AGENDA

10:00 am - Registration and coffee
10:30 am - Welcome and Introductions

• ISAAGNY  - Natalie Alterman, Executive Director

• EMLC - Janet Lien of The Browning School, Vanessa Prescott of The Berkeley Carroll School and Sheila Bogan of The Packer Collegiate Institute 

• E3n - Mike Flanagan, CEO

10:15 AM - E3n Update, Christina Dotchin, Vice President, Member Relations, E3n

10:45 AM - Keynote, Alan Brown, Learning to Thrive

• Better Decision-Making Under Pressure: Evidence-Based Practices to Support Admissions Work
  Admissions work requires sustained attention and sound judgment. When we are processing large numbers of applications, interviews, and committee discussions in quick succession, the brain naturally relies on cognitive shortcuts. Much as we aim for equity and consistency in our admissions decisions, the pace and stakes of our work (the sense of time urgency, the high volume of applications, the pressure to fill seats) can amplify multiple forms of bias if we don’t account for them.
  In this workshop, we’ll explore the nervous system conditions that lead to increased cognitive biases and try out a series of micro-practices that help cultivate greater balance and curiosity in our decision-making. We may not be able to significantly slow the volume or timeline of applications, but we can employ these practical, in-the-moment strategies to help us slow down our thinking, keep our assumptions in check, and ultimately live up to the important mission of our offices. 

12:15 PM - Lunch

1:00 PM - End of Meeting

MEETING LOCATION AND DETAILS

• Use public transportation or taxi/uber/lyft

• 5-minute walk from the Jay Metrotech subway station A/C/F trains

• 3-minute walk from Court Street station R train 

• The school is located in the 1/2 block from the Borough Hall subway station. 2/3/4/5 trains go there.

• Once on campus, check in and proceed to the Pratt Theater