August 24, 2023

Drama in the School House and the Board Room

There is a recent case of a School where all the elements of the perfect storm came together to give us guidance about understanding and implementing […]
August 24, 2023

Leadership Transitions: Strategies To Support A New Head And Maintain School Stability

A Board of Trustees begins the search for a new head of school under of variety of circumstances ranging from the departure of a beloved, long-term […]
August 24, 2023

Head Evaluation: The Risk Of Not Doing It Or Doing It Poorly

A veteran sixteen-year Head noticed that many of his peers were being evaluated by their Boards. He suggested to his own Board that perhaps it was […]
August 24, 2023

When And Why Teachers Decide To “Organize”

The key to independent school quality has been strong leaders, committed faculty, healthy boards and the ability to adapt to changing markets and educational directions. The […]
August 24, 2023

Mission And Money: Or How To Make The Most With What You Have

The Key Connection One New England boarding school with limited resources has an excellent tradition of recruiting young male teachers from the Ivy League colleges to […]
August 24, 2023

Designing A Politically Safe Process For Changing Faculty Compensation Systems

Changing a salary system involves risks. Sometimes they are enormous. However, the process of exploring options can be invigorating, intellectually exciting, and can be community building. […]
August 24, 2023

Update on Performance Pay: Gaining National Attention

A May series of three articles in the San Jose Mercury News reported on the movement towards performance pay in California and Denver’s progress on this […]
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 […]
“Fuzzy” Salary Systems
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