August 24, 2023

Strengthening Parent Associations

A recent client said that his School’s Parents’ Association operates as a separate nonprofit entity with its own charter and elects its officers and cabinet without […]
August 24, 2023

How To Get A Handle On Controlling Expenses And Increasing Income In Difficult Economic Times

For independent schools all sources of income and expense are like the various points on a waterbed. If you push down on one area, the other […]
August 24, 2023

The Qualities That Schools Desperately Need In A Board Chair

If you are a head of school, there is a fairly clear set of qualities you want in the board chair and you hope to find […]
August 24, 2023

The Need for Bi Lingual Boards and Heads: Understanding and Sharing a Common Language in the Board Room

Heads normally come up through the ranks of teacher, division head, and assistant head before they land their first headship. A few heads come from the […]
August 24, 2023

Board Policy Manuals: When Do They Create Problems?

Often these manuals are boring overblown and redundant although necessary. However, from time to time they become crucial such as when a constituent challenge arises and […]
August 24, 2023

Head Transition/Entry Plans: Risks And Opportunities

Increasingly, newly appointed heads are devising elaborate and interesting “entry plans” for their move to a new school. These may be first time heads or experienced […]
August 24, 2023

Managing Crises: Dealing With The Unexpected

I. Reactive Boards Lacking Wisdom and Adequate Training Reactive boards are not analytical, do not think clearly under stress or in a crisis and they lack […]
August 24, 2023

Board Governance And Teacher Evaluation: Where Do The Two Meet?

Boards worldwide are contacting this Consultant seeking information about how they can ask legitimate questions about teacher evaluation, teacher accountability and appropriate oversight of those functions. […]
August 24, 2023

Broadening Governance Training: A Lesson to Be Learned

Recently, a Client retained this Consultant for a workshop on the topic of board governance but for a different audience. Over a period of five years, […]
Broadening Governance Training: A Lesson to Be Learned
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