALLY, WE AWARD COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO FOUR DESERVING STUDENTS EACH YEAR.

ADMISSIONS SERVICES AND PROGRAMS:FAMILIES WILL APPLY INTO OUR REFERRAL PROGRAM BY SUBMITTING THEIR ONLINE APPLICATION TO THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL ALLIANCE. ONCE SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS ARE MARKED AS COMPLETE, OUR TEAM OF ADMISSIONS COUNSELORS WILL ASSESS AND DETERMINE THE APPLICANT'S ELIGIBILITY AND APPROPRIATENESS FOR OUR PROGRAM. CANDIDATES AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL WORK WITH OUR TEAM OF COUNSELORS THROUGHOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS WITH OUR MEMBER SCHOOLS. COUNSELORS MEET WITH EACH FAMILY FOR A COUNSELING SESSION WHERE THEY TAKE THE TIME TO GET TO KNOW EACH CANDIDATE FAMILY, GO OVER THEIR SCHOOL CHOICE OPTIONS AND DISCUSS THE NEXT STEPS IN THE SCHOOL ADMISSIONS PROCESS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION.

ADMISSIONS SERVICES AND PROGRAMS:WE COLLECT, REVIEW AND DISTRIBUTE ADMISSIONS MATERIALS ON BEHALF OF FAMILIES. OUR WIDELY ACCEPTED COMMON APPLICATION AND INDIVIDUALIZED ADVOCACY ENSURES THE BEST RESULTS FOR OUR FAMILIES. STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ADMITTED INTO THE COHORT RECEIVE ONE ON ONE COUNSELING ON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL CHOICE. WE OFFER INTENTIONAL APPLICATION SUPPORT AND HAVE DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. OUR NINE MONTH ADMISSIONS SUPPORT PROGRAM FEATURES AN ARRAY OF WORKSHOPS TO HELP FAMILIES NAVIGATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SCHOOL DECISIONS AND ADMISSIONS INTERVIEWS.

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES:WE WORK TO BRING EVENTS THAT WILL EXPOSE OUR STUDENTS AND MEMBER SCHOOL COMMUNITIES TO AN ARRAY OF CULTURES AND DIVERSITY ISSUES, WE HOPE THAT OTHERS WILL INSPIRE, EDUCATE, AND SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH US. THE BIENNIAL ACROSS COLORS DIVERSITY CONFERENCE (ACDC) IS HELD WITH THE MISSION OF PROVIDING A SAFE SPACE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP, PARENTS, BOARD MEMBERS, FACULTY AND STAFF OF ALL BACKGROUNDS IN INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS.STUDENTS AND FACULTY PARTICIPATE IN INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS, OPEN AND HONEST DIALOGUE AND ENGAGE WITH THOUGHT-LEADERS IN THE AREAS OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. IT POSITIONS THE SCHOOLS TO PLAY KEY ROLE IN BUILDING AND SUSTAINING CULTURALLY COMPETENT LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND CAMPUS COMMUNITIES. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION.

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES:WE AIM TO ENSURE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS REFLECT THE CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY OF GREATER LOS ANGELES. WE BRING INFORMATION SESSIONS AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL FAIRS TO 1000+ FAMILIES IN THE LOS ANGELES & GREATER LOS ANGELES REGIONS. THROUGH THESE SESSIONS WE INFORM UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDERSERVED FAMILIES ABOUT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL ADMISSIONS AND CONNECT FAMILIES WITH SCHOOLS IN THEIR REGION.