Mike Vachow
Summer of Love (and Money)
A summer 2020 budget and community support plan for independent school leaders.
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Mike Vachow
Mar 30, 20202 min
So Last Week
School leaders risk hasty, well-meaning decision making in the current COVID crisis.
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Mike Vachow
Mar 26, 20203 min
Together Again for the First Time
The COVID pandemic has separated elementary age students from their most important teachers, each other.
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Mike Vachow
Mar 18, 20203 min
Love (and Retention) in the Time of COVID
A summer enrollment plan for indy schools recovering from the COVID crisis.
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Mike Vachow
Mar 9, 20202 min
The Development Director's Summer
Over the summer, great development professionals clear the way to spend the rest of the year building relationships.
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Mike Vachow
Feb 27, 20203 min
Seen and Known
Any member of a school community should expect to be seen and known. Heads must lead and model this effort.
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Mike Vachow
Feb 16, 20204 min
Bubble Season
In their employment and enrollment decisions, heads balance compassion with their duty to protect the school's mission and bottom line.
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Mike Vachow
Jan 16, 20204 min
Prospective Families: Jobs to Be Taught
Independent school enrollment professionals must be good teachers of prospective parents.
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Mike Vachow
Jan 6, 20203 min
The Millennial Parent
Millennials are discovering that choosing a school for their children is the most difficult decision of their lives.
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Mike Vachow
Dec 3, 20194 min
Retention Crunch Time
How good are your school's retention efforts? Take a close look at the months of December and January, retention crunch time.
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Mike Vachow
Nov 26, 20193 min
Governance Check Up
A format for heads and board chairs to use in performing a yearly governance check-up.
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Mike Vachow
Nov 13, 20193 min
Lincoln v. Douglas
A deliberate, structured, fair process for boards to use as they carry out the yearly budget conversation.
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Mike Vachow
Nov 1, 20193 min
Head Search ABCs (Always Be Closing)
Too many head search committees believe that they're buying when, in fact, they should be selling.
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Mike Vachow
Oct 15, 20194 min
Moe 2.0
The ability to build relationships is the most important skill for enrollment professionals to possess.
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Mike Vachow
Oct 5, 20193 min
A Not So Foolish Consistency
Independent schools consistently hire consultants to assist with head searches--for very good reasons.
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Mike Vachow
Sep 24, 20194 min
Socrates Hacked It
Any innovation or disruption in schools must meet the essential first measure: does it promote dignity?
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Mike Vachow
Sep 6, 20195 min
Robo Cop
The economy of the future will be built on attention, a more difficult skill than ever to teach.
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Mike Vachow
Sep 2, 20194 min
Community as Marketing
Cultivate the complex web of relationships between families and the school that generate loyalty. That's independent school marketing.
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Mike Vachow
Aug 8, 20193 min
Wizard
Boards should provide first year heads with dedicated mentoring on Day One.
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Mike Vachow
Jul 24, 20193 min
Squishy
Enrollment professionals must possess "soft skills" if they hope to leverage data.
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