It’s often said that the most important relationship in any independent school is the one between the board chair and the head. I agree. And yet the traditional ground rules that are supposed to provide structure to this relationship seem wholly inad...
In lieu of a blog this month, we've got a great podcast to share. Despite the surge in enrollment some independent schools have experienced over the summer due to the pandemic, enrollment continues to be top of mind for many heads and boards. The pro...
Transforming an Independent School: An Interview with Mark Davis, Head of St. Luke’s School, CT Despite the uptick in independent school enrollment due to the pandemic, few serious observers believe that the issue of financial sustainability is going...
In these difficult times new heads of school are often tasked with building enrollment in order to achieve financial sustainability. In the minds of many trustees, the Herculean task seems straight-forward. More articles in the local newspaper, an up...
Story Number OneEarly in my administrative career, the school was struggling with a weak French program. We decided to bring in a foreign language expert to spend several days examining the program, sitting in on classes, and talking to students. At...
