Mike Vachow
Head's Goals
The creation of a shared understanding of the head's work is one of the most important exercises on the board calendar.
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Mike Vachow
- May 1
- 2 min
Head's Report
The head's report on the board agenda holds enormous potential for heads to build political capital.
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Mike Vachow
- Feb 28
- 3 min
The Strategic Planning Conundrum
What constitutes strategy in schools is unique to the enterprise.
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Mike Vachow
- Dec 24, 2022
- 3 min
The Year in Review: 2022
A brief review of the top story lines for independent schools in 2022.
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Mike Vachow
- Nov 29, 2022
- 2 min
Simple Gifts
A list of simple gifts heads can give themselves during winter break to boost second semester initiatives.
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Mike Vachow
- Nov 2, 2022
- 3 min
Break a Leg
Shared experiences, shared challenge are the return path to joy in the schoolhouse. Performing arts people know this.
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Mike Vachow
- Sep 30, 2022
- 3 min
Boomerang Carrot
To retain students and faculty, independent schools should remove uncertainty when and wherever possible.
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Mike Vachow
- Sep 2, 2022
- 4 min
Work
"Quiet quitting" might work in some occupations. Education is not one of them.
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Mike Vachow
- Aug 20, 2022
- 3 min
The Year of the Faculty
Teacher retention and recruitment should be at the center of heads' thinking all year.
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Mike Vachow
- Jun 22, 2022
- 3 min
Need-Order-Get
Audrey Watters, an essential critic of educational technology, leaves the conversation.
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Mike Vachow
- May 16, 2022
- 2 min
Communication and Recruitment
A lasting change from the pandemic: schools will need dedicated communication and recruitment leaders.
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Mike Vachow
- May 2, 2022
- 2 min
Tighten Up
Next fall, schools will focus on re-integrating the structures they relaxed in the course of the pandemic.
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Mike Vachow
- Apr 14, 2022
- 4 min
Reader's Notes: Community, Culture, Discernment
More than ever, schools should be countercultural.
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Mike Vachow
- Apr 1, 2022
- 2 min
Top 5 Reasons Why Now is the Time for Strategic Planning
It's a great time for independent schools to consider reviving or creating a strategic plan.
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Mike Vachow
- Feb 25, 2022
- 3 min
Using Consultants
Some counsel on hiring independent school consultants. . . from a consultant.
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Mike Vachow
- Feb 24, 2022
- 4 min
Hiring as Networking
A year-round networking approach to hiring is important in any season, crucial in the sellers' market that the pandemic has created.
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Mike Vachow
- Jan 25, 2022
- 3 min
The "Alternative" Candidate
Independent school leaders should expand their definition of ideal candidates for positions in their schools.
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Mike Vachow
- Jan 18, 2022
- 4 min
Handle with Care
Independent school headship was enormously complex before the pandemic. Boards must plan more carefully for the support that heads need.
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