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How Do You Find What Your Best Prospects Think About You?
Marketing Communications // May 6, 2022
For the school leader seeking to optimally position their school, and the marketing and enrollment management professionals who support them, there is no more important information than what is on the mind of their prime prospective families. Until recently, access to this knowledge was simply out of reach for most schools, since it involved engaging in large-scale market research with large associated costs. What’s changed? A new ability to utilize advanced demographic and lifestyle factor analysis, along with sophisticated analytics, to cost-effectively identify and conduct research among your school’s most valued prospects.
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Five Proven Strategies for Successful Auxiliary Programs
Business and Operations // April 22, 2022
Worries about rising tuition and changing demographics resulting in fewer potential students have led more independent schools to consider auxiliary programs as a viable way to boost revenue and admission efforts. Leading auxiliary programs are both visionary and entrepreneurial.
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ISM Acquires Measuring Success to Strengthen Its Extensive Data and Research Capabilities
ISM Announcements // April 22, 2022
A singular mission has always driven ISM—advance school leadership to enrich the student experience. Today, we are excited to further our mission by announcing our acquisition of Measuring Success, a data science and research organization.
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Leadership Donations for the Annual Fund: Here’s What to Consider
Fundraising // April 22, 2022
Driving a successful annual fund campaign is a universal goal for every private school. But reaching this goal is easier said than done.
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How to Understand and Enhance Anti-Racist Practices in Your School
School Leadership // April 22, 2022
Recently, schools all over the country have started to ask and address the same question: How can we best promote diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and belonging (DEIJB) in our communities? Is there a presence of different identities, experiences, and perspectives? Have we developed a culture that enables people to see themselves reflected in the institution? Is there a system of accountability and repair for wrong-doing? Do students, staff, and parents feel valued and respected in ways that enable them to feel a sense of agency and trust in the school?
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Playground Drama: How to Build Resilience Through Conflict Resolution
School Health and Wellness // April 1, 2022
Resilience—the ability of an individual or a community to withstand, to adapt, and to recover quickly from stress and shock—is a dynamic and developmental process that strengthens over time, and is shaped and built by social determinants—including experiences, opportunities, and relationships—that d...
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Board Cultivation Is the Key to Long-Term Financial Stability
Fundraising // April 1, 2022
Your Board members and their involvement in your fundraising operation—as both donors and volunteers—are key to your program’s long-term stability. Your Trustees provide foundational support of your annual fund, your events, and your capital campaigns, not only while they serve but also as Board alu...
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Lunch and Recess Time Crunch: How Does This Impact Your Students?
School Health and Wellness // April 1, 2022
School lunch is critical to student health and well-being and learning readiness. Lunchtime bolsters students with the nutrition they need to get through the day and learn to the best of their abilities. But most children are not given enough time to eat their lunch at school. As an independent s...
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Now That You’ve Hired Great People, Offer Them Great Pre-Onboarding
School Leadership // March 17, 2022
For most schools, the onboarding process typically starts during teacher and staff orientation. Has your school considered the “pre-onboarding” phase of hiring? Research suggests this process engages new hires during the uncertain phase from acceptance until their first day on the job.
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Four Tips to Be a Holistically Healthy You
School Health and Wellness // March 17, 2022
No matter how hard you try, working toward your health goals almost always proves to be difficult—increasing your chances of giving up. One reason is that your health goals rarely address overall well-being and instead focus on one area, like weight loss or being on social media less.
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