Most long-term, highly valued, and respected school heads step down mainly of their own volition. They give their boards a time line with no rush to […]
When Littleford & Associates conducts strategic planning assignments worldwide there are common, very important themes that keep emerging. They come from focus groups and one-on-one interviews […]
The key questions for boards and heads considering a process of strategic planning are these: 1. Are we undertaking strategic planning now just because the accrediting […]
In discussing successful head of school transition, Littleford & Associates has maintained that no board should add a strategic planning process to a new head’s goals […]
Seven years after conducting a strategic planning session for a School, Littleford & Associates received two unexpected emails from its just retired Head and his long […]
The Importance of Choosing the Approach that Suits School Climate The Responsibility of the Board of Trustees: Strategic Thinking and Planning The word “trustee” conveys the […]
One of the key principles in healthy governance is: “Management manages and boards govern.” The NAIS Principles of Good Practice for Boards state: “Trustees do not […]
The Responsibility of the Board of Trustees: Mission and Strategic Thinking The word “trustee” conveys the responsibility of boards of independent schools to hold the mission […]
Strategic planning does not have to be a complex, drawn out process that takes a year to conclude. And yet many schools find themselves in interminable […]