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 […]
Any board that hires a new head, or is renegotiating an HOS agreement mid-contract or renewing a contract that is coming to an end must keep the following in mind: Most heads with whom […]
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 heads may initially be very wary of working with three committees made up of teachers, administrators and board members working collaboratively to help design evaluation/growth […]
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 […]
