Mike Vachow
The Head as Pater/Mater Familias
The role of "pastor of the flock" is one of the most important roles that heads play, regardless of where they stand in their tenure.
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Mike Vachow
- Jul 9, 2019
- 3 min
All Star Break
A prescription for summer time priorities for heads of school.
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Mike Vachow
- Jun 20, 2019
- 3 min
Director of Admission Action Figure
A job description profile for the ideal Director of Enrollment.
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Mike Vachow
- Jun 19, 2019
- 2 min
The Head as Teacher
The independent school board/head relationship is complex. To wit, the board is the head's boss, but the head is often the board's teacher.
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Mike Vachow
- Jun 11, 2019
- 3 min
All Summer Long
Conducting substantive board work over the summer is unrealistic. Boards should organize their work accordingly.
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Mike Vachow
- May 8, 2019
- 2 min
Charles Dickens, Independent School CFO
The ideal independent school Director of Business should have the equivalent of an MSW to go along with a CPA.
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Mike Vachow
- Apr 17, 2019
- 3 min
Get Lost
Education should be about exploration, which is to say getting lost on purpose.
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Mike Vachow
- Apr 11, 2019
- 3 min
Hidily-Ho, Neighborino!
Heads should steward their neighbors as they do their donors.
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Mike Vachow
- Apr 3, 2019
- 3 min
Oriole Haiku
Guidance for school employees on social media and the use of digital tools at school.
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Mike Vachow
- Mar 22, 2019
- 2 min
Stacked Deck
The real story in the recent college admission bribery scandal: athletics are another advantage for privileged kids at selective schools.
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Mike Vachow
- Jan 4, 2019
- 2 min
Top Five New Year's Resolutions: Governance
Strength, flexibility, and agility, excellent resolutions for your physical health and for strong school governance.
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Mike Vachow
- Jan 3, 2019
- 2 min
Three Resolutions for Independent School Heads 2019
Three big picture reflection prompts for heads to use over winter break.
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Mike Vachow
- Nov 14, 2018
- 2 min
Choreography
Five precepts for independent school heads for getting the most out of communicating good news.
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Mike Vachow
- May 16, 2018
- 3 min
All Hands on Deck
Recommendations for heads in managing the janky energy that defines the last two months of the school year.
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Mike Vachow
- Apr 24, 2018
- 3 min
Not Home
School holds a special value as "not home" that is critical in helping kids develop confidence, independence.
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Mike Vachow
- Mar 29, 2018
- 2 min
What Do Your Hiring Practices Say About Your School?
Hiring is the head's most important task. How you go about it should reflect the highest values of the school.
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Mike Vachow
- Mar 27, 2018
- 3 min
User/Used
Too many edtech products make false promises of agency, in which the "user" is, in fact, used.
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Mike Vachow
- Feb 13, 2018
- 3 min
Head-Elect in Transition
It's essential for boards to have a carefully designed transition program for new heads.
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Mike Vachow
- Jan 13, 2018
- 3 min
Beyond the End Zone
Planned well, capital campaigns are ripe opportunities to boost advancement work: alumni, major gifts, annual campaign.
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Mike Vachow
- Dec 19, 2017
- 3 min
Bit Learning
Can block chain theory redefine the value of education?
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