The 2008 SSDS Association Biennial Conference was held in Boca Raton, FL December 14 – 16, 2008. Chancellor Arnold Eisen was a featured speaker on Monday afternoon, December 15th. This important conference for the Schechter network is for both professional and lay leaders. There was also a one-day PEJE track on using the tools for financial planning.

• Explore synergies between USCJ congregations and the SSDSA with rabbis, USCJ leaders and school heads
• Hear Chancellor Arnold Eisen speak about the place of day school education in re-invigorating the Conservative movement
• Learn about the PEJE suite of planning tools with Sacha Litman
• Engage with Schechter leaders from across North America
• Participate in sessions that promote best practices led by respected experts

Take a look at the Biennial Conference Schedule. You can also see a list of featured speakers, as well as a list of attending schools and a list of featured vendors.

List of schools attending the Conference

Sinai Akiba Academy, Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Jacob Pressman Academy of Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, CA
Pinellas County Jewish Day School, Clearwater, FL
Martin J. Gottleib Day School – Jacksonville Jewish Center, Jacksonville, FL
Hochberg Preparatory, N. Miami Beach, FL
The Epstein School, Atlanta, GA
Krieger Schechter Day School of Chizuk Amuno Congregation, Baltimore, MD
Lander-Grinspoon Academy, Northampton, MA
South Area Solomon Schechter Day School, Norwood, MA
Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI
SSDS of Las Vegas, NV
Solomon Schechter Day School of the Raritan Valley, E. Brunswick, NJ
Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Monmouth County, Marlboro, NJ
SSDS of Essex & Union, W. Orange, NJ
Solomon Schechter School of Queens, Flushing, NY
Solomon Schechter Day School of Nassau County, Jericho, NY
Reuben Gittelman Hebrew Day School, New City, NY
Solomon Schechter School of Manhattan, New York, NY
Gross Schechter Day School, Pepper Pike, OH
Community Day School – A Solomon Schechter Day School, Pittsburgh, PA
Raymond & Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School, Wynnewood, PA
Bornblum Solomon Schechter School, Memphis, TN
Beth Yeshurun Day School, Houston, TX
Chicagoland Jewish High School, Morton Grove, IL

Photos from the conference