When Committees on Trustees make mistakes in nominating and selecting new board members, the long term consequences are serious. The board, head and chair may be […]
There is a recent case of a School where all the elements of the perfect storm came together to give us guidance about understanding and implementing […]
A Board of Trustees begins the search for a new head of school under of variety of circumstances ranging from the departure of a beloved, long-term […]
The key to independent school quality has been strong leaders, committed faculty, healthy boards and the ability to adapt to changing markets and educational directions. The […]
The Key Connection One New England boarding school with limited resources has an excellent tradition of recruiting young male teachers from the Ivy League colleges to […]
Changing a salary system involves risks. Sometimes they are enormous. However, the process of exploring options can be invigorating, intellectually exciting, and can be community building. […]
A May series of three articles in the San Jose Mercury News reported on the movement towards performance pay in California and Denver’s progress on this […]