Knowledge Center
Welcome to the Prizmah Knowledge Center
An online knowledge center with resources for Jewish day school professional and lay leaders. Content is updated regularly. Questions? Comments? Feedback? Contact Odelia Epstein at OdeliaE@Prizmah.org.
March 01, 2019
Community Building Inside & Out
As you prepare to speak with your faculty, students, and community about today’s reality, Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools...
March 01, 2019
Security
Day schools from coast to coast, along with other Jewish institutions, have been targeted with bomb threats. Below you will find...
May 01, 2019
Other, Compliance with federal, state and local laws
In response to the recent measles outbreak, Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools hosted a webinar on independent school...
Affordability
Middle income affordability, creative tuition models and other affordability resources.
Fundraising & Development
Annual campaign, endowment campaign, marketing, federation and more resources.
Governance
Purposeful leadership, board roles, committees, board-head partnership, search, strategic planning and more resources.
Professional Leadership
Instructional leadership, community building, vision, personnel development and more resources.
Recruitment and Retention
Admissions, recruitment, retention, impact of day school and more resources.
Teaching and Learning
Pedagogy, PD, Hebrew, Israel, judaics/ kodesh, general studies, inclusion and more resources.
Latest Resources
September 17, 2019
Social Emotional, Student Well Being
Parents: Help for parents of children who have been sexually abused A guide for friends and families of sexual violence survivors...
September 9, 2019
Impact of Day School
Looking to expand your repertoire of talking points for parents to choose day school? Articles here offer a range of arguments...
September 6, 2019
High School, High School
Created by teachers for teachers, the Yiddish Book Center’s teachgreatjewishbooks.org is an ever-growing collection of textual,...
September 4, 2019
Labor Relations, Teacher Observations, Personnel Development & Empowerment
A Survey of Day School Principals in the United States Schick, Marvin. A Survey of Day School Principals in the United States ...
September 4, 2019
Compliance with federal, state and local laws
Ta'amod resource bank and articles on creating creating safe, respectful, equitable workplaces in the Jewish non-profit sector.
