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Observations from the Classroom and the Teacher’s Lounge Background: Students have been consistently trained to listen to teachers, both because the teacher knows important things like key content and because
May 29, 2024 The mix of skills and experience required to succeed as an independent school administrator are wide and varied: technical skill, people skills, organizational skills, and strategic thinking.
May 22, 2024 Applying the Jobs To Be Done Framework to Your School’s Business Model Background This article builds on the earlier article about the business model canvas and assumes
May 15, 2024 Why Schools Are In The ‘Knowledge Work’ Business and Why It Matters for Their Survival Background: Parents send their children to independent schools looking for specific outcomes,
Taming To Do List Chaos by Systemizing the Work April 30, 2024 I’ve yet to meet an administrator with extra time on their hands. I frequently meet administrators who describe
April 16, 2024 Background: The story of schools is the story of evolving control and growth patterns in learning institutions. The currently dominant model of education [siloed, top down, student
April 10, 2024 Background: As I was burning out at my last independent school job before COVID hit, I was searching for better ways to work in school, both at
March 26, 2024 Background Schools are full of dedicated people who love working hard. School people of this sort are essential to a school’s success. Schools also seem to have
Get More Out of Board Meetings with Big Visible Information Radiators | Simon Holzapfel | 3 Min Read
March 19, 2024 For fifteen years I’ve attended Board meetings at several different schools with different meeting formats. Board members are usually volunteering time, usually during their business hours. And
March 5, 2024 Background/Introduction Most school leaders didn’t get into the business of independent schooling for the business. They got into it for the mission, for the students, for the