Just a few months ago, the enrollment picture for many private-independent schools was looking rather bleak. Amid the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic and what it meant for financial security and in-person learning, a startling number of families withdrew their children in advance of the 2021-21 school year. Many admission offices also reported that their …
Continue reading Why Your Fall Admissions Bump May Be Too Good To Be True
So I'm not proud to admit it's been nine months since my last blog post. To be exact, it's been 273 days. I could have gestated another child during that time, and somehow I couldn't find 30 minutes to write a single post? But now that I'm grounded for the foreseeable future, my priorities have …
Continue reading My COVID-19 Toolkit – Beyond Toilet Paper and Hand Sanitizer
If you're like most private-independent school administrators, you fill your summers with that long list of projects you've put on hold ... a few precious days of much-needed vacation ... and an equally important chunk of time focused on your own professional development. Here are six tips for getting the most out of your PD experience.
Mission Focused 