Mike Vachow
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, 20223 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, 20224 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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Mike Vachow
Dec 30, 20212 min
Roundup 2021
Here are the recurring topics and themes in my writing on independent schools this year.
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Mike Vachow
Sep 10, 20213 min
The Longer Game
To protect faculty and staff, independent school heads should set June of 2023 as the default horizon for institution-wide projects.
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Mike Vachow
Jul 20, 20213 min
New Again
Families who came to independent schools last school year are the marketing opportunity of a lifetime for independent schools.
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Mike Vachow
Jul 16, 20212 min
Boundaries
Setting boundaries will be one of the signature challenges for heads and boards in the 2021 - 2022 school year.
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Mike Vachow
Jun 28, 20213 min
The Good Stuff
The "old normal" at schools had much going for it.
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Mike Vachow
Jun 8, 20212 min
Board Reset
After the past year, boards should do some simple planning to set off on the right course next fall.
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Mike Vachow
May 24, 20214 min
Keep it Real
Next year, schools will weigh convenience and intimacy when organizing how adults will work together.
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Mike Vachow
May 3, 20213 min
Relaxed, With a Sense of Urgency
How can schools use the tools they developed during the pandemic to create the ideal rhythms of school life and learning?
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Mike Vachow
Mar 23, 20212 min
Bridge
A practical approach for independent schools for strategic planning in a pandemic.
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Mike Vachow
Mar 9, 20213 min
A Modest Proposal
A prescription for a post-pandemic fall at independent elementary schools.
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Mike Vachow
Mar 2, 20214 min
Balancing Act
School leaders will help their communities balance competing priorities next year.
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Mike Vachow
Jan 31, 20213 min
The Road Back
Thoughts on how schools should prepare for the long-tail impact of the pandemic on the lives of educators, their students and families.
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Mike Vachow
Dec 30, 20203 min
My Top Hits 2020
The pandemic brought these ideas to the fore of my thinking this year. I'm still wondering about them.
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Mike Vachow
Dec 15, 20203 min
The Long Game
In the contrail of the pandemic next year, independent schools will have to play the long game with innovation.
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Mike Vachow
Dec 8, 20203 min
Farewell to (Facility) Arms (Race)
It's time to develop a realistic understanding of the long and short term needs of your facilities.
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Mike Vachow
Nov 30, 20203 min
Moving Forward
It was a good Thanksgiving on average for independent school heads. Auspicious vaccine news corresponded with the future-gaze of budget...
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Mike Vachow
Oct 21, 20203 min
Yard Sale
The pandemic offers schools the opportunity to distill their programs and tighten their brands.
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