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 sense of adding something valuable to the world, for the community that so powerfully grows in schools that change lives. 

At the same time, someone has to mind the cash register at each school if it is to deliver its mission, create value for its community, and so on. Luckily, for school leaders without past experience in business management and development, there are ways to acquire proficiency about what a school’s business model is in general, and what your school’s business model is in particular, in about an hour. This article shows you how to complete a rough draft of your business model that is visually clear and easy to communicate to a team, a division, or a whole community. 

If you remember the parts of a cell from high school Biology, you are ready and able to grasp this approach because any business, for profit or not, exists as a system of parts, functions and relationships that can be drawn out and intentionally adjusted.

Current condition

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