Presenters: Tanya Graham & Meghan Kiley
Tanya's Bio: Tanya Graham was born in Cincinnati, OH and studied psychology at Harvard College. In 2006 Tanya joined Teach for America and spent three years teaching 5th Grade before becoming a Project Manager for Pittsburgh Public Schools. She worked on a four-person team to design and execute the Summer Dreamers Academy, an innovative summer camp for K-8 students that combined unique activities, such as kayaking and judo, with academic support and enrichment as well as college and career exploration activities. She then led the district’s college readiness efforts, including the management of a $390,000 grant and development of curriculum and data analysis procedures.
At present Tanya is an Admissions Associate at The Wheeler School, an independent school in Providence, RI. In her current role Tanya manages data collection and analysis for the Admissions Office and also serves as the Middle School Liaison so that she can provide personal support to families applying to Wheeler’s Middle School.
Meghan's Bio: Meghan Kiley is an admissions associate (Lower School Liaison) and upper school faculty member at The Wheeler School in Providence, RI. She has been at Wheeler for 15 years. She is an active member of the Academic Initiative Council, the Enrollment and Recruitment Committee, the Technology Committee, and the Wellness Committee on campus. She is the faculty advisor for the Upper School Student Ambassador group. Kiley is actively involved with the SSATB as a member of the Character Skills Assessment (CSA) development group. She received her Doctorate in Education Leadership in 2013 at Johnson & Wales University, where she current acts as a Research Fellow through the Center for Research and Evaluation. Kiley recently joined the Board of Girls on the Run, for the Rhode Island Counsel. Outside of work she enjoys spending time reading, cooking, and sailing with her husband and three daughters.
Description:
Is your lower school struggling to recruit and retain strong families? Come learn how one New England school nearly doubled their lower school applicant pool in one season. This admission team will share their modified marketing strategies and provide details of new events they offered to prospective families to increase enrollment. Communication was key for this team. They give credit to providing their material in a variety of ways and encouraging families to explore their campus. Through a variety of low-cost events, they were able to boost applicants and increase enrollment in just one admission season.
Contact Info:
Tanya can be reached by email at tanyagraham@wheelerschool.org
Meghan can be reached by email at meghankiley@wheelerschool.org