August 28, 2025

Marketing the Mission and Controlling the Narrative 

For years, Littleford & Associates has said that the best way to market a school and build enrollment demand and wait lists is to mobilize the […]
July 15, 2025

The Three Important Tools to Lengthen Head Tenure

When we see a downward trend of head of school tenure at the same school, we wonder why. Cultural, political and economic external forces undoubtedly undermine […]
June 10, 2025

It is Time to Be Creative When Approaching Head Compensation?

Heads of school are facing challenges and pressures unlike any we have seen in the past. Much of this is due to the fast-changing world of […]
May 7, 2025

What If a Board Is Making Its Latest Crisis Worse?

Lately, several independent school heads and board members have contacted this Consultant about a similar crisis they are facing. It relates to the actual or rumored […]
March 25, 2025

The Board’s Role in Fund Raising

Many independent and international boards think that fund raising success starts and succeeds with the advancement (development) office. International schools with no or little history of […]
December 10, 2024

How to Lengthen the Tenure for Heads of Schools

Now is the moment to speak directly about how we can lengthen the number of years that a head can remain at the same school, assuming […]
October 15, 2024

Renewing the Head’s Contract Or Benchmarking Mid-Contract

Any board that hires a new head, or is renegotiating an HOS agreement mid-contract or renewing a contract that is coming to an end must keep the following in mind: Most heads with whom […]
September 26, 2024

Head Evaluation Protocols Can Also Be a Potential Tool to Remove a Head of School

Head of school evaluation is a sensitive subject both for heads and governing boards. Boards want to and should know that annually, the head is being […]
August 16, 2024

Why Take a Collaborative Approach to Faculty and Staff Salary and Benefits Systems Design? 

Most heads may initially be very wary of working with three committees made up of teachers, administrators and board members working collaboratively to help design evaluation/growth […]
Why Take a Collaborative Approach to Faculty and Staff Salary and Benefits Systems Design? 
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