August 24, 2023

Teacher Evaluation And Accountability: When Entitled Parents Meet Entitled Teachers

Across the world in workshops on various topics, trustees ask this consultant how boards should really assess the quality of teaching that the school delivers. In […]
August 24, 2023

“Fuzzy” Salary Systems

Fully 50% of the nation’s independent schools operate with salary “systems” that are not “systems” at all, but negotiated entry salaries with flat, fairly fixed annual […]
August 24, 2023

The Explosion of Extra Pay

The original model of an independent school workload as viewed through the lens of the boarding school was three or four courses, coaching and advising students. […]
August 24, 2023

Fortress Head, Fortress School: Attacks from Within and Attacks from Without

Independent schools may have healthy boards operating within healthy governance parameters, or so the leaders of schools think. The head may have had an outstanding tenure, […]
August 24, 2023

Strong And Stable Boards: Wise, Committed And Loyal!

“Board Development” is a catchy word today for the goal of creating a board of trustees that is stronger, more generous, more connected, more visible and […]
August 24, 2023

Transitions, Strategic Planning and.. Failure: How to Avoid the Trap

Schools which attempt major change or a new strategic plan at the same time as a head transition often run into difficulties. The effort is made […]
August 24, 2023

Board Governance: Where Is The Baby Elephant?

In two articles published recently by Independent School Magazine came two apparently contradictory messages. One was a well written, informative article by a prominent attorney about […]
August 24, 2023

“Extreme” Board Behavior But Sometimes The Norm

Most boards, even relatively healthy ones, experience stressful times and have members who operate in ways detrimental to the health of the board and the school. […]
August 24, 2023

Problem Trustees ( And How to Help Them): Part II

Ideally, the “Principles of Good Practice” should line board room walls, or least the most powerful eight of those twenty nine principles. They form the gospel […]
Problem Trustees ( And How to Help Them): Part II
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