The NESS Initiative enables the entire synagogue school system to envision, create, and maintain long-term change.

NESS is unique because of its planned, systemic interconnection of its six major components, seamlessly woven into a well-aligned and unified program.

1. Professional Development for Teachers (PDT)
2. Leadership Development Seminar (LDS)
3. Program for Organizational Development (POD)
4. Curriculum Development Project (CDP)
5. Parent and Family Engagement (PFE)
6. Jewish School Assessment School Improvement Process (JSASIP)

The Timeline of the Six NESS Components:
Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
POD LDS JSASIP	POD LDS PDT CDP PFE JSASIP	POD LDS PDT CDP PFE JSASIP

Click here to download the detailed description of each component. David Monblatt, Director of the NESS Initiative, will be in regular contact with the facilitators of each of the program components, working with them to design each of the components, sharing materials and techniques, and making certain that each component reflects the focus of the Initiative as a whole.
NESS is a project of the Bureau of Jewish Education, modeled on a program created by the Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education in Philadelphia, and made possible through the generous support of The Jewish Community Endowment Fund and the Annual Campaign of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties and PELIE.