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Defining Trustee Due Diligence: A Checklist
Board of Trustees // March 8, 2020
Charge your Committee on Trustees with the review and revision of this Due Diligence Checklist for approval by the full Board. The checklist, as amended to suit your Board, can become a living document to help maintain your Board’s strategic function and achievement of strategic goals.
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How Do You Handle Families That Are Constantly Behind on Tuition Payments?
School Heads // March 8, 2020
Regardless of the reasons why a family falls behind on payments, tuition discussion can be uncomfortable for all parties. Fortunately, there are ways that your school can navigate these topics while protecting its interests.
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Annual Giving: Creating a Foundation for Your Culture of Philanthropy
Fundraising // March 8, 2020
A well-thought out and data-driven annual giving program is the foundation for your school’s culture of giving. Building an exciting and inspiring annual giving program can be overwhelming. Where do you start?
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Should Your School Move to a Continuous Enrollment Model?
Advancement // March 8, 2020
In the five years that ISM has seen schools implement continuous enrollment, there has been only positive feedback and not a single negative outcome. Schools report positive results on enrollment and retention.
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Just What Are the Board’s Major Responsibilities?
Fundraising // March 1, 2020
No matter how conscientious and well-intentioned, Trustees (and the Board as a whole) must continually guard against involvement in day-to-day school management. When the Board allows its responsibilities to cross over into the school’s operating plane, it creates a major obstacle to building and upholding a healthy, harmonious Board-Head relationship.
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School Spotlight: Stratford Hall Gains Clarity to Take Its Efforts to the Next Level
Advancement // March 1, 2020
See how Stratford Hall created a unified plan for success to improve recruitment, retention, and fundraising efforts.
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How to Prepare for an Effective Meeting
Academic Leadership // March 1, 2020
When you call a meeting, everyone in the room spends time they could use to work on other responsibilities. How do you ensure that time is well-spent?
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How Can Schools Help Reduce Student Stress?
School Heads // March 1, 2020
A concerning trend observed over the last few years shows students and faculty both reporting high stress levels. What can school leaders do to help reduce student stress?
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School Spotlight: How The Cambridge School Doubled New Enrollment
School Heads // February 23, 2020
Leslie Yoder, The Cambridge School’s Director of Enrollment Management, is passionate about her school’s mission. But in her second year on the job, she noticed that the school had experienced a one-year enrollment dip.
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Three Ways Not to Announce a New Schedule
Academic Leadership // February 23, 2020
The research has been completed and your school’s new schedule has been designed. Now the chance announcement is on the horizon. How you announce it could make or break your community’s reception. We have broken down three key errors to avoid when making such an announcement.
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