Does your cell phone play a major role in your daily routine? Have you become as dependent on its apps to keep connected while on the go as you have your computer while you’re in the office? Here are some apps that are dedicated to making the lives of educators a little easier:

No Child Left Inside ®—Planning Low-Impact Day Vacations Memorial Day marked the unofficial start of summer. Pools, parks, and beaches that were closed for the winter season all opened their gates and welcomed the flood of eager tourists. For many families, it was a weekend packed with outdoor events.

As Division Head, you need to keep children safe and healthy while getting a stellar education at your facility. Inspiring your faculty to support the children to grow and learn is a top priority, so keeping your students safe while having fun is a never-ending lesson.

As a Division Head, focusing your faculty on the students and their learning is one of the most important roles you have. New ways of teaching can be auditioned, but how to know if they will work?

Memorial Day is right around the corner. I&Ps less than a week away! Besides having an extra day away from the office, Memorial Day also marks the opening of most community pools, and the start of most summer league swim teams. Anytime there is more than an inch of water involved in an activity, there are risks to be aware of.

I’ve become a big fan of the TV series Blue Bloods. Starring Tom Selleck as Frank Regan, a fictional New York City Police Commissioner, the beautifully written and acted show chronicles the intersecting public and private lives of the widowed commissioner’s close-knit Irish-Catholic family, who are all in the “family business” of law enforcement (retired cop, streetwise detective, sharp assistant district attorney, and idealistic rookie cop). It struck me while watching the dramatic season finale last week that the episode offered some excellent lessons in crisis leadership.

As the Development Director, you need to cultivate your donors and prospects, and give them reasons to get excited about supporting your school. You need to understand who these individuals are, what their passions are, and how they connect to the mission of your school. The more you listen and learn, the better able you will be to make an effective appeal.

Q: We don’t provide faculty members (or any other employees) with written performance evaluations. Is this a problem?

With human resources professionals slowly gaining more acceptance as a necessary part of the administrative team in many private schools, this month we wanted to take a broad look at two types of HR professionals. Consider the following conversation.

The fact is that there are fewer new donors out there giving to fewer institutions, but these donors are giving bigger gifts to the institutions they are supporting. It is more important than ever that the School Head play an active role in qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, stewarding, and recognizing your donors.