A large, highly reputable K-12 School with a strong self-perpetuating Board and a long-term Chair and Head became engulfed in a crisis. Lessons learned can help […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Most boards embrace a head of school search enthusiastically. Searches are exciting and usually transformative. Because they are also time-consuming and often exhausting, most boards do […]
Independent and international schools have been making the news lately but not about what you might think. The local headlines have been about the dismissals or […]
