Mission Statement

ISM is dedicated to the advancement of school management. ISM provides creative strategies by combining extensive research, proven management techniques, and personalized service.

A Brief History

Starting in 1975 with Ideas & Perspectives, an advisory letter for Heads, Trustees, and other key managers, ISM has grown in direct response to the needs of the independent school community. New services have been added over the years to make ISM the only comprehensive management-support firm for private-independent schools in the United States and abroad. Administrators in schools of all types and sizes turn to ISM for advice and assistance on an array of management challenges, including risk management, student recruitment and retention, advancement, development, admission, marketing, strategic and long-range planning, Board/Head relations, personnel, plant expansion, retreats, mergers, scheduling, faculty culture, 21st century schools, leadership training, and creative Insurance solutions.

Privacy Policy

All information you provide is for ISM use only. Your name, school, and other data you submit via online registrations and shopping carts will not be made available to any other individual, business, organization, or agency.

ISM's Core Values

Ethical

• ISM conducts business in a truthful and honorable manner, promoting trust and respect among team members and clients.
• Regardless of any personal bias, an ISM team member treats all clients and team members equally.

Focus

• Focus at ISM is the tenacious engagement of ISM team members in achieving our corporate goals.

Excellence

• ISM provides, services, and customer service that exceed expectations, while maximizing profit.

Creativity

• Creativity is the process of imagination, research, building, testing, and producing products and services - leading to solutions.

Teamwork

• Understanding the concept of teamwork is basic to the role of ISM and its employees. As team members we understand, respect, and value the role of each team member at ISM, working together to support one another toward the achievement of ISM's mission and internal goal.
• By being a complete resource, the team at ISM works for the school, through the appropriate administrator, with the Board, to support the achievement of the school's mission.

Service

• Clients are not interrupting our work; they are the purpose of our work. Further, we support one another as we address clients' needs.