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Ensure that your school’s governance and operations support your mission.
We work together with your leaders, teachers, staff members, and students to understand your school’s unique needs, strengths, and challenges. We help you create a plan to help you meet your goals.
Your team can then put these mission-appropriate recommendations into action to achieve increased cash reserves, higher enrollment levels, and long-term stability. At the end of the day, we all have a singular purpose—advance school leadership to enrich the student experience.
We offer personalized consultations for many leadership divisions of a private school—the Board of Trustees, School Heads, the Business Office, the Development Office, Enrollment Management professionals, Marketing professionals, and Academic leaders. Select the area of school leadership you’d like to further explore.
ISM’s Consulting Services can be conducted virtually, ensuring you get the support you need, no matter the circumstances. Learn more by contacting our School Success team.
Our Consulting Services
School Head
Whether you want to ensure that all school functions run at peak efficiency or are considering implementing new strategies and initiatives, lean on a trusted source of knowledge to increase the likelihood of long-term success.
Business & Operations
Take advantage of a full range of planning, facilities, and operations consulting services that give your school a solid footing for the future. Examine where your key operations work well, and where they can use improvement.
Academic Leadership
Your programs set your school apart. Explore how to create and build programs that pull families in and give them an experience they couldn’t have at another private-independent school.
Admission & Enrollment Management
ISM’s data-informed approach pinpoints what attracts families to your school and inspires them to stay. Receive customized solutions based on your school’s unique marketplace stance, challenges, and opportunities.
Fundraising & Development
Learn how to develop successful strategies to engage and bring donors closer to your institution. No matter your school size, history, or pedagogy, explore how to plan, implement, and evaluate your fundraising strategies to realize your full potential.
Marketing Communications
Explore how to share exceptional stories of student learning, engagement, and outcomes, and illustrate how these can become differentiators that distinguish your school from your competitors.
Board of Trustees
The Board must focus its efforts on governing, planning, and financing your school's future, while leaving everyday decisions to competent administrators. To do that successfully, your Board must think, plan, and act strategically.
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One-on-One Coaching for New Heads
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Create a Plan for Successful Teacher Induction
School Heads // June 4, 2019
Your new teacher induction program must be a systematic plan that encourages growth and supports success during each teacher’s first years within your school. It’s your role as School Head to ensure this type of program is considered a priority and executed accordingly.
Read MoreOffering Great Benefits: What Employees Today Want
Private School News // May 31, 2019
The first step in determining what benefits packages to offer is asking the question: What are you trying to achieve with your benefits? Creative benefits solutions can be developed for budgets of any size. Let’s take a look at what is trending among today’s working generations.
Read MoreThree Areas Where You Should Focus Your Professional Growth This Summer
Private School News // May 30, 2019
One of the best ways to plan for the school year ahead is through professional development. You can sharpen your skills, discover new methods, and ultimately return to campus ready to take on your responsibilities with enthusiasm.
Read MoreNew Report on Crime and Safety Highlights Current Trends in Schools
Board of Trustees // May 29, 2019
Creating a safe haven for the students at your school is a major Board concern, and making sure all the protocols and policies for school safety are in place is a must. With this in mind, consider the report, Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2018, recently released by the National Center fo...
Read MoreHow to Assess True Trustee Performance
Board of Trustees // May 28, 2019
Part of the Board President’s due diligence is to determine how effectively Trustees carry out their roles. Start with the basics.
Read MoreFour Tips to Guide Your Growth as an Academic Leader
Academic Leadership // May 24, 2019
Academic leaders act as an essential bridge within the school. Here are four tips to grow your personal and professional leadership skills so you can continue to support your direct reports, students, and school.
Read MoreHow to Create an Effective Teacher Induction Program
Academic Leadership // May 23, 2019
You know how critical it is to select the right teachers for your school, and give them the proper tools and experiences to excel in your environment. There are a host of things that a new teacher needs to understand. This is where an induction program can help.
Read MorePrepare Now to Set Next Year’s Annual Fund Up for Success
Advancement // May 17, 2019
Your annual fund strategy should function as an effective tool for informing, involving, and bonding your constituencies to your school. It creates a structure for giving your community opportunities to become more educated about your students, the excellence of your faculty, and your school’s ability to accomplish its mission.
Read MoreWaitlist Versus Wait Pool—Which Term Makes Sense for Your School?
Advancement // May 17, 2019
As the Admission or Enrollment Management Director, you know how important it is to fill your seats with mission-appropriate students. We discuss the difference between waitlist versus wait pool.
Read MoreThe Importance of Tracking Alumni Accomplishments
Advancement // May 16, 2019
Highlighting what your alumni accomplish after graduation is one of the best ways to market your school. By using real-life examples to illustrate student outcomes, prospective families can see the value your school provides—and choose to send their children to your institution.
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