Administrative Resources

The providers of these resources work in conjunction with NCAIS to bring exceptional value, customer service, and cost savings to NCAIS members. Schools are encouraged to explore these resources and contact the representatives for additional information.

Personality and Behavioral Assessments

DISC is a personal assessment tool used to improve work productivity, teamwork, leadership, and communication. It measures an individual's personality and behavioral style. It does not measure intelligence, aptitude, mental health or values. DISC profiles describe human behavior in various situations, for example how you respond to challenges, how you influence others, your preferred pace and how you respond to rules and procedures.

The DISC assessment can be used in a variety of ways with both employees and student groups. NCAIS schools find the DISC useful in coaching, team-building, leadership development, student development, screening candidates and onboarding new hires,. The DISC report gives members of a school community an opportunity to learn something about themselves with the goals of self-improvement, personality enrichment and enhancement of their school community relationships.

The DISC has no right or wrong answers allowing faculty, staff, job candidates, and students to participate freely without fear of failure.  It is designed, in part, to increase awareness of one’s behavioral tendencies related to how one interacts with others. Results of these assessments actually increase the likelihood for professional growth, satisfaction, and success, which ultimately benefits the school as well.

The DISC may be packaged with a virtual or in-person feedback session with an NCAIS staff member.  This is particularly helpful with groups and can include support materials and action plans to help individuals and schools maximize positive outcomes.  Click below to view a sample DISC report.  One complimentary assessment and report per school are available for NCAIS schools considering a group administration.

DISC Leadership

Other Core Assessments available through NCAIS are Motivators, Social Styles, Emotional Intelligence, and Learning Style assessments. 

Click here to view to current pricing for DISC administration.  Please contact Stephanie Keaney (skeaney@ncais.org) for additional information or to schedule a time to offer the DISC at your school!
The WHY.os is Fast - Insightful - Fun - Actionable
The WHY.os algorithm is a unique and engaging Discovery tool designed to help you understand WHY you do what you do. When used with a team, the WHY.os Discovery process allows you to partner individual insight with collective synergy to transform your team’s communication and collaboration.

During this personalized workshop, each member of your team will take their own WHY.os Discovery and then together you work to understand each person’s motivations and strengths. Organizations find this training helpful for team building, leadership development, and navigating through periods of transition and innovation.

Results of the Discovery are received immediately and support is given to help each team member learn how to harness their unique Zone of Genius - to work together in new and exciting ways. Strong emphasis is placed on collective brainstorming and walking away from the workshop with a plan on how to implement these insights immediately.

The Resilience Initiative works with each organization to personalize the experience. Training is facilitated in a half-day workshop designed to propel your team to a higher level of performance.
To learn more, please contact Watson Jordan at jordan@hashtagresilience.com.

In the fall of 2021, NCAIS launched the Independent School Collaborative Multiple Employer Retirement Plan (MEP) in conjunction with TIAA, Pentegra, and Compass Financial Partners which has since become the fastest growing K-12 MEP in the country.  MEPs, fairly new to the non-profit arena, bring incredible value to schools and their employees. As a member of the ISC MEP, your school will be able to provide world-class investment options at a low cost to participants, enhance the financial literacy of employees, reduce costs to your school, eliminate practically all of the workload for your business office, and offload fiduciary liability.

The ISC MEP is available to all NCAIS schools, regardless of your current record keeper.  Schools that are already with TIAA will find this to be a relatively easy transition with huge benefits.  Schools currently without retirement plans will find this to be a simple and cost-effective solution, enhancing recruitment and creating a solid path to retirement for employees.

For a brief overview of Multiple Employer Retirement Plans, Click Below.  To find out more about the ISC MEP, please contact Linda Nelson at lnelson@independentschoolcollaborative.org

NCAIS has established a relationship with Lisa Gordon Stella, PLLC to provide consulting services on legal issues pertinent to independent schools. Please click here to access sample policies, templates, legal opinions, and resources.  (These resources are available only to NCAIS member schools. School personnel will need to be logged into the NCAIS website to access this information.) 

NCAIS schools may direct their general NC law/independent school questions to Stephanie Keaney for assistance.  For questions pertinent to an individual school situation, schools may contact Lisa Gordon Stella directly to discuss services and costs.  NCAIS schools are eligible for one complimentary 30-60 minute consultation and will receive preferred pricing when engaging with Lisa. Click Here for more information about Lisa Gordon Stella and her areas of specialty.

(919) 274-5719 | lisa@lgstellalaw.com
4325 Swarthmore Rd.
Durham, NC 27707

Please note: All information provided by Lisa Gordon Stella on this site is available as a courtesy to member schools. NCAIS makes no representation, guarantee or warranty whatsoever regarding legal accuracy, relevance, or completeness of the information. 

NCAIS has established an agreement with Marsh McLennan Agency to offer our Property/Casualty Insurance Alliance.  This Alliance, managed by a committee of NCAIS Business Officers and NCAIS leadership and administered by Marsh McLennan, will offer schools access to premium carriers, better coverage, expanded best practices and education along with the potential for cost savings and dividends. 

Participating schools must be NCAIS members and must buy core coverages (Property, General Liability, Abuse/Molestation, Auto, Worker’s Comp, Educators Legal (D&O/EPLI/Professional), Umbrella, Crime, Fiduciary) through the Alliance.  Similar Alliances have been in existence in the Northeast for over 20 years, often yielding double digit premium savings and dividends.

Please contact Murphy Holderness for more information.

NCAIS has established an agreement with Marsh McLennan Agency to offer a complete line of supplemental insurance offerings that are tailored to meet individual school needs including:

  • Consumer Driven Health Strategies (HRA/HSA)
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance Plans
  • Accidental Death and Dismemberment Plans
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Plans

Please contact Ryan Wilcox for more information.