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	<title>National Association of Episcopal Schools: The Commons</title>
	<description>Timely, sometimes tough, questions, insights, and feedback from NAES and Episcopal school leaders on leadership, governance, Episcopal identity, community life, and other issues.</description>
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	<copyright>Copyright 2009 National Association of Episcopal Schools. All Rights Reserved.</copyright>
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			<title>An Attitude of Gratitude</title>
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					&lt;p class="blogDate"&gt;(10/27/2009)&lt;/p&gt;
					
						&lt;p&gt;Laura C. Walker, Senior Associate Consultant to NAES&lt;/p&gt;
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			<title>The Quiet Car</title>
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					&lt;p class="blogDate"&gt;(10/08/2009)&lt;/p&gt;
					
						&lt;p&gt;The Rev. Daniel R. Heischman, D.Min., Executive Director&lt;/p&gt;
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The Global Challenge</title>
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					&lt;p class="blogDate"&gt;(09/29/2009)&lt;/p&gt;
					
						&lt;p&gt;Ann Mellow, Assistant Director for Program Development&lt;/p&gt;
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			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Punctuality</title>
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					&lt;p class="blogDate"&gt;(09/14/2009)&lt;/p&gt;
					
						&lt;p&gt;Laura C. Walker, Senior Associate Consultant to NAES&lt;/p&gt;
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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Washing Our Hands</title>
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					&lt;p class="blogDate"&gt;(08/28/2009)&lt;/p&gt;
					
						&lt;p&gt;The Rev. Daniel R. Heischman, D.Min., Executive Director&lt;/p&gt;
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			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The Right Resources</title>
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					&lt;p class="blogDate"&gt;(08/17/2009)&lt;/p&gt;
					
						&lt;p&gt;Ann Mellow, Assistant Director for Program Development&lt;/p&gt;
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			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The Nature of Relationships</title>
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					&lt;p class="blogDate"&gt;(08/11/2009)&lt;/p&gt;
					
						&lt;p&gt;Laura C. Walker, Senior Associate Consultant to NAES&lt;/p&gt;
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			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Putting the Thaw on Polarization</title>
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					&lt;p class="blogDate"&gt;(07/20/2009)&lt;/p&gt;
					
						&lt;p&gt;The Rev. Daniel R. Heischman, D.Min., Executive Director&lt;/p&gt;
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			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Home Is Where…</title>
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					&lt;p class="blogDate"&gt;(07/01/2009)&lt;/p&gt;
					
						&lt;p&gt;Ann Mellow, Assistant Director for Program Development&lt;/p&gt;
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>A Sense of Occasion</title>
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					&lt;p class="blogDate"&gt;(06/23/2009)&lt;/p&gt;
					
						&lt;p&gt;The Rev. Daniel R. Heischman, D.Min., Executive Director&lt;/p&gt;
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Embracing Adulthood</title>
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					&lt;p class="blogDate"&gt;(06/09/2009)&lt;/p&gt;
					
						&lt;p&gt;Ann Mellow, Assistant Director for Program Development&lt;/p&gt;
					&lt;p&gt; &lt;img border="0" src="http://www.episcopalschools.org/cmsUploads/public/Good-Influence-cover-web200.jpg" alt="Good Influence" /&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;
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			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Summer Reading</title>
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					&lt;p class="blogDate"&gt;(05/28/2009)&lt;/p&gt;
					
						&lt;p&gt;Laura C. Walker, Senior Associate Consultant to NAES&lt;/p&gt;
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			<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The Grace of Imperfection</title>
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					&lt;p class="blogDate"&gt;(05/11/2009)&lt;/p&gt;
					
						&lt;p&gt;Ann Mellow, Assistant Director for Program Development&lt;/p&gt;
					&lt;p&gt; &lt;em&gt; Forget your perfect offering &lt;/em&gt; &lt;br /&gt; 
 &lt;em&gt; Your bell is cracked &lt;/em&gt; &lt;br /&gt; 
 &lt;em&gt; It still can ring &lt;/em&gt; &lt;br /&gt; 
 &lt;em&gt; That is how the light gets in. &lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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			<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Stand by Me</title>
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					&lt;p class="blogDate"&gt;(04/28/2009)&lt;/p&gt;
					
						&lt;p&gt;Ann Mellow, Assistant Director for Program Development&lt;/p&gt;
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			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Building an "Account of Commitment"</title>
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					&lt;p class="blogDate"&gt;(04/14/2009)&lt;/p&gt;
					
						&lt;p&gt;The Rev. Daniel R. Heischman, D.Min., Executive Director&lt;/p&gt;
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>How Do You Educate Your School Community about Your School's Episcopal Identity?</title>
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					&lt;p class="blogDate"&gt;(03/24/2009)&lt;/p&gt;
					
						&lt;p&gt;Laura C. Walker, Senior Associate Consultant to NAES&lt;/p&gt;
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>A Matter of Time</title>
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					&lt;p class="blogDate"&gt;(03/17/2009)&lt;/p&gt;
					
						&lt;p&gt;Ann Mellow, Assistant Director for Program Development&lt;/p&gt;
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			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Building a Strong Partnership Between the Parish and School</title>
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					&lt;p class="blogDate"&gt;(02/27/2009)&lt;/p&gt;
					
						&lt;p&gt;Laura C. Walker, Senior Associate Consultant to NAES&lt;/p&gt;
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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>The Importance of Being Generalists</title>
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					&lt;p class="blogDate"&gt;(02/13/2009)&lt;/p&gt;
					
						&lt;p&gt;The Rev. Daniel R. Heischman, D.Min., Executive Director&lt;/p&gt;
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			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Scarcity or Abundance?</title>
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					&lt;p class="blogDate"&gt;(02/03/2009)&lt;/p&gt;
					
						&lt;p&gt;Ann Mellow, Assistant Director for Program Development&lt;/p&gt;
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Welcome to The Commons</title>
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					&lt;p class="blogDate"&gt;(01/22/2009)&lt;/p&gt;
					
						&lt;p&gt;David J. Schnabel, CAE, Conferences &amp; Communications Coordinator&lt;/p&gt;
					&lt;p&gt; Welcome to The Commons, NAES' sort-of-a-blog for its members. We look forward to bringing you timely, sometimes tough, questions, insights, and feedback from NAES and Episcopal school leaders on leadership, governance, Episcopal identity, community life, and other issues. Here are some key things you need to know! &lt;/p&gt;
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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