What role will General Members have going forward?
In the near term, General Members will be kept abreast of all ACCIS program opportunities, whether at NACAC, NAIS, College Board, various regional ACAC meetings, or stand-alone initiatives such as our own Summer Institute (June 22-25, 2008 at Kenyon College). Above all, ACCIS will seek to serve its members: What are the issues on the minds of college counselors in independent schools, and what can ACCIS do to provide support? As we receive questions, we’ll try to provide answers. ACCIS will also seek to provide supporting documents and research that members might find valuable in working with their constituents, whether students, parents, colleges, or-especially important in independent schools-heads of school and boards of trustees. Along the way, ACCIS will also seek to provide a strong, clear voice in the national conversation about the college admissions process. In terms of the role General Members can play in these initiatives, there will be an enormous amount of work to do to de