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    Top 5 Reasons Why Now is the Time for Strategic Planning
    Mike Vachow
    • Apr 1
    • 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.
    172 views0 comments
    Handle with Care
    Mike Vachow
    • Jan 18
    • 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.
    152 views0 comments
    Boundaries
    Mike Vachow
    • Jul 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    Boundaries

    Setting boundaries will be one of the signature challenges for heads and boards in the 2021 - 2022 school year.
    350 views0 comments
    Board Reset
    Mike Vachow
    • Jun 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    Board Reset

    After the past year, boards should do some simple planning to set off on the right course next fall.
    91 views0 comments
    Keep it Real
    Mike Vachow
    • May 24, 2021
    • 4 min

    Keep it Real

    Next year, schools will weigh convenience and intimacy when organizing how adults will work together.
    234 views0 comments
    Bridge
    Mike Vachow
    • Mar 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    Bridge

    A practical approach for independent schools for strategic planning in a pandemic.
    73 views0 comments
    Farewell to (Facility) Arms (Race)
    Mike Vachow
    • Dec 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    Farewell to (Facility) Arms (Race)

    It's time to develop a realistic understanding of the long and short term needs of your facilities.
    89 views0 comments
    Exposed
    Mike Vachow
    • Aug 25, 2020
    • 4 min

    Exposed

    The pandemic has revealed anew a great number of truths about education.
    75 views0 comments
    The Wolf
    Mike Vachow
    • Aug 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Wolf

    Time's running out. Invest in proactive board education.
    54 views0 comments
    On the Horizon:  Budget 2021 - 2022
    Mike Vachow
    • Aug 20, 2020
    • 4 min

    On the Horizon: Budget 2021 - 2022

    Approval of the 2021-2022 budget is 4 months away. Retention plans for students and faculty are the key.
    58 views0 comments
    Hothouse
    Mike Vachow
    • Jul 30, 2020
    • 4 min

    Hothouse

    Independent school heads and board chairs should engage an outside counselor to help them remain focused on 2020 guiding principles.
    46 views0 comments
    New Trustee Kit
    Mike Vachow
    • Jul 24, 2020
    • 4 min

    New Trustee Kit

    Advice for new independent school trustees: find your inner extrovert.
    53 views0 comments
    You Are Here
    Mike Vachow
    • Jul 14, 2020
    • 3 min

    You Are Here

    This fall, it will be more important than ever for trustees to be present in the life of the school.
    53 views0 comments
    One Voice
    Mike Vachow
    • Jun 5, 2020
    • 3 min

    One Voice

    As indy schools communicate fall plans this summer, it will be more important than ever for boards to speak with one voice.
    187 views0 comments
    Killer Piano
    Mike Vachow
    • May 19, 2020
    • 3 min

    Killer Piano

    School leaders should focus on the guiding principles they'll use to design fall scenarios before moving into the details.
    339 views0 comments
    Start at the Beginning
    Mike Vachow
    • May 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    Start at the Beginning

    In planning for the fall, independent school leaders should be creative in finding ways to have elementary students on campus every day.
    115 views0 comments
    Crossroads
    Mike Vachow
    • Apr 30, 2020
    • 3 min

    Crossroads

    Indy schools will soon communicate major decisions that lie at the intersection of the school as a community and the school as a business.
    262 views0 comments
    Gap Year
    Mike Vachow
    • Apr 21, 2020
    • 3 min

    Gap Year

    College and elementary students could take a gap year in 2020 - 2021, together.
    143 views0 comments
    Chameleon's Dish
    Mike Vachow
    • Apr 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    Chameleon's Dish

    Just how promise-crammed is the pandemic crisis for independent schools? Count me very conservatively optimistic.
    131 views0 comments
    No Joke
    Mike Vachow
    • Apr 5, 2020
    • 4 min

    No Joke

    Independent schools should begin planning for a remote-learning start to the 2020-2021 school year.
    575 views0 comments
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