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Student-Centered Scheduling
Academic Leadership // June 29, 2012
Does your schedule accomplish what you want it to? In the 21st century, your schedule is an important strategic document. It will determine whether some or all of your students will succeed or not; it will either cost or save you money; it will make your teachers better at what they do or get in their way; it says whether you are an adult or a student-centered school.
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Private School Advancement Professionals Earn Certification
Advancement // June 26, 2012
Independent School Management, Inc. offers the only interdisciplinary set of credentials that recognizes learning across the areas of admission, development and marketing/communications in private-independent schools through its new International Advancement Certification Program (IACP).
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It’s Summer…What Should the Development Committee Be Doing?
Advancement // June 26, 2012
June is nearly over, school is out, and you would think there would be some downtime for the Development Committee until everything gears up again in September.
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Rises in U.S. Health Care
Business and Operations // June 19, 2012
The cost of U.S. health care services is expected to rise 7.5% in 2013, more than three times the projected rates for U.S. inflation and economic growth, according to an industry research report from PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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Recognizing Backyard Itchy Plants
Business and Operations // June 18, 2012
It's official—summer has arrived! If you’re living east of the Rocky Mountains, you might have noticed a lot of clustered greenery along your favorite hiking trails and in your backyard. Knowing what to avoid when working in the yard and while walking through the woods will save you from weeks of red, itchy rashes called allergic contact dermatitis.
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Green Corner
Business and Operations // June 18, 2012
Green Summer Tips Not to Be Missed While looking for tips to include in this month's issue, we stumbled upon a blog for green summer tips. Many of these are simple changes you can make to your daily routine with minimal effort. Here's to having a happy and green summer!
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Why Heads Need to Be Involved in Advancement
School Heads // June 14, 2012
As a Head of School, you are ultimately responsible for ensuring that all three advancement functions in your school are delivered with excellence. Understanding the symbiosis that exists among these three functions will assist you in your task of supervising the people in them, helping to insure that desired level of excellence for your school is achieved. Attending the Advancement Academy is an excellent way to begin gaining that understanding. Moreover, you will be in a position to better assist your advancement team with their professional growth and renewal. An often-cited leadership trait is the ability to make those around you better able to perform the tasks you have asked them to do.
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Build a Sense of Community in Your Parent Relations Effort
School Heads // June 14, 2012
A healthy student culture and a healthy faculty culture are keys to your school’s success. And there is one more key … a healthy parent culture.
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Kids Pushing Too Hard? Prescription Stimulants Abuse in Private Schools
School Heads // June 14, 2012
According to an article in the New York Times, pressure over grades and college admission competition is driving private school students to abuse prescription stimulants. Alan Schwarz, who wrote the story, said the Times contacted over 200 students, school officials, parents, and others—and 40 agreed to be interviewed.
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Ask Michael
Business and Operations // May 31, 2012
Q: We developed a “Characteristics of Faculty Excellence” statement a few years ago. At the time, it seemed to hold a lot of promise, but when we introduced it, it just sort of fell flat and was never really used. Is there any way to re-energize our list so that it’s not just one more forgotten document sitting on the shelf gathering dust?
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